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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1875
Page
3
Burt Jr recalls a time honored home scene centered on a three legged black cherry table. A bygone one story dwelling held a settle, a clock, and sturdy chairs as family meals of bean porridge and doughnuts shaped a contented life. Many loved ones are now gone, leaving the circular table as memory.
A party of three Americans ascends Popocatepetl and spends a perilous night 4500 feet below the summit. Two reach the crater bottom, while one descends ill from exhaustion. They face gas, lava pools, and cliffs, survive a harrowing descent, and return to safety after a brutal, icy ordeal with local miners and Coronado.
The piece discusses Andrew Johnson's 1860s Senate election and his complex political identity. It notes he was a Tennessee Democrat who aligned with Unionists during the war and was nominated by Republicans for the Senate, with a prominent 1864 Lincoln renomination context. It also recalls a convention leader who knew Johnson as a Southern Unionist and old Democrat, not a defined Republican.
A long critique arguing Republicans dominated Illinois state government for fourteen years, steering governors, boards, and major contracts. It accuses the party of public plunder, heavy war and legal claims, and corruption tied to state finances, lawyers, and contracts, noting a 1874 swing back to power amid investigations.
The piece argues that charges of Republican corruption in Illinois were false and exaggerated. It claims investigations found little wrongdoing and lauds the state house build at low cost, praising a new constitution as evidence of honesty while dismissing former graft accusations. The article sides with the Republican view and denounces Democratic attacks.
John A Logan requests publication of a definitive refutation to a Wheatley affidavit alleging he recruited and deserted Confederate troops from Williamson County Illinois. He cites Col Thorndyke Brooks of Baltimore who recruited and commanded those men, and asserts personal innocence describing his Maryland origins and move to Williamson County before the war.
Col Thorndyke Brooks of Baltimore writes to Gen John A Logan denying a Wheatley affidavit alleging Logan recruited Confederates. Brooks states no Illinois recruits were involved and calls the Wheatley claim a libelous fabrication. He affirms his own Confederate service and his opposition to provocation with truth.
A block from Switzerland intended for a monument to the Brave of Agassiz has arrived in Cambridge and now awaits inscription.
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