Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-19
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the ARsUs.


PeUGHKEEPsIE, July 18.-Horatio Allen,
a New York engineer, has handed in g re-
port to the Poughkvepsie bridge company,
relative to the proposed Hudson river bridge
at this point; he proposes to erect q suspen-
sion bridge 1870 feet above the surface of
the water, and 3 400 feet in length, with two
spans LOO feet IN length each, and half
spans $50 feet each. The whole structure
to cost $2,6OO,OOO.
New York, July l8.-A Washington
special TO the Express says ar IL generally
understood here that Commissioned Plesssn-
ton will adhere to his former decision il the
New York Central Scrip Dividend case, and
order the i'm mediate collection of the total
amount of the tax levied, leaving the road
to appeal to the courts for redress"
| 10 the United States District Court, IN
| Brooklyn, the steamer Cleopatra has been
declared forfeited 10 the Government, for
violation of the revenue law, the act con
siGIing in smuggling four hundred dollars
worth of cigars by employees on board. The
Judge recommended that acton be taken
by the Attorney against the parties directly
concerned in the violation of the law, as the
decision only affects the owners of the
steamer.
No lives were lost bv the cspsizing of the
Yacht Jesse, last Sunday. The crew were
rescued by passing schooner.
The trial of j. V W. Buokhout, for the
murder of Alfred Randall, of Sleepy Hollow,
was continued at the Court House in White
Plains, yesterday, when Caleb Horton, {
Horton, Noah Briggs, Stephen NJ. Leggits
G J. Campbell, s Sydney Bsyless, b S
Horton, VIM Sherwood, and Geo Hart were
r called by the prosecution, and gave rebuttinG
J testimony. All were neighbors Of the pris-
ouer, whom they have known for periods
varying from five to twenty years they con
sidered him a shire wd man in business trans
actions, and ct all times his conduct wal
sane and perfectly rational. Rev 5 NJ Van
duzee, of White Plains, testified he had
brief interview with the prisoner in jsil il
the month of February, 1870, and on thi
oocsson Buckhout's conversation and con
, duct were in all respects perfectly rational
WASHINGTON, July I9.-Tbe Ku>Klu.
Investigation Committee yesterday eXamin
: ed josiah l.. Morris, Attorney General 0
Mississippi, and a native of Tennessee, tel
years resident of Mississippi, and Conieder
ate Judge during the war. He had no per
4 sonal knowledge of the Ku-Klux, but kne'
OF their existence in the State, the organic
alton being confined to two tiers of eountle
: on the Alabama line; he said it was Rlmol
impossible to convict them, not only for th
reason that they are disguised and the pee
pie are afraid 10 testify against them, BIT
because public sentiment in the localitie
where such offenses are committed, 1t gene
ally disposed to ignore them altogethe
The main purpose OF the organization is
. in.imidate the negroes and control the negr
, vote. The great mass Of the people 81
I well-disposed and orderly, and allow then
selves to be influenced BY old leaders, VIII
considering negro suffrage an outrage, hsv
= determined to remove it when in power, an
meanwhile to render it as harmless as poss
BILE. In the opinion OF the witness. the e
! istencs of the Ku-Klux organization will
as plainly evident in the next election ss
1868 aud 69.
The Commissioner of Internal ReveDI
is rapidly reducing the number of assists
assessors and other subordinate revenI
othciAi' IN the different States. Reduction
81 we're made yesterday in several western di
N tEicts.
n schedule is now preparing ct Il
department, making out q
g. fNr'sry fsNt interest on the funded loan, viii
~ Un;a M que August lst. Thia interest will
% AsSds,ss SO CON checks, sent directly to /
10 Trs>sS,OM. bonds from the United Stat
.e a.- TreAsSsT'' instead OF through the the an
md a. iaVorsNAa cheNose; ms Is consider
renoh ed to slgn ~ n se' as nolders were conn,
whereas now 40 a,ssl sub Treasury heretofO
esps- holder, who pu,s MAN S; is forwarded to
teress and can be eoNss,sss' : receipt ,sp for the
Il, negotiable paper thro0eS bake Mss any o,
oDs. The supply of beer stamps
Ad- to the demand. and the C0mm,,Ssosw e
Internal Revenue furnishes them uSns. Sros'
to all applicants.
H. Gen. Cowan, acting Secretary of u
CO. terror, today .telegrsphed to Hon., 10
Long, as VaisbOro. Maine, ssking him