The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-25


the vice presidency. and the accident of
Garfield's death, the minority had obtained
the power of the government, and that
faction is using that power for its own
purposes. The speaker intended to stay
with the party, and had no doubt as to
which is the party. Merrick, Wolfe and
Mapes followed.
Adjourned sine die
/ THE RAG BABY.
ST. LOUIS, May 24.-The greenbackers
this morning held an excited session, and
adjourned sane die. They adopted a pc
| tition, which, when it had half million
| signatures, the chairman was to call ma
tional committee to fix details for nation
al convention, also petition adopted re-
questing the president to veto the bill re-
chartering National Banks
THE CROPS.
KEoKUK, Ia, May pa steady rain set
in here this forenoon and continued all day
This will retard corn planting. The Gote
CITY of tomorrow will contain the follow
ing:
CLARENDA, Ia.-Plenty of frost with
no hurt; good grain prospects; corn all
planted and looking well; acreage double
last year.
GRANT CITY, Mo.-Late frosts have done
but little hurt to crops in thislsection; corn
prospects at present fair; spring wheat in
good condition; peaches hurt but little,
principally in bottom lands; other fruits
not hurt. Green vegetables in low lands
suffered most; weather cold; rain this fore
noon.
MOUNT AYR Ia.-Crops in this section
sustained no hurt by frost;
corn nearly all planted small
grain in fine order; prospects for fruit are
good. Lookridge, Ia, had snow of nearly
one inch on the 22nd inst, and the farm
ers are greatly alarmed. but while we are
bothered with snow we are glad to know
that it has put the chinch bugs out of
harms way, as spring wheat was full of
them. Farmers complain considerably
about the corn which they have planted;
in nearly all cases they will have to replant
IL SciAO pAAOOo t4O odho was Wv SOiA
and wet, and in others the wire and cut
worms are at work. The frost on Sunday
night did some hurt to early fruits, but it
is hoped to no great extent.
The Gate City received tonight the fol-
lowing additional specials relative to the
storm, frosts and crops: At Hamilton, ILL.,,
corn planting is not completed; frost did
hurt to fruit. Melrose, Ia.,-Wet weather
prevented many farmers from blowing for
corn, and planting is only justscommenced.
Among most of them it will be about the
18th of June before the corn is all in, how
ever pleasant the weather may be, but the
wet weather has proved fortunate in one
respect at least.
ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, May 24.-The state de-
partment agent has reports Of crops
in this state in which the secretary makes
deductions that are not calculated to inspire
increased confidence for an average crop.
Corn planting has been delayed by frequent
rains and cold weather; much of the carly
planted seed has rotted in the ground, so
that much replanting will be necessary.
Chinch bugs are reported in large numbers
in various portions of the state, and it is
surmised that if dry weather should set in
before harvest the number of insects now
threatening would prove seriously damag-
| ing. The army worm has made its ap-
| pearance earlier than usual in some south
ern counties, and in such numbers as to
cause much uneasiness concerning grain
and grass crops. Department dispatches
confirm the damage done to winter wheat
by the army worm in Union and other
Southern counties, where blad es in many
fields have already been stripped from the
stalks, and the worms are now eating off
the heads of late and tender varieties of
wheat. Farm animals, owing to the scar
city of crops last year, are in thin condition,
and with few exceptional counties the
number of horses, cattle, sheep and swine
reported is less than last season at cores
ponding date.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 24.-The Daily
Commonwealth has specials from % points
in Kansas, giving full and complete re-
port of the condition of crops since late
frests corrected by the state board of
agricultural, they place winter wheat II
million acres. 1t has been cold and wet,
which was favorable to plant. The light
frost Monday did no hurt at all. The
prospect for large yield was never better,
many fields standing four feet high and
filling nicely.
DETROIT, May 24.-Information to the
Daily Telegraph, from some the best au-
thorties of Michigan fruit belt, indicates
that the severe frost of last night, did not
effect the peaches or apples, which are
too far along. Grapes and strawberries
j xzrar.n hurt to some extent. but enough ia