The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE

this evening.
"A refreshing rain last night, with
cooler atmosphere and fine breeze this
morning.
People are hurrying from the south
towards Minnesota and Wisconsin to rass
the hot season.
The Ottawa excursionists, with six
coaches and one baggage car, arrived early
Arsenal grounds.
The P & r, l. r. R. sells tickets from
Peoria to St, Paul and return via steamers
from Rock Island, including state rooms
and meals on the boats.
1T is supposed that Hon. P. L. Gable |
and family sailed from New York, via. the |
Cunard line, for Europe, yesterday, to be
absent during the summer.
"A poor girl named lilly johnson. sup
posed to be from Galena, was found wan
dering around town in Davenport, and
turned over to the overser OF poor.
The Republicans are unhappy at the
result of the California Independent state
conyention-they call it Democratic con-
vention, and the candidates ''soreheads. "
Patrick Dean, hand on the steamer
James Watson, committed suicide at La
Crosse on Saturday. Poor health and de-
pressed spirits were the only motives
known.
"A kerosene lamp exploded in the
Central House, Davenport, and in very
few minutes all the bed clothes in the
house were piled on that lamp. No dam
age done.
The Methodist people of Cambridge
will run an excrslonu train to Rock Island
next Saturday, June 26, for which extern
sive preparations arebelng made.-Cdn.-
bridge Chronicle, Path,
Excursions arrive here every day,
from the surrounding country, to look at
the Arsenal grounds and buildings
and its surroundings.
! "A tornado Tuesday night swept
swath two rods wide and one mile long
through the country two miles east Of
Dayton, o. Trees were leveled to the
ground, but no particular damage was
done to buildings.
"A fond parent who bought COW for
his summer residence in anticipation of the
delight that the product would cause his
little daughter, was somewhat chagrined
when Miss Pert. looking upon pan of nee
tar, exclaimed; "Oh. the horrid yellow,
scum! 1t isn't half so good as the nice
blue milk we get in Boston,
Quite number of potato patches in
this locality have been infested with the
long, soft, blue potato bug this season,
which prove very damaging it left to them
selves, but with a brush they can be driven
from the field very easily, as you would
drive flies from room. Those who have
not resorted to this should try it.-Cdns-
bridge Chronicle.
"A new and dangerous counterfeit has
just been discovered at the national bank
redemption agency in Washington, of S.
notes Of the First National Bank of Can
ton. Ill. This is evidently changed from
the plate on which the counterfeit on the
! Traders National Bank Of Chicago, and The
First National Bank Of Paxton, ILL.,, were
f printed.
r Wayne Hovey relates good anecdote
, of a certain chaplain of the Auburn state
, prison who, being an enthusiastic DEVOTED
of temperance reform, had an idea tina
: most of the conyicts we're incarcerated be
!, cause of the use of whiskey. In his rount
o he met sturdy man of many stripes, ant
put the usual question to him: Had whis
key anything to do with bringing you here
Everything sir, everything" exclaimed
o the man. The chaplain was encouraged
and eagerly inquired how it was. "Well
sir, I'll tell you how it was. The judg
3 was drunk and the lawyers we're all DRUM
IS and they fetched me 10 guilty"
Ike Nichols feels bad because our DO
lice report set him down as security for
fine of drunk case. In court, when tb
t, man was fined, he said he had no money
&c but he could get Ike Nichols to 60 securi
- ty for him, Mr.. Kimball started off wit
y him for that purpose We now learn tina
in they went to Nichols saloon but he was nc
lg in. They then went where the man work
n and got security. After Kimball returne
the reporter asked him if Nichols becam
'e security, and Kimball answered YES
" kimpall now says he understood tn
b. reporter to ask if he got security. There
70 no particular necessity for Ike getting o
!, his ear about the matter, that we can pei
40 ceive.
~ "A correspondent of the Muscatine Joul
IL nal says. There is little danger frol
re grasshoppers in this part of the state. a
lis most of the winds in the cropping month
&c May, June, July and August, are frol
- the south or east. The prevailing east an
Do southeast winds of the past eight day
1g have undoubtedly prevented the spread {
er grasshoppers over eastern Iowa. The
~ nearly always travel on the wind. Whe
- we haye west wind during the summe
a. months it is generally after a hard rail
I'D and then the 'hoppers are too badly washe
It. out to make very extensive raids. So
no think we may consider ourselves safe
:, this part Of the state.
"A Something like o tornado, in IL
~ shape of terrific storm of wind, Eghtnir
10 and rain prevailed over the northeastel
,ir part of this state and the southeastel
id part of Wisconsin Tuesday night. Cap
Martindale says it was very severe in r
cine, prostrating trees, in many places, ar
We and causing much anxiety for the safety
at dwellings. And the Chicago Journal
Wednesday says: THE storm this NOR
n ing appears to have been severe all ov'
the city, but the most severe on the nort
Do side and in the suburb of Lake View.
ng From half past to halfpast 3 the thu
der and lightning are represented to ha7
been terrific. The lightning was cont
uous and the brightest eyer seen, while Il
er thunder, peal on peal, almost shook tt
ne earth. The gale was fearful and the ra
ne heavy. Much damage was done"
" White Vests a speciality at Loeb
III Duck, Linen and Mafseilles, of styles
I'D suit the most fastiSOts.