The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-08

PEKIN, ILL.,, July Crops in this To-
cality are considered good. Corn is very
fine, with the exception of that in the low
est lands being somewhat injured by the
frequent rains. Wheat and oats have an
overgrowth, much of it falling, but on an
average, the farmers have no need of com
piaiut
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, July TO such
an extent has the growing corn been dam
aged by the floods, that as high as so cents
per bushel is now being offered for corn of
the new crop In this county for next win
ter's delivery.
MoNToUR, Iowa, July 6.-To-day the
sun shines, and the prospects are better
tor some pleasant weather. For the last
two or three weeks it has rained almost
every day or nicht,so that the streams are
all full and running over. The Iowa river
has been on regular spree for some time
1t is out of its banks and overfowing the
bottom lands for miles, doing considerable
happens to come in its way. Crops gener-
ally look fine, and the prospects for all
kinds of grain were never better.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July T. In the
north part OF this county a severe hail
storm last Sunday severely injured oats
and wheat. In some places fully one-half
the crop is ruined. Corn is generally
damaged to some extent by the inability of
farmers to keep the weeds down.
Reports from Mt. Pleasant state that
oats is somewhat injured; good deal is
down and will have to be cut. Corn in
some localities gives yield; in others the
rain intertered :, And prevented sufficient
cultivation On the whole fair crop is
expected.
From Ottumwa-Corn will be about a
half a corp. Wheat is badly damaged; !;
about three-fourths of a cr0pi is expeSted if
there is no more rain
A report from West [ Union says the rains
have not injured the crops much, except
corn, which will be poor crop. Wheat and
barley are doing well.
A report from Creston says about five
inches of rain fell III four days. No
material damage was done to corn except
in low places, and even there it will recover
in the weather is favorable. Wheat and
oats are standing we'll, with good prospects.
| Independence reports corn badly dam
eyed by weeds. The ground is too wet t.
cultivate.
The above reports are fair sample oi
the condition of the crops Throughout
southwestern and northwestern Iowa.
ST. LOUIS, July An Evening Dis
patch special says the St. Louis, Kansas
City & Northern has been badly. damaged
in Schuyler and adjacent counties by tn,
recent rains Transportation will proba
bly, be suspended several days, Arrange
ments have been made for conveying
passengers via the Missouri Pacific rail
way.
CINCINNATI. July 7.-The recent rain:
have swollen the streams in southern
Ohio. Railroad bridges have been cal
ried away on the Portsmouth branch c
the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad an
the track badly injured.
| Council BLUFFS, July IA bo
, named John Powers was drowned 10
branch of the Mosqueto creek, near Ne
vada, last evening, while bathing.
CHARLESTON, S. c., June The trl,
of Parker, eX-Treasurer of South Carolin;
for frauds amounting to $500,000. has bt
gun in Columbia before jury compose
of five white and seven colored,
Ia New HAVEN, Conn, July 7.-The suspe
sion is announced of the firm of Tyler
Frost 4 Co, wholesale gTocers and deaie
in liquors, liabilities between $l5ON01 an
5000, ,OOO, aud of w H. Bradley & Co, ca
: riage manufacturers, liabilities 500, 90
1t is probable that both will continue bu
iness.
: AUGUSTA, Ga, July The warehouse
+ the Langley Manufacturing Company, c
, tanning 800 bales of cotton and several bal
J of manufactured goods, was struck
= lightning to-day. Loss $4,000; no insu
ance.