The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-24
The New York Prohibition
Party.
Shocking Accident to a
church Festival.
Other News Items.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-The District
Investigating Committee have made a re-
port on the safe burglary. They say they |
have diligently examined number OF
witnesses and have learned of many others |
who should be examined. The testimony
has been conflicting but satisfies the Com |
mittee that one of the objects of the rob
be.y was to implicate Columbus Alexan
der, one of the memorialists, but In the
absence of witnesses named the Committee
expresses no opinion on the question and
siders that the burglary must be subject
to investigation i'll the Criminal Court OF
District.
The President nominated as Commits
sioners for the government OF the District
OF Columbia A. r. Sheppard, EXP. NJ
General Dennison of Ohio, and Henry I.
Blow, ex-member of Congress from Mis-
souri,.
The Senate was in session about two
/ hours this Afternoon on the President
nominations for Commissioners Of the Dis
trict Government. The feeling was strong
against ex Governor Sheppard, and his
nomination was finally laid ON the table by
a vote of 80 to g. The other two nomina-
tions were confirmed. The President then
in the name of A. O. Cattel, ex- United
States Senator from New Jersey, VINO was
confirmed.
The House Postal Committee to-day
made a report on charges preferred by
Representative Luttrell against the Post
Office Department The committee say
they find no fraud or violation Of the law.
They are satisfied that straw bids were
made, but under the law the Postmaster
General was powerless to correct them.
The House concurs in the Senate pro-
vision for the relief Of sufferers by the
overhowed south, with an amendment re
ducing the amount from $50O,OO0 tC
$4,000
The Speaker announced f. r. Hoar anC
Mr.. Mitchell as the committee to frame {
new government tor the District OF 20
lumbia.
- The last legislative act performed wa
the passage of an act relieving James l.
. Pugh, of Alabama from political disabili
ties. Friendly leave taking commences
and as the hands on the clock dial indlcat
ed six, the Speaker, wishing all member
a safe and happy return to their home
and families, pronounced the first sesslo
of the Forty-third Congress adjourned san
de
The following bills O. over To euabl
the central branch OF the tnlon PaclH
railroad t. submit claims against the Cn
ted States under the existing laws to G
cisi,p If the supreme Court to authorl2
the organization Of national banks wlthor
circulation providing for postal ltelegrapl
providing for the resumption OF specie pa,
ment and free banking the amendatol
tariff bill construction and repairs OF Il
Mississippi levees: McCrary bill reguI
ting charges for railroad transportation
the Omaha bridge bill all land grant bl
| and many hundred individual relief bill
PORTLAND. Me, June 23.-The Mai
Democratic State Convention to-day non
mated Joshua Titcomb for Governor. Re
olutions were adopted favoring early spec
resumption, tavoring free trade, condel
>-r ming the result of the action of the Repu
lcan majority in the Senate i'll attempu
q to establish censorship of the press
o. the country at the national capital, al
. Congress for interfering on the subject
civil service reform, and declaring the p'
tv in power deserving the righteous ind
n nation Of the people.
8 s. CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 23.-The Sa
gertest procession this afternoon was
grand affair, being participated IN by
Nd visitors and many military and civic ord
sats here. The visitors were formally W
y coined at Sangerfest Hall, about GO
r persons being present.
+ DEsMoINEs, June % Quite lai
- number of delegates have arrived for
Anti Monopoly State Convention, meet
- here tomorrow. The prospect Is that
! attendance will be large. Among
prominent men, heretofore Repubhca
nr are Ex- Gov. Stone, J. B Grinnell, Sc
n tor Mcintyre and Col. keately. vi
prominent Democrats there are Jno.
Irish. Ed. Campbell. Senators Murp
" McCnrnick. Merrill, Geo. Paul, ID. NJ. h
| ris, s. B. Evans. Judge Thayer and l..
Batter. There is much caucusing on
currency, liquor and transportation qr
tious. The warmest' contest will be
temperance but all parties agree that tt
will be no fight in the convention and I
0 600 all questions will be settled in the judi
= sVV0 0V0 caucuses in the morning. w. +. CARD
O,(0O ot Guthrie, will be the temporary ch
'5'M0 3oo0 man. and J. W. Murphy, OF Jasper,
O,0U0 retary.
1900 COUNCIL BLUFFS, June %. = Ju
'OV0 Caleb Baldwin. Of this city, formerly =
10000 Justice of the State of Iowa, more rec
~ W00o 0oo " United States District Attorney Tor
5000 State of Iowa. has been appointed on
500 Q the FIVE commissioners to distribute
~ ~'OOOO Geneva award.
%, 900 AUBURN, June 23.-The conventio
the Prohibition party temporarily or
5000 lied to-day with james L. Bogy as ei
$500 man Resolutions were adopted exp
500 go 90 ing thanktuness for the uprising oI D,
900 90 ,vnmen in the temperance cause anu pi
ING that the ballot should be given wo
:n, # ;fe enossibIe. Myron L. Clark was non
KY ted for Governor j. l.. Bogy' Lt