The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-20
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1874.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, io'4.
Hera have I been looking at the date o.
INV latter far the last few minutes, hardly
.h,s n realize that thirteen days have real
10 qovn since left Rock Island in its hea
If election fever, The fact stares me ii
the face, however, and I'm somewhat il
doubt whether had best make any re
marks concerning my journey or not; int
more 50 as the only remarkable feature o.
it was the number of ROSTERS lying arounc
loose everywhere. We reached Chicago
on the morning of the 4th inst, and from
that time until reached Washington roos
tiers of all sizes, and with remarkable in
dication of crow power about them, met my
ewes wherever they fell upon paper, unit
came to the conclusion that the people OF
these United States had gone stark, star
ing mad on the subject of barn yard
fowls, and had united in one grand adver'
Using scheme, on the plan OF Helmbold
Buchu.
Well, IL found out my mistake after ar
rived here: and yet. taking into considera-
ton the wonderful effect these ROSTERS
have had upon the mind of the average
government official, / still persist in believ-
inc that some sort of mental catastrophe
"a associated with the appearance OF these
same growers for, doubt it who will, but
nine out of ten of your ''trooly loil country
saving pillars of the civil service are found
suffering violent symptoms of breaking
ont of Democracy and if another such de-
luge of ROSTERS should inundate the land
the services of an able bodied clairvoyant,
armed with forty horse power micros-
cope, will be required to find full grown
specimen of said ''trooly loir' official any
where within sight of the capitol.
And then the number and quality OF
visitors these ROSTERS have been the her
aid oil Heretofore the crowds visiting the
departments speak OF the masculine
portion now came shaved and shorn, with
immaculate shirt fronts, and an air OF Fly
mouth rock and general sickness ABOUT
them but during the last week squads o.
your bearded, horny handed sons OF toll
have been making the rounds, gazing witt
hungry eyes at the desks and stools so Ions
occupied by We radical bread and buttel
brigade, and marking, with loving precis
ion, the particular spot they wish to cal
their own. Oh! its touching in the ex
treme: and unless handkerchiets fall il
price, I'll have to beg for an extra copy o
THE ARGUS oucc in while, to help m'
along in the tear -wiping line.
As set-off to these little drawbacks w
are having the most delightful weather i'm
aginable, the warm sunshine tempting on
to commit all sorts of summer vagaries
and even intoxicating some ladies, who hat
probably Just come from colder climate
to the extent of showing off lace shawls-
an ofense against the season which wa.
properly punished by the all-saying eleva-
ton of eyebrows from every fashionable
lady they met.
And now before | close this token of my
safe arrival home, | will add remark
which, during this sweeping rejoicing over
Gen. Buffers defeat, will, I'm afraid. moi
contribute to my popularity among your
readers; yet, as have always given every
one his due according to the best of my
judgement, must cen continue in that
course, and thus say that | for one am sim
cerely sorry to see the House lose him from
its floor His successor may be purer
man, an ADLER he cannot be and it is very
doubtful whether he will be the ever kind.
ly aud helpful friend of the poor working
class that Gen. Butler has proved himsel
to be on all occasions If his fellow politi
clans find fault with him, it is only because
he invariably beat them at their cwn hftle
games - always managing to have the
Joker" back when they played the right
bower and thought all they had to do was
to take the trick.
Yes, were l placed in position to re-
quire help from member of the House,
stranger that l am to him, l should go to
him in preference to any one of the saints
or embodied Young Mems Christian Asso
Citations who occupy seats there, fully con-
vinced that should obtain more freely
given aid from him than from almost any
other man on the floor. And this knowl-
edge of the kindness and compassion of
the man, as well as of his wonderful abili-
ty, make me wish most truly that his re-
moval from the House may be only the
precursor of his advent in the Senate, thus
increasing instead of diminishing his pow
er for doing good.
And having said my say, | will wish
you a happy bounteous Thanksgiving
fest" and hope to be able to report moth
ing but agreeable news hereafter.
LIE NARD