Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-09
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NEw YORK, August Sat meeting Of
the Boiler Maker Association last night, the
present boiler inspection system was de-
nounced and a change demanded. The
Staten Island Ferry Company were charged
with being close and mean The disaster is
due to the continued use of an old boiler.
One OF the speakers said ell the boiler IL
spectors OF New \ ork are ex police m en-, and
onl one United States Inspector is q prac-
tioal boiler maker.
Richard Moore, of Williamsburg. and
Chss. Coulter, died yesterday, from wounds
received BY the explosion.
The Herald publishes an interview mad By
its correspondent with Secretary Fish, In
which the Secretary said he had no idea who
the Arbitrators under the Washington treaty
would be. The Claims Commissioners
under the treaty, would probably sit long
time. The action of the Commission would
probably be guided by that of the Southern
Claims Com mmissioners, as the latter woElo
furnish presidents for all claims for damage
done property by the Federal power during
the war allowed the other Claims Commits
sion cannot avoid following the preoed ent in
regard TO damages sustained by British sub
jects. The Court of ArbitrStors would be
composed Of men who would command pub
lie confidence. He thinks the government
should not be criticised for action on the Gu
ban question. The Cubsns get hold of ad
vsnturous Englishmen, Americans and
Irishmen, who do their fighting, and are n OF
themselves struggling for nationality He
doclsres he has not signi6ei sn intention OF
resigning.
A Warrington special says Charles Fran
els Adams has declined the appointment Of
| Arbitrator to the Geneva Conference, and
will be probably succeeded by Richard d
! Dana.
! Arrangements for the celebration of the
Scott centenary are perfected The laying
| of the foundation stone of a monument Il
Scott, in Central Park, will take place with
appropriate ceremonies. There will be q
procession of Scottish societies on Broadway
and @ banquet az Delmonioos in the eve
ming.
W. b. Bergman, mAchinist and inspec
tor of boilers, testified that be examined th'
boiler of the Westfeld, and had it patched
at the time. BE met with great opposition
from Superintendent BrRisted, who swUr'
at him and called him hlrelng. Th
witness advised Vanderbilt to get rid O
Brsisted.
He further testified that Mathews hat
given a certificate in cases where he had re
f4sed them. In one instance when the wit
ness refused to sign g certificate for tn
steamship North America, Mathews put hi
name to It, aud sent it to the custom house
He could not say he swore to it over hi
name, though he must have done so. Wit
ness believed the primary csuse of the ex
plosion to have been that Mathews did nc
! put hydrostatlc pressure as he was swor
TO do. He did not believe he put 81 pound
on her-dont think he looked at his tes
, guage.
Among the arrivals by the Scotia
Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton and Madam
Parepa.
The first car load of goods shippe
4. through New York without spprsisemen
was sent forward yesterday for San Frar
cisco.
There is some excitement among polit
clans to-day over the changes made at II
: navy yards. The outs are in each cai
t known as Morgan Fenton Republicans, al
/ the changes made are said to be the rssu
D of fight going on for places on the Sta
Central Committee.
| WASHINGTON. August 8.-To-day Il
r President sent to General Pleasanton Il
r following:
. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. 8.
l You are hereby suspended from office
Com missioner Of Internal Revenue in acct
D dance with the terms of the act approx
8 April 9th, A. D. 1869. ito amend an q
r regulating the tenure of certain civil offices
Y psesed March I'd, 1867, and subjects d tc I
the provisions of the law applicable ther
# to.
A (Sigued,) Z. s. GRANT.
q To Gen. A. PleAssnton.
Il On receiving this notification. Pleasant
vacated the Office, leaving for his success
= the following note:
To ]. W. Douglas, First Deputy Comm
sioner Internal Bureau: Sir-Having II
y day been suspended from this office BY :
4 President. l turn the same over TO u
Respectfully, A. PLEAsANToN.
% Dooglss Immediately entered upon
duties of the Office, and received the couRr
ulations of his friends.
- Pleasanton is suspended until the end
v the next session Of the Senate, and Dot
! las is to perform the duties Of the office
the meantime.
a Pleasanton then refers TO his request
!. the President to settle the matter that '
= and continues: This appeal, as uno
stand il. is not TO be entertained, out
subject is to be treated rather as perso