The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-27
TEL EGRAP.TC.
Adjournment of ahe Nation
al Board Of Trade.
Death of S. w. Fuller of
Chicago.
Pufenbargar Acquitted.
Death of John G. Heenan.
The Yellow Fever Scourge
Unabated.
Indictment of Grant Once
Holders in Illinois.
Large Shipment of Tea over
the Rock Island Road.
Editors Indicted for Libel
Snow in Wisconsin.
Snow in Wisconsin.
Accidents, Crime, Fire, etc.

President announced that the Executive
Committee had reelected Charles Ran
dolph, Secretary and Treasurer, and select
ed Baltimore as the place for the next
meeting The report of the Committee on
Finance was then taken up for discussion.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The National Board
of Trade re-assembled this morning and
the consideration of financial questionswas
resumed. Nourse, of Boston, favored the
report of the committee with amendments
providing that Treasury notes cease to be
legal tender after specie resumption, the
| st Monday in July, ,lS77. After a limited
debate the question was postponed to an
adjourned meeting. The amended report
of the Transportation Committee was sub
mitted and discussed The first PROPOSE
| ton, that Congress may prevent unjust
| State restrictions or inter state commerce
was lost by two thirds vote. The second
and third, rejoicing in canal improvements
eastward. and recommending the improve
ment of the Mississippi river, and referring
| to the subject of double track railway
from East to West, with questions ger
| main, to the Executive Committe for future
consideration, were adopted favoring recip-
rocal trade with Spanish colonies. After
the customary resolutions of thanks the
Board adjourned to meet at Baltimore, the
second Tuesday in January next.
CHICAGO, Oct 25.-Judge Sam'l W.
Fuller, one of the Oldest and ablest mem
bers of the bar in this city, died at his res
idence here to-day.
The Jury in the case of Joshua Puffen-
berger, engineer of the freight train which
caused the disaster on the Chicago Il Al
leo I hr,,,
diet this noon of Not Guilty" Puffen
| COLUMBUS, Oct. 25.-The official re.
turns from ali but one county insure the
election of all the Republican State ticket
but Governor.
DENVER, Col, Oct 24-John C. Hee
nan, formerly noted pugilist the ''Bene
cia Boy" came to this city about TIVE
months ago for the benefit of his health, ,ht
having marked symptoms OF consumption
q which arose from an abseess in the lef
lung, and which was superinduced by tn,
) breaking of blood vessel while sparring, ;;
little more than half year ago After Wis
I iting several points in this territory, il
company with Jim Cusick his forme
trainer and an old personal friend, he re
turned to Denver, and, after remaining
short time, started from this city for Cali
fornia yesterday While on his Journey h
died at Green River Station, Wyoming, a
: I clock this morning.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 25.-The weather i
r thick, cloudy, damp and gloomy Tn
noon mortuary report gives 25 deaths fron
yellow fever. The increase of application
for nurses at the Howards indicate an in
a crease of new cases. Ten nurses arrive
from New Orleans last night and all are o
= duty this morning, and there is deman
$ for more. DR.. A. White died this morn
e ing.
a MEMPHIS, Oct 25.-The yellow feve
deaths to-dav were "a, for the week l69,
decrease of 79 from the previous weel
q The Board Of Health urges absentees I
y thoroughly entilate and disinfect resideI
It ces before returning to the city Notwitl
standing the untayorahle weather, report
y from all sources are very promising this
at NJ, though the effect of the last sudde
Ie change from cold to warm and damp weatl
+ er may be seen in day or two in an il
~ creased death list.
SAVANNAH, Oct 25.-A dispatch fro
: Bainbridge, GA, says a great many ne
le cases of yellow fever are reported tn
OF evening. The dangerous cases, reporte
Id this morning, relapsed and the deaths
&C are hourly expected -Four hundred pc
- sons have left the city aud the streets a
nc deserted. The outgoing trains this eve
at ing are crowded aud vehicles cannot be h,
for love or money.
ee SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 25.-The Graz
us Jury in the United States District Cou
were discharged, having done their wor
ho In addition to the indictment for parti
We pating in the embezziement of Harpt
th they returned two other indictments In
IN. Court against Albert Smith, Chief Clerk
ex-Collector Harper The first chare
lg- him with having corruptly received s.
ok 900 from Henry P Westerman, Preside
hn of the Pekin Alcohol Company for viii
he used his influence to secure delay
the collection of taxes also corruptly
ct, ceiving $4 100 capital stock in the Pei
Alcohol Company as q bribe, and, fl
. ther, corruptly receiving $500 as bri
from David r. Thompson on behalf Of {
Pekin Ds:illing Company. The seco
one charges him generally with aiding
She the commission OF frauds upon the Gene
rye. Government. This indictment conta
cry ten counts. Indictments were also fou
= against u. L. Westerman and ID. I. Thon
son. IN which they are charged with br
ing Smith
! OMAHA, Oct. 25. The Rock Island r,
! took East yesterday fifty cars of /
ting on which the charges amounted to ST.
lton QUO.
oais i HARTFORD. Oct. 25.-The western
!, on Of the City Hall was completely Quilted
1t II fire tonight.
1t. YANKToN, D. T., Oct. 25.-It be,
showing here quietly last night, and 3
viii tiDued through the day. But 3 inc
heir have fallen The weather is mild. ,
without wind The snow is melting ain
=. as fast as it has fallen.
thin MiLWA.hhh, Oct. 1o.--hepoTIs II
by various points in Central and West
nse Wiaooos;n and Minn, sota ca., sroxu q,