The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-15
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

MI. H. d. w aSnDurne is IN feEmonts
Senator Beck is fond of hunting and
fishing.
Hereafter Sunday visitors will not be
admitted to the Winnebago county jail.
Senator and Miss Bayard left for
Europe yesterday in the General Werder.
"A new military company has been
organized at Aurora for the coming re-
union.
Secretary of the Navy Thompson is
spoken of as candidate for Governor in
Indiana.
Mr.. Hamilton Fish is spending
the summer at his country mansion on
the Hudson.
On July 3lst the people of Alton will
vote on the question of abolishing the AL
ton city court,
MIR. Chandler will spend part of
the summer 10 Maine with his son-in-law,
Ex-Governor Hale.
The yeIlow.feyer scare at Memphis
is not is not without its compensations. 1t
puts quarantine on Parson Conway.
Everybody will wish Mr.. Lenehen
success at his new stand, 18th street and
9th avenue, especially after his late mis-
fortune.
-Waverly Journal: The elevator has
been receiving wheat at the rate OF from
| fifteen hundred to two thousand bushels
day this week.
@-Wm. O'Brien and Frank Bartle,
arrested by Officer Hull, were fined $50
and costs by Justice Halves as vagabonds
yesterday. No money, bounced.
| THE ARGUsi in noting Fritz Goettsche' s
death stated that he left wife and one
child. This is partly ap error. His wife
survives him, but no children are living.
Charles W. SINNERS little boys eye
sight will be saved. 1t will be remember
ed that few weeks ago his eye was badly
injured and the eyesight supposed to have
been ruined.
There is one point which it will be
we'll for the national board of health tc
keep constantly in mind: In the treat
ment of yellow fever red tape has never
proved a success.
Hon. Chas. Durham has been enRag
cd to defend G. B. Head for any charge
that the grand jury may indict him for il
the Oloff Peterson matter. Kenworthy !
Beardsley, have, it is stated been retained
to assist the prosecution,
Some reporters are so ambitious II
scoop" that they overstep the bounds .
prudence as was the case with the Union
Moline department, 10 publishing names
Of those discharged from Companies A
, aud B. for the good of the service.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania, VIII
are understood to have agreed upon
truce to all their past disagreements, vii
. meet 10 convention at Harrisburg on Wed
nesday of the present week to nominate
candidate for state treasurer.
The track of the c. B, & Q, through
. Williams, White & Cos, pattern shoI
: has been laid, and to-day the compan
men were building a brick wall to clos
the gap made in the old structure. Th
: track has been moved about six feet t
0 the north of the old line as originally pre-
posed.
On Friday the contest for the Bruno
a cup occurs at the gun Club park, and
+. number of contestants are expected to /
on hand to shoot for the prize. The Gu
i is at present in possession of A, B. Roo
J. man, who has won it two Gonsecutiy
times, and should he again succeed tn
J. cup is his property. The new Carver ba
7 will be used on this occasion.
N Madison county is now threshiug tt
id largest and finest wheat crop it ever ha
o. vested. The yield is immense. Mar
:, farmers report from thirty-fve to for
al bushels per acre, and many so high
r forty three. Owing 10 favorable weathe
IS, it has been saved in splendid conditio
y Receipts Of wheat at the market towns a
O. heavier than have been known for years.
Farmers ia Fayette and adioinil
!
ID counties are taking advantage OF the pre-
ent fine weather by threshing their Rhe
and Immediately putting it on the markt
ne A more abundant yield has not be
- - known for a number of years. Sever
re farmers have reported yield of fro
le, thirty eight to forty bushels per acre. al
of the first quality. From 2 900 to 80
bushels are sent to market daily.
Mr.. Thurman writes to friend
=, Ohio concerning the late session of Go
- gress:-'In my Judgment no session
1 Congress he's done more for the vindic
ton Of the principle Of american kbert
10 We haye successfully maintained t
wv principle that the bsyonet shall not CO
&c &c troll the ballot box; we have repealed t
if infamous jurors test ath; we have pr
he vided for impartial juries in the fedel
cd courts, North and south, and we hav
Nc Nc maintained the principle that the feder
ed government shall not interfere in Il
ct. election of the officers Of the States.
RS greater declaration 10 favor Of popul
He liberty has not been made since the ado
,lv tion of Magma Charta."