The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-28
TELEGRAlPE.HE1LC. { T.
Spain Quotes our own Prec-
edent for her acts.
Jay Cooke Declared Bank
rupt.
Statistics of Crops.
A State Grange of Patrons
in New York.
Colored Men want their
Rights.
Five Hundred Canal Boats
Frozen Up.
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Fire. Accidents, Crime, etc.
A State Grange of Patrons
in New York.
Colored Men want their
Rights.
Five Hundred Canal Boats
Frozen Up.
Fire. Accidents, Crime, etc.

< ire AcC1uemTS.C Cr1m0s etc.
MADRID, Nov 26.-The Ignaldea, news
paper justities the execution of the Nir-
ginius captives, and cites as precedent
for the action of the Spanish authorities,
the circular issued by the United States
government during the civil war, declaring
Confederate priyateers pirates.
HAVANA, Nov. ga communication
from Spanish minister to the political
Governor of this island, dated the Oath in
stant, was published in the Official Gazette,
and is in substance as follows The gov
ernment of the Republic is resolved to
secure the faithful observance of the treaty
agreements contracted between Spain and
foreign nations. Desiring to avoid all
grounds for demands from the citizens OF
such nations, and moved by the same rea-
sons which impelled the Council OF Minis
ters to direct TO the predecessor of Your
EXcellency, then in command of the island.
their telegram of the 18th of September
last, has decided that you should order i'm
mediate and strict compliance with the
instructions Of the Ministry under my
charge, and should place the estates of
foreign citizens acquired through the ac
ton of the gubernatorial administration,
in such position that those having rights
| therein may enter into possession, by the
order of said government, l communicate
this to Your Excellency, that it may take
effect as desired, which, by order Of His
| Excelency is inserted in the Gazette for
general instruction.
| PHILADELPHIA, November 26.-In the
| United States District Court this morning,
/ Jay Cooke & Co were declared bankrupt,
and j Gilliegham appointed receiver. The
Judge intinated that proceedings should
| be had under the 43d section of the bank
ing act. which authorizes the appointment
of trustees and committee by the cred
itors
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The November
statistical report of the Department of Ag-
riculture now IN press, makes the showing
for the corn product quite as unfavOrable
as that which forecasted the short crop of
90. The preliminary report of the aggre-
gate quantity for that year indicated a to-
tai OF S74, ,0OO, 900 bushels, which was 222, :
100000 bushels less than the estimate for
the large crop of 1870, and present returns
point to product of SIS, ,OU0OOU bushels
The estimate of last year 5 crop in Illinois
was 2l7,0O0, 900 bushels; the estimate of
the present crop is l32, ,0000 900. Only 6
states report crops equal to that of last
years, viz: Virginia, Georgia, Florida,
West Virginia, Oregon and Rhode Island.
The percentage OF deficiency in the princi-
pal corn growing sections in comparison
with the total product of last year is as
follows: Kentucky, per cent; Ohio, II
Indiana, - Illinois, SO Iowa, 2S; Mis-
souri,, 80; Kansas, 81. The deficiency for
New York is per cent; Pennsylvania, l6
In most of the Southern States the crop is
smaller than that of last year. The cotton
reports Of November, unlike those of the
comparative condition earlier in the season
= make exact estimates The expected eroI
of each county is stated in the form of the
, percentage of last year crop. The aggre
gate of these estimates varies little from
: 3, ,To0,0 600 bales The season for piekins
has been unusually fine thus tar.
CAMDEN, \. Y. November ga Stat,
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry has beer
! organized here.
e CINCINNATI Nov. ga convention o
2 colored men, of Kentucky, met at Frank
, fort, yesterday, appointed delegates to th'
National Convention, of their color, whicl
assemblies at Washington, December 9th
Many resolutions of an independent char
o acter were passed. Among them one as
q serts their right to an equal division of tn
!, offices with the white portion of the Re
= publican party, and if not granted, the
would act with any party in the futur
/ which would best secure that recognition
: They also assert their right to sit as Jury
men.
COLUMBUS, O, November 26.-There i
" a controversy going on here as to whethe
# colored persons shall be excluded from tn
;, parquette and dress circle of the Atht
neum. Several nights ago Richard POI
20 ter, a negro, presented himself and girl t
. the door keeper of the Athenaum wit
two tickets for reserved seats in the pal
U quette. The door keeper stopped him, an
IF going to the box office exchanged the ticl
cts for $l.50, the price paid for then
Porter refused the money, and left in n
'e happy frame of mind. Yesterday be m,
the door-keeper on the street, and, afte
declaring that he had insulted him in r,
=. fusing his tickets, knocked him down an
L beat him terribly. For this Porter wa
es fined $l4. Manager Sargent declares thi
,e the admission of col0red people to the pa
ID quette of his theater will iniure his bus
n ness, and this being the case he has pc
d. feet right to exclude any person or class
persons. Mr.. Sargent has succeeded
- building up a splendid business for Il
Athen@um, and his patrons regret tn
}. any question Of this character has arise
New York, Nov 26.-Among the pa
senger by the bark Jasper, which sails +
- Liberia in the latter part of the prese
week, will be several colored men from Il
South, who are assisted by the Americ,
Colonization Society.
, The anniversary of the massacre of d
medical students of the Medical Universe
of Havana, which took place three yea
ago, will be suitably observed in the Chur
of Santiago de Cuba, in this city, tome
row. The massacre, of the persons seiz
on board the Virginius will also be COZ
memorated.
The plasterers of Bfooklyn have stru
to force the employees to guarantee 70
dollars per day during the winter, viii
they generally refuse. The president
the Plasterers' Union was arrested on
charge Of threatening non union men n
working.
John T. Irving, the self accused m,
derer of Nathan, pleaded not guilty cd,
to the indictment charging him with b,
glary at pawn shop in the Bowery, a
stealing twenty thousand dollars worth
|, property.
,. A member of the firm of Tiffany & {
reports that they have been robbed b,
salesman Of large quantity of valua
Al IL