Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-27

New YoRK, March 26.-The rise in the
Erie was the sensation day before yester-
day, and the excitement on Wall street was
tremendous. Numerous instances are re-
ported Of operators in stock making i'm
mense snms. The World editorially says
Jay Gould alone melted . profit Of $3, ,240,.
coo, and expresses its suspicious that yes
terdsy's business was but one feature Of th q
a resi plot Of Sick,es' combustion to make
colossal fortunes.
The Judiciary Comm has in its pos
session an exhibit Of the banking account
ef Judge Cordozs, showing that at various
times the drafts made BY Gratz Nathan
Cordozas receiver, and corresponding de-
posiss Of amounts BY the Judge. The totAl
of transactions reaches the amount of thirty.
Two thousand dollars.
At the enrollmsnt Of Tsmmsny yester.
terday many negroes recorded themselves 81
adherents to Tammany.
Alta meeting of Erie directors To-day
Edward II. Green was elected director In
place of Jay Gould.
Ia May, 1856, James O'Donnell was
killed in . brawl in Roosevelt street, by one
Michael Hayes, Who Immediately thereafter
fed to Cslifornis and was not seen until
last week, when he was met BY brother Of
the deceased, who went before the Grand
Jury, had Hayes indicted to-day, and ar
rested on . bench warrant.
Eighteen Thousand three hundred and
seven smigrants have arrived this year to
date against 10000 last year.
WASHINGTON, March 26--Seuator BlAi,
Of Missouri, and Representatives Finksinb burg
and Wells, of Missouri, and Hay of Illinois
we're before the committee of Congress to
day to urge An appropriation FOR the i'm
provement Of the hsrbors at St. Louis and
Alton, and Of the Mississippi river between
Alton and the mouth of the Ohio.
The senate arms committee to-day ex.
aminsd Senator Patterson, who testified
concerning his ooaversations with Marquis
Ls Chsmbrun. Senstor Sumner came intc
the room and read protest against being
examined on the grounds that a Senator
acts on his own responsibility, under the
sanction OF bis oath, and the constusion say
he shal not be Interroaated - 70 his con
versstion with other Senators, or as to con.
hdsntial conversations; also that ths con
stitution of the committee il contrary II
parliamentary Law, its members being un
friendly to the investigation. A subpau.
has been directed to be served on Sumne
to appear TO o-morrow.
The President has nominated Josspl
Nimmo Supervising Inspector General o
Steam boats, and John Sharp, Postmaster o
Oregon, Ill.
New YoHK, March 26.-The rumour from
Wilmington, North Carolina, that th,
eaptured Newspaper correspondent val
killed by the Lowrey gang Of bandits i
unfounded.
A committee of the Georgia Legislatur
arrived here yasterday to take testimony il
reference 10 the conduct of the abscondet
Ex-Governor Bullock, of that State. Tn
Investigation will iucluds the Governor
financial transactions with the State agents
The proceedings will be conducted in prl
vate.
| WILMrsGroN, N. G., March 25.-A del
patch says the outlaws, Henry Berry, Low
aey and Boss Strong are dead.
| NAsHvILLE, March 25.-Dayid Jones, th
negro shot by the mob last night, died thi
afternoon. He confessed toa number G
crimes, bat denied shooting Murray. D
the other hand, Murray, Who knew Jone
we'll, declared when dying that il was Jone
who shot him.
DETROIT. March ga sensation va
created at the Michigan House of Repre-
sentatives to-day, by 9 charge Of briber!
openly made by Representatives Swinefort
against Mr.. Hill, member from Lake Sup'
rior county. A committee of investigatio
vas appointed. II is alleged that Hill, I
the last regular session, refused, ss chsi
man of . committee, to report . csrtai
private bill until paid for 80 doing.
] Madrid, March 26.-The report that II
Spanish frigates "Gsrops" and "Arspitei
we're ordered to Venezuela to demand ssti
faction for an insult to the Spanish Cons
is unfounded. The vessels we're ordered
Havana.
BRUssELs, March ga boiler ex plosis
this morning is reported. Eight persoi
we're killed and many wounded.
LONDON, March 26.-Jules Favre in b
testimony before com nittee Of the Fren,
Assembly broadly intimated that Was
: burne and some American officers aid,
Prussian spies during the late war.
al loves motion in the House Of Commo
last night for the immediate reduction of
y per cent. in the tariff On coffee and chickoI
lvas carxiad.