Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-22
Yrorogation Of the British Parlia.
ment-Queen's speech - satis-
faction with the Treaty of
Washington.
Market Reports.
[RepOrtsd Exprs.sly for the Assus.l

New YORK, Aug. 2I.-Cable intelligs nee
announces the departure OF the Russian I'm
periAl feet with the Grand Duke Alexis,
from CroustAdt for New York, yesterday.
The arrival here is looked Tor BY Octube
Let, and already preparations on . grand
scale are being made for the reception of
the I'm periRl visitor
About forty actions for damages have
been commenced against the Staten Isl al
Ferry Company, by relations of victims OF
the late disaster.
James Thompson, one of the conyicts Eho
escaped from Sing Sing on the Dean ich-
mond, was arrested in Chatham street, and
will be sent back tomorrow.
The coroner's Jury in the case of George
Williams, killed by the explosion of the oil
er of the tug boat G. A. Starbuek, Rave
brought 10 q verdict Of manslsug ter
against S. Clark StrAtton, government in
spector of boilers, and also against the en-
ginser, George A. Mills. Warrants have
been issued for the arrest Of Mills and s. rat
ton.
A special dispatch from Long Branch this
afternoon, stated that q. T. Helmbold, the
well known druggist of this city, attempted
suicide by shooting himself with shot gun,
while out ostensibIy for snipe shooting DR.
Helmbold denies that he Rtteu pied suicide.
and says that the occurrence was purely &C
cidentsl.
The Board of Aldermen were to hold q
special meeting this afternoon, for the pnT-
pose of receiving q message from the May or
with printed copies OF the city reports, but no
quorum being present. an adjournment was
had unul Wednesday.
The Starbuck disaster 10 made the occA-
sion for the revival Of discussions concern
ing boiler explosions, and the responsibility
of this class of accidents. In the case ot
the SIGrbuck, in the investigation which va!
commenced before the Coroner to day, il Ap
pesrs that the boiler was so defective tha
water and steam actually poured out through
spertures found in it. 1t had fifteen insid
| patches, and it was the giving way of one 0
these that caused the accident.
A meeting of the International Societ
was held yesterday, and arrangements vsr
made to collect funds to aid the Communis
e1iles in Switzerland.
The cleaning of many back streets fc
several months past seems to have Almo'
been entirely neglected. The city authorize
have apparently done nothing in the matte
ling the fact that about sevent
thousand dollars are said to have been iai
out the last month alone for street cleaI
ing.
Horace Greeley leaves this city Septemb'
a, to deliver agricultural and miscellaneor
addresses to certain Western cities where
has been invited to speak
= WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The Com mis-
ioner of Internal revenue says be does nj
consider every case of imper ect csncell
"a ton Of tobacco stamps proper cause of sci
D. ure of goods in the hands of purchaser
:, but should consider it eause for proceedir
~ against any manufacturer of tobacco or {
gars who shall Knowingly continue to pls
his goods On market not properly cAncells
A. as the law and regulations require, or
D. imperfectiy cancelled rs TO render perfec,
N easy the removal of these stamps and secol
as use Of them on other packages.
Il A comparative statement, showing t
., collections of internal revenue for the fss
" I. years ending June 20, 1870 and 1871, W
n completed on the 18th. The entire smou
r. of collections from spirits for the year en-
ed June 80. 1870, was $50 GOT, ,094, snd
the past 6scal year. $45.282, 463. The
81 was an increase of $600,000 from spir
distilled from fruits during the past ye
and decrease of $9,000,000 from spir
distilled from materials other than frt