The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-24
Henry Ward Beecher.
He visits a Vermont Fair.
Speech, Reception. Exit
from the Grounds and
a Locomotive Ride.
Other Items of Interest.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. = Governor
Kellogg telegraphs to Attorney General
Williams as follows Reports from the
country show that in number OF cases
where our parish officers have been ousted
the old ncumbents are going back peace
ably. The country is quieter than ex-
pected and in the city all is quiet. So far
no reports have been received from Red
river.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-The political
conference will be reopened at noon to-
morrow at the Custom House The indi
cations are that the Republicans will ac-
cede the point and allow the McEneryites
an equal representation on the returning
board.
In the Terre Bonne parish the Republi-
can and Peoples parties have made com
promise and agreed upon joint ticket for
representatives and parish officers, both
parties, as well as capital and labor, being
equally represented, and by the best men
of either side. The Terre Bonne Banner,
the official paper, cordially indorses the
movement, and the Plcayune, of this city,
editorially commenting on it says: The
people of that parish have agreed on what
promises to be productive of the happiest
results 1t is not probable that Terre
Bonne has struck out course that will
lead us out of the wildness?
AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. 90. The excite
ment in Edgfeld, S. c., has subsided.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 23.-The Democratic,
Liberal state convention met here to-day
and nominated Wescott Wilkin, Of St.
Paul, for chief justice of the supreme
court VIM. Lachin, of Minneapolis, asso-
ciate justice. Judge Wilkin is now judge
of the second district court. The plat
form adopted is preceded by preamble
declaring that the Republican party is
leagued with moneyed monopolies to crush
the rights Of the people, and that this con-
veDtion is composed of people without dis
tinction of party. The first resolution
holds that the carpet baggers rule tostered
by the administration is responsible for the
present disastrous condition of southern
affairs, and demands radical policy TO the
end that the people of the south, both
white and black, shall receive equal pro-
lection from the laws.
2. A return to gold and silver as ba-
sis Of the currency of the country, and the
resumption of specie payment as soon as
public interests will allow
3. Tariff for revenue only; none for
protection; no government partnerships
with protected monopolies.
4, Home rule no Capitalization.
5. Equal and exact justice to all men ;
no partial legislation ; no partial taxation.
6. A free press no gag laws.
T. Free men uniform excise laws nc
sumptlary laws.
s. Official accountability; no private
use of public funds by public officers.
9. Chartered corporations always sub
iect to regulation by the state.
10. Holds the party in power response.
BILE for the administration Of the govern
ment.
Additional resolutions adopted
| The Republican nominations for Con
press in the first, second and third dis
tricts show the hollowness Of Republican
promises of reform, and that the recent
exposure of the State Auditor and State
| Treasurer is just cause OF alarm, and dem
onstrates the impossibility Of reform with
in the Republican party.
UTICA, n. Y. Sept. 23.--The State
Temperance Convention met here today
and after passing resolutions in favor OF
providing and appointing committee tC
arrange a plan of political action for the
fall campaign. Adjourned sine die.
ST. JoHNsBURY, Vt. Sept. 23.-Rev
Henry Ward Beecher made a speech al
the Caledonia County Fair, held in this
place, to over 5000 persons, yesterday
| His subject was: What | Don't Know
| About Farming" He was brought on the
fair ground in an open phaeton, and look
ed splendidly as he drove up TO the sounc
of martial music. He was greeted will
loud cheers. by the assembled thousands
His speech was frequently interrupted
with loud cheers and hearty laughter.
At the close of the address he was driv-
en- to the railroad depot. He was quite ia
tigued, and, to escape conversation and Gu
riosity, made his way to the locomotive
and rode with the engineer to the Nell'
River Junction,
/ BosToN, Sept. 23.-The representative
of manufacturing corporations having thel
headquarters here. today voted to reduc'
the productions of the cotton mills OF New
England at least one-third, until the es
tablishment of proper relations between
the cost and production.
A special says the Fall River mill own
ers have voted to run on short time.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Sept 23.-The last Q
the printed sheets of the Revised Statute
of the State arrived in this city, frou
Springfield, yesterday morning. Nh
Abraham Z. Smith, who has the contrac
for binding the statutes, was fully prepaI
ed and anxiously awaiting them. lie ha
J placed large force at work upon them
them. and they will be put through wit
all dispatch. Owing to the fact that near
lly a d zen forms have been reprinted, thi
: last installment is very large one. Nh
Smith expects to have thousand cople
ready for delivery in about month, Whic
will be rushing work as fast as it is posi-
ble to turn out such a large book as th
Revised Statutes of Illinois will make.
: CLINTON, Iowa Sept 23.-The pros
: poets are good for a new railway and va
|. gon bridge across the Mississippi river a
: this city, within the next sixty OF ninet
days
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