The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-24
Not SO warlike.
Secretary Fish Reports a
Better Feeling in
Madrid.
The Sickles Sensation
Softens.
Ryan to have $40, 900 if he
landed the men.
Tweed Locked Up.
A Patent for Andrew
Johnson.
E1opement from Dubuque
with a Chicago
Drummer.
More about the Adair Rob
berry.
Small Pox in Jacksonville.
Fire. Accidents. Crime, etc.
More about the Adair Rob.
berry.
Small Pox in Jacksonville.
Fire. Accidents. Crime, etc.


we do not consider it within the bounds |
of justice or reason that war should result |
from the capture of the Virginius and its |
legal consequences, but if conflict comes |
let us, emulate the examples of Carthage, |
Numacia and Saguntum, and make the |
Spanish race in Cuba the admiration Of the |
American hemisphere.
The Vocede Cuba believes that the |
question will be settled by diplomacy, ,nev-
ertheless it praises the activity of the ar
tillery and engineer corps in repairing for
tifcations, which will in short time be in
perfect condition.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 22.-Nothing
new in the Virginius case has developed
to-day, save that a dispatch from London
appears in the afternoon paper confirming,
in some particulars, the Herald's Madrid
dispatch Of few days since, which was 50
generally discredited This, however,
has added but little to the tast-wanlng ex-
citement on the question. Various rumors
are afoat having reference chiefly to the
treatment received by Gen. Sickles, to dan
gers that threaten him and the combina-
tions that are formed against him, but all
these are banded lightly about as not
worthy of credence. The secretary of
state is more reticent daily, his only organ
being the National Republican, which
closely reflects the Administration views
every morning, and which receives all the
information that the Secretary deems ii
wise TO give out He has announced to
day that he has received advices going
to show a better state OF feeling
among the mass of the people in Spain,
and that beyond this he has moth
ing new on the subject. There is
no reason to believe that anything new
will be developed until the time asked by
the Spanish Government in which TO make
their reply has expired, and it seems to be
agreed on all hands that it is best to wait
for something decisive without further
complicating matters by acting upon i'm
perfect information. The President and
Secretaries Robson and Belknap seem to
/ be perfectly satisfied with the condition Of
the army and navy, and are confident that
our coast defenses viii be found sufficient
/ in any emergency. The Secretary of war
has been making preparations in a quiet
bnt energetic way, getting the arsenals in
shape for active service a. d completely
arming our Notifications for coast defenses.
1t is announced that the Ordinance Depart
ment is prepared on very short notice to
fully equip any army, that war with Spain
might make necessary with breech leaders,
artillery Of all sorts, and ammunition in alb
undance.
As nearly as party lines can be defined
on the question, il would appear that the
Democrats are, as party, for war, while
the majority Of the Republicans are more
conservative. There is no division among
the southern Democrats as to the proprie-
ty of going to war forthwith They declare
that the South alone will furnish all the
, soldiers necessary to overthrow the Span
ish armies at the first call from the Prcsi-
dent, adding that 5000 Americans can
easily whip the "a, 900 Spanish soldiers now
in Cuba
Secretaries Belknap and Robson are
still in receipt ofletters from distinguished
soldiers aud sailors Of the late war, offering
l their services in the event of war.
1t is definitely ascertained that Ryar
made Contract with the Cuban insur
gents by the terms Of which he was to re-
ceive $4,000 in gold if he succeeded il
D landing his men and arms on CubaI
( shore.
No official advices have been received
here Of the second attempt to assassinatt
Minister Sickles and the report is doubt
less false No dispatches of any characte
: were received to late hour this Afternoon
from eithel Madrid or Cuba.
r New YORK, Nov. 22.-The Court room
was crowded this morning on account O
the interest in the Tweed case, The mo
ton to arrest Judgment was argued on tn
s ground that the act creating board 0
audit was unconstitutional and Twee,
; could not be held liable for acts committe
u under it.
u Tweed was sentenced to twelve years i
the penitentiary and to pay a fine oftwelv
: thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars
The court overruled all the points raise
by Graham, and at ten minutes to on
Sunday morning, Tweed was taken to th
Tombs, and the gates were closed benin
him.
The grand jury has found indictment
against a number of inspectors of election
tor violations of the election laws, an
against other citizens whose proceeding
on election day have been the subject
such comment.
SCHENECTADY, Nov. 22.-The ice -breal
er has arrived and the boats are moviu
through two locks west of here. The pro
pect is that the boats on this section wi
get through.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 22-A pa
ent was granted ex-President Andre
johnson to-day, for combination plan
PORTLAND, Nov. pa suit was con
= menced against c. A. Boardman for 81!
600 on the charge of smuggling wool I'M
], Calais.
NEWCASTLE, Del. Nov 22.-Three viii
and three colored criminals were public
whipped here to- day One white was ri
loried and whipped.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. GA prairie fire
Kansas, last Tuesday, in addition to d
stroying much farm property in the neiel
borhood of Usage City, burned the town
Owlet, with the exception of two or thr.
houses. No lives are reported lost.
CINCINNATI, Nov. %. Last night on II
Kentucky Central Railway, an extra freigl
from Lexington ran into the regular fregh
smashing the caboose, killing VIM. Coo
brakemen, and slightly injuring sever
passengers.
!. JACKSONVILLE, Ills, Nov. 22.-Seyer
deaths from small -pox have recently oecu
red at Carlinville and some twelve or &