Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-16
Gratz Brown-Celebration-
The Stokes Jury Dis
charged--Saratoga
Races.
Catacazy's Pamph1et-Sen-
atOr Thurman's Letter
He Indorses Gree
ley and Brown.
Stanley and Livingstone
Democratic-Libera1
Mass Meeting.

though able to be out, has not yet fully re-
covered. His wife will rrrive in day or
two, she having been telegraphed for in his
first illness.
The National Liberal Republican Execu-
tive Committee have elected General Balm
bridge, of Kentucky; Geo. W. Anderson,
of Missouri, and Jas. W. Scoville, of New
Jersey, as Com mittes on Finance.
The Stokes jury did not retire to rest until
this morning.
The Lorrsuisns and Alsatians of this city
held a celebration to-day. They manifest
their loyalty to the French Republic.
There was an immense concourse of
people at the court house this morning
awaiting the jnry of the Stokes case. The
prisoner and his counsel looked rather
cheerful When the Jury entered, the fore
man announced that they could come to no
agreement whatever. The judge thereupon
discharged them, and Stokes was taken
back to the tombs.
Among the reports es to the Stokes jury
is one claiming seven for murder in the first
degree, four for msnslsughter in the third
degree, aud one for acquittal.
Motion is to be made to-day 10 have
Stokes bailed.
A procession of about three thousand
natives of Alssce and Lorraine headed by
the band Of the Gsrde Lafayette, marched
down Broadway to the office OF the French
Consul, where they signed papers OF sllegi-
ance to France.
| SARATOGA, July l5.-The court of i'm
peachment assemblies here on Wednesday
to try J Judge Barnard.
| The great race for the Saratoga cup takes
IL faIln
sold in pools is out, 700 to Harry BAssett's
25O.
PARIS, July l5.-C&tacazy has poblished
a pamphlet here in Justification of his course
while representing the Russian government
at Washington.
! PARIs, July l5.-Thiers entertained Gen
eral Sherman yesterday. The foregr min
listers resident in Paris and several officers
of the French army we're among the guests.
PARIS, July l5.-Gambetts. in bis speech
yesterday, said a republic was the embodi-
ment of the principles of self govern neut,
order and propriety, and declared that the
administration Of Theirs had beea a great
success.
CLEVELAND, July l5.-The PIAindsAler to
day publishes a letter from Hon. o. g.
Thurman, TO Colonel Spencer, Of this city,
! in which Senator Thurman SAYS, though he
would prefer the Democrats had resolved OF
g straight out Democratic fight, be viii
work earnestly for the election of Greeley
, and Brown, as it is the will of the party, be-
r heviEg that the welfare Of the country vii
require the defeat of the present sdmInistrs
\ tion. The nomination of Greeley aid Brown
at Baltimore, be says, was the work CT th'
people. the politicians having little or moth
4, ing to do with il. The Democratic part,
= will no; abandon its principles but, believing
As il does that the course Of the rSdlca
leaders threatens to destroy the constitutions
and Democratic government, seeks to over
u throw these lsbors and If not in the mod
8 it would prefer, it will take the next bes
8 mode.
d New YORK, July l5.-The Herald has let
4 ters from Stanley giving the history of hi
meeting with DIR. Livingstone, and tbs Lat
5 ter's account of his explorations say th
Chambria ia the head waters of the Nile
II The stories the Doctor tells of the countrIe
: through which the great river runs read
like q fable He tells of ivory being 8
cheap and plentiful as to be used for doc
posts of the skillful manufacture of fin
II glass cloth, rivalling that of India of
people nearly white and extremely hand
some, whom he supposes 20 be decendau1
of the ancient Egyptians; of copper mine
at KatAugo which have been worked fC
ages, and of docile and friendly people.
Livingstone and Stanley explored ii
head of Lake SAngunyike and returned
Uiiii, where they spent last Christina
Stanley SAYS be fonnd Livingstone in vel
destitute condition, robbed, and deserted
his men. He looks only about fifty, and
! quite hale and hearty. In March he bega
10 organize 40 expedition to explore fe
doubtful points which be thinks will tai
'es about eighteen months, when he will retul
n to England.
i'll LONDON, July l5.-The storms and foot
Dill we're particularly disastrous in Cheshire Al
ID, Lancashire. Much property WAS destroy'
he and several lives lost.
LoxDoS, July lj.-The Echo publishes
." leading article on Catacazys statement ss
nm inp: The pamphlet. which was offered
for two hundred pounds, justihes our OPP
ian ion that il was not worth 1t. Secretory RI
did well to bow Minister Catacszy out
ian Washington.
OMAHA, July Ia meeting OF Dem
Gratis and Liberal Republicans was held
this city Saturday evening to ratlfy the no
ination of Greeley and Brown. speech
:. we're made by Dr. G. l.. Miller, delegate
Baltimore; Chief Justice Mason. Hon:
J. POppIe,on, Gen. Es'eTbrOok' Hon D.
and Morton and others.
riS, oi;n WASHINGTON, July 10 Red Cloud b
NE written letter to the Northern Sioux, 81
ing he shall war no more with the whit
and urging them TO adopt the same cour