Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-29
Market Reports.
lRsported Expressly for the ARsus.l

NEW YoRK, Feb. 2S.-Tbs "bears' on
Wall street predict Q decline in stocks, as
Ihey say the banks are in bad condition,
and will lose mpch of their surplus reserve
this week. The market to-day is feverish.
Eleven Jurors we're obtained TO day in
Mayor Halls case.
Fish's horses and carriages we're sold to
day, The total amount realized WAS $780,
600.
In the first Of 6fteeL suits against the
Atls1nc Mail Company, the aggregate
amount of which is $50, 900, on allegations
shat cigars have been landed in its vessels
without payment of duty, Judge Woodruff
has given q decision in favor OF the United
States.
Ex-Governor Tottley sues the Brooklyn
Eagle for 81 900, for alleged libel.
The counsel will sum up to morrow in the
preliminary Stokes trial.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28-In the criminal court
yesterday Joachim Geist, charged with the
murder of his wife by pouring boiling
coffee down her throat, was found guilty,
and sentence fixed by sd intelligent Jury al
l6 years imprisonment. The sentence il
commented upon as very extraordinary,
considering the fact that the man was found
guilty Of q brutal murder.
LASARK, LII, Feb. Feb. 28.-The Car.
roll County Gazette office was burned last
night. IL Was 9 total loss insured in the
Lima for 1900. The Thomson Courier
Shannon Gazette and Rock City Gszsttf
were issued from this office. Good stead
work kept the adjoining building from barn
ing, and thus saved the town.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2s.-The body of Glenn
eni MoClausland, Deputy United SsEtsI
Marshal, was found yesterday afternoon
eighteen miles from Frog Point, Dakota
he having perished in the recent storm
whilst pursuing an escaped prisoner.
Sioux CRY, Iowa, Feb. 2s.-Reports o
the discovery of rich deposits of gold in th'
| Black Hills continue to be received here
and cause great excitement. A gentleman,
| Just arrived from Spotted Tails reservation n
brings rich specimens of quartz, and say
the Indians have large quantities of gold
| Il is con6den v asserted that the mine
will prove far the richest ever discovered
and there will undoubtedly be 9 great rusl
from here for the gold fields as soon as nav
igation opens.
1 D.
tiles here are confident that England wi
finally admit the competency of the Genev
Board of Arbitration to consider the claim
for indirect damages.
The German government has notified tn
French Minister Of Finance that it will &C
cept the anticipAtory payment Of 400, 900
000f Of the war indem nifty, with dlscouu
Of Eve per cent discount. The Ministe
will Immediately pay that amount.
Three men of war are being fitted out I
cruise 10 the British Channel, and guar
the coast against the Bouapsrss s1pedi
tion.
VIENNA, Feb. 2s.-A Russian spy bs
been detected at Lemberg sketching th
fortific cations, and h as been condemned I
imprisonment.
The international Society is reported
be organizing strikes. with tbs object
preventing the international exhlbisio
, here.
= PARIS, Feb. 28.-The Count de Chan
bord was hissed by the popuIace
Dordrecht.
9 The PAtrie asserts that the mission
Prince Charles, of Prussia, who is now
3 Rome, is to bring about on alliance
e tween Germany, Austria, and Italy.
ST. PErERsRURG, Feb. 2S.-Bsron VI
d O(YsBbsrg, the new Russian minister
the United States, has left for WAshin
ton.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2S.-At o meeting hsl
last night under the auspices OF the Anne
!, can Peace Society, to discuss the Washing
ton Treaty, Reverdy johnson made spec
J. of two hours duration. In the course
which be said that it was clear thst the co
=, sequeutial claims by the United States
fore the Geneva convention Was noi &C
temp'ated, by the High Commissioners
GreaI Britain. Under the terms OF t
treaty there vera three modes Of settling &
$ matter: First, that Elglsnd should conse
to permit the claims to go before the Ger
L va Com mission, and if that decided it hI
r jurisdiction Of ths qoesiiou it would rrjs
A. the claims second, ,he withdrawal of &
:, claim BY the United States The would q
al wise such q withdrawall and third,
~ postponemeut as q subject Of future nsgo;
TO ati ons.
/. SAN Francisco, Feb. 2S.-Lundy Bro,
and VIM Andrews, alias "Bill Forte" Q,
nscted with robbirg the Cloverdale sta
and firing among the passengers, killing o
a. aud wounding Others. have been sentsnc
70 thirty years in State prison.