Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-12
Republican National Convention,
General Summary
Market Reports.
REPORTED Expressly fOrthe August

NEw YORK, Jan l2.-An Albany letter
says Tweed has notified bis friends that he |
will not caiu his seat in the senate.
Ersstus Corning is dangerously i'll.
Judge Bixby, before whom the Fisk
Mansfield libel case has been proceeding,
states that the case, Of course, is nov
practically ended.
Miss Mansfield complains to the police
that her house hss been watched day and
night since the murder Of James Fax by
strangers. She cannot 30 cut for fear Of
personal violence. Tk- officers promise to
give the case attention.
The Times says the elevation Of John
CochrAue, TAmmany Republic, an to the
Presidency Of the Board Of Aldermen, aud
the retirement OF Mayor HAl! so that
Cochrsue should be acting as mayor, is 8
result Of Tammany tactics as proposed pri-
vately by Tweed.
| The New York yacht club are making
preparations for cruise TO Russia next
i summer, by invitation OF the Grand Duke.
/ The Congressional retrenchment com.
miitee met At their hotel this morning.
Several anonymous letters were thrown in
the waste basket
! Ex.ApprAiser Palmer testified that Jas
5. Thompson, when harbor master, pro-
posed to Palmer 10 divide the profits on
giving large allowances to importers on
damaged goods, which proposition Palmer
refused, aud made known TO Secretary
I Boutwell,. Subsequently Thompson WAS
appointed weigher in the custom house on
good recon me mendAtions, so Palmer heard of
Geo. Opdyke.
OMAHA, Jan. IA hunting camp has
been established near the Republican river,
as base OF operations for Gen. Sheridan
and the Grand Duke. Buffalo aud other
game are reported plentiful in the VICINITY
Il is expected that nearly q thousand
Indians will be collected.
New ORLEANS, Jan. ll.--There is no
change in the political muddle. The
Metropolitan Policemen and Winchester
Rifles are still on guard. The Senate is
still without a quorum. The Governor has
addressed q note to General Emory, saying
he thinks affairs are now sufficiently settled
to permit q Sithdrawal of United States
troops by tomorrow noon.
In:the First District Court this morning
Judge Abel discharged the Grand Jury forthe
reason they neglected to take any action 10
regard 70 the assault on Maj. Chester (color
ed BY Ii. Gov Pinchbroc and others on
New Years day, and because il is openly
charged that they we're backed by Gov
Yarmouth. The Judge announced that be
! had issued Cdpids for parties implicated
in the shooting of Maj Chester, Pinchbrock
Senators Homes, Butler and others. Hs
also issued bench warrant for Geo. "
Carter, implicated in the Wheyland homi
: eide.
3 PoRTLAYD, Me-, Jan. n.-Remis ws'
!, sentenced at Biddeford, to-day, to ten year
in state prison for shooting his son.
r WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-Philadelphis il
8 selected as the place for holding the mex
, Republican National Convention.
New YORK, Jan. IA City of Mexico
dispatch, of Dec. 3lst, states that the revo
Z lutionists under Disz in OsxacA were com
pletely routed with heavy loss of artillery
ard many killed and wounded.
WASHINGTON, Jan. n.-sEYATE--Tht
!, joint resolution proposing an AmendmeB
TO the constitution limiting the office o
' President of the United States to one tern
9 come up and Mr.. Conking addressed III
J Senate in opposition, taking the RrounC
4 that the only object Of the resolution was t
defeat Grants nomination for 3 secoD
term, and said all the ingenuity expende
> in tho preamble TO hide this purpose wa
Is wasted He defended the President tror
J the charges made against him aud denount
N ed his enemies, especially those of the sam
,s party. He expected his nomination and re
= election BY larger majority than he recei'
x ed the first term.
:. Ga motion Of Mr. Wilson further con
alteration of the joint resolution was pos
poned, and after brief executive sessio
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
LONDON, Jan. ll.-There was q terrib
explosion in Wales yesterday, in the Bscl
- wood eolliery, while the men were at worl
.R Many we're able to escape, but one gan
a was shut off, and probably perished. Ele
, en- men were taken out dead, and parti,
. are exploring the mines for others Who a,
ev missing. Immediately after the explosie
he the flames broke out, and the extensi,
nd works and machinery were entirely
stroysd.