Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-25
More Currency asked for.
The Horse Disease abating.
Other News Items.

WAsHISGToN, Oct. 24.-The crop report
of the Agricultural Department for October,
shows that in wheat New England has near
ly sustained her average; the Middle States
and Maryland have reduced their average
35 per cent and the Southern States have
enlarged their production fifty per cent !;
California has increased IS per cent; MINI
esota and Iowa have made a material in
crease, and Missouri and Kansas have had
q comparative failure in both winter and
spring wheat; Virginia and Kentucky have
had good crops, while diminished yields are
returned for the district between the Miami
and the Hudson. The crop is estimated at
240, 900, 900 bushels, or between twelve or
thirteen bushels per acre. The central line
of wheat production running north and
south, is this year farther west than ever be-
fore, and is nearly Identical with the 9Th
meridian, which divides centrally the States
of Wisconsin and Illinois. Nearly all the
wheat produced between this line and the
Mississippi river is grown in the western
half Of those two States. The quality Of
wheat is in most of the States better than
last year.
New YORK, Oct. 24-Mrs. Greeley, who
last night exhibited signs of improved
health, had 9 relapse this morning and is
now in 3 critical condition.
MIDNIGHT.-Mrs. Greeley is worse.
Death is expected every moment
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-Secretsry Bout
take part in the Presidential campaign in
Massachusetts.
New YoRK, Oct. 24.-Chief of Police
McWilliams, Of Jersey City, and Detective
Doyle, we're placed on trial to-day in the
Hudson county court for completely in the
Jersey City bank robbery. Dennan, one OF
the robbers, testified that McWilliams met
him in this city and told him there were
g., ,0O0, 900 in the bank, and for 20 per cent.
of the plundsr be agreed TO have the hand
cuffs so fixed on the hands of the robbers
as to permit them to slip them off and ss-
cape. Great excitement prevails as the
trial progresses.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-1he report that the
horso epidemic had broken out here in an
omnibus stable is declared fAlss.
BUFFALO, Oct. s4-The horse disease
has paused its crisis here, and is now
abAting But few horses have died, and
these more from hard usage than from the
effects of the disease. The canal horses
here have almost entirely escaped. The
treatment of the disease here has been sue
| oessful.
NEw YORK, Oct 24-It is estimated to.
night that Is, 900 horses are under treat
ment in this city. Two street car lines anG
one stage line have stopped running.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. 24.-The CAnad al
horse disease has reached this city. MANY
horses are afflicted with 1t.
Providence, Oct. 24.-The horse spi
demic has appeared here.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. PA delegation
representing the business men Of St. Louis
Cincinnati, Dubuque, Milwaukee and Pitts
burgh, called upon Secretary Boutwell, tbi
morning and urged the importance of re
lieving the stringencY of the money mArke
by increasing the volume of currency. The
showed the great scarcity of currenc
throughout the West and urged him to issu
the $44,000,000 of legal tender reserve.
The Secretary, in reply, said be was glad t
Hear their statements and wanted to Civ
the matter hiS earnest attention.
DENVER, Dot. 24.-Tbere Is no longe
any doubt as to the discovery of damon
fields in south western Colorado and Arizoni
Several packages of stone have pssse
through Denver, and after reaching Ss
Francisco have been proved to contain dis
monds of the frat water, together with oth'
precious stones. A company of 100 men
being organized here and already numb'
over eighty, who will starr in few day
armed, equipped and provisioned for al
month"; expedition.