Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-14
Market Reports.

NEw YoEK, Feb. l3.-At Susquehauna
Depot, Pa, 90 Sunday last, the employees
of the Erie railway nearly burned q little
negro boy to death, by throwing kerosene
over his legs, be being asleep. They al
lowed the burning to continue until the
boys legs were roasted to the bone in sew
srsl places. The 6ends have not been dis
covered.
wAsHINGrou, Feb, 1.-The Prssiden,
to-day sent e letter to Col. Foruey accept
ing his resIgnAtion Is Collector of the pors
of Pbiladelp phiA, and expressing high Ap-
probation Of his services and q regret that
be 6nds its necessary to leave the public
service
The committee on WAYS and Means this
morning resolved to report in favor OF re-
tanning the present tax of sixteen cents per
pound on tobacco.
PARIS, Feb. l3.-The election in the
Department Of Oiss to 6ll the vacancy in the
Assembly was attended with great disorder.
There were numerous conflicts between the
opposing parties.
ROVE, Feb. l3.-The Pope will soon
promulgAte an encyclicAl letter on the
subject of puoic instruction and its rels-
tions with church and state.
CISCISNATI, Feb. l3.-The steamer Nash
vile, lying al the wharf, was cut into by the
| ice and suuk in twelve feet o! water to-day
| She was loaded mostly with groceries aud
! furniture, and was TO start tor New Orleans
/ Tomorrow. She had 440 tons of freight
valued at about SIZE, 900; insured for $780,
| 900. The boat was valued OF $50, goo; in
sured for $4,000. The boat and cargo
will be q total loss.
CHICAGO, February l3. - The TimeI
and Tribune both condemn the
action of Secretary Boutwell, 10 de
cIding to take the BIgelow Block as tb,
site for the new government buildings, par
ticularly as the decision was made in ad
vance of the report of the condemnation o
the COMMITTEES, and intimate that the de
cision is in the interest of ring Of spscn
lators The Bigelow Block is the secon'
block south of the old possottioe, and lie
between Adams, jackson, Clark aud Dear
born streets.
LONDON, Feb l3.-It is reported her
that the reply Of the American governmen
TO Earl Granvills's note in reference TO sh
claim for indirect damages, reached Minis
ter Schenck to-day.
An sttampt was made to bring the sui
iect of tho Alabama claims before tn
House Of Lords to-day for dsbL,e on ih
Hypothetical statement presented by Baro
Rsdesdale.
Earl Granville declined to answer th
p questions, saying it was undesirable TO di
q cuss the treaty of Washington al the prsser
juncture.
Several Lords expressed a regret this
Parliament was the only place where tt
3 treaty couldn't be mentioned, and declare
J, that the government ought to publish th
English case and other documents come
ted with the Alabama claims, and give Il
British people Au opportunity of enjoyin
the advantages the Americans possess {,
J, discussing the issues.
ri Lord Granville again declined to repl
but said that If q motion was made for q
prolongation Of the English case, it wou
be laid before the House, A motion WI
7 made and adopted.
Ino. Evelon Deunison, late Speaker
the House Of Commons, is gazetted
Vncount Gssington. He appeared in Il
House of Lords this evening and took b
seat as peer.
The Prince of Wales is at Osborne, vi
the Queen and members of the royal TAI
lily. He goes out daily but his strength
not sufficiently restored to allow him
visit London at present.
New York, Feb ls.-PrivAte dispatch
from London say American securities ha
recovered from the decline caused by {
recent panic, aud confirm the reports of
eonciliatory feeling manifested BY the pu
lilo at large in regard to the Americt
affair.
The London Times of-January &c, 50
of the Geneva arbitration, that the protoc
Of May 1871. coupled with the provisio
Of the subsequent articles, are sufficient
show that the claims for indirect loss
10 we're not contemplated. Whether the cls
for direct losses are admissible in resps
Ill to all vessels comprised in the Americ
.. Hist is question left open by the treaty.
agrees that Great Britain would have Il