Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-26
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NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Amous the uaost
remarkable westward passages across the
Atlantic are those OF the Baltic, City of
Brooklyn and the Wyoming, all of which
arrived yesterday ahead OF time. The Bal
tic made the passage in s days and l9
hours, the City of Brooklyn in 8 days and
% hours, and the Wyoming in 3 days.
The TkmmAny General Committee met
this evening with fall attendance. Tweed
made speech predicting the vindlcation
by courts of Justice of all the officials who
have been assailed, and the success of ell
the TAmmsny candidates at the next cleo
ton. The officers of last year were unsni-
mously elected.
The Democratic element opposed to
Tammany had q meeting on yesterday even
ing, and perfected an arrangement to inan-
gurAte formal campaign against the sys-
tenn Of city government. A committee is
to be appointed of leading Democrats in
the city who are authorized to call 9 mass
meeting during the coming week, and Issue
An address to she people. The meeting
WA marked BY 9 wonderful unsnimity of
sentiment, and was composed OF leading
politicians of the city. The men identified
with this movement ale known to be of the
frat standing. There is every reason TO
think the organization will absorb sll the
elements opposed TO TammAny power In the
city, The state organization intends 30
sepd the best representatives that can be
secured to the Democratic state convention.
Assurances are given that they will be ad-
missed. s. G. Courtney, Benz. Wood, Jns.
| O'Brien G. c. Barrett, G. W. Mclean and
Thomas Bors are the principal movers in
the affair.
The board Of aldermen met to-day. A
| eom munloAtion Was received from Mayor
| Hall in relation to the brick church proper
~, now the Times building. The Mayor
repeats his tormer ststeaent that the title
to the property is ia the city, as it was not
sold to the highest bidder, and was origi
nally given for religious purposes. He
recommends that legal proceedings be tAker
TO recover the property: The oommunica
ton was placed on file.
Alderman WAltman presented report il
which he claims that the committee OF citi
zens have made an incorrect report of th'
city debt, and that the total indebtedness il
S28 200, 900 less than stated by the citizens
committee.
II ia reported in certsin quarters tt a
Andy Garvey, the celebrated plasterer, ha
diss ppeAred and left for parts unknown.
WAsH1xGroN, Sept. 25.-The secretary Q
the treasury has received g telegram fron
Austin, Texas, announcing the murder Z
McLauRhlin, inspector of customs, nea
San Antonio, while causing the seizure {
zoo mules smuggled from Texas.
DuQuo1N, H., Sspt. IS. The state fa
, commenced here to-day. and promises to
the most successful ever held in the state
The attendance is very large. The day wa
princi pally occapied in making entries fo
! the exhibition.
: CA1Ro. Sept. 25.-About IS ministers q
rived TO-DAY. and 200 or 800 more are Ell
peclsd tomorrow, TO attend the conferen'
? of the Msthodist E Eoiscopal church of Sort
: ern Illinois, which is to be held here tn
4 week.
: A negro named Willis Green attack
. his wife with On axe hers to day because g.
!. threatened to leave him. Her injuries o
d doubtless fatal.
: DuBuQUE, iowa, Sept 26.-Mr. jam
Kappls wealthy farmer residing about b
miles south of Winthrop, Iowa, fell dead
. the passenger depot at Independence, low
d about half past one o'clock this afiernoo
Deceased was about sixty-eighs years
o. age.
Horace Greeley ssaid in this city over
Sabbath, on his return from Des Moines.
n The weather is cloudy, with indicatio
as of rain.
FIcKsBuRa, Sept. 26.--0ne death frt
=, yellow fever and one new case, have occu
H. cd here during the last twenty -four hours.
n LIrTLE Rock, Sept. 26.-The people
n Monticello are greatly excited over the
port of the finding Of 9 gold mine f
miles west of the town. A similar rep
l'- comes from Dallss, Polk ooonty. b
mines are said to give promise OF
yield.
The Journal says the report is be-