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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1880
Page
2
Census data show Milwaukee Madison Syracuse Louisville and Chicago with varying gains and losses. Reports cite a canal accident, bank cases, railroad payments, flood damage, and a steamer fire killing several.
Reports span from Bloomington and Jacksonville to Springfield and Danville. Notable items include land claims related to Bloomington origin, a post office disturbance, local education moves in Springfield, a fatal refinery accident near East St. Louis, census results for Springfield and Decatur, and business failures in Chicago tanners Exitt, Danziozrin & Co.
The Illinois Supreme Court upholds the 1873 State Railroad law and the Railroad Company plans a US Supreme Court appeal. Republican nominations include Joan A. Kasson for Congress in Iowa Seventh, M. E. Cutta in Iowa Sixth, UO. W. Pavey in Illinois Nineteenth Minor District, Joseph Vergenton in Virginia Fourth, A. E. Stevenson in Illinois Thirteenth, Morgan R. Visitor in Pennsylvania Twenty First, and Da tlaskits Gay Chalks in Vermont First. Senator Cameron declines chairmanship from Whites Sulphur Springs Virginia.
The American Rifle Team won the International Rifle contest held at Dollymount near Dublin, edging the Belgians by eleven points as fresh instructions from the Vatican urge prudence in educational law.
The letter of acceptance from Gingeraw Weaver of Greenback fame calls for ending National Banks of Issue, opposes refunding bills, and warns against railroad and banking monopolies. Mixed updates include British Commons affirmation, American team’s Dollymount success, Berlin conference adjournment, and the Republican National Committee’s leadership reshuffle with Jewell and Dorsey. Political conventions nominate figures like General James W. Singleton, while the Democratic and Republican factions set future meeting dates and regional executive appointments.
A humorous tale from a household where ChowvEn boasts of bringing a judge home to dinner but arrives alone. Mrs Chowder asks for the judge, and he points to himself claiming he is a good judge of a dinner. A boy asks about close relations and learns they are relatives who never give you a seat.
A steamer explosion near Hell Gate shifts chaos as the Scawanahaka beachs near Sunken Meadow. Captain Charles H. Smith, burned but steady, steers through burning vessels to save passengers and reach ward's island hospitals. many lives saved, dozens feared dead.
A minister questions his Sunday school class about the Eutychus tale of a young man who fell asleep during Paul’s sermon and died then was revived. A quick reply from a little girl suggests ministers should learn not to preach too long sermons.
A downtown census taker spoke to a seven year old girl asking her to relay a message to her grandmother. The child hesitated but agreed saying she would tell her grandmother though she doubted she has one.
A saying compares judging character to reading a watch from its exterior. It urges that good works may lie hidden beneath a plain surface and emphasizes looking beyond appearances to discern value.
A fragment notes players sweating through hot nights and mentions ice water as a cooling aid, reflecting a casual sports scene."
A Chicago Tribune account describes a daring two hour transplant at the County Hospital. A boy’s skin from his thigh was grafted onto his sister’s burn, the pair kept in place by bandages as the mother and doctors watched. The operation aimed to save the sister’s life and renews in three weeks.
A fatal accident on the Northern Railroad during the New Sexpos regatta day killed Boston officials President F. W. Lincoln and Mrs. Dr. William Appleton. They were on a private car when a coupling pin broke, causing a crash as the train started. Mrs. Appleton died within minutes. Lincoln survived about seven hours. A bystander boy was injured.
The piece compares lost ships to broken lives and asylum inmates to an ever changing sea. It reflects on memory, loss, and the sorrow of those who drift toward ruin, noting that the dying and dead fade from daily streets yet linger in the flood of past deeds. The Detroit Free Press tone frames a somber meditation on fate.
In Harry Eli’s Magic Morsels the London Academy objects to tea with meals, arguing tannin impedes nutrient absorption. The author agrees tea, when taken after heavy meals, can hinder digestion and late-stomach processes. An act of charity is noted as well.
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