Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-30
Visit Of distinguished men to oma-
ho- Reported Arrest Of Brig
ham Xonng-Disastrous
Eire-57S,ooo Loss.
Foreign ~ News.
Heavy galss-Ths strike at New.
castle Important dispatch
from Versailles.
Market Reports.


New YoRH, Sept. 3O.-Ths Mayor has
been requested by Deputy Comptroller
Green to call q special meeting of the Board
of Apportonment to take action in relation
to the issue of bonds and stocks to provide
funds to meet tbs present needs of the city
government.
The Foley Injunction suit came up yes
terdAy morning for the settlement of the
order of injunction. Judge Barnard said
be would draw up . new order end settle
the question between the parties.
Al the examination of Haggerty and
Baulch, for stealing the vouchers from the
Com mptrollsr's Office, the attendance was
very small. Night wa.chnan Murphy was
examined but gave no new testimony Of in
portance. Rufus F. Andrews testified to
finding the ashes of supposed vouchers in
the attic of the Court House. His testimony
concluded the evidence, when the counsel
tor the prisoner argued that no particular
papers being proven missing the case did
| not come under the statutes against bur
glAry. BE desired to end the examination,
so that the matter should 90 to the Grand
| Jury for indictment, so that the prisoners
would have an opportunity before an un-
prejudioed jury to show the facts, exculpas
ing them. District Attorney Garvin replied
and Judge Dowling held the prisoners &C
await the action of the Grand Jury.
| The initiation CT legal proceedings agA 81
Ingersoll, Gsrvsy and others for the recov'
cry of money paid on unjust claims, begar
sbis morning in the Supreme Court. Th.
Committee of seventy intend to press th'
cases 10 the utmost.
Tweed, Sweeney and Hall have refused
30 meet With Deputy Comptroller Green I,
laborers, and it is probable all work viii b.
suspended. II was stated on good authori,,
lass night that the men who figured prom
inently in the riots of '63 will be at tn,
mass meeting of lAborers tomorrow evening
and that one Burke, who was leader in tn
draft riot, will also be present, to Great
trouble if possible.
4 WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Secretary robe
son, who returned last night, intends lsav
liver two or three speeches.
It is stated that q secret conference c
dissatisfied republicans in different parts c
the country was held recently to coDsu
sbous ths fofmsSiop Of new party on
:. 80 of general reform in the civil an
90 .aSor NS service. The attendance was nj
fnn.s expected. and ths meeting ws
postnoned n, vi Dscem her, When it will
held here.
Peoria, H., Sc, MEMBER 30. - l e'ssfoa ts;o
was the biggest day of the coun " .sH. :,
Fully ten thousand people were " :" :,
grounds. The display Of sgricultural ~
plements and products, stock, etc, is M.
sually fine this year, and far ahead Of any
previous season. The principal feature yes
terdAy was trot for q $500 purss, mile
heats, best three in Eve. Three entriei
were made Logan, Sleepy John and Vol
unteer. In the third heat Volunteer wal
ruled out for foul driving, and the race wal
won By Logan. Best time 2:32. To-dA,
there M . two hundred dollar trot, and to
morrow Eve hundred dollar purse for th,
fastest trotter is offered.
OsPtain BogaFdus shoots against JohI
irithths, and Libby, the pedestrien, does hil
celebrated half hour walking feat.
The weather is magnificent and the tow
crowded with people.
DETROIT, Mich. September 3O.-Wo,k
on the great international tunnel under the
Detroit river will commence next Monday
The contractors are on the ground, makine
: heavy purchases of materials for the work
Mr.. Chesebrough and brother, Of the Ch;
cago tunnel engineers, have immediat.
charge of the work, the latter exercisins
constant general supervisory charge; th,
former will be assisted by E. G. Clark, o
Boston, engineer A Golfer dam will b,
built in the river near she Detroit and Mil
waukee railroad docks. and shaft sunk
eighty feet, from the bottom of which III,
work of excsvasing and building drainsg'
tunnel, which is 10 run underneath the mali
tunnel, will commence, and be pushed Wig
orously forward.
| OMAHA, Sept 30.-President Grant pal.
. flying visit of half an hour to Counoi
Bluffs yesterday, and left directly for Gale
ma, III. Much complaint and severe com
menss are made BY the citizens Of Onahi
because hs did not give them visit Hon