Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-06
Market Reports.
reported Expressly for the ARGUs.

New YORK, Sept. 5.-A delegation of the
Yarmouth wing of the Republicsn party of
LouiSiana had half an hours consultation
with the President this morning, ct Long
Branch. They retarn here this evening.
The demands Of the pIAsterers for an in
crease of wages from $50 TO 81, 90 per sy
and decrease of the time of labor from ten
hours day TO eight hours, was generally
acquiesced IN by the employers yesterday.
The steamer Rhine, which sailed on Sat-
urdsy, has returned. She wss mistaken for
the Westphalia.
A young girl named Mary Russell, of
Ridge street, died last night from the
effects of an operation performed on her
By q female aborsioniss, who was ar
rested.
In the Cornsn mAndsmus proceedings
to-day, stay was granted until the appeal
from the order requiring the Commissioners
OF the Court House to issue their requisision
on the Comptroller for the amount of the
Cornell bill was decided by full bench.
The Liverpool Post of the 24th says g re-
marksble and probably unprecedented in
stance of rapid travelling between San Fran
cisco and Liverpool has just occurred. On
the afternoon of the I'd of August, gentle
man left the frst-nAmed place by the Union
Pacific Railway, and arrived in New York
on the 9Th, IN time to go on board the steam
er Wisconsin, and made. the passage in her
TO Liverpool, which port was made safely on
the evening Of the 18th, the entire Journey,
bY rail aud steamer, thus occupying only
seventeen days.
The Democratic organization called the
"Joseph Dowling Association" had large
and enthusiastic meeting last night, and
adopted resolution requesting Congress
man Roosevelt to resign, Gs he has proved q
traitor to his party.
The Herald, Tribune and Times regard
last nights meeting at Oooper's Institute as
a great suocessl The World, however think
it Was Custom House affair, aud that the
action OF the meeting stamped Is as the work
OF the Custom House faction, who duped
aud lnvelslSd some weii-Deaniug citizens TO
take pArs In It's proceedings.
Some OF the Taumauy leaders to-day are
boldly maintaining that the meeting las,
night Wall result in nothing, and the power
OF IAmmsny will be in nowiss shaken BY lis
action. Hail has along asserted that the
name Of August Belmont, which headed the
call for tie meeting, was forgery; that the
|
headed place hunters. They claim also
!, that the absence Of the men who are wei
known in business and politics, is q sign o
, the weakness of the demonstration. There
is little doubt, however, that the meetin,
=, has laid the foundation of . public senti
r msnt which will secure, sooner or later, tn,
reforms which ere so much needed in tn
q city government One of the chief demand
is for the repeal of the prssent city charter
! which was adopted q yesr ago as the resul
: of an arrangement between Democrats an
the Republicans, who were then in power
This charter placed the appointments Of i'm
portaut city officers, such, for instance, q
0, the Controller in the hands of the Mayor
and otherwise diverted from the peopl
o. powers heretofore exercised by them. Thi
Na question out of which will spring th
main issue Of the fall election.
Alta large meeting of the Union Repn'
hoAn Association in the 20 Assembly Dil
TO- trict in this city, this evening, . resolutio
a was unanimously adopted reoommendin
Horace Greeley to the National Conventio
to. es the candidate OF their choice for Ii
20 Presidency.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The Treasur,
states that he to-day made q telegraph
uAl transfer of 100000 in coin from San Fra
cisco to New York, through the Bank
California.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 6.-The following q
sessment returns were re oeived at the Off
old of the Auditor to-day:
McDonough county assessment, 81 "a:
-. 276, being So, Alb under the assessed val
Oh alton of 1870, and $773,233, under 4
equalizsd valuation.
Il Shelby county assessment, $4,27O,7l
ry, being $ll3,606 under the assessed valu
Is; ton, and $32s, 1928 under she equAlized VI
SIT nation.
Stephenson county assessment, $3,s4