The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01
| PHOTOGRAPHIC.
How Grants Secret Service
Puts Up Jobs.
The Quincy Herald is Firm
for an Honest Money
Platform.
Excellent Results of a Dem
Ocratic Government
in Tennessee.
The Republican Party in
Missouri Joins the INDIE
pendent Party.
Old Brownlow wants to run
for Congress.
Great Success of the Chica-
60 Exposition.
Another of Grants Spies
Arrested.
Railroad Murders.
Accidents, Crime, Etc.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80. For the pas
few years--in fact since Whitley has beer
in charge of the secret service bureau, -
regular raids on cOunterfeiters and cap
lures of implements have been made peri
odically, and great publicity has been al
ways given to them. The knowing ones
here say that these raids and captures are
in detective parlance, a put-up job. Ac
cording to the reported raids by Whitley
men, the general public became impressed
with the idea that the service was doing
good work in the prevention of the circua
ton Of spurious money; but such ideas tal
to the ground when it is known that nearl,
all of this counterfeit money is purchased
at high rates from counterteiters, and will
government money, instead of being cap
tured. Hundreds of people have been ar
rested, according to these accounts, fur
nished to the press by Whitley, but fev
indeed have been the number convicted
1t is said by persons who have been in tn
magic circle that one particular lot o
counterteiter's implements has been cap
tured in different states over dozen times
Indeed, upon the assembling of congress
a series of extensive raids, SO. called, were
| Always uldut, 81 tudt tHc uuluitidtCu JUL
gressmen would have no objection to voting
for the large annual appropriation to carry
on this service. The latest alleged captur,
at Louisville, yesterday, is supposed to b'
one of the some class. Its purpose /
clear, to bolster up the claims OF numbe
of operatives who seek to get into the neq
secret.service, which in all probability will
be organized in the next week. 1t il
thought here that the counterfeit money
and plate captured were sent to Louisville
by persons to secure the ends above stated
or, in other words, it was not a genuine
capture. An investigation of the capture
will doubtless be made, and should th
real facts come to light it will react agains
those who planned it more than the safe
burglary conspiracy, which was engineered
bv the same persons. 1t is also said tina
there are several counterteiters employed
continually in getting up new plates ant
disposing of them to the secret service de
tectves at fancy prices, who return then
to the treasury department with detalle'
accounts of the great ingenuity exercised
in securing them.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Sept 30-General Single
ton and Dick Richardson have been a
work to get the Herald aud the Democratic
candidates to repudiate the 26th of Angus
Hard Money platform, and thus heal tn
split here Yesterday it was reported tha
a compromise had been effected, but let
ter from Singleton and Richardson, ad
, dressed to Patrick Redmond, editor OF tn
Herald, appears in that paper this morn
ing, which discloses that all negotiation
+. have failed. The Herald fatty announces
as its utimaton, that it is for the Har'
: Money platform, and candidates who III
dorse it, and against all others. To-mor
: row Singleton Richardson and their follow
c ers hold barbecue at the fair grounds, l
opposition to the regular ticket, and tC
night the supporters Of the specie basl
e idea have a meeting at the court house
d when Scott Wike, candidate for congress
will define his position.
NASHVILLE, Tenn Sept 30.-Thc speec
of Judge Porter, the Democratic candldat
!, for governor, delivered in Jonesboro, ye'
terday,is published in full in the city pres
this n,orning. On the financial questio
he says: The Democratic party Is pledge
: to economy 10 the administration OF III
=, state government, and against an lncreas
of taxation. The great drouth and ou
- present poverty made it necessary to OF
pose an increase Of taxation. and the pra
Y tice of economy, always wise and proper,
S, now our only escape trom insolvency; an
! e IN the enforcement of this idea there
is an absolute necessity that all useless an
u unnecessary offices must be abolished, G.
d cessiye salaries reduced, and the men wt
e; control and collect the public revenue he
=. TO the strIctest accountability. The cret
h it and good name of the state must |
70 maintained, aud all its just debts and o.
legations paid. The Democratic party ca
o not afford to imperil its good name by Il
a. adoption of any policy that look to rep
Sc Jiation. In four years of Democrat
y rule in Tennessee, the bonded debt of Il
T, state has been reduced from S43,O52,6 ,62'
I'd 66 TO $50. .gsOs5l2j. The old issue
e the Bank of Tennessee, amounting
S2I7 7.u37,5iO, has been received into Il
treasury and cancelled. The floating de
consisting iu part of outstanding treasu
49, warrants. amounting, November ,lSII,
81. 5.24I, T2S, has been reduced, up to Ju
iii. 1874. TO S23. 2OG, col. The loan accOu
N has been reduced, since January !, lSI
from 5000, 900 to Sl2l 200. and the cou
Z try demands that this good work shall
C0utiDuCl uutii tlitS ga iSN - ~
from our shoulders.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 3O.-The People cou
II ty convention met here to-day. All
= permanently organizing by electing u
/. gressman Stannard president. adopted rt
: olu ions to appoint an advisory commit
: to consult upon and report plan for
= eo-operation Of all elements IN favor
PARTISAN nomination for all county
! 6cers. and to ascertain what suitable p'
sons for county officers will accept
:. nominations aud as candidates secure su
eS. cooperation, and to report to this conyt
re- ton at an adjourned session to morr9
g Ibis cOmmittee will consult with slml
Us committee which Is expected to be appol
ed by the Republican county cOnvenuC
/. to be held TO morrow.