Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-16
STAMP DUTY OFF MATCHES
FOREIGN NEWS.
General Summary
IRsportsdBxprsssly fer the AHsUs.l

Nxw YoRK, April l5.-The trial Of Fanny
Hyde for the murder of George W. Watson
began in Brooklyn to-day. A jury was
obtained after much difficulty, and taking
evidence was commenced.
Mark NJ. Pomsroy to-day pleaded to the
general issne in the breach OF promise case,
thus leaving il to the jury to decide whether
he made and broke his promise Of marriage
a. charged.
Mrs. Lydia Sherman, charged with the
murder of several persons, chiefly her own
children, viii be arraignsd for trial at New
Haven tomorrow.
A Republican mass meeting to support
the denomination of President Grant will be
held ct Cooper Institute tomorrow. The
movement 10 endorsed BY many Of the most
influential citizens. The call 10 signed BY q
| large number of prominent banking and
mercantile firms. Ex-Gov. Morgan and
Henry Clews are the committee Of arrange
msnts. and the meeting will bs strikiugly
expressive Of the sense Of the financial com
munity on the question of the Iext Presi.
dent Among the speak ers will be Senators
Morton, Wilson and Harlan, Gen. Sickles
ex-Gov. Morgan, Fred. Douglass, and
others.
The Tamn.any Society elected officers
tonight for the ensuing year. Among the
sAchsms are Horstio Seymour, John I.
Hoffman, Chss. 0'Connor, T. J. Tilden,
Sanford E. Church, Oswoid Otendorfe
August Belmont, John Kelly and Arthur
Lesry.
WAsH1NGrox, April l5.-The Commists,
of Ways and Means to-day took of the
stamp duty on matches, m sking differeno,
Of two anda quarter millions in the revenu ne
They have reduced the tariff on copper of al
average Of one per cent. The COMMITTEES
will not report the revenue tariff bills to
morrow.
The President nominated L. NJ. Bay
less Assessor of Internal Revenue Of Da
kota.
tis Cd authority from q gentleman con
csrned, for saking that the alleged meeting
here between Senator Sohurz and other re
publicans, and Peudle.on, Morgan AM
other Democrats, did not take place.
The Supreme Court to-day rendered
unanimous decision in the Mormon case Q
Clinton vs. Englebrecht, reversing the judg
ment Of the Supreme Court OF Utah, on tn
j ground that the jury which tried the cas-
was no, selected in conformity TO law, thA
: the summons were invalid, and it follow
t that the indictments against the Mormon
? for leyd and lascivious cohabitstion are ille
4 gAl, and all proceedings against them mu.
J fail TO the ground. The decision sustain
e the position taken by the Utah District A
y tornsy.
: SPRINGFIELD, April l5.-It has tram
r lpirsd that Governor Palmer a day or sv
since wrote Senator Trunbull that
would support the nominee of the Olncir
\ matt Convention. if that body selects as
candidate Q statesman whose polisiosl recoI
and private life has been such a. to con
msnd the confidence Of the country.
New YoRK. April ia Worlds Lo'
don special to-day says:
"The note accompanying the Englsh
plication, submitted at Geneva to-day, 9
phciIy declars that England will not CO.
ssut 20 have any in direct claim arbitrate
Mr.. Cushing says the note is worthless, OF
arbitration must proceed.
GENEVA, April l5.-Eve-The sitting
the tribunal for the settlement OF the Al
bsma claims was opened at $3.50 this NOR
ing and terminated st noon. The star
ment that Count Solopis presided Is inos
rect, None Of the five arbitrators We
present. Great Britain and the Unit
States we're only represented, the former
Lord Tenterden and Messrs. lay Tor al
Bernard, and the latter by Messrs. bancr'
"A Davis, Caleb Gushing and Chas. Z. BE
" man. The official proceedings were 90
6ued to the delivery of documents TO 9
ii Secretary of the tribunal, who VIII transn
10 them TO the arbitrators.
LONDON; April l5.-It is reported troI
- les have grown out of the recent diploma
negotiations between France and German
and relations between the two countries
said to be in critical condition.
In the Commons tonight Gladstone,
reply to the inquiries of Disrseh and osne
\ again assured the members that the M
\ accom- panying the British counter case ?
" tested against the jurisdiction OF the arbn
tors at Geneva over the claims for incir
ty damages. Gladstone promised to Icy
documents before the House tomorrow
MADRID, April l5.-Advices report
general armed uprising OF maieonte
~ throughout Spain. Blu, il 10 SAID thar
government is fully prepared and eompe'
10 suppress the troubles.
WASHINGTON, April ia special o.
the spasish Government offers to reis
Dr.. Howard as an act Of friendhness
their part 10 the United States, bas a.
A. same time are unwiliing TO admit tnss
t. lsas. injustice is to be attached 70 sns
y and imprisoamsnt Of Howard.