The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-05

| Ruiucp. ou tu6 WuOlCy eho
success-was popular and well taken. Inc
city was we'll decorated in many parts with
flying flags, and at an early hour Dung
! A merics made himself heard, and continued
f 70 make himself heard during the whole day.
and all the highland even to day the ex.
plosion of an occasional cracker tells that
his patriotism IS not all spent, nor his
money either.
THE EXCURSION
down the river by the Baptist SUNDAY
Schools of this city and Moline
mov;,y nj large numbers ihey eAPeo'eu
% ~ Clinton, but, on account OF 10"
g. IN the rapids, they changed their
.ourss to Muscatine. The boat was loaded
| with church folks and the children of the
Sabbath Schools and their teachers aud
others, and a few pretty girls, and their ad-
mirers, we believe, carried their baskets on
to the boat, and then, in spite of entreaty,
came ashore, The party returned a. an
early hour in the evening, saying they had
had splendid time, and we believe them
The young men aforesaid tried all day TO
look happy as they stood around on the
splendid time, and nobody believed them.
THE ST. PATRICK's BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
came next, in the forenoon. After march
| ing through the principal streets, they sought
the pleasant, shady grove of Mr.. Bailey
| Davenport, on the bluff and, under the aus
pieces of the Catholics had pleasant picnic.
! Among the things they had was some excel
lent music and an address By the editor of
| this paper, in which reference was made to
| the Catholic church, its objects and works
/ the history of other republics, and the
struggles of other people for liberty, partic-
usrly that of Ireland from ll76 to the con-
summation of the Irish Union, and the
! consum nation of all efforts in this country.
| A dancing floor was laid under the lesfy
! shade, where, with good music, the lads and
lassies right msrrily enjoyed the day. The
assem- age was large and all had pleasant
time.
THIS 10TH AGREEMENT
TO the church, and finally formed into pro
cession under guard Of long sashed, sabred
booted, spurred and well mounted marshals
of the day. They marched all over the
| principal streets of the city and brought up
IN Greeubusn, amidst the united cheers of
the assembled colored popGlsce, and Jia
| BeardsleY and the editor Of the Union.
/ There the "coored troops" had assembled aud
could be heard the brass music and the wild
huzzas, the deep outlaws, mingled with the
delicate tones of the dusky msidens, as the
orators made some desperate lunge after the
tail feathers of that historic bird" 1t was
the frat Independence Day OF free African
citizens. Late in the afternoon, the orators
had plucked the old bird until not e pin
feather remained, and they were seen wend
ing their way out from the dusky crowd and
over the slope to
JOHN WARMERS GROVE,
where with company OF friends, acqusint-
an ces neighbour and their families, Mr..
Warner was having the pleasantest picnic
of the dsy-a genuine, old fashioned New
England dinner of FISH, cooked BY hands
more skilled than fair,In the open air. GenC-
inc socIability, good feeling and unnlloyed
enjoyment prevailed, and all voted Messra
aarner, Saul paugh, Crubsugh, GuYer and
Co., the very best Of cooks, and the entire
com pany the best and most faithful eaters
3 THO +.h lnuTa1 no.,
could tempt the appetite and please the
taste. The grounds were pleasant, and
scattered here and there, recliRing on the
Try sward or playing at various games was
Il pleased and a satisfied crown Of men.
women and children The savory aroma
! from the feast tioate3 up through the leeiy
( hrsnches-up the bluff, The keen and well
educated sense of the Orators above detected
! it even where they were. They had had a
/ feast OF equal right and they came with
wild and hungry looks and unsteady steps.
to the place, they attempted to speak, but
we're too weak. Their wandering gaze fell
upon the broken fragments of the feast, and
they fell to eating. We will draw the veil
over the fall of provisions and the appear
ance of those whose brain could stand what
their stomachs could not. Il is said the
mad plenty to spare.
THE TURNER SOCIETY
held g midsummer nights pic mic at their
hall and garden in the city. and had very
large and happy gathering.
IT CENTRE GARDEN
there was q large attendance during the
day, principally of Germans, who are noted
for their quiet enjoyment of all such oocs
sions. We were unable to visit all the
various places OF amusement aud celebra-
ton, and can only speak of them as having
taken place. Various parties had their
private picnics, and, on the whole, the day
was well observed by all of our citizens.
In the evening private party of ladies
and gentlemen from Moline took passage,
with several from this city, on the Minneep-
ois, which had returned with the Sunday
School excursionists, and intended to return
on the first up boat. They left about nine
clock, aud doubtless had very pleasant
time.
RAILROAD EXCURSIONS
from Sterling, on the Rockford road, Mus,
catine, and the c., R. LIZ P. road, and from
points on the Western Union road, visited
the city and the Island in large numbers,
and returned in the evening
Over in Davenport there was the usual
number of picnics during the day, with the
attendant attractions. During the evening
there was no general illumination, but hun
dreds of families on both sides of the river |
had their evening entertainment of fire.