The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-08
Attempted Robbery and
Murder.
Other Accidents, Crime, etc

New YORK, August "A special from
Richmond says in the Conservative Con
vention about half past one this A. NJ,
previous question was called, and being
agreed to, the convention went into ballot
for Governor As it progressed, great ex-
citement prevailed and the tally showed it
was remarkably close with Kemper ahead
Finally Exit Gov. Monta que moved the
nomination of Kemper for Governor to be
made unanimous, and the motion was sec
onded by General Early and agreed to.
A letter was received from General KEN
per dated over two weeks ago, in which he
stated he did not want the nomination, but
if it was conferred would do his best to
serve the people.
RICHMOND, Aug. Colonel Robert Z.
Withers, the opponent of kemper in the
Conservative State Convention for the
nomination of Governor, was nominated
by acclamation for Lieutenant Governor
SARATOGA, Aug. The pigeon shoot
ing tournament for the Lorrillard medal
was finished here to-day. Brown, of
Cleveland, won by score of 80 killed, S
missed, and Paine, of New York, got the
second money, killing %, missing II.
Hudson, of Syracuse, killed q and missed
I3; and Farrell, of Chicago, killed 25 and
missed a. Neither Bogardus nor klain-
man would continue shooting, claiming
that they had received notice of the post
ponement of the shooting from 9 A. NJ. to
P. NJ, and would not shoot Referee Mill
lard of the New Y ork consequently let them
withdraw their stakes and at the same time
declared all pools and bets off This caus-
ed great dissatisfaction, Brown having
been sold in the field against Paine, Bo-
gardus and klainman as a favOrite at al
most ten to one.
NASHVILLE, Aug. THE cholera re-
appeared in Chattanooga to-day: eight
cases, two fatal as yet 1t is confined to
the colored population, and is caused from
eating unripe fruits and melons. The sale
or exhibition for sale of all fruits and veg
etables, except potatoes and tomatoes is by
the Mayor prohibited
HoPKINsvILLE, KY, Aug. Three
from cholera reported yesterday and one
to-day.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug There are
wild rumOrs ah0at in the neighborhood Of
this city as to cholera in this locality A
talk had this evening with four prominent
physicians shows that since July 9Th there
have been twenty-fou cases of cholera
outside the penitentiary, eighteen cases
being fatal
PIT.rsBURG, Aug. Within the past
three days there have been two deaths
from cholera in the immediate locality OF
this city.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. Three new
cases of cholera and two deaths at Carmi
Illinois
! JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Aug IA gentle
man from Scott county, who reached this
city last evening, reports two more deaths
from cholera at Exeter, ILL.,, yesterday, land
six new cases. Exeter is small place
containing not more than 100 persons. Itis
but sixteen or seventeen miles from Jack
sonville
| CHICAGO, Aug. The Tribune Of Fri
day will say: THE superior quality of the
new wheat now arriving il this city is the
subject of almost universal remark among
grain dealers. The receipts thus far ave
rage fully so pounds to the measured
bushel, while old wheat barely averages 81
pounds. Here is something for the East
ern millers to think Of Indeed we arr
probably justified in claiming that tn,
wheat crop of Illinois this year is superior
to that Of Iowa and Wisconsin"
WORCESTER, Mass, Aug Fourteen
German beer sellers we're arraigned to-day
most of them for the third time. Six wer,
fined 800 and costs and sentenced to tn,
house of correction for six months and or
dered to find 81 900 bail not to violate tn,
law for year. They all appealed and CAV,
, the bail required
1 DEs MONIES, Iowa, Aug. Mr.. Brock
son of Bailey Brock, living eight mile
e south of Webster City, was killed by light
= ming, while on his way from the harves
! field, on Thursday afternoon.
Judge Welch, of Marion, Lynn County
was stricken down by paralysis on Sunday
n He has lost the Iower of speech.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug Reaper acci
dents are frequent this season An oil
man, aged 20 years, living twelve mile
north of Manchester, Iowa, died from tn
effects of reaper accident, his team run
: ming away.
New wheat, the first this season, wa
offered to-day. Its weight was sixty-on
q pounds to the bushel Dyersville was on
u day ahead, receiving new wheat on Wec
. | nesudy, WciRHt slAty-IW pouiiun W Ill
:. bushel
+ DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 7.-Yesterda
o Thomas Seanlon, aged 10 years, wa
drowned With other persons, one {
(, whom was drunk, he went to the middle {
'e the river in small row-b boat, which upse
4 Abel White, of Constantine. fell, wit
D. fatal injury, it is feared, from his hors
# yesterday.
RS ST. LOUIS, Aug IA section forema
le fof the st. Louis and Northern railroa,
j. named tray, was run over and Lilled ne,
Warrenton, Mo-, yesterday. He W,
O. drunk and asleep on the track.
,k A negro named james Biggs, charge
IN with numbering two men. Gould and Hirar
few miles south of Coffeyville, Kan, tv
: or three days ago, has been brought her
en- route for Fort Smith, Ark.
CINCINNATI, Aug, Saturday nigh
Mary Il. Hente, girl IA years old, ivil
TT in the western part of the city. while on ,