The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-07
IELEGRAPHlC.
Disgrscefu1 Row in the
State Board of Equal
ization.
Meeting of the Alabama
Constitutional Convention.
Jefferson Davis on his way
to Kansas City.
The Democrats Garry San
Francisco.
Radical Row at a Conven-
ton in Mississippi.
Grasshoppers in Illinois.
Flood in the Upper Mis-
souri River.
Bishop Foley at Freeport.
T. T. Going to Keokuk.
Flood in the Upper Mis-
souri River.
Bishop Foley at Freeport
T. T. Going to Keokuk.
Accidents Crime, Etc.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 6.-In the
Board of Equalization, Mr.. Warner intro
duced the following resolution:
ReS0lced. That the lands, lots and personal pro-
perty belonging to railroad companies be assessed
by the local Assessor in counties and referred to the
Committee on General Equalization, to be equaliz-
ed with the other properly of the State.
Adopted.
There was a scene this morning in the
session of the board. Mr.. Whitney arose
and read from the Chicago Times, of Sat
urday, statement purporting to have been
by MIR. Derickson, in which the board were
denominated "a ring" and that all were
members of the ring except Mr.. Derickson,
and consequently he could got no relief for
Cook county; that the other members
from Cook were in the ring, etc. Mr..
Whitney wanted to know if Mr.. DeIickson
had made the statement.
Mr.. Derickson--No, sir, / never made
any such statement to newspaper report
er, and you are no gentleman, or else you
would not haye questioned me about the
matter and not have brought it before the
board.
Mr.. Whitney, find the charge in the
public prints, and it is public property, and
wants public answer. The statement is
false, and you know it.
After the passage of considerable noisy
words, the board adjourned, but the quar-
rel went on, and some very offensive words
were used by both parties.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 6. - The
Alabama Constitutional Convention met to-
day Gen. l.. P Walker was chosen pre-
sident by acclamation. Republicans and
Democrats ali voting for him. His father
was president of the convention which
adopted the constitution in 1919, under
which Alabama was admitted in the
| Union.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 6.-Jefferson Davis
left at noon to attend the agricultural fair
at Desoto, Mo. He goes from there to
St. Louis, Kansas City, and Fulton, and
will extend his visit to Colorado and
Montana.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 6.-Bryant, the
Democratic candidate, was elected Mayor
by small majority.
There is nothieg new abont the fnan-
cial situation this morning. 1t was report
ed Yesterday that the National Gold Bank
and Trust Company would reopen this
morning. Also the Stock Board. The re-
ports in both cases were premature.
The board of brokers has resumed busi-
ness, which however is light.
CLINTON, Miss, Sept. Ga Radical
meeting, 1.20O strong, was held here last
Saturday. Not more than fifty white mer
were present and half of them unarmcd
A personal difficulty occurred on the out
side of the crowd. The negroes rushed tc
the rescue Wheu firing commenced. Three
white men were killed and SIX wounded
Charles, Nicholson, prominent merchant
of this place, was killed in his own yard.
II About forty negroes have been killed and
many wounded The whites hold posses
sion of the town, and the negroes have
scattered in all directions The leaders are
said to be in jackson. The governor has
called on Gen. George, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee, to assis
in restoring order. All quiet at present
10PM.
1. VIcKsBURG, Miss, Sept, 6.-The Her
aid gives the following as the best anthem
ticated story of the riot at Clinton, Miss
On Saturday some young men from Raw
wood had been drinking,in violation of thu
ordinances of Clinton, when the Negro
marshal forbid it. In struggle which
ensued for the possession of the bottle
r young Senely struck the negro over tb,
! head with the bottle. Senator Caldwell
, followed by twenty other negroes, attempt
ed to quiet the combatants, when some one
fred a shot and general firing and STAN
pede commenced. Senely discharged al
, the barrels of his pistol. The negroes
G demanded his surrender He gave up hi
3 pistol, whereupon the negroes shot, robbed
and Drained him. The infuriated mo-
killed Chas Chiltcn in the presence Of hi
family and shot Frank Thompson,
promising young lawyer, who was ridin
on horseback mile and a half from th
scene, and stabbed him in many places
John Neal was fatally shot in the left lung
and Woody Rice seriously in the hand
Four negroes were found dead in a fel
and two mortally wounded. Six NOR
negroes have been found dead about Gin
:, ton since. The whites have organized fo
protection, and telegraphed here for as
= sistance. Armed bands went from her
1 and from Jackson, but the danger bein
J apparently over returned this morning.
CLINTON, ILL.,, September 6.-Larg
swarms of grasshoppers few over thi
place on Saturday afternoon, causing grei
excitement for a few hours. The air wa
filed with the grain-devourlng pests, an
D it was thought that the country would
: ravaged by them. A few we're caugh
when they were found to be young one
about half-grown. They seemed to /
+ travelling in a southeasterly direction. an
kept about forty feet above the groun
IT is not yet known whether any hay
Y aliQhted in the surrounding country or nc
but it is supposed the high wind carrie
them from US.
5, KANKAKEE, Ill, September 6.-Aniu
e mense flock of grasshoppers passed ov'
Is the western part of Kankakee county la
s. Saturday. They were going south, al
consumed the greater portion of the d'