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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1880
Page
3
Regular meeting of the council in August 1880 with the mayor presiding. Approvals of minutes, firefighter and street reports, and July treasurer and sexton entries. The board authorized payments, repaired walls, and directed sidewalk and bridge actions while organizing hose company funding and appointing inspectors.
The council met at the mayor's call to act on P W Jockeys bill and to discuss Liberty street sidewalk. The mayor presided with Aldermen Zartman Taylor Waddell and Porter present. The Public Grounds committee reported on TP Rockeys cemetery fence bill.
Monday evening 1880 council met to act on liquor licenses for various firms for year ending Aug 1 1881. Bonds approved and licenses granted. Benton street opening and bridge project authorized up to 150 dollars. Street repairs on Galena street crossing ordered. Attest: city clerk.
A Carlisle Herald letter from 1880 claims Democratic opposition to pension bills and accuses Beltzhoover of forged notes. The Philadelphia Press relayed proof of authenticity via telegraph and a Carlisle dispatch confirms handwriting and source, stating the letter was Beltzhoover’s and will be produced.
An interview with Capt. Chas. Langridge of the 6th Wisconsin recounts an August 1862 episode near Yorktown. Langridge claims Hancock forced thirsty regiments to pour out canteens and subjected units to a rapid battalion drill for an hour, describing the general as brutal and unfit as a gentleman.
A Notristown Penn gentleman recalls Benjamin F. Hancock a Copperhead who blocked a Schuylkill bridge tolls in 1861 to hinder Union troops. The piece notes his son marched with the soldiers, while warning of press interference by Southern partisan orators. It ends with weather signals and a Dr Thomas erectile oil ad and a San Francisco Chronicle critique.
The upper part of a fluted column supporting the west portico of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, has failed. Scaffolding surrounds the structure as repairs proceed. About half the upper course near the capital cracked and separated, making the column dangerous. a replacement block weighing over two thousand pounds will be fitted.
The JOURNAL declares its aim as a reliable local record and steadfast Republican advocate. It pledges independence from cliques, a stance against evils or corrupt measures, and seeks active Republican cooperation during a politically intense year.
A call to party members to spread Republican doctrine by signing up friends and neighbors as new subscribers, encouraging mobilization and support for the sound republican program through increased readership.
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