Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-01
The Northwestern r. r.
Enioined from issuing
Bonds.
Burning of the Steamer
Missouri.
The Northern Pacific r. r.
done to the Missouri
River.
The Jury in Mayor Halls
Case Disagree.
So they do in McWilliams
Case.
Fires, Fights. Hang:ngs, etc

NEw YoRK, Oct, 3l.-Judgs Ingraham
to-day granted an application in behalf of
of George S. Scott for au Injunction 10 re-
strain the Chicago & Northwestern railway
company from issuing any stock until such
issue ia authorized by two-Ihirds of the own
ers Of capital stock.
KEY WEsr, Oct. 3l.-The survivors of
the Missouri disaster report that the FIRE
was discovered on the floor of the locker In
the pantry and the cry of FIRE was given i'm
mediately. Wet carpets we're put on the
FIRE by the pantrymen and others aud the
steward reported to the passengers that the
Ere was out. The alArmwss given while the
passengers we're at breakfast, bat on receiv-
ing the stewards report that the fire had
been extinguishsd, brtskfast was resumed
and the fears of the passengers quleted.
Within a few minutes, however, several
voices screamed fire !" from the smoke
hole. Ali was then confusion and within
twenty inmates three boats we're launched.
In the rescued boat, with the exception OF q
few pieces Of sugar cane, there was neither
food or water, and only two small oars aud
9 large one. Neither were there any sails
or anything to make them of. II was from
nine clock A Nj. of The 22d to two O'CLOCK
P. NJ. of the 23i bsfore AssisEarcs was OBJ
tanned Then q schooner was signaled and
the rescued party pulled vigorously to her.
The Spy too klhe Survivors up.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 3l.-The rails are laid on
the Northern Pacific railroad and the track
will be ompleied TO the Missouri, 445 miles
west of Lake Superior in about Is days.
NEw YoRK, Oct. 3l-Iu the osss Of
Mayor Hall at the conclusion of Tremsin q
remarks Judge Brady charged the jury. BE
said that though the proceeding was against
person holdIog a high position it should
be disposed of precisely the same as any
other case according to law and evidssoe.
The jury returned ct 3:45 P. n. and an
unusually stormy session was held until
o'clock, when they adjourned for lunch
Judge Brady came in at $50 and announced
that the Jury not having agreed the cour
stood adjourned until IL o'clock tomorrow
New YoRK, Oct. 3l.-Ths jury in Ih'
case of Chief of Police McWilliams, o
ersey City, to-day, failed to agree an dwer'
| d ischArged.
Proctor, DENIM and Foley, arrested il
the act of breaking into the Firat Nstions
| Bank of Jersey City, and who accused Nc
Williams of participating 10 the burglary
~ ere sentenced to-day, Proctor and DENIM
for Is years each in the States prison ant
Foley tor forty days.
CINCINNATI, Oct. Sly Yesterday, on
| mile north Of Frost's Station. in Gree
county, VIM. B. Ri,chison laid in wait il
fence corner and shot VIM. Fogwell with
double barrel shot gun as he passed alon
the road, wouuding him so that he will dit
Both we're young nsighbOriDg farmers
Ritchison has been arrested.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31-SAm. A. Gaylord, {
the banking house OF Gaylord Il Co , Will
csrelessly handling a Derringer pistol thl
morning, shot himself In the neck inhictin
dangerous but not a mortal wound.
WASHINGTON, Oct 81. - George v
jenkins, oolored, was hanged to-day in th
: Jail yard for the murder of his wife in Ms
last.
New YoaK, Oct. 3l.-A Hsndersonvil
: n. c., letter says FIVE thousand people Q
sembed there on the 25th to witness Il
E execution of Martin Bsylard, for the murd'
of Sias Weston and his three children, b
!, he escaped during the previous night in h
: wife's clothes.
. WARRINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Two mornir
papers reprt that forty or fifty horses hA'
}, symptoms of the equine epidemic. Anoth
n n morning paper says the veterinary snrgeo
are not attending any horses. They did n
believe there was case in the city.
NEW YozK, Oct. 3l.-The cool, brscir
Al weather of the last two days has had q go
effect upon sick horses. The mAlAdy seeE
to have slightly sbAted. More horses 9
y on the streets to-day, and many car q
, stage stables report improvement to tbs
stock.
Syracuse, Oct. 3I-The horse disease
abating, the favorable weather having 60
e. effect.
c. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3l.-The cases
e. e the horse disease number 600 in this CT
e and $50 in Camden. No deaths are
e. ported. A large number Of horses in priv
stables are affected.
P1TTsBURG, Oct. 3l.-The horse diSeI
has made its appearance In this city q
nearly fifty well developed cases are
ported.
CLEVELAND, Oct 3I.-The horse disc
~ continues to spread rapidly, there bel
nearly two hundred cases in the city. Str
car travel is suspended.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 3i.-Reports of the
IT, pesrance of the horse plague in this c
lily have been circulated within the last day
so, but careful investigation has prov
these reports utterly groundless.
Il CHICAGO, Oct. 3l.-Doubt no longer
lists that the epidemic has appeared b
and is rapidly spreading. Such is the Hs,
ton of two veterinary surgeons who have
be aminsd sick horses in several stables. Tn
p are forty cases In Powers livery stable
the Evanston DIR. Rouch, Sanitary Supe
'en teudent, has ordered that ell the stables
=, Chicago be disinfected.
rec CHICAGO, Oct. 3l-Bstween six
4 seven hundred cases Of horse epidemic
. reported here to-day. Among the stai
attacked are those of the express compaI
and leading wholesale houses.
"a DETRo1r, Oct, 31.-A Gre ut Grand 3
y ids last night destroyed three blocks
Pearl and Canal streets. Loss, $780,
mostly insured.
One million and half feet of lum
owned by jerome a Co., was burned Of
Saginaw last night. Lose, $40, goo; nj