Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-07
Market Reports.
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NEw YoRK, Oct. 6. AT q meeting OF the
Citlzens Committee Of Seventy to-uighI, II
trunspirsd that J John Il. keyser, one of the
new court house contractors, had made an
Assignment Of soms $6OO,000 worth OF
property to jackson ). SculIz, member OF
the com mmit:ee, IN trust TO repay out OF the
proceeds all sums OF mouey which he may
nave improperly received from the city OF
county OF New York, and has also given
toll information touching his pecunIsrI
transactions with the city.
| W. s. Godbe, of Salt Lake City, one of
| the principal opposltion leaders 10 Brigham
| ioungs IheocrAoy, who is now In this city,
has stated that the present crusade against
Mosmonism is not ustigAted by Methodism,
and that polygsmy will probably die out
with the present elderly MormOns. Brig
ham Young is losing prestige very fast,
though there are no fears of his being as
lsassinAted. HIS people are held together
| oy fAuaticism, and on the death of Young,
Mormonism will ex pire in Utah. Il is .
wealthy country, and before long its adnis-
sion as . State will solve the polygAmy
trouble.
Private dispatches say that after the
leaving of the train from Rochester, last
evening, having on board the New 1ork
delegation, q numser of roughs taken from
tAis city in the ShAndly Association, com
mittsd violent outrAgss upon the passen-
gers, so that many had to stay over at
~Ay-stAtions to escape the fury Of the vii
lAinous gang.
= WAaHIKGToE, Oct. 6.-The Treasury De
+ pArsnent represents that the syndicate II
: promptly fulfilling its engagements, ana
shat there is no difficulty about disposinI
Of bonds.
q DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 6.-The mail car OF
= the train Rhloh WAS due here from Chicago
at 8 o'clock this morning on the Centrs
road, caught Ere last night near AshtemO
and Was consumed, with all its contents
d including ell the United States mail, th'
passengers baggage, sone express matter
o, and corpse thAt WAS being taken frou
Chicago 20 sGnu point on toe jackson snC
Saginaw road. The loss was large, and Al
= the trains we're somewhat delayed By III
as accident.
BALrIMoRE, Oct. 6.-After the assemblin
Q, of the Episcopal Convention this forenoo
4. q report was adopted approving tes,imon
~ sis, consisting of the consecr1tion of th
4. Rev. william Bell White Howe as AssiatAu
Bishop of North Caroline.
The report from the Committee on Canon
H. declaring il inexpedient TO adopt chang
in the canon SO as to give the clergy OF u
mother Church Of England the same righ
10 every parish Of the church in the Unite
- States ths, our own CLERGY enjoy, gave nj
10 a discussion. DR.. Franklin urged q
adoption of the proposed amendment. DR.
n. Hsight Paddock. and others sustaining
lns motion to adopt the amend dments, nc
with'sADding the report, was lost by larl
vote.
JEFFERsoSvILLE, Texas. Oct. 6.-Ele
ton matters are quiet. The vote of Mari,
n county vas 1858. Brysnt's majority vi
n 100. Whites and colored we're about equ
in number in voting.
\ GALvEsToS, Texas, Oct. G.-The electi
passed Of quietly throughout the State
isr as heard from, except Groesbock, whe
. five negroes OF the State police we're mi
dcred by John Wells.
SALr LAKE, Oct. 6.-The Grand Ju
a.. has adjourned till November. In doing
4 a, the Judge referred to very Important CO,
neh presented TO the court, which were not ms
public, complimsnted them upon the GO
'ps- work already done, and said when Il
came back 70 Notsmber there would
more for them 70 do.
!, The semi-snnual conference Of the Chul
. of Jesus Christ commeneed this morni
Ad- The attendance was not as large - usV
Different Elders have spoken, all to
qlori6cation OF the Mormon Chnrch,
a generally ,helsngusge and seutimen
V quite moderate. One Of the apostles
marked Significantly that he was will