The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-30

New YORK, Oct. 29.-The arguments
in the Stokes trial closed this afternoon,
and Judge Davis began his charge to the |
jury.
At the conclusion of the Judges charge, |
which lasted three hours, ,Trenaine took a /
special exception to his honor eondemna |
ton on what is called emotional insanity. |
Judge Davis said he used the very Ian
guage OF the Court OF Appeals, Tremaine
said he specially objected to the expires
sion, that the evidence OF insanity was very
meagre, and asked to have the question
submitted to the jury. Judge Davis SAID
he had submitted it to them within law.
1remaine also took exception to remark
that instantly. as a rule, involves deluslon,
and that the prisoner ideas seem to have
been based upon reality, and to his Honor
saving that the other holes IN the cloak,
besides the four in the breast, were not
particularly material, as 1t was made
through any Of them.
At the conclusion of Tremaine excep-
tons, the case was given to the jury, VINO
retired, and. at l2:25, sent for Judge Davis
to repeat his definition OF the various de-
grees of crime in taking human hte, after
receiving which they again retired.
| LATER-The jury have returned yer
| dict OF manslaughter in the third degree,
Stokes is sentenced to four years In the
| State Prison, and 70 hard 1ah1r.
| Jacob Michel. son of the murderer OF
the L. s. Deputy Marshal Stevenson, OF
| Jersey City, was sentenced To be hanged
| December 9TH.
! ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29.-The Senate trans
! ~
| ern Hotel in the morning, the st. Louis
committee chosen to present all the intor-
nation touching upon the navigation OF the
Mississippi.
Boston. Oct pa osiah Quincy Presi
dent of the American Cheap Transports
ton Society, has issued lengthy address,
setting forth the suggestions which will he
made to Congress tor legislation upon at
the coming session in relation to the Trans
portation question, and calling a meeting
of the above Association at Washington
January l4th. A delegation FROM all kin
bred organizations is invited,
The New York, New Haven 4 Hartford
Railway Company have reduced the hours
OF labor for mechanics from ten to eigh
hours. with twenty per cent. reduction o
wages
NEW YORK, Oct ga report circula
!, ted OF the imminent danger Of the failure
OF A. X W. Sprague, of Providence, Is I'm
, true. The facts are, that, owing to TIL
strlngency in the money market, and tn
difficulty OF making collections, the firm
applied to the Providence banks for aid
and, upon showing fourteen million assets
. with only seven million liabilities, the bank
-. agreed to advance the one million aske
and the danger of suspension was averted
A meeting of their friends in this city, a
e the house OF Hoyt, Sprague & Co, wa
held this morning to tender any turthe
aid needed. A member of the firm say
: he expects no more trouble.
! The New Brunswick Carpet Compan
= have been adjudged bankrupts.
The piano, billiard and cigar manufaC
turers, and other producers OF Injuries, al
i. conducting business with great caution
- Large factories are being run on half thu
q" and with halt their usual force. while til
smaller establishments have in the mai
. closed altogether. Arrangements are e.
y pected to be made whereby most of I'll
factories will be able to keep their hands
work part Of the time at least, thus pr
T. venting great deal of suffering
Int III Tile European
es to-day was quite marked. and many inclin,
eess to the opinion that the Bank of Englar
is rate will be advanced in consequence of Il
n Continent drawing heavily upon Londt
u and Amsterdam.
- Proceedings have been commenced
;, throw into bankruptcy the firm of bod
Il Co, CONSPICUOUS in a lumber combiu
tian which broke down last summer wi
IL i
ten millions.
- Carlton the missing Secretary of t
Union Trust Company,is reported indict
by the Grand Jury on charge of forge
Carlton is said to be on his way to Euro
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Itis understood Il
the railways in this city will reduce 1
wages of the employees from to s
cent. and the days for labor in the sh,
will be reduced to two hours. The wa
of the track men will be reduced from
372 to 81 25 per day. The regulation tai
effect the lst of November.
MARSHALL Tex, Oct 29.-There ,
heavy frost last night and ice this mo
ing. No new cases of fever or of dea
are reported. The sick are all doing "
New ORLEANS, Oct. 29.-The weat
is clear cool and favorable for the devel
ment of cane.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 29.-There was ice
- might
Il The Masons have sent $500 to Memp
:. oniy one yellow fever death at Nj
~ somery, Ala, yesterday. Ice yester
- morning.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 2e.-There have /
eleven fever deaths since moon yas,arg
No new cases reported. Ice in the putt
VF Everything favorable.
> The mortuary report for the past tive
four hours to 6 this evening. rives ve
fever 9, other causes 9. The Raara
health notifies that absentees NAV re-,
- to the city, but urges every precaut;on
" The Evening Ledger contains the
lowing from Mayor johnson: ''Telegr
and money received to-day from Nortl
resh- cities show as many receipts of substal
store aid as previously, and show thai in bIe