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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1882
Page
2
Estate notice for John Be Smith with commissioners sale details. Includes names Boger Muliney DePpar Roota Sherdarainitiator and others, with chamber sle and wall paper listings. Indicates county probate and official notices in a fragmented 19th century newspaper snippet.
A fragmented, old copy discusses Mr. Burehach of the Mint opposing silver in eninage, government spending, and futuristic currency plans. It mentions prison incentives in Illinois, publishing ambitions for a Freeport paper, and Hon. Horace Maynard’s death in Knoxville, noting his Tennessee Congress tenure and roles.
Hon James G Blaine praises Garfield amid attacks and death in a lengthy oration. A new Christian Garfield Memorial church will be built in Washington on Vermont Avenue with a frame building moved to face Fourteenth Street during construction. Funds exist to finish the chancel and cover the main, with about 15000 more expected from the West. Congressman Hawk serves on the building committee. Ohio Republicans urge religious support to boost turnout in Cincinnati districts this fall, with Warner M Bateman signaling reliance on religious groups for victory.
The Morgan County weekly Eugle reports General Saith D Atking of Freeport as the leading predecessor, claiming a 1602 majority over Mr. Richards. It cites 2064 names on petitions, 231 on Richards and 1833 on ours, with 821 known Republicans, per a certificate from Robert Little, Secretary.
The document certifies examination of the petition for the re appointment of Gen l 8 D Atking as Postmaster at Freeport Illinois and lists 121 Republican names. It also reprints several quoted passages from the Rockford Gazette New York Tribune and others about General Hurlbut Captain Mayne Reid and the farm laborer, noting library, memory, and poverty. the climate of labor, wages, and schooling. and the hardships of emigration.
The Rouchelle Register critic Mec Otis denounces Washburn Burchard and Major Hawk as ordinary men while praising the district’s congressman. The Oregon Independent lampoons Otis as weak on talent and recalls Ned Baker, Col. Turner, and General Bull’s Bluff casualty figures in a sharp critique of local political figures.
The district has produced many able lawmakers including Baker, Turner, Campbell, Washburn, Burchard and Hawk. It has long been ably represented in Congress by a gallant soldier and honorable gentleman who earned respect and esteem among fellow members in the U.S. Congress.
The piece recounts William W. Ker’s shift in views after serving in South Carolina election cases and facing mob hostility, noting his belief in convictions for poll fraud. It also covers Lincoln Memorial services in Springfield where Major J A Connolly, United States District Attorney, delivered a poignant address on Civil War valor and Lincoln’s legacy amid wartime recollections.
Nation mourns as President Lincoln is shot by Booth amid celebrations of Union victory. The text recalls Sherman’s march, Grant’s Wilderness, and emancipation, tying triumph to tragedy and the nation’s hope in a new era of peace and freedom for enslaved people.
Funeral of Stephen A. Hurlbut, late United States Minister to Peru, drew about ten thousand mourners in Belvidere. Knights Templar, Grand Army of the Republic, and other groups formed a long cortege through Chicago and Northwestern lines to the depot. Addresses by Rev Kerr, Gen Atkins, and others honored the soldier scholar and statesman, with ritual burial at Belvidere Cemetery following ceremonies at the stand.
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