Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-29
FOREIGN NEWS !
Market Reports.
IRspOrssdE1prsssly for the ARsus.l

NEw YORK, March 2S.-The directors in
Erie yesterday created lull in the excite
ment Of the Stock Exchange. A numbe
OF brokers think that English capitalists will
renew the contest to get hold of the road.
A few, on ,he other hand, express a relief
that the crisis has passed.
Ii was rumored this afternoon that the
sheriff had orders to arrest q prominent
official who is charged with being impli-
Gated in the failure of one of the city saw
ings banks.
Prof. F. S. Morse to-day is reported ly-
ing dangerously i'll with paralysis of the
brain.
| There was 9 slight change for better in his
case this afternoon, but he is BY no means
considered out Of danger.
Sheriff Brennan says the order Of arrest
in his possession for an official has 20 con-
neotion with ths city frauds. He expects it
will be served before morning.
Forged certificates of deposit amounting
to s., 200 purporting to be issued by Geo.
Opdyke Il Co., have been sent here for pay
ment by Iowa and Kentucky banks. Other
victims are feared.
Eliza Curley, aged seven years, was
turned into the stree: yesterday sick with
the small pox, and wss picked up by al
officer who had her sent to the small pox
hospital.
A Washington dispatch says that August
Belmont, chairmSn Of the National Demo
cratic Committee reached Washington yes.
rerday morning and had an informal political
caucus ct which we're present about forty Of
the principal politicians of both Houses
The question of holding q National Conven-
ton was freely and fully discussed BY
Casserly, Frank Blair, Stockton, Bayard
and others. The feeling was unmistska bic
against calling q convention at this time OIL
indicating any positive policy until after ths
Cincinnati Convention.
Any coalition with Republicans, it wa,
admitted, must be made on the question o
strength only. There must be no surrender
of Democratic principle in the Cincinnati
Convention. There was greater disposi
ton to endorse Judge Davis than was ex
pected. The names Of Senator Trum bal
and Charles Francis Adams we're discus5e;
and also those OF Gen. Dogsn aad Grst;
Brown.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-The Magqui
1 de ChAmbrun was to day before The Seuat,
Arms COMMITTEES. In the course of bis ex
ANIMATION, he read from letter addresse
to him by his uncle. who is the French MIN
ister of foreign affairs, saying he had 90
prescribed any investigation of the Rem
ington affair, and that if Remington be
com mitted Ray misCeneauor lbeV Vonl
prosecute him in tee United S,Rles
The Senate committee on poSt ofics au
post roads this morning agreed 10 move n
amend me ut to the post office appropriate
10 bill, when il comes up in the Senate, at
thorizing q semi-monthly mail service bt
tween California and China, and incrsasin
g. the subsidy Of the China Mail Company I
~ one million dollars per Annum.
* * New YORK, March 2s.-It is crsditabl
ir- reported that in the first or second week j
January Marquis De Chsnbrun told gei
- tleman of this city that he went to Pres
dent Grant in regard to the French arm
business, and he told him he desired acoe,
to the accounts of the Wsr Department
The President treated him most cordial
and not only gave him an order to examir
the accounts, but to take copies il he d
sired.
WASHINGTON, March 29-Msrquis
Chambrun was before the Senate arms il
vestigAting committee to day. and expsins
O. length his connection with the invest
CATION of the sales of arms.
NEW YORK, March 28.--European ms
Advices state that the town OF Shsmakher
Cauoasia, was almost entirely destroyed
recent earthquake. The number OF pc
sons killed was 1877, and the destruction
property was very large. A considerab
portion Of the country was converted into
desert and the inhabitants reduced TO gre
misery by the destruction of their croPs'
LONDON, March 90, 5 M.-An exp
sion has occurred at . coal mine ct Atm
ton, near Bolton. Twensy-eight men we
killed outright. Eleven were rescued.
they are fearfully burned and nearly ali "
probably die. There is great excitement
the vicinity of the mine.
MADRID, March 28.-There have been
. distur ees since those reported yesterd
N Dispatches report the whole country til
gull.
DErRoIr, March 28-- John W. Hnl
late State prison agent, Who has been
"a trial ct jackson for embszzlement,
,s s., morning plead guilty and received -
Il teucs Of Eve and . half years in St