Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-24
General Summary.
Market Reports.


New YORK, Feb. 23.-A letter from
Florence, dated January 24th, says FIRE
there the day previous rendered two hun
dred families homeless and dependent on
charity for sustensuce.
ANTWERP, Feb. 23.-The number of
strangers is constantly increasing, and ,heir
presence causes much agitation in the city.
To night the streets were occupied by tu.
multuous crowds, and the police are out in
force.
BERSE, Feb. 23.-There was serious
riot here yesterday between the French and
German workmen. Many were severely
injured.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL, Feb. 23.-Ex-Ssn-
stor Richard Yates is lying dangerously i'll
with hemorrhAge of the bowels at HIS home
in this city. 1t is though. be will not re-
cover.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-The Telegraph has
Just issued an extra, containing the purport-
ed reply of the American government to
Grauvills's note on the Alabama case. The
paper is in great demand.
NEw YORK, Feb. 23.-Soulh American
sdvioes state that twelve persons we're killed
breaking Of an axle.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-Tbs mail steamer
from the Cape Of Good Hope has arri we'd
with encouraging reports from the diamond
fields. IN Cape Town diamonds were sell
ling Q, auction at rs per cent Of the prices
reported BY q former steamer.
Good order has been restored in the ma
ton.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 23.-An afternoon pa
per publishes an article charging Rev. s.
V. Huston, distinguished minister of this
city, with the seduction of several young
ladies connected with the Sunday School
of his church-the St. PAul's Methodist
Episcopal.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Ths interest Of Nc
Mullen Brothers in the Chicago Evening
Post, was to-day purchased BY Hon, David
BlAkely.
Alderman Barney was to-day acquitted
of the charge of corruption and malfeassnce
in office.
In the case Of Alderman Walsh, the
prosecuting witness refused to testify, on
the ground that he would criminats him
seh. Walsh was discharged, but will be
tried On another Indictment.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-The passenger
train north on the Short Line road fell
through bridge three miles north of Ellis
ton station, Ky., this morning. The bridge
was Of iron and wood, known as the tinck
truss, 25 feet high, with seven feet OF span,
and rested on two stone abutemetns and wss
considered safe.
The train reached the bridge at ll:20 A.
NJ, running about 20 miles per hour. The
locomotive passed over safely only before
the structure went down, and with il two
| passenger coaches, tender, baggage, express
and mail cars, and piling-All together IN
one mass Of ruin. The front passenger car
was reduced to splinters, while the other,
Jared but little better. The fragments Of
the front car were soon In flames, but BY
the promptness OF Dallas Pullsm, the
engineer, they were subdued.
| About 65 passengers were on board; o.
this number two we're killed and hfty-twt
wounded.
Surgeons and supplies went from Coving
ton at one in the afternoon, and locomotive
followed with other surgeons . short tint
after. The wounded we're cared for ant
placed in cars. The passengers said thu
wounded were heaped in horrid mass
and that the scene following was exciting
in the extreme. The passengers joines
With the citizens from the surrounding coun
try and the officers of the trains in the worA
of extricating the bodies. The killed wer
Jno. J. Brock, of Sparta, Owen Co., Ken
tucky, and Harrison Jean, the oolored por
ter OF the train. Both were badly mutilstsd
, Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-From this cit
south the ice gorges are broke and bsgal
moving to-day. The river is now open &
all southern points. Steamers at the leve
are rapidly loading, and several will lesv
tomorrow.
A special from Washington to the Demo
crat says Capt. Grant Marsh is the success
full bidder for the contract 10 carry tn
government freight up the Missouri rive
this season.
SALT LAKE Cry; Feb 23.-There wa
Reest excitement in the Convention to-da
on the passage of section Of the ordinanc
which agrees that the term prescribed b
Congress ss q condition for the Admissio
Of Utah, ifrs'ided by a majority vote at th
! time and under she regulations prescribe
BY the convention, shsll thereupon const
tute part of the ordinance.
Many delegates strongly opposed ii, an
the Mormons were generally indignant q
being forced to sacrifice their hobby q
!, polygamy. II xas finally passed, throus
the efforts mainly of Prophet Fitch an
Elder Cannon.