Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
Mere about the Watch swindIe
Market Reports.
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NHlCAGO, March T.-1 esterdAy Lizzie
Wsllum and Julia Quinn, two girls each
about sixteen years of age, were arrested
on charge of gsrroting and robbing Gather
inc Gurns Of her purse and jswelry on
Sunday afternoon, while she was passing
through she railroad yard near the corner
OF Eth and Canal streets. The young
highway women, according to the statemen o I
OF the victim, held her up aud went through
her In a most scientific manner, threatening
her with death If she "squesled."
The charter election a. Jacksonville, Ill.
yesterday, resulted in the election of q Dem.
ocrGiio mayor, and all the aldermen excep,
one.
RICHMOND, Va, March 6.-Alex. Mossly,
editor Of the Wing, and James c. Southall,
editor Of the Enquirer, we're arrested this
morning, to prevent "a anticipated hostile
meeting. Each were placed under 81 900
bonds to keep the peace.
LoSDoS, March 6.-In the Tichborne
case this morning, the counsel for claimant
to the Tichborne estate announced that his
client, in view of defendants counsel say
ing Monday they had sufficient evidence
whereon TO base . verdict, desired to with
announcement defendant asked for claim.
ants arrest on charge of perjury, and to 6x
his bail at $50,000. Accordingly q war
rant was issued for the arrest Of claimant.
The claimant 10 the Tichborue estate was
arrested this morning on warrant issued
BY Lord Chief Justice BovilIs, aud convey
ed TO NewRAte.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Gov. Holden
declines the ministership 10 Peru rendered
him by the President.
General r. W. Hsaly, United States Mar
shAl Of Montgomery, Ala, has applied to
Attorney General Williams for troops to aid
him in srresting parties indicted at the late
term of the L. S. District Court held o.
Montgomery, for Ku-Klux outrages. The
Attorney General has recommended TO the
Secretary of war that the necessary troops
be furnished.
The New Hampshire clerks in the depart
ments have received ten days leave of sb-
ssnce to vote At the State election.
Fortress Monroe letters state that the
storm on Saturday was the most severe tha
has occurred in fifteen years. The velocity
of the wind was rs miles per hour. At Nor
folk the storm caused the entire suspension
Of business.
Troy, March 6.-The Democrats elected
their city ticket yesterday BY one Thousand
majority.
! New YoRK, March 6.-Ths legislativ,
Judiciary committee last night heard tn,
esiimony on the part of Judge Oordoza
Fullerton, CordozS's counsel, is confident o
the acuuittAl of his client. The case O
Judge Barnard will be taken up TO day.
| The Tribune says that the swindler Elias
who is running the concern called th
Geneva Watch Company, is one OF thu
managers OF another fraud called the Pro
tsctory Emigrani Association. This as
sociation acts upon the credulity of unsop
histicated smigrants by inducing them I
pay money for membership therein.
ALBANY, March 6 1t was stated in tn
Assembly BY two different speakers thA
some rural members were selling votes on I
certain bill for ten dollars apiece. n
action was taken.
New YoRK, March 5.-At the annua
meeting of the Union Pacific railroad i
Boston to-day, the following we're unAni
mously elected directors for the ensuin
year: Horace F. Clark, of New York
August Sohell, Of New York; James E
Banker, of New York; Oliver Ames, of Bo,
ton; Oakes AInes, of Boston; G NJ. Dodge
of Council Bluffs; G.. NJ. Pullman, of Chics
20; John Duff, Of Boston; Elisha Atkins, c
Boston; L. p. Morton; of New York; jaime
Brook, of New York; Sidney Dillon of Ne
York; G. S. Bushnell, of New Haven;
Gordon Dexter, of Boston. The govsrnmer
directors are as follows: B. F. Wade, G
Ohio; j. F. Wilson, OF Iowa; Hiram Prio,
of Iowa; ]. G. s. Morrison, of Indian.
David S. Ruddick, of Tennessee.
At q subsequent meeting Of the Board {
Directors the following officers were elected
President, Horace F. Clark, of New Yorl
Vice President, John Duff, of Bostor
Treasurer, f. Fl. Rollins, Of Concord, n. I
Auditor, q. B. Wilburs.
BERLIN, Masch 6.-The Upper House I
the Diet has under consideration Q school I
ins peotion bill.
During the debate today, Bismarck mad
asignihcant speech. He expressed his fei
oil Royal influences of the Catholic clerg
and insisted on q clause providing for Il
introduction CT the German language
Polish schools. BE assured the conserv
tive members of the Diet that the roverl
nent did not intend to break with the
party, but it wonld not submit to pre-
sure
Shocks OF earthquake we're felt here th
afternoon, simultaneously in Dresden, Pc
ne, Schandsn, Chomnitz. Baden, Bao
Wermar and Rudslsssdl. The moveme,
was not violent, but was more or less pc
cep,ible at intervals for over an hour.
/ LONDON. March 4.-The steamship Ci
OF Washington, whose non-arrival b
caused anxiety, was spoken BY the steam
Atlantic on Sunday. She had broken b.