Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-13

General Summary.
lReportsd Expressly for the ARsus.l

NEW oRK, April ia special dispatch |
to the Times says that ct meeting of the |
Democratic Central Committee at Albany
yesterday, . consultation was held on the |
political prospect. Remarks were made BY
Governor Seymour, Mr.. Tilden and others. |
The feeling of those present was decidedly
unanimous in favor of the passive" policy
AID of looking to the Cincinnati convention
to initiate Q programme for the party, in the
Presidential campaign.
Senators Trumbull and Schurz arrived
this morning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
during the morning received q number of
calls from prominent Liberal Republicsns.
The mAss meeting at which these gentlemen
are to speak tonight 10 expected by it's
promoters to be . grand success. There is
considerable disappointment at the ina
biliiy Of Senstor FeIton 10 be present. He
will submit his views, however, in a.Nletter
which has been sent to the chsirman Of The
meeting.
Only one of the killed BY the explosion
of the tug Davenport at the Clnatd sdock
yesterday, James Caul6eld, has been re-
covered up to this afternoon. Efforts are
being made for the recovery Of the remain
ing five. The Davenport was known to be
an utterly worthless craft The explosion
is attributed to the lack Of water In the
boiler, owing to the negligence OF the engi
neer and fireman, who were Witnessing a
dog fight on one Of the barges
A great meeting was held here to-nigh, 10
advocate the Liberal Republican policy at
the approaching Cincinnati Convention. Ii
vas one Of the largest in nun bers and the
mos. imposing in composition ever held in
this city Cooper Institute was thronged to
its utmost capacity and thousands clamorsd
in vain for admission.
| Among those present were Horace Gree
| Hiram Barney, Marshall 0. Roberts, George
Wilkes, Frank Leslie and John Dix.
sT. LOUIS, April I2.-GeOrge Keightly,
frst engineer, wao was on the watch. " hen
the explosion occurred on the 0ceanGs yes
terday, says the boat had Just struck bar,
the engines had been stopped, and Keightly
had JUS; glanced at his watch to note the
time, when the explosion occurred with ter
ribls force. One of the boilers was blown
back to the cylinders, and the whole forward
part Of the bost, including the pilot house,
texas and forward state rooms, were scat
tered right and left. The boat took fire
instantly and ihe startled and half nude
passengers that were not killed awoke to q
terrible reality.
But one boat was left and that was badly
broken. The officers did all they could to
assist the passengers. Captain Rseder and
Clerk Worsham gathered together the life
preservers that were left in the back part OF
the cabin and distributed to the half die
traoted passengers. There were but two
fems les on board Mrs. Constable and I
cham bermaid named Wallace.
1t is stated that 1t was the middle boiler
that exploded. The engineer said be wen
: on watch but few moments before the e1
pIosion, and tried Eve guages, in all o
which be found plenty of water. He ther
walked back TO get 9 cup Of coffee, and i,
Eve minutes the explosion occurerd.
sr. LOUIS, Mo-, April 12.-The steame
!, Belle of St. Louis arrived here this morning
with swenty-eight survivors Of the Ocsanu
disaster, and the bodies Of seven who die,
, on the way mp. Tae books and papers o
= the steamer was lost, and a complete list O
a passengers and crew cannot therefore b
y given.
! Various statements have been mad
e during The day by survivors OF the oceanu
2 disaster, but they relate almost entirely |
d personal experience, and throw little or
n light on the cause of the explosion. Tb
a bodies brought up by the Belle OF st. Lou'
o will be held for inquest. Those OF IN
q wounded not able to take care OF themseive
y have been taken charge of by the city, an
le sent to hospitals. Most Of the passenger
in remain here.
One of the pilots states that 1t won
- have been impossible for the steamer
i ground at the point where the exploslo
took place, as asserted by Geo. height
first engineer.
OMAHA, Nsb., April l2.-There has bee
another severe snow storm in the mountain
extending from Cheyenne TO Bryan, on
count of which trains have been temporsi
ly laid up. No serious delay is anticipate
as the snow is light and easily clelreo
snow plows.
Detroit, April IA paper rs o"ll
CT; culated in this State accepting the "
ticn of the Liberal Republicans of MIsso'
/, be represented IN the Cincinnati conve
tion. Il has already been signed BY qu
a large number of prominent Republican
and among those in the district are the
known names of Duncan Stewart, ID.
Hollbrook, Charles Endicott, Wills
Parker and J. James. A number
prominent Germans are also among
signers.
IA WASHINGTON, April l2.-Ths Hous co
m;ttee on elections overruled the motion
D, ,Larges counsel to dismiss the Bowen c.
"' test on the ground that Bowen's oceupa'
'rie of a seat in the Legislature of So
CaroI;na diaaualified him from the cont