Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-28
Market Reports.


NEw YORK. Curtis T. Gilbert, for some
years connected with the New York Trl-
bune, died this morning. He had been sui-
rering for long while from disease contract
90 in the army while a member Of Colonel
Wells Battery, raised at Ottawa, Illinois,
and from that cause met has dessh.
Judge BlatchfoId, to-day, rendered de
oision denying the motion of Heath, Rapha
81 j. Co., for an in junction restraining the
Erie Railroad Com pAny from issuing 20, DOT
additional shares of stock, the plaintiffs hav
ing failed 10 show that there was anything
irregular In the issuing of the bonds or the
conversion of them into stock. Judge
Blatohford also decided that Jay Gould
must, within sixty days, restore its register
Cd value to thirty thousand shares of Erie
stock, which the court has ordered him to
restore to the receiver, james e. Coleman
aud denied the application of Heath &
Raphael for an injunction restraining the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company from in.
sreasing the registery of Erie stock.
Prince Scheuidzo Ingad, of Japan, with
twenty companions, chiefly from among the
nobility of that country. arrived in this city
to-day. The party will soon be divided a
nong several prominent American institu
sions, in which they propose to spend somt
sime in study.
Eckfords 8, Athletics I, to-day.
DR.. Walton Fl. Peckhem hes resigned tn,
presidency of the Mutual Life Insuranc,
Company, and will be succeeded by Wm. T
Hooker, formerly of Hartford, and Presiden
Of the Continental Bank Of this city
A letter from Alexandria, Egypt, state
that ex Secretary Seward passed throug
that city recently, on his way to Cons,anti
nople. While in Alexandra he was tn
z 7est of the Khedive, and the reoipieu
of ostentetious attention. 1t is thought b.
and his party will at once Sc, out on thei
home journey.
Considerable excitement was occAsioned il
Hoboken, last evening, by the breaking o
an overcrowded bridge leading to the baths
About 200 persons we're preOipitated lot
the water. Fortunately, ell were rescued
The crowd were witnessing boat race
The italian associations in this city
named "FraterDitia Nazionale," have resolV
ed to celebrate Itali.n unity and the remoy
Al of the capital of Italy to Rome. 1t wa
unanimously agreed at the meeting, how
ever, that there shsll be no procession i
the streets.
| WAsHIEGToN, July 27.--Gen. John {
4 Gordon, of Atlanta, Go, was examined fC
Eve hours TO day before the Ku-Klux con
mittse, his testimony being much the sam'
in substance, as previously given BY Gel
Wright. -e
Secretaries Boutwell,, Delano and Be
knap, and Attorney General Akerman al
now in the city Secretaries Fish and R,
beson and Postmaster General Cres we'll al
expected in day or two.
The records of the Internal RevenI
Office show 86,l7s,9O0 pounds of tobaoc
and 7 ,32s, ,005, 100 cigars, upon which q ia
d was paid during the year. According to Il
census returns af 38.00O,0 900 inhabisan,
the above would give each persoa 2
pounds Of tobacco and 35 cigars during Il
= year ending June so.
None Of the bids thus far ops d for 4
!, Kansas Indian lands are above two doIla
per acre. They range from $ll50 TO Z
Many OF the four hundred bidders are be
10 person.
= Secretary Belknap returned to vashiu
> ton this morning.
CHICAGO, July 27.--Ex- Governor OIL
by, in letter to the Journal, published Il
y evening, peremptorily declines to Accep
n nominAtion for Congressman at large ia i
State, under any circumstances.
:. Alfred Zeigenmeyer, recently convicted
r, the Criminal Court of the. murder of NJ.
Gumbleton, to-day received the sentei
imposed upon him BY the Jury, Of impris'