The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-15
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The Phoenix Hotel, in Moline, is now |
kept by VIM. Beardslee.
DIR. R. VI, Swander, of st. Louis, is on |
a visit to his parents in Moline,
There was a time when Grant said he
had no policy to enforce against the will of
the people. That time has passed,
"A military company is in process of
organization in Davenport, and, it is thought,
will soon be in condition to draw from the
state its arms and accoutrements.
The remarks of Hon. VIM. E. Dodge
at the great Indignation meeting in New
York will be read with interest by many
people in this city who are personally &C
quainted with him. See inside of this pa
per.
Gov. Garland. of Arkansas, has done
neat thing in directing prosecuting at
torneys to bring every man in the state
who complains of outrages before some
grand jury and use him as witness to
prove the outrage. to the end that the
guilty may be punished. These outrage
makers will now have to prove their as
sertlons or be branded as liars,
| "A Springfield, ILL.,, telegram of the
l4th says: "A convention of the men,
bers Of the Miners Union of Illinois, met
to-day. The delegates represent 10000
miners George Kuyhorn, of Belleville,
was reelected president. A resolution
was adopted, declaring against strikes and
in favor of arbitrating all differences be-
tween miners and employees
J The De Kalb members of the 8th ILL
/ nois cavalry have commenced suit agains
that county for their back pay" having
hunted up an old resolution passed by tht
supervisors thirteen years ago, granting
each volunteer $lOO bounty, sos of which
, they had already received There wer,
$40 Of them, and $50 600 will be required
to pay all the claims with the accumulated
interest.
The Railroad Gazette contains tn,
following item concerning the Rockford
Rock Island & St. Louis railroad: TIL
] Receivers report, which is published il
full in Germany. recommends the abandon
ment of the Sagetown 4 Keithsburg line
: which cannot be made to pay working ex
! penses, and says that great many renew
p ais will be needed soon, in bridges. ties an
rails especially, while 200 out of 260 mile
of the road is without fencing.
1T is said that considerable dissatisfac
t ton exists among the tax payers of Molin
E city and township, with reference to som
a matters connected with the payment q
, taxes, and public meeting If citizens in
- terested in the premises is to be held a
: Timms Hall, on Saturday evening, for tn
purpose of organizing an association t
correct the evils complained of, and for fl
ture protection of the interests of tax pay
ers 10 the city and township of Moline.
The Davenport Democrat is inf,rme,
g that number of lady gymnasts are in reg
e ular practice in certain room on Brad
J. street, which they have engaged for tn
. purpose They do their contortious i
% slippers, striped stockings, loose pants an
r other things, in which costume they ar
o said to look sweetly pretty, They run
J. jump. swing, pull weights. and do LOT
of difficult things Some of them ar
given to practice on the trapeze and hnr
Y, zontal bar, while it was noticed that tn
p married woman mostly devote their e
e forts to practice in swinging the heav
clubs.