The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-19
Another Effort to Doctor
the Finances.
The Republicans of Maine
Sound on the Currency.
Mr. Blaine Nominated for
Reelection.
Accidents, Fire, Murder.
ETC.. Etc.


tee OF Conference on the finance bill came
to an agreement this afternoon making the
report OF the former committee the basis of
their action. They struck out sections 8, 7, g
and 9 OF that report, which proposed to re-
peal so much of the national bank act as
restricted the amount of circulating notes
and provided for retiring and reducing
United States notes until the maximum
should be $300,000,000 and for exchang-
ing such notes for bonds, etc, and added
several sections with regard to redistribu-
ton of banking currency as heretofore rec
commended substantially by Comptroller
Knox. The bill provides that the amount
of United States notes outstanding shall
not exceed $3S2, 100000; $55.000,0O0 of
national bank notes are to be withdrawn
from the States having an excess of such
notes as application is made therefor from
other States, and awarded to the latter,
provided not over $30,00O,000 be with
drawn during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1878. The title of the bill is amended
to read as follows IAN act to fix the
amount of United States notes, provide for
redistribution Of national bank currency
and for other purposes.
AUGUSTA, Me-, June lS.-The Republi-
can State Convention met to day and or
ganized by selecting Eff, Webb President,
| four Secretaries and sixteen Vice Presi-
dents. Nelson Dingley, Jr., was unani-
mOusly nominated for reelection as Coy
ernor. Resolutions were adopted in favor
of an early resumption Of specie payments,
approving the Presidents veto of the cur
reney bill, reiterating the former declara-
ton of principles of the party and recog-
nizing the necessity of judicious liquor
laws.
PERU, ILL.,, June lS-Some person un-
known fired gun, charged with shot.
through an open bedroom window in the
dwelling house of Emanuel Dunn, in this
city, at about 2 o'clock last night. The
charge passed few inches above the
heads of Mrs Dunn and her child, who
was in bed with her, and lodged in the wal
beyond. Mr. Dunn, who was sleeping up
stairs, was aroused by the report of the
gun and the screams of his wife. Hasten
ing below, he found strong smell of gun
powder in the bedroom, indicating that tht
muzzle of the gun had probably beer
pointed through the open window. The
family of the Rev. George w. Wells have
| III lhC itbuSCs ullu dS nC ud
been an active worker IN the temperance
reform that is now in progress in this city
and been anonymously threatend with vio
lence, it is feared that the shot was intend
ed for him.
NEW YORK, June lS.-Thomas Lown
des, who. while drunk, killed his wife tw'
months ago, was to-day sentenced to state
prison for life.
Francis Butler, a we'll known dog fan
cier, and regarded as an authority on dogs
died at his residence in Brooklyn, yester
day, of hydrophobia. He was bitten a
his store. in this city, six weeks ago, by
small Spitz dog while endeavoring to max
it Ike some medicine. Butler was ma
tive of England, an accomplished hDguist
and has been connected with several edu
cational institutions, as a Professor of Ian
guages. Some years ago he went into tn
business of training, buying and sellin
dogs, aud his ability in controlling an
tanning them was marvellous. He wrote
book entitled Dog Training" He ha
no fear Of hydrophohia, and often expires,
ed the opinion that it was simply nery
rus affection, and that the bite OF de-
would not produce disease, unless fear ST
pervcned AID occasiuned it.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H. June Is. Th
steamer Ambassador with the shore en-
OF the new cable, as arrived.
Boston, June I8.--The State Centri
Labor Reform Committee yesterday deci(
ed to make no nominations for State of
GERS this year.
AUGUSTA. Me-, June 18.-The Repul
licans of the Third Congressional Distric
nominated james q. Blaine to- day.
PROVIDENCE, June lS.-In balloting Fl
United States Senator to-day no materi
changes in the vote occurred.
u MEADvILLE. Pa, June IS.-1n a 70
between two men, named Rushenberge
!. and Steanin house of ill-fam this NOR
ing, the former fatally stabbed the latte
7 who died soon after.
CINCINNATI, June 1S,-Wm. McDole
now strongly suspected of the murder
7 the Bradley family, fr, N the fact tn
81 blood was found on his shirt and pant
which he had evidently attempted to was
out.
a. o. PITTSBURGH, June 1S.-The trial
Ernst Ortwein for the murder of the Har
- met family at Homestead, is now in pr
- gress Intense interest is manifested
= the result.
DETROIT, Mich, June IS.-Yesterd
morning young man named Edwa
7 Campbell set out from Trenton for day
=! fishing. When he reached the middle
the river the sail gave the boat sudd
n lurch, aud threw him out, AS be was u
able to swim, he was drowned.
I'll 1,ao frna ;,,,x, IN,
Rebecca B,yd child murder case, after /
ing out ten minutes this afternoon, broug
in verdict OF not guilty.
Montgomery, the man with too ma
wives. is now on trial for bigamy.
JANEsvILLE. Wis. June l8-Ye Yesterd
evening an accident happened at Broa
O0 head, about twenty four uiles west Of Il
sS SS place. which is reported to be probably
90 tai. Some uen were putting br1
sO venenring On frame building. and had ;
MO vanced nearly to the upper courses VIII
DO0 portion of the work fell, carrying do
s0 ,s0 with it the staging ON which German
100 borer was standing. His injuries are W
,SoO SO severe, and at last reports it was suppos
,S0 y0 he could not survive long.
20 , TOLEDO, Ohio. June l8-An explos
~. of boiler 10 the wheel barrow factory
lOO Stevens & Co., at Coldwater. Mich,
day, killed the father of the proprie
100 and a boy sixteen years old. Five otl
.0V SS persons were more or less injured. l.
90 about $1,000
'oO WORCESTER. Mass, June l8.-The
Der portion OF Tanter's mill was burr
;. last night. Loss $4,000; insurance u
90.