The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-12
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

CHICAGO, Nov. l2.-The coroners jury
to day in the case of James Donnell the
engineer who was killed by the boiler ex-
plosion Sunday morning on Canal street,
found in their verdict that the explosion was
caused by deficiency of water in the boil
err and further that the boiler was weakened
by the continual forcing it to perform neces-
sary work.
The great number of incendiary fires in this
city of late has attracted the attention
of the city council and committee has been
instructed to consult with the city council
and report an ordinance to check this IN
creasing evil.
Rodney NJ Wh:rrla prominent citizen
of this city who has been implicated in an ex
| ten sive forgery of quartermasters vouchers,
yesterday voluntarily surrendered himself
TO the officers the treasury depot in this city.
His case will be examined to-day before
Commissioner Hayne. Whipple asserts his
entire innocence of the crime and is anxious
for the investigation.
New YORK, Nov. l2.-The \. y. Herald's
St. Thomas correspondence gives further
particulars of the disasters BY terrible hur-
ricane. There is not dwelling on the Is
land that has not suffered. Many houses
have no roofs. Small houses of poor classes
were lGNeIleu 10 the ETuutlu anu NnSEb nave
been buried already over one hundred.
The English steamer, Columbian, has just
arrived with 5000 packages of dry goods
and was sunk in less than three hours, after
anchoring Eight millions of dollars will
not pay the loss. The merchants suffered
heavily with rain, as the tops of the stores
were off.
The persons who were killed on shore
and like number MANNED, up to this date
800 persons have been buried of those who
lost their lives in the hurricane.
Evory few moments the harbor throws up
dead bodies and it is one Continual string of
coffius through the streets. Over 500 per-
sons were drowned. In some cases not a
soal is living is relate a word regarding
| their vessels Ths steamer Wye lost IS
souls of the steamer Rhone, out of $50
only q were saved. The spanish steamer
Comange, whose heroic Captain A. Guilor,
saved many lives, lost II out of 80. The
| American ship Charles Sprague had but the
| captain and one man saved. In feet hardly
| a vessel but can report some of the crew
| missing Men were lifted bodily from the
shore and carried to a watery grave. Not a
wharf nor lighter is left. Houses were
| carried one thousand feet in the air. The
| streets are six feet deep with bricks, tiles,
shutters and doors. Nearly every tree is
| uprooted.
| storm of this season here. occurred this fore
noon weather very wiutry.
| MONTGOMERY, Nov. Fin the reconstruc-
ton convention yesterday the elective fran,
chise committee presented majority and
minority reports; the majority favors dis
| franchising all who refuse to vote for or
| against the constitution when submitted to
the people, and is otherwise prospective
| The reports are made the special order for
| to-day. #E.
| LoNDoY, Nov 9.-The Evening Globe
contradicts the special that all the West In
dia Islands are to be disposed of and says
| the Island st. Thomas is only to be sold TO
the United States for which sum to be paid
to Denmark is eight million dollars in gold.
New YORK Nov l2.-The Times says
| Mr. Stevens health is such that he will not
| be able to perform the active duties of chair
| man of the WAYS and means committee, he
will therefore be made honorary chairman.
| His most intimate friends have little hope
| that he will survive the winter.
1t is reported by friends of the President
| that he will refuse to send to the senate his
| reasons for removing secretary Stanton in
violation of tenure of office law. The friends
| of Impeachment claim that should he do so
| it will be graver reason for impeachment
than any yet adduced.
New YORK, Nov. 12.-Fighting men say
Joe Coburn leaves for Cincinnati to make
long talked of match with McCoole.
New YoRu, Nov. 1.-THE Herald's Rich
mond special says the Commonwealth at
| torney in opening of the quarterly of Hus-
| ting court today called the attention of the
grand jury to the incendiary speeches made
| by Hunnicut and his set. Witnesses will be
| examined and if is most likely that Hunni.
cut and all others who have made incendia-
nv speeches will be indicted. -.-