The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-10
TELEGRAP.HEIC.
Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention.
Judge Cyrus j. Pershing
Nominated for Governor. t:
The Platform Adopted.
The Mississippi Troubles.
Three Fatal Accidents on
the N. w. r. r.
The Western Union r. r.
Accident.
Freight Cars E1oated q mile
and q half into the fields.
Indian Troubles.
The White Man at Fault.
Suicides. Murders, and 9th
er Crimes.
Freight Cars Eloated q mile
and q half into the fields.
Indian Troubles.
The White Man at Fault.
Suicides. murders, and 9th
er Crimes.

ERIE. Pa, Sept. 9.-The following is a
synopsis of the platform adopted by the
Democratic state convention:
First, the principles enunciated by jeff
'erson in his first inaugural address; sup
port of state government; justice to all;
economy in the public service; payment
of just debts; preservation of the public
faith freedom of religion and of the press.
2 The widespread depression in every
branch of business shows that the ignorant
and wicked leaders of the Republican par
ty should be checked and removed from
the places they have long disgraced.
3. Retrenchment in the number of Off
GERS and economy in salaries to the end
that the serious embarrassments existing
may be relieved; extinction of the present
National Banks and the establishment in-
stead of a system of free banks of dis
count and deposit under such regulations
as the states respectively may prescribe,
and no paper money except such as may
be issued directly by and upon the faith Of
the federal government, affordiDg practi-
cally a currency based on gold and silver
and other property of the whole people of
the country.
Other resolutions follow but are for the
most part local in character. That on f.
nanceis as follows:
The contraction Of the currency and
circulating medium made by the Republi-
can party, and the further contraction
proposed by it with a view to the forced
resumption of specie payment, has
brought disaster to the business interests
of the country and threatens further dis
aster. We demand the abandonment of
this policy; that the money volume be
made and kept equal to the wants of
trade leaving the restoration Of legal ten
ders to par in gold by promoting the in
dustries of the people; the policy of abol-
ishing legal tenders and giving national
banks the power to furnish currency will
increase the power of an already danger
GUS monopoly; the retirement of all bank
circulation, and legal tenders receivable
for all public dues, except where coin is
specified in the contract. The nominees
of this convention are pledged to apply all
monies in the sinking fund to the reduct-
ion of the public debt and the money due
the government by corporations or individ
uals to be promptly collected and paid
into the treasury. and in no manner. di
rectly or indirectly, use the public money
for their own profit or purposes. We ar
raign Republican leaders for extravagant
: expenditures, extortionate increase of the
salaries of public officers; for their oppres
sive, unjust and defective system of tax
, alton, finance and currency; for their con
tinuance of incompetent and corrupt mer
in office, and for their general manage
ment of both the state and federal govern
ments.
On the l1th ballot Hon. Cyrus J. Perish
ing was nominated for governor, the vot
; being as follows: Pershing l45, Ross "a
Noyes 5, Monaghan 5, Picolette /. Perish
ing was declared the nominee for governor
amid the widest excitement.
9 lette was nominated for State Treasurer
The convention adjourned.
F WASHINGTON, September 9.-Presiden
Grant has telegraphed Gen. Townsen
: directing him to instruct officers command
= ing troops in Mississippi to give Gov
p Ames such aid as may be necessary
maintain order and secure life in that state
v Action on the presidents telegram will b
y deferred until Attorney General Pierre
n pont decides the legality of such actor
}. No action will betaken by the war de
d partment till alter the issue of a proclama
!. ton and the reception of information of
!. disregard ofits requirements.
e MEMPHIS, Sept 9.-The avalanche ha
a an interview with Senator Alcorn concern
/ ing affairs in Mississippi. He says partie
n and bad men are busying themselves i
!. creating disturbances and stimulating th
>, bad feeling between the races. The peopl
e must learn to follow conservative cours
II for the public good The senator was yer
: severe on Gov. Ames, who, hesays, is vii
dictive and actuated by unkind feeling
toward the people. The bloody chasl
business does not fill up telicitiously an
the people of the north are no more pre-
. pared to receive complacently lecture
from Lamar, Gordon and JEFF Davis tha
those of the south would be to hear Ph
Sheridan,
CHICAGO, I'll. Sept. 9.-Three railroad a
!. cidents occurred on the Chicago u Nortl
rt western r. r. last night, resulting fatally
each case. The severe rain storm whic
prevailed in this section was the caus
At Lawrence a bridge was washed aws
" and the express and passenger train whic
leaves Chicago at 9:45 P. NJ. jumped Il
track at that town and the engine, baggag
, express and second class car were preci
itated down an embankment- The ba
gagemaster. newsboy, engineer and OF
n passenger were killed, and four passenge
Z seriously injured. The same storm wash,
. out a culvert near Harvard, ILL.,, causir
an accident to freight train, by which Il
= fireman was killed. Another culyert W
D washed out two miles from Shapiere.
freight train ran into the gap,, killing t
Y engineer and fireman. No names are
yet ascertained.
CHICAGO, Sept, 9. The names of t
10 killed at Lawrence are Engineer Hen
re- Morris, Baggageman James Fury; t
Ct newsboy, not yet found but believed to
uss dead. passenger unknown. At Shapie
the engineer killed is p. Dolan.