Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-04
New Irish Colony
FOREIGN NEWS.
General Summary.
lReportsd Expressly fsrths AHsus.l

Committee is about to prefer charges
against Judge Geo. W. Cartis, of the Ma
riue Court, and AK his removal by Govern
ment. He 10 charged with decisions against
all laws, and unbseomiog conduct
The exhumed body of Frederick Seigfried,
Who is said to have been poisoned nearly
three years ago was, on analysis yesterday,
found TO be strongly impregnated with arse
MO. The charge of poisoning ia made BY
Seigfried's son against Fr derrick HegE-
who inherited the deceAsed's property 10 the
exclusion of his son.
Boston despatch reports that evidence
10 being collected 80 show that for year.
past a prominen, importing firm has been
syste maticAlly defrandng the revenue IN
completely with the Custom House subor
dinAtes.
The United States Grand Jury Commit
ted number of blunders in the yisldns OF
many Of their recent indictments The
offences charged against several parties are
now discovered 10 have been tried and set
tied long since. One indictment wss fonnd
for an offence for which the man was con
vicsed and suosequ ntly pArdoned by Presi-
dent Grant. A mAn named Johnson, who
has been dead several years, IS among thu
indicted. 1t was rumored yesterday that
some OF the accused parties have engaged
influential Republicans to 20 to WsshiDgso
on their behalf.
Ii is rumored also that the robbery Of i'm
portAnt papers has been committed in the
U. s. District Attorneys Office that records
have been surrepsitiously removed which
would establish the innocence of many OF
the accused. District Attorney Davis says
that a morning paper publishes names as
among the indicted which are wholly un-
known 20 his ofice. The trials are to be
bronght on within a month.
Among other umors af1oat was one that
the fugitive Collector Bailey wss sbout tc
return from Montevideo and give evidence in
behalf of the government.
ALBANY, April 3.-Gov. Hoffman sent g
communication to the legislature to-da,
suggesting an appropriate action on the
death of Prof, Morse. Appropriate resolu-
tions will be adopted tomorrow, and com
mitt.ees lsppointed to attend the funeral
1t WAS suggested that bis statue be placed
in the capitol at Washington in place of O,
in addition to the statue of Robert Fulton
| PoUGHKEEPsIE. April 3.-At q specis
meeting of the Common Council held thi
evening resolutions of respect to the mem
ory of Prof. Morse were adopted.
NEw YORK, April 3.-Mrs. Grant, wife o
the President, and her dspg ghier, in compan,
with ex-SecretAry BOrie and family, sAiles
for Europe, to day, in the Cunard stesme
Algeria. The President and General Porte
came TO tbs city with the party, and return
cd to Washington to night.
A Washington special ssys information
was received to day which leaves no doub
that the Spanish government will pardon
DIR. Howard and will release him at tn
request of the American government.
A Paris dispatch says; A great Bona
psrtist reaction is in progress throughou
France. There has been an unusuall
large influx of BonapSrtist leaders within
short time. The reaction has been great
emboldened by the libel suit against tn
Figaro, yesterday, which showed that th
Emperor was not responsible for many Q
the military disasters of France.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The resiguatio
of q. K. Hurlburd, ss oomptroller OF cuI
rency, wss accepted to-day By the Secrs
tary of the Treasury.
5 In the naval investigating committee hi
: evening Admiral Porter was sworn, an
Z testified tha. since the ipcumbsneJ of th
I present Secretary of the Navy, he has hel
y so advisory position in the Navy DePar
ment.
LONDON, April 3.-The Globe to-day cal
attention TO q report of an exirAord'uar
character, which has obtained currency
London, that the case of .he AmerIcao 20
ernment before tbs Geneva Arblraco
places the losses of cItizeDs Of the UH.t=
States BY the cspture aud destruction
American ships and cArgoes by Confeders
cruisers built or fitted out in English wate
at fourteen millions Of dollars. and the e.
penses Of the United States Government
pursuing said privateers two hundred mi
ions.
COUNCIL BLUFFs. April 3. Pott
Christ, an old religious enthusiast al
many years . prominent Mormon, letter
cslliRg himself ''son of God" died be
this morning Of . broken heart, on accoG
of a revo. among bis followers.
A Mr. Dillon, Of New York, is here loo
ing for land enough 10 parcbase in wesse
love- for the establishment of an Irish c.
ony Of 500 fsmi ilies.
~ New YORK, April 3 "A meeting Of I
Board of directors OF the Western Uni
n Telegraph Company was held ct the of
!" Of the Company to take action relative
the death OF Pfof. Morse.