The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-28
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Good prospect for heavy wheat
CROP, is the word from all over the state.
The city Marshal says, clean up your
alleys, yards, ETC., in accordance with the
ordinance upon that subject.
-"Gentlemen of the jury said the
lawyer, Fat the moment the policeman
says he saw us in front Of the house which
was burglarious!y entered | will prove that
we were locked up drunk in the station.
house."
The Minnesota Legislature is taking
steps to alleviate distress caused by the
grasshonper pest which embrace plan
for furnishing seed to those who lost their
all. An aggregate of 1925 bushels is
needed.
The switching at the foot of 18th
street, which made the ferry company
loose SO much sleep. doesn't seem to
trouble those crossing the ferry, as the load
ed teams go along the levee to 18th street
before they cross the track
"A curious candle used in Alaska is
fish eight inches long, almost transpa-
rent, and very fat the fat being pure white
and very sweet. The Indians dry this
fish, then light it at the tail, and it burns
with clear, sparkling flame, which the
wind will not extinguish.
The master called his coIored servant
to bis side and said: Sam. I'm dying
I'm going On long journey" Sans
eyes were moist, but he encouraged the
sick man by replying: 'Nebber mind
masser, it's all de way down hill "
&C. NJ. Kinsky has been nominated for
clerk Of the appellate court. If he is only
half as we'll qualified as he imagines he is,
| he will be the smartest man on the national
ticket de Is now, and has been for three
months past, a resident of Chicago. Nc
pent up Rock Island can confine his aspira.
| tons.
The story comes from Deadwood that
a mem Der of a certain church congregation
was bowie-knifed byea jealous deacon fol-
putting counterfeit quarter in the con-
button box, and the excited pastor
without leaving his pulpit, shot the good
deacon for creating a disturbance daring
divine service.
Some anxious soul who signs him sell
&c in the Union, who evidently imagiHes
he knows all about commerce, takes very
learDedly about 60 feet being room enough
for the Diamond 10 Line. Poor fellow, Ct
feet was all the Lime asked for on the
levee, but 1t didn't occur to c. thatHa liz
foot boat like the diamond 10 might want
moro than 60 feet IN the river. 1t is alst
remarkable that &c" in his communication
intimates that he has been.As far away
from home as st. Louis Wonder if hi
isn't the same fellow who once went t.
Cincinnati ION free pass) when the boyi
put "hoats' in is bag.
The coroners jury in the case of th,
little child found In the river near Eas
Davenport and that of the body of tn,
man found below Davenport, report tina
they came to their death feloniously b.
parties unknown. In the pockets of thu
dead man were found the follow
ing addresses: Hans Anderson, No
f. South Clark street. Chicago; Mar,
Berg, 252 Thompson street, Chicago; B
Fl. Janson, Lemont: Martin Carlson, 49,
!, Arnold street, Chicago; P. Jansen, care o
j, Swanson. Rock Island and Davenport
1t is surmised that the name of the deat
man was either Alex. Bloom or andre ?
Andersen. It is further gathered that b
with a companion started in boat from
point not far up the river from here. ant
that his comrade must have murdered am
then thrown him into the river