The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-02
WASHINGTON.
Continuation of the jerks and Anderson
Letters.

plainly that he had not good sense, was
benighted being and talked too much.
She could live without the aid of the Gus
tom house and of those mighty in authority. |
The next is from Anderson to Mrs. |
jerks, which contains the following pass
ages: i
And 80 you were not mad? How
strange, considering you damned Hayes,
Sherman & Co, and wished them all to the
devil. | naturally concluded you were |
mad. And SO You would not take filthy |
greenbacks FROM my friends. Well, that's |
good. Why | distinctly understood you
to nauie S., 1000 as a sum needed to pay off |
that mortage and after receiving it ) ou |
would return to New Orleans and forward |
documents that would carry CONSERVATION |
generally to the administration, as if the |
paper itself could convince me that you
had the hardihoodsto come on such FOOLS |
errand. | think you had better retire to
the shades of private life and meddle no
more with politics. | would recommend
showerbath daily. 1t sometimes cures in
a mild form
This letter is endorsed by Mrs. jerks
as Anderson cursing letter, of April 10,
1878.
New ORLEANS, April Is, l876.-Mr.
Anderson:-Permit me to congratulate
you on the discovery of your Eldoradoic
letter, which has long existed as a bright
spot in your imagination. Did you exclaim:
Is that the letter which see before me?"
or. "Ah, there are thousands ofthem if you
only knew where to find them" Nay. am
not mad, and really have the highest ad
miration for the administration. | re-
gret to perceive, my good sir, like
many of your brother lunatics [ have
chanced 10 meet. you deem others mad
and only yourself sane-a common case.
Many thanks for your kind and disin-
| terested advice, though | am unable to
avail myself of it from the fact that | So
much admire the science OF politics. |
feel | must bask in their sunshine for
time at least. think slight shadow OF
reason might return to you if you would
only take trip through the hills of East
Feliciana parish aud let the buldozers get
hold OF you once more. | imagine that
your ultimate cure under their tender
treatment would be certain, aud thereby
confer great benefit to your friends Your
ideas seem very much mixed, judging
from the wild manner in which you inter
mingle my private affairs with political
matters Pardon me, L am too good a
Republican to think of my own interest
when feel that the very life of the repub
| lie and well being of my own party are at
stake. Behold in me true patriot.
n. B-l would suggest that you keep
| that man with the document in sight.
Stick closer to him than a brother. Graple
him to your soul with hooks of steel. Let
your understanding with him be specific
enough. Should you get the document let
no man grab it from you, but hold the fort.
| With much dignl;ude, hoping you may in
| time recover from your mental indlsposi-
ton and regain your usual intellectually,
| am, with much sympathy, yours,
A. d. jerks.
The Potter Committee, in executive
session day, decided TO refer the case of
Boulds Baker, tn" recusaut witness to the
United States District Attorney here for
| his decision as to how the committee
should act 10 the case
The President has appointed Melville d.
Howard, of Nebraska, Register of the
Land Office at Grand Island, Neb., and
T. W, Robh, to be Collector of Internal
Revenue Tor the District of Nebraska,
vice Newman, suspended.
The President will leave tomorrow
moruine Tor Wi!keSbarre to celebrate the
Fourth at July.
RecepS, on Tendersd Hon. Sam. :. Ran
| dali
| PHILADELPHIA. July l,-This evening
a reception was endered Hon. Samuel j.
Randall by the Central Democratic AsSo-
citation OF this c;ty Mr.. Randall delivered
an address. 10 which he took occasion to
eulogIze the recent session OF Congress on
account of tie character Of its legislation.
none OF which, he said, with single excep
ton, could be fairly Condemned. He
reviewed the leading acts passed by the
House during the last session and congrat-
ulated the country especially upon the
passage of the army bill, which he said
will prevent President from hereafter
using the army as posse c0nlitdtns over
the free people of free state. The act
which secured settlement between the
United States and the Pacific Railroad
Company was also spoken of as good
piece of legislation Also the act which
: provides that all southern claims shall be
settled by judicial court, tue repeal of the
bankrupt act, the reconciliation of silver,
the financial legislation and other legisla-
ton. Continuing, the speaker defended
the Presidential investigation, remarkine
that while Congress said the title of Mr.,
Hayes was as valid, coming from the
Electoral Commission as though received
directly from the people, yet Congress
sitting as grand inquest, held an inaIieD
able right to investigate the circumstan
ces surrounding the election Of Mr.. Hayes
The Potter Investigation.
WASHINGTON, July l-Agues JeDks
was recalled. and said she had not seer
Sherman since she came to Washington
Witness failed to identify certain writing a
that of the person who made the first draf