The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-05
Rape. Suicide, Fires, Etc.


Railroad Monopoly ticket in the legislative |
branch, and most of their municipal candi !
dates Marysville gives Republican ma !
iority Sacramento gives 900 majority
against the railroads. The city is the D,
stronghold of the company which has over
900 employees there. Alameda has gone !
anti-rairoad Stockton 400 independent !
Benecia independent The indications are
of grand victory throughout the state
over the railroads.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Republicans in
the South appear to be much exercised at
the appearance Of Farmers Oranges in that
section, and have written to the party
leaders for information concerning the
order and the political propriety of join
ing it.
BosToN, Sept 4.-The delegates to the
Republican Convention stand-Butler l59,
Washburne l5l, undetermined, 81. The
Journal claims Washburne TO be already
six ahead on delegates as follows: Wash
burne 1872 Butler lS5, doubtful l9
WHITEHALL, ILL.,, Sept 3.-The farmers
of Greene and adjoining counties, to the
number of about 5000, held a mass meet
ing iu the beautiful grounds surr unding
the court house, at Carrollt0n to-day. Col.
\. j. Coleman, Of st. Louis, proprietor OF
The Rural World. spoke for about an
hour. He denounced the present tariff as
being iu the interest of eastern nianutactu-
rers, and oppressive To the agricultural in
telests Of the west. He claimed that cap
/ ital, in the form of gigantic monopolies. is
ruling and running the country, the rich
constantly becoming richer, and the poor
/ poorer, and gave the salary grabhers a
castigation which was well merIted and
we'll put.
Mr.. s. NJ Smith. of Henry county.
spoke for about two hours, and his argu-
ments were about the same that he had
used at similar meetings elsewhere but his
voice is So weak that not half the crowd
could hear him He stated that many
newspapers, for purpose that he well un
derstood. had grossly misrepresented his
Winchester speech that in that speech he
said nothing tavoring a resort to mob law
to redress the wrongs under which the
agricultural classes were groaning, nor did
he, as charged, favor agrarianisIn or COM
Imunism. He favored the levelling pro
cess, but it was to level the cottage of the
peasant up to the level of the palace, not
the palace down to the level Of the cottage :;
occasions that seventenths of the farmers
Of Illinois were under mortgage, and urged
the farmers to make mighty struggle to
free themselves from debt and start again
as free men, He urged farmers to hold
their products until they would command
a reasonable profit, to fix the prices upon
what they had to sell first, as the merchant
fixes the prices on his wares, this to be
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politics he called upon farmers to cut loose
from party trammels aud to commence
voting instead of being led by the nose and
voted as men-machines taking care to
elect men to office who will legislate for
the farmer instead Of against him, as here
tofore
81. Louis, Sept 4-Some city papers
are publishing statements made by clerks
in the post office at this city charging Post.
master Filley with having made an assess
D ment OF five per cent. on the salaries of all
= clerks in the Office for five months past foI
e alleged political purposes and for office ex.
, penses and repairs Of the building.
E CINCINNATI Sept. 4.-There were foul
cholera deaths at Millersburg, Ky, yes
terday A number Of new cases are re
+ ported
: CHICAGO, Sept 4.-Wm. Fl. Wander
bilt visited this city to-day and was wei
o coined by two heavy suits, one by Jno. l.
& Geo. ID. Alexander and VIM. Fitch il
h S250,00O and another by VIM. Fitch il
: 100000 damages, both against VIM. I'll
Vanderbilt, the New York Central Rail
n road Company the Hudson River Railroad
Company the Lake Shore 4 Michigan
Southern Railroad Company, and the To
ledO, Wabash K Western Railroad Com
pany These suits refer to contract fo
the shipment of stock, and process wa
! duly served upon Vanderbilt.
SEDALIA No. Sept 4.-The Lafayett
County Vigilance Committee have trace
? the Iowa train robbers TO johnson City
If st. Clair county They comprise the thre
Youngs and the Samuel brothers, and it i
c. said they have started for Texas
ST. LOUIS, Sept 3.-The Democrat
I special from Sedalia says; The Lafayett
le County Vigilance Committee, who hav
y been in pursuit of the Iowa railroad trai
L robbers, returned here Friday and disband
le ed They traced the robbers To Juhnso
D. elty, St, Clair county, and surrounded til
D. house where they supposed they were hid
OF ing, but the birds had flown. The ban
rs consisted OF the three Youngs and tn
lie James brothers. Mccoy was not wit
'l- them. The reported fight between th
robbers and vigiiants i day or two sine
G. and Founding of one of the Youngs, is
* canard. 1t is believed that the robbie,
IN have started for Texas. but this runner
doubted, and it is affirmed that they wi
- be heard from within forty eight hours.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The police al
looking for the persons who mutilated ii
IN body Of Beau Hickman. When the unde
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