The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-07

ton of officers tor the county to-day pass
ed off quietly until nearly the close of the
polls, when James Heaton, backed by ne
groes, created disturbance and resisted
attempts to arrest him. The excitement
runs high.
Prominent Republicans concede the
State ticket. Partial returns indicate that
Mckay, Conservative, is elected over Rus
sell, Republican.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug 6--The election
throughout the State. 1t is estimated that
ed are Democrats.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 6.-The election
was very quiet to-day. A full vote was
polled. The official vote is not yet known
but it is conceded that the conservatives
have swept the city and will carry the
county.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug 4. The vote for
clerk of the court of appeals in this city
stood Jones, Democrat, 6, 600; Cochran,
Independent, 5,695.
| Reports from the State come in slowly,
but Jones is undoubtedly elected by large
majority.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 6.-The proceed
ings of the Republican State Convention
to-day, were interrupted by a tisticuff, in
which about dozen persons participated
without serious injury to anyone.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.-The Democrats of
the Fourth Confessional District to-day
nominated r. A. Hatcher for reelection.
CHICAGO, Aug. Ga Tribune special
says the Anti Monopoly Congressional Con
vention at Burlington, Iowa, to-day nomi
mated Hon. K. S, Campbell, who has de-
ciined the honor The nomination was
then accepted by Hon. l.. G. Palmer.
Topeka, Kan. Aug. 6.-The Independ-
ent Convention to- day nominated j. G.
Carey for Governor The Independents
of the First Congressional District after
the adjournment of the State Convention,
nominated N. j. Parrot.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Secretary Della,
no returned to-day with his family, and will
remain in charge OF the Interior Depart
ment for few days.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. 6.-Mayor Colvin has
given directions that the class of houses
known as retty waiter girl saloons shall
be closed Aug. 10 and their licenses re-
yoked.
New YORK, Aug 6-Sutton & Co.,
publishers of the Aldine, have failed. 1t
is reported that they owe about $lS0,000
The railroad war concerning the rates OF
passage for immigrants bound west, which
opened in March last, has lust been brought
to close. The combatants were the New
York Central and the Hudson River, Erie,
and the Pennsylvania railroads. Recently
the railroad agents took measures tending
toward a reconciliation, and after consider
able discussion it was resolved to restore
the old rates, which have not been in force
since March "a This increases the rate
of immigranttar to the West more than
one hundred per cent, and to some points
more than one hundred and fifty per cent.
While the railroad war has been thus
amcably concluded, the contest among the
steamship companies still continues.
The steamship Tagus will carry out as a
portion of her cargo ten powerful locomo-
times of American manufacture. She is
bound for Tazanerod, Russia, at the ex-
treme northern point of the Sea of Azof.
Two locomotives were ordered some months
ago for the Russian railway. A consider
able quantity of shot and shell belonging
to the Turkish Government will also go
forward by the Tagus, and will be dis
charged at Constantinople.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, August 6.-The
short horn cattle sale of William Steven
son & Sons, of Little Indian, Cass county,
ILL.,. occurred yesterday. Colonel }. w.
Judy officiated as auctioneer. Twenty
nine COWS and heifers and ten bulls were
sold, bringing in the aggregate. s. 1896.
NEW YORK, August 6.-The Brooklyn
Roard of A Herman have voted x0 npl unD
unqualifedly for the continuance Of the
work on the bridge connecting that city
with New York.
ALBANY, n. Y, August 6.-State
Treasurer Raines has fully recovered, and
has informed Deputy Treasurer Apgar,
by letter, that he will resume the dis
charge of the duties of his Office.
CONCORD, \. Fl. August 6-This NOR
ming was the coolest ever known here in
the early part of August the mercury at
5 registered 40 ,.
II PEORIA, Ill, August 6.-Theobald
Pfeiffer. the well-known German citizen
and ex City Treasurer, died suddenly this
morning in the Office Of DIR. Brendel. He
has been subject to paralytic strokes for
some time, and died from the effects OF
one to-day. He was widely known among
the Germans all oyer the State, and was
identified with several benevolent Organi-
cations.
NEW YORK, August 6.-District Attor-
ney Phelps will cOme 70 this city to sign a
/. bill of exceptions in the Tweed case, which
has obtained the signature OF Judge Da-
Wis. before whom the cause was tried On
this the council for Tweed viii move tor q