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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1874
Page
1
A sprawling, high-spirited column surveys diverse topics from Queen Victoria’s birthday to academic debates on Sex in Education. It notes notable figures, such as Doctor Clarke, and reports on the national education commission’s grant totals and the rise of kindergartens, alongside stray anecdotes about theatres and public life.
A jumble of misprints and curiosities from a late 19th or early 20th century issue. Items mention a Boson clearing money, Patrick’s Day processions in Baldwin, New York fashion trends, debates over blunt welters, Missouri to France grape shipments, an Maryland goose, favorable farming prospects, libel suits on the Pacific coast, speculative science humor about Bald Mountain, a Friendly Sons of St Patrick society, boot blacks in Louis, doubled British rail receipts, Vermont royal dues, a Jamestown master named Hugnot, and various local oddities from towns like Troy, Dixon Run, Cambridge, Utica, and more.
A volume of sermons by Prof David Swing titled Truths for To-day is soon to be published by Ihnsen McClurg & Co. in Chicago. Swing has become a leading Presbyterian preacher there and faces possible church discipline over doctrinal matters. The Inter Ocean predicts the book will be notably original and widely sought.
Tar In'er-Ocan questions whether the United States is already civilized and urges restraint in pursuing rapid civiliz ing. he notes ignorance vice and brutality in cities and compares them to savage tribes in Africa, urging a cautious approach to progress.
An April Overland Monthly essay argues for industrial schools in public education, stressing hands on trades and agriculture, and linking practical training to moral development and crime reduction. It contrasts field based learning with book learning, urges moral instruction, and praises libraries and public access to industrial education facilities.
The Twenty eighth General Assembly met January 6 to March 6 for 85 days. It passed 182 Journal notices and 182 total bills, with the Governor disapproving two, one a duplicate. Twenty two emergency bills took effect on approval. regular session spanned 18783 from January 3 to May 6, totaling 203 days including Sundays.
An exchange argues the Democratic party lacks shared ideas since the end of slavery and the rebellion, noting scattered thoughts exist only among individuals. It forecasts Geo Dix's possible renomination for New York Governor and cites reactions from The New York Triune Utica Herald Troy Times and Syracuse Standard. It also covers Rev Florence McCarthy’s church case at Union Park Baptist Church.
A Chicago Philosophic Society talk summarized the push for universal education and state enforcement. It cites rising public school earnestness, religious opposition, and argues for compulsory attendance or literacy requirements to defend liberties. The piece notes 1870 census figures and current attendance gaps, urging broader legislation to strengthen the system.
The text reports a misstatement about Deacon Converse saying he would warm the Church, clarifying he only warned the Church. It notes receipts from Internal Revenue totaling $500,000 this month, and that first quarter 1874 receipts exceeded those of 1873, while Treasury matters and a personal examination were discussed by the Ways and Means Committee.
A fragment notes a heated exchange between the Glabs and the Globe over the Democrat label "willful and natignant liar" as the Globe reportedly growled in anger. It mentions fear about Admiral Arter.
A ten year old boy asks for a birthday present and gets a small hatchet. He chops his father’s cherished cherry tree in the garden but confesses the truth. The father forgives him and reveals April First prank with the apple stump as the real joke.
Gen Sherman writes to a contracting agent about a rumored house on Orange Mountain New Jersey and objects to demands for lightning rods. He jokes about costs, tax, and living arrangements while noting Army service and a wish for a prairie log home if Congress dismisses him. He mocks the story of a planned construction and asks to stop the rumor.
An account from the Siam Weekly Advertiser describes a wild four foot race on Borneo with close ties to Philippine, Fuegian, and South American varieties. They live in caves, avoid labor, hunt vermin, and then reveal human faces when captured, displaying modest cues and rudimentary speech.
A Detroit wedding in the Ninth Ward drew a crowd as the bride, daughter of a respectable pirate family, wed a hard working mechanic despite her father’s opposition. Clergy and guests arrived amid heated tension, the father tried to seize the bride, fists and a policeman were involved, and he fled crying while the ceremony proceeded.
A man named Ab Kow was caught Wednesday night stealing a bag of potatoes from a Front street merchant. He was tried yesterday and found guilty. The article notes his cleverness and describes his disguises including two head coverings the broad brimmed hat and a skullcap. He uses a cautious walk and uses a disguise to escape detection.
A fragmentary reminiscence discusses Ed Darnell's death by strangulation and the possibility that circumstantial evidence can mislead juries. It references Jubno Young, an elderly Black man near Frederics, who reportedly confessed on his deathbed to the same murder for which Darnell was accused.
In the Baltimore Cathedral a vast cache of ecclesiastical treasures endures in its tabernacles and sacristies. Jewelled ciboriums gilded croziers miters and vestments fill vaults alongside burial caskets. Archbishops rings and historic mitres mark enthronement days.
