The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-12-05
A Doubtful Story about Re-
.r taliation.
More Republican Thieves
Discovered.
Great Wind Storm in the
Central States.
Large Destruction of Prop
erty.

w ASHINGT0N. Dec. 4.-SENATE.-Mf y
Boreman bill to complete the water high
way from tide water on the St James nv
| er to the Ohio river directs the Secretary e
of War to construct and improve water T
way from tide water on the st. James at S
| Richmond, Va. to the Ohio river at the
mouth of the kanawha river in West Nir c
ginia, by way of the james river and Kan I
awha canal, the james, jackson, Green-
brier, New and Kanawha rivers by can
al, slack water sluices and on open river l
navigation with a capacity tor vessels OF
at least 2S0 tons burden, the states OF ' If I
ginia and West Virginia to convey to the
United States their interest IN the prop
erty or franchise or any corporation having
, claim to the continuous line OF water com
municatian projected and partly completed
by the state of Virginia, and the cost OF
the work then to be betrayed by the sale
, of L nited Statesl0:50 four and halt per
cent bonds TO the amount OF SS,0o0,00o;
Commissioners are provided to equip and /
manage the water way ,one each from Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa. Missouri Illinois
: Indiana, Ohio. Kentucky and West Nlr-
1 ginia.
The Senate, after an executive session |
adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 = House. Il
It Among the number of bills introduced
d was one BY Mr.. Hawley. Of Illinois,. to reg
t ulate commerce among the several states
h by railroads; also for a canal connecting
the Illinois. Mississippi and Rock rivers
= by Mr.. W ellis, for the improvement OF the
y Mississippi river between the mouths OF the
10 Ohio and Miss ,nri by Mr.. Kendall, to pre-
;s vent discrimination in favor or against par
:, ticular persons and places
y Upon motion of MIR Kellogg, of Connect
'e icut, the following committee was appoint
o, ed on the reduction of salaries, aud to in
n. vestigate the actual amount paid to the
: members of the last Congress for salaries,
mileage, stationary and ether aliowances'
ne Nessrs. Hall, Of Maine, Maynard, kasson,
in Scofeld, Hale. of New York, Niblaek,
Jewett
The Speaker gave notice that he would
appoint the standing committees to-mor-
row.
Adjourned.
e The Department OF State has no news
his concerning the arrangement for the sur
of render OF the Eirginius and her surviving
:. passengers and crew to the United States
w. Nothing has been received up to late
re- hour this evening to cause apprehension
of that that part of the protocol will not be
tis carried into effect. The statement is un
=; reseryedly made that the Spanish officials
- are acting in good faith.
iui New York, Dec. 4-The Spaniards o
the this city have appointed committee 0
ing their number to prepare an address pro
ion testing against the terms of the protoco
od agreed to by Admiral Polo at Washington
aud calling for its rejection by the hom
government.
no A Philadelphia dispatch says the officer
mo If the Southern Steamship Company dc
eak care the seatements ats5ioute9 u oap
Sc puirg, a =; enS NJ ~ Orla.ns & tha, Tho steam
pa Virginius had been fitted out as man-o
as war and that great alarm is felt at Havan
low by American citizens, are entirely false.
in1 LONDON, Dec. 5.-6 A. M-The Londe
olor lles peol's,,es s,,e o,no'a, "si sh " steam,
de- Virginius and afterwards executed at Sal
tiago The Times, commenting on this a
ores says the British government, while d
a. uanding the surrender of the survivor
ANY must carefully avoid committing itself
,leen the nronositinn that the seizure Of the v
7 of ginius was illegal.
New YORK, Dec 4-The statement
ouse made that private letter has been l
ceived in this city showing that MaXlI
. TameZ. to avenge the shooting of the
captured on the Virginius, attacked a
| or captured number Of Spanish fortiti
camps in the vicinity of Santiago, ma
sea es over 200 prisoners, and marching tht
esm,d snd close up to Santiago shot them in t
!. it is view Of the Spanish fortifcations and tn
'ss s, IN sent word to Burriel to come out and bt
them. Burriel left Immediately for /
----- Vana
HAVANA, Dec, A. - Captain-Gene
oS, .Jouvelar telegraphed to the Madrid 2
ernment to night to the following effect
The Madrid government perempto
D. orders the Captain-General to deliver
Mass the Virginius. Gen. Jonvellar respecttl
- resigns his position and demands that
m other person be sent to take his place '
W. can carry out the orders OF the gevernms
iCnnsidering the excited state of pul
opinion and the impossibifty of overc
ing the difficulties, Gen. Jouvellar subT
a that the manifest was prepared for de
H during which an opportunity would be
B len fer reflection, and time gained to a
III the fiery and patriotic spirit of the q
Hk national party in Cuba, but strong orr
4F from Madrid Immediately to be execr
. deprive him of this resource thro
. which he hoped to save the upholding
the authority and interests Of the coun
In order that the Madrid governn
may comprehend the difficulties OF
situation and do justice to the ardor
perseverance with which he began
laburs. which had already begun to
duce fruit. The Captain General descr
the situation on the island. He decl
that the impression produced by
news of the arrangement which has
completed between Spain and the Ur
States can be compared with that
dueed in Spain by the treaty of Bay
which led t. the war OF independ
against Napoleon. He begs to assure
government that the immediate deli
ES. ef the VI Virsinias nus will instansapssusly c