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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1877
Page
3
Froeport Journal reports official returns show this year’s Illinois corn harvest exceeding last year by about 90 million bushels. Strong yields across counties boost estimates. analysts anticipate continued gains into the harvest season.
Miss Anna Dickinson lies seriously ill at Mrs. General Chatfield's residence in Elizabeth New Jersey. The Petersburg Index Appeal notes Mr Tilden may enter the Senate but will not again be the Democratic presidential candidate. The piece urges timely acceptance of this reality for all involved.
The Natchez Democrat warns Adams County Mississippi Republicans, largely colored men, against making nominations. It reminds readers of the difficulties of peacefully electing their men and the utter impossibility of their men giving the required bonds.
Dispatch from Terre Haute dated November 66 reports a delegation bearing Gov Williams commission appointing Daniel W Voorhees to the U S Senate to fill the Morton vacancy Voorhees accepted the nomination and paid tribute to the deceased senator
The Charleston News reports that Congressmen Aiken and Evans understand the Postmaster General will not remove postmasters, route agents, or other Post Office Dept personnel except for cause. The editors agree the Postmaster General is right, but argue that when ample cause exists these officials should receive the "grand bounce" without ceremony.
Senator Morton leaves a wife and three sons. Eldest John Morton, 30, with a wife and two children, is a revenue agent in Alaska. Walter Morton, a Chester Military Academy graduate, is a civil engineer with recent duties at the Mississippi jetties. Youngest Oliver P Morton, 19, studies at Yale.
In a letter to the editor, William Lloyd Garrison condemns the President's policy yet grants honest intent. He argues upright purpose cannot excuse blunders and dangers of the measures, promising a full letter next week.
A collection of editorials praising Oliver P. Morton, highlighting his patriotism, leadership, and steadfast will. The pieces describe Morton as a unifying and fearless figure who inspired obedience and kept states aligned with unwavering purpose during and after the war. Multiple papers hail his decisive action and lasting impact on governance and civil rights.
Reporting on yesterday’s elections in New York New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts Pennsylvania Wisconsin detailed outcomes for state officers legislatures and governors. It notes Goodhue and Trembor results mighty swings and lists party majorities, with Illinois Illinois local results and Chicago hints as votes trickle in.
A major earthquake shook the Northwestern States and Eastern Canada around 2 a.m. Sunday. Shocks were felt from Ogdensburg to Plattsburgh, Schuylerville, and along New York Central and Utica and Black River railroads, plus Vermont and western Massachusetts. Buildings trembled in New York and New Hampshire towns, bells rung in Lebanon, and shocks persisted from 10 to 40 seconds with rumbling sounds and furniture upheaval. Similar tremors were reported in Montreal Ottawa Cornwall and other Canadian locales, with St John’s and Quebec also feeling quakes lasting over ten seconds. The Panama Star mentions October 9 quakes in Lima Callao and nearby.
Paris November 5 General Grant received Madame MacMahon and son De Tallyrand and Admiral Gicquel des Souches minister of Marine Returns show 567 Republicans and 850 Conservatives elected to the Councils General Republicans gain 89 seats with 29 second ballots needed and 568 districts still to hear from It is not known how gains are distributed or how majorities will shift It is expected Republican triumph will be modified when complete returns arrive The Republicans claim large gains in elections for Councils of Arrondissements
INDIANAPOLIS Nov 1 The Nation mourns Senator Morton as he dies after a long night of agony. Witnesses describe a scene of quiet grief with Mrs Morton and their two sons at his bedside. Dr Thompson notes excruciating pain and the governor's final words “I am dying.”
A lengthy portrait of Oliver P. Morton born August 4 1823 in Wayne County Indiana. It covers his early life in New Jersey Ohio and Indiana, schooling at Wayne County Seminary Miami University and law studies under John Newman. It notes his rise in Wayne County Bar his famed four hour Jacob Thompson case his shift from Democrat to Republican and his reputation as a formidable war governor of Indiana. It highlights his 1860 Indianapolis address on secession his rapid mobilization of Indiana troops for Lincoln and his battle with Democratic opposition in 1862 1863 including a power struggle over state military control. It ends with Morton’s resourcefulness to sustain Indiana government during the Civil War.
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