Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-01
Grant and his officials on
their travels-The Gov
ernment run by
Clerks.
More Presidential Tinker
ing--Futile efforts to
change the ticket. go 80
It is to be Greeley or Grant
Fires, Accidents, Strikes,
Etc, Etc.

LONG BRANCH, June 20. - President
Grant remained at his cottage this morning.
This afternoon he drove out and visited the
Ocean Grove Compsny's grounds. This
morning Secretary Robeson and wife arriv-
ed from New York and were driven to the
Presidents cottage, There they remain a
few days. Twenty-Five car loads of people
were received this evening, filling the
hotels.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Secretary Bout
we'll will return tomorrow morning. SEQ
retsry Belknap leaves to night for Madison
to attend the annual reunion Of the Army
of the Tennessee on the Sd and 4th Of
July.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Ths acting Sec
retary of the Treasury has directed the As
sistsnt Treasurer at New York to purchase
q million dollars in bonds each Wednesday
and sell a million ia gold each Thursday
during the month of July. The Secretary
OF the Treasury has called in 81 $50, 600 Of
| the three per cent. temporary loan. The
certificates are dated from August lst to
September lst, 1868.
! CHICAGO, June 29.-The committee sp-
pointed BY the Auti-Secres Society Conven
ton recently held in Oberlin met in this city
Yesterday. J. L. Barlow, Of New York,
was nominated for Vice President in place
of Gen. C. q. Howard, who declined. The
nomination of Charles Francis Adams for
President was confirmed and platform en-
bodying a statement of their political belief
adopted.
CLEVELAND, June 20 The Republican
Convention to-day nominated Richard C.
Psrsou, of Cleveland, for Congressman of
the Twentieth District.
New ORLEANS, June 29.-The Picayuue
has long editorial urging the nomination
of William Cullen Bryant by the Baltimore
convention and says: "All who have de-
pored with Carl Sohurz, ExGov. Cox,
David A Wells, Horace White, David For
sythe and B. Gratz Brown himself, the great
opportunity that was lost at Cincinnati, and
who have been anxious to rectifY the singu-
lar and grotesque un6tness of Horace Gree
ley's nominGtiOu-the designation of Wm
Cullen Bryant in place Of Horace Greeley
on the national reform ticket for Presl-
dent would Oe hailed with enthusiasts n
and Joy, as a thing which they have sough
with narrowing soicitude and grieveC
almost to the pOiot of despair not to hsv,
found"
9 The "anti-custom house" Republican mas
= meeting was held tonight in Lafayette
Squkre.
n NEw YORK, June 29.--The Bulletin AM
d a short article in the daily Dry Goods Re
Q porter comment upon the unusual position O
;, the wool question and the opposite interest
= of the contending parties; and concluded b
= expressing the con yiction that otwithstsnd
Is Tag some discouragemeuts rates must rale q
4 full figures.
= The Irish national baud, destined for tn
:, Boston Jubilee, arrived this morning an
:, passed on to Boston this afternoon.
- Robert Bonner this afternoon received
.. dispatch from Boston that bis horse 10
Elliott eight years old had Just been drive
a mile in 2:l52, beating Dexter's fast tim
Of 2:l6
The committee from Boston extended
T. Horace Greeley an invitation from the Int
uotIonal Jubilee executive committee al
ID City of Boston 20 visit that city. Mr.. Gree
ley accepted the invitation and will visit Il
Jubilee on the Sd of July.
IN New YoRK, June 30.-Ths weather
ZOE extremely hot, the thermometer rsngiI
} from 81 to 100 in the shade. There are
number of cases of sHnstroke.
BUFFALO, June 30.-A FIRE this morDir
;, destroyed the pork and provision est&blis
NO ment of Jacob Dodd The loss is twenty-f
"a thousand dollars, partially insured.
o. MLwAUKEE, June Pa special to 1
snt Evening Wisconsin says Miss Lucy Sm
IA" OF Fort Dodge, Iowa. Miss Lula Hanson,
Baltimore, and Mrs Mark r. Ripley,
:, Jauesvllle, were drowned in the river
iA' Janesville last night.
Two yonng men, Ches. Koch and Fra
Stumpf, were drowned while bathing
Kinnickinuick River, near the city, Frid
night.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, June 29.-The boiler
ad, the Lafayette iron works exploded this mo
'Ore ing. injuriug three men, one seriously, {
'ms badly SCATTERING the building.
,.ae ALBANY, June 29.-Seven loaded frei
or. cars caught fire from passing engine
ms, morning near Palmyra, and we're entil
ons, consumed.
CINCINNATI, June 30.-The Cinoinr
and Newport bridge vas opened tree
foot-paesengers to day. A thousand pee
crossed.
New YoRK, June 29.-Tom. Scott
succeeded in getting control of another
es If to PhilEdel phia via Perth AmbOy
.ith- Camden.
ONS On
bert Williams Was arrested yesterday
. committing rape on g young white
named Melissa Lazier. The act was c
mitted in the presence of the girls mot
who was powerless to prevent 1t. The
: was very respectable. Great excitement
veils among the citizens.
ST. JOSEPH, June 29.-Wbile the v
! men on the bridge were working on
caisson of one Of the piers this moTnI
: portion Of the supports gave way, pIe'i
= ting three men into the river. One
drowned.
Il a man named Chimes, from Berks cor
Pa, was robbed of seven thousand dc
;. to-day, while asleep on a western e'
- train on the Hannibal b St Joseph rsitl
between Brookfeld and Cameron. VI
: Bile papers were also taken.
New YoRK, June 28.-Four s.r.l era
assaulted workmen to-day, got i,n
each in the city prison.
There is nothing new in reference t
J. strikes. The stablemen still hold out.
morning the eight hour leagues distrii
about So, 900 relief money. Many men
ic been unemployed for over SIX weeks ,ano
received nothing. A number Of ca
n- makers are expected back TO the zen
system next week. Many turnlture No
find it cheaper to get goods IN other
some buying in Boston.
NEw YoRK, June 3O.-R. Bangs, o