The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-18
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SURRENDERED.
The Virginius and Prison
ers Formally Deliv-
cred Yesterday.
The Illinois Farmers Assoc
citation.
Second Annual Meeting.
Second Annual Meeting.
The California Senatorship
L Tornados, Fires, Murders
etc.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Virginius
was formally delivered at Port Bahia Hon
da at nine O'Clock on Tuesday morning.
She was filthy and leaking, but was escort
ed by the Dispatch to Tartuza. No news
had been received of the prisoners this
morning, but no doubt exists in Washing
ton that they were surrendered to the Uni
ed States authorities.
The Department of State at Washington
has received information that the Virginius
was released yesterday morning and sailed
for Bahia Honda.
A dispatch from Madrid saws CASTELAR,
made an official call on General Sickles
yesterday, accompanied by the Secretary
Of State, and made the formal announce
ment of the surrender of the Virginius and
| the prisoners. The utmost cordiality was
shown on both sides.
HAVANA, Dec. l7.-Telegrams and let
ters from Spain state that the Government
has determined to bring the question of
slavery in Cuba before the Cortes, but de-
sires that slave owners prepare plan in.
surfing the abolition of slavery without Sc
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and.
New YORK, Dec. IA Key West dis
patch says the Fortune and Ossippee sail
ed early yesterday, the latter having a
schooner in tow, laden with coal, probably
intended for the Virginius.
Soon after the night workers were re-
lieved by day men yesterday. in the Brook
lyn navy yard, discovery was made Of
two large kegs of powder secreted in the
hold of the Minnesota, the finest and near
est completed war ship in the repairer' s
hands The generally accepted belief in
the yard is that the kegs were filled grad
ually, and being old, escaped particular no.
tice. The Minnesota s nearest neighbor is
the Spanish trigate Arapides.
DECATUR, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-The second an-
nual convention of the Illinois Farmers as
sociation convened in this city to-day, al
Brenneman's opera house About 2OO
delegates were present, well filling the floor
of the hall; while the gallery was crowded
with local spectators, The stage was oc-
cupied by the president, secretary, distin
guished visitors and reporters. Around
the side of the gallery were displayed
prominent placards with the inscriptions
: "All wealth comes from the soil >
Equal and exact justice to all men;
Put your votes where they will do the
most good;" Where combination is pos
sible, competition is impossible" Directly
in front of the presidents desk was huns
a large placard bearing the inscription
Boston tea party, Dec Is, I744
". c. Flagg, President of the Associa
ton, occupied the chair, and opened tn,
n proceedings with an address, reviewing
: the progress of the Association, which ha
= now societies in every county in the State
!. and had, in the last election, succeeded il
electing their candidates in the majorit,
of those counties. He mentioned, amon
: the subjects for discussion by the Asso
citation, the questions relating to transp0r
tation, taxation, tariffs, andi financial mat
tiers, and urged full and calm considera
ton of all of them
S. NJ Smith, Secretary of the Associa
ton, presented report showing in 8
counties an aggregate of $40 clubs, wit
membership of 46,473, and large pro
portion of clubs had not reported thei
membership.
, Addresses were then made by s. NJ
L Smith, on Through Water Transportation
and by R. H. Furguson on various mat
tiers of interest to the farmers.
A Committee on Resolutions was ap
pointed to which was referred severs
propositions, submitted by members, in
}. cluding resolutions opposing further Ian
grants to railroads; favoring the building
of ship canal around the Niagara Falls
the opening of gulf route by the improve
- ment Of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers
and for a Law Reform which shall sin
plify the practice of the Courts. to do ava
q with ALI useless verbiage, technicalitie
and special pleadings, and also to provid
for the establishment of courts of conciiis
ton, requiring the county and circui
a Judges to set apart a portion of each teri
he he for the adjudication of cases, which ma
tn be presented by the agreement of bot
~ parties. such matters to be settled b
If. judges upon their merits and no appeal t
ct be allowed.
e. C. SAN Francisco, Dec. ia Tornad
eI at Milton, Calaveras county. yesterday a
10 ~ ternoon, destroy ed nearly the whole tow
ai Several building were blown clear fro
their foundations and others were blow
= down. Several persons were badly hur
no lives lost.
By the explosion of a boiler iu the Ind
pendent coal miae, in Contra Costa coun
. last uigut, Two peTSOHS we're killed. ana Ol
] fatally injured.
~ The Dayton Hotel, Dayton, New. ,burne
last night. L. d. Gould, Thomas Young
John Norton, H. Nash, and Mrs. Clyste
were burned to-day
The Joint Convention at Sacremen
gave in the first ballot, Booth 81; Farl,
Al and Shatter 90. The fact that Boot
gained one over the separate votes of Il
House and Senate, yesterday, made tt
railroad party desperate Cole has wit
drawn. Another ballot will be had t
morrow. 1t is reported that Booths o
ponents are using money lavishly to pr
vent his getting four more votes necessa
er. to election.
ALBANY, Dec. 17.-Charles Eggles, &C
vieted of the murder of Elite Conklin
May last, was sentenced to be hanged F
day, the 9th of February.
g, BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Dec. l6-A shoe
ing homicide occurred on Sunday in Bl
Mound Township. 1t appears that La
IS, renee Doyle and William Malone have be
on bad terms for the past year, and th
Malone has often made threats agail
KS Doyle Sunday morning Doyle started
feed his cattle and was absent about thI
hours. When he returned to his hou
his statement was that he had met Mall
lew on the road, and that Malone had stru
him on the head with spade; that he v
/. senseless tor two hours, but finally rect