Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-21
By Telegraph
Progress of the Liberal
Cause in Illinois.
Nomination of a Liberal
Editor in Peoria for
Congress.
Great Excitement in Chi
cago among the Grain
Gamblers.
The Cattle Plague makes
its appearance in
Illinois.
The Bruisers Mace and
O'Ba1dwin.
The Bruisers Mace and
O'Baldwin.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. l9.-Lsrge num-
bers of letters are daily received atthe Lib
eral executive committee rooms in this city,
showing thst..msuy Republicans are joining
the Liberal movement
The following appointments for Hon E.
Rummel are announced Cairo, Aug. 28;
Mound City, Aug. 29; Metropolis, Aug. 30
GolcondA, Aug. 81.
GALEsBURG, August 20.-The Liberals Of
the 9th Illinois District to-day nominated for
Congress n. E. Worthington, editor of the
PeoriA Review
ST. Louis, August 20.-Ths Democratic
and Liberal State Conventions at Jefferson
City tomorrow will be largely attended.
Many are already on the spot working for
personal friends.
CINCINNATI, August 2O.-The colored
people tonight filled Shiloh church at q
meeting in behalf of free speech. Addresses
were made by Peter Clarke, Thos. Knox and
others. Knox said this committee were
many of them men whom Gross had wronged
when he was in the substitute business. They
adopted resolutions upholding the right of
free speech and disAvowing, on the part of
the majority of colored citizens, all sympa-
thy with attempts to abridge the right.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.-A large crowd
of sporting men left by the ll:40 train to-
night on the Pennsylv2uia railroad for Pitts
burg, from which place they will cross into
Virginia, where the fight between Mace and
O'Bsldwin will take place. Ropes and all
necessary apparatus went with the party.
DUBUQUE, Aug. 20.-A large number of
prominent scientists are already here TO at
tend the annual session of the American
association for the ad Fancement of science,
which meets tomorrow in the Congregation.
al church. The press is largely represented
The citizens have completed arrangements
for the entertainment of delegates.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-A daring escape from
Jail in this county was effected between
eleven and twelve o'clock last night by four
young men confined there awaiting trial for
larceny and burglary. One OF them, who
had the run of the corridors, possessed
| himself of the cell keys while the taller was
sitting outside the all conversing with 8
| friend. He then let his companions out
and when the jailer entered the prison plac.
ed cooked reyovers at his head and com
| PEELED him TO give up the key to the outer
door, which they then unlocked and walked
off. Pistols had been supplied them from
friends outside.
| The Texas cattle fever is reported in some
herds in Morgan and Sangsmon counties in
this state.
There is the most intense excitement in
commercial circles over the collapse of the
wheat corner. The produce exchange has
suffered Black Friday At the opening on
change prices receded to $l.l0 cash for
August and $l.08 for September, carrying
down the architects of the corner. There
are wild rumors of several failures but moth
ing can jet be definitely stated. Among
the names of the heavy losers are Mum,
Norton & Scott and John B. Lyon.
| LArER-The excitement over the collapse
of the wheat syndicate has BY no means sub
sided. The Evening Journal prints the
names of five firms who have suspended and
rumor extends the list to fourteen, none OF
which can be given with any degree of JUS
tice until pending contracts are settled.
The market is rapidly assuming q healthy
tone. 1t is understood that but seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars were required
by the syndicate to carry this gigantic cor,
ner, while a gentleman thoroughly compe.
tent to Judge estimates al two and one-hslf
millions the sam squeezed out Of the shorts
by the manipulations of the corner.