Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-20
Market Reports.


NEW YoRK, July I9.-Dr. AlvAh Blais>
dell, convicted In the United States Court, |
some time ago. of detrAudIng the Govern
ment by an IllIcu dIsnllery, received par
don rom the President to day.
The jury il the Buckhout murder case at
White PIsIns to day, returned verdict OF
murder IN The first degree, with recon-
mendatlon to mercy. The Judge, after q
short dehbersuon, sentenced him to be
hanged on Friday, Sept. lst
The New York German American Asso-
citation adopted q resolution to night, con
demning the appropriation of money Tor
secIarlAn schools, and advising the Germans
not to vote for any State Senator or member
of the Asaembly who does not advocate the
repeal of the statute giving to the Mayor the
appointment of school officers.
The irish American citizens, IN mass
meotir.g tonight, passed resolutions de
noun cling Gov. Hoffman for permitting the
Ore nge parade,
Another ef6gy of Gov. Hoffman was sus-
ended in Brooklyn, this morning, by the
friends Of CleAry, one of the victims OF the
! riot.
The banquet of the Society of the Army
of the James was held at ST. James Hotel
this evening. About TWO hundred members
attended. Gen Chas K Graham presided
Among the prominent gentlemen az the head
or the table we're Rev VIM Il Taylor, Gen
Chas Devins, J Q A Gilmore, Samuel a
Duncan, Geo A Custer, Geo A Sharpe
Henry E Davies, E NJ Hincks and Col Johr
Hay. Letters of apology for absence were
read from Generals Mcdowell, Hawley snC
Butler. Tossta we're responded to by Gen
sharpe for The President" Gen Vodge
for The Regular Army" James Shaw 70
| The Colored Troops" Maj John d Howell
for The Press" and Gen. Devins for - In
C,tizen Soldiera." Gov Hoffman was to refl
- to the toast The State of New York" bu
was unable to be present, and sent lette
of apology, as did also Mayor Hall. Durin
the evening the song "Army of the James,
- com posed for the occasion by Mortlme
B Thompson, was sung with much enthusiasm
d The festivities, which were of the most col
s dial and lively character, concluded at q lat
Il hour.
~ The committee of the Kings county me-
= ical society have reported 1854 cases
ANAL box IN Brooklyn for the year endlr
I'd July lss-not "a few fatal. The cases tt
I'd past month have averaged eight per da
H. Pbysic,ans will probably make unit
m ~ effort for general vaccination.
The horse plague is affecting the staoi
8: of the Brooklyn city and Coney Island raj
ng road companies.
u The funeral of Clinton Gilbert, the viot1
-. of the Brooklyn whisky raid, to-day,
"a largely attended. There is much exelteme
ter among the revenue officers OF that distrl
di- and rumors are thick that extreme repr
Oh sive measures will be taken against
~. illicit whisky region. Gen. Jourdan, ass
a. sor of the district, has interview we'd Preside
uIa Grant on the subject.
md The dea.hs in New York the past we
or were s57. and Brooklyn 346,-both sh'
ing q heavy increase.
~ys y Shares in the New York Times sttacE
It's to the Raymond estate, representing 40
ood one third Of the property, were yesterC
purchased by E. B. Morgan, of Aurora, =
si'' uga county. Mr.. Morgan was an orlgl
osn- stockholder, and has been for some II
,um- past one of The managing partners of
wish paper, in conjunction with George JoI
Ilous another of the original proprietors. The
gentleman now hold 81 out of 100 shares
,no, , the stock In their own names. The p'
~ paid In ready money for the shares in o.
mr. sion was S375, 900 down. Up TO the tim
1 a. Raymond death, shares had never sold
more than 5000 each. Morgan has
]. paid upwards of $1,000 each for "a
Bal them.
.. WASHINGTON, July 20.-The session
the Ku. Klux Investigation Committee
serdsy was occupied in the examination