The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-22
Partial Suspension of Work
in Eastern Mills. :.
Another Rotten Insurance
Company Exposed.
Accidents, Crime, ETC.. etc.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2l.-The sixth annual t
of the National Board of Trade
met in the Music Hall of this city, to-day, h
with large attendance from all the cities q
in the United States President Frailey. | E
of Philadelphia, called the convention to :
order. and proceedings were opened with !
PRAYER by DIR. Goodwin r. F. Swami was
chosen assistant secretary President Cul- /,
yer, of the Chicago Board, delivered an
address Of welcome, which was appropri-
ately responded to by President Frailey
The report of the Executive Council, OF its |
action during the past year, read The !
report contains important recommended
tions, which will come before the Board
for discussion. The convention proceeded
to the election of officers, and President
Frailey was unanimously reelected.
President Frailey, upon resuming the
duties of President, returned thanks for
the continued manifestation of regard and
confidence. The Vice Presidents elected
were c. +. Culver, Chicago S T. Coving-
ton, Cincinnati E. p Dorr, Buffalo; H. |
P Bridge, Detroit; Henry ]. Latshaw,
Kansas City; W L. Smith Milwaukee ;
New Orleans George Opdyke, New York |
t u L Htld0ClpIltd OHctsC4f
Portland w L. Grosvenor, Providence;
B. R. Bonner, St. Louis B. F. Nourse,
Boston. Pending the election. the Presi- /
/ dent appointed Howe, of Chicago, Coynton,
of New York, Marsh, of Kansas City,
Davis, of Cincinnati, and Haskell, of Port
land, committe on credentials and to re
eeive applications for membership from
new bodies
4 delegation from Canada was received
on the platform, and welcomed by the
! President 4 response was made by Vice
President Rowland. of the Dominion Board
/ of Trade By the suspension of rules,
e committee was appointed to whom were
referred the subject of Transportation
y Facilities The committee was Grosyen-
: or, OF St Louis, Howe, of Chicago, Smith,
of Cincinnati, Stark of New York. and
Allen, of Philadel phia A committee was
:, appointed to consider questions concerning
Canadian reciprocity Messrs. McLaren, of
Milwaukee, Taylor, Of Cincinnati, Dow OF
Chicago, Haskell, of Portland, and Harvey,
of Detroit, constituted the committee. A
committee on reform Of the currency, ma
e tional banking, and the national banking
e law was ordered to be appointed, and will
= be announced in the morning. The Cana
: dian Dominion Board requested that there
be appointed two delegates to confer with
u the committee on transportation, and chose
y Hugh Mcclellan and Thos White. A com
v munication was received from General l..
# Stager, Superintendent of the Western
Union telegraph Company, rendering the
ID free use of the company to delegates fol
}; private and family messages during the
o. session of the Board, and accepted with
is thanks An invitation from Carpenter &
.,4' fhA nnfra a-f
" Course, to attend the readings Of Harriet
lie Beecher Stowe this evening, was accepted
is with thanks
or BosToS, Oct. 2l.-The boards Of direc
h tors of nearly all the mills at Fall Rive
.s have appointed committees to confer witt
Vi representatives of corporations at othe
ed pla ,es in regard to the partial suspension
iy Of work during the present dull season.
ce PoTTsvILLE. Pa, Oct 2l--The Fish
it back Rail and Pudding Mills have sus
~ pended, and six hundred men are throw
" out of employment.
New YORK, Oct, ,21.-The National Lif
Insurance Company has been placed in tn
hands of a receiver 1t appears there is
ne deficiency in the Company's reserve {
ut, 100000 The assets of the Company ar
us stated TO be S564000; liabilities, STl3,0Ql
ba 1t is stated that not over 100000 WI
be realized for the benefit of the polio
holders of the National Life Insurant
IS; Company.
,rd Reports were current on Wall street t.
;+v day, on the authority of a bank officer pr
~. tending to have letter from the Presidel
us' that the Government intended buylr
Oh, sterling and expanding the currency; TIL
at the President intended to draw on the TO
the ty-four million reserve three millions
- week for some weeks, and to buy one N
w lion sterling exchange on London for Il
ing use Of the State and Navy Department
i'm These reports were denied early in the d
the on the authority of kilograms from Il
of Treasury Department. The Express sa
"a the question is one of veracity betwe
and Secretary Richardson on the one side al
lbs, an officer and merchant on the other
the DIXON. ILL.,, Oct 22.-The Catholics
reat this city and its vicinity will dedicate.
the I'd of November one of the finest a
most commodious church ediices in Il
free whole valley. Bishop Foley, of Chieaj
ious and the Bishop of Richmond, Va, are {
and pected to officiate.
,ove CHICAGO, Oct 21.-The severe storm
a1+h sleet east of Cleveland, and snow east
a,,' ", Buffalo, last night, has Frustrated all I
telegraph wires, and no eastern news
~ yet been received at the Associated Pr
soeI Office. The wind played havoc with Y
~ - sells on lakes Erie and Michigan and
VII" tails are looked for with interest A La
number Of vessels are ashore. The o
uoo. loss of life so far reported was in
:, ,ee'' wreck of the Lizzie Throop off South
u III ven. Only two Of the crew were say
- Capt. MeCool and three other men "
NC lost.
sSi DETROIT, Oct 21.-The fercest gal,
the season prevailed the past twenty 4
hours. A number of disasters are rep
ed on Lake Huron. The schooners n
ara, Negaunee, Bradley and Rust
ashore and gone to pieces, There are
mors of loss of life from the barges,
as yet nothing definite has been lear
A large number of vessels and steau
ran into Port Huron and Towos for S
ter. There is a very heavy sea on |
Michigan, but no important disasters
reported
louisville, Pa, Oct. 21.-The
caused great damage to the Miners
,c bridge The Peoples Railway was W;
Eh ed away just after the train had pas
Furnaces at st. Clair are consider
- damaged Land slides occurred at Sc,
places on the Philadelphia & Reading
L- road, delaying trains at Girardsville.
carriage, containing man, his wife.
two children, was submerged while
her, ed ed : ~ e'4N''' were ar
CONCORD, n H., Oct 2l.--The NJ
mac River is very high and still ri
The country about Plymouth is fioe
Trains have been stopped since yestel
At Franklin the paper mills have susr
sieS ed, owing to the high water, and at
lAOS' terbury temporary bridge over the
e., inn River has been washed away