Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-09
General Summary
Reported Expressly for the AReus.l

New YoRK, April s.-The lock up of
money of which the 10th National Bank
10 charged was caused by an attempt Of
Henry N. Smith, Jay Gould and other Wall
street men to secure q fall in stock. Alto
ge,her they Withdrew from circulation with
out q moments warning about four and
three quarter millions in legal tenders. In
consequence Of the closeness of N oney thus
induced there Was great embarrassment on
Saturday ~ the Corn Exchange.
A telegram Was sent to Secretary Bout
well requesting him to relieve the money
market BY loauiug . portion of the large
revenue IN the Treasury. Ii is said that q
number Of Wall street operators will be
arrested to-day.
The Tribune says that the Attorney
Generals suit against jay Gould and
others of Erie was not instigated by the
new management On the eontary, il IL
said Gould is giving the management every
assistance in the work Of reforming The
road.
The Bar association say that the publish
ed reports oftestimonv before the j Judiciary
committe have been imperfect and inAccur
ate, and they nov desire no further testi
mony. They ask that there be no opinion
in the cases until the publication Of the ics
timony which has been tsken.
A mass meeting of Germans was helC
Yesterday morning in East Fourth Street t
discuss the eight hour question and form
an eight hour .sague. One of the speakers
said that if they could not obtain what the,
want by legislation it could be got by reVo
lunonAry measures.
New YoRK, April s. The Coroner
jury il the Sisgfereidt poisoning case rer
dered verdict against Reggi, the supPose'
murderer.
The reported release of DR.. Evans, th
abortionist, on bail, is confirmed. He vii
probably not be tried again, as the witnesse
cannot be found.
Dr. Joseph Woodruff, husband of Vic
soria Woodruff, died suddenly last nigh
Thu Coroner il Investigating the case.
The Evening Post, in referring to the II
mors in the cable dispatch to the associate
press to-day of g pesceable settlement c
differe rences pertaining to the Alabama case
says:
I'VE have Q strong reason to believe ou
government conveyed TO Great Britain 1t
willingness to exclude BY agreement th
consideration of the clsims for iueirst
damages from the Grbitrators, at lest 40 ia
az to demand no award. On this groun
these claims must remain in the case q
arguments in favor of an award Of 9 groi
sum, but not as claims for money to
paid to the United States. The propos
tion, the Post ID informed, is in q for
which the British governmsnt can hard
fail to accept, and before smother wee
it is hoped a final friendly agreement vi
be accomplished between the two coui
tries"
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The soldier
= homestead act, which became Q law {
Tuesday last, provides that every priva
soldier and officer who has served in Il
> army of the United States during the r
cent rebellion for ninety days or more shs
: be entitled 10 leo acres of land.
!. The President 10 suffering from q co
1t and remains in the private portion of t
It executive mansion. He consequently I
ceivsd no visitors this morning.
The President has nominated Samuel
e e Irwin TO be Collector of Internal Rsves
r for the First District of Illinois, vice Rost,
a resigned. Henry Fl. Freeze is appoint
!, Assistant Assessor Of the Second District
ID Missouri, and John P. Coleman, Assists
is Assessor of the First District of Nilsson
y 1t 10 understood that the National Dem
~ ~ cratic Committee will meet in this city abe
ID The 25th of April to adopt measures
"a 70 secure the immediate and thorough orgs
I'd ization of Democratic party for the Pre-
ht Dental campaign.
ne LONDON, April s.-The Post says run
IN IN prevailed last night that an important te
gram had been received at the foreign ott
from the governments of the United Stat
u This dispatch, it was reported, indioAt
that there was q prospect that the Diff
ences between England and A merica, gro
ing out of the claim for consequential da
ages, would be settled in a matter sstist'
tory to both nations.
The grand jury at the Old Bailey tod
was charged BY the Judge.respecting O'C'
nor, the assailsnt of the Queen, and Cast
the Tichborne claimsint.
A telegram from Oonstantinople briI
intelligence that the city Of Antioch,
Syria, has been visited by en- esrthqua
causing terrible loss OF life. The dispa
states that one-half of the city WAS tots
destroyed, and 800 persons lost their li'
Great distress prevails in that portion Of
city not demolished. The remaining inh
itsnts are sadly in need of assistance.
BERLIN, April S.-The session Of the 9
man Parliament opened to-day.
Emperor was not present, and the spe'
from the throne was read BY Bismarck.
~ SCRANTON, April s.-Another explos
of Ere damp occurred this morning in P
M Brook shaft, killing lsborer named Car
ne bell and seriously injuring Patrick OH
and Ismas atona.