The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-06
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The Chicago Journal says that that
city's trade this spring is better than 1t has
been any season since 1872.
I have seen yung men who thought
waz too exemplary; they waz so good they
want good for nothing else.-JOSh Billings.
The city clerk has issued sixty-fve
ers have their bonds out but have not yet
fled them.
The Oquawka Spectator publishes the
names of the members of the blue ribbon
club of that place. A good idea-so that
no one will ask them to drink.
The city election took place in Daven-
port to-day. There is every prospect that
the democrats will elect their candidate
for Treasurer-and this is probably ALL
"A soft answer turneth away wrath"
yet man caught by his wife dealing soft
answers to pretty window next door, says
be can show scars to prove that the pro-
verb don't work we'll 10 his case.
He was a solemen-looking traveller, and
he walked through the depot SIM ing,
Heaven is my Home" when one of the
boys called out: Then you are going the
wrong way, stranger; that is the train to
Syracuse.
After all the great expectations of
their sympathizers in this section the
Nationals, communists, ct. al. Of Chicago
at the election on Tuesday showed their
strength by polling vote of 1851 out of
total of over $4,000.
-Smythe of the Chronicle and Seaton
of the Prairie Chief had political tussel
to see who would be library director, and
there were II more people who believe
Seaton was the best man What is the
matter with the republicans of Cam bridge
"A professor was expostulating with a
student for bis idleness, when the latter
said, "lt's Off use | was cut out for a
loafer. We'll" declared the professor,
surveying the student critically, whoever
cut you out understood his business"
The new steamboat of the Diamond
10 Line, that is to appear in these waters
next week will be the finest boat on the
Mississippi river, barring none of the
gorgeously equipped boats on the lower
river, and Ben Cougar will be her popular
captain.
The Citizers' Gaslight Company, Of
Peoria, has been formed with q capital Of
100000. and articles of corporation have
been forwarded to the secretary of state.
This company was organized because the
charges of the present company are ruin
ously high.
"A soldier on trial for habituai drunk
enness was addressed by the president oil
the court martial: Prisoner, you have
heard the prosecution for habitual drunk.
enness; what have you to say in your de-
Tense ?" Nothing, please your honnor, but
habitual thirst"
"A young man in New York consulted
a fortune-teller, and asked what he should
do to succeed, DO right" was the answer.
He did write-his employers name on
the back ofa cbeck-and is now 10 Europe,
with twenty-five thousand dollars weighing
down his pants-pocket. -Bridgeport
Standard.
The Davenport Democrat says that
on yesterday an agent of j. W. Adams &
Co., Of St. Louis, purchased 10000 bushels
of wheat 10 that city for shipment to LiV.
erpoof via New Orleans. The freight rate
from Davenport to Liverpool by the jetties
is forty cents per hundred. about the same
as the rate from Davenport to New York
This is the first shipment of the kind ever
made from this point.