The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-05

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Justify his reasons to the country for savins
that Gorham and Riddleberger must firs
be elected.
| doar said the pretense that the delay
was due to the Republicans was the sheer
est piece OF humbugging and demag.
oguery. !
NOTES.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-.No action oI
any character will be taken in the senate
till the oticers are elected. Dawes wouldn't
say to day that the Republican would force
continuous session, saying they would not
expose their policy.
Minister White at Berlin has asked tc
be relieved but his successor can not be
appointed till he formerly resigns.
| Secretary Blaine thinks all this govern
ment can do is to ask the good treatment
for prisoners.
Chandier's friends say If tie senate
| rejects him, he will be United States sen.
ator from New Hampshire to succeed
| Rollins. Five Republican senators oppose
| bat will not bolt the caucus decree. it
| many more senators absent themselves.
| there will be no quorum. Democrats think
| the president should send in all the NOM
| iuations. s- ....-
| CATTLE DISEASE.
DIES MONIES, Iowa. Apail 5.-Dr. Rob
ertson, President of the State Board OF
Health. aud Professor Delmars, of Chicago,
Saturday last, to make furthur investi-
CATION of disease among the cattle there.
A narrow gauge railroad company was
organized here Saturday. to build road
| to the north part of the state. via Fort
Dodge or Mason City. 1t is understood
| the Wabash company is behindi it. A
very small amount of tax and only will be
asked. The money is ready to build the
road.
NEW COLORS.
ATHENS, April. 5.-The Military re-
view was held yesterday in presence Of the
King and Qseen, the royal family and
eight thousand spectators. The King
presented the new coors to various re-
| giments,
GREEK QUESTION.
PARIS. April Sit is officially announcr
| ed that the powers finally agreed on pro-
posal to be made with Greece. In regard
| to the frontier and their views will be
formally communicated to Greek govern
ment.
RECONSTRUCTED.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 5.-The vote
rejecting the funding bill to fund the State
debt at a hundred, and 3 per cent inter-
| est, has been reconsidered and has just
passed the Senate and is now the law. only
awaiting the signature of the Governor.
BOAT BUNK.
CAIRO, H.. April 5-The steamer T.
| 0. Standard. while making landing last
night near Quinn's, above Cairo, struck
3 he in ck
the cargo of boxes hoated eff; no lives
lost.
LONDON NOTES.
LONDON. April 5-Beacopsfeld passed
tolsrably quiet night. He continues
nourishment and strength is maintained
An earthquake occurred in Island Zsnte
yesterday. The vibrations continue today
and are prolonged. but no damage has
been done.
AGITATION.
LONDON, April 5.-The committee
representing all sections OF the Irish ma
tionalists and English Democrats are
forming in London to agitate for the un-
conditional release of Davitt. The agita-
ton will be extended to United States,
Canada and Australia.
STRIKE AT SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, 5.-The situation in
the watch factory strike here continues
unchanged. Forty seven employees of the
finishing department have agreed not to
return as long as Christopher Anderson is
employed as assistant foreman of
the. department. They say they cannot
work under man so overbearing and in
competent. The officers of the factory say
Anderson is q first class workman, and
they do not intend to discharge him.
They will not take back all the strikers,
who say they will only come as a body.
| but are willing to employ some of them
| Individually. The hands are endeayoring
to prevent men from other places coming
here, 30 as to force the comwany to terms
| but numerous applications are Ecoming iu
| for situations, aud in that they are not apt
to be successful. The company is behind
on orders, but will not be obliged to close
| The only orders. but will not be obliged to
close. The only effect will be to temper
arily stop the filling of orders.
The Democratic City Convention on
Saturday evening iudorsed the Citizsns'
Reform ticket by the nomination of John
McCreery for Mayor.
| The Citizens nominees arc pledged to
close the saloons on Sunday and enforce
the ordinances. McCroer5 is the proprie-
tor of hotel and runs bar room In con-
nectIon with it. He does not meet the ap,
proval of the temperance people and has
no record as a reformer. The remainder
of the ticket is composed mainly OF the
Irish element; the Germans being almost
totally ignored. Thomas G. Matheris the
Republican candidate for Mayor.
OUR GOVERNOR.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 5.-Gover-
nor Cullom, Of Illinois, arrived here last
night. He called upon the president and
Secretary Lincoln to-day. and urged the
latter to have the work pushed forward OF
completing the new bridge on the.Illinois
river at BeardstowD, for which $375, 900
has been appropriated. Secretary Lincoln
gave assurances that the work should pro
eeed as fast as possible. The governor
also aeked that a transcript of the rolls OF
citizens of Illinois who served iu the mexi-
can war should be made for the state. The
request was granted The governor will.
before leaving for home TO morrow, give
attention to some old war claims. he was
upon the floor Of the senate this afternoon.
This evening be dimes with Secretary LIN
co!p, and tomorrow morning will break
fast at the white house with President