Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-18
General Summary,
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly forth ARsUs.I

NEW YosK, Jan. IA special to the
Herald from London says that g r1mor pre-
walls that the Grand Duke Alexis has been
married since his arrival in Amercs, to q
Russian lady whom his father had opposed,
and with whom il was thought sn attach
ment was likely.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., is mentioned
az successor to Fisk as Colonel of the 9th
Regiment.
The principal defence which will be set
up in the Stokes trial will be that ss Q bitter
enmity existed between Stokes and Fisk,
and as there we're circumstances tending to
establish q conspiracy to take the life of
Stokes, the latter therefore committed the
shooting in self defence. Stokes friends
claim. that few days before the shooting,
men were discovered TO be on the track OF
Stokes, and that thsy had been followin z
him for a week previous. Every effort is to
be made by Stokes counsel to have the
trial deferred ss long as possible. There
seems to be no sympathy IN the community
for Stokes.
The World states that Stokes friends
affirm that certain Fisk-Msns6sld letters
yet to be published will establish the con
OF bk WIN hu5
upon DormAn B. Eaton, whom Fisk had
been anxious to have put ont Of the way on
account of his knowledge of the latter's
affairs.
An Albany dispatch states that food Of
rsmonstrAnces are pouring into the Legisla-
turs against allowing the Erie Railway TO
being controlled by English monopolists.
Sheriff Brennan, this afternoon, received
an order from Governor Hoffman, instruct
ing him to send Lawrence Sullivan, nov
confined in the Tombs under penalty oi
death, for the murder Of John O'Brian, 20
the State LuAatio Asylum 81 Auburn, he
having been promo lnCed hopelessly inssse
In the custom house investigation to-day
q Communication was received signed by the
agents If All the steamship lines, confirm
ing the statement that for long tiGe pas
packages had been taken from their cargoei
while being Examined by the Appraiser
ioers, who then made the entry in ths
Appraisers books that the goods were re
ceived in bad order. An affidavit was read
from Barnard. He says he was fromerly I
revenue officer, charging the present Score
tary Of the Interior, Delsno, with having
while Commissioner of Internal Revenue
ignored certain defsloRtions and frauds o
Joshua L. Bailey, the former collector Of tn,
| Fourth district, thereby causing great los
to the government, and also alleging thA
there are officers 10 the custom house Ap
pointed by Murphy, who are largely iudebt
ed to the government for illegal trsnsae
tions in the distilling business.
WNoxA, MINI, Jan 1.-THE new irol
draw Of the railroad bridge across the Mis-
siSsippi al this place, was fully and salts
fsotorily tested yesterday, and will soon b
put into use.
TERRE HAUTE, Jan. l7.-As the westeri
bound train on the VaudaliA road was ap
preaching Highland Station, between Brsz
and this city, girl about eighteen year
old, living about Highland, rushed toward
the track and purposely threw herself i
front of the engine, and was torn in piece.
Her name and the cause Of the strange sui
eide are not known here.
BERLIN, Jan. l7.-Published statistic
show that $4,000 emigrsnts left German
last year, nearly all Of them going to tn
United States.
! New ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-THE politics
muodle conunues. 10 tne Whfmoutnli
Senate there is 90 quorum; in the Hous
81 are present. In the Carterite Hout
there we're Al, while their Senate has 2
3 including several Warmouthites. The p'
: lice sill guard the approach to the Sia'
, House.
LONDON, Jan. l7'-A terrible secideI
}. occurred AT Stafford to day, by the roof
school house falling in while the scho,
y tAs in session. Many children were i
! Jured some seriously.
: Sir John Duke Colsridgs, counsel for Il
dsfsnse in the TichbOrns case, to-day col
}, hnued his exhaustive and convincing q
% dress, which he commenced on Monday lai
10 He will conclude tomorrow when an O
: animation Of witnesses for the defeuss W
: begin.
The North German Gazette denies Il
statement frat published in the Standa
that General Won Moltke had expressed b
disapproval, in . military view, Of The
NOUS march to the see made By Gener
Sherman.