Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-07
Market Reports.



New YORK, Aug 5. Tho work of plac-
IN z the New York caisson of the East river
bridge will probably begin on Monday.
| The Evening Post disApproves in strong
terms of the Mayor and Controllers appeal
to the Chamber Of Commerce which II says
is mere trifing and to which the Chamber
cannot in common prudence listen.
In the Wsstfeld examination r. b. Thur
ton, professor of mechanics and engineering
of the Stevens Institute, Hebokeu, account
ed for the explosion of boileE by internal
growing caused by the oxidation of the
sheet. Robert Crason, the fireman who es-
capped, testified that they had tried the water
cocks, found them ell right, then shut the
furnace door, the fire being an ordinary one,
when he noticed steam bursting out, and
run for his life. The witness here was rig
idly cross-exAmined in the view Of discover
ing whether any drink was kept on board
for the use of himself and crew. He added
that lager beer men coming across on the
ferry boat with loads of beer, would some
times tap ksg tor themselves, and ooca-
sionally give some to the crew
Charles ". Copeland stated ne was Q me
chauical engineer. He said, to his mind,
the cause Of she explosion was perfectly plain
In fsct it was his impression that it was no
expIosion ct ell, he said from the exAmIn-
. alton he had made, the pressure was too
h much for the strength of the boiler. In hiI
e opinion neither the engineer nor inspector
we're to blame He stated that the explo-
siou originated in the cracks The inspect
or could not get at the crack on the lower
aide of the boiler, and that on the other sid;
vas equally disguised from his observation
during his inspection.
WASHINGTON, d. c., -Aug. THE rsoors
y of steam boat boiler explosions, kept in th'
Office of the Board of Supervising Inspsc
tors in the Treasury Department, shows tha
3. there we're more lives lost by the WesI6slc
disaster than by all the steamboat explos
ions that have occurred in either of the sw
past wears. In 1869 there were 81 live
lost by explosion on steamers Of all char
acters including river, lake and ocean crafts
and in 1870 the number was but 81
Private dvices indicate that the rsporte
I. change in the internal revenue com mis- sion
srship 10 likely to occur within few days
but that NO selection Of the successor G
Commissioner Plsasanton has been made
Urgent representations have been receive
from influential parties In the West and th
border Southern States in behalf of Co
Given for the commissionership.
Ths Ku Klux investigating committee t.
day concluded the examination Of the wi
nesses in attendance, and touk recess IN
til the 2Osh of September. Among the lai
IY witnesses was Lieut.. G. B. Pickett, ,ofths l6t
q. S. Infantry, who hss for some time bee
in command of Q detachment Of troops i
Pon,o ,ooc and Monroe counties, Miss. E
- testified that the Ku-Klux organization o.
listed in five northeastern counties in Mis-
issippi, on the border of Alabama, to whit
iO' he believed it was confined TO the forme
49,, State. The purpose of the KuKulx was
Wy intimidate oolored voters and drive o.
- northern men from their section. With
the knowledge of the witness, they had mu
dered nine negroes in Monroe county
the four months be had been stationed ther
he believed the presence of troops had
good effsot In that vicinity.
The President has appointed Mathew ID
Dougsl u: S. Consul to Dundee, Scotlan
and Jno. G. Stevens and Orestes Clevelan
of New jersey, and Thos. II. Caldwell,
Tenn, Commissioners of those States to {
centennial national snniversary at Philads
phia.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 6.-The friends
Clement L. Valandigham held mesti
yesterday, and appointed committee to
port plan for erecting suitable mon
ment TO his memory.
IE The sunday lawf came in for . full chs
'As Of pulpit attention again to-day. Rev.
Hatfield, ofthe Meshodist Episcopal Chur,
said tonight, that foreigners must und
stand that Americans will mot be ruled
eF. their dictation in matters Of this kind
they should persist in their efforts to des,l
the institutions that made our country VI
ASS. it is. the people would aundsr party ii
mad. aud meet them at the ballot boz As one IN
aiti- The Examiner Of this morning ssys
nnsd Board Of Aldermen will hardly aequieses
rents the vote of the Board Of Couneilmsn rep'
- ing these laws.