The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-25
Snow in the North and w est
Death of Ex'Gov. Bebb.
More Indictments Against
a Grant P. M.
Accidents, Crime, Fire, etc

f Trade reassembled this morning to con-
ider the transportation question 1t was !
ontinued without argument except as to i
he necessity of increased facilities and the :.
of all water routes The !
,nbiect was referred back to the executive
council to collect facts and more specific
and there was added to this
on the subject, Croker, of Bos
ION. ]. A. Cane. Of Cincinnati Holton. OF
Milwaukee, and Latshaw, of Kansas City.
The committee was instructed to report In
the morning.
The resolution allowing Americans to
buy foreign ships and sail them under the
A merican flag. was reconsidered and adopt
ed with the amendment ''on payment OF
reasonable duty on the cost BY vote OF
80 to Is.
The report of the Committee of Confer
ence with the Dominion delegates on the |
lake navigation and reciprocity were adopt /
ed, 1t requests the Secretary Of the Treas, |
ury To allow Canadian vessels to proceed
direct to ports on Lake Michigan, and the
Executive Council to call the attention OF
the dominion government to distractions
ON Canadian waters, and providing tor the
arnointment of commissioner to act IN
conjunction with the State department IN
NEGOTIATING a treaty with Great Britain Tor
such notifications of trade regulations as
will be mutually advantageous aud tend TO
/ facilitate the free exchange OF necessary
commodities and 10 secure for American
vessels the use eff the Canadian canal con
Meeting common waters on the same con
ditions as the Canadian vessels
| Resolutions were adopted, asking Con
eyess to revise the tariff, abolishing duties
on commission packages and the cost OF
getting goods on ship board, and to provide
for the free expectation of distilled spirits
and malt liquors. and giving western ex-
porters equal privileges with others.
At the afternoon session of the National
Board of Trade the special order was the
report of the committee on finance, rela-
ting to specie payments and the currency.
IL was taken up, and its discussion was
opened by President Frailey in temper
ate and practical advocacy OF the report
tpublished in these columns yesterday
urging the necessity of speedy resump
, ton of specie payments, to give specie val
5 ne to the currency necessary for trade ant
2 commerce. He thought the country or
dinarilv able to sustain the present volume
of currency and not more than ten pc
F., cent. of such volume in coin is necessary
d as basis under the plan of resumption
Y recommended. Nazro, of Boston, moves
;. to amend the report by declaring tina
" treasury notes shall continue to be lega
!, tender only until the date fixed for re
1t sumption-the first Monday in July. lsI I
e Kinzie. of Cincinnati, moved to amend b
advising specie resumption when the Diet
was paid or funded and a balance of trad
Z in our favor. and then resume at ever
l. suh-treasury.
e A number of other amendments wei
r. uSsposed and ordered to be printed and tn
subject laid over till morning.
~ MEMPHIS. Oct. 24.-Noon-The mort
S. arv report gives "a deaths from yellow +
lie fever. There is a heavy frost and ice Is
at quarter of an inch thick. Favorable r
suits are hoped.
A magistrate was summoned yesterd:
&c to house to marry a couple and found
us other Justice holding an inquest over
nd member Of the family who had died su
We denly.
N MEMPHIS, Oct. 24-The Evening LIE
m ger says the masonic fraternity has respo
ded so literally to the call for aid that t
&C. local members of the order are now IN
Il condition to take care OF their sick bret
I'm rem.
" The Young Mems Sodality appeal
aid from similar societies in other clu
of Up to six o'clock there had been "a deaf
from the fever, and but few new cases {
. reported The prospect is brighter tn
at any time since the first outbreak.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct 24-The Ma,
has called public meeting Of the citize
T. this evening, to take action In the shape
) procuring financial aid for the suffer
residents of Memphis. A subscription
per will be circulated for that object, and
, doubt the effort will be met with q hbt
response.
LITTLE Rock Ark, Oct 24-Dr J
rs. Bohemin died to-day from yellow fe'
F. H. Moody is not expected to reco
.,o from the same disease Both had cha
81, of the quarantine between here and Arg
ints, ia, and, it is supposed. contracted the
ana ease from fleeing Memphians There
IS 40 heavy frost this morning There are
,phy fears that the fever will spread.
WILMINGTON. n. c., Oct. "a
Episcopal Bishop has issued u letter
nths' ing immediate collections in this Dio
Bu- to aid the yellow fever sufferers at N
phis and Shreveport. Considerable S
1sl; have been forwarded from this city.
. BosToN, Oct. pa meeting was
u in Exchange to-day for aid for the "
fever sufferers and large amount
subscribed.
New York, Oct 24.-An urgent al
f. was made to-day in aid of the Men
and Shreveport sufferers.
ny ST. LOUIS, Oct. PA meeting o
citizens was held to-day to devise a pl
secure further contributions for Mem
(th, and one was organized at Kansas Cit.
that purpose 1t is stated that the
ty In latlon OF Memphis is $4,000 and only
600 remain there, and LOCO of thes
n now sick.
BosToN, Oct. 24.-The Atlantic III
Lawrence resumed work for four d
week
resent The National Mills of the Bay Stat
works have suspended.
, SON arc New YORK, Oct. 24.-,Julius '
OF thi. worth has been nominated for Congr
q hn,h the Apollo Hall Democrats and the
lieans to run against s. s. Cox in tb
rs CTS. trict formerly represented by
ured at Brooks.
At the Prospect Fair trot to-day.
s0.dst can Girl won in hree straight heats
the pgf. 0.o0 900 O.0O1