Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-18
Market Reports.
reported Expressly for the ARsus.l

New ORLEANS, March I6.-The Picayune
says the news of the appointment of Will
liam G. Parker, vice Longstreet, has fallen
like bombshell among the colored kepub-
licaus here, and that Senator Ingrahsm and
Buroh and Lotto have gone
70 Washington to protest against the imposi
zion Of another carpet-bsgger upon the peo
pie of Louisiana. 1t is ascertained that
Parker lives with bis family in Lowell,
Mass, aud that his residence here 10 litsls
more than nominal.
New YoRK, March l6.-Is is announced
that the Herald's North Carolina CORES
pondent has been captured by Lowery's
gang, who say they will not hurt him, but
will keep him . week.
Bass Strong is not dead.
ST. PAUL, March l6.-On the Lake Su-
perior and Mississippi railway yesterday
afternoon, q ladies' car was thrown from the
track and rolled down an embsnkment. One
lady-nsme not given-wAs fatally injured,
Several other persons are slightly hurt.
CINCINNATI, March I6.-Senstor Upton,
consult with the leaders OF the liberia
movement in regard to the convention. Iu
an interview with . reporter Of the Times
aud Chronicle, he named Garfield, Of Ohio
and Dawes, of Massachusetts. as leading
Republican members of the House who
we're known to be secretly in sympathy with
the anti-Grant movement. 10 the Repub
liosn party, he says, Trumbull is his fra
choice for the Presidency, bat that the con
vsntion here will probably decide in favor
of Judge Davis.
The Times and Chronicle this evening
publishes q denial, which it says is on :hs
authority of Senator Summer himself, TO the
effect that the latter has neither consented
nor been asked to preside over the Cincin
natl convention, and that with his presen
opinions he will decline to do asything o.
the kind.
The Times and Chronicle reports an in
terview in which Senator Upton is repre-
sented as saying that Chief Justice Mssol
and ex-Gov. Butler, of Nebraska, are ii
sympathy with the Cincinnati convention
that Senator Logan, of Illinois, is ais
counted on, and that positive ASSURANCE
have bsen received that voorhees, an,
Hendricks, of Indiana, will cooperate wit
and support the movement. He say
farther, there are assurances Of large colore
dsles ations from the South. The Senate
left to-day for home.
Sioux OITY, March l6.-A private lette
received in this city tonight, fro m Fol
Randall, Dakota, says that Q few days sInc
a party of FIVE Indians arrived there fror
the Black Hills. They had in their posses
sion double hsndfsll of nuggets Of gold
and considerable quartz. The officers I
the Fort tried TO buy this gold for the pul
pose of sending it to their friends as spec
mems, but the Indians refused to part wit
it. The writer says that considerable e1
citemsnt exists among the citizens an
soldiers over the recent disooverie at Blae
Hills, and ths. q party there wash to joi
the expedition which ID being fitted out
this place.
SAN FRASCTsco, March l6.-One tho
sand Apsches, lately on the reservation. sl
now on the war path in Arizona. Gen Coo
has started for Tonto Basin, with friend
Huiiapas for scouts.
HAVANA, March l6.-Domingo Giroi, who
sentence Of death was cOmmutsd to impr
sonmsnt for life, and Doctor Howard, le
yesterday for Cents, Spanish penal settl
msnt on the west coast of Africa.
MADISON, Wis, March 16.-Alexand
: Campbell and wife, of Poplar Grove, II
were. yesterday poisoned by drinking AGO
ite, given in mistake by druggist of 4
city for whisky. Osmpbsll is dead, but it
: thought the wife will recover.
The temperance bill, amended so rs
exempt home made wines, has passed t
Senate. and now only awaits the Governo
signature to become q law.
CHICAGO, March 16.-Hsnry Woke,
policeman, quarreled with his wife this
seruoon, and, drawing his revolver, attem
cd to shoot her. She fed from the hou
Is- when ne turned the pistol to his own he
and fired with fatal effect.
A man named Mcdonald, a resident
Boise City, Idaho, who ia now in this ci
IN asserts positively that John NcDevit,.
m. well-knovn billiard player, who vns a,
.,h posed TO have perished in the burn;ng
Chicago, 10 alive and well in Bo;.a q;
3m Mcconnell claims to know McDeyi,, ~
- A meeting Of Intern ationals was bsld
Globe theatre to-day. About 400 pso
were present, being almost exclusiy
, French. Germans and Scandinavians.
American Of any standing was present, q
ina nearly oil the speaking was in foreign |
a. guagss.
est 81 Pasriok's Day will be celebrated
lths various Isish seoistiss by 9 parade,