Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-27
Market Reports.
TRsported Expressly fer the ARsus..

New YORK, July 27.-Mayor Hall stated
yes !erday that the comptroller is now en-
gagged in having the accounts of his depart
ment, including expenditures, published III
detail. The accounts are intended to show
that she bills which have called forth the
censure of the New York Times were Ap-
proved and audited by the old Board OF
| Supervisors, which represented the Repub-
| licEn and Democratio parties. The Mayor
says all the accounts were in the hands OF
the printers, and would have been published
In connection with his message il they we're
not too large TO be embodied in il.
HonorA Grafton, who for fifteen years past
has trAversed the streets harnessed. to
! hand cart, collecting rags and bones from
cutters and swill tubs, died suddenly, IN q
tumble down shauty, of West One Hundred
and Twenty fourth street. An investigation
proves that, although she died from stRrvA-
ton and exposure. she had nearly FIVE thous-
and dollars deposited in the North River
by will to little girl eight eight years OF
that the girl shall be educated ss some
Catholic boarding school.
| Several steamers which lately arrived at
| in the lower bay, but the last steamer from
Rio was permitted TO reach she dock though
she had touched al Para.
Capt. John Melks, who in 1867 crossed
the Atlantic on the india rubber life raft is
Is having another rafs made, 10 feet long
and II feet wide, on which he intends to ~
to Europe accompanied only by boy. De
Sill be ready to sail about the middle OF
August, and will carry with him sixty days
provisions. He will take the direct steamer
track.
Victor Hugo has addressed letter to the
New York Liberal Club accepting the
membership TO which he was recently
elected.
Capt Jno. G. Williamson, U. 5. N, died
in New jersey City on Mondsy.
The Internal Rev enue authorities yester-
day seized the who lesals whisky house oil
stephen Kinney Il Co., on the charge OF
having large quantity of contraband liquor
on hand.
The independent volunteers Of the ancient
order of Hibernians have called q meeting
to be held next Saturday evening. The
Society, inshe words of the call, was form
ed on the 18th INST, in Hibernia Hall by tbs
unanimous decision of all patriotic Irist
soldiers present, and will be no deluslon
The names of the officers attached TO tbs
call are the same as those fonnd on the pa
psrs taken from the persons of rioters th'
day of the riot.
i At q meeting Of ward delegates, last eve
ming, for the purpose of taking steps to
wards organizing new Irish militia reRi
ments, resolutions were passed TO the otfec
that, as loyal citizens Of the United States
the Irish people should place themselves IL
a position to be able ct any time TO defenC
, the Republic from her enemies, foreign ant
= domestic, and resist inroAds of despotisn
; or monarchial institutions in this country
% should an attempt iu that direction ever b
made,
Ahe horse disc ase is still making ss
y nsSoc among railroad horses In this city
l. le'er from Paris says an epidemic of
b serious nature prevails among the horses i
Is tne Faris CAB Company; two hundred die
lately in few days.
= !, WAsHINGros Jolly 25.--Gsneral A. ]
3 Wright, Of Gs orgia, lawyer, and one
p the editors Of the Chronicle and Sentinel
+ that place. wss examined at great length b
fore the KuI slux committee to-day. q
testimony wss to the effact that the peop
: Of Georgia we re peaceful and Law abidin
and that the ia ws are as fully enforced nc
ss before the ", ". The negroes enjoyed
the privileges ID 4 the courts accorded to q