The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-09
NOTES HRRE AND THERE.
The prospects for abundant crops il

-1ne prospects lot aDunQant crops IN
Kansas are very promising.
Hear Miss Jessie Couthoui at the
NJ, E. church tomorrow night.
-Freeport intends to have the largest
Odd Fellows celebration ever held in
Northern Illinois, April &c.
The Elgin Leader and Rockford Jour
nal are advocating John NJ. Palmer as the
Democratic candidate for President in
1880.
The Union is real smart in its COM
ments on Fred Hass The latter part of
the boys joke would be very applicable
to the editors Of the Union (both English.)
The coiored voters of Quincy voted the
Democratic ticket at the municipal election,
and the republican newspaper the Wing,
of that city takes them to task for their
independence.
The penitentiary features has been
stricken from the tramp act in the Texas
Senate, and the penalty made thirty to
ninety days imprisonment at hard work
in the county.
| This afternoon team of the Andrews
Guards Davenport, and team of the Rod
man Rifles had friendly match at target
shooting. Later The Rodman Rife team
won by 81 points.
"A California paper reports that gen
tleman il the vicinity of Sacramento, hav-
ing stocked pond on his ranch with perch
and catfish, has found what seems to be a
cross between the two species among the
young fish. The shape, mouth and color
of the perch are combined with the stiff
and threatening fns and the scalelesS exte-
rior of the catfish.
Right 10 the face of such ability a.
has been supplying Us with opinions -mul-
| tiplied aud varied opinioas-on water sup
ply, the Gazette boy now comes to the
front to advocate obtaining water from the
lower point Of the Island at The foot of
Arsenal street. Have VIC not had expert
ments enough, and is it not cheaper to
make sure aod get it from the right place
when 4 move is made?
The new Chicago daily, The demo-
cratic AoJping Herald is suloroediug the
Times IN this vicinity, as it should with
every democrat 10 the state. The Times
is neither one thing or another but prin-
cipally republican, while the Herald is the
best democratic paper in the state The
party owe it a generous support for the
good sghtit made at the late election in
Chicago.
Southern people in Washington are
coed deal concerned about the yellow
fever, especially since it has been discover
cd that cold and freezing weather failed to
destroy the germs Of the pestiIence in the
United States ship Plymouth, at Boston,
last winter. Fear 10 felt that with the
warm weather the disease will break out
with renewed virulence 10 portions OF the
Southern States, and even at Washington.
Smoke was seen to issue from the
front door of .. &. McConnell's Co.'S,
wholesale house on Third Avenue, about
$50 o clock this morning. One of the
lights OF the door was broken and an
alarm sounded, but examination proved
that there was no fire; one of the
plates Of the stove had got loosened, caus.
ing the smoke to escape and fll the room
but beyond this no damage was done.
The Union omits its usual opinion on
our water supply aud devotes nearly 6
column 20 learned opinion on the COW
ordinance. The variety Of subjects or
, which the Union has a variet, of opinions
2 surprising.
Even the cows will be amazed,
Dazed-, or crazed-,
And as they gaze,
2 The wonder still viii grow
II Howtwo such empty heads
Can make so big blowl