Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-28
Market Reports.
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CHlCAGO, DEC. Zt.-1he ponce Apthorl-
ties have been engaged since Saturday last
n investigating the case Of the mysterious
leAth OF young woman who il is supposed
has been the victim of q female abortionis,.
and whose body is alleged to have been &C.
cretly removed from the lAtters house and
taken to Crestline, Ohio, By man interest
ed in the matter. The result of the action
Of the police has been that the body WAS
recovered and brought back here, and Wm.
Shoule, the man who took it away, was ar
rested, and is now in custody st the Ar
mory.
The supposed victim of foul play was .
handsome young widow named Mccoy,
well 20 do milhner of Crestline. She came
70 this city obouI ten days ago and died on
Friday night, the 22d inst, in the house Of
= female doctor, Miss Tslbach, on State
street. The police have long suspected the
dJctress of being an Rhorsionist and the
removal Of the body on Saturday evening
through the back yard, and other suspicious
circumstances, induced their investigation.
The coroner is holding an inquest on the
body, when the cause Of the death will be
discovered. Sboule denies al knowledge
of how Mrs. Mccoy came to be at Mrs,
Tshlbach's house, or Of the Gauss of her
daAth, further than that the woman told
him she died Of liver complaint.
New YORK, Dec. pa Quebec dis
patch says that trunk mystery case has
arisen there which has created an excite
| ment. A box was found the other day 9,
the Grand Trunk railway depot containing
the mutiatsd body Of female in 9 partial
! " dissected condition. The limbs had been
cut off and the flesh dropped of in large
pieces. The box was left by q stranger
whose name is unknown. Foul play Is sus-
pscted, and an investigation is now pend
| ing.
afternoon the sheriff had failed to discover
the whereabouts of Tweed, though large
mum Der of deputies we're actively in search
Of him.
Tbs rumor Of the indictment of Mayor
Hall 10 still believed.
The Steamer Cuba, bound for Liverpool
while going down the lower bay this morn.
ing, struck @ snAg, where she now remains
The coast wrsoking company have sent q
steamer to her assistance.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Board oi
Indian Commissioners has presented its
report to President Grant. 1t gives 9 care
ful review Of the policy in the purchase
OF Indian supplies and other measures
They have saved abou, one million of dol
lArs.
The Secretary of the Treasury to day
commenced payment without rebate of tht
interest due the lst of January on United
States bonds.
| ST. LOUIS, Dec 27.-The ice gorg'
above the city broke last night. Tb'
river is full Of zoe, and shipping facilities
are very mesgre. Business is generally
checked.
| New YoRK, Dec. 27.--A special from
y Washington says the desire to know Abou
the connection of Senator Harlan, of lowe
. with the Wright Indian frauds, is yer.
general among politicians there, and q
Wright 's soon to be brought into court
hsrlans connection with him will be in
cidenislly explained.
PARIS, Dec. 27.--General Sherman IN,
{ Lieutenant Gram, son of Presidest Grant
are expected TO arrive 10 this city to-mor
) row.
HAVANA, Dec. 27.-lA a recent engage
ment near MsnzaniAs the Spanish Colone
was killed.
Valmsseda has issued a proclam alton i
which he says the offer of the pAvdon of in
surgeuts cannot last forever. He now pro
1 claims that every insurgent captured afse
the 18th Of January will be shot. Tbos
!, surrenderiug after that date will be ser
fenced to perpetual imprisonment. Nsgrot
are 10 be treated The saue as white mel
| All the negro women captured will be dc
, livered 10 their owners, and will be com
pellad to wear chains for four years. A
!, white women captured after the 18th
. January will be banished from the couutr
The chiefs of iusurgent bands viii be q
lowed to surrender until the 18th of ia,
uary.
HALIFAX, Dec. 27.-It is reported on o
thority that ell the British troops except
few artillery, will be Withdrawn in the sprir
from Halifax which is now the only 20
risoned city in the Dominion.