Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
General Summary.
tRePortedExpressly for the Assus.l

BUFFALO, April l3.-Arrsngsments have
beeu made for . national Morse memorial
messing on Tuesday next.
New YoRK, April l3.-Lske navigation |
is open. A schooner from Port Hope arrived
this A. the first this season.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg and Miss Jane
\ Kellogg are among the passengers for
Europe to-day.
A Grant meeting is called at Coopsrs
Institute for next week, to ou,do the anti
Grant meeting if possible.
An adjourned meeting of the Methodist
annual conference was held to-day. Several
members we're elected to descou's orders.
A large colleotioa was taken up for the East
Ten nesse College. A resolution protesting
against the use Of tobacco by the younger
members Of the oonference caused great
deal of sdiscussion, aud some remarkably
vivid experiences were related causing much
smusement. The resolution was amended
so as to relate to the whole community.
The Evening Post thinks that the omis-
sion of all reference to free trade in the res
olutions ef last nights meeting is a mistake;
that the issus of free trade is one essential
to the success of any party in the next
presidential election.
| LONDON, April 1.-THE elGimaLt to the
| Tichborne estate has succeeded in obtaining
bail, rs fxed by Lord Chief Justice Lowell,
but the Judge yesterday, on the presentA-
iion Of his bondsmen, declined accepting
them.
The Cbsncellorship of the duchy Of Ian
caster has been offered to John Bright.
ROME, pril 1.-THE Pope on Friday
gave audience TO many citizens Of Rome
and four hundred persons from foreign couu-
tries. His Holiness gave his benedictiou
succsssively on eli the countries represented
by visitors, particularly TO Ireland, Poland,
Holland and the United States of Ameriea.
He praised France, and counsellsd forbear-
snce and gentleness toward some sintolersnt
Frenchmen. He prayed for Germany, sub.
Ijugated ss she was by an anti-Catholie
spirit; and Austria, he said, greatly needed
the prayers Of the faithful.
MADRID, April l3.-Troops in Catalonia
are in CLOSE pursuit Of the Carlists who have
appeared 10 that province. The general
tenor of news received to-day shows that the
number of CArlist bands throughout the
kingdom is increasing.
party of marauders to-day made an
attempt which proved unsuccessful, to stop
. railway train when only FIVE miles fr ON
Madrid.
PoUGHKEEPsrE, April l4.-Arrangements
are in progress for 9 Morse memorial meet
ing, at the Presbyterian Church in this city,
on Tuesday evening, Mayor Eastman to pre-
side. The telegraph wires are to be led into
the church.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Democratic
mem bers Of Congress are consulting among
themselves regarding their political course
in view of the Cincinnati Convention. Some
of them freely express their willingness to
vote for the nominee of that convention,
provided the demonstration shall give prom
iss of success, and the platform be OF such
r q character that they can endorse it.
They say they want the enuneiation>ot a
q few general principles. Some OF the anti
= ad dministration Republicans have been pri'
vstely examined in order to arrange for Q
Q basis of q cosIition. II is generally agreed
, however, By Democrats, that their course
will be governed By the National Demo
cratic Convention, whether it shall agree &c
support the Cincinnati nominees or make
Q nominations of its own.
+ 1t is thought the President will this weeh
!. nominate comptroller Of currency to sup
:, ply tbs present vacancy.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The prepsrA
tions for the memorial services in honor o
% the late Prof. Morse are completed. Th'
speakers are Senator Patterson and he
presentAtives Fernando Wood, Garfield
!" Cox, Voorhees, and Banks.
BE The President and Vice President
Judges of the Courts, and other prominen
officials will be invited. Governors o
States who cannot be present in perso
ID have designated proxies to act as VIc
d. Presidents Of the meeting. Similar mee'
p ings will be held on Tuesday evening i
it several cities.
a. LONDON, April IA 4-The Observer say
re Lord Tenterden ard Caleb Cushing vi
z present the counter cases of their respe'
-e- tive governments st Geneva Tomorrow. In
sitting of the Board will be very brief
N Messrs Gushing, Davis ard Everts. cou'
a.. sci for the American government will pr
srI long their stay in Paris till June. They 81
by Of the opinion that the Board of Arbi,raiio
10 70 are bound to sdjudioate the Alabama CLAIM
ng after the delivery of the counter case
sS 1as even should one Of the litigants WITHDRAW
se sse LIVERPOOL, April l4.-Miss Nellie Gran
ev, daughter of President Grant, arrived he
ms yesterday and wss,received by Mr. Dudie
en- Ameriean Consul. Miss Grant pFocseds
lLonden Monday.