The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-03

NEW YORK.


of people looked to-day at the house in
Jersey City wherein Richard Harrison
Smith. Q policeman, was brutally muir
dered Wednesday night. Three arrests
have been msde-that of the wife of the
man killed, Covert Bennett and Della Can
field, who is said to have been in improper
relations toward Smith. Thomas Cott
man, contractor, who is building a sewer
in Van Horn street. was there very early
Thursday morning looking after his prop
erty. and says: aBetween half past one
and three o'clock coupe whirled around
the corner of Pacific avenue, the horse
going at full gallop, and dashed up John
ston street toward where was sitting on
pile of dirt and stones. AS the vehicle
drew near the driver exclaimed: Why
don't you have your d-d light burning" 7"
L seized the light and ran out into the
street to give him an opportunity to see
where to drive, and as be dashed past l
heard voice inside the coupe say: Go
on driver; go on; for Gods sake 90 on.
This coupe was seen by others waiting on
Pacific avenue, and it is said the police
have found the driver and upon informa-
ton given them by him they arrested Ben
net.
Bartholome, chairman of the sociallabor
party, continued his statement:
He said he would have no accumulation
of capital in private hands, but under con-
troll Of the government for the benefit Of
the people. In this state of society there
would be no desire among workmeH to
accumulate, as they would be sure of con-
slant employment. Still, he would not
pay one man as much wages as another,
but give each salary or wages equal to-
the amount and perfection of his work
The rest of the socialists had for COLI
siderable time watched Bartholome aud
bis hopeless meanderings with disgust.
At last the muttering Of "Das rindvich,
Der eseI. +" What an OK, What an
ass, on the part of his comrades became
so loud that Bartholome retired.
Isaac Bennett, cigar maker, advocated
the regulation of the use of machinery
not its destruction. Bennett also advo-
Gated cooperative societies, but said cigar
makers could not go into this cooperative
system at present, because they did not
have the means,
Hewitt-Ah, then, you do want capital
The answer was In part that the-reduction
of the hours of labor to eight hours per
day would increase wages.
Boyd, of Illinois, s,-Then would not the
reduction of days labor to six hours still
further increase wages? To this there was
no reply.
Adolph Douai, of the socialistic labor
party, next appeared and discussed the
land laws of England of an ancient date.
He maintained that the government ought
to provide land for every man and woman
in the United States He claimed that
the government should enact law to pre-
vent men from being forced to labor longer
than eight hours day and forbidding their
engagement 10 any occupation that would
be Injurious to their health or constitution
Some amusement was created when, in
answer to inquiries as to the hours and re-
gulations in krupp's factory. Douai init
mated that he Lkrupp was bankrupt and
| that his money was deposited in the Eng
lish bank in his wifc's name.
At the afternoon session, James Con-
uelly, representing the national greenback
party, ascribed the depression in labor to
the bond system, saying that the people
/ take their money out of manufactures and
invested it In bonds, on which they obtain
interest He denounced railroad land
grants, and thought the government should
have built its own railroads. The great
means, he declared, to relieve the distress
among laborlug classes, was for the gov
ernment TO assist tn u to settle on public
lands, and insure them support until they
reaped the first crop, He affirmed that
all laws of congress were 10 favor of large
manufacturers ana dealers, and tended &c
crush out the middle and small classes
! After hearing lew other witnesses, whose
fn he
committee invited manufacturers, Dusi.
ness men, etc, to give their views. Ad
ljourned.
| The examination of Walter Shupe, edi
tor of the AdUocdte, a weekly paper. a!
: Judgment debtor in the case of Jenning
against Shupe, was resumed to-day
; Shupe denied that within week he haC
J made present of the furniture to anyone
or presented set of furniture or anything
TO the church since the service of this or
der. He is not the owner of any stock
All his claims are outlawed or not goot
and his wife has no share in the AdUocat
which Shupe formerly owned Som
ugly stories are in circulation abou
Shupe.
State bonds are quiet. The stock mar
ket was unsettled this morning. Grange
shares, for some time foremost 10 activity
and wide Quotations gave place to Wester
Union, Michigan Central Eske Shore an
{ Erie which broke from to 81 per sent.
/ the latter Western Union. These shares
except Erie, belong to what are known a
J. the Vanderbilt stocks and up to within tn
: past day or two have been sustained wit
. remarkable firmness in the face of de
o cline in the rest of the market Through
!. out the afternoon, however, the marke
y was buoyant with an advance in prices G
5 q to 81 per cent from the lowest point q
o the day. The features in the npwar
movement were Western Union. Roc
: Island, Northwestern, st. Paul and LAX
b Shore, The market closed strong at tb
r best figures Of the day.
r FAIRPoINT, N. Y, Aug. 2, The praye
J. service preliminary to the opening of tn
j International Reform Congress and th
! Chautauqe Sunday School Assembly wa
! held this evening. A grand reception wi
i be given to. Governor Colquitt, of Georgis
d on the 18th of August. Joseph Coo
will lecture on the l4tn and 18th.