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.

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slider the transportation question. 1t was i
continued without argument except as 70 (
the necessity of increased facilities and the
imnr0vement of all water routes. The :
subiect was referred back to the executive
council to collect facts and more SPECIFIC
nronositions, and there was added to this
committee on the subject, Croker, OF Bos-
ron. ! A Gano, of Cincinnati, Holton, OF
Milwaukee, and Latshaw, of Kansas City.
The committee was instructed to report IN
the morning.
The resolution allowing Americans to
buv foreign ships and sail them under the
| american fIag.was reconsidered and adopt
ell with the amendment ION payment OF a
reasonable duty on the cost by vote Oh
| SO to Is. ece.
The report of the Committee of Confer !
apce with the Dominion delegates on the
lake navigation and reciprocity were adopt
ad II renuasts the Secretary OF the Treas
nrv IN allow Canadian vessels to proceed
direct 10 ports on Lake Michigan, and the
Executive Council to call the attention OF
the dominion government to obstfuclio1hs
on Canadian waters, and providing for the
= arnnintment of a commissioner to act IN
Conjunction with the State department ID
NEGOTIATING a treaty with Great Britain for
: such notifications of trade regulations as
viii he mutually advantageous and tend 10
i facilitate the free exchange OF necessary
= commodities and TO secure tor American
Vessels the use eff the Canadian canal CON
q meeting common waters on the same Gull
u ditiOns as the Canadian vessels.
> Resolutions were adopted, asking Cot-
- cress to revise the tariff, abohshng duties
on commission packages and the cost o.
Vi getting goods on ship board, and to proVlut
~ Tor the free expectation of distilled spirit
re and malt liquors, and giving western ex
mr. norters equal privileges with others.
" At the afternoon session of the Nationa
10 BOARD of Trade the special order was tn
ct renort of the committee on finance, rela
H. fling To specie payments and the currency
1t was taken up, and its discussion wa
opened by President Frailey in temper
ate and practical advocacy Of the Tepol
tpublished in these columns yesterday
nc urging the necessity of a speedy resuml
Mt, ton of specie payments, TO give specie va
'us ne to the currency necessary for trade an
.ba commerce, He thought the country. o
dinarilv able to sustain the present voluu
of currency. and not more than ten p'
rs cent. of such volume in coin IS necessal
ard as a basis under the plan of resumptlt
;tv recommended Nazro, of Boston, NOV
m amend the report by declaring tn
us' treasury notes shall continue TO be leg
oh, tender only until the date fixed for I
at sumption-the first Monday in July, lsl
the Kinzie. of Cincinnati, moved to amend
- advising specie resumption when the DC
lu' was paid or funded and balance OF ira
lng in our favor. and then resume at eve
I'M sub-treasury.
the number of other amendments VI
:, &c useposed and ordered to be printed and
subject laid over till morning
anu MEMPHIS. Oct. 24.-Noou-The NOR
nbs, airy report gives "a deaths from yellow
the fever, There is heavy frost and ice
reat quarter of an inch thick. Favorable
suits are hoped.
A magistrate was summoned yester
free to a house to marry a couple and found
'ious other Justice holding an inquest ovel
and member of the family who had died
move denly.
LII MEMPHIS. Oct 24.-The Evening ]
.'I,s- ger saws the masonic fraternity has resi-
''"" ded so literally to the call for aid that
,u,,, local members of the order are now Il
poe condition to take care Of their sick br
John rem.
. 0''" The Young Mems Sodality appeal
aid from similar societies in other CT
,,roet Up to six o'clock there had been "a de
In from the fever, and but few new cases
reported. The prospect is brighter
at any time since the first outbreak.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 24.-The NJ
has called public meeting OF the cltl
.UH this evening, to take action in the sha
- nrocuring financial aid for the suff
residents of Memphis. A subscriptiO
per will be circulated for that object, al
tie !! doubt ' the effort will be met with Ii
response.
LITTLE Rock Ark, Oct 24.-Dr
0NS. Bohemin died to-day from yellow
f. I'll. Moody is not expected to re
an from the same disease Both had c
% of the quarantine between here and
counts, ia, and, it is supposed contracted thu
'r'hAnd' ease from fleeing Memphians Their
,iee,s 80 a heavy frost this morning. There a
egraphy fears that the fever will spread.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Oct "a
Il Episcopal Bishop has issued u lettel
months ing Immediate collections in this i
II in Blu to aid the yellow IeVer sufferers az
phis and Shreveport. Considerable
ncipal. nI.o i,aan forwarded from this city.
-24d6m nave o00" ioA " -
- BosToN. Oct. PA meeting wa
Y u in Exchange to-day for aid for the
"a fever sufferers and large amour
subscribed.
nANA'AA New York, Oct 24.-An urgent
TIRE was made to-day in aid of the Nj
and Shreveport sufferers.
Ont ST. LOUIS, Oct pa meeting
citizens was held to-day to devise
secure further contributions for Nj,
27th, and one was organized at Kansas I
that purpose 1t is stated that the
ovelty in lation of Memphis is $4,000 and Oh
900 remain there, and 1000 Of tn
Al. now w sick.
Lawrence resumed work for four
week
he Present The National Mills of the Bay s.
works have suspended.
o season are re New York, Oct 24.-Julius
ons of this worth has been nominated for Con
S Ts ri nn,s the Apollo Hall Democrats and thu
Wv y lieans to run against S. s. Cox in
and rs CTS. trict formerly represented by
secured at Brooks.
At the Prospect Fair trot to-da
~ aodSt can Girl won in hree straight hea