Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-02
THE NsURRECTION In MEXICO (!
Conversion of Turks TO Catholicism
General Summary.
Market Reports.
(RepoT.sd Expressly forths ARsUs.l

NEw YoRK, Dec. 3l.-Jem Mace is out
with = challenge TO any man in the world
to hghtfor 81 900 a side, or for any greater
suu. The fight to be his last.
Miss Morells Grey, Of Greenfield, Ulster
county, about % years of age, was on the
Sth inst. taken by her sister, Antoinette
Telber and Mary Hermon, of Ellenville, to
the house of DR.. Foster Sherwood, of Hem
ousck, Sullivan county, TO be treated, Sher
wood having gained an unenvisble reputs-
ton ss an abortionist. Ga the 18th, hav-
ing become liable TO die on the doctors
hands, she WAS removed TO ChAtty Acker's
garret, and after intense suffering, sg9rs-
waited By exposure ard neglect, she died on
on Christmas night Sherwood took her on
his back, carried her down stairs like g
slaughtered beast, aud began preparing for
her burial. The doctors undue haste for
her interment, and other circumstances,
aroused the suspicious OF the authorities
An inquest was held on Wednesday, and it
was proved that abe died of an abortion
Sherwood has fed.
The seventy have sent circular TO the
city senators and assemblvmen, demanding
speedy legislation for the removal Of Mayor
Hall.
Archbishop McClosky to-day congratu-
lated his hearers upon the conversion OF
20, 600 Mussulmen to Catholicism.
The Third Avenue Savings BsSk, which
withstood q run in October, will probably
fail this week To-morrow's papers will tell
the story Of the directors disastrous spec
ulstions, and show that when they reported
to the state banking department that the
bank had $2l0,000 surplus, it Was really
$50, 900 worse than nothing, according to
to one estimate, and $l78, 600 according to
another. It's EN- mbarrassment began with ex-
con gresham VIM. A. Dsrling's brother-in'
laws 81, 900 defalcation, and :his was fol
lowed by loss Of $3.50, 900 on Atlantic.
mail, in which al least one Of directors was
interested. A minority of the director.
swear that the officers made false entries on
the books, sent illusory reports to the legis
lature, and used the banks fond for legisls
tive purposes. Briefly, the institution il
rotten.
Ata meeting of the Long Island city
board Of education, last night, Q petition o.
Q number Of Catholic citizens for the repea
Of the portion Of the bylaws providing fol
the daily reading of the scriptures was IN
animously denied.
MATAMoRAs, Dec. 3l.-The revolution i:
advancing into the state OF TamaulipAs
Gen. Qulrogss' insurgent forces appeared
before Myer this morning 10 considerable
Numbers, when Gen. Cortinss' troops, VIII
have occupied the place, fell back on Cam
srgo, 30 miles distant, where il is supposed
they will entrenoh and fight. The occupa
ton of Myer BY the rebels gives them a por
Of entry on the frontier TO obtain supplies
MATAMoRAs, Mex. Dec. 3l.-The revolu
tionists uuder Qoiroga entered Niger thi
morning. The government forces hsv
fallen back to CAmargo without resisting z
The town Of Tulo has pronounced for tn,
revol utionists. This pronuncismento close
all comm municAtion to the government force
between Tsmpico and San Luis.
CAnalcA has been nominated governor o
the state OF Tamsulipas. He is no'
organizing national guards to defend tn
state.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 3I.-Advices iron
the city of Mexico to Dec. I, and from Aos
pulco to the 22nd, are received. The gov
ernment of Merclsy is holding the revolu
tiouists at NUevo Leon in check, and usin
the whole available force to crush the DiA
revolt in 0axaca first Several small en-
gagements resulting. Diaz Was compelled t
abandon the open field and retreat 20 tb
city of OAxaca. he was pursued By feeders
: troops under Gems. AlAtore, Racha, sn
Tigueros. The troops sent By Diaz to il
wade Querroero under Jiminez were route
by Gen. Arcs at 0melpec and driven bac
to OaxAcR with loss.
Guerrero and oil the western coast, wit
! the exception Of 0axaca and the port
Mazatlan, is quiet, and in the possession
the federal authorities.
SAN FRANcnCo, Dec. 3l.--A dispstc
from San Bernardino says the Arizon
Apaches have left the VerdAn camp, M
Dowell reservation, and demand q camp
old Fort Reno. We may look for an Indis
war in Arizona. The people have been Il
much oppressed to listen now to any Coly
4 policy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Ths secretary
the treasury has authorized the sssista
treasurer at New Y ork TO sell $l 900 900
gold on the second and fourth Thursday
and to purchase 81, 100000 Of bonds on d
FIRST and third Thursdays during the mon
= Of January.
The conduct Of the Spanish war steam
in firing upon the Florida after she left
Thomas, is to be st once Investigated. r.
present unofficial advices indicate that
solid shor was fred without the mari
> lesgue, and therefore upon the high SCI
II this prove true, crisia may be sudden