Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-15
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New YORK, Sept. I5.-Ii is believed that
Hail does really intend to impeAch Connolly
The list of abstracted vouchers will be Out
In day or two, they we're given oy Near
svey, lngerSoll, keyser, Smith, Miller, aud
other ring contractors for alleged work
Gov. Hoffman ia to De requested to suspend
Messrs. Hall, Connolly, Sweeney and Tweed
pending the investigation of the charges
against them and TO punish them to the
fullest extent of the law il they are found
guilty.
A secret consultation was held yesterday
in con junction with District Atty Given, for
the purpose of devising some means to Sc
cure the displacement of omptroller Con
molly. The result of the consultation is not
known.
No clue whatever has yet been had touch
ing the theft of the vouchers from the Con
troller's office. Controller Connolly, while
disclsiming all knowledge of the AbstEao-
ton, has susplcions which he says he dare
net breathe at present, but which the public
would have very soon, and which would en-
tirely exoneFste him.
Judge Barnard adjourned over till to
morrow at the conclusion Of the argument
of Beach, counsel for the Controller.
An explosion occurred shortly before
O'Clock this afternoon, in the Union Torpe-
do Works, near Fulton Market, killing six
persons Instantly, and wounding eight or
more.
The government sold to-day four millions
of gold, instead of two millions, Gs adver-
Iised Cat from 1875 TO ll4.06.
Ex-Sherif O Brien issued u circular osl-
ling for secret meeting at Appollo Hall
TO night, for the purpose Of organizing q
Democratic anti -Tammany party. Among
those invited were Judge Ledwitb, Joseph
BIumenthal, T. U. Olney, l.. Walsh, Con
gresham Roosevelt and Judge Barnard.
Only the two last mentioned accepted the
10 vatiou. A very few attended the meeting,
the proceedings of which were secret.
SARATOGA, Sept. l4.-A FIRE to-day destroy-
ed property to the amount Of nearly $780,
900. Park Place Hotel Columbian Hotel,
and large part of the Crescent were des-
troyed, with many other buildings. Incen-
diArism is believed TO be the cause.
WAsHINGToE Sept. l4.-It is responsible
upon the Treasury department not to have
discovered M1ior Hodges defAlcstion sooner
|, The actual amount of Hodges defoit il
$473,939.
In his letter of confession he refers tc
parties Of this city and one in New York
through whose agencies he has made specu
lations. The parties in this city, he de
olares, are perfectly innocent of any knowl
edge that be was using IN his operation
with them the public funds. The party IL
New York, be states, knew the money ios
with them was public money and not hi
own. Hodge caused to be communicated t
Gen. Brioe the names of these parties a
follows: Middleton i Co, bankers. WASH
ington Lewis johnson Il Co., banke''
Washington, and Polhemus & jackson
bankers, No. sc, Exchange Place, Ne
York city.
QUINCY Ill.-Sept. lathe first pssseI
y ger train that has yet passed over the con
pleted portion OF the Quincy, Alton Il 5
Louis Railroad, lefs here this afternoon wit
y Al excursion party, consisting of the Count
Supervisors, railroad officials and membe
n OF the press. The road is completed tive
ty-miles, and connects with the Hannibal
Lly Naples road. There 10 q report that Il
Chicago, Alton st. Louis road had pr
- chased this, but as yet no transfer has be,
n made, and the probabilities are that 1
% Chicago, Burlington d Quincy railroad W
buy il.
A splendid rain fell here las. night.
AURORA, Ill.,, September l4.-The raj
weather has somewhat dampened the fA
and i. is o dull day. Owing to the stor
~ the officers have resolved to continue I
fAir until Saturday evening. 1t is fine G
IN hibition.
'' STATE FAIR GRoUNDs,
4. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sept l l. }
g The fourth day Of the State Fair NAL