The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-18

mmlstratlon of President Grant: favoring
early specie resumption, and favoring all
measures for the Improvement of inter
state commerce and especially by opening
the natural line of water communication
between the northwest and Atlantic
through the great lakes and the Valley of
Lake Champlain.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 1.-THE Repubh-
can Convention met at ten this morning
and effected permanent organization by
electing Gen, Benz. Harrison, of Indianap-
oils, President, with a Vice President from
each Congressional District, and Col. r. S.
Robinson, OF Allen county, Secretary. The
convention, after the appointment of
Committee on Resolutions, re-nominated
for State officers W w. Garry. Secretary
of State JAS. A. Wildman, Auditor of
State; John B. Glover, State Treasurer
Jas. G. Danney, Attorney General; An
drew l.. Osborn, Judge of the Supreme
Court; John M. Bloss, Superintendent of
| Public Instruction.
K. W. Thompson, Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, made a lengthy re-
port of the usual Republican sort, including
a resolution in favor of ''infation," thus
sustaining Morton and condemning Grant
The report was adopted.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June l7.-In the
United States Circuit Court this morning,
Judges Davis, Drummond and Treat were
on the bench, something we have never
had before. The Chicago & Alton Rail
road case was called The court decided
to hear the argument on the motion to
quash the writ of certiorari made by the
peoples counsel The whole argument
hinges on the question as to whether the
word citizens in the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States was meant to include in its scope
Corporations. Mr.. Springer and Mr.. Ed
sail, for the people, have already spoken,
and their arguments were able. They
deny that such construction can be given
either to the fourteenth amendment or to
the first section of the act to enforce its
provisions, approved April 20, 1871. Judge
Edwards followed for the railroad COM
Dany, and admitted that the question turn
ed upon the construction of the act In
question and the amendment, and his ar
gument went to show that it could not have
been intended to exclude corporations from
availing themselves of the right to escape
the laws Of the State which sought to de-
prive ii OF its rights or immunities. The
argument will be renewed in the following
order this afternoon: Hon Milton Hay
and Judge Beckwith for the railroad com
pany, and will then be closed by ex-Guv-
ernor Palmer. The result is mere coniec-
ture, but that conjecture is that the court
will decline the jurisdiction.
WAUKEGAN, Ill, June IA sad acci-
dent occurred here on Sunday last 4 lit
tie son of MI j. A. Watson, druggist il
this city, while at play, fell and struck hi,
head, rendering him insensibie, in which
f condition he remained for several homs
when he died. The funeral took place yes
terday.
| WILMINGTON, Del, June Il. - Thi
morning an excursion train with seyera
f hundred persons was thrown from tht
: track near Silesville. The conductor wa:
: slightly and the express messenger serious
ly hurt. Three negroes were killed ant
? nine seriously injured.
BosToN, June 1.-THE ninety ninth an
: niversary of the battle of Bunker Hill wa
generally observed to-day
PROVIDENCE, June 1.-THE twelftl
ballot for Senator to-day resulted Burn
side 43, Dixon -, Barstow II, scattering
: Il9. The thirteenth ballot showed no ma
{ terial change.