The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Conversation of Governors at
Atlanta.
Thirty States Represented
by ever 500 Delegates.
Cheap Transportation the
only question.
Matt Carpenter makes a
speech in New Orleans.
He says McEnery was the
man who was elected.
Charles Francis Train sent
to an Insane Asylum.
The Com'r of Indian Affairs
half admits fraudulent
awards.
Backward Spring in the
South.
The st. Joe., Mo. Bridge
Completed.
A little more hanging to be
done.
The Com'r of Indian Affairs
half admits fraudulent
awards.
Backward Spring in the
South.
The st. Joe., Mo. Bridge
Completed.
A little more hanging to be
done.

ATLANTA, May 20.-The Governors
Convention met to-day An address of
welcome was delivered by Governor Smith.
rary chairman The attendance is large.
The convention permanently organized
by the election of Governor Brown, of
Tennessee, President Over 800 dele
gates are present representing thirty
States. The convention adopted resolu-
ton that cheap transportation was the
only subject for discussion. A committee
to prepare business was appointed, of
which Gov. Smith of Georgia is chairman.
A number of resolutions was referred to
that committee Adjourned till morning
Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana will arrive
tonight.
New ORLEANS, May 20. Melvin NJ.
Cohen, an attachee of the Picayune, was
arrested to-day, charged with shooting at
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, on May :, with the in
tention of killing him. He was bailed in
the sum of 5000. 1t is well known that
Cohen was on Camp street when the shot
was fred on the magazine.
Despite the terrible weather and flooded
streets. at least 1000 people of all shades
and politics assembled in Exposition hall
to hear the address of Hon. Matt Carpen-
ter The Senator pronounced an inter
change of sentiment conducive 10 the har-
-tsOny of both sections He said: The
people of the South must take to their
hearts the fact of the abolition Of slavery,
and the raising of the negroes to equality.
| and let the fact bear fruit in their lives
| Slavery is the dominion of one race over
another, and does that exist here?
! know you say it does not but | feel con.
/ vinced that in some indefinite manner it ex.
1 lists as it did twenty years ago. | was in.
terviewed yesterday by large number o.
colored men, and ] learned that there was
few Of the white mensindefnite yet ex
isting, and they said they wanted protec
ton. They are protected as much as ]
They are under the same laws, and they
should not telegraph to Grant, but, as in
dividual citizens, stand up for their rights
They are as much protected as | am, o.
any one 1t is believed at the North tina
a great many young men, instead of lead
ing the colored men here by the hand t,
mutually benefit each other, loa
around whisky shops all day am
employ themselves at night il
shooting at negroes for pleasure
You know when man is compelled TO d.
a thing he does not do it with good grace
and maybe, gentlemen, this is the wa,
with this people The colored man ha
his civil rights. Let me tell you, gentle
men, nothing will ever prevent him from
having them. You let the old issues die
Never mind them, but accept the new one
and carry them out Applause.
Carpenter advised the division of tn
large plantations and closed by saying
Now. gentlemen, you have soil, climate
everything to back you, and the question
is, are you going to sit still and see every
thing stepping away, or are you going {
rise up, be enterprising help yourselves
and be great?" He then devoted himsel
to a review of local political affairs, declal
ing that IF the election really elected any
body, McEnery was elected Governor.
the returns were truthful, McEnery wa
elected, but of the case presented TO u
we are satisfied that the election was nc
fairly held. The question then was, wha
could be done? Kellogg was not electe
at all, and McEnery was elected, if at al
by fraud The logical course then seen
ed to US that there had been no election
We knew not how to settle the question
We therefore said the only way to do
was to send it to the people and have
new election"
NEW YORK, May 20.-All the polio
commissioners nominated by Mayor Have
meyer, yesterday, were confirmed by th
Board Of Aldermen to-day. Geo. v
Lane was unanimously confirmed Cit
p Chamberlain. The consideration of non
. inees for Park Commissioners, Philip Bis;
niger David B. Williamson, Salem E
Wales and Frank Z. Church were lai
over for week.
In the Trian case this forenoon the coul
directed the jury to give a verdict of NJ
guilty on grounds of insanity. Mr.. Be
said two Of the jurors informed him tn:
;. was not their verdict. The court rephe,
the verdict is entered, and that part
the case is disposed Of DR.. Cross test
ned that his insanity continues and Their
iore IRAN must be sent to the State Lun,
tlc Asylum. Train excitedly said:
protest against the proceedings here.
n nave peen nye months in jail without beir
n grance1 triai. Then addressing Judl
DAVIS ne said: Before l leave here
move your impeachment in the name
the people. Judge Davis ordered hi
to slt down ana an order was made out
send Train to the State Lunatic Asvluy
n james jackson, the supposed murder
| of Mary Jane Sullivan, at 5Ta Thomns,
street,on Saturday last, was arrested tod,
in low house on South Fifth Avenue. ii
throat was cut about six inches, but d
= doctor says he will recover. He deni,
y the killing and says that Mary Jane f;
down stairs.
Judge Fancher has granted a writ
habeas corpus, returnable Thursday nez
to show cause why Train should not
released.
I" WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The Comm
sioner Of Indian Affairs, to whom was !