Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-05
France paying up her War
Indemnity.
Accidents, Horse Disease.
Etc., Etc.
The Mules have the new
Disease.
The Disease Assuming a
new Form.

NEw YoRK, Nov. 1.-THE United States
grand jury indicted Woodruff and Clsh'L to-
day. This precluded hearing before the
United States Commissioner. Bench var
rants were served upon them and bail fixed
at eight thousand dollars each, in default OF
which both we're remsnded to Ludlow street
all to await trial.
The Herald says of their nefarious news
paper operations at is alleged they com
bined q system Of blAckm mail more odious
than any known to history. 1t is stated to
have been their custom to threaten respect
able citizens, men aud women, with the
publication OF charges against their honor,
unless heavy sums were paid, and many
weak persons are said 10 have complied with
their villiauous demands, rather than face
war with beings, whose motto 10 that of 8
vagabond. Instances are put forward in
which proof sheets, containing these unseen
" hbels, have been forwarded TO intended
victims.
Mr.. Beecher preached to an immenEe con
gregation in Plymouth hurch to-day, select
ing his text from Philippians H.: 80. 1t
wss brilliant exhortstion to religious duty,
containing no shade whstever of personal
application. Membe of Plymouth Church
say neither the pastor nor the congregation
vail take any notice whatever of the Wood
hull ISLANDERS.
Stephen Pearl Andrews has also been ar
rested on charge of being implicated with
the danes.
CHICAGO, Nov. AT Evanston yester-
day the floor of the Baptist Church gave
way daring the service, precipitAting one
half the crowded congregation distance Of
fourteen feet to the ground. Fortunately
only tour or five persons were At all hurl
One lady sustained severe internal injuries
and q youpg man had his foot crushed,
Three Others we're slightly hurt.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 4-Mori, the Japan
ese Minister, has been spending ssverAl days
here examining the Connections school sys-
TEN. Friday evening, "The Club" in com
pRny with the President and Professors OF
Yale and other prominent educators held 3
special meeting, discussing with Mori his
plans for progress in japan. he is very
hopeful for she future of his country, and
hopes to devote his life to education. All
present we're interested IN his liberal views
LONDON, Nov. 4-The demonstrations
against closing the saloons IN Liverpool
during certain hours of Sunday were renew
ed yesterday. At one place crowd num-
bering ten thousand, which was being ad-
dressed by speakers in opposition to the act,
was dispersed by the police.
PARIS, Nov. 4.-Franoe will pay to Ger
many this week 200, 900, 900 francs, and will
continue to make similar installmeuts until
the end of the year, SO that on the lat of
January only two millions of the war in
demnIty will remAin unpaid.
ST.. JOSEPH, Nov. 1.-Two piers of the
bridge remain to be sunk, and the contrac-
tors assert that the structure will be ready
for the cara to cross by the 10th of Janus-
ry.
| KANSAS CRY, No., Nov, A FIRE broke
out this morning near the Union Depot, and
burned three buildings. Loss, $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 4-Goltfried Gibhard, q
boy who was bitten in the hand seven weeks
ago by deg, died last night of hydrophobia,
after suffering intensely for three days.
ROCHESTER, Nov. Three men we're
sufocAted by gas in new mineral well
opened at Avon.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. 4.-Friday might
oSfreight trains collided on the Hunting
den and Broad Top Railroad, and Conduc
tor Bowcsr and three others were instantly
killed. Another person was DortAllJ
wounded.
New YoRK, Nov. 4.-The horae disease
is rapidly abating In this city, and th'
streets appear to have the usual number
of horses. Large Numbers, however, still
show slight symptoms of the distemper
There was not SO great mortality yesterday
as on Saturday, but there were mani
deaths.
The disease began to show yesterday il
Brooklyn new and alarming symptom', e.
tended by swelling of the legs, a dischsrg'
of blood from the nose and ulcerate'
thrOats. Twenty deaths were reported.
ROCHESTER, Nov 4-The horse epidemi
has so far abated that one would not snspec
that il had bean here at all.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 4.-There are fey
horses on the streets. Most of the cars ar
withdrawn. Two deaths are reported
The attempt to run dummies failed, tn
= wheels not fitting the tracks. Clear weatb
sr is i'm proving the sick horses. Drayms
charge SIS to $50 per day for teams. q
Walnut and Chestnu, streets cars are draw
by men a. fifteen cents fare.
WAsHISGTos. Nov. 4-The epizootic be
, reached the mules, and nineteen-twentieth
of the horses are suffering. No street csr
are running.
NORFOLK, Va. Nov. 4.-Tbe horse di
ease has disabled nearly all ,be labOrin
horses here, and many in the surroundin
. country. The street cars have stopped rul
ming.
GoLDsBoRo, N. c., Nov. 4.-Ths hori
disease has made its appearance In tn
place.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 4-Ths horse dissAl