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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1877
Page
2
A Chicago banking closure marks the latest financial institution to shutter. In Congress a bill to repeal the Resumption Act passed the House by 183 to 120, signaling shifts in monetary policy and fiscal stance.
The article comments on defendants who seek mercy citing family welfare and questions why the world should show more concern for their families than the men themselves. It reflects on the moral stance in criminal cases and public sympathy.
A Postmaster reportedly signed checks while drunk, causing the bank to return them for signature verification. Question arises whether charges of drunkenness would be apt to “stick” in such a case, given the act involved and the official position.
A temperance speaker dismisses Major Cooper's portrait of the Bulletin editor as a waste of ammunition against a worthless target. The comment likens the attack to killing a mosquito with a cannon, signaling disdain for the editor's prominence.
A contemporary critique denounces Judge Davis and Illinois for backing the Democracy to seat Hamburg murderer Butler in the U.S. Senate last Thursday. It laments that if Gen. Jno. A. Logan had been returned, the nation would have been spared the disgrace.
President Trayes condemns officers found drunk as untrustworthy in high places and argues such men should not remain in office. The query asks whether the postmaster is an important position, implying scrutiny of trust and responsibility in key roles.
On Friday last the hired man, likely recovering from his latest debauch, bitterly attacked Maj. Cooper, who conducts temperance lectures in this city. He called the Major’s talks indecent for respectable people and slandered the Major, a reaction the writer sees as expected from such sources.
Senator Patterson explains he agreed to vote for Butler’s admission earlier in spring and published a letter indicating he would not vote. He says no bargain existed, claims Democratic gains in South Carolina influenced votes, and accuses Republicans of misreading his stance while warning of Democrats trapping Kellogg’s case.
A large petition to reappoint Gen. Atkins as Postmaster drew strong opinion in Freeport. Supporters praise his abilities while critics demand a full investigation into charges of drunkenness, calling for witnesses and proof to vindicate or condemn him. The piece attacks backers of the petition and urges better management and accountability in the Post Office.
A heated analysis argues that former Confederates dominate the national capital, with Republicans vanquished in the South and loyalty measured as a casualty. It warns of imminent control of Congress and the presidency by rebel leaders and calls for renewed public awakening.
List of patent awards to Illinois inventors for the week ending November 20 1877 with earlier October 30 1877 dates. Furnished by Cox and Cox patent solicitors of Washington DC. Entries include PD Columbia scale beams Chicago C Martin educational appliances Chicago T Brown Jr Jetter files Chicago W Trepus liquor shaker and strainer J Allison spring bed bottom Normal G Flower lubricators Chicago A Gotham artificial fuel Chicago Hickox paper pulp Springfield N Wright and C C Hill match safes Rockford.
Gold closed in New York on Monday evening at 103.
Washington observers recount a tense Senate day as Vice President Wheeler casts the decisive vote amid bitter lines over Hamburg Butler. Conkling Edmunds and Thurman clash while Democrats rally, and Paterson flips amid cloakroom lobbying as the chamber edges toward adjournment and a pending caucus.
A Miss Esther Hyde address before Rockford Woman's Missionary Society extols women's mission work as sacred and essential. It traces women's biblical role from Eve to Mary, praises courage and fidelity, and urges active service from childhood through old age, noting woman's redeeming influence and enduring call to aid the needy and spread virtue.
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