Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-02
Gov. Parker declines and
goes for the Baltimore
nominee.
Shocking Murder of a Moth
er by her children.
Meeting of our Committees
and Candidates in Chi
cago, July 18th.

will accommodate between two and three
thousand persons Nearly every State dele.
CATION has sscured its quarters for the prin-
cipal delegations.
Gov. White, of Maryland, announces
himself for Greeley, together with other
prominent men of the State.
BALTIMORE, July 1.-The Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company has concluded to
issue round trip tickets to the Baltimore
Convention al reduced rates.
The Thermometer to-day reached SO il
the shade. There we're many cases OF sun
stroke.
WARRINGTON, July l. Secretary Beut-
well resumed his official duties this morning.
The President is expected to return to Wash
ington in time to hold cabinet session on
Friday next.
The decrease in the public debt for the
past month is about $2,03l,035.
New YoRK, July The weather last
night and to-day is intensely hot, the ther-
mometer continuing at about 80. Re
ports from Washington and the Eastern
States represent the heat as being very great
yesterday.
Secretary Boutwell, was in the city yester-
day on his way to Washington.
The World to day comedies the nomina-
tou of Greeley at Baltimore. 1t nowhere
perceives any respectable bolt against his
nomination. That paper will advise nobody
[ to vote for Grant, but as between voting for
Greeley and staying at home it has no advice
to offer.
The Stokes trial Was resumed this morn
ing. A large crowd vas present, and the
examination of witnesses for the prosecu-
ton was continued.
The situation in regard to the labor
strikes to-day is practically unchanged an3
presents no new developments of interest
| One half the metal workers have resumed
work at the cid rates and hours. 1t
is believed the rest will so to work after the
4th.
A letter is received fem Gen Fitz Henry
Warren, of Iowa, IN which he states that he
did not say in the Fifth Avenue conference,
that if Greeley and Brown were indorsed at
Baltimore he would carry Iowa for them
but what he did say was, shat il the Balti-
more convention indorsed Greeley, "stran
ger things had happened in politics than ths,
the electoral vote of Iowa should be cast for
Greeley and Brown
The following is the letter from Gov. Par
ker declining the nomination of the Labor
Reform party for the Vice Presidency:
FREEHOLD, n. J., June 2s.
Edwin N. Chamberlain, President Of Co
lumbus Convention, Boston-SIR: \ our let
ter informing me that the convention Of the
National Labor party which met at Colum-
bus on the 22d of February placed me ID
nomination for Vice President, has been re
| L. ~ l.
thus expressed BY the representatives of sC
large and influential a body of my fellow
citizens. | am IN favor of all legal anc
Just measures hat tend to improve the con
dition of the workingmen.. / have slway.
been a member of the Democratic party
For nearly thirty years ! have shared its tri
umphs and defeats, sdhering to its fortuneI
because ! considered its success essential t,
a good government and TO the elevation o
the laboring classes. Having been place.
in IN important public position as nom inc,
Of that party, | am bound in honor rs vel
as by inclination to stick to its organization
and abide by the decision of it's nations
convention. To be the candidate Of on,
party while supporting the nominees of an
other, although the two may agree substan
italy in principle, would be Inconsistent
and therefore respectfully decline the nom
ina,ion rendered me by the convention yo
represent JOEL PARKER.
PEORIA, July 1.-W. T. Dowdall, tempo
rary chairman of the State Democratic Ger
tral Com mittee, has issued call for a meet
e ing of the committee at the Sherman House
e Chicago, on Thursday, the 18Th inst, at te
e o'clock AM. An invitation has also bee
extended to the members OF the Llbera
> Republican State Central Committee an,
> candidates on the State ticket to meet wit
the Democratic committee.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1.-The depot O
the l., B. & W. K R., at Crawfordsville
was robbed last night of 81 asa and tb
building set on FIRE by burglars, who escaped
The depot is badly damaged, but not de
,s stroyed.
II VIM. e. Reynolds, boss carpenter of th
: above road, was killed by passing train
' short distaace vest of the city this morning
: CHICAGO, July William Carver,
3 farm hand employed nesr Gslena, wa
struck BY lightning and killed during th
y storm OF yesterday.
The annual reunion Of the Army Of tt
Tennessee takes place at Madison, Is
a the Sd and 4th inst. The principal raIlroa
and steam boat lines will carry yisltors to II
reunion at greatly reduced rates.
BosTox, July THE Labor Reior
). party have decided on a conference at II
n Germsnia Hall assembly room in New oil
We on Tuesday afternoon, July 5Oh.
d. ToRoNro, Canada, July l. To-day Il
IN anniversary of she Dominion was observ'
}" throughout Canada by general holiday.
FoRr MADISON. July l.-Ths mother
seven children was murdered by two OF
~ Z. sons, aged u and l6 ysaes, at their hog'
in West Point, Iowa. The lady, Mrs. q
;, Der, had parted from her husband, DR.. Ws
bsr, some time before, and on learning OF
absence from home, took the opportunity
- visiting her children on Saturday a'einoo
's She expressed desire TO return home, be
che was working, at the Reform School, .
=. her sons prevailed upon her to remain un
- Sunday morninr promising then to take