The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-19
and Illinois, THURSDAY, September 10. 1878.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-The comptrol-
Ter of the treasury states that the aegre=
gate capital of 2,400 national banks organ
ized since the establishment OF the Ma
tional Bank system which have become
insolvent was SIC, 242,6 The aggregate
dividends paid creditors of these banks
from Nov. ], 1877, to Sept. II, 1878. is
$2,614, 125. The aggregate dividends paid
since the organization of the system, $l3-
767, ,5S7. Total amount of creditors
claims proved. $22, ,72O,8O2. The total
losses of creditors of all national banks
100000 of capital and $500, 100000 of de-
posits is estimated not to exceed $780,
900, an amount probably not equal to the
losses which have fallen upon the creditors
of savings banks and State banks the past
year.
President Hayes has appointed Geo. W.
Watson receiver of public monies for the
district of lands subject to sale at Topeka,
Kansas. vice Fl. Kelly, resigned.
s. J. kimball, general superintendent
OF the Life Savings Service, has addressed
circular to district superlntendents. tel
| ling them that the season most prolific OF
marine disasters is rapidly approaching,
and adds; Never has there been time
when the coast so needed guard and alb
solute fidelity and service at wrecks"
Postmaster Thompson of Memphis, and
his assistant having died OF yellow fever
acting Postmaster,G General Tyner will rec
ommend the appointment of the formers
widow to the position of postmistress. 1t
is thought the President will approve it.
The commissioner of the land Office will
urge upon congress the importance of the
reorganization of that Office. The COM
missioner says more clerks are needed, and
salaries are not sufficient to command the
service of competent men.
| The secretary of war returned to-day.
! Edward Mcpherson, Chief of the Bureau
of engraving and printing of the Philadel-
phia Press, has resigned his office IN the
treasury, to take effect on the appointment
OF his successor, and will at ence enter up
on his editorial duties.
Cohen held meeting tonight at City
Hall, which was attended by large crowd
| He intended holding meeting at the easI
front OF the capitol, but ascertaining that
objection would be raised by the authori
ties there, he gave notice late this after
noon that City Hall had been selected
Colored and white men made speeches
and then Cohen, who related the circum
stances of his arrest, He announced thai
tomorrow the strike in this city would be-
gin, and requested all present to assemble
at p. M, at the headquarters of the
workingmen's relief association, and under
bis leadership march to every point where
laboring men are at work for less thar
Sl.20 per day and compel them to stop
3 The superintendent of police tonight made
every arrangement TO prevent any viola
ton Of order. Every available policeman
will be on duty, and if necessary tht
militia.
: The capitol police and citizens hav
: lodged information at the police head
i quarters that the language made use 0
: last evening at the meeting of Cohen's fol
: lowers on the east step of the capitol wa
of the most incendiary character. Som
: speakers advocated raid On the Unite
J States treasury, and helping themselve
to the funds there. The district com
, missioner to-day made requisition 70
s forty set of cavalry equipments, pistols
s ammunition, etc, for the use of the polio
department. The commissioners have ais
:, made requisition upon the chief of ord
j mace tor some canteens, carbines. and
= quantity of carbine cartridges fer the use
t the district militia, to be turned over t
Maj Hannsman, commanding the distrit
cavalry.