The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-04
Abe Board of Equalization
after Cook County.
Death Of a noted Horse
trainer.
Suicides. Accidents. Grimes
Etc. Etc.

San Francisco, Sept. 3.-The election
was very quiet. 1t is estimated $4,000
votes were east. 1t is impossible to get
any returns tonight. 1t is believed that
the Anti Monopoly ticket carried the elec-
ton by a good majority.
SALT LAKE. Sept. 3.-The returns so
far received from Santa Fe, \. NJ, ndi-
cate the election of Hon. Stephen b. Ell
kins, Republican candidate for delegate to
Congress by probably 1000 majority over
Padre Gallegas, the late Democratic can
ddate Santa Fe county, which went
Democratic two years ago, has gone Re
publican by more than 800 majority.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2-The Texas
Democratic State Convention organized to-
dav. The contest for .Gubernatorial hon
ors will be lively. Judge John Ireland, of
Seguin, Judge Richard Cooke, OF Waco,
and Col C. W Wrinkles, of Corscicana,
are the most prominent candidates,
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept 3.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention to-day nominated
for Goyerner, VIM. Castor, OF Boston.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept 3-The Dem
ocratic Convention completed the State
/ ticket as follows: for Lieutenant Governor,
Vim. L. Smith, of Springfield, Secretary
of State, Benz. F. Mills, of WILLIAMSON
| Treasurer OF State, Nathan Clark, of Lynn;
Auditor, W. Aldo Coburn, of Dedham
Attorney General Osgood Morse, of North
Hampton.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3-The Democratic
State Committee temporarily organized
this morning, with ex-Leutenant Govern
or Beach in the chair, and adjourned til
afternoon.
New YORK, Sept. 3.-The Democratic
State Central Committee tonight, ISSUED
a call for a Democratic Convention a
Utica, Oct. lst.
Boston, Sept 3.-The mass meeting il
Faneuil Hall adopted resolutions urgins
the repeal OF the prohibitory liquor law
The Charlestown wards elected l9 Butte
delegates.
New YORK, Sept Sup to noon to-da.
ten of the counterfeit $500 notes had beel
received at the sub-Treasury.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3.-In the Unite,
States District Court, John F. Miner, for
merly deputy collector for the fifth distric
of Maryland, has been convicted of embez
zling money from the United States AM
sentenced to pay a fine of S24S, and suffe
six months imprisonment in the Baltimor
Jail.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 3.-The industria
exposition opened tonight, a large aud
ence being present.
The new union stock yards in this cit
went into operation to-day. They are con
; pleted in every respect, and will accom-
modate $4,000 head Of live stock, and cos
including the real estate, half u million do
p lars.
= GLOUCESTER. Mass, Sept. "A reveI
4 ue cutter and merchant steamer hav
- gone to the relief of the fishermen caugl
in the late storm on the Nova Scotia coas
n A moderate estimate of losses of Gloucet
ter by the storm is 35 lives and ninet
thousand dollars.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 3.-The storm yei
terday extended generally over the Terr
tory. The lightning was very severe, an
: several persons were injured. The fall
rain and hail was unparalleled
? LA SALE, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-The sever
# Superintendents Of the Kenosha and LII
nols valley coal mines in the southeaster
;. part of the town of La Sale, and of tt
/ mines of the Northern Illinois coal al
f iron companies, in this city, have advance
e the wages OF the miners from 81 ton
:. $l.l5, and the present indications are TIL
{ the fall and winter mining will go on wit
e out interruption.
! DEsMoINEs, Iowa, Sept. 3.-During ii
D. month of August, 1895 cars of freigl
)i were sent east from Desmoines by the Rot
Is Island Railroad For the same time / q
le ears were sent westward On Mond;
L thirty extra trains were sent out loadt
with grain
: The business of the Iowa Division of Il
X Rock Island road for August. was Tot
ID number Of ears handled, 33,Sl2
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 3,-The lon
looked for has come at last, and Just how
will strike those most interested will so
~ be developed The Railroad and WaI
~ ,c, house Commissioners have expended co
I'D siderable time and thought upon the sch
ne ne dulles of railway freight rates, ,and it is 81
to say they are as nearly equitable as tn
could be made 1t is of course not to
expected that the railroads viii acce
them. 1t would be wonderful if they d
however Just they may be. One THU
dd ID, however, is certain, that on and after I
be 10th OF January next these schedules v
'ck be prlma facte evidence of "reasonal
" rates, and it will then devplve upon |
!, railroads to show that they are not
The schedule now prepared and prin
is very long and elaborate sheet of ella
iflcatlons and rates of freight, and appl
DE- Il; directly to the Toledo, Wabash & Vest
iesi Railroad; but the rates for similar /
If tances will apply to the Chicago, Burli
ton q Quincy. the Illinois Central, and =
haps four or 1--WE other roads not yet def
Ac mined. Railroad managers, shippers /
aice others interested may obtain copies If