Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-22
gatlp argus.
The lie Nard Letters.

The LIE Nard Letters.
The Free Bridge and the Secretary Of War
Some Plain Suggestions as to action by
the People---The Horse and the. Ok in
Washington---The President and
Civil service--The Ebony and
the Gingerbread---social
Events, etc.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1879.
| So our friend of the Davenport Democrat
suspects me of thrilling with the feelings"
Of the people in regard TO the bridge. Well,
as my object in meddling with the affair
was TO aid the masses in their struggles
against grRsping monopoly, and not IT ere
ly to get up an empty sensation, it would
have been poor amusement to write any
thing but the truth. No, although that let
ter of October Both was not written for
publication,-beipg my private report to
COL Danforth, who had most earnestly
urged the mGtter-not a word of it can be
modified and remain true. That the Secre-
tary did not wish 50 "mislead" me, am also
certain of | came 10 him a stranger, with
| ont further credentials than letter of in
PRODUCTION, and he would have been silly
indeed TO waste his valuable time IN trying
to throw dust into q mere nobody's eyes,
even il such a proceeding were not totally
i'm possible to a man of his character. OF
| ali our public men not one ranks higher in
public estimation, for his straightforward,
honest dealings, than Secretary Belknap,
even his political opponents lift their hats,
mentally, when speaking Of him and If he
is prevented from fulfilling his promise, the
fault will lie with you, the people; as then
only those whom you have yourselves
chosen to represent you will be to blame for
| it. Instruct your representatives to make
known your needs and wishes and the man
who needed your voice, coming through a
| simple working woman, will most certainly
not turn deaf ear to your accredited rep
! reseniasives. But do not anticipate that
/ he will rscede ons iota from his promise
and | fully expect to have the pleasure of
| driving across that bridge, and taking a ally
| peep at our doubling Davenport friend, the
very next time | visit Rock Island.
| The horse disease is playing the deuse
with our business and pleasure both; for nine
/ days the street cars were wholly withdrawn ;,
aud horse rare sight in the streets now,
although travel is partly resumed, most of
the animals appear with blankets around
them, ard throat and legs done up in red
flannel, looking so weak and weary that one
hates TO add ones weight 10 their burden
The ox-eEperiuenI seems 10 answer tolera-
bly, we'll | saw one in shafts go bowling
dovn the Avenue, and races between rival
teams are nothing unusual, furnishing any
amount Of fun for our lrrepressible gsmins,
sud in fact Tor older people also, to Judge
by the crowds who watch the proceedings
aud laugh at the antics of the eolored drivers
who feel their importance to fearful degree.
Next to the horse question, the large
sized flea, put into the ears of the Philsdel-
phis demagogues By the President, forms
the subject of conversation. | shall admire
him forever atter, for the tirmness with
which he told them that he would execute
the laws governing appointments, in spite Of
their objection, and thus gave them to ur'
derstand that he Is not at the beck and oRl
of every political wire-puller.
Another cause tor rejoicing is that the
, war has been carried into Africa. Cabinet
constructors have for some time past put
e Professor Lsngston, a ooiored man, into the
+ Attorney Generals chair; and nov that ole
= fraud, Fred Douglass, seems TO think it tims
to remind the people that he is the boy fol
the place, and ought to be preferred o
: course brother LanFztOn doesu't like it
!. bit, and saws some NOT very Gathering thing
= OF Mr. Summers pet, which all ends in a
= entertaining broil as has been witnessed
+ for some time, and will, ii is hoped, put al
end 10 the ambitious schemes Of both Ebon,
\ and Gingerbread
OF social events, weddings have occupies
e the front ranks for some time. Lieut.. J. A
: Augur and Miss Kate l. Dodge; Lieut.. NJ
!, c. 6odrell and Miss Emily Reed, beside
e several other fashionable couples, committe
y matrimony with the greatest eclst last wees
e and several more happy pairs are soon t
e, follow their example which keeps dres:
Is makers busy from morning till night, a
never yet were more fuss and teathes' II
: quired on occasions of that kind, than nov
Rubinstein gave one of his concerts her,
and gained no end Of admiration Thee
Thomas and hjs orchestra play to-rigt
at Lincoln Hall, and are sure CT an owe
crowded house, while the Theatre languish'
or account OF the Eplzooty; many n
thinking the play worth the trouble of val
ing there, WAC gladly take even standir
place to hear the delicious music. Nav Il
time soon come when an Academy Of Mus
is not vision of the future only
LIZ NARD,