The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-21
Boats caught in the Ice.


NEW luhks NON. Au--CaptdlH M0Utl
negro, of the Arapldes, has received or
ders from the home government (of Spain)
to get ready for sea at the earliest moment
possible and proceed to Cuba Heexpects
his vessel to be out of dry docks in 20 days
when nothing will remain to be done ex-
eept to take her powder and armament.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov, 20.-There
was no concealment made of the actual er-
rand of the Virginius while here. 1t was
notorious that the officers had dangerous
parties on board, and public meetings
we're held in honor of Cuban independence,
at which the cousignee Of the Virginius oc-
cupied the chair. The steamer was re-
paired while in port and coaled at the ex-
pense of Cuban refugees. While at Port au
Prince, several Jamaica mechanics, all col
ored, on board of the Firginius, became
alarmed and ran away, but were hunted
and dragged from their places of conceal
ment and delivered to the officers of the
Nirginius, by whom they were taken on
board again, and put in irons. and sotorced
to go on this perilous adventure
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The Secretary
of State has received the following dis
patch from Consul General Hall
HAVANA, Nov. ls.-The Consul at
Santiago reports, under date the 3th inst,
that the total number of executions of per-
SONS from the Firginius was fifty three, and
that there had been no executions since the
Sth inst, Statements published here on
the l4th respecting fifty seven additional
executions prove untrue.
MADRID, Nov. 20--It is officially an
nounced that the effective Spanish force in
Cuba numbers $4,000 men.
FREEPoRT, I'll. Nov. The grounds upon
which the Railroad and Warehouse Com
port against the Chicago Il Northwestern
Railroad consists of two charges First, dis
elimination second, extertion The Com
pany- charge from Winnebago to Rockford.
distance of miles, Sl0. SO a car for all
grain; and from Winnebago to Chicago,
! 100 miles, $15.l0 Besides making this
discrimination, it is charged that they fa-
vor some shippers over others.
| FURTHER CASES OF EXToRTToN.
Another case was from Shannon, Wis,
| to Rockford. 81 miles, Sf2 per car for
grain and from Harlem to Rockford, &c
miles nearer, on the same line Of the road,
| SIC per car Grain buyers who live in
| Winnebago are unable to compete with
those at Freeport, a distance of q miles
further on the same line, for the reason
that less rates are given the latter to Chic
ago and they are thus enabled to pay
more for grain. These are samples of the
determinations and extortions which are
said to be practiced by the road. Proba.
bly, these are the most fragrant of the whole
list, but, if any are true, they are bad
enough,
TIE question of the reasonableness ot
the general rates of the road on all freight
from these points will doubtless be brought
up in the case The evidence will go tC
show that the rates have been advanced al
all points on the line since the lst day Of
last July, when the new Railroad law wen
into effect, from 10 to so per cent, anG
these latter rates are uniformly excessive
1t will no doubt appear that the road neg
leots to furnish promptly to non-competing
points cars for the shipment of freight.
WITNESSES UNWILLING TO APPEAR.
The Commissioners are having some
trouble to make the witnesses from whom
they gained the facts upon which they ar,
to bring their suit face the music Mos
of them are large shippers on the line, and
while they were willing to go before tn,
Commissioners, when on their late investi
eating tour, and tell of their grievances
they hesitate to 60 into court, and do so fo
fear OF the consequences to them In thei
business. They fear the road will retaliate
Some Of them, for this reason, have de
clined to give their evidence in court
Mr.. Brown. one of the Commissioners
has been here several days busily engaged
in getting up evidence.
| Dixon, I'll. Nov. 20-In the case trie,
in our Circuit Court, of William Reed VS.
The Pullman Palace Car Company, tn
jury this morning returned verdict to tn
plaintiff, with $4,000 damages. The ac
tion was for damages on account of Reed
being expelled from a sleeping-coac O.
the Pittsburg, Fl. Wayne and Chicag
Railroad in January last Mr.. Rec
bought his ticket and entered the car, bu
lost his ticket before showing it to the cor
duetor He then obtained written state
ment from the ticket-agent that he ha
bought such a ticket. but the eonducto
would not receive this, claiming that h
must have printed ticket, pass or tn
money. Mr.. Reed refused to pay agair
and was expelled, and afterwards brougt
this suit here, where he then resided. tn
question was important to the travelin
public, and no doubt the result is to thei
satisfaction. Eustaee, Barge & Dixo
were Mr.. Reeds attorneys, the compan
being represented by Mr.. Smith, of Wall
er. Dexter & Smith, of Chicago, and nj. H
Williams Of this city.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20-The Nation;
Stock Yards of East st. Louis, formal
opened this p. NJ. have capacity for 10
600 cattle, 10000 hogs, 1000 sheep. and
number of horses. The yards and surrour
ding accommodations are complete.
CAIRO, Nov. 20.-A little daughter q
B. g. McManus was burned to death las
night. her clothes catching fire from
hot stove.
| MISNEAPoLIs, Mimi Nov 1g-Col. Fa,
quhar, in charge of river Improvement
has received an order to make q survey {
the Mississippi above this place, as far 8
St Cloud, and make q report Of the COS
and what is needed for the improyemer
of navigation. 1t is the intention to as