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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1881
Page
4
Reports from New Mexico state that not fewer than i settlers were killed by Rad Indians near Nutt Station. In the clash between Indians and detachment of the 8th U S Cavalry four men died and seven were wounded.
Reports detail debt reductions and interest savings, Greenbacker gatherings in Massachusetts and New York, and Chicago editor conventions. Resolutions show support for Garfield, Oklahoma opening for freedmen, Mahone movement in Virginia, and colored teacher employment. Minnesota State Fair and large purses noted amid political arcana.
The article notes a divorce case involving ex Senator Chriebancy of Michigan dragging through a Washington court with increasingly filthy testimony. It also covers a Treasury inquiry into the steamer Plymouth Rock following an excursion accident and a critique of Sunday elections in France.
Captain H W Howgate disbursing officer of the United States Signal Service faces embezzlement charges totaling 40308 dollars. A preliminary hearing occurred in Washington before a United States Commissioner, and he was held on 40000 dollars bail. He assigned all his property in the District of Columbia to Mr. Morris Peters as surety on the bail bond. Howgate has been regarded as a leading figure in the Signal Service and his alleged conduct is deeply regretted.
The author argues Iowa electors will cast a light Greenback vote next election. It is suggested that strong electors may favor General Garfield, and that democracy has not become a chronic malady despite past concerns.
In casual talk Prof. A C Kennedy of Rochester, a noted reviser of the New Testament, says he has received very marked benefit from Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and recommends it to others.
A editorial argues that the Associated Press dispatches are becoming untrustworthy due to trash and falsehoods. It warns that public confidence in telegraphic reports is eroding and predicts a new, more reliable news service may replace the AP.
Receipts at Chicago on the 18th totaled 1395 car loads including 163 of wheat 1145 of corn 71 of oats 10 of rye and 2 of barley. The text notes ample last year’s crops still stored nationally and asserts no imminent famine despite shorter crops this season.
The article objects to Leo Hartmann a Russian nihilist applying for U S citizenship. It argues against admitting criminals and revolt instigators, urging only peaceful, law abiding immigrants who will develop homes and workplaces. It emphasizes a preference for civilized dispute resolution and warns of dangerous precedent.
Des Plaines northwest of Chicago opened a week camp meeting as a lively rain fell on the pious tents. Central and Western Iowa also saw showers while several groves host devout worshippers across Henry and Mercer counties. The writer notes the coincidence of rain with camp meetings and urges gratitude for needed showers amid drought fears.
U S Treasury appointees investigating the cattle disease pleuro pneumonialike warn Western governors and farmers not to buy calves from infected districts in the East. The infected area reaches from New York to Washington and inland, and introduction could spread the disease across the West.
Washington authorities halt annuity payments to Dreamers after uncovering a Wisconsin secret society among Sioux, Winnebago, and Pottawattamie Indians. The order, first formed three years ago, meets in a star chamber style to plan what is described as a revolutionary pay and possible uprising against whites.
The State Adjutant General reports that insufficient appropriations prevent en campments unless free transport and subsistence are provided by citizens. In those cases, volunteers serve without compensation from the State. The note outlines the current, constrained status of mobilizations.
The late Illinois Legislature showed little disposition to support the young men of the state in a laudable effort to keep alive a spark of military spirit. The record reflects limited credit given to the legislature despite sudden and momentous demands on life and property requiring local military aid.
Hon Stephen Miller former Governor of Minnesota 1864 to 1866 died at his Washington Minnesota home aged 65 He was born in Pennsylvania and lived in Harrisburg He was a noted stump speaker and temperance advocate Miller served in the Civil War rising from private to lieutenant colonel later served in the Minnesota Legislature was a Lincoln convention participant and an Elector He also worked for the St Paul and Sioux City railway land department Miller was stricken with paralysis three months ago and never recovered.
In Middletown Connecticut an industry has grown around slaughter byproducts. Bones are sawed by machines to create buttons and knife-handles from solid bone, knuckle joints ground for ferther use, and bone dust sold for forging. Fresh bone yields white buttons sold as Sitka ivory. The plant processed New York ox skins and blooded prices rose from 31 to 32 per ton, yet manufacturers retain profits.
