The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-23
Sage Remarks of John Fo-
ley, the gold pen maker.
Mr. Grant going to do a big
thing on Mormonism--in
q horn.
Hog Packing in the West.
Other Items. Etc.

on Monday They will then agree upon
an address to the people.
Judge Bradley is said not to be desirous
of going to New Orleans to hold court 1t
is certain that he will not do so unless at
the suggestion of the President. 1t is also
understood that the Supreme Court re
CARDS itself as without power to decide the
question of Judge Bradley's going to New
Orleans in the present emergency.
The last outstanding bond, to the
amount of $500, on the loan of March
3lst, lS4S, of which the whole amount
issued was $44, 100000 matured July lst,
1868, has just been paid
New YORK, Dec. 2l.-The sub-commit-
tee of the Louisiana citizens delegation
will arrive here Monday, their visit being
made with a view of taking some measure
at the North which may have an influence
in the troubles at New Orleans During
the day they waited upon John Foley, Of
the committee of seventy Congressman
| Roosevelt and other citizens were present.
| They related their grievances and asked
for suggestions Mr. Foley suggested that
they petition the President, who, in his
opinion, would promptly remedy any
grievance existing
The German Democratic Central Com
mittee last night reaffirmed the principles
of the Cincinnati platform and took steps
to reorganize on its principles
In the Oyer and Terminer to-day George
Francis Train plead guilty to publishing a
paper called the Train League" which,
according to the Indictment, is an obscene
publication, but exonerated Nichols from
completely The latter was bailed, and
Train was remanded to the Toombs,
At Washington it is thought the polyga-
my problem will soon be settled by the
administration The delegation in the in
terest of Young in that city, who recently
came from Utah, are working with less
hope to avert the coming storm Presi-
dent Grant has recently expressed deter
mination to put an end to Mormon Insti-
tutions After the holidays the necessary
laws will be presented in Congress. Ru-
mors of an impending change among the
high officials of Utah are current
A party of New York capitalists lately
arrived in Washington having in view the
carrying out at their own expense of I'M
provements in the District, if in return
Congress donate to them lands of equiva-
; lent value
One of the ablest members ofthe appro-
priation committee doubts if any postal tel
egraph bill viii be passed during the pres.
ent session of Congress. The measure o.
Mr.. Cresswel seems to meet with disfa.
yor
The Herald publishes an official list O
stockholders as well as dividends and allot
ments of the Credit Mobilier obtained o
Thomas c. Durant, ex-President of tht
Union Pacific railroad Congressman, ex
Congressman and ex-Senators are repre-
sented in the list The son-in-law of 4
! prominent member of the present Hous,
is credited with large dividend and I5t
shares
A full jury was completed in the Stoke
case to-day The court cautioned then
= against speaking about the trial and whel
the court adjourned they were locke
! i up, but will be allowed to attend churche
| in the m0rning in the custody of off
. GERS
The settlement Of Jay Gould with tn
Erie r. r. Company was consummated tC
day. With the property reverting to th
r Company, is the Grand Opera House, i
which Fisk widow was interested, and tn
buildings on Duet street.
SARATOGA, Dec. 2l.-A citizens indig
nation meeting here, has resolved that a
advertised cock fight, with attendant rough
from New York and Troy, shall not tax
place in Saratoga.
AUGUSTA, GA, Dec 2l.-General An
brose Ransom Wright, editor of th
Chronicle and Sentinel, member-elect I
Congress from the Eighth District, die
this morning.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. 2l.-A fire at Dal
vile, Arkansas, last night, destroyed nea
ly half the business part of the town, il
c. Guiding the United States land Office an
the post Office
Il ST PAUL, Dec. 21.-A fire this NOR
ing burned the Old Settlers Home, {
= Bridge Square, together with two otht
buildings Loss $4,000.
- CINCINNATI, Dec 21.-From the repo
:. of the Superintendent of the Chamber
Commerce, submitted to the Chamber t
day, it appears that one hundred al
three towns in the West, exclusive of Oh
eago, Cincinnati, St Louis and Louisvill
have packed up to various dates rangiI
from December 9th to date, $50, 900 hog
O The estimate for the remainder of t
= season made by packers in these plac
aggregated ], 296,000 making the who
number for these places, which embra
nearly all the principal packing points
the West, exclusive of the four eiti
named, 1855, 900 hogs. This would ma
the increase over last year s whole seaso
of 293, 200. The remainder of the We
not including the four cities named, pack
last year, 63I 900. If the increase
\ those places unheard from should be
q the same ratio and like increase ia
s place in Cincinnati Chicago, st. Louis a
! Louisville, it would make the whole
crease in the four cities four hundred a
seventy five thousand, and in the renal
der four hundred and twelve thousar
This would make the aggregate increa
in the whole West SS7 900 and the aggl
Is. gate packing for the season 5,670,O00
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