The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-02

contest personal one. As between Nc.
veagh and the President. this is par
tlcularly the case. as 10 is reported that
Nov eagh is endeavorine to defeat Chand-
ler's confirmation. which makes a direct
personal issue between the Attorney
General and the President. This, con.
neeted with MeVeagh's public declaration
against Gen. Raum. declaration made in
tho presence of several gentlemen in his
(Mat eagh Cd Offices. indicates q variance
OF opinion between him andth general
policy OF the administration which. az
Senator Ben. Harrison said if allowed to
prevail would make both Indiana and
McVeaRh's own State PENN Democratic.
Chandler-I did not hear. up to the time
L left Washington. any expression of q
purpose Of any fight being made by Sen.
ator Conkling. In fact the senator then
had given no publicity to any such
intention. The effort on the part Of some
parties to keep up factions and to prejudice
the President against those who supported
Gen. Grant wouid amount to nothing.
Gen. Grants meetings with the President
were entirely pleasant, and he (GTant)
remarked that he never saw a better dis
posed man than Garfield. 1t remains
with President Garfield to say whether
he will have the solid support of
the 1906" for his administration,
as he had the earnest and effective sup
port of the Grant men for his election
The Grant men, so called. haye raised no
such question and In common With all Well
meaning and true party men believe Ia one
solid Republican party.
FACTORY FIRE.
CINCINNATI. April AT 2 this q. m.
fa1 ~ nf
Robinson's wagon works frontiBg on Gin
cinnati Hamilton & Dayton r. r. north of
8th street, three hundred wagons that stood
in the yards were soon in blaze all the
factory building were on fire and ths rail-
road cars on the track were endangered,
two relays Of engines were called to the
scene, the Robinson wagon factory brick
structure newly built, so by 100 feet, 6
stories high, was completely destroyed.
Loss from $4,000 to $60, 1000; partially
insured. The flames extended to Adams,
Moore Il Co.'S varnish factory, three
story brick; also the Queen City varnish
factory, two story brick. burned down;
the total loss supposed to be hundred
thousand.
CORNELIUS RESIGNS.
New YORK. April 1.-At meeting of
the dire ctors OF the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. to-day, Cornelius Vanderbilt
resigned as director and General Eckert
was made member of the executive com
mittse in his place. 8. F. Barger re-
signed.
STOCKS MARKET.
New YORK. April 2.-Wheat dull
heavy 4(G& lower. Stocks opened irregu-
lar but in the main firm early dealings and
speculation on a small scale. prcces moved
within narrow range at first. the board
market shade more active but fluctuations
extremely light.
SCALDlNG STEAM.
NORFOLK. April. by explosion of
saw mill at Berkley, Andrew Brown
(white) Thos. Greek. Moses Conway and
Luke Whitehurst (colored )were scalded to
death. Robt, James and Robt. Brown
(coioreO will die; Lee Mingo. Lorenzo
Backus and Edward Morton (colored) are
badly soslded.
FATAL CARELESSNESS.
ST. LOUIS. April. "A terrible manRl-
ed and ifeless body of man was found
in the tunnel this morning. 1t evidently
had been run over by two or three trains
as the remains were scattered alongithe
track some distance, from papers found on
the body. the mans name supposed to be is
Eugene L. Ellis. carpenter whose family
reside in Emporis Kansas.
WEATHER CHANGES.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-For the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys,
Warmer with southerly to westerly
winds, and falling barometer. Partly
cloudy weather with areas of rain or snow,
following during Sunday in Mss ouri valley
by rising barometer with west to north
winds.
POSTPONED,
CHICAGO, April 2.-The O'Leary six
days walking tournament has been post
poned and will begin May 14:h instead of
May 9th, to allow some pedestrians little
longer time to train.
SNOW STOPPED.
CLEVELAND, O.. April 2. - The snow
storm which continued eighty-four hours
has ceased and the thaw has begun.