Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-25
SUICIDE OF A MURDERER In JAIL.
General Summary
[RspOrtsd Expressly for the ARsUs.l

Befords grand jury for forging warrants,
against the city, yesterday returned TO the
city ami surrendered himself Cooke had |
been in the confidence of the Tsmmany
ring, and is said 10 have important knowl- |
edge of vousher thefss, concerning which he |
will probably testify next week.
The prosecution will now probably bring
the Mayor Hall case before the court OF
General Sessions. Halls counsel are rather
jobilAnt over what they considered the
triumphant termination of the trial. They
say their defence was mainly on the Mayors
own testimony. The indictments against
Tweed and others charge them with deceiv
ing the Mayor, while the Mayor 10 charged
with signing fraudulent wArrents.
A Philsdel phia letter says Evans, the de-
fsultibg Peuusylvanis State Agent, 10 dying
in Brooklyn penniless. The proceeds of
Interpretations were long since divided
among . certain ring.
ALBANY, March, 23.-Ths New York
charter was reported in the Senate this
morning and made the special order for
Tuesday next. Amendments were made
providing two boards of aldermen instead
Of one, to be elected on the consultative plan.
Commissioners OF public safety are to be
appointed by Judges of the superior court.
N salaries will be paid TO aldermen or COM
missioners of public works or parks.
New YoRK, March "a Councillor Strs
bon testified yesterday before the judiciary
committee that after the papers we're drswn
up in the celebrated IN IN otion suit against
the TsmmAny head associates, 1t was decid-
ed that if any man had the boldness to act
| iudicially in the matter il was Barnard.
Jadge Barnard on being applied to, accord
| ingly granted an injunction, causing the
present Judge, BArret, TO remark that that
was something be would not dare to do
were be Judge. This inj unction entirely
stopped the city government and broke up
the ring. No modification was made in this
! in Jun ction except upon the commend alton
of Comptroller Green. The judge gave val
liable aid TO the counsel and made the in.
juncsio still stronger.
Jay Gould testified that he never paid
any money to Judge Barnard.
J. c. Bashnell, of the Union Pacific rail
road testified that the late Fisk told him
that he iFisk) never received one cent O
the fifsy thousand dollars paid by the UnioE
Pacific company to eX-Judge Fullerton. i
will be remembered that Fullerton testi6et
the other day that he paid this money Il
Fisk. The Committee are now anxious Il
know where this money went to.
New YORK, March 24.-Ths adherents o
Tammary are busy in reorgsnizing that in
s,itutiou. The more prominent leaders sa
that the men who have injured Tanmsn,
will have no part or place in the new organ
ization, and that il will be controlled b.
respectable men only, elected BY the peopl
at primaries shortly TO be held.
CHICAGO, March %. - This mornih
while q number of workmen were clesrinI
away the ruins Of Lill's brewery in th
North Division, q portion of one of tn
high walls left standing was blown dow
and seven men more or less injured-ons
it is feared, fatally, his skull being fra
tured.
Jacob Schwartz, q boy OF sixteen Wa
f, run over and fatally injured to-day by Il
oomotive at the Northwestern depot, O
Kinzie street.
!. ST. LOUIS, March 24.-TrAins on Ii
Belleville and Southern Illinois railroa
have been stoned lately and the lives
passengers endangered, by q gang OF scoul
, drels near Piuckneyvile. Thursday nigl
: last two men were arrested in the act ar
while being searched by the city marsh
one of them stabbed him, inhicting q wour
shirteen inches long, whsreupon the marsh
shot the despersdo dead.
y WASHINGTON, March 24.-Ths small p'
is decreasing.
The custom house house committee he
\ only four or FIVE witnesses remaining 10
examined. i, is probable they will ne
call witnesses ou the St. Domingo subje
Gen. Babcock il the only witness who b
" ,hus far been examined, and he knews Of
corrupt influences having been used to pI
A mote the annexation.
IN. The House committee on expenditures
si- the War Department have nearly oe
s,s cluded their examination into sales of arn
ef- Bu. little interest is now express
on among public men relative to the AlAoal
s claims Some Of those who were stro
- Trends OF the treaty now say they are
different as TO whether or not its provisit
In are Carried into effect. There seems to
no disposition to yield TO the British view
. the question.
LoSDoN, March 24.-The Observer q
ths second note of Earl Gran vile in reg
to the Alabama claims 10 most friendly 4
conciliatory in tone, but states explic
that England 10 unable to submit the at
ton Of the sdmissibility of the claims
u indirect 6amsgss to the Board of Arbi
- ton Of Geneva. The Observer desert
the dispatch ss very lengthy.
= LoxDos, March 23.-The snow fell he
= ily duri.g the progress Of the Univer'
boat race. The 0xfords took the lead
the start, but were soon oserssken. Az
tims Hammsfsmith vAs reached the Os