The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26
Last Nights Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The secretary
Of the treasury purchased $4,000. 900 oi
governments to-day.
Horace Maynard. .ex- Minister to Turkey
in company with Postmaster Key, visited
the White House to day to pay his re.
spects to President Hayes. While there
the President signed Maynard's commits
sion as postmaster general and handed il
to him. Later in the day Maynard ap.
peared at the post Office department and
took the oath of Office as postmaster
general, and will enter upon bis duties to
morrow.
The president to day signed the COM
mission of Judge ID. NJ. Key to be district
judge for the Eastern District of Tenpes-
see. He also signed the commission of
Gen. Longstreet as United States Minister
TO Turkey. Judge Key will remain in
the city several days before leaving for
Tennessee.
The employees of the postofiice depart
ment to-day adopted appropriate oompli-
pentary reap!qtipns upon the retirement
of Judge Key. The resolutions were
speech and were responded to by Judge
Key. Postmaster General Maynard, who
vas present, made few appropriate
remarks.
The secretary of the interior has decided
that 10 payment for the Usage trust and
diminished reserve lands in Kansas, under
the act of May %, 1880, settlers can only
be charged interest upon the deferred
payments provided for by the act and that
no interest is properly chargeable for any
default of payment under the previous
laws. The first iustsllmept required to
be paid consists of one fourth of the
purchase price of the lands and does not
include accrued interest.
POLITICAL
DEs MoINER, Iowa Aug, 25.-During
the taking of the second ballot for auditor
the names of Alexander and Allen were
The third ballot resulted:
Lucas 44a, Brown ST3. The nomination
of Lucas was made unanimous.
The convention proceeded to nominate
candidates for Treasurer of State. The
names of Geo. w. Bemis of Buchanan,
K. Fl. Conger off Dallas, and Rolhsook Of
Delaware. were presented. Conger was
nominated on the first ballot by vote of
5O4 forConger to 240 forBemiss
Capt, j. K, Powers was nominated for
Register of the State Land Office By ac-
claim alton.
Candidates for nomination tor After
ney General woso presented as follows:
T. B. Young. Of Linn. j. H. Bradley. of
Marshal: IT. j. Wirslow Aof Jasper; and
Smith Mcpherson. of Montgomery.
First ballot--Yo oung go. Bradley 242.
Winslow 1876, Mcpherson 1873: second
ballot-I ouug 12l. Bradley 26S. Wins
low Ill, Mcpherson 1871; third ballot
Young 100. Bradley 2SI, Wiuslow l99,
Mcpherson 1856; fourth balIot-Young
2O3. sBradley 224. Winslow 220, Nc
Pherson 2l0; fifth bsllot-Young l57.
Bradley 2l6, Winslow 224. Mcpherson
279. During the taking of the sixth
ballot. which was done between Wjnslow
and Mcpherson Mr. Young Withdrew and
the most of his votes changed to McPher-
son. MIR. Young withdrew and the most of
his votes changed to Mcpherson who
after getting $50 votes was made the
nominee unanimously. For Electors at
Large. Hou James Harlan, of Henry. and
Col. 4, r. Anderson, Of Fremont, were
nominated by acclauation. District
Electors were n0mipatea as follows:
First, c. j. Jones, of Washington: Sec
ond j. A. Pickler, of Musca,ine; Third
FL B, Daniels of Dubuque; Fourth, S.
G. Blyth. of Floyd; Fifth, Cyrus Mul
hollen. of Benton; Sixth, Il, l. Tllton,
Of Wapeilo; Seventh, Lewis Miles, of
Wayne, Eighth, s, G, Scott. of Potta-
Ninth. Albert Heat, of Green.
DETROIT. Mich, Aug, 25,-The Dem
ocrats of the Fifth Congressional District
Today nominated L. II, Randall. of Grand
Rapids. and 10 the Seventh District. q.
?. Black, of Cairo.