Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-01
General Summary.
Market Reports.
lRspor,sG Expressly for the Ansus.l

CINcISNATI, Oct. 3I.-An insane yoanx
man yesterday split open the head of his
father, James Howell, in Darke county, Ind,
while out cutting wood.
The Enquirer will tomorrow come out
with q lengthy editorial ia favor of the nom
lnAtion of 1hos. A. Scott, of Pennsylvania,
az the Democratic candidate for President.
CosCoRD, N. e., Oct. 3l.-Eig hleen hun
dred sheep and six horses, brought through
from Canada by Ruzg Il Mcfarland, were
seized last night while at River junction,
by the custom officers, tor undervaisstion.
SAN FRAycIsco, Oct. 3l.-Mrs. James
SullivAn, of Bay Point, Contra Costa ooun
ty, while quArreling At their table with her
brother in-lav, seized 9 shot gun and blousd
the whole top of his head of.
ST.. Louis, Dot. 81 The report of the
arrest Of Mrs. Ruth, at Lawrence, Kansas,
for alleged completely in the murder Of her
husband BY DIR. Medlicott, is confirmed
She is nov in jail
Seymour Voullaine, 9 prominent criminal
lawyer of tbis city, the frat hus eani of Mrs.
Ruth and father OF her children, is now IN
Lawrence, and TO day obtained possession Of
the three youngest children.
dlLADkLfhAAl Ock Ols- ne GubeI prise
Insurance Company, of this city, was forced
to suspend on account of Chicago losses.
Deputy Sheriff Irwin, radical, convicted
Of taking illegal fees, has been psrdoned By
the Governor.
BRUssELs, Oct. 3l.-Ths King of the
| Belglaus has made donation of $2,50C
francs to the Chicago relief fund.
QUEESsTowN, Dot. 3l.-The Inman
stss mship City of Brussels, from New York
Oct. 2lss, bound for Liverpool, called here
this morning. Her com mmander reports
having encountered q hurricane, yesterday
off the Irish coast, during which the four B
officer WAS lost overheard, and several of The
crew severely injured.
| PARts, Oct. 3l.-I. is thought none Of tbs
Communists remaining IN prison will be ex
cuted, except NJ. Ferre.
New, YORK, Oct. 3l.-A late Paris lettei
says the working classes manifest no dispo
siiion to labor, and that in many instances
trade Is suffering, both from want Of skilles
artisans and from habits Of idleness con
traoisd during the seige. In rebuilding
; workmen will only consent 20 restore wha
some Of their own number have contributed
to destroy, or on the payment of exhorbi.
tAnt wages, and even then often leave thei
work half done.
/ Madrid, Oct. 3l.-Further arrests Of con
o spirators have been made at Barcelona, an
0 additional evidences of their guilt ar
!. brought to light. Stores of arms, bomb
Q and other wsrhke i'm plements we're discov
cred. The international society is at th
Q bottom OF the plot, and men arrested are th
I nv INN ~. .fs -
d CHICAGO, Oc;. 3l.-A meeting of Repul
lican aud Democratic politicians who al
r dissatisfied with the Union iicke. for oounI
= and city officers recently nominated her
is has been in session here several days, an
. to-day finally agEeed upon an oppositio
b ticket, composed Of Republicans and Dem
10 orats. @. G. P. Holden is nominee 4,
IT Mayor, Ira W. Buell. for Judge of Super,
To- Court, and Lambert Tree for Judge of Il
Circuit Court.
=. WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 The Consul Ge
y. 80 eral Of Switzerland, HiIiz, has received
AZ letter from the President of that Republi
a. stating that the people express the warme
hs sympathy for sufferers by the Chicago fr
,ls and that liberal subscriptions are beil
"a, made Tor their relief.
va =, 'neh meeting tO-uhl PohNh
al, rom Chicago was read, signed by rep
mt sentatiVes o. both political parties, askiI
m. that troops be stationed in that city for t
40 protection Of property, those which We
"A there immediately after the FIRE having be-
q, Withdrawn. In accordance With the ps
s;n tion orders have been issued by which
a., portion OF the infantry will be dispatch
back.
The government will continue the pro
-. cut;on of Mormons in Utah. If ueces,a
us us more troops will be sent to that Terrific
Il is known that some Federal officers hs
asked for troops to aid in making arres
but this is considered to be inc II pedien. .
'ss less resistance renders an additional fol
=" necessary.
zen Assessor Shattuck, Of Mississippi, rept
that on the night of the 23d inst, an
. tempt was made to burn the Assesso
office ct Okalons, but the FIRE was EFT
- guished before material damage was do
n The Assessor thinks there is no doubt
ERE was the work Of friends of the party
Ku-klux, Eve of whom had been arres
| that evening and confined in his hou
Threats are freely made sgainst Mr.. q
a. Assessors clerk, for the part he took 10
II affair. Assessor Shastuck suggests t
, troops bs stationed there 10 protect