The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-22
Market Reports.


New YoaK, April 2l.-A Paris dispatch
dated 3:25 P. NJ, Wednesday, says, Fslerien
and Conrluquo, are sheliHg Paris fright
fully.
The Arc de Triomphe has fallen. and Av-
enue des TuDS is visited BY shower OF
shells. Forty civi isns have been killed.
Gen. Dom browski still claims o victory,
but the nationals are returning dispirited
and disgusted. There has been an awful
slaughter. Dambrowski complains of in
suth cisncy of officers.
The American mitrAilleuse has been
moved TO the front.
Dombrowski states he is waiting the CO.
operation OF the gunboass, which will be
ready in four days.
| The Communists are mining the houses
held by Versailles troops in Asnieres.
| Several correspondents confirm the report
cd destruction of the Arc de Triouphe, but
1t is doubtful whether it was destroyed by
| dre, the Assemblists batteries, or blown up
by q mine.
DuOros is marching with 20, 900 men to
reinforce the Versailles troops at Asnisres.
LcGANsPoRT, April 2l-An old and re-
specsed citizen of this place, named Slater,
grocer, was inveigled By Q party ofunknown
men, last evening, from his house, struck
dead and robbed of eleven hundred dollars
No clue 20 the murdarers has been found.
WAsHINGrox. April 2l.-Corrssposden zoe
for Alsace, Department of the Upper and
Lower Rhine, and for German Lorraine the
ACCOMPLISHMENT of Metz, Socrymund, Thion-
vile, Chateau Salins, and SRarourg is sub
leot to the same rates of postage and con
dItionS of payment as correspondence ad
dressed to other parts of Germany, and
should be sent i'll the United States and
German mails.
The expense of assessing and collecting
revenue for the frat three months of this
year, as compared with the CORES pondinC
months of last year, shows q reduction Of
four hundred thousand dollars.
The Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association will meet here Nav
24th. Over thousand delegates from diff
ferent parts of the country will be in attend
Ance. Provision for their entertainment
~ill be made at the residence of citizens
but those who prefer TO be accommodated a
hotels can pay half rates. The various rail
road companies will transport delegates tc
and from Washington at half fare.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has au
. thorlzed the different United States Assist
ant Treasurers and depositaries to com
uence payment Of interest due May lst, or
Monday the oath inst, without rebate.
SAN FRANCIsCo, April 22.-Joseph Dion
beat Rudolphe this evening, in three bal
French carom, scoring 500 on I06 innings
against 472 There was constant wrangle
during the game.
The storm of the 18th was general in the
state, and was accompanied by thunder AnC
lightning in localities where no such phe
aomenA was ever witnessed before.
BosToN, April ga meeting was helC
10 day for the purpose of raising money il
sid of the Humboldt College, Iowa, an in
sttution intended for students of both sexes
8 md 60 be free from sectarian control. Res
olutious were adopted fAvoring the fOuudiuI
Of the college.
Rev. VIM. Bell, Universalist clergyman
for over fifty years, died yesterday, age
79 years.
INDIANAPOLIS, April %. - Prssiden
Grant is expected here at Pm He viii
be rendered formal reception at the Acad
] smy of Music.
RI The total assessment of this district i
-, S635,23
FRANKFoRT, KY, April 22-- Return
hsve been received from 96 counties in th
i State as to choice for governor. ]. G. Ak
!, n, John Brown, P 81 Leslie, and Thos. /
!, Jones, all have about the same number c
delegates in their favor. There are l 0 othe
candida ates in the field
> CINCINNATI, April 22-Itis said that Nj
Griswold, PresideEt of the 0. & NJ. railroad
will resign his position on the 10Th of May
In the United States Court yes
terdsy the suit of the United State
against James NJ. Turner, on distiller
bonds was decided. The jury rendered
verdict in favor of the government for th
sc, 7O0 The case has been before the conrt
for the last five years.
d New YORK, April 22.-The Republics
ID State Executive Committee met at II
Fifth Avenue hotel yesterday, in pursuant
- Of call. the chairman presented q lett,
from VIM. Orton, accepting the appoiO
ment as one Of the committee of reorganiz
. ton; also from Horace Greeley, declining
! act as one of that committee, in whie
. after expressing his regret at being oblg,
"a to decline, he says that had little forbes
Ia ance and Cancellation been evinced by 4
N, appointing power at Washington, he thin
ID, is might have been different
BY The committee then proceeded, in acct
as dance with the directions of the State col
nd uittee, to ELL the vacancy caused BY {
md declination of Mr.. Greeley, whereupop He
Ok, Jackson s. Schultz was unanimous
ub- chosen.
Vul A committee of prominent citizens
been formed in this city, for the purpose
vs. arranging series of entertainments
lnys honor of the the Czarowitz Of Russia, "
,wo ia expected to arrive in this city early
as June. These will take the form Of ya'
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