07 Apr 1869
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1869
Page
1
YOR ATTOESzY selects Rufus L. Teller for street commissioner at Ritz Feld, Sextom A L Presher for harbor master, John H. Schermerhoen, clerk of the maxxv James Purnell, overseer of the poor Frederick Collins.
A large, harmonious Republican mass meeting at the Court House in Quincy endorses Vierman for Mayor and a full ticket, urging an economical and honest city government to relieve debt. Court House vote shows weak turnout and likely defeat of the new court house proposal. Rhode Island election today expected Republican triumph.
Elections dominated by Republicans with majorities in Connecticut and on the joint ballot. Nominations confirmations include a first African American postmaster and a Baltimore delegation seeking a collector role. Senate and House debate Census bill and Indian Appropriations with retrenchment, Central Pacific rail, and Union Pacific scrutiny.
A man identified as A J Walt killed his roommate Gibson in Bradley Block at the foot of Agnhis Street at seven this morning. Walt then killed himself by leaping from a third floor window after wounding another occupant, George Nelson, who survived in critical condition. Both men were formerly prominent local merchants.
Across Hartford Cleveland and other cities on April 6 Republicans won key races. Jewell poised for Connecticut Governor with strong state ticket gains. Kellogg Starkweather and Barnum win districts while Democrats gain little. Municipal returns vary by city with Republicans prevailing in several and Democrats dominant in others. Local results reflect statewide partisan shift in early April coverage.
Chicago stockholders of the Chicago and Alton railroads re elected W F W Eld of Rosston John A Stuart of New York and Peyton R Chandler of Chicago as directors for three years. At the Board of Trade election M Richards was named president. Common Council resolutions propose a grand opening celebration for the Pacific Railway inviting governors state officers legislators and leading figures to attend with Chicago covering expenses. The event aims for a large scale public toast and parade.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions government actions and a state teat ipa, with references to Crow, Ashlee, and Gassy. The text is incomplete and nonspecific, preventing clear identification of people, places, or events.
Mixed reports from Havana and Mexico describe naval movements and unrest in Cuba and Lerdo's government. fisheries arrivals at Johns, colonial office dispatches opposing reciprocity. later market briefs detail grain, flour, and provisions in Chicago and St. Louis with varied prices. commodities and cattle markets show uneven activity across multiple ports.
The Rio Janeiro mail steamer arrives with Parandas the Brazilian Commissioner to Paraguay who seeks to close the war. He offers peace terms guaranteeing Paraguay’s independence and the free navigation of the Paraguay and La Plata rivers, plus Lopez’s renunciation of claims to portions of Chaire Territory and Mato Grosso province.
Three alarms sounded in Chicago with fires at Lake Street locations including a saddlery stock loss of about 25,000 and insulated property. Shoe dealers Wiswall and Watson faces about 14,000 and 7,000 losses. Overall fire damage estimated near 60,900 with more at Hubard and Morgan streets. A boarding house girl died after ingesting rat poison. Separate report from Hanson notes fire toll rising to 125,000, half insured. In Houston, New York a rail crash near Russell on the Albany and Boston line destroyed six freight cars loaded with merchandise and injured a brakeman.
Reports a noon meeting to form a stock company for a vast St Louis grain trade project. Stock to be increased to 200000 with Merchants Exchange subscribing 20000. Also notes Ohio settlement anniversary events and Kansas Pacific ratification of land grant transfer with Denver Pacific Railway.
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