Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-26

Oackhm6ntO to~Js ponuing uegOI&HoEs
between the mine owners and strikers for an
amicable settlement Of difficulties. Gov.
Haigbs Will visit Amador tomorrow and
consult with the strikers before ordering the
Itroops to take possession and proclaim
martial law.
Hostilities have broken out among the
rival claims of the Fiji islands, and canni-
balism is being indulged in to an unlimited
extent by the Livori faction, who recently
professed christianity. King Thankamba
is gathering forces to attack the revolsed
oanuibals.
Gen. Rosecrans, chairman of the Gen.
Thomas monument association, appeals to
the American people to contribute to the
fund, remittanoes to be made to Gen. ]. s.
Fullerton, treasurer of the society of the
Potomac, St. Louis Mo. The monument is
to be erected in Central Park, New York.
Sioux CRY, June 26.-The steamer Ida
lees No. 2, one of the North western Traus-
portAtion Company line, struck 3 sand bar
and sunk near the mouth of White River,
about II O'Clock on the night of the 20
inst.
ternity celebrated st. Johns Day with 9
grand procession, and picnic in James
Park.
The contract for the completion of the
Cairo & Fulton Railroad, from the Mis-
souri, line to the Texas line, has been con
cluded, the work to be completed by the
first of July, 1872.
DEs MONIES, June 26-The Republican
Senatorial convention for the District COM
posed of Green, Carroll, Audubon and
Guthrie counties, was held on Friday. J.
J. Russell, of Greene, was nominated on
the l3Sth ballot, and was instructed to sup
port Senator Hsrlan's reelection. A pro-
test was signed by seven members of the
convention, declaring the nomination ille.
gel, and entering q protest against tit
being claimed that A. Colhus, of De Soto,
was at one time fairly nominated. Eleven
members constituted g majority of the con
vention, which was composed of nineteen
members. 1t is said that ten of the number
will sign the protest.
DEs MONIES, June 26.-At the Repub.
licsn convention, held at Panora on Thurs
day, 10 nominate 9 candidate for Repre-
sentative from the Distric. composed Of
Guthrie and Green counties, Captain VIM
Maxwell, of Guthrie, was chosen as the can
didase.
ST. LOUIS, June 26.-BeniAmin Rosen-
thai, formerly a pawnbroker in this city, ha,
sued the Democrat fer libel, claiming 25,-
600 damages. The suit is based upon the
publication of an item in regard TO the arres
of Joseph Meyers and Andrew Matthews a
Keokuk, Iowa, short time ago, and will
whose names Rosenthsles was coupled.
Ira Devall, late State Superintendent o
Public Instruction Of this State and for owe
twenty five years closely identified with tn
public schools of this city, died last Thurs
day, at Baraboo, Wis wkither he had gon,
TO regain his health.
Tom Allen declines Ned O'Bsldwini
ch sllenge.
| WASHINGTON, June 26.-Gen. Shermsl
mentions in conversation that everywhere
went on his recent tour of inspection. he me
with warm reception from the people
especially in Louisiana and Texas. Th
Governors OF those States informed him tbs
the peace and order therein would fSvorsbi
contrast with any period previous to the la,
war. He found the army IN good cond
ton.
The petition to the President in circuit
, ton, asking the pardon Of c. G. Bower
ass been signed by persons irrespective I
). politics.
NEw YORK, June 26.-Rev. J. D. No
throp, in the course of his sermon yeste
D day, from the text-"The way of the tran
gressor is hard" referred in strong tern
to the Rock Island stock transactions
last week. he said the cliques and corne
in which stock brokers engaged were neiih
more nor less than gambling, and the ma
who bulls or bears the market for the pu
pose Of -obbing his fellows, is no bett
tt an the man who rohs his wife and childrt
!. to try his fortune at cards. If by sct
:; dent one of these monsters resehed Il
New Jerusalem he would ask the way
. Wall street, and if there was no such pls
in the Sacred City, he would go to hell T
ljoicing.
LoyG BRANCH, June 24.-The commits
). appointed by California and Nevada cal
\ talists TO present their case against the Ut,
"a Judiciary arrived yesterday. The Preside
4 took all the papers.