Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-03
General Summary.
Market Reports.
reported Expressly for the ARGus.l


sxis yesterday visited the stock yards and
one Of the large packing establishments,
where he witnessed the slaughtering aud
cutting up Of few hundred hogs. After
wards he visited the observatory and took a
look through Atelescope. Today, in chs-ge
Of the committee of citizens, he is viewing
the rest OF the olty, burned and unburned,
aud at ! p. NJ. appeared on Change, where
he was received with great enthusiasm.
| President Preston made a neat welcoming
address. to which the Grand Duke respond
ed in few we'll chosen remarks. The i'm
perial visitor left this afternoon for Milwsu-
kee, where ne will remain till Thursday, re-
turning here on that day and giving pub
| lie reception at night
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Jan. "A girl ten
years Of age was horribly outraged near this
city on Saturday by negro named Howard,
twenty FIVE years old, who has been captur
ed, identified and allied. The people at
tempted to lynch him but were prevented
BY the police. The girl il in precarious
condition.
4 LATER-The excitement over the out
rage committed by the negro Howard on
the child ten years of age has not aba.ed
There is now an immense crowd about the
| Jail and they are frantic over the report that
the little girl has died of her injuries. Police
are at the Jail and military are assem- bling
at the arsenal.
LATEsT.-The police have dispersed the
crowd and quiet now reigns.
LoNpOS, Jan. 2.-The condition of the
Prince of Wales is much improved. Tn
Queen will probably reopen the session of
Parliament IN person.
The Prince OF Wales steadily improves.
The Queen returned to Windsor TO day.
The Cologne Gazette asserts that the
United States claims for indemnity before
the Geneva tribunal will be enormous, so
that when deductions are made they may
receive q handsome sum. This the Gazette
pronounces rs an Artful, unworthy trick, but
it is not sorry that the only two nations
which furnished supplies to France during
the war with Germany are now similarly
set by the ears.
New YORK, Jan. 2.-To-day the old
board Of aldermen assembled in the City
Hall to wind up the affairs Of the old year.
They opened session, and after transactin &
routine business, received the report of the
special committee TO investigate thu city
and county accounts. The report states
that the committee have come to the con
olusion that the facts brought to light and
stated in the report of the citizens COM
nittee demand that the Mayor shall be i'm
peached by Common Council, the Mayor
being vested with the supervision of all de-
pArtments, receiving periodical statements,
and having authority to call for all informa-
son required; being responsible for the
proper management of the departments, ht
should be held to answer for frauds com
mitted, and the committee recommend ths
he be impesched for mslfeasance in offic,
for not properly dsoharging duties incum
bent on him. In the absence of any rul'
defining the mode of impeachment the
: committee recommend that a resolution o
Impeachment be passed, and the council b,
, designated to prosecute the same in &C
cordanee with any rule that may be adopt
ed By the court.
The aldermen then passed a resolution o
impeachment setting forth in extenso tn
charges Of malfeassnce against the mayor
and appointing Charles 0'CoDor and JohI
Hartley to prepare articles of impeachment
and to prosecute the same before the prope
p tribunal. At one minute TO twelve M. A
: derman Conan declared the board I'D
lJouFned sine die, and At twelve the cler
read call for the reassem bling of the ne
board for the ensuing year. A loud knock
ing was heard Ct the door of the chsmbe
L and the sergesnt-at arms opened it cat
'ously. Admission was demanded in
commanding tone, BY Henry L. Clinton
lawyer, leading the new board. Mr.. Clin.o
said he had g writ from Judge Brady I
serve on the old board, ordering them to VI
cate the chambers for the reform bosrt
The clamor at the door caused mem bers (
rush to the assistance of the sergeant-at
arms. Among them was Jimmy Irving, q
AZ assent mblym man, lately tried in federal coul
Of for sssaulting United States deputy ma
70 shAl he threw off bis oveycoat and rushed
Ii as he said, TO put q head on the -.
re The door was slammed in the faces of th
!. = reformers. and the clerk read the call to th
y end, and Conan was then reelected pres
= dent for the ensuing year, the clerk was II
lAppOintsd, and the board adjourned.