The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-14
to give fair compensation for services. bu

TO give fair compensation for services, but
the same shall not be excessive.
Nanth-That we demand of our eandi
dates written acceptances of their n0nli-
nations, and full and clear pledges that
they will support and enforce the princi-
pies herein enuciated and further, that
they pledge themselves to resign their off.
ces whenever the people in a representa-
tive convention request them to do so, on
account of failure to fulfill their pledges
The following are the nominations
Senator, the Hon. Thomas Mitchell Rep
resentatives, NJ L. Devin and John Ne
Lair Treasurer, William Lowrey; Audi
tor, G. Breck; Sheriff, Dan Bringolf; Su-
perintendent of schools, d. q. Perkins .
County Supervisor, William Zinsmaster
Surveyor, D. p. Reed: Coroner DR., L.
Steele.
| The nominees for Senator, Auditor, Su
perintendent. Supervisor, Coroner and one
| Representative are Republicans The
rest are Democrats All the nominees are
farmers, except the candidate for Treasur
er. Breck, the nominee for Auditor is a
| farmer, also editor of the Stats Anzeiger.
German paper published here Several
of the candidates nominated were called
on, and made speeches in support of the
movement and heartily approving the
platform adopted.
The delegates to the State Convention
were selected as follows Barlow Gran
ger, John Youngerman. j. G. Savory, H
Sternberg, w. n. Greer, H. s. Sovereign,
F. Nagle, W. p Norris, d. P. Doubleday
The following resolution was adopted:
ResoIoed, That the officers nominated by
the Convention are hereby required Il
sign the written pledges, provided for in
the resolutions passed at this Convention
to the County Central Committee at the
earliest possible moment, and that wher
signed, the Committee have it published
in the city papers,
A full County Central Committee Wa
appointed, and arrangengants made for {
thorough canvass of 6afe'eountry durins
the campaign. The indications now arr
that the Anti Monopoly State Convention
will be well attended, some of the countie
having already elected delegates, and con
ventions have been called in a large major
ity of the rest To looker-on here til,
movement seems to be managed by far
mers who are zealously battling to keel
the management out of the hands of politi
cal tricksters and demagogues.
Il LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, July l2-Th
Oranges of this county have decided t
. nominate a county ticket for the election
New YORK, July l2.-About 70
Orangemen escorted by 1900 policemen
paraded to-day. About 1000 persons ac
companied the procession, of whom som
500 were Irish protestant workingmen /
their Sunday clothes and about 80 or 4
women, evidently relatives of some Of tn
procession and of whom about a doze
wore orange rosettes or ribbons. No dis
turbance occurred
LOUISVILLE, July 12.-Last Sunday, a
Shiloh Church, near Hopkinsville. Mrs
: Emily Owen, wife of a respected citizer
! and christian, dropped dead at the ALTA
: while in the act of partaking of the con
munion.
\ WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, July IL
: The sleeping car Of the eastern boun
train on the Atlantic, Mississippi & OH
+ r. Il. jumped the track near New rive
y bridge this morning and rolled over tn
. embankmeut A brakesman was kille,
e and the sleeping car conductor had lie
! broken. Six passengers were badly hur
{ but escaped serious injuries.
ST LoUIs, July l2.-Three men worl
$ ing on a scaffold at the west pier of Il
) bridge fell into the river this evening an
C one of them. John Platt. of Ohio, W,
e drowned The other two swan ashore
+ CHICAGO, July I2.-Nr. Hickey, Ca
tain of Police in the South Division. r
:, signed to- day, in preference TO undergoif
1t an examination into his official duty