Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-30
English Politics
General Summary
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the ARGus.l

WAsHISGToN, Dec. 29.-The total amount
of United States currency of All kinds out
standing at this date is $399, 9,274, l7O.
This afternoon, Officer Doyle, sccomps-
MED by two policemen, attemp pied TO arrest
q Mrs. Shea in her house. She resisted and
SHOT Doyle with pistol, the ball taking ef-
tect Ia bis mouth, from which wound he
shorty after died, bleeding to death before
| SheAIs now under arrest
The pablo debt statement for the pr...n,
month will not be issued until Tuesday, Jan
uAry I'd.
In scc0dsnce with the suggestion of the
civil servic, commission, the President will
appoint q regular examining board of three
persons from each of the different depart
ments Of the government, who will per
sonSlly conduct all exsminstie-" "f sPph-
cAnts, being savernsA "a tner scuon oy
sncb re0..l-.4S-.ss may from time TO time
L- osIablIshed by n advisory board. 1t is
probable the dut,eSof the latter board will
not be such as to rguire . continuous ses-
sion, but shat 1t will My be necessary for
them to get it 81 sisieIueriods.
NEW YoRK, Dec. % is ,trongIv sus
pected among reformers aat a continuance
Of the grand Jury il the Ctrt of Over and
A., TermInsr Is owing to the rIh influence, the
object being to prevent the ming of furth-
or indictments Of Tweed. Ih> session of
the grand jury in the Court ofO7er and
Terraiuer has been occupied No time
D in investigations, and have spa manv
5 dsvs over the case Of tIsk, JT, thus
2 far without any practical results. beds
: hiding place does not yet appear be
known except to the sheriff and fewN
r ers The Herald reporter says he was
.ormsd that Tweed was yesterday nego,
: ating with an agent of 7. A Scott tor g
disposal of some of his property.
r. s. Mining, agent Of the Passaic Sci
Is Compsny. was robbed yesterday OF pao
aye Of bonds, stocks, ETC., worth tor
L thousand dollars.
" Tweed sent in, on Thursday last,
rssignA,ion as member of the board al
rectors Of the Erie railroad. II was
cep,cd. and Henry Sherwood, OF Cor
- inc New York, has been elected IN
stead.
- SAT- LAKE, Dec ga tremend'
y storm in the mining districts OF the LII
and Big Cottonwood. Whole sestleme
are buried in snow. Many lives are II
and there are innumeTable hsirbreadtn
and capes. The snow is from 10 to 90 feet de
per Coal is from $40 to $20 per ton.
In Brigham Young is reported IN the
ll5 Part of his suite arrived yesterday,
The Gentle papers are urging the ei'i2
to hold meetings in opposition to the ALL
sion Of Utah as State.
James L. Meyer, formerly Secretary
III State Of Oregon, was arrested here on :
lood day, on q requisition Of the Governor, cn
Dis ing him with defalcation. lie was 'a
noa back to Oregon for trial.
by LITTLE Rock, Dec. 29.-Gen. Danfc
Gus the Governors AdjuIant General, retui
from Chicot county last night. de rep
'Ahd all quiet, but feeling of uneasiness pre-
% ssIu that the late outrsges may be repea'eo'
~ is understood that the Governor wiz SO, 80,
iii detail from his guards to take the VIII
on. and to take the place of the sherlhs p
10 remain until confidence Is resi-
full al. long the people.
in two .1YpoN, Dec. 29.-Alsrmed OF
a CAS- stone republican tendencies, the cons
ne pa i've scion of the Liberals, led bJ the
sIser OF oomsrAt and Visoount Halifax. are
,ni. of ing 70 iorm coalition with the Ior'e
nprov. he purposeo eleoting Hon. MIR. Bou
,ations as speaker OF - House of Commons
eoover. stead Oh non. Mr.praud, and to comps
ormul. retirement of Glads-ne.
Is, and COLuMBIA,s. G, De, 29.-In the
Si'sr- Court to-day, FIVE Ku-K -Kll- prisoners pl,
m,, guilty, and were each sen[aced 20 Gig
{ soro- months imprisonment and 6ne of
, salts The trial OF DR.. Edward A,ary, ch
e blood with conspiracy in preventing SeloreC
from voting in October, 1871, ano, in
''00r0' ishing them for voting in 1871, wa
, po. begun.
hsum- BosToN, Dec. 29.-The proceedings
L wish divorce between Emil Jurth, proi
oinion' banker and his wife create surprise
oh,o charges her with repeated adulteri,
" yssrs she him with cruelty, avarice, selli
YER hi. children for money. and sll manner
1 pur- my. She was Miss Virginia W.
d It eF- daughter Of the President of one
largest banks here, and noted belle
repulsive revelations made create a
no tion in fashionable circles. There hs'
iatOr disharmonies for years, but the ei
friends have kept them from pablioi.
tofore.