Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-02
Only Ave million paid last
month.
GRANTEES arrested for bri-
berry in New York.
The Granite Chief of Po-
lice in j. G. gets bail.

| Church. The plate of the coffin bore the
Inscription: "Mary Y. C. Greeley" The
services were simple, and read BY DR..
| Chaplin, who delivered G short address on
the virtues of the deceased, and her con-
ssancy under sufferings. The remains we're
taken to Greenwood Cemetery for iuterment
The chief mournsrs were Mr. Greeley and
his two daughters. The funeral was very
largely attended.
WAsHISGroS, Oct. 1.-The State of Wis
consin to-day by her Consul. Enoch 1attsn,
of this city, asked and obtained leave to file
an original bill in the Supreme Court of the
United States against the city of Duluth
and the Northern Pacific railroad company.
praying an injunction restraining defendants
from completing dyke across the Bay OF
Superior. between Superior City aud Duluth
which dyke cuts off the people of Wiscon-
sin from free navigation OF the waters Of
that bay and the 81. Louis river.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 3l.-The trustees
Of the various State institutions present at
the session of the Board of Public Chari-
ties on yesterday held q meeting and passed
q set of resolutions agreeing to act together
IN applying for appropriations at the next
session Of the Legislature. Hon. F. Fl.
Wines, Secretary of the Board of Charities,
was requested to take the necessary legal
sdvices A1d prepare three bills in accord
snce with the recommendations of the
Board of Public Charities as follows:
l. Current expenses of all the State in
stitutions for the year.
2. Bill making appropriations for build
ing, furnishing. and repairs, payable out of
the revenue of 1872.
z Kill nak1uu for hUild.
ing, furnishing, and repairs, payable out of
the revenue of 1873; and that his account
for necessary expenses incidental to the pre-
pAratiOp of the said bills be allowed and
paid by the institutions in equal amounts.
Il was also resolved that meeting of trus-
tees should be held upon the assembling of
the Legislature TO consider the bills SO pro-
posed.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.-The executive com
mittee of the grand musical festival to be
held in this city the FIRST week in May, has
invited all choral societies in America to
take part for the purpose of elevAting the
standard of choral and instrumental music
and to secure a harmonious com biustion.
WARRINGTON, Nov. The debt Of the
United States was reduced, during the past
month, five millions.
The debt statement shows q total Of $2,-
276 S2S,l0l. The coin in the treasury IS
$7s ia, 1853, and the currency $12,333.687.
NEw YORK, Nov. l.-An Elmira disp. tch
reports the arrest of John R. Woodward for
| an attempt TO bribe electors. He gave bail.
Other arrests are expected.
Chief of Police McWilliams, of Jersey
City, was this morning bailed in the sum Of
| $2l 900.
JERSEY CITY, Nov. 1.-Business is com
pAratively at stADd-still here, consequent
upon the prevalence of The horse disease
| Thirty-three horses have died.
New YoRK, Nov. 1.--Altbough travel is
considerably obstructsd there is q marked
improvement. The horses of the livery
stables are greatly improving, and the msla-
dy is said to be fully under control.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. l.-Tbe Evening
Telegram estimates the number Of sick
herGes st five to ten thousand, but not ain
gle fatal oase ia reported. Nearly every rail
road company has Withdrawn cars, so as to
avoid the use of sick horses. May Of
those taken sick Wednesday are already re-
covering.
The plague has broken out among the
r&ciRg horses. The race for 81, 500 was to
have come off yesterday at Suffolk Park
but the horses we're suffering with tae dis
ease, and the race is postponed. The horses
entered we're Sensation" Nv. S. Allen,
and 'Hotspur." Its reported that Rosa
lind" is sick at Trenton.
BALTIMORE, Nov. The horse diseas,
prevails throughout this vicinity. A mum
Der OF cars have withdrawn from the vsrioul
lines and comparatively few hacks are at tn,
stands. Business is beginning to suffer TO
the want of conveyance of heights. Tn,
disease prevails in its mildsst form.
CHICAGO, Nov. lit is~estimated tha
between four and Eve hundred horses hav'
Withdrawn entirely There is large de
!, crease in the number of street cara, and on,
stage line has Withdrawn.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Oct. 31-Tbs Golt
and Silver Mining company, OF Chicago
filed an application for permission to opel
books in the office Of the Secretary of Stat
on October 28 The object of the compan,
is the establishment and working Of mine
for gold and silver in the state Of Nsvsd,
aud territory Of Utah. The capital is 81
600, 900, in so, 900 shares of $40 each. Th'
applicants for the license are Henry F. Bill
lings, D. W. c, Castle. aud Jno. P. Willis
4 The officers are aot yet chosen, so far as th'
eoords here show.