The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Peoples Movement in
Missouri.
The Veteran VT. White
washer Defeated.
A Compliment to Congress-
man Eden.
The Peoples Freight II. r..
Company.
The Maid Goes in 2 Ia,
Deaths, Crime, Fire, Etc.

ST. Louis, Sept 2.-The Peoples Stat
Convention met at Jefferson City to- da
and after organizing appointed commit
tee of conference one from each Congress
. sional district, to select ticket. Thi
evening VIM. Gerty, of Pettis county, wa
nominated for Governor by acclamation
and II. W. Headlee, of Greene, for Lieu
tenant Governor. The balance of tn
ticket will be nominated to- morrow. Tht
platform adopted begins with a preambl
setting forth the evils of the ring rule an,
denounclng the custom of electing stat
and local officers on national issues as hav
ing become the chief cause Of reckless par
tizanship and corruption in public affairs
on business principles and choose state off
GERS with reference to fitness for their re
spective duties, and let questions of nation
al policy alone.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The Democratic
Congressional Convention of the Fifteenth
Illinois District to day nominated by accla
nation Hon. John r. Eden for reelection
MONTPELIER, Sept 2..-The contest il
the Second Congressional District has beer
II very hot one, and results in the defeat Of
Poland. The boilers mainly supported
Hon. D. e. Dennison, of Royalton, in
Windsor county, but their advice to theil
followers was anybody to draw votes from
Poland. The exact result of the ballot OF
yesterdays far as heard from in AZ towns
out of eighty is as follows Poland 1852
Dennison 5, ,25l, Davenport 300, scatter
ing 5S4.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 2.-The Republican
State Convention to-day nominated the
following; secretary of state, A. L. Wik
off; supreme judge, long term, L. Day
short term, w. w. Johnson clerk of thu
supreme court, Rodney Foss member OF
the board of public works, Stephen r.
Hosmer. These are all renominated ex.
cept johnson, who is nominated for the
unexpired term Of Judge Stone, resigned
to-day.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 2.--The Republi.
can State Convention met here this after
noon and organized, amid much confusion
much bad feeling existing between the del
egates from the eastern and western parts
of the state. l.. Crounz was nominated
for Congress by acclamation, and Silas
Carver, of Red Willow county for Cover.
nor.
| MOUNT VERNON, Sept. "a railroad
convention, under the call of the Peoples
Freight Railroad Company, of Pennsylvan
ia, issued in reply to circular of the New
York Cheap Transportation Association
met here to-day, the object being to per
feet the organization in New Jersey, Penn
syvania Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, anC
to hasten the survey of the best line fol
the construction of cheap freight railway
between the Atlantic coast and the Misss
sippi river. Delegates were present from
al the above States. II. B. Curtis was
elected president and committee was ap
pointed to report the order of business anC
prepare resolutions. Committees were ap
pointed for each State to solicit subscrip
tions to defray the expenses Of the surveys
of the entire route, with the central COM
mittee at Pittsburgh, to which all other
COMMITTEES are to report. A certificate o
incorporation for the People Freight Rail
way Company, Ohio Division, was executed
with five incorporators. The president
was authorized to appoint, upon the ap
proval of the local CON uiittee, ,one attorney
for each State to prepare papers and per
feet the consolidation of the five companie,
into one, to be called the Peoples Freigh
Railroad Company. The convention ad
Iiourned to meet at the call of the centra
committee.
BosToN. Sept. AT Mystic Park to
day, a special purse of $4,000 was offeret
to Goldsmith Maid to beat her own recoro
of g l43, she to have three trials. She was
ompanied by running horse and made
the first mile in 2:l92. The second tria
was made under the most favorable aus.
pices. The track had been scraeed close
into the pole and there was absolutely nc
wind. She went the first quarter in 335
half in l.06i, lifting her head once just be
fore reaching the halt mile post. The las
half mile was trotted without the least
show of break, and she made her best
recorded time (2:l4) amid the cheers d
the assembled thousands.
NEW YORK. Sept, 2-The directors Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
declared to-day quarterly dividend OF two
per cent.
Gen. James Watson Webb, former
United States Minister to Brazil, has ar
rived in this city from Europe.
NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. 2.-The Nal
sters' National Convention met here to
day.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 2--Thomas A. Nor
ris, senior Bishop of the Methodist Epis
copal church, died at his residence il
Springfield, Ohio, to day. He was 80 years
OF age.
NASHUA. n. Fl. Sept 2.-Brevet Major
General John S. Foster. U. 5. A., dice
here at o'clock this morning.
New ORLEANS, Sept. ALEX. New
ton, a noted desperate, who two years age
murdered policeman, last night shot and
killed Justice Bordoumy, an inoffensivt
citizen, without any provocation. Newton
was arrested.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. "A man namet
James Finley attempted % commit suicide
in this city this morning, by cutting hi
throat He did not succeed in severing tat
Iiugular vein, but made terrible cash. HI
was taken to the hospital. Domestic trou
bles and intemperance are supposed to b
the cause.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept 2.-The officer
of the law in Clark county, Ind. have beer
working industri0usly TO ascertain the muir
derers of Alexander Gardner, WHO wa:
robbed by highwaymen, near Henryville, or
SATURDAY.. and then tied to railroad track
where he was afterward run over aud Kill
ed. To-day Alexander Lewis and Ezekie
Clark, of Kenryyille, were arrested eharg
ed with the murder. There are strong In
dications duplicating them as the murder
ers. The evidence is. however. only cir