The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-10
Contriving to Get Rid of
Grants Corrupt District
Government.
Political Items from Vari-
ous Quarters.
Bill Wiltshire Tells Grant
How the Old Thing
Works.
Republican Caucus in
Washington.
Bitter Feelings on Finance.
No Policy Agreed On.
They take a Gloomy View
Of vneir Future.
Gen. Sherman Helps Open
Bitter Feelings on Finance.
No Policy Agreed On.
They take a Gloomy View
OF vheir Future.
Gen. Sherman Helps Open
tne St. Louis Bridge.
Other Items Of News.

WASHINGTON, June 9.--The District of
Columbia Investigating Committee have
agreed to report bill authorizing the
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, to appoint a commit |
tee of three persons who shall exercise all
the powers Of government now vested IN
the Governor and Board of Public Works. |
INDIANAPOLIS, June ga large num-
ber of delegates to the reform convention,
which meets here tomorrow, have already
arrived, and from present indications every
county in the State will be represented
The leaders assert that new party will be
organized, to be called the Farmers In
dustrial Reform party" and will nominate
a full ticket for State officers.
SAN Francisco, June S.-Grover, for
Governor of Oregon, beats Talman about
400. The friends of Williams, for Con-
gress, still hope he is elected, the vote
being very close.
PROVIDENCE, June 9.-Both Houses of
the Legislature balloted for United States
Senator, to-day, withoat choice. Gen,
Burnside had the most votes in each House.
Boston, June 9.-The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts in the Music Hall, to day,
paid its tribute to the memory of Sumner.
The decorations were elaborate, tasteful
and appropriate. George William Curtis
delivered the Grafton.
WASHINGTON, June S.-This morning,
Judge W. W. Wiltshire and Col, Howard,
who have just arrived from Arkansas, call
ed upon the President, and during their
conversation with him stated that, althous h
less than three weeks had elapsed since the
settlement Of the Gubernatorial imbroglio,
everything was as quiet as at any time
within the past seven or eight years, and
that Brooks and his adherents at Little
Rock were daily on the streets, as before
the trouble, unmolested by Gov. Baxter OF
any of the authorities, and that the report
currently circulated here to the effect thai
Brooks and his adherents, and Northern
and Union men, were driven out and could
not safely return, were utterly false. Those
of the Brooks party, the President was in
formed, now absent from the State, hao
nothing to fear from Baxter. They coulC
return with perfect assurance of lmmunl
ty from violence, and their only just caus'
for apprehension. ii any, would be on &C
count of civil prosecution Tor malfeasanc'
or misconduct in Office.
The Republican Congress caucus, hel(
| in the Hall of the House OF Representa-
tives this evening, to arrange for putin
| in motion the machinery for the next cam
paign, was not exactly love feast. Ih
coming defeat of the party at the poll
least an ominous shadow over the proceed
ings, as appears by the speeches OF Kelley
of Pennsylvania, and others. Senate
Hamlin, OF Maine, acted as chairman, an
Messrs. Parsons, of Ohio, and Lynch,
Mississippi, as secretaries. No policy Wa
agreed on, and there was manifest disp'
sition among a ma aiority Of those preseI
not to enter into discussion upon any
the questions introduced. The bitter fee
ings that were aroused by the veto mea
ure have revived with more than the
original intensity. The talk is not SO lot
| and gaseous, but the swearing Is mue
. more elaborate, and is done in bushes
like manner that evinces careful prepar
ton in private prior to the public perforr
ance.
Republicans who haye the perpetuati'
of their party at heart, take very gloon
I'd view of the future They have not b
bayed for some weeks with unseemly hila
). lity, born of an over-sanguine faith In the
prospects, but, since the Jones letter h
"a,
r. very low mark. They would like to ha
harmonious action with the President, b
fear that the Johnsonian rupture is po
poned for but little time. They would Ii
Da Lot to have the party as unit against hi
m as the second best thing, but he has be
ird the party so long that they would desp
g OF accomplishing this.
When Senator Logan read in the Sat
J. day morning papers the correspondent
l. between the President and Senator Jon
he did not put on his war paint and go I
upon the street and proclaim his determ
, ! alton to fight the Administration, to-
and nail He did not dash down to
49, Ebbitt and denounce Comptroller Kn
Ill before crowd of gaping loaters, OF
crime of furnishing the Presid
- with false information about the
VI tional Bank circulation. he did
swear and swagger about as he did VI
Ia that memorable day when the Presid
took the starch out of the Western
Southern inhationists, but he sneered
frowned, and was sarcastic, and thou
the President might have found N
200 needy person than Senator Jones thro1
looo ooo whom to have put forth his manifesto.
1900 ST. LOUIS, June "a test train,
,'ooo o0 sisting of locomotive and three passeu
1000 coaches, with invited guests, crossed
} } 'oOo 'SS new bridge this evening, Gen. Sherl
Zoo 200 drove the last spike connecting the Il
1000 with that of the Vandalia road. The gu
\ 5.o0O ooO drank to the health of Engineer lads
1000 the officers of the company, and appre
9 9 UoO To ate speeches were made by Sherman
O-vOo w others. The bridge showed no weakr
oooo Scientific testing with heavy weights
be made in few days.
5000 The great land case between the set
s5.oo soo on the Usage ceded lands in Kansas
100 90 Missouri on the Kansas Il Texas and
100 90 T,eavenworth. Lawrence u Gulf rallrC
was argued yesterday before judges N
;, and Dillon in the United States Ci
Ky. Court at Leayenworth. The title to