The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-07
In AAAAA1kAh AAASs
Col. McCreery for Governor
of Kentucky.
Boss Shepherd fails to catch
G. A. Dana.
Ben, Hill Elected to Con-
gress from Ga.
An Alabama Legislators
Confession---How Spen-
Ger was Elected.
The Army and Fictitious
Warrants-''I Shot a Hole
in INV Hat, and Accused
the Ku-Klux."
Vice-President Wilson on
his Travels.
Tho Penn. Labor Troubles
.as Continue. #
Steamboat Explosion in
Oregon.
Horse Thieves BepinniuG
Vice-President Wilson on
his Travels.
Tho Penn. Labor Troubles
Continue. "
Steamboat Explosion in
Oregon.
Horse Thieves Beginning
their Work.
Accidents. Crime, Fire, etc.

LOUISVILLE, NY, NAY 0.-lne Courier
Journals New ork special says that after
an exciting contest the Democratic State
Convention to-day nominated James B.
McCreery for Governor.
WASHINGTON, D. G. May 6.-The
grand jury to-day dismissed the charge
against Charles A Dana of hbelling Coy.
Sheppard.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 6.-Ben Hill has
been elected to congress from the Ninth
district, in place of Mcmillan, deceased.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 81. s. Per-
rim, late Republican member of the legis-
luture from Wilcox county, testified as fol-
lows before the committee now investigat-
ing the means by which Mr.. Spencer Sc
cured his election to the United States
senate: Troops were retained in Alabama
before the election, on requisition of my
self and others. it having been understood
that Spencer had arranged for troops te
be put at the disposal of the revenue off
GERS, where intimidation was necessary
These troops, accompanied by United
States marshals' who had fictitious war
rants with citizens names prominently
displayed, ,and shown to persons who woulc
counties. | shot hole in my hat, and re
ported that l had been attacked by Ku
klux, and l sent troops to arrest the myth
ical assailants. | kept the troops as Ions
as could use them as political machine
Our object was to secure the legislature a
all hazards, and elect Spencer.
A number of witnesses testify to the US,
of money to effect the same purpose.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 6.-Vice Pres
ident Wilson arrived here at $50 thi
morning and was received and welcomed
to the city at the Louisville and Nashville
Railway depot by Governor Porter anC
acting Mayor McCrea, and conducted t.
his headquarters at the Maxwell House
He will be the guest of Governor Porte
during his soiourn in the city.
| OMAHA, Neb., May Judge Dillon yes
terday decided that the Omaha Hotel Com
pany must pay its bonded Indebtedness
which amounts to 100000 This is tn
result of an important suit which ha
caused much feeling and interest here dur
ing the past two years.
Two companies of cavalry and one of tn
23d infantry have left for the Spot led Ta
and Red Cloud Agencies.
PoTTsvILLE,P Pa, May 6,-Outrages in th
upper coal region are rapidly increasin
: in frequency and threatening notices ar
daily posted about the mines. RObberie
: and crimes are reported. Day passenger
on the railroad trains are in fear of thei
lives on account of the attempts at wreck
2 ing. Last night the railroad telegrap
i Office at Locust was burned to the GROUND
. WILKsBARRE, Pa, May 6.-The strik
| continues. There is no prospect that th
+ end will come soon. The miners and EN-
" ployers seem equally determined. On
: house has been attacked and its ownt
y dangerously hurt by the mob. A warral
has been sworn out for the arrest of tn
9 whole gang.
c SAN Francisco, May GA Portlan,
/ Oregon, dispatch says the boiler of tt
steamer Senator exploded just after lea7
: ing the dock. The toward portion of tt
Ii boat was blown to pieces. Captain McGi
e Purser Lacy and number of the ere
d were killed and many injured.
% WASHINGTON, Del, May 6-Wm. |
: Chadwick, the proprietor of Chadwick
'f Museum, was arrested last night on Il
1t charge of numbering his wife. The atten
% ing physician decided that her death W
" caused by pneumonia, but owing to r
NOR that she died from wounds inaictt
- by her husband while drunk, April 2S,t
~ !, Coroner held an investigation, which rest
= ted in his arrest. Chadwick was taken
,e to custody while looking at the corpse.
of WINoNA, Mimi, May 3.-About 10
n clock this morning boiler in the car-sho
of of the Winona & St. Peter railroad e
ly ploded, killing painter named G.
C. Hughes, and so severely scalding P NJ
BY Elliott, the engineer, that he is likely
die.
: MONTPELIER, VT, May "A revisi
= of the losses and insurances on the pro
~ erty destroyed by fire on Saturday last.
creases the estimated loss to $l36,900,
4 which there is an insurance for $65, 81
\ These figures may yet be increased two
three thousand dollars.
FAIRBURY, ILL.,, May 5.-A strange C;
II of starvation and freezing occurred h,
= this week, On Sunday morning Mr.. Ian
= Cook aecidently discovered man unde
= culvert leading into his grounds, hall
= mile south of town. He was alive, but
Y far exhausted that he has since died.
was Swede, and left the town the ",
\ nesday previous, with gallon of whisl
which he used for both food and fuel,
his strange resort. 1t was all gone
eS, HoRNERsvILLE, n Y, May CT
re re- Portage bridge, on the Erie railroad, S
Is to be the largest wooden bridge in
u.s. world, and which spanned the Gene
river and falls, was burned last night
There will be no interruption of trayel.