The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-10-02

ing 81 ,5O0is missing from the safe, which
he locked before departure, and the key Of
which he took Stevens is highly connect
ed. and his friends refuse to believe him
an cmbezZler.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. Fugitive citizens
of Marshall, Texas, report everybody that
is able to do so leaving the place on ac-
count of yellow fever.
SAN Francisco, Cal, Oct 1.-The
State Central Committee Of the Peoples
independent Party" met last night and
perfected an organization, electing ". W.
Dodge, permanent Chairman, and J R.
Sharpstein and NJ, NJ Conway, Secretaries.
A pamphlet will be issued to the people of
the State. setting forth the objects, princi-
pies and policy of the party.
JERsEYvILLE, Ill.,, Sept. 30.-Ex-Gov
John Nj. Palmer arrived here to-day and
is attending to some important cases in the
circuit court which is now in session. Gov
Palmer has consented to address the grand
mass meeting TO be held in this city on the
Sth of October next, in the interest of the
farmers ticket The gathering promises
to be the largest one seen here for years
and no doubt is now entertained but what
the clique ticket will be defeated by an
overwhelming majority at the November
election. The committee IN charge are
making extensive arrangements for the ac-
commodation of the vast crowd that will
/ be present.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 30.-The Democratic
Convention met this afternoon and nomin-
ated a ticket for county officers For
County Judge, Col james Il. Matheny
County Clerk, John j. Hardin; County
Treasurer, Riley Perkins; Superintendent
of Schools, Patrick Rourke The Irish
had demanded the office of Treasurer, and
if all the delegates had obeyed instructions
their candidate would have been nominated
on the first ballot by 50 to so. One more
disobeyed instructions, and the vote was a
tie, and afterwards he was defeated-49 tc
l54-by delegates who voted the first time
to obey instructions, and then bolted Tc
appease the Irish, they gave them the Su
perintendent of Schools-an Office that al
admit no Catholic could be elected to. The
Irish recognize this fact, and are loud il
their denunciation Of the manner in which
they have been treated.
SPRINGFIELD, Oct 1.-The Anti Mo
nopolists held a meeting here last nigh
dHu ESSulStG u GU UpctdtC Will 1IlC iat HICIi
in their convention, to be held in this cit,
October llth, to nominate county officers
The ticket nominated yesterday by tn
Democrats has given great dissatisfaction
to the Irish element of the party, and the.
openly declare they will not support it. /
they do not defeat is certain.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Oct. l. Gilber
butcher, proprietor Of the metropolitan
: Hotel in this city, died this morning fror
!, apoplexy. He was well known in Chicag
d as the proprietor of the Revere House.
RALEIGH, n. G., Oct 1.-The first Kg
u klux trial before the State Courts to-day
resulted in the conviction Of white an
: black for the murder of a negro on the Ct
} of September They are to be hanged tn
. 10th OF November.
q COLUMBUS, o., Oct Carrie Culve
n handsome servant girl, while returniu
. home, was wavlaid at 10 0 clock last nigi
= by ruffians in thickly settled part Of tn
N city, chloroformed taken to a retired plat
70 and outraged Bleeding, bruised and il
~ sensible, she was found this morning an
ts now lies in dangerous condition.