The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-02
Public Debt Statement.
Great Rush to Vienna.
A Man Shoots his sister-in-
law in Cincinnati.
Diabolical Murder in Maine

OHICAGO may l--1he JUDICIAL ION
yention at Princeton, Ill, to nominate a
candidate for Supreme Court Judge in
the Fifth District, nominated Hon. A
NJ Craig, of Knox county, on the first
formal ballot by unanimous vote The
candidates placed before the convention
were A. NJ Craig, of Knox; Martin
Shellabarger, of Stark T. j.. Dickey, of
LaSalle, and Elmer Baldwin, of LaSalle
Judge Lawrence friends, at his request,
did not present his name, as he prefers
to remain entirely independent A plat
form declaring that the provisions of the
constitution in regard to railroads should
be carried into effect by the legislature,
and that the railroads in this state are
public highways, and their operators COM
mon carriers, and the General Assembly,
as required by the constitution Of the
state, should pass laws establishing rea-
sonable maximum rates and charges for
the transportation of passengers and
freight and to correct abuses to define
and prevent extortion in the rate of freight
and passenger tariffs and such legislation
should be sustained and enforced by the
Judiciary Of the state The resolutions
further declare that they will support no
man for Judge of the Supreme Court who
is not in accord with the sentiment of the
resolutions. A separate resolution con-
demning the decision of the Supreme
Court Of Illinois, in the Chicago Evening
| Journal contempt case as tyranical and
not to be endured in free country was
/ also adopted.
| GALENA, May All the public build
| ings and many private residences, includ-
| ing the Presidents old home on the hill
are brilliantly illuminated and all the bells
of the city are ringing forth welcome to
President Grant to his old home, Owing
to the heavy storm prevailing, a formal
reception was postponed and he was met
at the depot by committee of the Com
mon Council and citizens, headed by May
or Hazen, and escorted to the residence Of
l.. 5. Felt, ESQ, whose guest he will be
during his visit. Notwithstanding the
heavy rain which poured down nearly
1900 persons greeted his arrival with pro
longed cheers and unbounded enthusiasm
following him to the residence of Mr. Felt
The President and family leaves Saturday
night on a special train for Chicago, where
he will spend Sunday.
WASHINGTON, May An autopsy ci
james Brooks showed that he died Of al
extensive cancerous disease of the stomach
which had occupied several years in devel
opment
The remains Of james Brooks will b,
: taken to New York Saturday under thu
/ charge of the Sargeant-at-A Arms of thu
House Of Representatives The funera
will take place in Grace church, that city
on Sunday Erastus Brooks arrived thi
t morning.
The public debt statement shows a re
ductien in April of s., "a, ,4S5. Coin bal
ance, 76,776, ,440 currency balance, 81,
9e7, ST.; coin certificates, $24,7S7, 400
) standing legal tenders, 1857 las, ,s62 spe
cial deposits of legal tender, S75, l20, 200
New YORK, May IA Vienna specia
states that the Prince of Wales and dis
tinguished company visited the exposition
building Seven thousand drays ladel
with articles for the exposition are between
the frontiers and Vienna and only 20 cal
: be unladen day 1t viii be the end o
June before the show is in full blast.
A committee from Cincinnati is awaiting
the arrival of the remains of the lat
Bishop McIlvain They will tomorrow
r meet a committee of the leading citizens o
D New York and arrange for services in ST
Paul ehurh in this city, in which Bishol
McIlvain was consecrated The body i
expected Saturday.
SAN Francisco, May I.-Gen. Davi
and staff left Yreka to-day for the Law
bed The remains of the officers killed i
the last fight had not arrived at Yreka to
/, night No news from the front to-day
A later dispatch from Portland says tn
u report that the settlers at Yakima, Was
IL l.. al L
> dians to leave the country is finally cor
: 6rmed, but the authorities think the troubl
J exaggerated.
! TORONTO, May IA special dispatc
l. from Fort Garry to the Globe says the re
ports of the Indian troubles in the Man
I toba and the Northwest territory, are Ell
tirely without foundation.
VIRGINIA, New May AT Hamilton. las
night, German named Geo. Smith, VIII
= discovered himself under surveillance, SUI
rendered to the police and confessed tha
he was member of the trio who robbie
- the Hamilton and Pioche stage and mul
dered the driver Sunday night. The rol
bers only obtained $50 from the express
After dividing they returned to Hamilto
and were spectators at the eoroner's il
quest. Two robbers are still at large. The
viii probably be captured or killed to-mol
/. row. There is strong probability that a
- viii be hung by the vigilants.
CINCINNATI, May l.--At Bremen, 0
last evening, Mrs. KelIenberger was sht
and Instantly killed by her brother-in-lav
John Schmitzer, while attempting to r,
lease some of her cattle that Schmitze
| had impounded, the cattle having ire
passed on his premises. The son ,
he ochmlfzer had encouraged her attempt I
m he Ieiease the cattle, telling her not to fes
NC ms shooting; She was q widow and ha
large family. Schmitzer was arreste,
PORTLAND, May, IA dispatch fro,
Prisque Isle to-day says that a Al Ho,
den, Deputy Sheriff, Of Araastaa.l @ =. =, connt mt
and Thos. Hubbard, were murdered
camp about three miles from fhas nj rIa,
be last night by JAS. Collins, who entere5 III i
lal camp and killed them with an ave =, !,
then set the camp on fire. There we,
~ four men in camp, two of whom escaps
d. and brought the report. The country
alive with parties seeking to arrest Il
murderer
II BANGOR. May 1.-James Collins, wi
murdered Deputy Sheriff Hayden al
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