The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-08
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

1t taxes Z53, o4o graSSh0ppeTS to make
bushel, and each one of the number can
cat the weight of the whole in season.
Nearly all the Fourth of July celebra-
tons this year will be on Saturday, the Sd.
That's right. Jubilate on Saturday and
rest on Sunday.
Several ex-rebel generals are also
talking about issuing answers to General
Sherman's Memoirs-as though it was any
Of their funeral!
The Boston High School girls have
decided to graduate this year IN good, plain
calico or cambria, and save their parents
the expense of buying the customary
ghostly muslin rig.
"A Washington, D. c. special to the
Inter- Ocean, yesterday morning, says:
Captain William Adams, now ordnance
storekeeper at Fortress Monroe, has been
ordered to the Rock Island Arsenal
-Circuses have begun to reach Kansas
for the season, and, as most of the relief
| treasures are empty, some OF the grass
hopper sufferers are experiencing much
difficulty in procuring the necessary fifty
cents to attend.
Denver complains of haying recently
|
the persons of a band ofburglars from Chi
cago direct. If the Denverites will shoot
the scoundrels, and thus prevent their re-
turn eastward, they will deserve vote OF
thanks.
&C, NJ, Osborn, Esq. has recently been
charging and reconstructing the house
formerly owned by his father, corDer OF
Elk and Orleans street Opposite the south
east corner of Court Square) and putting
it in good order for home. He will move
there in short time.
| The school examination, the pro-
gramme Of which we published last eve
ming, was largely attended and the exer-
cises highly satisfactory. The Rev. Mr..
Holcombe, and Supt. Everett were pre-
sent, and the programme was carried out
as it appeared in THE ARGUS last evening.
the pupils all doing exceIlently we'll.
All Hang, Chinese laundryman in
Chicago, is translating popular songs into
bis labors on Coming Thro' the Rye"
Spose man lun slam bang font of gal
Walkee tough la lye;
| Spose man make kissee pidgIn gal
What TO ely:
Ev1y man pickee up some gal
| Speakee all loun' no got mil
| All same lookee so evly gal loun my way
| Walkee tough lie I've.
Grant ought to interfere in New Hamp
shire. The Democrats are getting contro
of the state; there is dispute in the legis
lature and he should send troops there as
he did to Louisiana. The cases are perfect.
ly parallel, except that he had brother
in-law in New Orleans and has none in
Concord. But that is only matter o
family interest Iu point OF principle the
cases are the same. and and if necessary
he might send brother-in-law there fol
a while and then order on the troops.
Extracts from Spotted Tails Note
Book. Washington, May 26.-Whits
man mighty uncertain. Me shake hands
now with Great Father, Great Father
never open mouth to pale face. He talk
talk, talk to Spotted Tail. He no let m,
talk. What it all mean? Git up and git
Why? Great Father has a warrior son
He come to Black Hills. He find gold
He want Black Hills. Great Father say
Indian country better than Black Hills
All right. Let white man 60 there
Spotted Tail stay where he is. Grea
Fathers warrior son. he go to Indian coun
try. May 27.-White man steal, steal
steal. Steal Black Hills, steal eight shirts
steal IS. Why come preach to red man
lWhy no practice2 How, how. how!