The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-11-19
DRIED UP.

Inc plll administered 10 the Itte nun, Dy
the landlord Of the Rodman House, seems to
have quoted the little thing at once. 1t
was as effective as the great gun for which
the house was named and the concern became
as silent as a toad-as silent as it did when
our Presumption correspondent gave it the
names of the tanners who fired pistols OF a
woman. BY the way-a slight reference to
that matter may not be uninstructve:
On the Goth Of September, we published
the following:
TASNBR 0urRAGH.--Thc night after the
John Palmer meeting, in this city, after the tan
ner parade n few Presumption tanners, returning
home, late At night, when passing tho house OF
an aged widow lady who was just opening the
gate in front Of the house, fired several pistol
shots rot up a hurrAh for Grant and Collar, and
cantered away. Fortunately for the old lady
their bullets did not harm her.
On the 2sth the Uaion had the following ;
The ARGrs il requested to publish the name
| and residence Of the widow lady who was fred
upon by the Presumption tanners, with such par
tioulars as may be Of service In bringing the
guilty parties to punishment.
And on the Goth the Union referred to the
subject again, saying
The statement IL one Of the base Sian ders which
that paper is in the habit Of heaping on Union
men. The Presumption tanners are quiet, well
behaved set of men. We don't believe there 10
one among them who would be guilty Of such
outrage MS that charged by the ANGUS. Unless
the editor Of that paper proves his statement he
m gud I'M on FttIti In uPh ~
he once did during the war.
The same evening we replied that
Whenever any Presumption tanner wishes to
know our authority for the statement in regard
to the firing near the house Of an aged lady, on
their way home from this city, he can learn it by
calling on US.
Our columns are open TO the proper parties to
set themselves right, if they have been miTepre.
sented-but the threats Of tho Union, that we
shall be the victim Of another Jim Beardsley mob
unless We answer 10 that paper for the statement
We treat with contempt
After that, came Richard Clay and John
Gauley, who claimed to be Presumption
Tanners, and, though admitting that some
firing was done, at the house referred to (uot
on the night we said, but about that time }
they positively denied that it was done by
! Tanners
On the 9th Of October our Presumption
correspondent aired the whole business pref
ty plainly, and in his communication said
now wish to say that your frst article wa
entirely correct unless it may DO as 30 time
About the time Of tho Palmer meeting, il MAJ
have been before or after, saw three Presumption
tanners, Edward Carver, Marshall Carver, an
I Allen sherman, on horseback, going past thu
house alluded to, and Marshall Carver discharge
his pistol two or three times near and in the di
rection Of the house alluded to, The old lad
and some children were in the yard in front
the house at the time, After the firing the thre
hurrahed for Grant and galloped away, as STATED
If this is denied | will bring three witnosSt
who, with me, saw it all.
And since the publication of the name
the Union has been rs dumb as an oyste
1t don't seem at all anxious to "bring th
guilty parties to punishment or even
censure them, or condemn the act. Its il
dignation has sunk into insigniGcance.
don't repeat its call for Jim Beardsley mo
or even seem anxious TO save the memor
of the defunct sheepskin heroes from COZ
tempt for their rowdy and outrageous act {
lawlessneas. Now shat the Union know
that the statement we made is true an
' now that it knows the names Of its Tam,
y, associates who committed the act, the pap,
i is deaf and dumb Are we therefore to il
fer that it approves the outrage?