Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-22
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NEw York, Feb. 2l.-The Tammany
society met last night and decided to take
measures forreorgsnizstion. Grand Sachem
Schell was formally installed.
A Columbia, South Carolina, dispatch
says that the election Of delegates TO the
PhilsdelphiA Nstionsl Con uvention last night
resulted in the choice of seven white and
seven colored men, ali with a single excep-
ZION Office holders. The platform adopted
endorses the administration, demonstrates
against federal appointments in the state
which 1t says we're made by the President
through misrepresentation OF Senator Saw
yer. Ifthese office holders are not cleaned
out the delegates will probably vote against
the denomination of Grant.
The charges against Judge Cordozs,
which the legislative committee were inves.
tigSting yesterday, related to alleged VIOLA
tions OF law affecting the habess corpus in
q case wherein CordOzs sent child taken
from q house Of prostitution to a Catholic
reformA,ory and refused . hearing to the
representatives. Of the claimant.
! A passenger car on the Delaware and
! LsckAwAnna road near Binghampton was
thrown down the embankment twenty
| FIVE feet yesterday morning by the bresk-
ing Of rail. Several persons were in-
ured.
On account of the absence of Judge
| CORDOBA the Stokes case 10 adjourned to
Monday next
! Foster, the cAr.hook murderer, has been
sentenced to be hanged March 22d. The
prisoners counsel will bring the case before
the court Of appeals.
| Sioux CRY, Feb. 81 A reliable gentle
man, a citizen of Dakota, just arrived from
the Black Hills, brings full confirmation Of
the former reports Of great discoveries Of
/ gold IN that region. He brings a number
Of rich specimens found in the bed of one
of the creeks running through Spotted
Tails reservation. A company is being
organized here to explore these new gold
fields As soon as spring opens.
! OMAHA, Feb. 2l.-The Union Pacific is
reported clear of snow to-day. A washout
on the track of the western division DELAYED
the trains about eight hours.
PARIS, Feb. 2l.-Two hundred members
of the Right and fifty members of the Right
Centre in the National Assembly signed
the manifesto Of monarchy of that body
which was carried to Antwerp by Count
Morte and presented TO the Count de Cham
bord.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2l.-In the State
Senate to-day q committee was drawn lr
the McClure-GrAy contest which consist,
Of three Repu blicans and four Democrats
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-All public depart
ments will be closed tomorrow in honor o
WAshiugton's birthday.
Gen. Humphry, chief of ordnance and
Col. Casey were before the committee OF
appropriations to-day asking for $3,250,
900 for the construction and repairing o.
Notifications. Last year only $250,00I
were appropriated.
The tariff bill as reported from "a,
. Seuate finance committee does not Abolisl
the duties on tea and coffee but fixes then
= at ten cents and two cents per pound
respectively, thus disregarding the recen
= action of the House. The duties on salt ar
also unaltered from those fixed BY the bil
before it was recommitted. The genera
reduction of ten per cent in the tariff i
adhered to. Among the changes is q consid
q erable reduction in the duties on leather
A large number of additional articles ar
9 added to The free list, being such as do no
o compete with American production. Afte
+ the frs. day of July next the duties are t
q be reduced ten per cent. on cottony, wools
silks, iron and steel metals Except pig iro
and steel rails ear.henware, leather an
India rubber.
OoUKo1L BLUFFS, Iowa, Feb. 2l.-Th
;. last span of the great Missouri river bridg
y q. this point was completed yesterday at
, p m. The perm .neut track way on tn
bridge will be completed to-day, and it
the intention Of the Union Pacific railros
. to commence crossing their frelgt
and passenger cars tomorrow. In
embankment on this side of the river laok
six feet of being up to the proper grade
Trestle work has been erected on the en-
5. bankment, and filling will go on at leisure
The eastern sad southern roads convergin
here are now laying tracks TO the transf,
i grounds Of the Union Pacific road, lying
+ the foot Of the east embankment, ana wi
er commence Immediately their transfer
ID freight and passengers. The Union Pacif
y have purchased 9 section Of land on tn
to side Of the river Immediately joining Il
city whereon to erect fine transfer pa
- ssngsr depot and other necessary building
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb, 2l.-The hotels q
crowded to night with delegates to the r
d. publican Convention tomorrow. The CO
tsai for the nomination for Governor 10 ey