Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-31
The Prince of wales -Thes Lord
Mayor Of London-John 8li-
deu-@cheme at Paris.
Market Reports.
[RepOrtsd Expressly for the ABsUs.I

New YORK, July 29.-Charges are made
BY TammAny Democrats that the Rspu oIl-
can members of the Legislature have been
in the habit Of receiving large sums OF
money annually for the support given by
them 90 the Legislative measures of Dem
ocrAts, and that in this way the city gov
ernment has heen enabled to secure the
passage of money appropriations which be
came necessary to meet the eXtravsgAnt
aud I'M just expenditures caused by specu-
lstions of the city authorities. There Is
reliable authority for stating that prom
inent and influential Republican was re
Gently shown the private Rccounts OF the
! Comptrollsris office, containing itemlZed
exhibits of disbursements made to Repubil-
| can Legislators, end others, IN this man
ner, and informed that it WAS contem-
plated publishing list of the names with
the amounts paid, of the Republicans, who
have been thus subsidized, as thereby 1t
could be seen how some moneys improper
ly paid out were disbursed. In conse-
quence it is alleged that there is some ex-
citement in that class of Republicans whom
these developments will imphcste. a
prominent city official who saw the govern
ment employees ct work yesterday at the
Times office addressing wrappers for that
journal, asaerts that some of the men are
now, and have been for some time past, on
the pay roll of the government, receiving
money ostensibly as employees, to further
the interests of TammHny, and that in this
way enormous sums have been pledged for
corrupt purposes.
A prominent lawyer of this place, Mr..
Shard, Democrat, on cross-exAminatlon,
startled the Committee by stating that he
believed that almost every respectable un-
married mau In the community belonged to
the Ku-KluI, and he believed q thousand
Ku-Klux were within q days march oi
that village
Witnesses were examined on both sides
Prominent citizens at various points Wis
; tied who were called by the minority OF the
Committee, testified generally that theJ
had heard of the Ku-Klux but never ssV
one. They seemed to rsgsTd them As 6
: scot of vigilance Committee or irregular
local police, and did not consider them le
gally organized, but simply to repress out
breaks
The Times Washington special says tn
speculstions ss to the removal OF Oommls
sioner Plessanton will soon be set at rest
His removal has been definitely determined
on by the President, and as soon as oertaii
other matters are concluded, fhe chang
will be made.
WASHINGTON, July 29-George V. Hall
General Secretary of the Young Men
Christian Association, has ssns to III
Treasurer of the United States thirtee
hundred dollars, forwarded through him 70
the credit of the conscience fund, by
u tad he h ia nPa
ent religious experience.
A Paris special says the government hs
given o qualified assent to the Poste
scheme for the emigration OF the commnnls
! prisoners to Arizona. 1t divides the Prlso
Z or. into three classes First, the violei
. prisoners and those guilty of crime who al
sentenced to hard labor for life; second, tt
dangerous persons who are to be sent to Il
penal colony, and to the third gener
amnesty is granted on condition OF the
y voluntary emigration. The last are pc
a mitted 10 go to Arizona, the gosernme
giving them transportation, agricultural al
mining tools, tents, arms and subsistenee I
. six months.
Gen. Butler, on being interviewed
Glou ceater BY Q New York reporter. ga
N. his opinions ON various subjects, aud %
i he had never contemplated the contingent
OF what he would do il defeated for I
Guoernatorial nomipstion before the Ms
" sachuastts Republican State Convention.
"a steamer psrit, sailing yesterday, took o
hundred and fiity thousand dollars to p
Presidents Baez of ST Domin 90, the reco
moiety for the lease of Samana. She al
took arms for the Dominican Governme
Benz F. Cooper, . retired produce mere
ant, this morning, while suffering from ,
lirium trsmens, attacked his wife with
:, carving knife, and then, believing he b
:. ~ killed her. cut his throat with razor. B,
sss are 10 q critical condition.
Six steamers sailed for Europe to d,