Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-02
General Summary.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly fOrths Ansus.l

ST.. PETERSBURG, Feb. Barron Won
OEenburg, late Consul General at Bueha-
rest, is appointed Russian Minister TO the
United States. The late Minister CAtacszy
is attached TO the foreign Office in this
city.
NEw YoRK, Feb. Last evening si
Newark the Philadelphia train ran into the
Railway train aud damaged two railway
cars. The widest excitement prevailed,
aud it is reported that many lives are lost.
Escape from still greater loss is regarded as
q miracle.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The bsrque Maritoba
vent ashore yesterday off Penszanoe, and
is total wreck. Four of the crew are
Lost.
WASHINGTON, Fob. l.-Telegrsns from
Mormons and Gsntiles of Salt Lake are
received by the Attorney General to-day,
cpndsmuing the decision Of Judge No
Kesn in not admitting Brigham Young and
other Mornons 10 bail, and from federal
officers there endorsing the Judges de-
oision.
SCRANTON, Feb. IA terrible accident
occurred this morning on the Lehigh rail-
road near Rookport. AS the Buffalo eK
press train was nearing that point . rail
broke, prscipitating the train over an en-
b.nkment about 30 feet high, wreokipg the
cars, which we're set on Gre by the stoves.
Four Of The passengers we're instantly killed.
| Four more have since died of their in uries,
and some eigh.een others are more or less
wounded. Among the killed ia the wife ot
Prof. Lewis Pro,oriss, Of Wilkesbsrre.
Judge Dowd, law justice of Luzsrne
county, had bis arm and shoulder broken.
Among the killed were also . colored wo,
man aud two children.
PITTsBURGH, Feb. IA special to the
Com mercial says Prof. Wilson, principa
of the Union School of Washington, Pa.
was shot and wounded this afternoon BY
Thos. McGifin, 9 lad Of about seventeen
The Professor had refused to deliver q
note from McGifin to one OF she young
lady pupils, and ordered the young mar
from the premises, when the latter shot
him.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The debt state
ment shows decrease in the debt during
the past month Of S. ,633,57l decress,
since March LIST, 1871, $82,503, 1897; bal
auos in treasury-ooin, $l03,37l, ,730; cur
rsncy, 81, ,s40,2 ,27l total, sll6,6l2,00l.
NEw York, Feb. IA Mexican special
says Gen. Quergo s at VillsvOnva, on the
Mler road, with 500 men. The weather il
very cold, retArding the attack on the city
Trevino has issued decree that ell mer
chandiss leaving MstAmorss for the interior
is contrabAnd. Monterey papers report th'
defeat Of AlAtorre in 0axaoo by Diaz. Th'
Mexico Siglo says rumors of this defeat Ar'
| in NkaN ntt hat Ia hal
retreated.
The will of Jas. Fisk wa, admitted 3,
probate to-day. The estate is sworn to a
not exceeding . million of dollars. Hi
widow is the sole exeoutrix. Mr.. Jordan
retiring as coleZatee.
At the custom house investigation il was
on motion of Howe, decided by party vot,
to examine Gen. Bsboock and Porter il
Washington.
Rogers testified that Weigher Thompsou
returned the weight of oesl to his firm con
siderably in excess Of the actual weigh
because he refused to give the weigher Ger
tain coal which he had desired.
John @. Hooper testified to abuses con
nectsd with the examination Of foreigI
qsggsges, and said the loss to the govern
ment By these frauds 10 estimated .. 800,
900.
I Bixhy Was tx x,mined. He said the who'll
profits Of the North river general orde
business was $60,000 TO $4,000. Ther,
has been complaints about the genera
+, order business. The only remedy Is todivid,
il among q number Of stores. To Civ
. steamships their own general order store
would afford greater facilities for smuggling
Witness has always been Democsa. an
! Grinnsil, and Leet knew it, Adjourned.
ltis reported that the Western Unio
Telegraph Company has purchassd prOpert
on the north west corner of Broadway an
Dsy streets for e800,0J0, and propose I
erect handsome and substantial Office.
At g meeting Of Oyer and Tsrmins