The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
A National Bank Pays 80
cents.
jay Cooke Proposes to Pay
Is cents on Northern Pa
cit1c Bonds.
Financial Troubles.
Laborers out of Work.
They Say They Will Not
Starve.
Frauds by the Republicans
u. S. Com in New York.
Death of one of the l1I's r.
R.& Warehouse Com
mission.
Accidents. Fires, Suicides.
Murders, etc.
Frauds by the Republicans
u. s. Com'r in New York.
Death of one of the Ill's r.
R.& Warehouse Com
mission.
Accidents. Fires, Suicides.
Murders, etc.

cent, and they will probably receive fifty
per cent. in all.
Among the depositors, who to-day re-
ceived thirty per cent of their deposits
from the First National Bank, was ex..
President johnson, who received nearly
$4,000.
1t is rumored that a proposition has
been made by Jay Cooke l. Co. to pay a
fifteen per cent. money balance on the
Northern Pacific bonds.
COLUMBUS, Nov. los, S. Rickley.
banker, made an assignment this morning
for the benefit of his creditors. His la
bilities are estimated at $l25,O00 assets,
at $4,000.
Boston, Nov. IO.-Reports from the
manufacturing sections of New England
are more cheering this morning. There is
news of resumption of business in several
places, and of the running of manufactor-
les on increased time.
New YORK, Nov. 10.-Battershall i
Co.'S teahouse failed to-day. Its business
aggregated a million per year
1t was the Security Bank, referred to in
the defalcation of H. d. Somers. The cash
ier has been missing all the week He ap
propriated $4,000 and eloped with wo
man, leaving his wife and child.
| The seamen here are to have a Crane
parade with view of influencing Congress
to repeal the act creating shipping com
mission for different ports in this country
Ship masters and owners, it is stated. ar,
preparing a formidable petition in favor o
the repeal of the act.
At meeting of the workingmen yester
day, James Hodgskin, connected with tht
finance departments Of the Erie and Grea
Western Railroads, offered resolution
that public works of utility and necessit,
on large scale must be undertaken forth
with by the city, State and I. ). Govern
ments, under the direction of proper au
thorities, on the credit of the nation, an
of separate communities, and for the ben
eft OF the industrious unemployed labor
ing men OF the commonwealth. MI
Hodgskin also commended to the people i
another resolution the fact that large bod
les Of men cannot and will not starve in tn
midst of plenty.
The banks, Notwithstanding the witt
drawal of currency on Saturday for week.
payments to laborers, etc., have gained
legal tender notes, holding this mornin
$23, $50, 900, with one bank to hear from
which will probably raise the amount t
fully $24 100000. A more hopeful fee
ing prevails in mercantile circles, and.
addition to Greenleaf, Morris 4 Co.'S r.
, sumption, to-day, other prominent firms
banking and stock exchange circles are pr
6 pairing for an early resumption. A failul
, in trade is reported, but the name Of ii
> house has not been made public.
: The report of the Clearing House Con
mittee will declare against the payment
i. interest on deposits against the certificate
! of bank checks, except when money is a
tually on deposit. A proposition to con
pei all railways to make to the Stock +
change full mouthly statements, meets wi
general favor 1t appears that since Il
T last bank statement published, the Associ
ted Banks have lost in deposits TO the e
tent of 81, 100000, Of greenbacks SIl
Q 100000, and gold S2,000,000.
s ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10.-The Merchant
/, Exchange appointed a committee of t
fl to-day to organize for securing the il
e provement by government aid of the NJ
+ sour valley water transportation. Tn
ask the cooperation of all the cities in t
valley.
SALT LAKE, Nov. l0.-The Utah Sout
IT ern Railway has been completed to with
s. two miles of Provo, the Utah Northe
E. Narrow Guage being extended from Br
ham City to Ogden. The track laying
, progressing rapidly, and will probably
D completed in a month.
1t New York, Nov. 10.-The Tamma
IF Hall Commission tonight investigated t
| aiarftn,, fra,tIc Sovara{ ~,
!, spectors of the election tearing up a
III changing tickets Two inspectors swt
'g their returns were altered at the pol
id quarters. The evidence bears hard
o Commissioner Charlick and U. s. Co
missioner Davenport.
:, MEMPHIS, Nov 10.-Two fever deaf
IA the past twenty-four hours. Three n
a cases are reported. The streets are crov
It. ed. The weather is warm
Sc Sr. Louis, Nov 1o.-James FL. Luc
Sc the wealthiest citizen of st. Louis,
1t last night from the effect of q paraly
ng stroke received four years ago. He '
T. 73 years of age. He left property estit
ted at from eight to ten millions.
"a CHICAGO, Nov. I0.-Cel II. D. Co
Is President OF the Illinois Board of RailV
g- and Warehouse Commissioners, died at
ry residence at Normal, ILL.,, yesterday
~ gu PITTsBURG, Nov. 1o.-Rev. Father B
,u ~, zil died yesterday. He came here fl
M Dubuque four years ago.
ro OMAHA, Nov. l0.--A quarrel betw
of the Union Pacific and Pullman's Slee
to- Gar companies resulted in the former c
lys ing the latter's office In their build
Sleeper tickets are still sold, but only
,et, berth to each passenger.
/ Wm. GULL, contractor, drew mo
80 Saturday and jumped the town, leaving
his workmen unpaid,
1r About six-hundred Mormons. princi
- ly English, Welch and Scotch nas
ases through this city, bound West. this M
nss ans ing.
Il is A dispatch, received this morning {
5ed, I'D Kansas. states that two of the men
robbed the train on the Rock Island r
have been arrested and are in Jail at !
G lington, Kansas.
- CHICAGO, Nov, 10.-The body of an
known German laborer was found han
by scarf to tree In the ,uthern pa
lass. the city, this morning. supposed sui,