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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1875
Page
2
Fragmentary 1878 note from Springfield GOP circles cites Henry Wilden’s alleged return and a possible $6 penalty for another year. Mentions Boutwell’s place as context. date listed as September 17.
A fragment reports Frank Movarron declaring he will be ready on any reasonable notice to make good his defense. The piece criticizes his stance and references the Louis Globe-Democrat’s view on political authority and agricultural advice. It notes the Pennsylvania fast mail train setting a record time between New York and Chicago.
Early returns from Maine show a slow count with Republicans and Democrats holding roughly equal honors. It is difficult to determine victors or losers as results trickle in.
A new edition of Sherman’s memoirs is planned with revisions and alterations. Critics suggest the second edition should have preceded the first, a view Taz REVIEW fully supports.
The New York Times asserts the Ohio inflation movement hides broader wickedness and is viewed as a Democratic tactic to win votes, likened to a flank maneuver similar to the nomination of Greeley.
BeLIEVERS in mediumistic revelations can win by proving the number of a 8100 gold note deposited in a San Diego bank. A wealthy Californian offers the prize to any spiritualist who can tell the number, presenting a chance to win an honest dollar.
Hon J Morris advises Mississippi Republicans to choose capable reputable candidates to win victory. He warns that bad men in office or leadership will bring disgrace mortification and disaster, continuing a pattern seen in the past.
The Providence Journal notes Americans have unmatched borrowing ease, arguing the peril lies not in the vast national debt but in mounting state and municipal debts which pose greater dangers.
The Democratic majority at the North Carolina convention signals plans for amendments including segregated public schools, abolition of the senate, and elective superior court judges by the assembly. These proposals strike as radical for a start.
The Hartford Courant states Catholic church opposition forces the school issue to be settled by extra constitutional guarantees and by full secularization of schools to remove religious bias or proselytizing claims from politics.
Last week Tut Review criticized Catholic priests in Morristown N J for using parishioners to sway an election. The result showed a large turnout across the state in support of the amendment, a consequence not likely otherwise.
The passage jokes that continued feasting by the American team could prevent them from training adequately for the next international match. After forty banquets in Europe and ongoing guzzling since return, there is worry the team may become too fat to bend and shoot properly, risking a grand defeat.
The piece notes a widening Turkish difficulty with the rebellion now threatening Servia and Montenegro. It cites 10,000 insurgents in the field, demoralized Turkish troops, widespread sackings, and a looming general war that may be denied within days.
The text notes workingmen show strong interest in the centennial, hoping labor associations publish more articles in Philadelphia than in Paris. It suggests French capitalists lack incentives for duties remission, while Sarkians take pride in their work and want global recognition of their capabilities.
Attorney General Pierrepont trims Governor Ames in Mississippi unrest to minor concerns. He argues disturbances lack significance and must be handled by the governor first, with federal power essentially exhausted. His stance aligns with longstanding calls to the national administration. Public reaction is favorable.
The article notes a temporary lull as Spanish forces falter and Valmaseda requests 12 000 reinforcements promised by London. Cubans fight for survival and target sugar plantations to deny revenue, hoping Spain abandons its claim when wealth on the island is ruined.
Fred Dovaias urges southern Black communities to arm themselves and defend their lives. He argues that oppression breeds brutality and that resistance will deter murder and rapine, with a warning that bloodthirsty authorities will face the risk of violent retaliation if Black people are forced to submit.
Movement to launch a great revival in Chicago with Mr. Moody in Massachusetts expected to begin soon. Churches will vote to approve and cooperate with an upcoming general meeting of accredited delegates next Monday to seek wide Protestant support including Episcopalians and conservatives.
Brownlow defends age claim and obituary of ex-President Johnson in a curt personal note. He recalls prison hardships, tenure in public life, and loyalty shifts from Federalist to Whig to Republican, opposing States Rights and repudiating Democracy.
On the Texas frontier a weekly El Paso to Fort Cancho mail service ended after a contractor was paid five hundred dollars per round trip. The postmaster general arranged for Military department couriers to carry mail twice weekly at six hundred dollars monthly reimbursement, saving fourteen hundred dollars per route and leaving straw bidders disappointed.
From the Chicago Journal the piece argues that about 25 000 voters in Illinois are affected by a misapplied legal basis. It criticizes the Illinois Supreme Court for misreading the 1870 suffrage clause and predicts the decision will be overturned or ignored as unjust and untenable.
General Order No 89 prohibits picnic parties and vending refreshments in national cemeteries and adjoining grounds. Visitors banned before sunrise and after sunset. no refreshments allowed. Driving limited to walking speed where permitted, with gates to be closed if enforcement fails. Posted at main entrances and enforced by cemetery superintendents under Secretary Belknap.
The second annual meeting of the Woman's Temperance Union will convene in Galesburg on October 20 and 21. Every state league should send at least three delegates and arrange travel for those unable to afford it. Attendees are urged to provide reports, prepare discussions, seek rail commutation rates, and engage in special prayer to advance the temperance cause.
Mr Osterberg, American representative, reported to a Frankfort meeting of German bondholders on the Rockford railway foreclosure bid. They endorsed his action and pledged funds to complete the purchase and granted plenary authority to operate or form a new company to run the road.
Reports note the Illinois State Board of Equalization adopting a resolution fixing assessments at 50 percent of cash value. Other items list incidents from a Chiemoa storeholder tying a boy to a railing for stealing apples, a Quincy police order to saloons to close front doors on Sundays, and various maritime and crime stories from the era.
Circuit Court lists 23 indictments including larceny burglary and horse theft with names Geo Bozarth Lindsey John Burlingame John Forsyth James Buckley Edward Richards and others. Some cases sent to county court for trial and a second petit jury panel is planned for Monday with local ward and district members named.
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