The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-17
,eived with moderate applause, which was

tAA ACuL OsCtOCk tIllS aItGTnOOU.
On reassembling. Judge Sturges was
chosen permanent chairman. The Tam
many delegates were admitted, but all con-
testants were invited to seats on the floor,
At the meeting OF the committee on con-
tested seats Morrissey addressed the COM
mittee for the Eleventh District, making
quite. a lengthy speech. Kelly responded.
Morrissey's speech was an able one. The
vote on the district stood 10 for the ad-
mission of the Morrissey, delegation TO 12
against The vote on the other New York
members stood Is to against admitting
the contestants. The chief interest of the
day has been centered on the contested
seat cases. The speech of Judge Sturges
favored hard money and indorsed the re-
form measures of Gov. Tiden.
New YORK, Sept. l6.-Charles Francis
Adams. of Massachusetts, has written the
following letter tosa gentleman in Brook
lyn, who sent him copy Of the Times,
OF that city, containing an article in which
was said: 1--WE have hopes that an
aroused public spirit will find some way
of making itself potent in the nominating
convention next year, and that Mr. Adams
may be called from his retirement at Quincy
to restore to the presidency its ancient dig
nifty and legitimate influence "
QUINCY, Mass, Sept. 5, lS75.-MY
DEAR SIR-I cannot but be deeply moved
by the voluntary expressions of esteem
which l occasionally find in the newspa-
pers in reference to myself. trust they
may not have the effect of turning my head
or making me think of myself better than
| ought to think. With regard to the
suggestion made in the article to which
you call ny attention, am sure it would
be very agreeable to me to undertake the
the work, but | have, / fear, already on
my hands quite as much as / can dare
hope to accomplish during my term of
life. Approaching so near the three score
and ten years prescribed as the limit of
usefulness, as do, / shall have to make
haste, or run great risk of leaving matters
in confusion. 1t is for this reason that
| have been perhaps too Indifferent
| to the wishes Of many who have
desired to have me called again
into public life. / see nothing here Just
now which promises happy results within
short time Meanwhile, am steadily
releasing myself from the responsibility. if
notify writing history, at least of putting
ont of reach of accident the valuable ma
terials for writing it which have been
placed in my hands. or which have my
self gathered in my own career. I doubt
whether could be made more useful tc
the world in any ether way. Pray excuse
me for this egotism, and believe me.
| Very truly yours,
r.. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
ST. Louis, Mo-, September 20.-A spe
| oial FROM, (lalyocto,, To- ~ L.
Democrat, says that a large part OF that
city was under water last night, the etfec
OF the unusually high wind from the north
east. No great damage was done, bu
some wharves were somewhat injured, ant
a considerable number of people were
obliged to vacate their houses The rail
road bridge still stood, but whether il
would continue to resist the great pressure
against it was not known.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. l6.-Twt
men named Samuel Carr and James Car
dine, and boy, were killed by the explo
sion of threshing machine boiler on tn,
farm Of Stanlee Robins, near this place
to-day.
| DETROIT, Mich, September l6.-Thi
morning HI. ID. Winsor, who was charged
FbY E, ". Hudson and Barnard Strot, hi.
late partners in the street-paving business
with having forged their names to note:
aggregating many thousands of dollar.
was arrested for such forgery and gave
bail for his future examination. He ad
mits that he signed the names, but says hi
partners permitted him to do SO in settling
: ur their business. .,
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 16,-It is rumoret
that q. ID. Marshall, late cashier of tn
Louisville Gas Company, is defaulter tt
the amount of 100000.
Boston, September l6-The thieves
who robbed the safe of Sargent 4 Co. o
SIT 900 in notes, etc., yesterday, returneG
to-day, through the mail, all the propcrt,
but $73 in cash.
BUFFALO, September l6.-Cayuga coun
ty, in this state, has been Mortified by an
other bloody tragedy. Early on last Sun
c day morning W. Harrison Andrews, resid
Z ing about two miles southwest Of Venic
Center, in that county, entered the bed
chamber Of his son Victor, young mar
while the latter was asleep, and dealt hir
: two blows on the head with hatchet
burying theweapon in the brain. He the
$ notified his daughters, two young ladies
that their brother was sick, and after the
had entered his bedroom, the father ais
s entered with revolver with the avowe
e intention of finishing the iob,'' and fire
at one Of them, the ball taking etfet
f in the abdomen of Mary. tn
!, younger of the two The two ladie
e then escaped from the house and fed to
r neighbor's Before the neighbors coul
s arrive at the bloody scene the insane ma
G had set fire to the house, intending to bur
J. it up, and putting the revolver to his heaC
q blew his brains out. dying instantly. A
e last accounts the son was still alive. an
8 the wounded daughter was in fair way {
r recovery. Mr., Andrews was farmer i
/ comfortable circumstances, widower, an
= has been very nervous and subject [
melancholy at times, so much so that h
/ family were fearful that he would comm
, some violence, for a long time past, He va
evidently insane.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, Sept. 16.-Consider:
ble surprise was manifested at the verdi
e rendered by the jury yesterday in tt
+ Reed murder case-one year in the pen
/ Tertiary. A motion for a new trial W;
% made.
Ie New York, Sept, 16.-A fire, th
IN morning, in the Gye-story brick buildin
e. No. 81 Ann street, damaged the stock
+ several occupants. The loss is 5000.
LONDON, Sept 16.-A fire at Pade
ID boru, Prussia, last Sunday, burned Il
K buildings aud made 300 families homeless
L. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC,-Ifyou are 81
fering with cough, cold, hoarsene'
le whooping cough, Group, sore throat or a
i'll pulmonary complaint, use Goes Cou
en- Balsam, it is the cheapest and best RENE
-, kpoxup fnr MI lunr and fhrnaf diSoasos.