Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-12
THE LIE NARD LETTERS.
A Shocking state of Society and Of Govern
ment at Washington.
Lawlessness and Murders &c unpunished--.
Mob Law Threatened.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.
If ever city was in feser-heat, our bless
ed Washington has been in that state for
The last few days In the first place, the
season had relapse and Resumed some
hing akin to the old fsryor, and then The
Board of Public Works committed another
oalrage, by tearing down the Market sheds
in the Northern Liberties, at dead of night.
The notice sent TO dealers occupying stalls,
FAMED the 18Th inst. as the day on which
hey were to quit their places; and = week
ago the Board captured the Judge Who
might have granted an injunction to restrain
chem, and, while they ''dined and Wined"
uim, had the buildings demolished. As the
oext day was the regular market day, the
stalls we're fOll of provisions, and Negrodom
1sd fine time carrying home loads of good
hings, while the police force stood by to see
hat no one interrupted the work Of demoli-
ion. On the morning following, while
,oms of the people tried to save what was
eft of the fixtures, one Of the walls fell,
killlng a butcher named Wldmeyer. and .
boy who was, with his terrier, making war
upon the rats. That brought things to =
point; and the consequence is that A r.
escorted to and from his residence by .
posse of policemen; the other members
have seen fit to make themselves obscure :;
and how it all will end, not even one of the
wise men of Gotham can tell. A petition
Oumerously signed, which prays the Presi-
dent to remove Mr.. s., is out; but a. one
seems to care as little for the working peo-
pie as the other, it is very doubtful whether
any notice will be taken Of It. Should be
retain his position however, I'm afraid that
shall be obliged some day to mention
case of Lynch-lAw as these deaths are
laid to him, and mutterings 10 that effect
become general.
OF course you have heard how brother
lu-law OF the President used his prerogstive
10 settling an editor TO his satisfaction. The
Capital copied an article from the Sun con-
ceroing the Dents which delicAtely insiDuat-
cd that they had sold certain ofices Now
az the Sun vas out of their reach, and ar
Suments scarce, Mr. Louis Dent took the
| only one he had stout hickory one, near
y an inch in diameter-and went to the
Capital sauctum, to lay it before some
| responsible party. There he found Mr..
Reed sitting, writing and considering that
favorable position for listening to reason,
brought down his argument in such a strik
ng manner upon the intellectual portion OF
the editor, that III the argument broke in two;
Rhereupon he continued his remonstrances
with the previously secured cane of Mr..
Reed, until the competitors stepped in and
| cd burned the hearing. Being . member Of
| The Family, the courts are, of course, not
| open to him to seek redress like 3 common
mortal in the ordinary way; and in consid
GRAFTON of this and his eloquent remarks,
| delivered before the Police Court, he va,
| 6ned 500, and the whole affair considered
as q capita joke, condensed into
Dent
Went,
And broke his cane
Ger II. Reeds brain;
Then paid C,
And clear was he.
Last edition of Mother Goose
By the way, we have only seven men il
Jail on the charge Of murder; and in Meth
sr case is there a show even of reasonable
provocation to the act. Some of the pa
pers advocate q short Shirt and qmcl
hanging; but ia doubtful after all whethe
these executions ever deter any one fror
committing crime. Surely, enough person
have been choked into eternity to max
,me unpopular, if people would only lool
upon it 10 that way and Yet day after da
brings its record f disregard of human life
If some OF the measures, enec:ed to els vat
the blacks. were carried into effect for tn
benefit of the miserable whites, the state OF Sc
oiety might be some " hat improved; but he 7
Ill Legislation is typi6ed by the dome Of th
Capitol as thar is white body With Mt
IAuo Top, so our demsgogues strive to a.
range the races in the same order Sever
keepers Of restaurants have been fined SO
and lost their license, for refusing to Sc
whisky TO ths blacks while they may n
fuse a white msn anything they please, an
10 one will say a word about it. Probabl
some of the cases will be brought before ID
supreme Couri, and then We will see whett
n. when a an pays Tor The privilege I
selling, he can be punished for not wiah,n
! 10 part With what belongs to him.
LIE NARD.