A translation from the French published by I B Peterson & Bros Philadelphia, bound in heavy paper and mailed post paid for 75 cents. The work portrays studies or tales about a young man a husband a wife and a baby and argues true happiness lies in family life. For sale by booksellers or by mail from T B Peterson & Bros Philadelphia.
The piece argues that despite $15 622 000 000 spent annually on naval armament, the fleet remains inefficient and outdated. It questions Navy Department leadership and contrasts U S shipbuilding prowess with the poor state of vessels and aging machinery. It calls for a steady guiding hand in the Navy Department.
The article notes Wm. G. Marshall holds at least 50 000 bushels of corn bought when prices were low and now stored for market. It mentions large corn cribs near Orion and Osco along the Peoria road and along rail lines in the central corn belt, with potential to moderate future prices despite a poor local crop.
A partially prepared financial report notes that the grand total may change as final figures are completed. Authorities urge caution until all data is confirmed and released.
A Vatican letter to President Garfield expresses sorrow over the assassination attempt and wishes a speedy recovery. Cardinal Prevuss relays the Holy Father’s prayers for the president, noting broad Catholic support and the U S government’s gratitude as events evolve.
A Georgia law declares it a felony to propagate Mormonism within the state as lawmakers pledge strict enforcement. The article denounces Congress for tolerating the practice in territories and condemns the movement as a sensuous, degrading belief contrary to purity and good government.
Our Illinois City correspondent reports the late case of John M Bishop against local youths. The editorial notes Bishop provoked disturbance with a quarrelsome disposition and that Justice dismissed the action after a lengthy hearing. The piece argues boys acted in line with peers when facing a disliked neighbor.
The column notes Bliss dominates official bulletins with interviews and dramatic remarks. It critiques repetitive telegrams about the President’s condition while Dre Agton and other eminent men are cited as contrasts. The piece laments public fatigue with constant reassurances and Bliss’s amplification of the recovery narrative.
The excerpt mocks presidential bulletins describing Garfield’s nourishment in euphemistic terms. It attributes the phrasing to doctor Bliss and argues such wording misleads the public, suggesting Bliss should be muted during Garfield’s remaining illness.
In Washington jail, warden Crocker denies Guiteau had a knife and disputes a jail struggle. He concedes a guard possessed a corroded steel blade. critics fault lax prison discipline and urge strict isolation and harsh treatment ahead of Guiteau's ultimate fate.
The United States Mint received a vast shipment valued at over 5.1 million dollars in gold bricks weighing about eleven tons. The 100 wooden boxes, each containing numbered ingots, arrived from the New York Assayer’s office and were weighed and stored under strict security without armed guards on display.
Personal friends say Vice President Arthur would act as a statesman in the event of Garfield’s death. The two men denied personal hostility as resignations by Conkling and Platt closed options for reconciliation. Garfield reassured Arthur that no personal grievance exists and urged unity amid national peril.
The piece notes Gallion faces execution by hanging in Cambridge on Friday September 16, with Governor Cullom’s reprieve keeping him alive only temporarily. It argues executions should be private to avoid public sensationalism and questions whether witnessing capital punishment actually deters crime.
A Boston telegraph notes Hancock praises Arthur as able and patriotic and ready to serve the country if called to the Chief Magistracy. The New York Tribune adds that Arthur will not act while the President lives and that Cabinet input cannot force immediate resignation or succession.
The public distrusts the doctors Biles Barnes Woodward and Reyburn who treated Garfield. Critics argue the medical team’s secrecy and frequent reliance on Agnéw and Hamilton undermined confidence while Elise Garfield’s publicity worsened rumors. More reticence by Bliss could aid the President’s case.
The article notes a drop in sales of pork products amid fears of trichinae and prejudice against American pork. It cites exports of 4 078 136 dollars in July of last year and references historical findings of encysted trichinae in humans and the danger from raw pork.
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