Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-25
nore than their eyes opened they will be


lucky.
SPRIEGFIELD, III, Aug. 24.-The Orphans
Home Committee have not yet reported, but
the following Is synopsis of the report as
It will be presented. The committee con
denim the early management of the Home as
careless and extrsysgant, almost TO Grimm
ality characterize the conduct of Clark the
old steward, who ran the Normal Hotel
largely out of the provisions purchased for
the Home, as dishonest, and dissent from
the views of the Trustees with reference to
his dismissal for improper conduct with the
little girls of the Rome. The committee
belie,e he should have been prosecuted. -
The Trustees did not prosecute because
they did not think he could be convicted. -
The management of Col Snyder, one of the
Trustees, is denominated reckless. They
report twelve hundred dollars deficiency in
bis accounts II is due to him to say that
he expects to account for the money. Mrs.
0hr, the present matron of the Home, should
be retained, but is cautioned against the
careless expenditure of public money. Col.
Beardsley, another Trustee, is called honest
and good-natured, and is advised to look
after the financial management q little
closer. DR.. Sweeney, the remaining Trus-
tee, Is thoroughly honest, with his heart in
the word, and 10 given credit for the sue
cessful reform in the financial management
for the last Eve months, which 10 indorsed
They recommend that the Trustees shall o OF
be either Secretary or Treasurer Of the
Board. and that the laws ofincorporation
shall be so changed. The claims against
the institution yet unpaid are about forty
five thousand dollars, and these are recon-
nended to be paid With interest at ten per
cent. after sixty days from purchase.
MARENGo, Iowa, Aug. 25.-In game OF
base ball in Iowa City yesterday, between
me Unions, of that place, the 80 called
champions of the Rock Island Railroad,
and the TIP Tops, of Marengo, after close
ly contested game, the Unions had TO suc-
cumb to the superior pro~ess of their an
Iagonlsts by score of rs TO Y,
VERSAILLES, Aug 25.-lu the trial oi
Assy befor the court martial, to-day, the
prisoners counsel boldly charged the Yer
sallies troops with using petroleum shellI
during the siege of Paris. The courI
promptly silenced the accuser, and stigma
tized the assertion as infamous.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-Ls France says thai
an understanding has been reached be
tween the committee of the Asse N bly, and
| the government respecting the dIssolutlor
| Of the National Guards, aud that discussion
upon the subject ia the Assembly, snc
conflict over disarmament, are both i'm
| probable.
The German Ambassador, Count Wal
dersee, has complained to the French Min
! lister of Foreign Affairs of the existence o.
league for the deliversnce Of Alssc,
and Lorraine from the hands of the Ger
mans, Count Pemusst replied that such q
lesgue was illega', and that it should be di
solved.
| VERSAILLES, Aug. 25.-In the Assem- bly,
last night, there was debate upon II,
bill for the disbandment of the NA,iol q
| Guards. Gen. Pelissier, brother of tht
celebrated Marshal of that name, spok,
10 opposition TO the measure, which h
characterized as inopportune and danger
Gus.
Viscount Mesux followed in a speech de
mAndiug immediate and uncompromisinI
| dis sbandme which was vociferously cheer
ed by the deputies of the right.
Theirs objected to immediate action q
unjust. He As serted that only q portion G
the Nationals were unit to bear arms Be
ing violently interrupted by the right, Their
concluded By saying it wAs evident that b
had lost the confidence of the Assembly
and that he knew what course to adopt
An amendment, proposed by Genera
Durot, providing for gradual disband ndment
WAS then adopted by 487 against l54.
LONDON, August 25.-Fesrful misery pr,
walls in Soutte ern Hungary. At Bsnat one
third of the country is under water. |
consequence of bad administration, dam
we're 7u5ered TO fall into ruin, and exter
sive tracts of land, reclaimed during th
reign of MARIA ! heress, and made truitiI
with grain fields, were flooded. Added I
this are unusual storms this season and el
cessive severity of the government in CO
lecting arrears of taxes. Vineyards, grsi
fields, and trees, even, have been stripped {
their leaves. The government is seIzing iC
taxes the cattle of the peasants. Som
villages owe an amount Of arrears create
than the value of their whole propert
Agriculture, trads and industry in gener
are ruined. and famine is impending.
The Echo to-day has a dispatch fre
Vienna to the effect that the overtures mac
by Bismsrk to the Austrian governmel
aimg at more than the settlement Of Il
Roumauian railway difficulty. The CORE
pondent says the English Foreign office hi
been warned to watch the proceedings