Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-24
The Election in West Vir-
ginia---No Grant candi-
dates in the fie1d--The
Election has no po1it-
ica1 significance.
Storms, Accidents and Cas-
ua1ties.
Races in Milwaukee, Sara
tOga and Springfield.
The Boston Noise didn't pay

CHARLESTON, August 23.-Tbe Republi-
can Convention, (Grant) after stormy ses-
sion in which the partisAns of the various
candidates for nomination for Governor
made grave charges of bribery and corrup-
ton against the respective fsvorites, nomi.
mated j. F. Moses on frat ballot Judge
J. l.. Orr declared he would not support
Moses and withdrew from the convention.
K. e. Cleaves, tcolored) was nominated for
Lieut.. Governor H. L. Hoyne, (colored)
for Secretary of State; Judge Samuel ".
Williams for Attorney General, when the
convention broke up in row and ad-
lourned til to morrow. The boilers met this
evening.
WHEELING, August 23.- Scattering re-
turns from fourteen counties show large
gains on the vote of two years ago in favor
of Jacobs, independent Democratic candi-
date for Governor. aud indicate his proba-
bic election. There is also fair chance
that the constitution is defeated.
GREENBRIAR, ". Va, August 23.-Uuof-
6olal returns give a majority in Greenb briar
county of 500 for the constitution aud about
300 for Camden. Official returns from Mon
roe county give Camden and the constitu
ton 100 majority, Democratic gain Of 20
over the last vote.
HARTFORD, COSY., Aug. 23.-A terrible
hail storm passed over Rockville, Ellington
and Vernon yesterday P. Nj. The tobacco
is mostly destroyed. The glass in the
Windemers Mills at Rockville is broken.
The damage is S., 900. The car house at
Rockville and the engine house at the Yer
non depot were blown down and manv trees
] ba A -.
| Two French boys, aged fourteen and Fl.
teen, were killed BY lightning in Willing
| ford.
NEw HAVEN, Aug. ga pleasure barge
in Connections River was struck by hghtn-
ing Iast evening. Two persons we're kied
and forty injured.
! PHILADELPHIA, August 23-O'BAldwin
arrived at West Philadelphia this morning,
accompanied By number of hackers He
affects to consider the match with Mace not
off. Another meeting will be arranged He
proceeds to the training quarters at Had
dington. where he will remain until called
out of the city professionally.
NEw York, Aug. 23.-There were four
teen cases of sun stroke yesterday, four fatal
During the rain and hail storm last evening
the mercury fell sixteen degrees The
weather is cool and clear The storm was
very heavy al Long Branch.
All efforts OF the District Attorney to find
comptroller Connolly, who is wanted as a
witness in the Hsggeriy aud Baulch
voucher thieving cases, has been unavsiling
His own trial is to iske place in October but
It is doubtful If he ever returns to New
York His bail is over half million.
MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 23.-In addition tc
the sickness Of Goldsmith Maid" "Lucv'
strained tendon this morning, which pre-
vented her entering the field. Jay Gould
and "Stelmo' were put upon the track, bu
the indignant sssemblage at the cours,
caused the withdrawal of the horses, anc
swore vengeance upon every body connected
with the management of the meeting.
SPRINGFIELD Mass. Aug. % The purs
of three thousand WAS won easily by Gamer
, lean Girl, in 2:23, 2:233 and 2:29.
a SARATOGA, Aug. 23.-Harry Bassett wo
the four mile race in 8:03.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 23.-At tn
races Yesterday owing to the rain the tro
g for 2:29 horses was postponed until Satul
. day. The race for 2:24 horses was trotte
in the rain and won by Judge Fullerton.
Time, 2:25l, 2:325, 2:36.
The hurdle race was won by "Tammauy
in APO, American Girl, Palmer -" Her
ry" and "None Such race to-day for s:
: 600.
BOsT.N, Aug. 23.-The Executive Con
u mittse Of the Peace Jubilee report defc
of S2l0,000, and propose a grand concel
and ball October 10th with 100, 900 ticke
at s. each, Six of which will draw the coli
cum apd appurtenances.
II LEAvENwoRrH, Aug. ga large excu
sion party from Lesven worth celebrated tt
com pletion of the Leavenworth and Denv,
Railroad to its tifty-sixsh mile post in IL
le city of HOlton.