The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-04
TELEGRAPHTC.
The Great Democratic Tri-
umph in California.
Virginians Trying to En-
duoe Immigration.
Jefferson Davis will Speak
at Kansas City.
The Methodist Church
Scandal at Quincy.
What the Lecherous Par
SON proposed to do with
a 'sT''.
The Blamed Children al.
ways in the way"
Shooting Judge Mitchell.
Six Murderers Hung in
Arkansas.
Accidents, Fights, Mur-
ders. Etc.
The Blamed Children al
ways in the way"
Six Murderers Hung in
Arkansas.
Accidents, Fights. Mur
ders. Etc.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The Herald's
San Francisco special says the Democratic
state ticket has fully 10000 plurality: that
Bidwell, the Independent candidate for
governor, did not carry county, ard that
A. j. Bryant. an old time Republican, is
mayor-elect. He was adopted by the Dem
ocratic convention.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 3.-Hon. Thomas Fl.
Hendricks delivered lengthy address
upon the political situation before a large
assemblage at GAINESVILLE. Ohio, to-day.
New YORK, Sept. 3.-A party of twen-
ty6ve gentlemen from Virginia, headed
by Gen. Fitzthugh Lee, arrived here to
attend conference with leading north
ern residents as to tie best means Of ben
eftting the material interests of that Sec
tion of Virginia which was the chief thea
tre Of operations during the war, and has
ever since suffered, owing to q want of i'm
migration.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Sept. 3.-Jeff Da-
Wis has accepted an invitation from the
fair commit tee to deliver an address here
fair week, and will speak Tuesday, Sep
tember IA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3. The opening
of the Merchants Exchange Bank and the
prospect of the immediate resumption of
the Bank of California causes the best pos
sible feeling in business circles, and with
exception of the closing OF the stock board,
business has practically settled down to its
usual routine
The inquest into the case of Ralston was
concluded to-day. The chemists report
showed no evidence of poison in the stom-
ach, and the jury returned verdict of ac
cidental death from congestion of the vital
organs and drowning.
| OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 3.-The heavy rain
of yesterday washed out good deal of the
track on the Chicago & Northwestern road
near New Jefferson, Iowa. A cattle train
went through the bridge at that place, at 8
o'clock last night, and one car of stock was
lost. The bridge will speedily be replaced
to allow trains to run as usual
PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-R. III. Sheppard,
a physician of Eureka, was drowned while
crossing Farm creek, near a bridge, during
the storm of Wednesday night. Portions
of his buggy and clothing were found. One
horse was drowned, and the other escaped
alive, The body of Sheppard has not yet
been found, although q reward of 800
was offered for its recovery by citizens Of
Eureka
CINCINNATI, Sept 3,-The Commercial S
special from Bloomington, Ind, says the
boiler in a saw mill near that city exploded
to-day, killing one and seriously woundiDg
| five other men.
DETROIT, Sept.3 .3.--Detroit furnishes an
other domestic tragedy to-day, Comb Gag
! nier, a Frenchman, 81 years of age, having
' killed himself this morning after fatally
wounding his wife. The injuries were in
Aicted with jack knife. He was hare
= drinker, and his wife refused to have hin
, about the house, as she was obliged to sup
e port the family herself, and could not ado
e him to her already heavy burden.
: New YORK, Sept. 3.-August Ross auC
Daniel Leary, young butchers, quarrelet
this morning in Washington Market an(
the result was that Leary was fatally stab
bed and Ross seriously.
A special from Tamaqua. Pa. says Johl
P. Jones, general inside boss Of the LIE
, high and Wilkesbarre coal company, wa
: shot dead this morning. The murdere
: escaped, ,thoughm4ny workmen were abou
e the place.
PoTTsTILEE. O., Sept 3.-As two youn,
r men, Young and Kirby, were driving neal
a Lanegan's Patch to-day, two special polio
e accosted them. Believing them to be out
!; laws Young fired his revolver. severel,
!. wounding policeman. The other office
, returned. the fire, killing Young Instantly
n Kirby escaped to the woods.
e LITTLE Rock. Arks., Sept. 3.-Six me
. we're hung at Fort Smith today. The
: we're sentenced at the last term of the fed
al N
the same, time but one was killed Will
trying to escape, and the sentence of tn
other was commuted. The names of thos
. hung are as follows: Jas. FL. Moore
white; Daniel III, Evans, white; Samut
w. Fooy, quarter Cherokee; Smoker Mar
killer, full blood Cherokee; Edmon
Campbell colored; John Wilmington
I. white.
rtl QUINCY. iii. Sept. 1.-The proceeding
in the Hoffman Prentiss scandal case wer
reopened to day, the evidence for the d.
j fense being the most important that hs
yet been offered. Judge Mitchell, of til
city. testified that a certain lady confesse
to him that Hoffman had made indecel
proposals to her, that, being at her hou!
last spring, he took up Harper's Magazir
: for November, 1874, and turning to IL
u poem entitled "Sybilla Cumana," read Il
I line, He drew me to him one immort
J moment" and lying down on lounge, pr
! posed to strike out the letter ~ from Il
\ word immortal. at the same time extendil
his arms as if to draw the lady to hil
. She declined to be drawn, when Hoffma
J as she confessed, arose. and taking her
his arms deposited her on bed, at viii
to unlucky juucture child set up its hov
b, when Hoffman petulantly observed th
re- the blamed young ones were always pu
is ting in their oars at the wrong time,
as words to that effect. He..told the lady Z
to mention the matter, as it would inju
the church