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Newspaper
Macomb Eagle
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1874
Page
2
State announces sale of lands and town lots for 1875 taxes and costs. Public sale will be held at the Circuit Court Room in Macomb on June 15, 1874 at 10 a.m. to satisfy judgments, with proceeds used to satisfy tax and interest. Officials Anthony Thornton treasurer and ex officio collector.
McDonough County Illinois treasurer Anthony Thornton and publisher Charles H. Whitaker certify unpaid 1874 taxes on lands and town lots. Costs accrue per tract or lot: twenty three and thirteen cents base, with sale costs seventy and fifty one cents. Notice published in Macomb’s Macomb Eagle on April eighteenth 1874.
Reports from India describe grim famine conditions with $12,500,600 spent by March and $75,000,000 projected by October. Workers on relief schemes face starvation, disease, and inadequate pay while transport and food distribution lag. Sir George Campbell warned of the emergency and the vice regal leadership is criticized.
Hammond the revivalist angered Hiberniosa residents by entering Brittingham Hall during a matinee prep. He was ordered to leave but said he was there to test his voice for a performance.
The Mobile Register quotes a harsh stance calling for shooting anyone who mocks Tupper, describing strong punishment for those who read Tupper.
The Macomb Eagle edited by Whitaker serves as the county’s official newspaper with the largest circulation in McDonough County.
The Macomb mayor and city council clash over whisky license voting. A petition from Mrs Branca and Mrs Elder Lucas seeks to let voters decide in May. After council split, the mayor backed delaying the vote but later a meeting allowed submission to the people at the forthcoming city election.
The House passed a bill abolishing preemption land limits while preserving President’s power to offer lands. Railroad land grants would be forfeited for noncompliance and then opened to actual settlers under the homestead provisions. The measure aims to place millions of acres of land within reach of settlers and aid Southern veterans in farming.
Chicago lawyer and long time Illinois figure Hon. Thomas J. Turner died recently at Hot Springs Arkansas. He gained early fame prosecuting the Davenport murderers in Rock Island and later served in Congress in 1846. Turner held many civil roles, from state legislature to constitutional convention, and commanded a Civil War regiment. Peace to his ashes.
A majority of three miners in Clay county agreed to return to work as a coal cutting machine invented in Indianapolis aided the settlement. The city of Philadelphia faces debt surpassing twice the state total and plans to raise it to 80 million dollars by City Council proposal.
A lengthy statement from Eldorado criticizes a half dozen Grangers caucus decisions that rigged tickets, defeated Democrat Long, and shifted power to Republicans, urging unity and fair play for the reform movement in McDonough county.
A 1874 letter from F. W. Ross in Col orado argues farming and stock raising are viable for settlers. He cites yields from 25 to 80 bushels per acre for wheat, 60 to 65 for oats, potatoes 150 to 200 bushels, and beef at 8 cents per pound. He notes dry winters, good roads, and rising government land sales, with wages similar to Illinois.
Charles House of Middletown met with a sad misfortune after leaving with an ax toward timber. He reportedly injured himself, with speculation ranging from self harm to an accident. His wife, recently married, mourns as details remain unclear and no motive or instrument is confirmed.
The readable fragments describe a man named Hance and another called Bird linked to a Topeka incident last winter. A Bourbon county jury is mentioned for a prosecution involving these individuals and an apparent tobacco or stock matter. The text is garbled, but implies a criminal trial with multiple named persons and local officials.
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