The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-17
The Murder of MIR, McCune--An0ther Out.
rage by the Radical Rufians of
Missouri, A

In our DAILY Of Saturday we published an
itsm in relation to the reported murder of Mr.
McCune.' That evening We received the ST
Louis Republican containing the following:
Co.. SEDALIA, Dec. 10, 1866.
Messrs. Geo. Knapp & Co.:
Gentlsmsn-On Friday evening last Mr..
Henry MeCune, tbrother of John s. MeCone,
Esq, of your city, left this place on horse
back, to 60 Lawrence county.
On Saturday, about IL O'Clock, when about
sixteen miles southwest of this, he described
a wagon going in the same direction. Be-
fore he caught up with the wagon he observ-
ed two men getting out. On reaching the
wagon one of the men requested him to halt.
He did SO. They then ordered him to get
down. This he declined doing, and started.
As he did SO, one of the men, named McCause,
OF Jasper county, the driver of the-wagon,
fred at him the ball striking him in the side,
glancing, made but a slight wound. Mr.. Nc
Cune then spurred up his horse, and as he did
80 McCause fired the second time, the ball
| passing through Mr.McCune's body. In this
condition he rode FIVE or six miles to the first
house. He was there assisted from his horse
| and lived some ten or twelve hours. Mr.. Nc
| Cnue described the man who shot him, and
| supposed his object was to murder and rob
him. He had at the time some seven or eight
| thousand dollars in money and drafts.
The two men accompanying McCause are
| strangers, one representing himself from
Texas, the other from Illinois Several men
| left this morning in pursuit of McCsuse and
| the two men with him.
1t is reported that at a store, some three
| miles beyond the house where McCune
| sought refuge, McCsuse stated that he had
shot McCuns, that het McCune) twas a damned
| rebel and he had a right to shoot him wher-
ever he could find him, He was permitted
| to pass quietly.
We hope McCaus will be arrested and re.
| ceive the punishment he merits. Cannot Gov.
Fletcher be persuaded to pay some attention
to these thingsi If he does not, fear the
people will take the remedy in their own
hands. They cannot always submit quietly
to see good men shot down on the public
roads by scoundrels, and no effort made to
bring them to punishment. Alb.
A municipal election occurred in Boston
on the 10Th instant, which resulted in large
and unexpected democratic gain. The dem
| ocraey carried five of the twelve wards, gain
ing nearly Thousand votes over the previous
election.
This result 1t appears, was owing to the
negro vote, which, for the first time in many
years, was given to the democratic csndI-
dates. Says Boston writer:
THE colored men have an idea that they need be
| no longer heHers OF wood and drawers of water to
the republicans and they assert that they will not
Hitherto their vote has constituted at least third
of the republican majority in this city, The detec-
ton of the eolored people, there is little question,
reduced the republican vote materially, and the end
/ ia not yet
| Prior 10 the election, some OF the influential
| negroes published cards in the newspapers,
calling upon negro voters to express them
"selves at the polls in such o manner that
| ''others shall be made TO understand that We
| ''know who are cur real and who our preten-
| ''ded friends"
| There are number of persons still left in
! the democratic party upon whose minds the
| "logic Of events" Of this sort will possibly
have more influence than the finest argu-
ments.- Chicago Times.