The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-11

or even so much as showing common eivlilty,
order ice boxes opened, cupboards, closets
and cellars explored, &c, &C., to lind, ifpos-
sible, beer key without stamp. He ought
to have been booted out of the premises-at
least until he exhibited some authority for
his impudence and intrusion.
We hear that he did find, at various pla.
ces. a few kegs of beer which had not stamps
over the spigot hole-they had stamps, but,
by carelessness, they were not in the right
place, or properly Cancelled.
We also hear that he made raid on the
breweries, threatening confiscation, heavy
fines, &C., &c.
Also that he threatened saloon keepers
with heavy fines for having beer kegs in their
possession with no stamp over the bung hole
or spigot hole-the fact that they had stamps
upon them was no palliation; they must
walk up and pay.
And we hear that Mr.. Henry Woltman did
actually pay the fellow $50, under threat
of prosecution, if he refused.
w,
the world who thinks Henry Woltman would
defraud the United States out of one single
cent, or that he has done so-yet this shyster
EFFORTS $50 from him. VIII Uncle Samuel
ever receive the money?
We also hear that he attempted the same
game at other places, but got blufed also
that he undertook to seize some cigars at
Mr. Roddewig's, but when the proprietor
showed disposition to protect his property
the spy backed down and left.
Mr.. Huber, proprietor of the City Brew
cry, and Mrs. Wagner, wife of the proprietor
of the Atlantic Brewery, (Mr. Wagner, her
husband, one of our aldermen, has gone to
Europe on a VISIT went to Chicago Friday
night, to appear before Judge Drummond in
the matter
We do not believe that any of these par
ties have Intentionally cheated the United
States out Of single cent-and the course
pursued towards them is outrageous beyond
description. The law is so odious of itself
that the people are tempted to rebel against
it-but when administered IN an odious man
ner, by odious men, who seek, by mere tech
ncalities, to harrass honest dealers, it is
enough to make a saint swear. The radical
party seems to have exhausted their wits to
invent the most odious. annoying, and OPP
pressive modes Of taxation, and then sent
men among the people to harrass them and
blackmail them. People who have come
here from the oppressive governments of
the old world, to find freedom and peace,
say they never saw, under any foreign des-
potism, such shameful oppressive and odious
acts as are committed by radical officials in
carrying out the ubiquitous radical laws.
The acts committed here, yesterday, are
not at all relieved Of their offensveness by
the fact that they were committed by man
who, at the commencement of the war was
not worth enough to buy beefstake for
breakfast, but who went to the war as quar-.
termaster and is now reported to be worth
three or four hundred thousand dollars For
such a man to Cypress and harrass the peo-
pie is not very agreeable to honest business
men. What authority has he to levy fines
and compromise offences?
The whole affair is burlesque on free re.
publican government. Austria or Russia
are liberal governments compared with such