Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-09

Erie Directors in the opera house, where il
was placed on the ostafslque. The hall was
protusely and handsomely decorated. The
emblems and standard Of the Ninth Regi-
ment and large picture of the deceased
we're stationed at the head of the casket,
The officers Of the regiment bore the body
from the residence to the opera house,
where it lay in State, and an immense CON
course Of people fled in to take last view
of the deceased.
The District Attorney states that 40
movement toward indicting Stokes will be
made until rendition of the verdict of the
coroner's jury.
New YORK, Jan. 8.-The statement that
Miss Mansfield has been arrested as an
| Accomplice of Stokes, is unfounded. The
Chief of Police states she was not an ac-
complice.
Some fifty thousand people viewed the
remains of Fisk before they were removed
from the opera house. The body was dress
ed in the uniform of Colonel. The fac g
wore slight expression of pain but was
otherwise natural. His cap aud sword lsy
on top of the caskss. Large numbers OF
prominent citizens joined the assem- blage
Between l and , o'clock the procession
formed. The cstsfalqns with the body was
brought and the procession started at 3 o.
clock from the Grand Opera House, the
streets and avenues being jsmmed with at
least 10000 people. The 9th regiment
was in full force. The scene was magnif.
cent, and impressive. Dsnuucistions of
the murder were heard everywhere.
A large crowd of police headed the pro
cession, which marched in the following
order:
"a double platoon of police aad the full
band OF the Ninth Regiment, playing the
dead march of Saul; about one Thousand
Erie Railroad officers and employees; then
the Ninth Regiment, with full ranks and
arms reversed next came the hearse, fol-
lowed BY Col. Fisk's fsvorite black charger
following we're the officers of each regi-
ment of the National Guard. A long line
of carriages followed, in the foremost Of
which were Jay Gould, president, and other
officers Of the Erie road. The whole pro-
cesslon was over q mile long.
The procession proceeded 10 the New
Haven depot, when the remains were placed
on q train, accompanied by the officers Of
the Ninth Regiment. Various committees
left for Brattleboro, Vermont, where the
funeral services will be held. The Ninth
Regiment is very indignant to-day over the
assassination, and say they are determined
to hang Stokes. The employees of the
Erie road express general desire to lynch
Stokes.
NEw YORK, Jan. S.-John CochrAne was
elected President of the Board of Aldermen
to-day.
Ex-Comptroller Connolly is not in the
city. His friends say he can return in four
hours, if wanted, but refuse to disclose his
retreat.
Several suits of the Erie railroad com
pany against other roads were today dis
continued.
In the custom house investigation to day.
Whitelsw Read testified upon having re-
oeived information that a number of custom
house employees have been discharged be
cause they would net work politically in the
interest of Murphy, late Collectors thai
two whose names he gave, we're discharged d
for not having voted in the Republican
General Convection as directed by Murphy.
He handed in L long list Of discharged par
ties who could give valuable information.
Tbos. Hoyt of the firm OF ssy ler y Co,
read long affidavit showing fOw his firm
had been victimized by the custom house
officials.
NEw YORK, Jan. S.-Rev. Geo Hepworth
Yesterday announced bis reuuncistoa oi
Z Unitarisuism and the adoption Of Orthodox
doctrines.