The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-12
The Votes Cast in 1872 in
Louisiana now to be -
Fairly Counted.
A Prospect of Fair Play at
Last.
A Negro Plot to Murder and
5lrf Burn. 4
It is frustrated and the
Leader Killed.
A Negro Assassinates a
White Man in Nashville.
Other Items of Crime, Fire,
Etc, Etc.
Strange Cattle Disease in
Bureau County.
An Iowa Editor Found In
sane in Chicago.
Success of the Chicago Ex-
position.
Gen. Shaler, of N. Y, to-
take Charge of the Chi
cago Fire Depart'nt.
An Iowa Editor Found In
sane in Chicago.
Success of the Chicago Ex-
r. position.
Gen. Shaler, of N. Y, to
take Charge of the Chi
cago Fire Depart'nt.

main quiet, but are not by any means re
stored to their working order.
In several parishes there has as ye
been no resumption of registration, and il
a few instances none at all. There is very
little probability of further disturbance. -
In New Orleans there promises to be 9
move made soon in the interests of anoth
er adjustment.
Kellogg said, in his recent address: 80
assert by the genuine returns, counting th'
votes actually cast, was elected by sever
al thousand majority, and upon this issue
| am ready to stand or fall i" and the lead
ing men of the McEnery party have an
nounced their willingness to abide by the
same issue.
The official returns of the election of 70
are still intact, being now deposited in
Kentucky. under charge of trustworthy
persons. If Kellogg agrees to have them
canyassed by joint board and is indorsed
in that by the Republican State conven-
tion, the Democrats will produce the gen.
uine returns and pledge themselves to
abide by the result. Among persons ia.
miliar with the returns it is pretty well
understood that the count, as between Nc
Emery and Kellogg. will be very close
that Penn, the Democratic Lieutenant
Governor was certainly elected that Dis
tonde, the Kellogg Secretary of State, was
elected; that in the cases of the Attorney
General and Superintendent of Education,
there will be close count, and that Ora
ham, the McEnerv Auditor, will be elect
ed. Altogether the impression seems to
be that mixed ticket would result from
the count fairly made, and in that way give
satisfaction to all parties, and compose, in
the only effectual manner, the troubles and
dissensions now prevailing.
The McEnerites are perfectly serious 10
their propositions. 1t only remains to be
seen whether Kellogg's word has any yir
tue left.
New ORLEANS, Oct -morrow's s
Ifcawtne will contain specific and duly
authorized offer on the part of the fusion
lists to accept the proposition made by
Governor Kellogg in his address, viz: To
test the question of the Louisiana State
Government by canvass of the actual re-
turns, and all parties to abide by the re-
suit. These returns are in the custody of
the McEnery party, and can be produced
and authenticated at any time.
Il. Howard McCaleb has succeeded f.
A. Burke on the Advisory Board. Col.
Packard's successor has not been named.
A letter addressed to the President by
prominent Conservative politician in Mis-
sissippi argues that the only true way to
restore peace and prosperity to the south
is for congress to pass an act to pay for
the quartermaster and commissary stores
taken by the Union army in the south dur
ing the war, and to refund the cotton tax.
The letter has been referred to the Attor-
ney General.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 1O.-It being re-
ported at midnight last night that negro
riot was in progress in the rear of the Sew
enth ward, an armed body of the White
League formed at the corner OF Camp and
Canal streets, and proceeded in the direc
ton of the supposed troubles When OPP
posite the residence of Gov Kellogg, on
Canal street, they were met by Police Ser
geant Sullivan. who informed their COM
mander, Col. John Angel, that no riot
was in progress, Whereupon the White
Leaguers disbanded aud went home, The
ground for the report Of a riot was the
fact of an election having been held dur
ing the day for delegates to the Republi-
can parish nominating convention, and the
counting of votes was going on up to a late
hour at night, with the usual large num-
Der of colored men waiting around to hear
the result, with accompanying small dis
turbances. The Republicans find consid-
cradle fault with this demonstration, say
ing that il is violation of the conference
agreement, and that the purpose OF the
movement was to put down any lawless
or riotous conduct tending to intimidation.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. l0.-The Ban
ner this morning publishes two long com
detailing the particulars of a
desperate encounter between Joe Ravages,
a negro preacher, and DIR. Shy, at the res
dence of Simon Shy, near Franklin, Tenn,
on the night of the Sth instant. An at
tempt was made to fire the residence of
Mr.. Shy on the 18th of September, by
some unknown party. The communication
says:
The facts were Immediately communi-
Gated to Governor Brown, who offered
reward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the perpetrators. to which reward
DIR. j, L. Shy, son of Mr.. Sim0n Shy,
added the sup Of $3.50. Ever since the
attempt nothing has been left undone by
the family aud friends to ferret out the
william and bring him to justice. A negro
detective from Nashville, some days since
appeared 10 the neighborhood, disguised as
a laborer, and found employment at wood
chopping, with quite a number Of other
negro men. By adrJit questioning, aided
by information received from a colored
woman in the neighbOrhood, he was led to
suspect that one Joe Ravages, a negro
preacher who lived on the farm Of Monte