Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-19

is grateful for their courteous advice, he
rejects their threatening language and in
suIting communications.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l8.-Gov. Cooke paid
into the Treasury TO day, in behalf OF the
European syndicate, the fifteen millions
subscribed on account OF the new loan.
The actual redemption of the principal of
tie public debt for the fiscal year ending
June 30, Is 49,, 1855. The usual month.
" debt statements for the same period foots
up reduction of $94,327, ,764. The differ
ence between the statements il because the
monthly statements, being balance sheets,
take the cash and accrued interest into Ae-
count, which are considered outstanding Ii
abilities.
CHICAGO, Aug ia FIRE yesterday after
noon burned North's planning mill IN the
south portion of the city. Loss, 10000
insurance $4,000.
There we're an unusual number of fires
yesterday and last night, but none except
the above was serious.
LEAvENwoRTH, Aug. 19.--Gen. Eastou,
chief quartermaster of this department,
awarded W. G. Graham, of St. Louis, the
contract for transporting government sup
plies to Fort Still, Indian territory, and
Forts Richardson Griffin, Texas, for one
year. This is the heaviest contract of the
kind, that has been awarded in the ives,
since the war, amounting to nearly halt
million of dollars.
LONDON, Aug. l9.---Thsre vas an exten'
sive FIRE last night in Leicester, principal
wool manufacturing center of England
Losses very heavy. Several lives were lost
DUBLIN, Aug. l9.-At the bsuquet given
the French deputAtion last night, the LORD
Mayor proposed the toast of "tbe Queen,
which was received with storms OF hisses
lasting several minutes.
Paris Aug. l9.-Abbstucci, Imperialisi
to the Assembly from Corsica, has resigned
his seat in the Chamber, to make room fol
Rouber.
Negotiations for the complete evacuation
of France by the Germans sre still pending
The journals continue to report outrsge'
committed by the Germans In France. a
member of one of the court martials A
Versailles is reported to have been wounded
BY Bsvarian while walking in ChAreuton
VERSAILLES, Aug. l8.-Bsfore a cour
martial, to day, Ferrat described the fearful
state OF tno oHaFcuy Snlcn pr6VAueo unoei
the Coiunune and stated that both Clusere
and Luliier sought to seize the Dictatorship p
The incendiaries, be said, were nearly al
foreigners.
MADRID, Aug. l8.-The Spanish govern
ment has consented to the extrsdision of the
Communists found on Spanish soil. One o
the members of the CommaDe has alresd
been arrested and delivered TO French su
th critics.
LONDON, Aug. l8,-Ths Pope's new en-
oylical is published st Rome. 1t thanks the
Bishops and Catholics of the entire world
for their demonstrations of attachment
made on the occasion of the Ponti6cal q
bilee, when from al parts Of the globe, de
fiAnt of every danger and threatened out
rage, they repaired to the Eternal City Il
offer their congratulations.
BERLIN, Aug. lS.-Cholers has appeared
in the neighborhood of Stettin.
| The disease continues its rsvages at 10
nigsburg, where on Tuesday there we're sew
enty new cases, and thirty-four deaths, snC
on "Wednesday eighty new cases and twenty
seven deaths