The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-28
VIM. g. Flagg in Champaign
A Discussion in Va, with
Tumblers-.A Candidate
gets a Broken Arm.
The Louisiana Middle.
Illinois Woman's Temper
ance League.
Mrs. Gov. Beveridge makes
a Speech.
The u. p. r.. r.. must run to
Council Bluffs.
Miners National Associa-
ton Recon- m end Breech
Loading Rifles.
Masked Highwaymen Steal
ar. r. Train in Mo.
Their Efforts to Rob it Erus-
trated.
Accidents, Fire. Crime. etc.
Masked Highwaymen Steal
ar. r. Train in Mo.
Their Efforts to Rob it Erus-
trated.
Accidents, Fire. Crime. etc

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-The ''Inde-
pendents' of this district are holding q
grand rally here to day, on the fair grounds,
W. G. Flagg, Pickrell and others are speak
ing to quite large crowd
RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 27.-During po-
litical discussion yesterday at King Will
liam Court House, between j. b. Sener,
the Republican candidate for reelection to
congress from the First District, and B. b.
Douglas, the conservative candidate, an
affray occurred which resulted in serious
injury to Sener, who had his arm badly
broken and was otherwise hurt 1t is
stated that the difficulty originated in some
remark by Sener in reference to congress
man Beck, of Kentucky, which was cor
rected by Douglas. Other words, of an
insulting character, were interchanged,
when Douglas threw a tumbler at Sener,
and fight followed, The crowd rushed
upon the platform, and in the scuffle Sener
received the injuries mentioned.
New ORLEANS, Oct 27,-Thomas j.
Stevens, Judge Collins, j. H. New and
other prominent attorneys have given an
opinion adverse to that Of Attorney Gener-
al Fields on the naturalization question. 1t
is stated that if Fields's opinion prevails
many convicts will claim new trials and
litigations will be renewed where the jur-
les who tried the cases had one or more
persons naturalized by the Second District
Court. Also that several parish officials
will be disqualified.
HOMER, La, Oct. 27.-No arrests have
been made in this parish since Saturday
and nobody is leaving.
New IBERIA, Oct. 27.--It is reported
that two men were arrested at st. Mary S
to-day, by the United States Deputy Mar
shall The prisoners tried here yesterday
remain in custody. all bonds being refused
by the authorities.
MEMPHIS, Oct 27.-Tbe mass meeting
to protest against soldiers being brought
here was failure.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-The Wo-
mems Temperance Leagues Of this state
met in this city this forenoon at 10 o'clock.
After calling the meeting to order, the
welcome address was made by Mrs. j. f.
Willing, and responded to by Mrs. Cover
nor Beveridge. There will be a large tenn
perance meeting in the Durley Opera
House this evening. Speeches will be
made by prominent workers in the cause
of temperance, including DIR. Oh. Fowler,
of Chicago, and Mrs. Washington, OF Jack
sonylle.
DEsMoINEs, Oct. 26.-The United States
circuit court, Judges Dillon and Love pre-
siding, in the case of Hall ct dt VS.. the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, rendered
its decision to day, holding that under the
recent acts of congress its court had proper
jurisdiction of and could by mandamus
compel said company 20 operate Its road as
a continuous line oyer its bridge and to its
terminus at Council Bluffs This brings
the case upon its merits, and the attorneys
of both sides have been notified to appear:
1t is probable that the case will be heard
the last of this week or the first of next.
CLEVELAND. Oct. q. The Miners Ma
tional Association held session here thi,
morning, delegates being present from al
parts of the country. Resolutions were
adopted recommending members through
out America to provide themselves with
breech loading rifles in order to maintain
their own against tanditti and lazzaroni arm
cd, with the permission OF the government
during time of peace.
OMAHA, Oct. 27.-Information from
Southwestern Nebraska shows that thou
sands OF people are suffering. Baked
squash and pumpkins feed many and tioul
and water others Ten thousand people
in this state will need aid to protect then
from starvation and cold the coming win
ter.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Oct 27.-The frs
sc ction of freight train No. II, on the Bur
lington & Missouri River Railroad, Con
ductor Hanna,ran of the track at Mitchell
ICrossing, three miles west OF Fairfield, a
; o. clock this morning. ditching the engin'
and nine cars, The fireman, Doc Ingrams
was seriously injured, his lett arm beiDl
crushed from the hand to the elbow, an'
he received severe bruises which ma.
prove fatal. Nobody else was injured
About fifty hogs in the freight cars wer
} killed. 4 large force of men is now a
) work clearing the wreck.
ST. Paul, MINI, Oct. 27.-At Clear
. water, Minn., on Saturday night, Set
Gibbs, a highly-esteemed citizen, wa
caught in a rapidly revolving shaft in MOI
risop's saw mill His left arm was broke
in a number of places, and finally torn er
tirely from his body. The bones of bot
legs were broken and splintered and push
, ed out through the flesh in several places
4 and his head received blows that mus
: have caused Instant death. Not paIticl
of clothing remained on his body.
: MoSTRosF, Iowa, Oct 27.-During a
angry discussion, Albert BrittOn drew
knife and stabbed his brother 10 law, uau
7 ed Reed. in the breast, shoulders, arms an
: back. Reed was alive at last account;
but cannot possibly recover.
!. BURLIxGTOS. Iowa, Oct 27.-Last eve
: ming, at O'Clock as the passengers an
!. train men. except the baggage master, {
; the Chicago & Southwestern railroad wer
taking supper at Cameron, Mo-, fOu
masked rohbe,s boarded the train, an