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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1870
Page
4
A jumble of tidbits spans church disputes, sensational crimes, and foreign misfortunes. Notes on Baptists, a fatally comic tooth tale, new marriage service quips, and murder reports mingle with cholera in Africa, riots in Cuba, and a Paris kitchen robbery thwarted by a Grenadier. News from Guilford details a brutal self inflicted spree. Arkansas presses warn that education must rise despite Democratic subscriptions.
Senate reports bills on railroads and an amendment expanding female clerks eligibility. Arctic expeditions authorized. Conference committees on Fifteenth Amendment and Army bills. House sees many bills, including election fraud detection, St Lawrence navigation, and eight hour work bill over. Tonnage duties relief passed for some vessels. Diplomatic funding questions and ministerial appointments debated. Chief Justice salary fixed at 10000, others at 8000 and 6500. DC government structure bill advanced. Wallace seated after SC contest ruling. Idaho Territory laws repealed including Chinamen tax. Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement conference result 133 to 68.
In the Senate a memorial from Dominican citizens against annexation was objected to and not received. The appropriation bill debate featured river and harbor additions withdrawn. The Conference Committee report on the Fifteenth Amendment enforcement bill was received. it remains largely unchanged, granting enforcement powers to federal courts for elections with alleged colored vote suppression. In the House, commerce revival bill discussion continued but no vote. the Wallace vs Simpson contested seat was not considered. Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill discussion focused on Cuba action. Logan urged decisive Cuban policy, Sargent blamed past naval underfunding. Committee rose, report to House, bill passed.
Proceedings from Wednesday May 25 note Chandler's land grant bill for Portage Lake and River Improvement Co. and a $200,000 Freedmen's Bureau aid for Wilberforce University. House and Senate consider Consular and Diplomatic bills, Fifteenth Amendment enforcement conference report adopted, Apportionment bill reported with amendments, Banking and Currency seen next session. Commerce bill debated. Lynch substitution adds vessel construction drawback with free ship stores and coal. Northern Pacific Railroad joint resolution reported. land sale prohibition terms debated and rejected.
On Thursday May 26 the Senate reported a mail route bill to the west coast of South America and adopted amendments to the Appropriation bill. The House passed a bill annulling a New Mexico land execution clause with a $1,000 homestead proviso. The Northern Pacific Railroad bill passed 107 to 85 after rejecting all amendments, while the Fifteenth Amendment conference report moved forward. The commercial and navigation revival bill faced a lengthy debate and was tabled by a 61 to 105 vote.
In the Senate on Friday February 27 a Fox and Wisconsin river improvement bill was introduced by Mr Howe. The House mileage deficien cies bill moved from the Appropriations Committee. The Foreign Relations Committee reported a bill granting 825000 dollars to settle an old British claim. An appropriation bill passed with an amendment to place female clerks in the department on equal pay with men. Additional appropriations covered Capitol grounds extension and an expedition to the North Pole. A debate over moving the Capitol grounds to Caycel in the Mississippi valley arose amid discussion.
Proceedings describe Senator Chandler of Michigan urging restored foreign commerce via a draw back, annexation ideas including the Gulf Islands Sand wich Islands Canada and British Columbia and San Domingo. House actions include 1812 pension bill expansion to widows and notes on tax paragraphs for banks amusements and distillers. House and Senate adjourned to Tuesday for Decoration services.
Letter from Camp Co. D 2xv U. 8. Cavalry recounts a chase and engagement on May 4 1870 with Sioux tribes near Wind River Valley. Major Gordon and soldiers pursue cattle thieves, Lt Stambaugh is mortally wounded and dies atop a mountain while Sgt Brown is wounded. The group drags the body to safety, then resumes patrols after a heavy snowstorm.
Letter from Lieutenant W. A. Dinwippre recounts a frontier encounter in which Gooden, a hunter, killed a man he identified as the Arapahoe chief Knock-Knee during an armed clash with about twenty Indians on Little Poppagic. The confrontation ends with Gooden retreating to camp after killing two natives, the band pursuing him until nightfall. Dinwippre asserts this marks the first thorough defeat of Indians in the region and links the raiding party to the recent murders of seven citizens by Medicine Man and Arapahoes.
A Thursday afternoon basket picnic hosted by Mr. Murphy and Illinois Central Railroad employees drew about two hundred guests. The group traveled from the depot in three company cars to a shaded grove with a dancing floor, swings, and an outdoor feast of ice cream and lemonade. Music by Clark Black and Packard accompanied dancing and social gaiety before the return train at six, with a final vote of thanks to the host and his team.
Our readers should notice the advertisement of W. S. Lambs White and Pure Wine Vinegar Kia is one of the very few Vinegars free from mineral and poisonous acids. While health destroying adulterations are palmed off as vinegar, housekeepers should seek Lambs Vinegar and ask their grocer for it. Its superior excellence is guaranteed.
