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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1872
Page
2
The Freeport Journal notes Grant’s lead in Pennsylvania by 137000 and reports that after polls closed eighteen hours earlier he carried thirty states. It also cites official returns aligning with the paper’s claim. A galva blaze destroys much of Henry County’s business district with estimated losses around 300000.
Senator Trumbull announced last week he would step down from the Judiciary Committee chairman post. He is praised for honoring longstanding norms of resigning committee leadership when changing political affiliation, a practice cited across parties for decades.
Mr. Greeley born in New Jamp shire receives 6 000 majority for Grant. In New York Grant leads by 50 000. Greeley represented Oregon at the 1860 Republican Convention and Grant gains 2 000 there. In Ohio the Greeley presidential movement begins as Grant wins 50 000.
It was once believed that cold, damp weather aided horse disease spread, but dispatches show the illness moving south to Charleston, South Carolina. Spanish authorities in Havana fear the outbreak and will quarantine all horses arriving from the country, challenging the idea that cold climate is necessary for its origin.
A fragment from the Nye Tribune editorial argues Horace Greeley, long opposed to capital punishment, now questions whether hanging for murder is still justified as crime rises nationwide. The piece mocks his “maudlin twaddle” and claims inconsistency in his views.
Full official returns from all counties show President vote totals with Grant leading over Greeley and O Conor by large margins. Governor results favor Oglesby over Koerner, while Beveridge leads Black for Lieutenant Governor and Harlow tops rivals for Secretary of State. State Auditor Lippincott leads by about sixty thousand.
A gigantic stock corner manipulated by Vanderbilt and Jay Gould cropped out in New York last Friday. Northwestern Railroad common stock, quoted at 5 at Hoard Thursday open, surged to 200 before closing, then tumbled to 96 by Saturday, amid market manipulation rumors.
The forty second Congress begins next Monday as lawmakers start a busy session with substantial unfinished business from the previous session awaiting action.
Immigration from Germany to the United States rose in October with 12,046 Germans landing at Castle Garden New York, 3,334 more than the previous year. Since January 1 total German arrivals reached 110,888, up from last year, as many intend to pursue farming and industrial work in the West. The piece argues the imperial government unlikely to ban German emigration and praises Germans for thrift, skill, and contributions to national wealth, urging welcome to expanding western opportunities.
The horse disease has spread through the city and surrounding country with thousands affected. No fatal cases yet, but many are in critical condition and recovery risk remains high. Stables closed, trade disrupted, and caution urged as relapses and new complications like dropsy threaten. A Racine Journal note recalls a Chicago incident about overpricing and a man buying a wheelbarrow to transport a trunk, highlighting public concerns over services and costs.
The telegraph reports that Horace Greeley is said to be insane, though his friends claim he is suffering mental prostration. The wording reflects the era's uncertainty and reliance on secondhand accounts for a prominent public figure's health.
The Chicago Times declares the Democratic Party dead by defection and fraud, calling the coalition fraudulent and the party’s leaders as generals defeated at political Waterloo. It condemns the party's organization as disintegrated with no viable successor or vitality remaining.
The piece discusses Grant’s potential second term and compares him with Lincoln and Jackson while noting opposition figures like Henry Wilson. It mentions public sentiment in states like Kentucky and references editorials from Cincinnati Commercial and Hartford Times. A humorous aside about a Skowhegan minister is included.
A travel sketch of Nashotah Wisconsin describes the 25 mile west of Milwaukee location on the Milwaukee and St Paul line and the Seminary campus with Bishop White hall Shelton hall the President's house and the Chapel. It notes lakes around Oconomowoc the surrounding country and the two lakes La Belle and Fowler. It highlights Nashotah Seminary's support by church contributions and its growing influence with students from many states and Canada. It mentions visiting pleasure seekers from the Union last summer and that Chicago and St Louis families are building summer residences as the area becomes a popular resort.
Jay Gould, former President and Treasurer of the Erie Railroad, is under arrest for defrauding the company of nearly 10 million dollars. The new Erie president Mr. Watson reports a thorough audit. Gould calls the affair a stock gambling operation and posts bail of 1 million with Augustus Schiell and Horace Clark as sureties.
Dispatches from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line report buffalo roving in the thousands along the western Kansas border making trains unsafe. The herd blocks tracks as they move south in vast numbers, forcing transportation delays and caution.
Whitelaw Reid is described as shaping public sentiment with a persuasive air, cited by Greeley as a triumph in influence. The reference notes the instrument is not an organ, implying a different means of persuasion or rhetoric rather than melody.
A brief item notes a tradesman in New York advertising aerated blacking with a quirky line about burying love in a garden to make an apple tree grow. The fragment suggests a novelty sales pitch and domestic curiosities in the city.
A humorous quip plays on role reversal and identity with a punchline about parenting duties and expectations.
Washington reports on a White House briefing about a Philadelphia Post Office interview with Pennsylvania politicians. The President reaffirmed strict adherence to civil service rules for all future appointments despite calls to bypass them.
A mosaic of brief items notes Boston fire implications and trials. Meade’s life insured for $10,000. Nilsson’s burned Boston house valued at $51,000. a New York juror loses $200,000 by the fire. Reports glimpse Keokuk and St. Louis railroad progress, Kansas teachers call for higher salaries, Yosemite visitors total 2,800, and local crime and politics tidbits across states.
A New York World report notes a swift outbreak of a fatal poultry disease across state pens. Washington Market fowl show dark necks and enlarged heads. traders doubt the illness yet describe rapid deaths and rising prices. Officials warn the trade could collapse if unchecked.
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