The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-19
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

400 people.
-Peoria's gun club holds grand shoot
ng tournament May 27-30.
Senator Hampton, of South Carolina,
has arrived in Washington and is sworn in.
The next bonds to be wiped out after
the ten-forties will be FIVE per cents. of
1881.
The Republicansisof Iowa will hold
their state convention at Des Moines, on
the llth of June.
Mathew Wilson, arrested on Thurs
day, was taken to De Witt, Iowa, yesterday
where he is wanted for burglary.
How is this? $25 per car for agricul-
tural implements from here to Leaven-
worth Kansas City and st, Joe, by the OK,
|. &. P.
In Peoria, after II o'clock at night,
persons found on the street are required
to give an account of themselves and IN
tentions to the police.
The N. Y. Express says Rhode Island
doesn't know whether to come out boldly
for Grant, or sneak around the wood-pile
and hoist John Sherman's standard.
The N. Y. Herald says no more gov
eminent bonds at par; the Secretary de-
mands one-half of one per cent premium.
When did such thing happen before z"
The infant SOD of Prof. and Mrs
Parish, died suddenly yesterday morning
at 4 o'clock, .of congestion of the brain.
He was taken i'll only u hours before his
death.
-Yonkers Gazette says: How much
more sympathy there is exercised for the
reformed druukard than there is for the
poor hard working man who never drank a
drop.
The New York Express says: Hayes
will have an opportunity to issue but two
more thanksgiving proclamations." The
country will issue another when he goes
out of office.
Returns FROM the Sixth congressional
district Of Texas, lately represented by
Mr.. Schleicher, indicate that Columbus
Upson. the Democratic candidate, is elect
ed by about 1000 majority.
Professor Cyrus Thomas, State In
tomologist of Illinois, has accepted the
position Of Entomologist of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. rendered him some
time ago by Commissioner lie Due.
The Democrat says he family of
George G. Bell, the man who SO my8teri-
ousIy died last week, LETT town Yesterday
morning, no one knows where for, Valleen,
the Swede, went with them.
Iii rumored in sporting circles that
Squire Chopper, Tom Saulpaugh and Dea,
con Folsom, will enter the contest against
the Madame for the fastest mile, consider
able money will change hands on the re-
suit.
We would not say one unkind word
to the good ladies who want to vote on the
license question, but in all seriousness
why should they belttle our business
men By asking them to petition Simonsor
for his support.
1t is matter of record that prior tC
the Democratic control of the lower house
of congress, over $70,O00,OO0 of Southern
claims we're paid; that since the Democrats
were in the majority in the House not {
dollar has been paid for that purpose.
The WhiteSide Times, published a
Rock Falls, is no more 1t was Iatterly /
greenback organ, but in It's career ofsever
years had been the exponent Of nearly
every shade OF political sentiment. Green.
backism killed it,
If the democrats succeed in carrying
majority of the California Congressmel
who will be elected next Septemb Der, the,
will have sufficient number of States t
elect the next President, in the event o
the contest going to the House of Repre-
sentatves.
The republican Judicial convention q
Galesburg will not be entirely harmonious
AAC AOuHOutH tCtteU says AeduUt
Douglass, of the Galesburg bar, is announ
ced as candidate for circuit Judge, sub
ject to the decision Of the Republican con
vention the first Of May.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: Whel
the chicken cocks of Chicago crowed a
break of day Wednesday morning sue
ceeding the election, the stalwart Repub
licans thought they were rebel yells," ant
Immediately got on their marrow-bone
and prayed something they never did be
fore.
Raising wolves seems to be profta.
BILE business, one Thomas Yopst. of Al
bany, Whiteside county, came to this city
yesterday, and brought with him eigh
young wolves, which he said he captured il
this county. He proceeded to kill then
in the Court House square, SO as to maxi
sure of this county.
Have the business men of Rock Is
land-her lawyers and doctors-her bank
ers and brokers-her grocers aud butcher;
her merchants and her officials really
come to pe;itioniug Simonson to graciously
support bill Now indeed is it appareu
that lie is proper representative OF ones
proud aod respectable people
The Republican press of the North
raises terrible hue and cry because the
South thinks more Of her soldiers than tht
North The South gives her soldiers the
> fat Offices, the North takes the off ces
til emselves and gives her crippled soldiers
a hand-orgau. Blue Ribbon NeaoS, Dav
export I0pI.