The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-03
Coal Miners Strike in
Peoria.
Suicides. Accidents, Grim es
Etc, Etc.

Monopoly Convention, held here to-day,
was the largest, most enthusiastic, and
harmonious convention ever held III Bureau
County At an early hour this morning
the large delegations commenced to arrive
from all parts of the county The day was
bright and beautiful, and everybody
seemed 10 be in excellent spirits. The
Convention was called to order by Samuel
Dorr, of Neponset, Chairman of the Anti
Monopoly Central Committee, who read
the call for the Convention. Samuel Ed
wards, of Lamoille, was elected Temporary
Chairman, r. R. Gibbons of Princeton,
Secretary, and f. X Mercer, of
Princeton, Assistant Secre tary The
Committee on Credentials reported 81
/ delegates present, and large number of
/ them were Republicans The temporary
+ Chairman and Secretary were elected per
manent officers of the Convention The
/ Committee on Resolutions reported the
resolutions adopted at the Convention held
/ here Aug ., in full, and in addition, re
| ported the following resolutions:
/ ReSofss!, That demand the immediate repeal
OF The tariff, not only Ou iron. salt, ana lumber.
bur on all articles except those taxed for revenue
only.
/ Resoleed. That the farmers of Bureau County re
quirc county paper which viii fairly represent
/ them and as the Bureau County ReDabiifga and
( Hrrgi8 have both signally failed them IN this
/ spect, and the Bureau County Tribune has devoted
/ its columns TO our interest. we hereby recommend
that our support shall henceforth be given TO it.
The above resolutions were unanimously
adopted
The Convention then proceeded TO make
nominations for county offices. which re
suited as follows: For County Clerk, NJ
}. Keith, Of Ohio Republican for Treas
turer, David Edwards, of Lamoille Repub-
lican for County Judge, jesse Emerson,
of Concord, Democrat; for Superinten-
dent of Schools, Jacob Miller, of Prince
ton, Republican 1t was acknowledged,
even by Republicans, that the Convention
, was the largest and most harmonious coun-
ty convention ever before witnessed Large
numbers of farmers, who were not dele
gates, came in to see whether the Conven-
tinn was controlled by a ring and a few
played out politicians, as has been report.
r ed by the opposition papers There were
no office seekers, button-holisg delegates
or pedding tickets Every delegate could
, present the name and vote for the man he
saw fit. No one had an ak to grind. Every
candidate was unanimously nominated
E The ticket is strong one, and will certain
ly be elected. The farmers are in earnes
III iIiiS ubNtlDtDI, anu IiitN Will no ItDHG
e be led and controlled by Credit Mohilie1
l and salary grab politicians, but are deter
mined from this on TO work for their owl
= interests. The popular Princeton city ban(
was engaged for the occasion, and enhven
: ed the meeting by playing some Of thel
. best selections. The Convention, afte
giving three hearty cheers for the candi
! dates and the anti monopoly movement, ad
: tjOurned amid great enthusiasm.
II WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-The Presiden
will not visit Washington this week, n
a business of Importance demanding his at
tentiOn. He has been visiting at Lon
- Branch the last few days with Secretar
Belknap and Assistant Secretary Cowan
Secretary Richardson is there now. Mat
ters relating to their respective depart
!. ments are disposed of as promptly as
70 the President were in Washington.
I NEW YoRK, Sept 2.-The Erie railroa
le directors to-day declared dividend of on
:, per cent. on common and three and one
le half on preferred stock
To-day another $500 greenback was II
. ceived at the sub Treasury, making tn
70 third received since Saturday 1t is bt
a lieved at the sub-Treasury that the couI
terfeit bills'came from the west, and ths
10 there are but few circulating in Ne
York. The bills have been examined b
y the experts Of the American Bank Not
y Company, and have been pronounced b
them to be the best counterfeit bills tn;
- ever came under notice.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "A special say
that Treasurer Spinner has stated that
never saw a better executed counterfe
than the five hundred Legal Tender no
made public yesterday, and that the who
u issue of thirty five million will have to /
called in and new series issued.
TITUsvrLE, Sept. Am old mau.
: g? stranger, 60 years old, by the name
of Henry Sweet, arrested here to-day for pa
sing one Of the new counterfeit $500 gree
&c. backs, was released on 5000 bail, whit
1t amount he deposited as security for h
Ell b0ndsmen.
tx ue WICHITA, Ks, Sept. 2.-The stage viii,
~ left Fort Sill on August 2Sth. brings a
he vices that the reported Indian massacre
ne hoax.
IN IN WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The comm
Of sloners OF Indian affairs received to-day
ors " letter from L. III. Haworth, Indian age
NE NE at Fort Sill, written August 2lst, the
II alter the reported massacre, in which
o reports the Indians quiet and really an
49, ious for peaceful relations with the whit,
,ck ST. LOUIS, Sept. "A dispatch frc
I'm Okawvllle, Illinois, twenty nine miles frC
here, on the St. Louis & Southeastern ra
- road, says cholera of true Asiatic type
raging fearfully Twenty three persc
died in II hours, among them the prin
pal bridge builder of the Southeastt