Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-18
More Diamonds Discovered
The Weather, Murders, &c.

SPRIEGFiELD. Ill.,, Nov. l6 There is no
longer any dsubt felt by ponrcisns here of
all parties that E. B WEsbburne is a csodi-
date for the Uuissd States Senator.biD. HIS
return TO this couUtry just at this time, to-
geGher with the return of J Russell Jones.
and hls visit to Dixon aud other places in
northern part ot the State, have a Very sig
nI6cAnt bearing. His movements have ex-
oi;ed apprehensions 10 the mInd. OF O Ozlesby
aud his friends, and considerable caueursiog
hss osen gong on here lat night and to
day bes"een Them, ORleaby having been
summoned here for Conference. IL is GER
tam that Ogiesby doubts the 81 cerity OF Ibe
AdDlnlstrRtiouIsts, aud is, there fore, pre-
pSred to believe, that # Washburne Is a
candidate, be has become so with perfect
undsrstsndiug that 10 the contest be is to
have the iGhd-neo of the President and hIs
! followers. One of Washburne's oldest
friends assured your correspondent TO day
| that Wssh0urne would m axe the light, aad,
I unless OSlesby managed his fSht better
i than tso Years sgo, he would nave lhs sa is
ia1nO1 OF serving out MA time As Gov
ernOr.
New YoRK, Nov. l6, - The Tribune
Judgeo by IUe ticIal returns al haud, that
1868 inclusive of the negro not polled that
ysar. Ia liinois be has fewer votes than in
1865 {; 10 New Hampshire be hal So l9l
v0'e- !" 1873; In 1872, 81 236: in Vermont,
A l67 IL 1868; 10 1877 Al 475 in Con
necncut 81 $50 TO 1868 To 1872, 81 699
Penpsylv<uts gave ia October 33i 4l6 for
h. Republican ticket, aud a noota later
2i2 ESQ TOR Grant The vote OF HartrarR
1859 10 1872 t. 3I3 387 ~h le the vote for
tfraut fen o. IL Noveu Der to 249 $50, or
barely 1000 more 'hAn To 1868. The vote
for GRAFT III North Carolina Is smaller than
the Vote for Cald veil
The mes. fIom Albsuy indicates thA.
R1s,Os GOukiIns W u D- re--ieo..d to the
Uolted ates SeI4te ~iinOuI serious op
poSltI1o. As tar a. ra.vss.ed nearis Al
lie Re ,ubhGeu m-m n,rs are tor hun hi
ho.gaG /, GOT b-n,v-d 10 have slrrugin 10
any quarter rharIow sed and Dix arc
supposed to lead one Repubncaa w,ng.
~nre Conknng and the Cu.toLo Hon.e cou :
uald The other. The qIession of supre-
macy oetwsen these roito"Iugs must be s-r-
tied bef6re the general hse of operations
can be determined.
The Democrats feel rather nourDfu over
the heavy spoIls captured by the Re pu blicsus
la this State. Governor Dix will appoint e
new Adjutant General and fourteen oli GERS
on bis military staff. Be will also selsct .
Loan Con missioner aud notariss for eAt h
county, and fill vacancies In the chariIs ol-
| InstItutionA, elso Superntendents Of Insur
ance and Banking, Caual Appraisers, and
Boards Of Equalization, Also HGrbor Mas
ters, PorI Wardens, and one Supreme
, Judge.
r Sweeping changes for political purposes
, in the Government Of this city are ex xpected
The Custom HoCse forces are armIug to ob.
tain full control in all municipal depart
meDts. IL is reported, however, that both
Governor DIX and Mayor Hsvemeyer will
DOT be used by the Custom House Ring.
The latter we're 50 badly served by the LID
erals toAt thev made good nominations, aud
uo~ lad their successful candidates lard TO
manage.
WARRINGTON Nov. l6.-SeuAtor Gamer
. on Gov. HAr1rAnfI aud some OF their politi-
cal friends asked the President 10 appoint Q
MIR TrnsmAn as postmaster at PhilAdelp phia,
and he ia said to have given them the follow.
ing answer:
"GenIlemen, do not think it proper for
me to set aside the rules aud regulations OF
the civil service CON mission. | aomaiime
J ago determined 10 enforce those resolutions
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