Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-07
Market Reports.
[RepOrtsd Expressly for the AReus.

New IoRK Sept. 6.-At meeting of the
Executive Committee appointed at the citi-
zens meeting on Monday, which was held
last evening it was understood legal pro-
ceedings would be commenced TO-DAY
against the city officials, restraining them
from further frsudu ulent application Of pub
lic funds. An injunction with this object
will be applied for. Other points will
also be probably involved by the proceed
iugs.
The proposed legal proceedings sgAins,
the city authorities had TO be deferred today
on account ofthe absence of Judge Barnard,
who is i'll.
ALBANY, Sept 6.-The Democratic State
Convention IS called to meet at Rochester
on the 4sh of October.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept 6.-The State
Convention Of the sHu-drsushop party WAS
held here to-day. c. C. Leigh, of New
\ ork presided, and on taking the Chair
made g speech, urging the necessity Of form
ing q separate party, declaring that no he p
could be expected from either of the present
political parties. Efforts are TO be made to
start q news paper in the interests of the par
! ty. There was TO positive action of any
kind, and the Convention adjourned.
| ROCKFORD. H., September 6.-Yesterday
afternoon as about 4 o'clock, an old man
named Jesse Zimmerman, we'll known here
ss drunkRrd and hoentious person, stsb bed
and killed his wife, al old lady seventy
years old. The killing was done with "a
carpenters sorstch-awl, as many ss twelve
different ssabs being inflicted. A letter
found ia the room where the deed was com
miIted proved, beyond . doubt, that it wss
premediIated. For weeks the old lady has
been fearful Of her life, which he hsd re-
peatedly threatened. After dispssching her
Zimmerman took large dose of leudsum
evidently intending to end his owU career
: also, but through prompt medioal meaus tny
doctors kept his life in reserve for the pur
pose Of testing the magnsninity Of the laV
OF the rext term OF court
4 DEsMoIEEs, Sept. G,-TAo Democrats @
Delaware county have nominated j. II
Peters for Senator, and John s. Barry EoI
Representative. The Clarke county Demo
Gratis have nominated L. E. Rankin for Re
preventative. +. f. Sullivan is an indepen
dent oend date for Senator from the SAN,
district.
State Librarian Merrill is so lev with
typhoid fever that his recovery is doubtful.
The Republican Convention TO nominate
. District Attorney for this district, net .
D>Soto this morning, but the result was no
heard at | o'clock
The MoGregor and Southwestern Raj
road Company yesterday filed articles Of il
corporation, with q capital OF hVs millions.
q heavy rain storm occurred last nigh;
Igh win |
LoED ON, Sept. Cit is reported that tn
= MARQUIS Of Lorne has been appointed Gov
! ernor General of India. The Margins c
Lansdowu viii succeed Earl Spencer q
Lord Lieutenant o. Ireland.
7 The Queen is still III.
= 4 case of cholera has appeared at Lily
: erpool.
A terrible explosion occurred this mornln
3 in q coal mine near the town OF WlgaI
Ian cashire. Some Fifty persons who vel
> in the mine at the time of the catastroph
4 we're cut off from communication with Il
onter world. and 1t is feared that ell ha'
!; been suifocated by foul air. A party se'
8 down to ascertain the condition OF the me
. who had been buried alive, are still IN u
!. mine and have, il is thought, perishe
y The neighborhood isthrongsd with rslatlv
II and friends Of the supposed victims. ii
l. scene is one of the most heartrending oe
y cription.
as SALsBURG, Sept. The Emperor
n. Germany accompanied by Prince Bismarc
Ia arrived last night. He was received BY s.
no Emperor of Austria, who was attended BY
" brilliant reIinue, The Sovereigns convers
ys together quarter of an hour. A graz
ro- banquet was given last night, ct which the
is Imperial Majeaties and distinguished stat
Oo men of both Empires were present.
rO, PARIS, Sept The condemned co
munlsts, excepting Lullier, have appeal
"a to the civil courts
m The newspaper Verite, recently susper
lsD ed, has appeared under the title of Con.
tuition.
In The trial of the communist, Rossel, ID
ars pointed for Thursday.
his The vacation of the Assembly begins
ur- the 10th
ef- Bourges is becoming military cent
The military school at Metz is to be mo-
20 ] there.
Bien Publise insiDuates that the intim
relA tious of CheyAlier Nigrs with NspoI
rem der his position here as representa-
Of Italy untenable.