The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-08
OUR NEVADA CORRESPONDENCE
CARSON CRY, July 10, 1865.

carson CITY, July III, 1000.
EDITOR Rock ISLAND ARGUS My silence
| for the past weeks is accounted for thus /:
| Have been suffering from a violent attack of
! oysentery and bilious fever, and to-day is
| the first that have attempted even the
| Hghtest labor.
The 4th OF July just past was celebrated
all over the Pacific coast without regard to
cost. In our little city of Carson, it was
done up in way that wonld have tickled
the old patriots that signed the Declatation
of Independence. Chief Justice j. F. Lew
is delivered the Grafton, and of several that
have appeared in print, I've seen none bet
| ter. The past Fourth was an occasion that
almost any crater might have abandoned the
| old frothy style, and treated his hearers to
new thoughts. ideas and facts, but really few
done so. Spending the Fourth of July in bed
instead OF racing around, and imbibing pills
powders &c-, instead of beverages common
to the day, almost disqualifies person from
crltlclsing, but the papers TEEN with full re-
ports from which speak. In San Francisco.
Sacramento. and other places, the process.
slOns were com parative failure. The com
mIttees OF arrangements in those places-in
fact generally-invited our colored brethren
to take the rear in the professions, at which
the Fire companies and other ORGANIZATIONS
took umbrage and refused to march at ALL
In some instances, sacramento, for one.l
two distinct celebrations were had in conse-
quence. The 'nigger question" seems TO be
fully as annoying as ever-which is very
much to DO regretted. But | do not see
how can help it The niger, on this
coast, has not pushed himself forward, but
the politicians have dragged the unfortunate
biped in. and without doing any body any good.
nsulted the niger. The Chinaman is an
OhIact Of inf ioatbipn and -
allowed place in professions, without pro-
test from any quarter. For my part, have
no fears of either getting ahead of the white
race, either socially or politically, yet when
appear in company, public or private, Pm
anxious to appear among Uhite psople. Let
the niggers celebrate, the Cinnamon and the |
hlthy Indians. also, but let each race conduct |
their own exercises to suit themselves and |
by themselves. Four footed animals do not |
all mingle their joys together, nor do | think |
two footed ones should or ever will to auy
great extent.
Schuyler Coltax. of Indiana, Lieut.. Gov
Bross. of Illinois, A. ID. Richardson, of the
N. I, Tribune, and Mr.. Bowles, of the
: Springfield Mass Republican, arrived in
San Francisco, July Sd, via overland stage.
Their trip was enlivened at Danver CITY. Salt
Lake City, and the various towns of Nevada
by grand receptions, dinners. &c, &C. They
maze score OF speeches. Coltax bsing the
leading and most attractive one of the party
all were sufficiently lionized. and they took
6 kindly, too; in fact think they rather
,ourted big demonstrations-pr probably Pm
mistaken. They visited Carson, june Both.
We're received by the military and citizens.
lined at the governors, made speeches in
he evening. and were accom- panied by ALI
he state officials and other prominent citi-
Tens to Lake Bigler the next day, where thew
lad sail across the lake. and departed for
Such rushing trips give men SUI
,erhclal ideas of this country but not one
nat VIII De very useful in the way of legis-
alton A trip that is one continued ovation
e all points where information Can be obtain
"a, cannot be practically beneficial. ,
Senator Stewart has recently arrived at
lis home in Virginia. He is pointing nm in ,
be confidence of the people, His coleapue
T. w. Nye. of Neso York, is keeping nm his y
brilliant reputation for lying. Al meeting
eld in the Cooper Institute in New YORK. Y
lnce the adjournment of congress. Stavar,
nd Nye each made speeches accordin. to Y
ewspaper reports. Nye is reported az 6av.
lg said that, when he came to this ter. :
ltory there were only three quartz m,lls in
perafion now there one hundred and fiftv
have 1t from the most reliable men fw6o T.
ere in Nevada years before the Nesc YORK.
snator) that there were seventeen quartz =
nils In operation in Nevada before Is was
arssd with Gov. Nys. He said in the sams II