The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-12
Gen. Custer Never Saw any
Gold at the Black Hills.
Success of the Farm ers Can
didate for Judge in
Kane County.
A Woman Horsewhips a
Government Clerk in
Washington.
Accidents and Suicides.

| ST. LOUIS, Sept. ll.-A large and en-
thusiastic meeting to ratify the People
movement and the ticket nominated by the
Peoples state convention was held at the
court house tonight. Speeches were made
by Major Gentry, the People nominee for
Governor, by Senator Schurz and others.
Senator Schurz declared that the People S
movement and the Peoples ticket had his
earnest sympathy and should have his ac-
tive support. AS he understood it the
movement did not pretend to be the nu-
cleus of new national party, but was sim.
ply an uprising of honest and substantial
citizens to rescue the state from the wrongs
and dangers OF reckless partisan ring
and to make every citizen of Missouri, of
affiliations, secure in his life, property and
rights that the shameless and alarming
brigandage and rufiianism which have so
long been permitted to disgrace the name
OF the state in the eyes Of the world, and
frightened away immigration from our
border, is at last to be rooted out with Il
strong hand, and also that every cent of
public money shall be used for the benefit
of the people and not of office holders, and
that the government of the state shall be
conducted with the single purpose of re-
forming existing abuses aud the promotion
of the public welfare, instead of that of
party. He made fervent appeal to his
hearers to support the ticket in the state
which represented the people, not parti-
sans. He reviewed the platform and fully
indorsed those portions in reference to state
affairs. He was not satisfied, neither was
he discouraged with the recommendation
concerning national questions, and was
confident that the state of Thomas Benton
would not repudiate one of the most glor
| ious of its traditions. He referred to the
charge that he had caused the promotion
of the Peoples movement to further his
personal interests, and denied the state
ment absolutely. He had nothing to do
with its organization, directly or indirectly,
and his support was given to it freely,
without condition, and independently.
| This cause would stand upon its own mer-
it's and as to his political course he had to
stand upon it and was content to do SO.
VICKsBURG, Sept. ll.-Former soldiers
of the Union and Confederate armies, now
resident in this city, have formed an or
ganization called the Blue and Gray" for
fostering a spirit of mutual good feeling
and friendship. A meeting was held last
| night which was largely attended, and APP
propriate speeches were made by repre-
sentatives of both armies.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. ll.-General
Clusters final official report to General
Terry recapitulates his former statements
and takes strong ground in favor of the
immediate opening of the Black Hills, for
military reasons indorses the report Of
gold discoveries and suggests further ex'
plorations next season. Nevertheless,
Prof WincLell and Prof Donaldson assert
that Custer does not know of his own
knowledge that any color of gold was found
in the Black Hills.
ELGIN, ILL.,, Sept, 1.-THE Farmers
convention of Kane county yesterday nom
mated, for Sheriff, &. B. Marsh, of st.
Charles; for coroner, DR.. Blackman, OF
Geneva; eight delegates to congression-
al convention to meet on the l7th ultlmo,
and twenty delegates to legislative con
vention to meet the 2lst. The contest IN
Kane county will be warm on account OF
local issues.
There is general relief expressed at the
election of II. II. Cody, the Farmers can
didate for circuit judge, over b, +. Parks
Republican.
WASHINGTON, Sept ll.-Considerable
excitement was caused at the Treasury
building, this afternoon, by Mrs. Skippon
who, calling at the Secret Service Division
demanded to see clerk named Shal aler,
and, upon his approach, she attempted t.
castigate him with small whip. Aftel
striking one or two blows, she was dli'
armed by Shaler, and finally removed b,
an officer.
| CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. ll.-Just before moor
to-day, a man named Doddridge, a freight
conductor on the Cairo, Arkansas anC
Texas Railroad, was reported as having at
tempted to commit suicide by shooting
After some investigation | learn that Mr.
Doddridge declared that it was an acci
dent, resulting from the careless handling
of pistol, The ball entered under the
| chin, and part of it was eXtrlcated, and h'
was thought not to be dangerously hurt
! 1t is now lat o'clock stated that he is IN
|. a dangerous condition, and may die.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. Sept. ll.-Emm;
= Williams, young women, aged 20 years
attempted suicide yesterday evening, be
cause the firm for which she had been a
work as a pantaloons- maker, had quit thei
manufacture, thus throwing her out OF em
pIoyment. She was promptly relieved, an'
will recover, probably.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. ll.-About S ocloc
this morning the body of a boy, Is year
old, named Herman Nichaus, was foun
: hanging from small cord, fastened in tn
/. top of door in the insurance office of W
! b. Carson. The boy was employed in tn
Office, and was left in charge of it Will
his employer was at the east. The otiic
had been locked for two days, and the DO
had been missing. When found, the bod
was much decomposed and horribly NUT
: lated. No cause possibly can be assigne
4 for the act, and the whole affair is wrappe
in mystery.
Ed. Parker. well-known lawyer of n
: kin. committed suicide night before las
by cutting his throat with razor, and die
yesterday.
! RACINE, Wis, Sept, 1.-THE body OF
man was found floating in the lake to-da'
The corpse was of thick set man OF sand
;, complexion, light mOustsche, weariu
e light checked pants, double, breasted YES
!. dark coat, morocco shoes. He is suppose
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