The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-07-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
A Train on the G. r. I. & p.
road wrecked in iowa.
The Engineer Shot Dead.
The Express Car Robbed.
Our Republican Admins
tration Abandons Wash
ington to the Clerks.
How Washburne was
cheated out of his Nomi-
nation in Minnesota.
Death of Ex-Gov. Colby.
The Cholera Spreading.
More Mormons for Salt
Lake.
Convention of the Farmers
of Webster County,
Iowa.
An Unequivoca1 Repudia-
ton of the Restrictive
Policy.
Declaration of Principles
by the Anti-Monopolists
of st. Croix County,
Wis.
Convention of the Farmers
of Webster County,
Iowa.
An Unequivoca1 Repudia-
ton of the Restrictive
Policy.
Declaration of Principles
by the Anti-Monopolists
of st. Croix County,
Wis.

DESMoINEs, July 2l.-A desperate rob
berry to passenger train No. 2. on the Z. k.
! l. 4 p. Railroad occurred at eight o clock
to- night, four miles west Of Adair, by
! band of robbers who had placed obstruc-
tons on the track. When the train ap-
preached they shot the engineer, just as
| he was attempting to stop the train, after
| he had discovered the danger The loco
motive, tender and two baggage cars were
| thrown from the track The express car
was entered, the safe broken open and
robbed the passengers coaches were but
little damaged. The track was torn up
/ for some distance. The robbers after Sc
curing their booty mounted their horses
and started off south. All telegraph of
fees in Iowa have been notified of the
robbery. and every effort will be made to
catch the desperadoes The passengers
are reported all right, with but few slight
wounds.
WASHINGTON, July 81 - Secretary
Robeson and Attorney General Williams
are the only members of the Cabinet in
the city.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, July 2l.-Sena-
tor Morton and party, who arrived in this
city from. Colorado. was serenaded by the
band of the Fifth United States Infantry
this evening, and many citizens and officers
called and paid their respects. In res
ponse to repeated calls from a large throng
of people assembled in the street, Morton
made short speech.
MTNNEAPoLIs, July q. Since the ad
journment Of the Republican State Con
vention facts have come to light proving
that " ashburne was nominated on tht
third formal ballot by majority Of thret
votes over ALL Four votes cast for Attor
ney General on that ballot were intended
; for Washburne, but throwing them out o.
the count, as they ought to have been, in
stead Of being counted scattering, Wash
burne still had majority of three.
CONCORD, n. H., July 2l.-Ex- Govern
or Colby, of New Hampshire, died in thi
city last evening aged eighty.
MEMPHIS, July 2I.-The crop report
from Arkansas, Mississippi and Nortl
Alabama, continue favorable, though tn
greater portion of Mississippi is suffering
2 for want Of rain.
: ST. Louis, July 2l-Dispatches from
q the little town of Louisiana, in northeastern
Missouri say eight deaths from cholera oc
CURED there between eight and twelv
O'Clock last night, and great excitemen
! prevails in the city. Hundreds of citizen
n are preparing to leave the place. The dis
ease, it is said prevails at Troy and Han
= nlbal and other places in that part of tn
State.
CINCINNATI, July 21.-Three death
from cholera are reported to-day
CLEVELAND, July 2I.-One death fror
lab Al Al
I, to-day
= EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 2I.-Advice
2 from Mt. Vernon report four deaths to-da
4 from cholera. The disease is abating, bu
number of people have left the place
4 The new cases reported are of milde
form
i CRY OF MEXICO, July q. The yello'
. fever is spreading on the gulf coast. Th
cholera has appeared in Vera Cruz.
I OMAHA, July 21.--One thousand Mo-
! mons for Salt Lake passed here vesterla
and to-day. Two hundred Russian MenoI
, its left here for Columbus, Neb.. TODAY
! 500 more are on their way and large co
ony of them are expected to settle ther,
A car load of Chinese students went ea
to-day Two car loads of Swedes passe
= here for Lincoln, Neb.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2l.-Hanley
Co.'S powder mill, near Tamaqua, W,
blown up this morning. Samuel Miller,
Tamaqua, was killed. The shock was fe
several miles
i. BosToN, July 2l-Prof Mac, charge
with murderous assault ON DIR. Winsio
s on Saturday, was held in default of $40
900 bail.
Fort DODGE, Iowa, J une 20.-The ant
: monopoists of Webster county met in COZ
. vention in this city on yesterday for tt
purpose of electing delegates to the sta
i convention to be held at Des Moines ON Il
ed 18th prox. The convention was preside
over by Silas Cary, and the attendance nur
: 6ered some 300 farmers. Messrs. D.
RULER, A. +. Boomer, d. W. Prindle an
IN Wilson were chosen delegates to Il
Des MONIES convention, and county ce
trai committee appointed. Acounty conve
10 ton will be called shortly for the nomin
mr. ton OF an anti monopoly county ticks
The following declaration of principles W
reported by the committee on resolutio
- and unanimously ly adopted:
Whereas, Existing political organization
have outlived their usefulness, and are r,
III by the mere strength of compact organic
ton without reference to organic principle
for the sole object of party, pelf, or offici
e'' preference and
IT Whereas, In the decentralization thus e
all gendered, which has become sowidespre
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