The evening Argus., 1871-06-16
WASHINGTON.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the AReus.l

BERLIN, June l6.-The preliminary fes.
tivities OF the grand triumphal entry com.
menced to day. The opening was most aus
pioious and the city is flooded with visitors,
and enormous crowds are massed along the
route to be taken by the procession and will
be prominent feature in the programme,
and in which collossi salute representing
the Goddess of Victory, and on either side
Of which will be paintings of the captured
fortresses of Metz and Strassburg. The
figure of Victory n tie centre will be sur
mounted by captured cannon. Numerous
msmmouth paintings are hung socross the
streets slong the route. Several of these
are representations OF campaigns through
which the victorious German army lately
passed.
VERSAILLES, June l6. - The United
States Government has announced through
/ It's representative here and at Berlin that it
! has no claims to make against the belhger-
ents engaged in the late Franco Prussisn
war, and still more civil war with the com
| mpnists.
| FLoRENCE, June l6-A circular from the
| Minister Of the Interior to the Prefects in
structs them TO give full liberty to the people
to celebrate the Pope's jubilee. but to take
| proper precautions egsins; disturbance,
All is quiet at Rome.
| LoNpoS, June l6.-Napoleon visited the
Kent Cricketers He received quite an
ovation and held tste He is undoubtedly
surrounded BY his old adherents, sad bold
movements are rumored.
A marriage has been arranged between
Princess Thynia of Denmark, and the Duk ke
Of Edinbnrgh.
OTTAWA, June l6.-The recent advices
from Newfoundland give the particulars OF
the reception of the treaty OF Washington
lu Que OF the Provinces most interested il
the question Of the fisheries. The people o
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick expec
that New Fouudland would be wholly will
them IL opposition to the treaty, but, on tbs
contrary, the sentiment of that colony 0
fishermen appears to be entirely in favor 0
ratification.
New YORK, June l6.-The loss of til,
dshIng schooner, with forty persons, on tn
coast of New Foundland, was reported las
week. Later accounts Of this terrible disss
ter announce that two women, named Mar
McGrsih and Mrs. Sitqurn, who left ST
Johns as passengers, we're on board the i'll
| to1cA SCuuouoE1 Al DUk Que VI buoSo WIZ
/ are missing or drowned leave wives ant
+, families behind, who were dependent ol
them for means to live through the long an
prodtless winter of New Foundand. Tn
J name of the schooner was Little Belle
CHICAGO, June l6.-Mrs Sarah May,
respectable young married woman, who's
usband recently left her, died on Wedne
- day morning, under circumstances whic
L - H.
:. BY her husband. A post mortem examin,
tion is 20 be made.
" Berent Anderson, Swede, hanged him
fe self in his coopershop, about 10 o'clock Isl
ot night. No cause is known. He was
=, good spirits and cheerful up to the hour
= left the house, about $50 NJ, to GO out q
q he told his wife. to take smoke.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Tbe report of th
} San Domingo commissioners has been con
pleted, aud this morning a specimen cop
was presented to the President.
There IS a rumor here that the navy d
psrtment received advices of q serious Ell
gsgemeDt in Chinese waters, between Anne
Il lean and Chinese vessels. The Chinese fir
i fred upon the Americans, who returned tt
d FIRE, when a vigorous combat ensued. Se'
iv retsry Robeson being engaged in Csbint
= meeting, the truth of the rGmor cannot no
- be ssoertalned.
8 An erroneous impression prevails that Il
oD commission recently appointed by the Pre-
ident, in accordance with the civil sergiS
n. act, are to examine all applicants for oierh
. ships IN the various departments. The d
- ties OF the commissioners are simply to pr
ct scribe the rules and regulations governin
ed the appointment of clerks and their gener
% conduct in office.
he New YORK, June I6.-The ferry bo
r. Santiago, of the Staten Island line, vi
= burned at It's landing at Staten Island la
" night. The fire is supposed to be the woI
an of an incendiarv.
Rg In ali Catholic churches to day, the Is
ke ponsdoal anniversary of Plus 9th, was ce
70 brated by high mass and a procession.
eat ROME, June l6 The Pope avaiIs hir
49,, self of the refugee, and the asylum pIac
at mis- disposal by the English COVER
an ment some time ago, and he will probat
. reside on the island till the troubles now G
he isting the Holy See have in meAEu
4 sbated.