Fragmentary report describes a New York Custom House seizure affecting imports from Europe. It mentions calico skirts and black hats seized aboard a steamer, with details about quantities and weights indicating a sizable supply for around 1,000 women.
A Quincy letter calls for forming a temporary company to survey a proposed levee on the east bank of the river between Quincy and Warsaw. It argues for water redirection into Quinty Bay to improve Lima Lake drainage and boost farm land, urging a Lima meeting to organize and hire an engineer.
The Bradford Savings Yeak and Trust Company teller Cc P Wright vanished amid an arson and robbery scandal in Bradford VI. Fire destroyed the bank ledger and papers while Wright allegedly seized about 4000 dollars and fled on a night train. He was later arrested in Potsdam New York as investigators probe prior losses.
In Namur four people drifted on a trough in the river Simbre near the bridge and lock. They used a candle and sacred words to seek a drowned man while one reader recited a formul a ont and the others searched the riverbed with poles. The scene sparked outrage among local authorities who questioned modern citizens’ ignorance.
The article notes Allen Pinkerton is still engaged in pursuing robbers and murderers with sympathy in several Missouri counties. It says he declines to reveal progress or methods to avoid hindering justice, citing his Reno gang work as precedent and signaling continued stern determination to capture the Missouri bandits.
A resident of San Francisco Avenue California Street corner A Hemme reports his daughter smelled a Chinese man in the kitchen. After a search, the intruder was found behind wash-tubs and taken to the city prison. He faces burglary charges with bail set at $3,000 before the Grand Jury.
A brief, humorous account from the Truckee Republican recounts a sleeping car passenger repeatedly crying out Oh, how dry I am then Oh, how dry Tam and Oh, how dry I was prompting fellow passengers to fetch water. An upper berth gentleman finally urges her to dry up, and she complies. The anecdote ends with the crowd settling back to sleep.
In Fifteenth District Court a half day ejectment suit over a small strip behind a Tehams street lot, worth at most five dollars, ends with the court ordering settlement. Daniel Russell sues Foot man and Marx brewers after a survey showed conflicting front and rear lot lines. Court orders defendants to gain peace and plaintiff to pay costs.
A Macao dinner scene ends in a bold robbery as thieves enter through bamboo tubes, extinguish candles, and seize extensive silver plate. The attackers flee by boat, vanishing without a trace.
An honest tyrant in Barlington surveys hay, quotes 1350 as price, follows the wagon to inspect and judge the hay quality. He nods at the looks of the hay and considers the deal, while the lay merchant seems inclined to push further, eyeing the sale.
A bygone account portrays Victor Hugo as a brain driven writer who paces and dictates to a secretary, likening him to Moses and even speculating Hugo might be Moses reincarnated. It notes his relentless work ethic, two secretaries used to meet deadlines, and a daily routine that includes rising at 6 and writing until midnight. The piece also mentions Hugo’s deep grief after his son’s death and suggests his intense labor served as a rampart against sorrow.
A telegram from Sram notes the arrest and incarceration of Ramon de Armas at the Cabanas fortress in Havana. Aged over 70, he long held high judicial posts in the island, including Alcalde Major. After 1869 he worked as First District Judge in Vera Cruz, Mexico, but left when a native rule barred non-natives from office. He was en route to Cabs to live peacefully when seize occurred. The report criticizes Spanish authorities for targeting a respected elder and eminent jurist.
A Louisiana town plans to publish a book titled Ecliptikos of Life. The list of contents catalogs spiritual visions, incubuses, guttural songs, and magical practices promising cures and remedies for Black inhabitants, invoking voodooism and related occult themes.
Reports from four growing districts in Illinois indicate a favorable farming season with abundant yield prospects. St Joseph and Benton Harbor in Michigan note good fruit prospects. Early warm spell threatened premature peach blossoms, but a sudden cold period postponed bloom. Apple, pear, plum, and other small fruits also show good condition and strong yield prospects.
Matilda Fletcher in her lecture What Can You Do outlines a plan where fourteen fathers in Quincy pledge not to let their daughters take music lessons until they can bake good bread. The idea frames bread as life’s staff and urges girls to become bread makers and producers rather than mere consumers.
Many readers will be glad to leave the Achieneese area as a northwest Sumatra region covering about eight hundred square miles with 3,000,000 inhabitants of Malay race. The Achieneese are tall strong and often violent yet intelligent and skilled compared with other Sumatra peoples, mostly Muslims. The capital has around 8,700 houses and 26,000 inhabitants.
In Thomasville Georgia the first two pages of the court were taken by the trial of Webster Dayne a colored Baptist preacher accused of poisoning his wife. He was found guilty and sentenced to hang on April 17. Emanuel Charley Nimrod convicted of Juniper Hall’s murder were also sentenced to hang that day. Several criminals were sent to the penitentiary for terms ranging from life to several years.
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