The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-25
Political Notes.

Langsron, the colored lawyer of Wash
ington, has been confirmed as minister to
Hayti.
From Pierrepont to Cameron, Sr. Well!
It will enable the old man to get out OF the
Widow divers way.
Rumors are current in Washington that
Secretary Sherman has resigned. The
report is not confirmed, but to his resign
ing the country is resigned.
The recent unpleasantness in Ohio must
convince the secretary of the interior de- |
partment that the clerks from Ohio will
have little influence in turning the tide in
the next presidential election.
The rivalry of Bourbons, Bouapartists,
Orleanists, and Republicans for the con-
troll of France is the only thing IN the
worlds current politics at all comparable
to the struggle of Spofford, Eustis, Kei-
logg. and P B. S. Pinchback for the Lou
isiana seuatorships.
!, The meeting of Victor Hugo and Sam
uel j. Tllden, in France. is worthy of spe-
cial notice as the meeting of the two men
, in whom the greatest crimes committed
against republican government in modern
! times found their most conspicuous VIC
S Tins; the one having been banished from
France by the recreant perpetrator of the
: coup o. etat, and the other having been
}. robbed Of his great offcaS of president OF
= the United States by the Infamous electo-
s raj commission,
y The state department compares Mexico
n to paralytic, whose brain is clear enough,
!! while his arms and legs refuse to execute
o the orders which it gives; in other words,
q it is admitted that Diaz is well disposed to
Ie the United States. but it is claimed that the
E. local authorities are so inert or hostile tina
le he cannot make them obey nis command
ie The first movement 10 congress in. tn
l. labor interest has been made by MI
l. Errett, of Pennsylvania, who has pre-
10 sented a memorial Of 400 workingmen @
II. Pittsburg for an appropriation to enabl
them to emigrate to and occupy the publ
= lands as cultivators.
bo It 10 asserted on good authority tina
8, more than fifty witnesses to the commits
sion of bribery by Senator Patterson, {
South Carolina, have given evidence b.
fore the grand jury. If Patterson had til
BET spirit of man he would at once leave II
er senate, go home, face his accusers, an
demand trial. Failing in this, the sena
ne owes it to its own dignity to compel him
do it.
~, Capt, Dan. Hall, of New Hampshir
ay. who has been nominated for the post
ere naval officer of Boston, swindled the soldie
and the government while he was provo
act marshal at Portsmouth during the close
ral the war, by selling q great part of Il
es, allowance of shoes, clothing, etc, of Il
lrn new recruits at the time when they we
'o'' being hurriedly raised and rushed to t
Is front; and with selling, also. the either
rho clothes left by the men IN discharge. It
us charged that he supplied second ha
St. clothes dealers for more than year aft
NC he went out OF the provost marsha
Slo Office with the citizens clothes which
III ~ enlisted meu had left with him to be f
dis. warded to their homes.
her The delay Of he senate in taking up
;. =" nomination of Harlan justiGes the teI
that the nomination meets with little fa'
toni in the committee. 1t meets with none
with all elsewhere out OF the little circle
su Harlans personal admirers There is
anu single commentator known to
,ar I'd public at large which justiGes it.
ocks Hayes, if wise, will yet withdraw the M
mutton If he lacks the nerve to do tt
fall: the country will look to the senate, exp
mas ing it to reject Harlan, aud force Ia
ms to nominate some such eminent jurist
r IN Drummond of this state, or Dillon,
the Iowa, or if the appointment must CO
little f.om the sonth dozen men can be