Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-26
Market Reports.


New YoRK, March 25.-The case Of the
alleged voucher thieves, Haggsrty and
BauIch, came up in the court of Oyer and
Terminer to-day. John Graham asked that
they be bailed, sdvsr.ing in his address 10
the absence Of Connolly, the only witness
who could convict them, and said this cir
cumstsnce should go 10 favor the accused.
The District Attorney made no opposition,
and the prisoners were bailed in the sum of
$5, 900 each.
An advance in Erie to-day caused a great
deal of excitement on Wall street. The
advance is occasioned by sharp rise in
London, and the enormous dealing were
mainly on orders for foreign account.
A Washington dispatch says Minister
Sohsnck telegzsphed that Earl Grsnville's
notes TO Secretary Fish argues the Alabama
claims elsborately, which leaves no idea of
what it contains. In the absence Of this in
formation the administration advances no
theories a. to she result OF the negotiations
The impression is that Granville and Fish
look upon time as the great pacifcstor. The
State department will send to the American
agent and counsel at Paris in day or two
9 printed statement of the private claims
against England, and on account of the
Del pCAVAL60tbs uo loE ohSSA SHO
actual losses amount to about nineteen
millions. Over six million more are charged
for detention of vessels, loss of prospective
freights and mercantile profits, with other
consequential damages.
WASHINGTON, March 25,-The senate
committee on sale of arms to-day examined
J. W. Simonton, general agent of the New
York associated prsss, respecting the orr
gin of the dispatch from Paris OF FEBRUARY
9th about alleged action of the Assem- Rbly .
committee on the war contracts, etc. He
stated that the telegram came in the regular
way, and he had no reason to believe that
il was spurious. He had taken measures to
ascertain its origin, bat had not received
any response.
The National Executive Democratic com.
mittee will hold 8 meeting in this city early
in May, after the meeting of the Cincinnati
convention, to fix q time and place for hold
ing q National Dem ocrstio Convention. II
is supposed by leading Democrats here thai
the time will be the 4sh Of July, and the
place St. Louis.
CHICAGO, March 25.-It has been rain
, | ing here since midnight. Last night ths
weather was mild.
At Springfield, Illinois, Saturday night
Henry Stay and Edward Duffy, both 6remer
of the Toledo, Wabash & Western railroad
ware wrestling plsyfully in q saloon, whsr
Duffy was thrown down with some force
Rising, he drew q revolver and shot Sta,
dead. He then turned upon Ed. Slater
saloon keeper, and shot him in the arm an,
was about to FIRE again, bat upon the wound
ed man begging him not to do SO, pu. n
the pistol and went up to the dead body Q
Stay, strsightsped il out, and coolly Wake
L. away. BE is still at large.
. JAoKsoSvILLE, March 25.-At Winohei
ter, SCOTT county, on Saturday, Tobias Clay
- we'll, o saloon keeper, was shot dead BY
man to whom he refused to give liquor an
turned out of the saloon because he wa
drunk. The murderer was arrested.
New ORLEANS, March 25.-The souther
bsuud train on the Mobile New Orlear
on railroad was wrecked by a culvert giving wa
/. near Ocean Springs. Several passenger
we're severely injured but none killed.
'T Junde Abeil, this morning, sentence
James q. Heary, deputy constable OF "a
'n- first Justices Court, to three years in u
l Ia penitentiAry, for embezzling $4s ensruss'
TO him BY lady to pay her taxes.
I NASHVILLE, March 25.-On Sund'
~ morning a negro named David Jones 70
bed the house of fsmsF named Murrs
- and when the latter offered resistance SD
ne him dead. The murderer was arrested 81
.o .'oe put in Jail At nine o'clock tonight q MI
md broke open the Jail, and after shooting t
prisoner twice, put a rope around his nee
dragged him out on the public square a
strung him TO lamp post Before he "
dead six policemen rushed 20 the spot, a
" drawing pistols, kept the mob at bay, {
hi. down sbe negro and carried him TO the Q
ton. He was fatally wounded BY buie
I. O. however, and will not live.
LONDON, March pa correspondent
yer, the Pail Mall Gazette relates the proce
ings in the suit Of the United States agai
Arman, the ship builder of Bordeaux,
1868, to recover damages by the ram Sto
i. wall, which escaped from Bordeaux,
'ses. case having then been decided for def
dant BY the tribunal of Zinmar. MIR. Wf
ex- burne has now carried an appeal to
,;nai VII court of Csssatiop.
En- RoME, March 25.-h in stated
ever Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia. "
'Assd on his recent visit to this country, exami
y uy the Italian army system before depart
= and advised reorg rganizasion on the T
ris.s. sian plan.
NEW YoRK, March 25.-Forsign adv
), state that the illness Of Joseph Aszl
~. the Italian revolutiouist, was very sudde
having lasted only from midnight on Sc
lday to Lao on SUNDAY morning.