The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-06-02
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VERSAILLES, June 2.-L'DueDsbroghe is
mentioned as the probable successor of NJ.
Jules FAvre as Minister of Foreign Affairs
A ms ority of the members of the Assembly
support the bill for locating the seat of gov
srnmena permanently at Versrssilles.
A proposal which was made In the As
'emby for repeating the law of bAnishment
passed upon the Orleans family, was coldly
received by the majority of the members
present.
A council of war viii assemble here to-
MORROW for the trial of Henri Rochefort.
de will be Srraigned on various reasonable
charges including that of inciting people TO
;ivil war and pillsge, rob berry of peaceful
aw abiding citizens and others.
The foreign ambassador will remain in
Versailles for season because Of the present
condition of Paris.
NEw YORK, June 2.-The report ia gain
ng ground that Judge Edward Pierpout,
Eho has been in Washington during the
past two days, and was closetsd with Gran,
on Tuesday, will shortly succeed Hamilton
Fish. He came on with the President so
Long Branch this A. NJ
CHICAGO, June 2.-The report of the
chief of letter carriers shows the number OF
letters delivered in May to be l,044, ,263
The local letters delivered are 1876, ,34l.
newspapers, etc, delivered are 2I6,366
During some time there we're collected
530,7S lettessRnd 8l,6l4 newspapers and
Jeriodiosls. The total number of mail let
ers delivered ia in excess of that Of any
'ther city with the single exception of New
York.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 2.-The Demo
,rAnc State Convention met here yesterday
Attendance large. John F. Mckinney OF
Miami WAS elected temporary chairman
J, N. Newcomh and J. P. Santmeysr we're
made temporary secretsrys. Durbin Ward
Chos. Ewing, and Geo. W. McCook nomi
rated for Governor. On the second ballo
dcOook was nominated, the ballot standing
HcCook 254, Ewing l9l, Ward g. Ssmue
| T. Hunt of Cincinnati, was nominated fo
| Lieut.. Governor.
The Convention took q recess until
,'oiock.
| At the midnight session Mr.. Wallace o
| Jlark was nominated for attorney general
! Col r. J Cockerill, of Adams, for auditor o
| state; DR.. Birch. of Hamilton, for stat
| treasurer; Geo. W. Geddes, of Richland, TO
supreme Judge; and Arthur Hughes, o
GuyshogA, for mem Der Of board of publ
| vorks. Nominations are yet to be made 70
| ,chool commissioners and clerk of sEprem
| court.
HALIFAX, June 2.-The Washin gto
treaty continues to be discussed by til
newspapers here. The CoIonist and FL
1ress approve the treaty. The Chroniol
and Reporter treat the subject from part
views. The Reporter partly approves an
lisApproves the treaty, expressing the desir
70 see more favorable conditions to tn
portion relating TO tde,fsheries. The Cit
zen has an editorial this morning whic
proceeds on the presumption that the funt
.ions of Parliament have been assumed b
he canadian government by whom it affirm
| the treaty has been ratified.
| OTTAWA, June 2.-The governmen
Japers seem to foreshadow the intende
Jolicy of Sir John A. Mac Donald and th
! Cabinet, with reference to the Washingto
sreaty. The Times says that neither III
| government of Canada as whole, nor 81
John 4. Macdonald rs first Minister. al
com mmitted to the treaty They have take
.ars TO reserve the right Of most com plet
freedom of action in she matter. The Git
zen says Sir John A. Mac Donald displaye
sound Judgment in avoiding sn extrem
ana taking more moderate course, as it
anderssood his signing of the treaty ws
with reluctance and reservation.
Sioux CITY, June 2.-Mr. Bigham, pr
prletor OF the principal hote! st Covingto
Neo., eloped yesterday, with q girl l6 yea
DID, daughter Of Major Cowles, Mayor of II
city Miss Cowles left home in the morn
: ing, oster6bly for the purpose of going
school, but really to join Bigham, who vi
waiting with carnage. The affair b,
created quite sensation in high life
d Covington.
: OMAHA, June In the impeschme
Il trial at Lincoln to-day Gov. Butler was co
4 rcsed on the school tunt charge, nine Sci
Ators voting for conviction and three f
4cqultsl. Further voting Is postponed un
10 o'clock to morrow
The impeachment case Of Auditor Gille
pie Is poslponed until Friday.
" LONDON, June 2.-The Times spec
u" from Paris says the Versailles troops are
81 now so popular as when they entered Par
be cause of the severe measures taken
them against the populsce.
Large numbers of Frenchmen and +
eigners are returning to Paris, to resu
their commercial and manufacturing oper
o. tions.
NJ. A dispatch from St. Denis to-day says I
sll regiments Of Guards have returned to G
ID. many, their places having been supplied
a. other troops.
Gladstone has been indisposed but is u
better.
The Times to-day, in an editorial, wh
At. admitting that it is hard for the Canadi
u to yield their fisheries to the Amerio
"a without the advantages of reciprocity
trade, expresses the earnest hope {
Canada will loyalty ratify the treaty of WI
ington.
MADRID, June 2.-The rumor of agitsi
and CarAst rising in Spain are othci
n contrsdiCted.
- NASHVILLE, June 1.-The democrl
state central committee met here to-day
10 adopted 3 resolution declaring their acce
anoe, in good faith, Of the issue of the v
: with all the late amendments to the COZ
. tuition, acquiescing in them as part the
~ preme law of the land; they also decla
! their approval of the democratic congr
ional address. This action of the comr
tee was fully endorsed at meeting of
DO democratic editors from all parts of
i. a state, held here this afternoon.
SAN FRAEC1sCo, CAL, June -Bri