Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-03
Market Reports.
reported Expressly for the ARsUs.1

New YORK, August q The Times to
morrow publIshes interesting accounts of.
The pursuit of Forester, the Nathan murd-
erer, by Detective PIukerton. When Po-
hce Superintendent kelso's proclamation
Was issued offering g reward for the arrest
Of the murderer, the latter WAS In Chicago
ne subsequently fed to Galveston, Texas,
and thence 10 Scotland. where his pa
ents live. Pinkerton followed him to Scot
land, and his efforts TO secure the fugitive's
arrest we're unsuccessful; but he Ascertsined
beyond q doubt that Forester was going to
Great Britain. His escape is next to i'm
possible.
The British police are on the alert, and
the murdsrers capture ID almost certain,
though some time may elspse before it is
| effected.
| John Lsrgen bohn, q seventh street gro
| Ger, was chloroformed in Wall street in bro
Ad daylight on Monday and robbed of So,
| 800 He was then carried to Staten Island
and left insensible.
A public meeting ia to be held at the Ac-
sdemy of music on Monday next for consi
derAtion of the statements published IN re
ference to city finances.
HUDSON, N. Y, August 2.-Edwsrd
Chase, prominent Shaker, who for many
years has had charge of the business of that
branch of the New Lebanon Shakers known
as the Brick Yard Family" sbsconded last
Saturday night, ard is supposed to be de-
fanlter to the amount of 100000. He ii
now in Springfield.
SARATOGA, N. Y, August "A bet n
$40, 900, between the owners of Longfellov
and Kingfsher was made here to-day, on 4
four-mile race, which takes place il August
commencing on the 10th. Both horses are
in training here aud are doing we'll.
NEw YORK, Aug. 2.-There were few
new developments yesterday in regard tt
the Wsstfed explosion, and the excitemen
has greatly subslded. Althsugh grAppler
and divers ere yet engaged in searching tn
bed of the river for more bodies of victims
no more have been found besides thos
already reported. and it is the opinion of tn
men engaged in the work that all the dead
except the remains that have been washe
away by the tide, have been recovered.
The official inquiry, under direction c
Addison Lowe, supervising steamboat IN
!, spector of New York, into the condition c
/ the boiler Of the West6eld As filed at tn
last inspection, commenced this forenoon i
, the office Of the United States Inspector {
!, steam boats on Pine street. The Board {
Iaquiry consists of Leonard A. Boone, locl
: inspector of the district, and Hill, of Boston
4 The latter was summoned 10 replace Natl
d ews, one of the inspectors, who is also on
), of the witnesses.
; Captain Bslknap, Inspector General. wi
Il also present, Mr.. Brown, counsellor at La
attended for the owners of the boat M
:, Mathews, one of the government inspecto
Z was the first witness. He said he gave
o certificate to the West6eld freely, and wou
J. have travelled on her last Sunday. He d
y not try TO lift the valve, because 1t was
= use without steam pressure, but evsrytnii
at appeared free and clear; he tested the boil,
,. at "a pounds hydroststic pressure, and u
10 guage would indicate 80 pounds; the dl
r. meter of the boiler was ten feet, bat he h'
Ia no means of knowing its thickness, b
ID should think it quarter of an inch thie'
be never knew safety valve not work.
W unless arrested by an engineer had no &C
20. versation with the engineer rs to the qua
is 6casions, and he was not quired to be l
'u der license in the waters of the State by
10 construction of the law even if the sai'
valve opened steam might have got al
sA- dangerous point if they were generating
I'M rapidly the shell showed no sigus of wei
ISL ISL ness there we're two patches on the bott
OF the boiler. The witness served his
blo. prenticeship to J. P. Loud was nine ye
,Ars IN tne naval service, and was engineer
his the Pacific ooast.
,ur- Jacob H. Vanderbilt, President Of
ef- Staten Island Railroad Company, stated I
the Company had three boats; he com
, cred fhe Wakefield the best, and said /
DA' she had the best engine; he preferred
colored engineer, Robinson, to All the r
The inquiry adjourned till to-morr
when the engineer will be examined.