Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-09
Laura d. Fair Is well.

Laura ID. Fair Is we'll
Jas. elliott, the steel pen man is dead.
The prince of Wales is steadily improv.
ing
Gen. Escabedo has gone to the city of
Mexico.
Victor Hugo's election is considered
certain.
The Geneva council will be held with
closed doors.
Colfax declares that he will not decline
denomination.
Stock are dying for lack of food in
British Columbia
Archbishop Spaulding, it is feared, is
in dying condition.
The rumored flight of Connolly to
South America is unfounded.
Philadelphia had $50 deaths from small
poN last week. The disease is abating.
Theophilus L. Houghton, a veteran
journalist of Baltimore, died on the 9Th.
The Grand Duke reached St. Louis on
the 5th, and was welcomed by Mayor
Brown.
Labor riots in Belgium are reported at
Selaign, Rue VezIn. The troops have
been called out.
Mexican reports say that Gen. Diase has
abandoned the city of Oakea, having 400
armed men.
The Wharton trial is adj Ourned, it will
probably 60 to the jury without argument
from the defence.
Josi Coreta is made Captain General of
Cuba. Admiral Palar Borale minister to
the United States
Spain is IN a bullying humor, and talks
bloody war against the United States, in
respect of the Cuban question.
Dr. Merriman Cole, an aged physician
Of Baltimore, was murdered in his Office
on the night of the 9th. No arrests.
The English government refuses to aid
the geographical society in their search
for Livingston, and it has applied to the
people.
A question of illegality will probably
prevent the Nebraska Legislature from
drawing their pay. That session will be
q short one.
The Albany Legislature has ignored the
Reform Senators, O'Brien and Fremaine
Of New York, in the matter of Committee
appointments.
Ex Emp. Napoleon gives Thiers six
months presidency, then Gambetta will
be elected, and the Imperial cause hene-
lifted 10y the change.
A Washington correspondent writes the
Chicago Tribune that Wilson has declined
running for the Seuatorship, out it Is
probably Canard.
\ terrific thunder storm visited Ports
mouth, England, on the 5;h, the hail fell
to the depth of two inches, breaking all
exposed windows
Tremendous excitement was aroused in
the French Assembly, on the 9th, by the
reading Of a number Of petitions, praying
iog the restoration Of monarchy.
Great excitement in salt Lake City over
ueS mines IN Idaho, one hundred miles
from the c. p. r. r. Solid veins 80 feet
wide, yielding $3.50 per ton.
Young Tweed has complied with the
decision of Judge Cordoz4 accepting his
hail bond, requiring registry of the
deeds Of property given by hls father.
The Rothschild5 and American bankers
in London, have proposed to take $780,
0O0,0 900, the amount Of the new loan agi-
tated, and secretary Boutwell, Is favorably
inclined 70 the terms.
The London, Liverpool and Globe In-
surauce Company has confirmed the .pur-
chase by its agent OF the property of the
Pacific Insurance Company, Of California,
and took possession to-day. The Pacific
is practically wound up.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
decides that when party carries on the
business Of Wholesale and retail liquor
dealing on the same premises, he may set
aside certain packages, from which be may
retail, but cannot wholesale from the same
packages
A. I, Stewart, testified before the Gus
toms investigation on the 9th. He stig-
nalized the general order monopoly as an
outrage upon merchants, said that he
named it to Grant, but nothing came oft,
that the men employed were generals and
colonels, ana that he did not agree with
employing men, either on account Of
their politics or their religion.