The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-13
Accidents, Robberies, Muir
ders, Suicides, Fires etc.

NEW DIRK, Aug. INF w lnsl0W, o
the Plymouth Church Investigating Com
mttee said to-day it had been arranged
that Moulton's statement should not bt
made public until Beecher's statement ha(
been heard by the Investigating Commit
tee. Both statements will be published
simultaneously. 1t is stated at Moulton
Tilton and Morris have left town.
ROCHESTER, N Y, Aug. l2.-Twenty
thousand people witnessed the races to
day Goldsmith Maid entered in the free
for. all race and in the second heat trotted
mile in 2:l43, which performance was ap
plauded with the widest enthusiasm This
beats her own fastest time on record by q
second and quarter.
MONTPELIER, VT, Aug. l2.--Thc Re
publican Convention of the First Con
gressional District, held at Middlebury to
day, nominated Col. G. H. Joyce. The
Republicans of the Second District a
White River Junction to-day renominateC
l.. p. Poland.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. l2.-Delegates o
the lndependent party, composed largely
of Changers, met in convention to-day al
Lincoln. Twenty counties were repre-
sented. Harrison johnson, of Douglas
was made Chairman. They decided tt
call State Convention at Lincoln, Sep
tember s, and will then nominate full
State ticket.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 12,-At the
primary election to select q candidate for
Congress in the Fourth Kentucky District,
the Hon. J.Proctor Knott received a large
majority Of the votes cast, and is therefore
announced as the Democratic candidate al
the next election.
New YORK, Aug. l2.-The Convention
of Liberals of the State of New York will
be held in Albany Sept 9, to nominate
candidates far State officers.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 12.-The official vote
of sixty-seven counties in the late election
gives Jones, Democratic candidate fol
Clerk of Court of Appeals, majority Of
nearly $4,000 over Cochran, Independent
This is large Democratic gain.
JOLIET, Aug. l2-An important deci
sion was rendered by Judge McRoberts il
the Circuit Court yesterday, in the suit
brought by the city of Joliet against tho
Chicago, Rock Island Pacific railroad, fol
the purpose of compelling the removal OF
it tracks from Court House Square. The
Judge decided in favor of the city, and
the decree gives the railroad company one
year in which to remove the track. An
appealwas taken to the Supreme Court.
DETROIT, Aug. - The State Anti
prohibition Convention met here this
morning and after organizing, the presl,
dent elect, Z. W. Andrews, made briei
speech favoring license as the only eitec-
tual means of dealing with intoxicatlon
Levi Bishop argued that prohibition hac
totalv failed and favored the election of nc
executive officers of the state not pledgec
to license. After the election of centra
committee the convention adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-THE State
Prohibition party at Harrisburgh to-day il
the nominating convention adopted radl
cal platform favoring prohibition. The
nominations we're For Lieutenant Govern
or. Benz. Rush; for Judge OF the Supreme
Court, Simeon b. Chase; for Auditor
General, Calvin Parison. A State Cen
tral Committee was appointed with james
Black as chairman.
| OMAHA, Neb., Aug. l2.-The contract
for building the bridge over the mouth o.
the Platte at Fort Laramie, has beer
awarded to the King Bridge Company
tabular wrought iron, four span, hun
dred and five feet each.
Reports from the extreme southwest
ern part of the state show that there is al
ready much suffering there on account o
the destruction of crops by grasshoppers
The settlers are obliged to let cattle ant
hogs starve. Movements for relief arr
being made in this city and elsewhere.
| .tn 1sD The tn1pnnnd
ept Mass Convention met here to day
Hon. A. b. Stephenson was chosen pres;i
dent who addressed the convention. lie
said he favored everything which helfet
the farmer-a man who was too mucf
held in contempt by the press and ol'
politicians. On reassembling at 2 p. NJ
Judge Campbell, of La Sale, ILL, deliv
cred lengthy address, after which tht
convention nominated 5. Bowles, for sec
retary of State.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia Tribune specia
saws the Anti Monopoly Congressiono
Convention at IndiaDola, Iowa, TO-DAY
nominated j. d. Whitman, Independent
The Reform Congressional Convention
at Tolono. ILL.,, nominated j. III. Pickeral
of Mason county.
\
independent Reform party at Lincoln, LII;
nominated A. b. Stephenson, lndepend
ent
The Independent Reform Congressiona
Convention of the Nineteenth District
which met at Carmi, Ill, to-day, nOmina
ted Gen. W. B. Anderson.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 2.-The lates
\ news from Austin is that quiet has bee
restored and the troops have been disband
ed.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. IA coroner in
: Quest was held to-day over the body OF tn
mulatto. Lena Miller, who was found dea'
in the house of Mrs FOrtmeyer, the abor
tiopist Reporters we're excluded and tn
evidence was not made pnblic. This ex
cites great indignation. 1t IS stated tina
. several wealthy families are interested
; the suppression of the facts.
|. ST. JOSEPH, No., Aug. l2-Detective
: have for some days past been working u
counterfeiter case here. Their effort
iwere successful to-day in the arrest OF Hot