The ladies of Zion Church Parish present an evening of entertainment at Hettinger's Hall featuring notable local talent. Ice cream and strawberries will be served as part of the event.
W B White offers the best pictures at the lowest prices from his elegant Photographic Gallery over Pelton's Store. One of the Wests most successful artists, he invites customers to call on White for portraits and photographs.
STINK and Bro warn the public not to pay money to Jackson H Hiller who has not been employed for three months and is not authorized to collect for them. Freeport June 1 1870.
Public notice states hardware items are being sold cheaply at Lawyer and Burchard's store. Call for details on available goods and pricing, with emphasis on affordable hardware selections.
The best largest and cheapest stock of wall paper is offered by G. M. Clayton.
Owing to great experience in the art of Photography, he thoroughly understands it and is enabled to take pictures unrivaled for tone and finish. He makes all sizes and styles, defies competition in quality, with prices as low as the lowest. Stephen on Street, corner of Exchange, upstairs.
The Briggs House in Chicago is praised as equal to the Tremont and Sherman and, in some respects, superior. The notice highly recommends the Briggs to readers visiting the city, calling it the best hotel in Chicago.
Strictly Reliable Insurance can be effected on your property upon application at the Agency of Messrs Porter and Wright who are agents for sound US companies including the North American of New York New goods daily arriving at McNamara s Fres from the best factories in the world ie
Local notes report Yae offerings and Io Cream alongside soda water at J. D. Diffenbaugh’s shop. The brief item highlights a small, transient display or sale in the storefront, with no further details on dates or prices.
A fragment from Dizon Telegraphy extols Freeport as a thriving city with elegant residences and a magnificent surrounding country. It highlights numerous fine friends and overall success in the area.
Postage rates listed show 38 cents per letter in an Illinois case tied to Mra A C Starkweather of Wilmington and Mra C C Whitmer of Shannon, with Worcester Skirt Company in Worcester Massachusetts referenced amid brief, unnamed entries.
An advertisement at 123 Stephenson Street promotes men and boys clothing and cassimerea with deep discounts. Seohrist and Lemon invite Cassimerea buyers to call and inspect the vast stock, promising advantage in purchasing.
Hats caps trunks and men s furnishings advertised cheaper than ever at Sechrist and Lemon cloth ing store opposite the Opera House Telw.
Feeman Graham of Rockford Illinois reports on Monday May 23 that the New Manney Self-Raking Reaper performed well in green rye five feet high. A second trial on Wednesday May 26 says it “worked most beautify” and cannot be beaten. Barneg & Co., 71& 01 & 03 Galena St.
Bright's Self-Raising Flour is presented by Mr. I Brigham agent in charge of the new Flour and Feed Store under the Monard House. The flour raises without baking powder or sour milk, making warm biscuits for tea easy and quick.
George S Dickey buys out J Mayer confectionery at 117 Stephenson street with Billy Mayer staying. The note wishes Dickey success and promises good value to customers, recalling Mayer’s long-standing business at the same address.
Readers dispute last week article about Child Starving and the Rhodea meat market case. Names spell Rote not Rhodes. parents of the child denied kinship to the Rhodes family.
A grand Illinois Central Railroad trip to Dunleith and Dubuque along the Mississippi River is planned to benefit the Embury and First M E Sabbath Schools. The excursion is set for June 12 or June 15.
Sudden Death reports Joseph Drewson of the town and Kansas origins, once with Capt Schermerhorn during the late war, infantly killed May 3 while descending a cleaned well. A bucket lowered him half way down and exposure to damps gas suffocated him. He died before aid could be given. He was 26, single, of good moral character, with many mourning friends locally.
Mr C C Best introduces pure male berry Java Coffee ready roasted and ground in airtight cans. It is touted as the best coffee in Freeport market with soldiers praising it as No 1. A Brown wooden cross was erected on ground near Silver Creek dedicating burial purposes.
A sales notice for spectacles at Ford and Wise Jewelry Store promises eye fitting with improved frames. Special attention is urged for difficult fits and a reminder to call on Saturday June 11th as noted in a separate column.
Readers praise Black Dragon Best Tsing Tea as pure and fresh no humbug and the best tea sold by Mr Best or any rival. The writers, their spouses, and visiting guests all concur it is the finest available in the market for discerning tea drinkers.
A number of recent accidents are described. A son of Mr. Joslyn broke both above and below the elbow joints with a slight joint split. Mr. B. Rishel, north of town, fractured his right arm after being thrown from a wagon as the team spooked. A son of Mr. Allen dislocated an arm, and a Dublin boy suffered a severe foot cut from an axe. The item requests readers to send particulars promptly.
A fragment notices readers to call at Freeport Flour Feed Store on Stephenson Street for the best of anything in their line, inviting inquiries and promising quality amid uncertain chances.
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