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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1874
Page
2
Governor Beveridge to speak on decoration day in Mound City. Reports from Nebraska ports praise grain and fruit prospects. Senate passes Civil Rights bill after a long session. New Mexico statehood moves ahead. Dubuque wages war on whiskey as liquor prosecutions rise.
Last Thursday in Washington Miss Nellie Grant wed Mr Sartoris of England at 11 o clock in the White House with Rev Dr Tiffany officiating. A small guest list included Sir Edward Thornton and staff, Supreme Court Justices, Vice President Wilson, about a dozen Senators and Representatives, armed services officers in full dress, and notable personal friends of the President. Gifts totaled thousands of dollars in value.
The Arkansas crisis is portrayed as near anarchy with legislators demanding action against Senators Clayton and Dorasy as Governor Baxter's tenure faces revolt rumors. Professor Swing is acquitted. his Presbyterian case moves toward potential appeal. A Georgian education project by William Craft seeks to educate black children on a plantation plan, amid prior Klan violence.
The court martial ruling favorable to General Howard clears him of charges and affirms his character and conduct as officer and commissioner. The piece notes prior malice and cites telegraphic confirmation from his counsel, praising his wartime service and Freedmen’s Bureau work. It also urges greater relief efforts for southern flood victims and Mississippi famine as New Orleans appeals for $1,000,000 in aid.
The Civil Rights bill advanced after a night of debate in the Senate with 29 yeas and 16 nays. Democrats opposed it citing opposition to mixed public schools while Republicans were split. final passage prompted applause from in-gallery Black spectators. Adjourned until Monday after a 20 hour session.
A London letter reports the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh missing from the Queen's drawing room amid questions of precedence. It also notes the Clarence House appearance and debates on entrances. Austria describes a beer price riot in Ling and a Danube dumping of brewery goods. Paris intrigue on the Assembly crisis and a duel involving Metternich. Spain reports Carlist clashes near Bilbao with reinforcements aiding volunteers near Santander. Additional notes list American students drowned at Lake Geneva and tensions over Dominican affairs and Samana lease.
From the Geneseo Republic report of a Cambridge meeting of farmers party wire-pullers. Attendees included James M. Allan R Hinman D M B Potter D Daniel Jones Liberal and others. The piece accuses office-holders and wire-pullers of manipulating county convention, calling Henry county farmers to repudiate such leadership.
Dr Samuel G Howe late resident Commissioner of the Samana Bay Company arrives at Samana Bay recounting Captain Lowerys threats to seize control of the peninsula and later the island. Howe describes the Canandaiguas arrival April 20 without home department authority and Lowerys planned forcible interference followed by delays and a decision to refer the matter to the Dominican president.
The Republican voters of Illinois are urged to elect delegates to a state convention in Springfield on June 17, 1874, to nominate candidates for state treasurer and superintendent of public instruction. Delegates allotted by county based on the 1872 presidential vote, with one delegate per 400 votes and one for each 150 votes of a fraction.
The Civil Rights bill as read would grant full and equal access to inns public conveyances theaters schools cemeteries and public institutions for all citizens and others regardless of race or color. It imposes penalties of 500 dollars per offense and up to 1000 dollars fine or one year in prison for denial of benefits with certain procedural options and exceptions.
The text outlines that federal and territorial courts may prosecute offenders under the act, with authorities empowered to arrest imprison and bail. It requires jurors be chosen without discrimination by race color or servitude history, with penalties up to 1000 dollars for wrongdoing. It also states all cases under the act shall be reviewed by the Supreme Court under existing laws.
The notice outlines upcoming political events with dates and locations including June 1 Oregon election June 10 Illinois Independent Convention June 10 Indiana Reform Convention June 17 Illinois Republican and Indiana Republican Conventions June 23 Maine Democratic Convention June 24 Iowa Anti Monopoly Convention July 1 Iowa Republican Convention July 15 Indiana Democratic Convention July 15 Ohio Democratic Convention July 29 Alabama Conservative Convention
Northampton dispatch reports 1,200 destitute homeless in Mill River valley needing immediate relief and $100,000. 1,500 workers cleared debris after flood. Nine bodies found, five unrecognizable due to decomposition as women lead efforts to aid others.
Judge Krum of the Circuit Court ruled that national banks may not make loans on real estate security. The case involved Logan, Sterling Price & Co., and Mrs. Mather of St Charles, with Price & Co. selling notes to Union National Bank and taking a deed of trust. After Logan became a partner, the bank prepared to sell the property. Mrs. Mather sought an injunction against the sale, asserting the bank’s lack of authority to execute such loans. The decision preserves Congress limits on real estate lending by national banks and details potential recourse against Price & Co. if they are found liable.
A serious accident occurred last Tuesday morning involving Patrick Fitzgerald near Lena. He attempted to move long timbers that were longer than the wagon by pushing from each side with his son helping, but as the wagon approached the railroad near the cattle yard the timbers caused a crash, the team’s trot altered, and the load shifted badly.
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