, 1864-02-12
A Copperhead Editor Comes to
Grief.
lie Insults 4 Lady and Is Flcgged
In the Streets.
The People Present Major geardsley
with Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars.

Our city yesterday was the scene Of much
excitement, caused by the severe beating Of
the Editor Of the Rock Island Argus, for IN
insulting letter which he sent to the officers
Of the basting was J. B. Daniorth, Jr, and
the person who administered it Is Major
James II. Bcardsley, Of the old fighting 18th
Illinois Infantry.
The editor OF that vic sheet known In this
community as the Rock Island argus, has for
some time run riot, an1 yom1ted his putrid
matter on every one who came within his
reach. The soldiers' Aid Society, charlta-
bic institution brought into existence by the
fadies Of the city for the purpose Of admfnls-
terirg to our sick and wounded soldiers, has
especially been the recipient ot.the sllmy, pu-
trid elections which have been secreted With
in the cavities of his notoriously foul stom-
ach, and Its members hcyo been compelled to
stand back, and hold their noses till the kind
II winds Of heaven had cleared the atnos-
phere Of the foul stencil, caused BY the up
heaval Of such Il vast amount Of Nth. To
cap the climax, this coppcghcad editor wrote
a very insulting letter to the ladies' Of the
Aid Society, making certain demands upon
them, which they did not see Ut to comply
with. What those demands were VIC are I'M
allie to state, not having tic letter before us
although it has been promised us-whethez
afeat, or something else, re don't know,
However, the letter was highly Insulting, md
Major Beardslys, returned soldier, and who
las only the use Of one arm, the other having
been wounded in tie battle Of Ringgold, M
dcrtook the case and made report for the
Society.
During the morning the Major met the cop
per},ead editor in front Of llarper & Steel's
Hardware s.ore and Gccostel him by remnFk
ing that he Sas now prepared to make the
report for the Soldiers Aid Society. Dan
forth mnmhled over something to himself,
on the end, and under Danforth's smelling
orgnn, knocking him through one Of the
large windows IN front Of Harper s. steers.
| Danforth partially recovered, when the Major
! followed up the attack By several skillfully
! 11anted blows, which brought DanfoSth to
| the pavement. Dantortl commenced blub-
bcsiug, and begged like school boy to be let
up. This was pretty position for man Of
| Danforth's size to b. in, aud placed there by
| a one armed man, and nnarmed at TINT, while
| The baby who 1ay ut his feet was armed with
| revolver and sword cane, In good order;
he having Just paid 3lr, Riggs three dollars
fer putting It IN good order. In the fraeas
Dontorth lost Lis wig, md re learn that be
accuses some one Of the Grey Beard Regiment
l. TIE Major allowed his adversary to arise
when he .gain aimed several we'll put blows
| ut Dnrfortl, who buTsted in the door of Ear.
per & Stecls storc and attempted to gain TIE
further end Of the room. He was met BY
Mr. Harper who begged the Ma1or to de-
| who he did not recognize, eail:
"You Ind better leave here Immediately,
Or they wjN Kill you."
The Major told Hnrper to stand aside, aa
be believed hc knew what he was about
that he was making report for the Soldiers
factory one to the public Dauforth finally
reached the rear end Of the store and then
ran bis head under boz with bis stern ex.
I posed. The Major had not the heart to strike
The. coward who goes around with rcyolycrs
/ and sword cane aiter he had his head under a
! box, so he left him. Thus the atIuil
/ ended. Danforth went to his Office to re.
| lair damages, while tile people gathered on
the sidewalk to talk and laugh The matter
over.
This affair ought to tcsch Danforth lesson.
While VIC do not approve such attacks, we
hope the editor Of the Aryus will learn wis
dom by experience and let private character
alone and not insult private individuals by q
notice In Ills filthy sheet
We understand the Major would be Willing
to make monlIly report Of the do1ngs o.
the Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society, were be to
be at home and the copperhead editor should
desire It. But we presume the editor will
not be very urgent for reports In future
1t is supposed that the one he received
! yesterday will last him for a year te
come.
We should mention here that the afaio,
after Dantorth got into Harper & Stecl's gave
}.llim five licl6 With his taet-pne fer the army
In thcield, one Tor Co. D, 18th Illinois vol
uuteers, one for the men ut home on fur
Tough, one ior the Ladics' Soldiers Aid Soc1
city Of Rock Island, and one for the GreJ
Eeard regiment
a few Or tire friends and admirers of Majol
james II. Bca1ds1ey Immediately made up
grrec to purchase the gallant Major a horse
The cum amounted to $3.50. The presenta
tion vas made last {Tucsday) evening b,
Judge Wilkinson in a neat and appropriate
speech, which was responded to By Aajo
.Beardslcy. We publish below the subscrip
t.oa paper and the sums set opposite eae1
namc, which is as follows:
We, the undersigned, hereby subscribe th'
sums set opposite our names, for the pnrpos
Of purchaslnga horse to be presented to Ma
jor James Ii. Bcardsley, Of the 18Th regimen
Illinois volunteers, as n testimonial Of on
| personal esteem, MS well as our high apprecf
alton Of the valuable services rendered By hin
in The cause Of our country.
| f,-. T%nH mr.