Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-02
Purchase of bonds baby thrown
from an express train-Zhe Eam-
many ring-warrant against
Connolly Tweed interviewed
-xngersoll served with sum.
mons.
WASHINGTON.
The defaulting paymastsr severely
punished-Anti 44ormon pre-
eeedings-New apPortion-
ment-1eport to be
called for. ....
ILLINOIS.
Distinguished Visitors - Terrific
coafasration-& &ooo, 900 Ross.
Foreign ews.
Hnr~mxxrsr~ ~ Rhirwwwa~@S
Distinguished Visitors - xerriflc
confagration-Sooo 900 xoss.
Foreign News.
Narrowing details Of Shipwrsoks =
Reply to Thiers' note Thiers
said to be failing.
lReported Expressly for the ARsUs.l

NEY YoRK, Sept. 30.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury has instructed the Assistant
Treasurer al New York TO buy TWO millions
in bonds each Wednesday, and sell two mil
lions in gold each Thursday, during the
month Of October.
An infant only few days old was thrown
from the Orange county express train, on
Friday morning, 90 it was passing through
Patterson. The babe died almost instantly.
This is Supposed to be e new method by
which abortionists dispose Of children.
Judge Barret to-day asserted that criminal
proceedings would be commenced this week
against the TamnsIy ring.
A warrant 10 to be issued against Michel
Connolly, Register of the eity, for alleged
larceny. II is stated that he forcibly took
papers from parties Who were verifying
msmoranda obtsinsd in his office % to sales
of real estate, saying he supposed some re-
porter wanted TO get At the real estate trans
actions of the ring, and he would allow no
one to obtain surreptitious Information from
his office. When return papers were de-
mandsd, Connolly said he had burned them.
ae subsequently, admitted the possession of
them, but did not give them up. Warrants
for searching the Registers Office. and for
the arrest of Connolly, have been issued.
Tweed, who was interviewed yesterday
says the department of Public Works has
money enough to meet all expenditures for
long time to come.
II appears Ingersoll has really been serv-
ed with sum mons in suit for the recovery of
six millions of dollars belonging to tax-psy-
ers, alleged to be fraudulent money obtain
ed during 1869 and 1870. BE is TO appear
before Judge Barnard next Friday.
The last issue of q certain weekly pictor-
ial paper printed in this city, contained q
large commentary on Hall, Tweed and
Sweeny.
The Tribune says: "We will not MAKE
war upon the Tammsny thieves and spare
the worst thieves in our own party holding
the highest Office. Thomas Murphy must
get out of the custom house"
ROCHESTER,, Sept. 3O.-Geo. e. Mumford,
a prominent citizen of this place, for many
years connected with the Western Union
Telegraph, died suddenly, this evening, Of
apopls1y. Hs was attending to business
thia morning.
New YoRK, Sept. 30.-Capt Mcclellan of
the steamship Britannia, from Glasgow, was
lost overheard in exsrting himself to save 9
lady passenger while the ship was giving q
heavy lnrcb, and was drowned.
Judge Barnard will NOT settle the injunc-
tion order till Monday.
The Board of Supervisors to-day passed
the annual tax levy, the amount Of which 10
1928 ,362,527 81.
Judge Barnard has granted an order 20
compel the senior member of the firm of
Ingersoll d Co., to be examined for the
purpose OF eliciting testimony on which to
base the complaint in suits that have been
instituted against some of the city offcaals.
| There 10 classification among the Tam
many politicians st the assurances given by
Tilden, Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, that the anti TAmmany delega-
ton from New York will be admitted to the
convention at Rochester, and the Tammany-
ties excluded
Mayor HALLS organ, the Leader, says that
it the chairman of the convention under
takes to be arbitrary, he is an idiot. be
cannot substantially rule the convention.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. 1t is underssood
that the defsultiug Paymasser, Hodge, will
Dc sentenced to five years imprisonment,
besides being eashiered and dismissed from
Z she service. The New York brokers,
= through whom ne operated, will be convicted
on civil and criminal suits.
Jndge Mexican, of Utah, who is enforcing
i the laws upon Mormorns, is acting unde,
! inssru ctions from here. He will be aus.
y tanned, II necessary, by the military power
d of the government.
The failure of Congress to pass an appor
lsionm ment act last session will compel the
/. Secretary Of the Interior, is is stated, te
n make the new apportionment under tbs
= census of 1870.
II WASHINGTON, Oct, l.-Comptroller Con
% molly will soon call for the rspors of th,
condition Of the national banks.
lis generally believed Mr.. Brunot ia sc
!, reconsider his declinasioa Of the Office o
IS Com missioner of Indian Affairs.
oil CHICAGO, Oct. l.-Presidens Grant arriv
: ed here yesterday afternoon, and will remsiI
!. until Tuesday next.
Hon. Wm A. Burlsigh, Major Stone, ant
, other gentlemen connected with the Dakosi
. Southern RailroAd, have been in this city
lsevsral days for the purpose Of psrfsotinl