Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-13

Horace Greeley its Leading Spirit
General Summary.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the AEeUs.l

New York, Feb. ia Washington
dispatch says the President has expressed
his qualification at the tempersteness OF
the American press on tbe excited COM
ments Of the English ministry on our case
before the Geneva Conference. If The
| English government wiEhdrsws he thinks
the United States cannot agree with any
honor TO any new negotiations.
A World special from TaIlshassee, Fla,
says Gov Reed has been impeschsd. MIR.
Day, of Virginia, Republican, has been
appointed Governor.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. I2.-The city
council tonight elected Miss S. J. Williams
city physician.
SALT, LAKE, Feb. 12.-At the city cleo
tion to-day the entire Mormon ticket was
elected under woman suffrage. Crowds OF
Mormon women and girls Hooked 10 the
polls, and it is believed the female vote far
exceeds the male. Even children voted and
the opponents to the Mormons finally absn-
! doned the election as q farce.
| BALTIMORE, Feb. I2.-An immense
throng was in attendance at the funeral of
Archbishop SpAulding to-day, and sll the
streets sd accent to the cathedral, were the
blockaded with people. The cs.hsdral was
| filed. The funeral procession was most
imposing The Pspal Zousves and other
Catholic societies we're all out aud delegs-
tions were present from other cities.
New YoRK, Feb. ia Philadelphia
dispatch to the Herald says Horace Greeley
was in consultation yesterday in that CITY
with Mcclure, Judge Avery and other poll,
ticians. It is believed that go anti Gran
coalition has been formed between these
gentlemen and Forney. The lAtter's resig-
nation causes excitement in PhilAdelphis.
New YoaK, Feb. IA special London
dispatch says Minister Schcnck has com
munica,ed . note to the English govern
nent on the recent language of Gladstone
which was deemed an imputation on III,
good faith of the United States. The not,
is regarded as proper assertion of tn,
dignity Of his government, and will. it il
likely, be answered in q most friendl,
spirit deprecasiug any diplomatic applicA
ton to words used in the heat of debate.
Bismarck has offered tho governments o
Washington and London his good office
for affecting an agreement in relation to th
Alabama claims.
The English government is anxious I
=, avoid a Misunderstanding with the suthori
ties at Washington. A compromise
hoped for at an early day.
r The London press this morning in dis
cussiou on the Alabama question, advises
l. moderate course on the part Of the Englis
q government.
A World special dated London to-day
says. The conflict in England on the Ala
bama claims increases. A meeting
~ workmen is soon to be held to oppose th
course of the government and demand th
IA immediate settlement of the claims, th
,e sum paid to the United States to be subs,
a. quently recovered of the builders of tn
ID vessels which caused the damages.
party in Parliament is preparing q move f
the resignation of the present ministry @
account of its bluudering incapacisy ar
the reformation Of the cabinet, which sha
y propose the settlement of the America
Ia, claims on o new basiG.
- VIENNA, Feb. 1.-THE Prssse, in q
article upon the claims of America befo
the aroitrators at Geneva, says England hi
~, probably learned that the opinion of q
board will be unfavorAbe to the condu
OF that nation during the civil war in Anne
ica, and fears the consequences of b
course.
O'- WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-Earl Mayo, Go
ernor-General of India, ia reported 10 hs
"a been stabbed aud killed by a convict
~ Port Blair, Andamon Isl4ud.
3x- CHICAGO, Feb. l2.-The Sioux c.
Ve- Journal of yesterday morning publishes
ssd report received from teamster in the O.
'ry ploy Of a trading post on Spotted Tails n,
reservation ia the Black Hills, that Spott
,ts, Tail and his band, when on their retu
from the buffalo hunt with the Grand Dul
we're overtsken BY terrible rain stor
:, the rain freezing as it fell, and covert
aa' the whole country with ice four to I
Chss thick, and tha, the entire party p