Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-03
AN EDITOR BLOWS his BRAINS OFT
General Summary,
Market Reports.
REPORTED Expressly fOrths Assus. J

New YoRX, Feb. AT the custom-ho |
investigation to-day, Edward @. johnson,
who Was formerly in the general order busi
ness, testified that the other day he offered
Lest Sc, 900 a year for the business. For
merly the price Of storage Was regulated by
the Chamber of Commerce. Witness
thought the recipients of the general order
monopoly were obliged to make up, by
charges on merchants, for What the privi-
legs Of having the business costs.
Johuson said further there was an i'm
mense profit on the storage because q
months storage is paid up on goods which
remain only few days. Their places are
then filled with other goods upon which
another months storage is paid, and so on
until lot in q general order store makes
between four and six months storage in
one. Witness never heard of much pilfer
ing in the general order departments, in
cartsge, &c, since Leet q Stocking have
had monopoly of the business. Witness
said he urged Murphy to correct the terri
BILE abuses growing out of the present gen
eral system, representing to him the dam
age they were doing to the Republican par
~, aud that Murphy replied that be had not
the power, and could not interfere with this
partoF the general order business. Witness
had heard men Say they had been discharg
ed because they refused to pay political as
sessments.
James II. Young, inspector of customs
since 1869, was examined. He testified to
the observation of gross frauds and abuses
in the custom house, particularly the fscili-
ties which we're afforded for smuggling, and
gave q numbe of illustrations of the man
ner in which the customs are defrauded.
Witness said he had observed abuses and
frauds of . most fagran. character among
custom house officers, which he reported to
his superior with very poor results.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2.-The Grand Duke and
party arrived by special train this afternoon,
and were escorted to the Peabody Hotel.
A reception will take place this evening q,
the OvsrIon Hotel, followed by ball and
bsnunet.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 2.-The Congrss-
sional Committee was in session six hours.
Several witnesses were examined. The
evidence is very strong agsinst the Govern
or and members of the Legislature, showing
violence, bribery, etc. Nj. Carr, one of the
Yarmouth leaders in the House, testified thai
the schism Of the Republican party origina-
ted between the Governor and Lisuienant
Governor Dunn, and that the
federal officials afterwards sided witt
/ Dunn. Mr.. Carr had not remained
in Ds Soto parish, which he represented
over three months eli told. and had no
been there since elected in 1870. During
the investigation, i, has been shown thA
there are many mem oers Of the Legislator,
who have never resided III parishes theJ
pretend 20 represent.
CHARLESTON, s. g., Feb. 2.-Samue
White rcolored), WAS hanged here for muI
der to-day. Whites accomplice, g negro
named BlAd win, had bis sentence conf muteC
by Gov. Scott to imprisonment for life wher
under the gallows.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-The newspapers teen
with hostile comment and false reports ii
regard to the case of the United State
which has been published in reference to tn
Alabama claims statement.
The English case has not been Published
The Advertiser asserts that Chief Justic
Cookburn, one Of the arbitrator, will with
b draw, and that the government will repu
). diate the treaty of Washington, and 9 cor
respondent who advocates this cours
suggests tho reputation of the treaty 9
Ghent By the United States as preceden
} The daily News says the claims of th
}. United States for indirect damages has bee
declared out of the question
The number of emigrant4 who sailed fro,
: Liverpool in the month of January exceed
n tha. OF December by 100.
!. The burning of Chicago seems to hav
stimulated emigration.
LONDON. Feb 2.-In g recent oo1vers,
tion with Gen Billo.t, Theirs is reported
have said: