19 Apr 1869
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1869
Page
1
The Illinois Legislature virtually closed its business on Saturday and adjourned to Tuesday to allow the Governor time to act on bills. When reconvened, enough members will meet to receive executive messages and conclude the session.
Readers are warned of fraudulent tickets falsely bearing Republican names aimed at deceiving voters. The piece urges examination of tickets, endorses the Berian ticket as a path to prudent finances and reform, and contrasts it with a Democratic push. Additional notes cover international and national updates and local political shifts.
Fragmentary OCR reports Peck as head of several firms trading on the Produce Exchange. About 200000 bushels of corn oats and rye were moved at market rates. Peck vanished and a defalcation inquiry began. Rumor says he sailed to Europe. Also in Savannah Dr Benjamin Ayer Georgia Legislator found shot near Bowisville.
A World despatch reports a Pacific coast senator stating an extra Congress session will be called within six days to consider Cuban annexation. It adds a formidable expedition is forming at New York and New Orleans aimed at Cuba, with leaders planning to avoid government interference.
In Washington on April 17 the Forty-First Congress special session adjourned after motions to adjourn and to table a memorial from Ohio protesting railroad land grants. Senator Munds proposed delaying action to Monday, while Wiley presented a note on political liabilities. The Senate, after debate, voted 30 to 5 to go into executive session and adjourned at 3 30.
Chicago April 17 Both Houses of the Illinois Legislature passed a resolution for final adjournment on Thursday the 21st inst. The move clears the chamber schedule and sets a closing date for the session.
New York reports from a Boston special that all vessels at Portsmouth and Charlestown yards must be ready for action at once. Instructions to Minister Motley are prepared and will align with President Grant’s views on England’s liability for Alabama losses. Motley meets Evarts on international law and may gain broad treaty negotiating powers. A Cuban expedition rumor is deemed inaccurate though arms and drills rise in New York, with no large expeditionary departure planned.
The fragment expresses anger at torts and calls them a great injustice to widows, reflecting a grievance or speech about legal wrongs and harms to families. No additional context or names are provided.
In Havana the schooner Mary Lowell is taken to the arsenal with cargo being discharged while a British deposition follows the Lizzie Mayor incident. Secretary Fish seeks details on the Spanish attack on the American flag. The Warrior watches from the south coast as insurgents in the east near Holguin gather 17000 people with stores and munitions and reinforcements are urged. Savanna reports three Florida expeditions uniting with Cuban patriots as Spanish troops desert.
London April 17 Liberal cheers mark Disraeli's bid to omit a clause dissolving the established Church of Ireland. Gladstone and others argue the amendment would wreck the bill while Disraeli says it targets parliamentary bonds and disendowment. The vote ends 221 to 344. Berlin reports Count Bismarck accepting ministerial responsibility amid government tension. France’s Thiers denounces French commercial liberty as political liberty, prompting a heated exchange with the President.
Caricaco April 12 report shows Cragin and Co. tan nery at Bridgeport loss to buildings 25000 and stock and machinery 10000. Cleveland April 17 fire destroys Sall slaughter house and Crowell barrel works with 24000 loss. Baltimore April 17 fire in a two and a half story brick shop injures several firemen including assistant engineer J Ross impaled by an iron rail. Losses total several thousand dollars.
Money market very easy at 7 percent on currency with some balances at 6 percent. Bank statement favorable. loans down while legal tenders rose sharply, signaling a shift from stringency to abundance. Gold firm at 1335 1/4. Government stocks firm and higher. rail shares quoted but activity mixed. Grain trading quiet with No 2 wheat at 1.025 and corn around 0.445 to 0.45.
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