Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-02

meet at Geneva, Switzerland, With those of
other nations for the settlement of the Ala
bama claims as provided in the treaty of
President Grant returned to Long Branch
this evening.
The President to-day appointed the
following postmasters: Albert Towle. Pc
abrics, Neb.; Jos. D. Treat. Elko, Neb. !;
JAS. S. Clarkson. Des Moines, Iowa.
President Grant, accompanied by Gener-
al Porter, arrived this morning in an early
train. At IL O'Clock the Italian Minister
called on the President to inform him ofici-
ally of the change of the seat of the Italian
government. Afterwards the new German
Minister, Schlosser, was presented to the
President with the customary formAlities. A
Cabinet meeting was held in the afternoon
at which all the heads of Departments, ex-
cept the Postmaster General, were present.
The President to-day appointed Felix r..
Brunot. of Pittsburg, Indian Commissioners,
and there is reason TO believe he will soon
settle the differences between Secretary
Boutwell, and Commissioner Plessaaton,
which were folly discussed in the Cabinet
meeting to-day, by the appointment of j.
W. Douglass, now First Deputy Commis-
sioner, to succeed Pleasanton
Several important decisions in public bu-
siness, which will soon be announced, were
also made to-day.
CHICAGO, August 1.-The third game Ct
base ball of the championship series between
the White Stockings of this city, and the
Mutuals of New York, was played here this
afternoon before an audience of 5000. The
game was won by the White Stockings by
the following score:
White Stockings, 0 2 0 8 l 4 0 2-l5
Mutnals 0 0 0 l 0 8 0 0 o. 4
party of Japanese princes arrived here
from San Francisco, to-day, en- route to the
east where they 60 to be educated.
The recent heavy decline in wheat and
other grains is causing a number of failures
among the smaller brokers and spectators,
and more are predicted.
OMAHA, August Mrs. Carson arrived
at Stockton last night, and found her hus
band stopping with another woman. She
went 10 the room and shot the woman three
times with a revolver, infiicting mortal
wounds. She was arrested with her hus
band and put in jail.
HALIFAX, n. s., August l.-Gov. Robin
son, of Prince Edwards Island, has replied
to the memorial of the opposition memb bers
who prayed for special session to consider
the Washington treaty. He says q special
session is unnecessary as that the arrange
ment made between the Governments Of
Great Britain and the nited States to Fave
the treaty go into operation at once is con-
CURED in by his Government.
LONDON, August The act providing
for an annuity of el5,000 per Annum to
Prince Arthur having passed both houses of
Psrisment, II has to-day received the as.
sent of the Queen,
1t appears that the most extreme precRu-
tions were taken by the government against
yesterdays demonstrations In Trafalgar
Square by the opponents of the annuity to
| Prince Arthur. Large bodies of troops
were held in readiness to meet any distur
bance of the peace, but the supply of police
was able to control the disordeIly element
and their services we're not required.
PARIS, Aug. 2.-Several deputies to the
Assembly have received urgent communi
cations from large numbers of their oonstit
uents, expressive of desire that they cast
their votes for the prolongstion of the tern
of Office of Theirs as chief executive.
VERSAILLES, Aug. 2.-The Assembly e.
its session last evening, voted only thoss
imports to which opposition was made TAI
on raw materials, including cotton, WAS re
served for further consideration.
1t is officially announced that the govern
ment has no intention of dissolviug the Ma
tional Guards.