The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01
Another Republican State
Ticket in Illinois.
Ex-Gov. Clark Accepts the
Republican Prohibition
Nomination in N. Y.
T. T. says they can have all
of the Beecher Letter
If they ask for it.
Excitement among Govt
Employees in Wash
ington.
Caleb Cushing presents a
Little Bill to Spain.
Fast Horse FLESH On the
Decline.
Accidents. Robberies, Mur-
dera. etc., etc.
Caleb Cushing presents a
Little Bill to Spain.
Fast Horse FLESH On the
Decline.
Accidents. Robberies, Muir.
ders, ETC., etc.

BLOOMINGTON, June 81, The Prohibi-
tion State Convention met here to- day
About IS delegates, including 20 women
and representing most OF the larger town:
in the State were present. ID. l.. Brown,
of Decatur, was chosen permanent Presi-
dent, and Rev G. d. Kent, Secretary, A
| platform was adopted reciting the terrible
evils of intemperence and the enormities
of the liquor traffic; declaring in favor OF
| the entire prohibition of such traffic, and
inasmuch as all existing parties compete
for the votes of the liquor dealers, favor
the promotion of temperance party to
the support of which all persons, whether
themselves teetotalers or not, are invited ;
commencing the womens temperance
movement; favorng low salaries and the
honest administration of public Offices IA
voring the substitution Of greenbacks for
national bank currency and return to
specie payments as soon as compatible with
safety and the interests of a majority OF
the people. Major }. NJ. Little, of Chris
tian county. was nominated for State Irea-
surer Mrs. Jennie j. Weline, professor
in the Wesleyan University, this city, for
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Supplementary resolutions were adopted
indbrsing the action of the National Pro-
hlbltion Convention in indorsing female
suffrage, and condemning in unstinted
terms the resolution of the Illinois State
Republican Convention declaring oppos-
ton TO interference by law with the habits.
tastes aud customs of individuals, except
to suppress licentionness and tn preserve
the peace and sobriety of the citizens of
the State.
ALBANY, n. Y. June 30-Ex- Governor
Clark has accepted the nomination Of the
prohibition convention, for Governor.
New YORK, June s0.-Theodore Titon,
in an interview to-day, spoke as follows in
reference to Mr.. Beecher's letter Of apollo
gy: The letter was every word Of it Mr..
Beecher' $ own composition signed by him
self in his own behalf. | did not demand
this apology. The fact that it was sent
to me unasked, always added to the re-
luctance with which l subsequently con-
templated making my defense against
Beecher' S injurious course, by which he
permitted his church to indict me before
the council and by which the church and
council, together with DR.. Bacon, superad-
ded, have fallen upon me like mill lstone,
to crush me to powder, The remainder of
his letter bore more heavily upon him than
the portion which quoted. Had / print
ed the whole, his friend Tracy would not
have said, am glad of Tilton's publica-
ton.
= Reporter Many persons believe that
the latter part Of the letter would have ex-
plaiued away the first part.
Tliton--'lf so, then Mr.. Beecher is en-
fitted tohaye il published IL is in his
power tp pGtif " il at iny nienstit, "A