The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-31

Jacob Cain was fined 81 and costs for
driving dray for public hire without Ii.
cense.
DEATH OF STRANGER.-A stranger IA
Germany as we learn from the Democrat,
came to Davenport, on Wednesday, and
stopped at a hotel on Front street. lie was
without money and without friends. On
Wednesday evening he was observed stag.
gering along the street and was jeered at
by passers.by, as drunken man. He per.
sisted in saying that he was not drunk but
was weak and felt bad. He at last fell in
the gutter and in pitious accents cried out
that he was not drunk, but that something
was the matter with his head. Two char
table German ladies passing hearing and
plying him, removed him to his former
boarding house, where, notwithstanding their
efforts he died in a short time of congestion
of the brain. From the Gazette VIC learn
that his name was Frederick Reitzell, and
that he was about 30 years of age.
RIVER MATTRRs-The Pembina arrived
from below this morning with ll8 passen.
gers and large load of freight for reship
ment north.
The Port Byron railroad is now running
an extra train on account of the increase of
trade, which leaves at II o'clock A. NJ.
The river is sill dull, with few boats com.
ing in.
Large numbers of tbreshing machines
are going down the river.
The Canada, which has been lying for
some time at st. Louis, is on her way up,
though doubts are entertained whether she
will be able to pass the lower rapids.
The Countess is at LeClaire, being re.
paired.
The Kethsburg leaves for Fort Madison
tomorrow morning.
The Reserve is expected to leave Port
Byron Sunday morning for St. Paul.
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HEAVY BgrrIxa.--Among the numerous bets
on the result Of the presidential election we hear
of 81 900, made by two responsible gentlemen at
the Rodmsn House last night.-Rim Union 29h.
The proprietor of the Rodman house
agreed to bet 81 900, on Grants election,
with the proprietor of the Rock Island dis.
tillery, and forfeit was put up. If our al.
vice is worth anything, we think the pro.
prietor of the Rodman had better keep his
money in his pocket.
Another 81 900 bet on the election was made
in this city yesterday-this time at livery
stable on Washington street.-Rim Union, 3Oh.
The parties were O. J. Dimick and Jim
Beardsey, and, up to this writing Jim has
not "put up" Mr. Dimick is waiting for
him to fill the bill
The Davenport Democrat tells a story Of
a republican who was shaking hundred
dollar bill in presence of some gentlemen
at livery stable in that city, and wanted to
bet it that New York would not 60 demo.
cratic next fall. A stranger, who was sit
ting by, after hearing it long enough, hauled
out two ffties, remarking that he was
taking all such chances, and "caled' the
man of words to him. Do you think he
Gamer Not a cents worth, but after a
moments palaver, swung on his heel ami
mesndered ruefully away.
NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIsE.-Quite an am.
using contest occupies almost the exclusive
local attention OF the Davenport Gazette and
Democrat, Just now. The clog dancer
Murray is the bone of contention, the apple
of discord, that the whirligig fate, or some
Robin Goodfelow, who delights in puzzling
complications, has thrown into the midst Of
these worthy knights of the pen and scissors.
The Gazette claims the circus man Murray
for the wife, Mrs. Molnex and, IN her be-
half as it says. The Democrat SAYS that
the wife don't want him, and has no right TO
him if she did, as he Murray in the terse
language Of the obfuscsted Toodes "isn't
the same man but another man" They are
INDUCING in an efux of words, words"
that rival those etanswill journals of Pick
wickian memory. In the meantime the
object of their officious care has betaken
himself to "other scenes and pastures new
and still continues to delight "large and
sppreeiative audiences, Notwithstanding the
connubial bliss and responsibility which
the hospitable people of Davenport would
force upon him. It is godsend to the
locslizers of the two journals, as there is a
dearth of items just now, and the weather is
too hot to hunt such impairment things
They can thus fill time and space, in the
congenial occupation of pitching into each
other on the sntject of Molnex-Murray and
Murray Molnex. We pick up the crumbs
that fall from the feast, and waste thus much
on the matter, rivit clog daneer-um.