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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1882
Page
4
The court overturned previous departmental practice, allowing citizens to harvest timber from government lands in the proper size, and not be charged with violations of the law. The ruling affects a large number of cane and treap holdings managed by Wilby.
A tense Senate battle emerges as Chairman Aenaton Shogan of the Military Nonpartisan Committee resists the McPherson bill. The measure would restore Gen Fitz John Porter to his former army rank and place him on the retired list after completion.
An unsigned reply by a writer signing as A Hampton Republian challenges our Hampton article. He alleges a Democratic surge and occasional Republican support to dilute blame but fails to provide named sources. The piece relies on Mr IM Gilchrist’s asserted facts, while discounting anonymous assertions and unclear references.
The piece argues that juries and courts misinterpret zeal for law, noting Chicago and St Louis rulings on debt notes, a Supreme Court reversal, and a controversial pond bill labeled unconstitutional. It claims the court harms the will of the people and undermines legislative gains.
Hos Thos VonCooran of the Pennsylvania State Republican Committee suggests submitting both the regular and Independent Conventions to a statewide Republican referendum. If the majority counties or statewide majority fail to support either slate or the Independents demand, the regular ticket would yield to the Independent ticket, uniting the party under one slate. The plan hinges on rival factions and broad party support.
Byocu Exar a veteran Peoria journalist died Tuesday morning at six. Born in New Hampshire on August 31, 1822, he was nearly sixty. He toiled on canal tow-paths, worked in a Boston restaurant, and wrote a successful serial for a literary paper. He later moved west, ran an eating house in Chenloa, and wrote for various papers. Exar joined the Transcript as local editor and remained twenty years, becoming proprietor and editor. He was a fervent Republican and selfless, guiding the paper through years of growth.
The Dispatch endorses the Republican nominees as fit and worthy. It regrets not all deserving aspirants could join the ticket but praises the paper for not waging war on any candidate and calls readers to support the entire slate.
The article notes armorer Sleight has been nominated by Republicans for the State Senate seat from the district. It highlights his public affairs experience and shrewdness, predicts strong local support especially in Henry county, and suggests broad party backing if endorsed.
An editor questions Rock Island’s local press for concealing smallpox reports and urges open disclosure. The piece argues timely, accurate transmission prevents panic and helps protect travelers and neighboring communities from hidden outbreaks.
The article profiles Gen Green Udiawa and Gen Raum, praising Raum’s Civil War leadership, long tenure as Internal Revenue commissioner, and proven Republican service. It notes Raum’s wartime brigadier general status, major role at Mission Ridge, and bids at Congress, arguing Illinois Republicans should back Raum for the Senatorship.
Briefly, the late con election in the second South Carolina district was settled in Congress. In November the candidates were E. W. M. Maske and M. P. Nor. The certificate of one candidate favored Maske, but the other, Matkey, contested the result and the matter was decided in Congress.
The report details a disputed seat following the 1881 special election after O Connor died. The Congressional Elections Committee ruled in Mackey s favor by eleven to four, citing fraud in precinct tallies and a flawed O Connor certificate, while Dibble and Democrats obstructed proceedings to force a public- business delay.
The farmer s Institute of the old Four teenth Congressional district will be held July 1M and 20 probably at Decatur or Danville A programme will be issued and prominent men will be asked to speak. Also notes on wheat corn oats and hay yields across Northwest states and Iowa counties report better conditions and increasing crops. General Sheridan recalled from Washington as Sherman nears retirement.
The Longfellow Memorial Association plans a memorial near the poet's Cambridge home to honor his life and preserve the house, inviting a national audience for fund contributions and offering honorary certificates for one dollar gifts. General Green B Raum will deliver July’s Sterling lecture, with several speakers appointed to assist.
The parade honors fallen heroes with services at Riverside Cemetery and Island monument. Rev J Smith and Capt W G Morris lead wreaths, with Old Soldier graves decorated and a Davenport-Davenport delegation event concluding in a national hymn and America. About 4000 attendees.
A reader argues against protective tariffs, calling them a delusion and a threat to liberty. He says tariffs burden 95 percent of people, favor a small industry few, and push up prices on everyday goods and rail costs. The piece questions European pauper labor fears and cites iron and steel duties raising costs for farmers, tradesmen, and rail users.
A letter from a local correspondent argues for free trade over protectionism. It cites Yale and Harvard as endorsing free trade, critiques protective tariffs, notes shipbuilding limits, and urges the United States to continue open markets while preserving free institutions. The writer urges America to adopt unrestricted commerce and warns against outdated mercantilist ideas.
Burni was Burned Away By E P Roe New York Dodd Mead Co publishers Price paper 20 cents Limited edition of 100000 copies of Barriers Burned Away Roe's first novel about the great Chicago fire of October 1871 using its material The publishers imitate European cheap editions of favored authors
The Czar of Russia postpones the coronation for a year and vows to win public support through broad reforms to address popular discontent and modernize governance.
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