The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
Stock Gamblers Locking up
Money for q Panic.
Froude concludes to stay
another week.
Tweed's Cases making slow
Progress.
Fun in New York Central
Park.
The Louisiana Committee
to their Constituents.
Washington Gossip.
Opposition to the Illinois
two per cent. claim.
Coal Discovered on the Pa
cific.
The Weather, Etc.
Opposition to the Illinois
two per cent. claim.
Coal Discovered ON the Pa
cific.
The Weather. Etc.
Other Items, Etc.

NEW Ohh, Dec 0O. II iC NGdtllti Is
clear and very pleasant. The North and
East rivers are badly blocked with ice.
The lakes ut Central Park were crowded
with skaters all day yesterday, and there
is regular carnival of sleighing on the
Harlem lane. and the roads in the upper
portion of the city.
The Herald says some leading stock
operators have locked up one million and
half in greenbacks.
At the solicitation of friends, Froude
altered his determination of sailing on Sat
urday, and will remain in the country an
other week.
Its stated that in place Of the trial in the
civil suit against Tweed in which he is i'm
plicated with Ingersoll, Garvey and Wood
ward, it has been transferred to the judi
ciary ON an order from Albany. 10 this
county. By the late decision in the in
dictments against Hugh Smith 1t is pro-
bable that quashing in a like manner
must follow in similar cases, leaving only
two indictments, which were found in
the Oyer and Terminer, valid against
Tweed
The Louisiana committee, in long let
ter, deny the statements OF Kellogg and
Gen Howard and in another letter state
that the whole difficulty lies in the political
disappointment of Warmoth
I Up TO the recess nothing new is elected
IN the Stokes case.
/ One hundred prisoners from the work
house were put at work to-day TO clear the
ruins Of the Center street fire. A jury was
empanneled this morning to mold an inquest
upon the bodies in the ruins
/ The Tribune Washington special states
that the President visited the Treasury
Department yesterday morning and was
for two hours in conference with Assistant
Secretary Richardson.
WASHINGTON, Dec 30-The President
will give his first state dinner on the Sth
of January, the guests being members Of
the cabinet and their wives, the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs Colfax General and Mrs.
Sherman and Admiral and Mrs Porter.
State dinners will be given at the White
House every alternate Thursday during
the season
The Comptroller of currency has called
for reports of the condition Of nationa
banks at the close of business on Friday
last, the 9th inst
Joel D. Henry has been appointed re
eeiver of the Scandinavian National Bank
O1 NUlCdgu, ttCt L. II. L dillldlls utCAtutA
, The United States engineers who were
engaged last summer in making surveys
in Washington territory report that in th'
vicinity of Puget Sound, near the proposes
western terminus of the Northern Pacif,
railroad, they have found large deposits o
coal, specimens of which they forwarded
; to the agricultural department for chem
ical analysis.
: The two per cent claims of Ohio ant
Illinois, which passed the house so swim
t mingly the week before the holiday ad
iournment, will meet with considerable op
r position III the senate, mainly on accoun
I of the present construction of the senat
l judiciary committee Mr. Edmunds, tn
t present chairman of the committe, is op
t posed to the claims, as is also another ii
: huential member of the committee, to wit
, r. Conkhng. 1t is anticipated that tn
claims have friends enough in spite of thi
, adverse influence to secure their success i
l the senate.
New ORLEANS, Dec 29.-The Commi
. tee have printed their address to the pee
pie of the United States, relative to tn
Louisiana troubles, accompanied with a
I appendix, quoting the laws in support {
: ! their position. Their memorial will |
u presented to Congress, and an appei
I made for the appointment of a Commute
to proceed to New Orleans and ascertai
all the facts in the case.
! MEMPHIS, Dec. 3O.-It is reported froi
Randolph that the ice has gorged there
' feet high, and that fiat boat with seve
= persons was drawn under it, all being los
d LOUISVILLE, Dec. 30-Yesterday afte
n noon Miss Carrie Rogers, aged 20, daugl
n ter of DR. Lewis Rogers, had her clothir
catch fire from close proximity with
~ CRATE The burning clothing was tol
le from her person, but not till she was
Of badly burnt that she died. after hngeriI
r in great agony till this morning
10 ST. LOUIS, Dec S0.-A drizzling raj
,a set in this morning and continued all d;
1' increasing to heavy storm tonight. A
u the snow has disappeared and the ice
lg the river is rapidly softening
in SALT LAKE, Dec. 30.-It has been asce
tanned that eleven men were buried in t
" strangers from the East. But three bodi
G. have yet been found.
ly More slides were reported on Sunda
in One man was carried down but was re
J; cued without having sustained serious
i juries.
SAN Francisco, Dec 30.-A privs
~ letter from Arizona says the Lee family
aGd circus performers, consisting of eight p,
: tsons, well known in this State, were mi
&tlered by Apaches while on their way
Mexico through Arizona.