The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-15
TELEGRApHTC.
Iowa Election.
j. r. Corker gets a Govern
ment Office.
Financial Matters in N. Y.
A Bogus Grange in Boston.
The Macoupin Supervisors
Wanted.
The Yellow Fever Scourge.
The Disease carrys off great
Numbers.
Contributions for Relief,
The Yellow Fever Scourge.
The Disease carrys off great
Numbers.
Contributions for Relief.
Accidents, Crime, Fire, etc.
SneriAl 10 The Arms

Special to The Argus.
DUBUQUE, Oct l5.-Returns indicate
that the Democrats and Anti i-MonOpolists /
have reduced the Republican majority on |
the State ticket to from 10000 to $4,000. /
The Democrats have carried this county, |
l 900 for the State ticket, while the Re
publicans and dissatisfied Democrats
framed peoples ticket, in this county,
and have elected D, ". Cooley, Repubh-
can, Senator, and one Republican Repre-
sentative, Republican Treasurer, and their
candidate, Mclaughlin, Democrat, for
Auditor. by majorities ranging from 800 to
600.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Oct. BE. Allen,
Robert f. Reid, and John r. Corker were
o-day appointed storekeepers in the Fourth
Illinois Internal Revenue District. .
New YORK, Oct. l4.-Three thousand
shares of Lake Shore have just been sold
out under the rule for the benefit of Boyd,
Benson & Co. The firm has not failed, but
is selling this stock to get clear OF the
Grinnell complications
/ The suspension of Gillespie, Trowbridge
| & Co, tea dealers, is reported. There
will be a meeting of their creditors to-
morrow.
The suspension of William Hoge < Co,
bankers, and William Whittemore x Co,
brokers, is announced.
! Among the rumors ahOat in Wall street,
and which has materially assisted the de
cline in stocks, is one that the New York
Central will not pay its regular dividend.
This rumor obtains significance from the
fact that parties have sold their dividends
at one half per cent. discount.
The Long Island Savings Bank, ii
Brooklyn, has been robbed by a sneak
thief Of a box containing bonds valued al
between $50, 200 and $4,000.
New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Bank of Eng
land has raised the discount to per cent
4 heavy pressure 10 sell stocks to-day ha'
forced prices down from l to . per cent
, and in some cases the prices are below the
lowest quotations during the recent panic
Later there was an improvement.
The New York Central will not pay
, dividend which has helped to depress tn
stock market The rumor is signihcan
from the fact that dividends have beel
sold at a half per cent. discount.
The jury in the Stokes case was com
pleted yesterday.
New YORK, Oct IA Boston Grange
r composed Of grain and commission mel
chants, having been ordered to disband b
the Grand Master of the National Grange
because it was not Farmers Grange
o threatens to carry the matter before tn
National Grange. The Boston Grange IT
q tains its books and initiates members, ,usin
S the pass words and grips of the order.
e The Fire Department of this city hG
a forwarded $500 by the Adams EXPRESS
the Memphis Fire Relief Association, an
-, will send more in few days.
NEWARK. Oct. 14.-The Savings Inst
y tuition by Attorney Ex-Governor Palmt
1t has asked the United States Distri
!. Court for a warrant for the arrest of tt
= Board of Supervisors of Macoupin count
" Illinois, for contempt in refusing to obey
e writ OF mandamus issued against them, O
L dering a levy OF taxes to pay judgments
e their favor exceeding the amount of S3Ot
4 900 The Board held an informal meetiI
he Fand delegated one of its members to a
Of swer by their attorneys, when a stay
Id proceedings was granted to the Janual
5, term, 1874. The Board will individual
he give bail for their appearance at that tim
"' SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, Oct. l4.-In Il
~ United States District Court, this NOR
=. ing Judge Treat ordered writs of attac
~ ment for contempt to issue against ea
"a of the Supervisors of Nlacoupin county, /
", turnable at the next term of the cou
tn u which will be next January The NJ;
II shal was authorized to take bail in t
- sum of 5000. At the last June term
& the court the Board of Supervisors of ii
Sn county were directed to levy tax of !
" cent on the taxable property Of the cot
ty to pay the interest on the bonds issu
~ to build their Court House, and for
:" fusal to do this they are in contempt
- MEMPHIS, Oct. 14.-Another frost t
morning is sufficient to increase the he
of the early abatement of the scourge
air ,ifr new cases this morning Physicians
wise the reople not to return to the C
till after freeze. The Masons hi
IS fifty-six, DAD Fellows forty and
hin Knights of Pythias ten cases. The IRE
by ury of the Knights of Pythias is exhau
nv ed
n A man named Tom Canning, said
. belong in Nashville, was found dead
tIdulSUH SlTcSL Lillo llE l
been drinking excessively for several da
II A jury OF inquest is being held.
- Mrs DIR. Coleman and child are
ported dead this morning
N. Everybody is advised dnot to return to
city too hastily at least, till after IN
marked abatement is manifest, which
~ not be considered safe till after fre,
T. lhls Is the advice of physicians
i The Masonic Relief Board reports Fl
lur SIX cases on hand the Odd Fellows al
forty, and the Knights of Pythias at
nine or ten. The latter society have
~ haused their Treasury, and indiyic
members are furnishing means and 5
plies. The iremen report seven sick
numbers of their families. making s;xt
. or seventeen in all.
4, Contributions from all resources .
"a reported heavier yesterday than on
~ day during the prevalence ofthe epide,
- Fifty of the recently made orphans
been sent % the Church Home, near |
tyn Station, in Shelby county, in charp
the Sisters of st. Mary, but that ms
ton reports its inability to supply Il
73. with subsistence. An appeal is made 4
the citizens Of Memphis to furnish COG
provisions for their dinner to-day.
Leath Orphan Asylum reports that it