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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1873
Page
6
Disjointed OCR text mixes a court scene with domestic chatter and nautical jargon. It references an assault and battery between two men named Brown and Son, a witnesses’ questioning, a disturbed household, and a garbled exchange about a billiard hall incident, ending with a military nautical maneuver description.
The piece extols Sunday as a weekly rest ordained by God, describing workers from laborers to professionals finding renewal and gratitude. It contrasts revival excitement with fear of holiness, and ends with a hopeful vision of heaven as the Father’s abundant inheritance for the faithful child.
In his annual address Bishop Littlejohn of Long Island laments scarce funds for local uses and urges better clergy advocacy. He cites lean finances, weak Sunday schools, and calls for timely parish support to avoid relying on distant prosperity.
A report urges the standing committee to address insufficient clergy effort for Sunday School programs. It warns that continued apathy may bring moral blame upon clergy and calls for timely action to improve involvement.
The Lexington Press reports the Clay County sheriff brought two men, James Turner and Francis Pace, to Kentucky on charges tied to the 1872 murders of Middleton and Fields. Turner, famed bushwhacker and guerrilla leader, terrorized Virginia and Kentucky counties, earning a reputation for brutal violence and numerous killings. The accused, along with Pace, await trial in Lexington jail after capture and transfer from Clay County, with potential delivery to Clay authorities for justice.
The chair he used as presiding officer of the House of Representatives at the Capitol sale was bought by the employer of the House and sent to Colfax in South Bend Indiana. A May 28 letter from Edward McPherson John R. Hunt John Hillersey O S Buxton and others confirms the act as a token of appreciation and respect. Twenty five cotton cases remain pending in the Court of Claims for government seizure of cotton.
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