The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-21
ITEMS.

| Aliens.
The Lisa Weber Blondes appear in Du-
buque next week.
From the Davenport papers that Doctor
from Suez, in this State, was duped By New
York swindler-loss $II0. The trick is so
old that no man who has common sense and
reads newspaper, need be duped by it.
The Doctor ordered lot of ''grsenbacks,"
and received lot of iron castings. Live
and learn.
Mr.. R. Brinkerhof lectures in Davenport
to morrow evening on Free Trade"
Davenport is to enjoy neck tie sociable
soon.
The Mendelssohn Quintetse Club perform
ed to "yery fair audience" in Davenport
last evening.
Mr.. Il. G. PlAmbsck, former resident Of
this city, has opened cigar store in Dsv-
export.
Ayoung man named j C. Thomas, was
arrested in Davenport yesterday, on q charge
of embezzling and disposing of two wing
machines, for which he had been acting as
agent. lie was bound over in $500, to ap-
pear to-day.
The sloveuly appearance of the Union OF
yesterday morning was remarked by all it's
regular readers, and ispSetty strong evil
dence that the gas in the press room must
have emanatsd from the editor in-chief.
The ferry, for the past two or three days,
has had many difficulties to contend with,
in making trips, but she has persevered and
has made as good time as could be expected
of any boat, circumstances considered.
1t ia all very well for policeman te
order men to work on hand engines at
FIRE, but when person is forced to work OF
, an engine, and becoming excited, falls int
a cissern- containing eight feet of cold
water, and is forced TO tread water
float on his back, and use other ap-
proved life-preserving efforts, until be can b,
rescued, working on hand engines becomes
4 not only unpleasant but decidedly danger
Gus, aud we think that tia next time frs
alarm disturbs the slpmber of our citizens
il Morris Tobin will remain al home, in pref
i ererce to the risks attending nights wor
on hand engine. AJAX him for Particular
u Mr. Thomas Bollman, one Of our mos
energetic young fremen, was gently cal
n essed in one of his eyes by g burning Gin
Of der, while on service at the FIRE yesterda
3 morning. The burn was severe, bat will nj
it damage his eye-sIght.
Of "Mr. Keiser, don'd you want to puy
Of toy" Here is another item that caretl
Of scrutiny of the columns of the Union, tel
us has been overlooked by the somewhat il
70 experienced youth, who, in the interim
"a collecting bills, "does" city item or so Fl
10 that paper Mr.. G. K Bard, the we
ia known grocer, having been greatly annoye
"a BY the petty thefts of oranges, lemons, etc
"a from the stands in front of his store, 8
r. himself to catch the thief. Il caught hin
+ the thief, accompanied by another THE
IA They were two young lads. Hearing of Il
6 occurrence, the, aforesaid item gasherer, penc
in hand, and ream of paper in his poke
rushed over to Mr.. Bard 8, intent on new
= when the following conversation ensued:
= Gatherer-"Mr. Bard, what's the nam,
:, of these boys you have arrested ?"
Mr.. BGd-"Jack Sharkey-"
). G.-"Shsrkey, Sharkey why, be osrri,
a our Sunday morning paper, and sells moi
than al,v other carrier '-fsoto yoce-can
=. publish his name, 'twouldn't do. ALOUD
n What's the name of the other boy?"
N Mr.. B.-"James McEnery."
G.-"McEnery? why, he carries OF
daily putting up his pencil and pape
and feigning sudden errand to the offc
20 the detected gatherer leaves, saying in
- gentle voice, II came near putting my 70,
o. in it that time; won't say anything abor
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