The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-22
The Alabama Claims
Again,
Decisive Action Impending
4 LOVE AFFAIR, MURDER, AND
SUICIDE,
Edward Russell to be Post Master
of Davenport.

New YORK, March 22.-Bglow Lowrence
| Consul Gen. to Italy, died at Washington
yesterday afternoon. He was a son Of
Abbot Lawrence Of Boston.
The Patrie, of Paris, says that President
Grants message and the composition of the
cabinet, accords perfectly; since 1861, the
ideas Of government Capitalization have
been predominant now they seem to be
| accepted as the political doctrine OF the
Great Republic. The message, in substance
announces the end of the reign of pol,i
cans, as the cabinet does not contain a
single really influential man. Grant re.
mains the sole and yeritab,c director Of the
American government.
The Tribune says of the repeal of the ten.
ure ot.ofiice act There is no question in.
volved, which should antagonize the presi.
dent and the senate. The latter is in ses
sion, ready and willing to act upon any nom.
inatioD that the president shall SEQ fit to
make, and certain to confirm at least SO in
every 100. Until at least one ID rejected,
we precieve no plausible Ecason for repeal
or suspension of the tenure of office act
CHlcAGo, March 22.-The Tribuue's
Washington special says, in reference to the
repeal Of the tenure-of-otlice act, that the
Democrats begin to show q disposition to
refrain from voting, and that If even three
or four Of them should do SO, the repeal is
certainly defeated. The republicans VIII
hold n caucus, this morning, when n props
sition will be made TO unite on suspeudIug
the law till the end Of Grants term.
The Times Washington special says it is
said that Edward Russell, editor Of the Dav.
export Gazette, will succeed Gen. Sanders
as postmaster of Davenport, Iowa.
A young German in Newark, being re-
fused by the girl he loved, shot her at her
residence on Sunday killing her almost in.
stanty then, with the same pistol, put an
end to his own existence.
4 Herald dispatch says the delay in the
nomination Of minister to England, vice
Reverdy Johnson is attributed to the fact
that the President has been carefully consid'
erng what policy is best to pursue in regard
to the Alabama claims. He has resolved to
adopt very decisive course with England,
and the amount of his diplomacy will be
simply the sending of bill to the British
government, asking payment for the depre.
dations Of the pirate ships on American
commerce.
Caleb Gushing is among those now men.
toned as likely to be honored with the ap.
pointment to England.
The same dispatch SAYS that if the report
of the teuure.of Office bill comes to vote,
and fails, many senators now fayoring re.
peal will vote for the next best thng-four
years suspension. 1t IS stated that Nye and
the southern senators nave agreed to vote
against the repeal, therefore no doubt exists
any longer that the repeal will be defeated.
President Grant is very much incen8ed at
the conduct If some senators, aud IS deter.
mined not to make any further appointments
should the civil tenure restraint still be kept
over him.
WASHINGTON. March 22.-The senatorial
republican caucus Of two hours, on the ten.
ure-oGofice bill, thi, morning, adjourned ill
afternoon without action. Senators Morton,
Grimes, Sprarue, and Wilson refusing to
bind themselves to the action Of the caucus
1t is now generally believed that the bill will
be suspended for four years.
Capt. Egbert Thomas has been ordered to
the naval station at Mound City, H. Com.
mander Jas. 7. Forster has been relieved
from that station and placed On waiting
orders.