Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-07
FOREIGN NEWS.
General Summary.
Reported Expressly for the ARsus.1

WASHINGTON, May 6.-R representative
Poland to-day introd uced an amendment to
the constitution of the United States. pro
vidiGg that no Senator or Representative
shall. during the time for which he was
elected, be chosen President cor Vice Pres
ident, nor shall any Judge of any United
States Court be chosen President or Vice
President, within two years of the termina-
tlon OF his judicial term Of Office.
Mr.. Ackers, of Pennsylvania, from the
minority of the committee on expenditures
in the war department, has presented re-
port in reference to the sale of arms to
France. The report complains Of she con-
struction given TO the act of congress
authorizing the sale of damaged arms, &C.,
by the war department.
The minority assert that the war and
ordinance departments could easily have
ascsrtained tha, most of the arms sold were
going to France.
Il appears that the whole amount for
which the guns has been sold was paid into
the treasury department, except $2I9,7 ,705
which is said to have been expended in
transportation and getting the guns ready;
but the items of this expenditure are not
given, and there is no evidence that any
person except one received any pay or com
mission from this sale, and be was not con-
nected, with any department of the govern
ment.
While the Democrats Of congress are
agreed that July 4th will be the time for the
assem- bling of the national convention, there
is difference of opinion in regard 10 the
place. st. Louis, Louisville and Indiansp-
oils are named
In the senate to-day the amendment sp-
propriating FIVE and a half millions for pos.
Office deficiencies was agreed 10. The
amendment abolishing the frankiug privi-
leges after the first of next January was
tabled by yeas 20, nays D.
New YORK. May 6.-The following dis
patch is published
WASHINGTON, May 4.
To Horace Greeley:
Allow me TO congratulate you on being
selected to lead the movement which, by the
will OF the people and Gods blessing, is to
reform and purify the government.
LYMAN TRUNBULL.
NEw YORK, May 6.-Ths Tribsue says
"There are those who insist that the Tri-
bune's avowed purpose to be something
better than g partisan gladiator, will be
overborne by the unexpected nomination
made at Cincinnati. But it means to dis
appoint them. Its convictions on grave
public questions will still, when occasion in
vites, be expressed with due frankness, bui
it will try to give those who differ from it sc
fair and foil hearing that they shall have
no reason, and rarely presext, for com
plaint."
Whitelaw Reid received the following
telegram from Senator FentoD at Washing
ton several hours before the nominations
"My judgment a. Cincinnati in regard tt
Greeley's nomination is hourly confirmed.
| find upon my return here all the encourage
ment had reason to hope for. Let me re
port TO you aud others that that his nomina
tion will be trinmphAntly endorsed by the
American people,
New York, May 6-Niblos theatr,
caught fire inside early this morning, Ant
for time it was feared the metropolitan
hotel would be Destroyed. The interior o
the theatre was entirely destroyed. Th'
store lately occupied BY Helmbold was gut
ted and filled with water. The Metropoli
tan hotel was considerably damaged,
The destruction of Niblo's theatre is com
plete. The loss is supposed to excee'
S2,000,0 900. The Metropolitan hotel is bu
little damaged An explosion of gas in th
theatre during the fire severy inJure
police Captain Cinchy and nearly sutfocat
ed four fremen who were rescued wit
difficulty.
The FIRE originated in the dome, and
aupposed to have been the work of an IL
cendiary. The theatre was being prepare
for the production of the spectacular pla
of ''Lallah Rookh, "Black Friday" havin
been Withdrawn.
BUFFALO, May 6.-The harbor ia ope
and navigation has commenced.
New YoRK, May 6.-John Mitchell
Irish Citizen, Irish Democrat and Iris
People, all Democratic; strongly endor'
the Cincinnati nominations.
+ Mr. GreeleT received eongrstulRtoTy de
patches to-day from Chief Justice Chns
Leslie Coombs and others.
SPRINGFIELD, May GA meeting of Lii
erals and Democrats was hsld this eVenlr
: in the hail of the House OF Rsprssentatlve
to ratify the Cincinnati nominations. Ho
/ VI oene y
aided Speeches were made by G '. Pa
mer, Gen. John A McClerland, Sscteta
of State Rummel, Hon. Alc1an Ter SioI
and others, both parties declaring their deie
minAtion to stand by the nominations regar
/. less Of any other convention which mey
held.
PARIS, May Ga telegram fr1m Ba
!. onne says it is again rumored that ID
Carlas has beet captured ny the SPan'
government forces Roda has certain
fed to France, and the government of Spa
i, has made demand upon the French fro
. the territory.
LONDON, May 6.--Midnight.-No contir
A alton Of the reported capture of Don Carl
by the Spanish troops is received.