The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-10

nous. After appointing another commit
tee to wait upon the Governor second
time the convention adjourned until to,
morrow.
OMAHA, Sept 9. The Independent
convention at Lincoln to-day nominated J.
w. Davis. of Douglas, for congressman
j. 7. Gardiner of Richardson, for Gov.
ernor Henry Webb, of Buffalo, for Secre
tary of State. The platform tayors the
resumption OF specie payments as soou as
possible; cheap transportation opposes
| further land grants to railroads; tavors a
eduction of taxes tariff for revenue
against patent monopolies, and favors uni
form license law.
ALTON, ILL.,, Sept 9.-At the city elec-
ton yesterday, L, Pfeiffenberger received
majority OF I31 votes over n. G. Hattie
way, for mayor. The issue was local, not
political. The question of license or no Ii
cense was voted on, and resulted in $50
votes in favor of license.
STERLING, ILL.,, Sept. "a terrible ac-
cident occurred here few minutes before
noon Yesterday, by which two persons lost
their lives-Nlrs. Hiram Dennis and her
daughter. Miss Dennis was preparing
dinner and poured some kerosene oil on
the fire to quicken the flame. The can
exploded, and the unfortunate girl was
soon enveloped in mass of flames. Mrs.
Dennis tried to assist her daughter and
was herself trighttully burned. The girl
lived only two hours Mrs. Dennis died
last evening at clock.
ST Louis, Mo-, Sept 9.-Heury Won
Phul, 80 years old, and for sixty years
prominent merchant of this city, died yes
terday. q
North ADAMS, Mass. Sept. 9.--The lst
OF November has been fixed as the time for
running the first train through the Hoosac
Tunnel. Steel rails are to be laid through
the tunnel.
NoRRIsTowN, n. j., Sept. 9.-Alfred
Mahon, moulder, was murdered and
robbed of 500 last night,
New YORK, Sept. 9-Conrad Helm, a
saloon keeper on Staten Island who was
arrested last evening at the instance of his
wife, shot himself dead in his house.
ST. Louis, Sept 9,-George Dixon was
killed and A. G. Elliott mortally wounded
in Hickory county, this state, on the lst
instant, by Daniel Noffseiger and Il man
named Shannon. 1t appears that Shannon
was attempting to move his property from
the county; an attachment was placed in |
the hands of Dixon and Elliott and while |
they were executing it they were attacked |
by Shannon and Nollseiger with the above
result.
NEW York, Sept 9-Charles Dsner
was arrested last night for selling his
daughter, aged - years. to Peter lIallock
the keeper of a disreputable house. Hal
lock was arrested while taking the girl to |
his house. Disner is said to have disposed |
in the same way of two other daughters.
CINCINNATI, Sept 9. - Two section
hands on the indianapolis, Cincinnati &
Lafayette railroad were instantly killed,
Iear Riverside, this forenoon, by passen-
ger train that was racing with passenger
rain on the Ohio & Mississippi railroad
The men were behind a sharp curve and
unable to get out of the wav.
DUBUQUE, Iowa. Sept. 9.-During fra
cas- at Independence, Iowa, last evening,at
the American Hotel, Ludwig Sigler, ofI
Chicago, was stabbed by one Hirtz, resi-
dent of Fairbanks. The act had no provo
cation to justify the deed. Two stabs
we're dealt, one in the groin, the other in
The thigh. The wounds are pronounced
fatal by the attending physician.