The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-28
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Critical Financial Cond1-
tinn in the East.
An effort to make change in
Silver.
Tilton won't Tell.
Tilton won't Tell.
Death of a Chicago Judge.
The Yellow Fever Scourge.
Great Fire near Syracuse.
Accidents, Crime, Fire. etc.

New YORK, Oct. 27.-It is rumored !;
that Wm H. Vanderbilt, Jr., has sailed !,
for Europe to negotiate two million dollars !
of New York Central bonds still remaining :
out of the ten million dollars ;
The matter of the Lake Shore loan to ,,
the Union Trust Company is not yet set
tied. According to a statement Of the Di-
rectors difficulty has arisen in the nego-
tiation of the notes of Commodore Wander
bilt, the bankers, who had agreed to dis
epunt them, refusing to do so unless the
capital of the Union Trust Company is en-
larged by the payment Of an additional
million dollars.
A full list of the securities held by the
creditors of George b Grinnell Il Co. is
published They are merely shares of the
Lake Shore and Chicago Il Northwestern
with dash of New York Central
Word comes from Berlin, that, owing to
transactions on the Bourse causing the in
hation of specie, financial troubles are /
threatened. The prodigality and waste |
among the middle classes has led to great |
suffering among the poor.
/ 1t is stated that in the case of Talntor, |
the defaulting cashier of the Atlantic
Bank, the defense will be that the dlfec-
tors of the bank were aware of and con
sented TO Taintor 5 speculatlons with the
bank funds.
Theodore Tilton has written letter TO
the Plymouth Church Committee, saying
that inasmueh as he has not been mem
ber of the Church for the past four years
and does not feel in duty bound to obey
their action to appear before them, he
therefore respectfully declines to answer
J the charges made against him IN the
Beeeher Bowen scandal.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27-The Secretary
! of the Treasury will issue an order to COM
mence shipments OF silver to New ork,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other
t leading cities where there are assistant
treasurers or designated repositories, to-
; morrow. In no case will more than hive
y dollars in silver be paid to one person, the
balance Of the check being payablein green
= backs.
2 The trial of Frank L. Taintor, cashier Of
the wrecked Atlantic National Bank, has
been commenced The bank examiner
e testified to finding deficit of S400 coo in
II Taintor's accounts, and advising his ar
d rest
The Treasury Department had not,up tC
noon. paid out any silver, and no order has
e been received to do so, though the teller
1t was beseiged all day for silver in exchange
for currency.
,e ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21-All the banks hert
Is have resumed currency payments, to-da,
a without excitement, and the day 5 deposit
exceeded the drafts.
PTTrsBURG, Oct GA reduction of ter
N per cent. was resolved upon in the furnace
here and further reduction OF labor pa
is predicted.
G Pat Coyne shot his wife this morning
Ok Cause, jealousy. He was arrested to awai
ln the result.
CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Judge Wm.
- Porter, Chief Justice of the SuperiC
~ Court, was found dead in his bed at HI
. residence this morning 1t is suppose
that his death was caused by apoplex!
Judge Porter was the citizen candidat
IA IA for reelection.
pal MEMPHIS, Oct 27.-From noon yeste
day to noon to-day there were thlrty-nlT
. deaths from yellow fever. There was II
this morning. The prospect is more hop
full.
ST The yellow fever is decreasing \
She new cases are re ported to-day, and Il
.fry Howard Association is discharglns
II nurses.
J. S. Jukes. Grand Chancellor Of Il
1f Knights of Pythias, has issued card
thanks to the brethren, saving that sui
.:es cient funds are now ON hand for the reil
and Of the brethren suffering.
i is OTTUMwA, Oct 27-Bub Davis,
led. brakeman on the B. & NJ Railroad, f
from the poarch of a boarding house to t
ground, Saturday evening" and striking
6 his head died in two hours. He was
~ single man.
DUBUQUE. Oct. 27.-The post Office
Shell Rock, Butler county, lava robb
las. Friday night of $40 worth Of stamps a
- registered letters.
A boy named Williams was seriously
jured Sunday evening by jumping into
> vault forty feet deep in the new Her;
building The lad did not know its dep
i itoS The residence Of H. A. johnson, W at
the loo, one of the finest in the place, v
'IIn nn burned Sunday morning. Loss $l6,000.
at IL is believed to have been burglarized &
-. set on fire.
- Ut Joseph Barnhard, while hunting Sumo
near Monticello, accidentally shot of a gt
H. part of his face, losing his lips, teeth n
q, and one eye.
~ KEoKuK, Oct 27-A man named We
Lbs walked off the bridge here Saturday mig
and his body was recovered Sunday.
dispute exists as to whether the draw
open or closed.
z ! SYRACUSE, N. Y. Oct. PA fire
night in Canastota destroyed three hot
80 dwellings, and between 40 and so b
ness houses, extending over six acres.
was quenched this morning The loss
rs, estimated at 100000: insurance $90,t
The business portion of the town is all
!. stroyed, except the Beeeher block.
fresh fire was the work of an incendiary
49,. citizens held meeting this evening to
'@''' peal for aid, and appointed d. III. r
'srty, bacht, cashier of the Canastota bank,
uea receive contributions, and appointed a c
mittee to investigate the cause of the
flagration.
This is the third disastrous conhagra
y here IN six menths, involving an aggre
N loss of $30000g. The only hotel left st
|Os ing Is a temporary structure erected
the site of the April fire. All the
here have doubtless been the work Of
cendlarles. The inhabitants content
the appointment of vigilance comm
> to preserve what is left Of the village
JOLIET, Oct. ILL.,, 27.-George Bur
Il aged 5 years, was crushed To death by
Gil falling of lumber pile on Saturday a
noon. His parents reside at the C,
depot
CAIRO, Ill. Oct. 27.-A man ma
Earl, who worked over in Missouri,
to this city yesterday TO visit his bro
Efe and while standing or walking on I
s1ses day IS coal dump, up town, he lost his
ance, and, talli - hir y fe It, broke
y . neck. An inquest was held, and