The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05

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SPRINGFIELD, April ). - The House
passed an appropriation bill for the feeble
minded institution, and fixed the time for
holding the Supreme Court.
| The Canal bill was defeated.
The Senate passed bill relating tc
parent and child, and an appropriation bill
to carry on the state penitentiary. S.
MADRID, April 4.-Ssnor Olozaga hai
been elected Provisional President of ths
Cortes.
PARIS, April Sit is rumored that tn,
Nationals have sustained decisive defeat
aud 10000 men are massed before Issy ant
Clamort.
The rampArts are strongly guarded.
Mont Vslerien is silent.
The artillery duel between Issy and Yer
sailles continues.
/. The Nationals occupy the bridge O
Maill-y.
The government troops are visible il
Paris.
The Deputies to the Assembly had 81
interview today with members Of the Com
rune
HAVANA, April B. The Diario say
nothing has happened at Santa Esprit,
which merits rejoicings of the enemies 0
Spain.
The insurgents burned two plantations
killed six overseers, and carried off sixt
iaboreTs from one plantation. They ais
fred from an ambush upon the troop
) which left the city to protect the plants
tions.
New YoRE, April 5.-A well informe
CORES pondeut telegraphs that tie San D,
mingo report has at last been finished sn
viii be sent in to-day. 1t is now argue
that no recommendation or expression {
opinion whatever, will be made. 1t hE
been put in type and slips have been prin
ed.
The President has a MESA ge already pr
pared, and will send the report to Congre;
without any recommendation as TO h
wishes.
The report will be referred to the foreig
committee of the Senate.
The Associated Press dispatches fro
Hartford Conn, gives the following returns
English has l6 majority, with possibly 4
more, if Sanford gives Jewell l04 instead
IA, as reported.
. The Congress will have a Repu blican nj
lority, the House has sbout I5 Republics
majority.
Strong, R. for Congress, has 343 maj orit
Kellogg, r ,49; Starkweathcr, R., 800; al
s Barnum, D., 900.
q 1t is stated that the Tennessee will
visited to-day by the Board of Inspectio
Z and ordered out of the commits sion on 3
count of her defective machinery. 1t is sa
- that her machinery is so crowded and hea0
as to be almost worthless.
Chicago, April 6.-In the Supreme Cou
of Michigan, yesterday, Miss Sarah K Igor
of fSrawfordsville, Ind, g recent gradu ate
the law department Of Michigan UnIve rsit
was admitted to practice.
Springfield, Ill., is infested with gan
burglars and incendlaries The fine re s
, ience of Grover Ayers, in the suburbs
the city, was burned on Monday night, al
appearances indicate that the house W
FIRST robbed and then set on fire. Last mig
] q barn near the large elevator Of Eastm,
& Co.. was set on Ere.
] At Stoughtou, Wis, yesterday, DIR. Be
@ den was shot and instantly killed hy Tho
Olsen. The two men had been drinkil
together, and were in the formers office
the time Of the shooting.
WASHINGTON, April Sec. of the Ma
will soon issue general order in the cas-
Of the pay masters, Marcy, Giard LoCkwo
and W Washington, who were sued seS e.
months since by the naval court MARTA
the Washington Navy Yard, for emb szz
neut. The order is quite long and W
give the Secretary 5 reasons in full for S
d ting aside portions of the sentence in GO
d case which awarded fine and impIiso
ment.
PARIS, April 4.-One hundred tho nsa
National Guards in three corps, wit b t
- hundred guns, marched ont of Paris t:
morning via Montrouge, Issy and Reuill,
destined TO Versailles. Mont Valerien fl
all day upon Reuill, and the flying batter
- of Meudon cRnnonaded the National Gual
debouchiug from lssY on the Versai lies ro
Mont NalerIen eRnnonaded the ear gut
of the Nationals entering the Val ley betwt
1. Putreaux and Busenval. S ame deta
Of meuts are retreating in a disc rderly col
ton. There is nothing cert ain respect
the force that passed Valerie a, but vari
connlclng versions ere give o. One rel
says they are surrounded, " hile another
clares they effected q jun ctio'l and tur
Meudon, where a majority of the Versai
| troops are concentrated. During theo D
| tions on the right, there we fierce engr
ment between the artiller- at Meudon
Parisian artillery. Seye' al member of
commune wearing red 3 ashes led the bal
IONS. 1t is said sever'.l Versailles Off
have been taken priso aers.
-. The Moniteur says the Zouaves repu
the Nationals in an attack on Castle n
VA don, and the N, .tionsls' loss was '
heavy.
Col. Beturgsin telegraphs to the comm
at ll:l5 A. NJ til at Bergeret and Flour
have formed a j. motion, and were marcf
on Versailles, nd that success was cert
q. Another dispatch says, at 2 o'clock P,
that Duval and Flourens formed june
life at Courbevoie.
lev They were caunonaded by Valerien,
the men were well sheltered. A concent
1 ed and successful movement was made
which they passed the line of fire of Va
'Ws len, and marched on Versailles. Berg
ano had two horses killed.
"a. Communication with the outside worl
l. d.