The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-04
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, May 3.-The cabinet TO-
day seriously considered the Mexican
border trouble. There is abundant evil
dence that Lerdo's friends on the Ameri-
eau side are making a strong movement to
cross the Rio Grande to create trouble
with DiaZ. The secretary of war, after
the cabinet adjourned ordered Gen. Ord
to be particularly vigilant to prevent an in-
vasion from the American side. Serious
trouble along the Mexican border is
anticipated by the administration. Lerdo's
followers are doubtless instigatiDg the
Indian raids in American territory, that
the American troops may chase them
across the border and produce additional
complications Some mem bers Of the cabi-
net think Escobedo should be arrested in
Texas for violating the neutrality laws,
This information is reliable and official.
The state and judicial departm ments will
issue orders to prevent breach Of neutral
ity.
The governments of Switzerland and
Holland have accepted the invitation to
participate in the silver congress.
The attorney general decides that a
postmaster cannot withhold from the mails
letters supposed to contain advertisements
of lotteries. The postmaster general, K
satisfied by evidence that any person is
conducting any fraudulent lottery through
the mails, may instruct the postmaster at
any Office at which registered letters ar
rived directed to any such person, to re
turn the letters to postoffices at which
| they were mailed.
There now being SlO,O00.000 held in the
United States treasury originally reserved
for the redemption of fractional currency
having been destroyed, Representative
| Phillips was today instructed by the
house committee on banking and currency
to frame bill to be submitted to the com'
mittee at the next session, having in view
the release of the above named sum, il
order that it may enter into circulation il
the denominations of 81 and 81,
The joint committee of democratic sena
tors and representatives appointed by tht
direction of the recent democratic caucus
met tonight to consider plan for con
Quoting the coming campain. They vii
will report at the adjourned meeting of th'
caucus,
There were present Senators Wallace
Mcdonald, Jones of Florida, Cockrell anC
Ransom aad Representatives Randall
Banning, Blackburn, Morrison, Hunton
Reagan. Wood, Clarke. and Jones Of New
Hampshire. Senators Mcdonald ant
Zones and Representatives Blackburn
Banning and Morrison were appointed th,
executive campaign committee and in
structed to actively cooperate with thu
resident committee and national executive
committee for campaign purposes. Th'
re-districting of Ohio was discussed, ant
it was the sentiments of the committed
that the state should be re- districted in &C
cordance with the law, so as to give th'
democrats their rightful preponderance
The question as to the methods to be EN-
ployed to raise funds to carry on the actlv
work of the campaign was left to the dis
cretion of the campaign committee. Th
recent Developments of the alleged Florid
election frauds were briefly discussed an
determination arrived at that DO resolu
ton on the subject shall be introduced O
Monday next, although it was general
contended that the honor of the America
people required thorough invesdgatio
for the purpose of laying before the cour
try complete history of those frauds.