The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-27
Political State Conventions
The Ohio Democrats want
to pay their Debts in
Counterfeit Money.
Michigan Republicans do
but Little Better.
They Refuse to Indorse
Grants Veto Message.
A Little More of the Beech
er Business.
Another Batch of Election
eering Negro Outrages.
One of Brigham Young's
Spiritual Wives wants
Cash Money.
Brigham Objects.

PTTTsBURGH,A Aug, 26.-The Democrat,
state convention met this morning with /;
large number of delegates present. The
committees were appointed as usual, af
ter which the convention adjourned till af
ternoon.
| The convention reassembled at P, NJ
The committee on permanent organization
reported Hon. w. Wallace for permanen
chairman, with large number of secre
taries and vice presidents. 1t was an
nounced that the committee on resolutions
would not report until tomorrow. The
convention adjourned till to morrow morn
| ing. .
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 26.-The conser,
uative congressional convention day nom
mated Ex-Governor Gilbert G. Walker.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 26,-The Bator
Rouge convention adopted the name OF the
Peoples Party"
COLUMBUS, Aug. 26.-The Democratic
state convention met here to-day and nom
mated the following ticket: Secretary of
state, W. M. Bill, of Licking county for
school commissioner, &. Smart of Picka-
way /; judge of the supreme court, Ar
mold Green, of Cuyahoga member of the
board OF public works, Martin Schiller, o.
Ross. The platform is very long, dealing
in the usual glittering generalities and the
worst kind of initiation doctrines,
LANSING, Mich, Aug. 26.-The Repub-
lican state convention held here to-day was
largely attended The following are the
nominations For governor. j. j. Bag
ley, lieutenant governor, II. II. Hoyt
secretary of state, G.. ID. Holden state
treasurer, w. b. McCreery; auditor, Gen
Ralph Ely commissioner Of the state land
office, l.. A. Clapp, (renominated); super
intendent of public instruction, D.B. Brige
| (renominated.)
The platform is no better than the Ohio
Democratic platform.
A minority resolution that the return to
gold basis should be speedily made, as
laid down in President Grants veto mes
sage of the currency bill, was rejected.
New YORK, Aug. 2G.-A meeting Of
the Beecher Investigating Committee was
held last night, when two witnesses were
examined, whose testimony it was deemed
advisable to take before closing the inves
tigation. The committee meets again to-
night and to- morrow night, when it is ex-
pected its labors will be closed. No ar
rangements were made during the session
last evening to invite Moulton before the
committee, nor is it likely that he will be
requested to do so.
A letter from Frank Carpenter charac-
terizes the charges in Beechers statement
about him as utterly false.
1t is stated that Beecher goes on lee
turing tour in the fall,
NASHVILLE, Aug. 26.-The negroes al
last Saturday and Sunday, threatened a
riot on account of some fancied wrong done
them, and manifested a strong desire tC
| kill two or three citizens and fire and sack
the town. Yesterday sixteen of the ring.
leaders were arrested, taken to Trenton and
placed in jail for safe keeping About
O clock this morning between seventy five
and hundred masked mel entered the
town, rode up to the Jail and forced the
sheriff to deliver the keys to them They
| then took the sixteen negroes from the
Jail, and killed four and mortally wounded
| four of them at the edge Of the town.
They then rode off with the others, and
are supposed to haye killed them. Moth
| ing has been heard of them since they lett.
Much excitement exists among the negroes
there, and the whites are taking defensive
measures in case of any outbreak.
The appeals Humboldt special says
the excitement jn Gibson is subsidiDg and
no further trouble is anticipated, though
| various rumors are flying through the
country. A negro named Ben Ballard
has confessed to completely in plot to as
sassinate number of whites, which creates
great excitement.
Dispatches along the line of the Mem
phis & Louisville Railroad say that per
feet reign Of terror exists in consequence
of a mob having taken six negroes out OF
the Trenton Jail last night and killed them,
A conflict is deeiaed probable.
SALT LAKE, August 26.-Ann Eliza
! Young has made application in the Third
District Court of Utah for divorce from
Brigham on the ground that year after
marriage Brigham Young, who had lived
with her as her husband, cruelty treated
and deserted her. She thinks $4,000 a
reasonable sum for counsel fees and 81 ,00C
per month for the support of herself and
children Brigham's answer to-day de
MES the fact of the marriage and counter
4 ciidTges tudt Aun i.iHo, w hpih ~. ip'"
married james ID. Dee. who is still living
they never having been divorced; that il
April, 1868, Eliza and he being members
of the Church of Latter Dag Saints, enter
ed into the plural and celestial relation
Iauthorized by said church; but that rela
ton required no personal attention as be
tween husband and wife. He denies de
sertion and denies that $50, 900 or any sun
lis a proper amount for covnsel fees and M
sum exceeding 500 a month is proper fol
the maintenance of her and her children
He believes his whole property does mo-
exceed S6OO,OOO, and his income not Owe
Sc, 900 per month, and he has a family
consisting of sixty-three persons, all de
pendent on him for support, and pray
that he be dismissed.