Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-08

CHICAGO, May THE Republican, spec
ial from Springfield says the Republican
Convocation OF the Second Grand Judicial
Divisi,n met In this city today. A large
delegation was present A temporary or
ganization was effected at 12 o'clock with
Hon. VIM smith, OF Mclean as Chairman,
and adjourned.
The following gentlemen were then
placed in nomination for Clerk: Mr.. Teal.
Of Coles county; Capt. Tyndale and Col Jno
NJ. Snyder, of Sangam0n county, and Chas.
w. Bl0dget, OF Mclean county. An in
formal ballot was taken, after which Col.
Snyder received the nomination on the first
regular ballot.
The convention was very harmonious.
CHICAGO, May IA special from Des
Moines says, that Deering mail agent
for Iowa arrested Hampstead, post master
at Odell, for robbipg the mail. Suspicion
has rested on him long time. but no clue
could be obtained 10 his conviction. Large
sums of money have been missing tor !
year. Last week Deering went to ranora
and dropped i letter in the oilicc there, con
tanning marked money ana addressed To an
Insurance accn; at that place; mounting
the seat with Tie driver, he watched The
sack clear through on the journey. il was
opened only ut Odell arriving
at Des Mones Search was made which
revealed the fact that the letter was not in
the bag, In company with the L. $. Mar
shall they went To Odell, and arrested
Hampstead in his Office, and on examina-
/ ton, they found the money with the pri-
waite mark upon it on his person. lie
was brought here to-day, and his cxami
mutton IL now Going on before Coroner
Sibley.
Adjutant General Baker is in town OH
business connected with his Department
CHICAGO, May s.-Thc trouble in refer
ence to the eight,hour system Of labor is
not BY any means ct an end. The men
from the railroad shops, still hold out, and
they have an organization most thorough
ana complete. The Committee arc so or.
gsnized that they know every man who ID
at work and they can bring pressure up
on him that he cannot vel Island. Throush
corresponding associations in other cities
they know OF every man who attempts to
como to this city 70 work, and he is met
and intimidated ard prevented from going
to work The violent demonstrations have
ceased and we'll defined system Of opera
ton has been adopted by tho mechanics
who are after all the bone and sinew oftheiu
movement A mass meeting Of these men
yesterday developed thei- policy, which is
to harass every man until he comes to their
will. Letters were read showing that the
associations in other cities had u regular
system Of persecution for every man who
attempted to come here to work. II is
much more difficult to combat tho present
order of opposition than that Of the mob
The great battle is yet to be fought
A special to the Republican from Mcndo>
Ia, dated the Sth. says: On the Tooth bal.
lot for Clerk Of the Supreme Court Mr.. Tay>
Tor, Of Kane county, was nominated, and
by r, solution made the unanimous candi>
date for the 3D. grand division.
The Tribuues special from Leavenworth
says: On Friday evening citizen arrived
at Fort Riley who reports that sig settlers
had been murdered By Sioux Indians, on
Small Greek, about miles west Of Fort Ri
ley. The Sioux were the same recently
burned out by Gen. Hancock.
A special 10 the Journal from Des Moines
to>day says: An organization has been
formed in this city 10 erect . monument
ever the remaines Of Gen, n. N. Crocker.
w. ". Boynton, Of Chicago, architect, IL
In this city.
The cars on the c., r. I. 4 P. r. r. ass
sxpsctsd 70 run 10 Newton On Monday next.