Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-24
Agricultural Report-Rati-
fcation of the Cincinnati
and Baltimore Nomina-
tiOns at Detroit.
The Blake Divorce Case
Railroad Change.
Mr. Gree1ey's Letter on
Civil Service Reform.

charged strikers yesterday assaulted body
of Italians who were employed in their
places At Long Island City. free fight of
half an hour ensued, when the police |
scattered the disturbers.
The recent eight hour movement struggle |
seems totally collapsed.
SARATOGA, July 23--IE the Barnard i'm
peachment case, Miss Mansfield testified !
that Barnard visited her house in New York
several times IN 1868 and SO. She knew OF
Fisk giving Bsrnard's son q present of one
thousand dollars, and thinks Fisk told her
Gould partici pAted, and that the amount was
| ten thousand.
! The Tribune denies the stories published
in some Republic papers that Greeley
ever conferred with Seymour relative to
selecting any oAe for Offices that he ever
desired any one to get up meetings for him,
or that he ever asked anybody to get him
nominated fos the Presidency.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 23.-The Greeley
and Brown ratification meeting this evening
was one of the largest ever held in CAitor-
mia. There Was speaking in Platt's Hall,
aud at two stands in the street Judge
John HAgan presided, with two hundred
Vice Presidents, half old line Republicans
and half Democrats.
The Germans will hold Greeley and
Brown ratification on Friday.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-The agricultural
report for July reports an increase OF two
, per cent. average of corn in Illinois and one
in Iowa and Kansas, showing the condition
Of the crops in twenty-five counties In Hi
nois which stand above the average and
: twenty three below in Iowa. Only two re-
r ~hn hpp nrnH
10 soring wheat. Iowa stands los and Hill
nois l04 The average condition for the
i United States is almost exactly the same As
e in Juue. 1t is quite probable the general ex-
cellence of grain will mske the present ero ?
), equal in value to last year There has been
d almost an entire exemption from rust, bnt
q the chinch bug has caused losses il
= = many counties of Illinois, Iowa and Mich
" gan.
" ST. LOUIS, July 23.-Carl Schurz left to
a night for North CsrohnA where be will taxi
r. part in the campaign.
ir DETROIT, July 22.-The largest poitica
e meeting Of the present campaign IN tn
d State thus far, was held here to-nig ht at tn
IN opera house, to ratfy the Cincinnati en-
"' Baltimore nominations The opera hous
'e was crowded, and the eetUg wa
presided over by Hon. Robert McCIelland
and addressed by him, Congressman Blsll
10 and Duncan Ste Eart, Liberal, of this city
he Probably 1000 people we're in sttendanor
and everything passed off smoothly.
W. CHICAGO, July 23.-The Blake divorc
en- case, arising al WiDetks, IN which the hu
band claimed divorce on the ground
!. adultery BY his wife, terminated to day, II
Judge finding Mrs Blake not guilty of II
charge.
ar ST. LOUIS, July 23 The terms Of Leaf
recently made of the Missouri Pacific ros
are ten per cent dividend on ;he prese
stock, So. 100 900, for three years, stiwel'
per cent for two years, and fourteen p
cent for nine hu njred and ninety nine veal
Joseph Brown will continue President ar
become managing director Of the Atlsnt
& Pacific.
The following letters to and from n
Greeley, in regard to civil service refor
vsrs given BY Senator Schurz in his gre
speech at St. Louis on Monday evening
'om ST. LOUIS. Mo, June %, l872.-DE
nee SIR: In your letter of acceptance you pro
cs lse thorough reform Of the civil service
$. general terms. The question of how
problem Of civil service reform preset
L.. ltBSif 10 your HlluA 10 Ohc VI kiHHe aAtCAt
and would suggest, if it be consistent W
your ideas Of propriety, that you give
ures such explanation IS will put your intent
'eu in this respect in q clear light. Yours,
rrh, SCHURZ
/, Oh The following is Mr.. Greeley's reply;
'sii, New YoRK, July 5.-MY DEAR s
the Yours of 26th ult. only reached me tn
days ago. / respond as promptly as l n
thAn The problem of civil service reform Is
dsred difficult by q mesalisnce between
executive and Legislative branches OF
than fsderal government Those members
Congress- who favor the administrAtlon
than bitusly claim aud are accorded, mao
of federal offices in their respective sta
or districts, debating the appointments
rsmoyals az interest or caprice may sngg
The president appoints at his diotatlon'
,o legislsting in subservience to his VIII, 0
in opposition TO their own CONVICTIONS.
lass all history is unmesping, this conia
=. and of executive and legislative respohs
sores, it;es and functions could not fail to dust
Collie ner and corrupt ths boay-politic.
EEE The aIegibility Of our presidents to rec
). ,ion tn ha the main source of this corrup
pres,dent should be above the hope
ture favor, or the fear Of alternating pc
rs ful ambitious partlsAns. DE snoule 10
~ official chief, not of party but OF the re
H. lie. He should dread nothing but tn
cusing voice OF history and the insxno'
10 Judgment of God. He should fully rea
AZ and never forget, that Congress, IN IT'S
sphere, is paramount, aud IN no wise 81
ic able to his supervision, and that tne ht
;, est gool will to his administration ia pc
llu fully compatible with the most pointed
- seut from his inculcations on the very
10 est questions in finance or poliueHl econ
ro Ii is the frat step that costs. Let
settled that president is not to be ret
.g- ed while in Office aud civil service refoT
n no longer difficul.. He will need no or
''T no su bsidised partisan. be will nafu
N. select his chief counseliOrs from anon
abest and wisest of his eminent e
u citizens, regardless alike of the shIi
society and the suggestions OF g seihsn
CIV He will have no interest to conc
sic no chief of a powerful clan to attach
A. personal fortunes. he will be impel
an appoint, As none will deny that he
appoint, men of ripe experience IN pu
aud of eminent mercantile capacity, =
lect, keep and disburse the revenue, II
of dsxtrous manipulators of primary