The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-08
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

Our colored friends, the ladies espec-
tally, will appear in their most winning
ways, at Turner Hall, this evening, Straw
berries and music.
Mr.. Geo. Wagner is fitting up the old
part OF his brewery to make it uniform
with his new malt house. When cOmplet-
ed it will make a uniform front Of 1873 feet
He has also been building considerable in
the rear of the brewery. 1t will be fine
looking building when completed, and all
ornament to the city,
The Little Sneak" of the Gazette, not
only continues to lie about one of the ed
tors Of this paper, but he procures GER
tain lawyer in this city to write attacks
upon Mayor Davenport, made up of trashy
sophisims, low shyster pettifoging, and
demonstrations and evasions of the plain
meaning of law.
Last evening John Larkin, another of
the roughs who created the disturbance at
St. Patrick's pic mic on Saturday last, was
up before Justice Plnkley. He plead
guilty and was fined $40 and costs. Paid.
This afternoon Chas. LarkiD, another of
the rufhans engaged in the same disgrace
full row, plead guilty before Justice Pink
ley and was fined so and costs. Paid
What, with the gratifying havoc Incl
dental to the Fourth, the fine, large in
voices of water-melons, the verjuiciness of
this years peaches, the greenness of the
apples, and the abnormally tremendous
appetite of the little ones this fine, cool
season, the undertaking interest is rather
the best to have money invested in just
now. All the Mrs. Undertakers will be
able to sport seal-skins next winter.
-Menas Exner, of the Both saloon bur
glary, was released from Jail to-day, his
uncle, Sebastian Exner, and j. Henry
Lidders signing the bond of $500 with
NIenas before Justices Pinkley and Wagner
After the bond had been signed Menas
said he wanted to take an oath not tC
drink any intoxicating liquor for one year.
After good advice from Justice Pinkley
the oath was administered and he depart
ed with his friends, 1t is hoped that be
will keep his oath, and be steady and
better man in future.
About five weeks ago, F. Davis, (col
ored) and Charles Lewis (white) came tc
Davenport from La Crosse, Wis, and
opened barber shop, A few days ago
they ouarelled and Davis was badly whip
pGu. L ColelOdy LCNlo llllCu ucSlO d.
assistant, who, soon after, was sent to Ma
son & Smiths drug store for some valeri
an which Lewis mixed with whisky Da
Wis was then invited to take walk. which
he did. l., then apol0gized to ID. aud thu
latter was invited to take drink from thu
bottle in DIS possession and was hopelessly
drugged Lewis then moved the entir,
stock Of the shop to the Scott House anC
fled the town, Davis, as soon as he reoov
cred, had a warrant issued for the arrest o
Lewis, and replevined the stock of tn,
shop at the Scott House. This mornin!
Lewis was in Moline but left the town be
fore the officers could catch him.
Somebody, who is probably ASHAMED
of his own name, hides behind the nam,
of 'Muggins," in the Union of this morn
ing, to say that he she or it was amused
because The ARGUS said Henry Rosenfeli
was IAN Irish boy" and then proceeds t
say that his father is German. Mug
gins" is easily amused, and has very lit
e tie knowledge of what he talks or write
, about Henry is as much Irish as Ger
man, but our reporter now learns tina
neither he or his father or mother arr
Irish or German, sfor they were all born il
this country-his mother being of Irisl
parentage. and his father of German pa
rentage-so she says. 'Muggins' is evi
IDENTIFY not pleased with the editorial man
s agement OF THE ARGUS, but what RICH
he has to control its columns he woul,
probably be puzzled to tell. If he woul,
5 pay what he owes THE ARGUS. and shoy
f little gratitude for favors he has receive,
r at its hands, he would appear in NOR
manly role than in sLeaking behind a
t anonymous signature to throw his fou
lmud at US.