Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-14
xhs Emperor of Brazil interviewed
Immense meeting in
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Market Reports.


New YoRK, Aug. 4.-Msyor Hall ssvJ'd
the life of child in South Bay, yesterday
by leaping into the water and resCuing it AS
it was sinking for the third time.
Two thousand persons have made Appl
cation to the American Colonization Society
to be sent to Liberia in the ship which sails
to that region in Novem Der next.
The investigation into the causes OF the
disaster to the Westfeld, made by the Board
of Local Inspectors, is being completed, 80
far as regards the taking of testimony. The
report WAS forwarded to the Secretary OF the
Treasury, at Washington, by Supervising
Inspector Love, this morning Ii Is doubt
full whether any copies of the report will be
furnished before it is published officially by
the Secretary.
New YoRK, Aug. l4-Wm. E. Bray first
mate of the American ship Comet, was up
to-day before the Z. S. Commissioner on
charge of cruelty in abusing q seaman named
John Dobble. Dobbls swesrs to having
been strung up by the thumbs three hours
at time and being brutally beaten and
kicked while handcuffsd and chained. Bray
was held for examination.
New YORK, Aug. l3.-Ths widow of Col.
John McLeAd Murphy is to be appointed to
the Custom House Inspeotorship, lately held
| by her husband.
| President Grant will spend Tuesday al
Patterson, N. j., aa the guest OF Mayor
| Tuttle.
Geo. Byrnes, a municipal off cia., was ar
| rested last night, for outrsging q woman in
the room of the Board of Assistant Alder
man over q year ago, though the warrant for
the arrest was not issued until the 7th inst.
The steamers Oceanic and Wyoming ar
rived to-day Thurlow Weed and dsughte 7
we're passengers By the latter.
New YORK, August IA ,-Sanaior Frank
| Blair has been inIervie ed at Cape May,
and says that while some Dem ocrAts will
AcoepE the New Departure" movement, 9th
ers will reject it, and that at best 1t Is but
the natural sequence of the Tammany move
ment, when they put Chase In the lists OF
Presidents candidates. He thinks Mlssour
is safe for 100000 Democratic majority il
the next Presidential campaign, without re-
gard to the IN ew Departure" and that t6t
most available Presidential candidate ii
| Gratz Brown, who has always been New
| Ueparturist, and who could secure the sup
port of German Republicans in the country
on account of his championship of the anti
disfrsnchising movement in Missouri, wher'
GRATIS treatment of Schurz and the Ger
man citizens incensed that class against th'
sd northumberland only in that State, but
else Where throughout the country.
A mass meeting of Germans last nigh
was addressed by Tennie G. Clafin, Wit
announced herself q candidate for Congress
holding that woman was as much entitled Il
hold pnblc office as she was to fulfill an
other fuEctions Incident TO citizenship. Sh
said ',just as the religious American hs
: the privilege of going to his church on Sur
day, SO must the right be equally secure
you to seek your recreation just where 20
can find it, and drink your lager in peac
and quiet 80 long as you do not disturb th
, public"
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. l4.--A young ma
named A. G. Smith, residing in Brooklyn
9 last evening suicided by jumping from th
bridge leading to the ssco nd Sister Isl&n
into the rapids. He had wagered his none
- on the wrong horse at the Buffalo races.
OswEeo, Aug. l4-The first cargo
wheat from Duluth arrived here last Frid,
O night.
HuDsoy, Aug. 1.-The Catholic rebe
lon In this city 10 ended, and the siege
the church was raised this morning by Il
a appearance of Rev. Daniel J. Brown,
|. Albany, Secretary to Bishop Cenroy, W
came to duty accredited BY the bishop,
4 take temporary charge of the church unit
y permanent appointment could be IN ade.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.-The recent dec
Y ion of Commissioner Pleassnton elievi
bankers from the payment of tax on borrc
ed capital. reached, officially, only one q
trict, the 32d New York.