Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-14
Doncaster t. Zeger-New French
Minister at Washington
Committee of as.
Market Reports.
[Reported Expressly for the AHsus,l

New YoRK, Sept. l4-lt is believed that
the Hall and Sweeney attempts to ouH,
Tweed and Connolly win be the means OF
breaking mp the ring faction. It is said that
August Belmont will succeed Connolly if
Connolly resigns. Ingersoll has, it is said,
left for Europe.
Five hundred city government lAborers
to-day demanded six weeks back pay at the
Cham berlsin's office. They we're told they
would be paid tomorrow, and were then
driven away by the police.
The eight hours q day working mems
procession to place o-dsy. The procession
numbered $4,000. Eight men dressed in
non on which was the inscription Eight
hours-peAceably if We can, forcioly if we
must"
The committee of seventy met yesterday.
The com mittee on Remedies submitted a
repor. which was readily adopted. The
committee of citizens appointed to examine
the accounts accounts of Comptroller Con-
molly met this afterno DON and appointed sub
committees.
Superintendent Norton, of the None J
Order Department of the post Office, ha $
confessed that he is defaulter to tie
amount Of Sis, 900, and he and his wife
have voluntarily surrendered all their pro-
perty at Plainfeld, n. j., consisting Of n
farm, several valuable horses, &c, estimate
in all to be worth $l75, 900. The govern
ment will not suffer by the detalcatiou. il
has been Rscsrtsined that Norton drew
funds from the sub-treasury and deposited
them with broker for use on the street in
speculation. The money order sccount was
entirely within his control, and there was DC
check upon his operations.
WAsHINGToS, Sept l4-The Attorney
General has decided that the Comptroller OF
Currency has no authority, under the law
to declare dividend to private creditors oi
q National bank before the claims of the
United States of all kinds are first satisfied
He has also decided the government has nc
right Of priority of pay meut as against pri
yase creditors Of insolveDt National bank
for m onevs which the bank holds TO tht
credit of the United States Treasurer and
United States Disturbing officers, over ant
above the amount which may be realized
from the bonds held as security for the dc
posits.
The Ku-Kl1x subcommittee find to-ds,
: that several Governors have failed to suppl
the necessary information.
Major J. s. Hodge, deputy psymsster @
the United States army stationed in tbi
s city, is discovered to be defaulter to tn
r. government to very large amount. Tn
a Investigations are still incomplete, bu
a enough is ascertained to show the smouT
of defHlcstion Is at least $400, 900 to $500
,. 900. He Was yesterday taken by Unite
o States officers to Fors McHenry, by direc
IS. ION OF the general of the army, who hs
% ordered him 10 be placed in solitary con G o
- ment IN guarded cell. Major Hodge W.
- appointed in 1857, and was stationed in tn
A. city 1t is said that a year ago detectiv,
n discovered that his financial affairs were
ab 3 loose condition, and that an investigate
US was ordered, which, for some unknown re
son, never took place Detectives, DO,
10, here and in New York, are TO-DAY epdeayo
rs rs ing, by inquiry at banks and elsewhere,
=. discover futher information. It Is suspec
II. ed that ether parties are interested.
PEORIA, Sept, l3.-A row occurred at
dance house on Water street last evenin
% during the progress of which a fellow, MAJ
ed Martin, shot q railroad hand, nam
Joseph Stattler, iu Aicting dangerous won
in his abdomen, from which it is thought