The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-15
Death of Paymaster Kinzie.
u. s. A.
Meeting of congressman to
Discuss Water Routes.
Pork Packing and Crop RE
ports in the West.
The Benders Caught Again.
Crime, Fires, Etc.

HAVANA, Dec. l3.-Last night several
hundred men marched, cheering and shout
ing, to Plaza de Armos, and gathering in
front OF the Captain Generals palace gave
a noisy expression to their dissatisfaction
at the departure of the Virginius and dis
approval of the course of prominent per
sons who favored delivering the yes
sci. Two Spaniards, who en-
deavored to pacify the mob, were rudely
hustled about and several shots, believed
to be accidental, were fired The crowd
fingered around the place till midnight,
when Captain General Joveller addressed
them and prevailed on them to go home,
CooPERsTowN. N. Y, Dec. l3.-Sam-
uel Nelson, ex-Judge of the United States
Supreme Court, died suddenly of appop-
lexy, while sitting in his chair, this after
noon, at his residence in this city. Judge
Nelson had been for some months past in
good health and spirits. On Monday he
complained of having taken slight cold,
and was confined to his room till Tuesday
afternoon. He then came down stairs to
tea, and spent the evening in his parlor.
He came down to breakfast this morning
at rather late hour. as was his custom,
apparently as well as usual. While sitting
in his chair, between one and two this af-
ternoon, listening to the reading of letter
by Mrs. Nelson, he made some inquiry in
regard to it, and then, without word or
sigh, suddenly died.
CHICAGO, Dec. l3.-Maj. r. 4. Kinzie
Paymaster in the United States Army, and
member of General Sheridan's staff, of
the old kinzie family, of this city, died
suddenly at his residence atDouglas Place,
this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia meeting of
the Representatives to interchange views
on the subject of Water Transportation,
held in the Representatives Hall, this
evening, was presided over by Mr.. Dun
nell, of Minnesota Clements, of Illinois,
and Stone of Missouri, Secretaries. Fifty
or sixty Representatives were present, and
Senators Aleorn and Stevenson.
Representative Sypher made an address,
saying the whole country was interested in
the subject of affording cheap transportation
of the Mississippi Valley cereals to Eastern
markets. He gave the present average OF
| freight rates per bushel and time of transit
as follows: By the St. Lawrence route
from Chicago to Liverpool, IS cents and SO
days by the Hudson river, 40 cents and
80 days by the Mississippi river from St
Louis, 81 cents and 80 days. He favored
the Mississippi river route and Fort St.
Phillip canal.
Representative Harris favored the i'm
provement Of the james River and Kama
wha Canal at a cost of twenty millions.
Representative Cobb said this was a
meeting of the Mississippi Valley Repre-.
sentatives and not of Eastern.
Messrs Burchard, Crittenden, Lough
ridge and Stanard spoke in favor of the
Government extending aid for the Missis
sippi River improvement, and hoped SOME
plan would be agreed upon.
MIR. Clark, of Kansas, wished to offer .
resolution il favor of the improvement o.
the mouth of the Mississippi River anC
Fort St. Phillip Canal, but withdrew it OF
the objection that the meeting would no
bind members
After further discussion Mr., Clarl
offered resolution, which was ruled out o
order, as was the resolution offered by Mr.
Fort, of Illinois, providing for the appoint
ment of committee to collect information
Mr. McNulta, of Illinois, said that if tn
. East intended to resist, the South and Wes
d
Mr.. Mclean, of Texas. offered resolu
f ton, declaring in favor Of unity of action
: Mr.. Holman said the West had bee
+ fairly treated in appropriations.
d Mr., Wilson, of Iowa, said the East wa
= : as much interested as the West, and tn
s West was unit in favor of measures t
: promote agricultural interests.
Mr.. McLeans resolution was adopted.
Adjourned at the call of the Chair,
: CHICAGO, Dec 13-The total number Q
hogs packed here to date was 1876, 10
against 429, ,430 the same time last yea
!. The Commercial Bulletin this afternoO
:, says, very little definite information hi
n been received during the week in referen;
y to the packing of the West. The receip
u of hogs continue quite large at all the pril
n cipal packing points, and packers hay
r transacted a large business notwithstandir
o the enhanced values. 1t may he conside
a ed safe to estimate the aggregate packir
p of the West to date, at 3,000, 900 hogs,o
: per cent of the total slaughter of the seasC
i of u and 73. The receipts of hogs in tn
u city this week reach a total of 1858
+ The probabilities are that Chicago VI
pack 80 per cent, of the aggregate packir
c. of the West this season. The board
ID railroad and warehouse commissioners, t
40 day, appointed Troilus Tyndale. registr
he tor of grain, in the place of S. T. Clary, r
Q. signed
ss q JACKsoNvILLE,D Dec. 13.-Reports, dat,
y December 1st, received at the Office of Il
10 National City Register, correcting and We
|, a flying previous estimates, indicate for t
re corn crop of 1873, in comparison with tn
a. a. of 1872, as follows: For the States of II
nois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, OH
n n, Tennessee, Kansas and Missouri, viii
er produce in the aggregate over one-haf
n the crop of the United States, total lo
pc pc of 90 2-lO per cent. The heaviest loss
: in Kansas, a per cent: and the lightest
Wisconsin, II per cent; the Illinois loss
nearly 3S; that of Iowa over rs; Oh
= nearly % and Missouri 322 per Gel
i'll The returns relative to the total quaint
:" of pork fattened for market this season,
compared with the last, indicate in t
20 States above mentioned, and in Georl
lin II, and Arkansas, total falling off of ten |
by cent OF this per centage, Illinois is
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