Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-27

ventlon, and leaves them at liberty to sup.
port other ticket. The call looks direct
ly to an organization for the Accomplishment
OF tariff reform in the coming election.
New YoRK, May 25.-Horace Greeley
received warm ovation from his friends in
Westohester county yesterday, and TarrY.
town held reception in the evening. The
meeting was largely attended. He made a
speech to she sssemblage but made no re-
ference to politics, speaking principally Of
agriculture.
NAsHvILLE, May 2G.-The Germans he'd
meeting last night to ratify the nomination
OF Greeley and Brown. Speeches were
made and resolutions were passed renounc-
ing all former party alliances and indorsing
the platform of the Cincinnsti Convention
and pledging votes to Greeley and Brown.
Voohees' Terre Haute speech, published
this morning, is universally condemned BY
the Democrats.
New YoRK, May 26.-A Times special
says the vote on the supplemental aRticle
was strictly non-partisan. The Democrats
divided about evenly, Mr.. Thurman declin.
ing to vote. Mr.. Schurz voted aye; Messrs.
Sumner aud Edmunds voted no; Messrs.
Howe and Carpenter. who were absent,
would have voted against it Mr.. Trum boil
did not vote at ell.
The Herald pronounces the Senate action
a national humiliation, and questions
whether the Epeopls will accept. the
amended treaty as a final settlement of the
account with England. A treaty secured
By the humiliation of one OF the parties will
never be productive of good, and this one
has been maintained by wringing from the
Americans a disgrsceful concession-a re-
suit brought about By corrupt lobby press
ure, and the settlement is between two Ad-
England, however, may ystsrejec: the
amended article, for our surrender must be
unconditional and the matter is not alto
gether disposed Of.
New YORK, May 25.-Twenty thousand
i'm immigrants landed at Castle Garden this
week, the largest number on record.
Ths wonderful increase of business of
naturalization at this time is principally
among Germans.
In November 1871, tie steamship City of
Brussels came from QueeaStown TO Sandy
Hook in eight days and three hours, which
was the fastest voyage across the Atlantic
Her time has Just been beaten by the
Adristlc, which arrived at Queenstown at
$3.50 this morning, having left New York
last Monday, thOs making the ocean transit
in seven days and sixteen hours.
New YORK, May 25 The strike of the
trades has every indication of success.
There are Few concessions daily.
At a meeting Of the cabinet makers pro
tective union to-day stelsgram was received
from Pittsburg, stating that the guild there
would strike on Monday. 1t is reported
that sll the Brooklyn shops will organize
to morrow for strike. The men believe
the strike will end next week
The wheelrights and blscksmiths have
snnoun ced that they will strike about the lst
of June. The big pipe men will hold a
mass meeting on Monday and demand al
advance of wages from the present pay Of
two dollars.
New YORK, May 26-Excitement over
the eight hour movement has considerably
absted, but many societies meet on Monday
TO take measures to make the strike success
ful. The marble cutters met last night to
arrange a strike, bat reports we're received
showing that nearly three quarters Of the
shops in the CITY had aeceded to the de-
mands of the workmen, and 3 resolution was
passed that all workmen whose employers
refuse to give IN shall suspend work. Seven.
eiehths of the boss pumbers have sgreed to
eight hours snd the men have mostly re-
sumed work