Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-09
THE Government" still
swinging around--Gree1ey
meetings in various parts
of the country.
Gen. Banks to Speak next
Tuesday-Butler willing
to be Governor.
Other Items of Interest.

NEw YoRK, Aug. 8.-Al specials from
North Carolina confirm the news of Csld
wells election by from one to two thousand
ma iority.
a World special says the North Carolina
Legislature will probably stand twenty
Democratic ma jority on joint ballot.
Friday night the conservatives of Raleigh
will celebrate the victory over Senator Poole
by torch light procession.
Raleigh, Aug. 8.-The Republicans are
celebrating their victory ty-night with a
GorchIight procession. Caldwell made an
address. The Greeley club had celebra-
ton Saturday night. Othe: official returns
which came IN to-day make Csldwells ma
Iority certain. Il will be about 900 The
Democrats will contest the election before
the Legislature.
PLATTsBURG, N. Y, Aug. S-Tbe Pres:-
left this morning BY steamer through Lake
ChAnplsin and Lake George. Hundreds Of
citizens paid their respects.
BURLINGroS, W., Aug. S.-The President
and suite arrived and drove round the city.
Grant aud Sheridan received visitors for
half an hour and left for Whitehall.
SARATOGA, Aug. 8.-President Grant and
party will arrive at noon tomorrow from
Lake George.
CONCORD, Aug, 8.-Horsce Greeley was
received here BY the municipal authorities
and large concourse of citizens held re-
ception al the State House. He proceeded
to Bradford as the guest of Mason W. Tap
/ pan.
WAsHINGTos, Aug. S-A Greeley "ra,i6.
cation meeting was held in front of the
City Hall, which was brilliantly festooned
and Illuminated.
JACKSONVILLE, Aug. S.-There was a
large outdoor meeting to day by the Llber
ais, Governor Palmer speaking the after.
noon and Hon. James Z. Robinson 10 til G
evening.
NEw YORK, Aug. S.-Gen. Bank. deliver,
an address on Wall street next Tuesday.
a Saratoga special to the sun saws there
is no authority for the statement thai ths
Republicans mediate the nomiGation fol
Governor of a prominent Democrat with the
view OF check mating the Liberal movement
A Boston special saws Gen. Butler saws
he will make no particular effort to secure
the nomination for Governor, bet if the labo
reform Repu blicAn party see fl 10 nominst'
him he will not decline.
A mad bull chased through the streets c
Brooklyn and it iured a boy and man. Tb,
bull was fired at. 1t fatally injured E. d
Chapel, Superintendent of the Roosevelt
street ferry.
The committee appointed at q meeting o
The Governors Of the New \ ork Hospital t,
investigate the charges against the Bloom
! ingdale insane asylum, reports the charg
of violence to patients unfoundsd.
Superintendent Kelso has offered re
ward Of $4,000 for the capture of Steiner
the treasurer of the French Band concerts a
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-The entire northern
horizon ia lighted up by an aurorAl display
Washington reports the same.
Resolutions were offered on change thi
morning calling the attention of the railros
and warehouse commissioners to the owe
issue of grain receipts BY Hugh MAher, c
the laiely burned Iowa elevator.
SHELsBYvILLE, Aug. 8.-A large cor
course was present at the commencement c
the wall work on the Illinois division of til
Toledo, Thornton & St. Louis railroad
. PITTsBURG. Aug. s.-Wm. Bagerliug,
, burgler, was shot dead this morning
! Lieut. George Fl. Evens, at his residence /
Birmingham.
8 BUFFALO, Aug. 8.-The races we're q
tended by fully twelve Thousand. The purs
D of $4,000 was won by kIlburn in 2:2,
2:23, 2.252.