The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-16

scarce, on account of the cold winter and
wet spring
BUDA, ILL.,, July 1.-THE corn crop in
this vicinity looks fair, although in some
localities it is backward. The oats and
wheat do not look very promising. The
former, while looking very we'll at dis
tance, upon closer inspection is found to
be badly lodged and with very heavy straw
Farmers predict. should we have no storm
before harvest, about two-thirds yield.
But very little wheat was sown in this To-
cality. The season was so backward farm
ers ploughed up their wheat, and planted
corn instead. We cannot tell correctly the
wheat and oats prospect for at least two
weeks yet There is but very little old
corn about here, and no old oats. Farm
erS are quite Indifferent as regards future
price for oats. They claim that they will
not sell bushel for less than so cents, and
they are fully able to hold and carry their
stock.
LANSING, Mich, July 1.-THE wheat
harvest has commenced. Farmers say it
is the largest yield ever known in this
county. The hay crop is fair. Corn is
promising, and is expected to be above the
average.
| CAssOPoLIS, Mich, July l4.-The har-
vest is we'll under way. There is much
complaint OF rust, and some is badly win
ter killed, but on account of the increased
area sown, Cass county will furnish as much
wheat as the average in years past Pota-
| toes, oats, and corn were never better;
| fruits never worse
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, July IA heavy
rain fell last night and this evening.
| Wheat is all harvested and in the shock.
1t is being badly injured by the incessant
rainfall. The yield is less than half crop
this year.
LAKE City. Mimi July l4.-The wealth
er is unusually warm to-day, the mercury
standing at 96 in the shade. The wind is
in the northwest. The prospects are good
for heavy crops.
| MORRIS, ILL.,, July 1.-THE small grain
crop of Grundv county is nearly ready for
harvesting, and is better than it has been
in years.
GALEsBURG, Ill. July 1.-THE rain to.
day damaged much cut hay in this vicinity
and will rust large quantity of wheat
caught unshocked in the field. There i.
only one-half the usual acreage of wheat il
this county this year, but there is larger
breadth of land in oats than was evel
known before. Corn is maturing hand
somely, and potatoes have escaped the
| Colorado beetle. Until the rain to-day
farmers were in excellent spirits.
NEW YORK, July l5,-The Kings coun
ty grand jury to-day presented indictment.
against Joseph Loeder and John J. Price
who are charged with having sworn false
ly against the Rev. Henry Ward Beeche
and Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilton.
MILWAUKEE, July 15.- The United
States circuit court at Oshkosh to day over
ruled ex-senator Carpenters motion, a.
E counsel for the defendants, to dismiss tn
.. proceedings against the distillers, anC
gave the defendants ten days to answer
The case will be tried at the Octobe
; term,
VI OMAHA, Neb., July 15.-Specials fror
i points along the line of the Union Pacifi
' and the Sioux City and Pacific road, an,
: Ottoe, Cass and Sarpy counties, represen
i the crops as looking fine everywhere TIL
: farmers expect to harvest at least a two
: thirds crop. The grasshoppers are sti
/ flying northwest over some points Bal
ley and rye are already being harvested i
e many places. Reports from the souther
r and southwestern parts of this state ar
j. very favorable The weather is hot an
f dry. North of the Platte river there ha
@ been little too much rain in some local
= ties.
i. LOUISVILLE, KY, July l5.-Inform
n ton was received to night of an extensiy
defalcation in the Office of the Unite
Q States revenue collector for this distric
s GeoN. Jackson, deputy collector an
e cashier for Collector Bushner. was di
IS covered this afternoon to be $45,O 900 sho
n in his accounts. A warrant was issued t
& night for his arrest, but upon reaching b
home the deputy was met by physici;
d who refused to allow Jackson to be r
,f moved, saying he could not live uni
of morning, suspecting that jackson toC
arsenic. He has hitherto been regarded
ID scrupulously honest and upright.
is CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 15-Clinton Coo
ir and Henry G. Spencer, alias John Gall
80 CHER, engaged in a drunken row in hou
ia of prostitution here last night, VIII
ut Spencer shot Cook twice, one bullet TAXI
effect in the abdomen and proving fat
re in short time. The murderer is not
is rious desperate who formerly lived at s
t. Louis. lie claims to be OF English blrt
Id He is said to have killed four men. L
IN police arrested him.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, July 15.-G. r. Co
eo leigh, the late whiskey receiver of Peki
ne and later sheep farmer of Colorado, a
1g &, NJ. Campbell, late U. S. Judge, we
ne arrested to-day in Pekin by Deputy q.
e. Marshal Phillips. They were held to
&c by .. s. commissioner in $1,000 eac
and the question is why were they not
re charged at once. One thousand doll;
rs wont hold them if guilty. They are
la appear at the next term of the Z. S. cou
II which will be next January.
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