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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1875
Page
2
The Quincy election resulted in a decisive defeat of the Ring, with intelligent business and professional citizens uniting across parties to reform municipal affairs. Merchants, manufacturers, clergy, and Democrats and Republicans alike backed the move, signaling progress and prosperity for the city.
The piece surveys multiple 1914 to 1915 topics including a Wisconsin court ruling on bribery by a candidate, a Massachusetts decision on bank liability to depositors, and a Grand Army of the Republic reunion invitation. It reports on Philadelphia grain export efforts, Vanderbilt's elevator plans on the North River, and rising Boston wool imports versus prior levels, with notes on New York papers mocking Southern legislatures and ongoing USDA seed aid and grasshopper relief programs for 1914 drought areas.
The Supreme Court rules that capital employed refers to the banker’s own funds permanently invested in the business, not temporary borrowed money used in ordinary operations. The decision narrows the revenue act interpretation of capital employed to exclude short term borrowings.
The Agriculture Department is sending circulars across the Southern States to gather the earliest information on crops though cotton is not yet planted. In Central and Northern Georgia, private reports indicate a 25 percent increase in corn planting this year due to high prices of corn and bacon. The average yield will be known around mid-June.
Mr. Ww. P. Burrell of Richmond Va. submits a written argument to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue challenging the March 8 act. He contends only the portion after the act’s alignment by the President should apply and asserts no retroactive effect. The Commissioner will consider the new authorities and may refer the matter to the Treasury Secretary for Attorney General opinion.
Washington dispatches report the Postoffice Department has received many requests for postage refunds on newspapers in various cities under the new law. No authority permits publication of returns, and only Chicago and New York have published. Officials say returns are confidential and not discloseable, yet they show the law’s theory is flawed as large cities still send most copies by express despite lower postage to regular subscribers, making paid returns a weak indicator of true circulation.
The annual report shows 1874 U S imports valued at 415 143 093 with 160 89 905 duty paid about 30 percent. Free list imports total 180 11 306 percent. Exports reduced to gold value reach 603 013 445 with a 57 052 197 surplus. Bullion trade shows 28 464 906 imported and 06 630 405 exported, balance 35 175 499 against. Explosive experiments indicate greater power when using sharper releases, with mining implications. Centennial of abolition society celebrated in Philadelphia. members included Franklin Rush Lafayette, aiding emancipation acts. society now funds freedmen schools. Medical Society of Kings County plans public instruction department. Herald notes the profession gains from educated constituencies.
A reflection on medicine and public welfare notes that science and education have shifted the medical dynamic toward shared knowledge. The Kings County Medical Society is praised for promoting prevention, ventilation in schools, and making health laws public property rather than professional privilege. Candor with the public is urged to avoid concealment of facts and ensure medical progress serves society.
The New York Herald argues character is the vital point in a criminal trial and urges that Beecher's years, fame, and reputation speak for him unless proven otherwise. It defends his blameless life, notes the perjury risk, and contemplates how public trust hinges on character amid scrutiny.
Intimation suggests redemption of the fractional currency will not occur now. The law sets par redemption but no date, and the Secretary of the Treasury may delay until the next Congress. He argues speculators would profit by melting and selling the currency for a premium, pulling small change from circulation.
A ragged review of sensational teen marriages and juvenile behavior cites cases from Yonkers Philadelphia and a police court. The author blames public moral pressures, theaters and matinees, arguing early exposure harms children and warns against restoring innocence in a corrupt modern society.
In a harsh critique of urban child care, the writer condemns boarding houses and hired maids, urging mothers to guide their daughters with virtue. The piece laments lost modesty, endorses strong maternal influence, cites Virginius and John Sweeney as noble contrasts, and questions remedies for societal decay.
The Philadelphia Telegraph argues education should balance mental discipline with practical utility. It advocates retaining classics only when useful, emphasizes drawing as the cornerstone of technical education, and urges boards to determine the best method to teach drawing under modern needs and the decay of the apprentice system.
The Staunton Vindicator reports a Grange burial of a lady member at a Presbyterian church. Pallbearers wore white baldrics and orange sashes as over 500 assembled at the cemetery. Flowers, hymns, and a burial service followed, with the Master of the Grange and chaplain leading. A memorial tree will be planted and a summer memorial day will scatter flowers on graves.
In the New York Tribune account, the Methodist Conference in Pennsylvania last week debated itinerancy reforms. Several large and influential congregations protested being forced to part with pastors.
In a defense of ministers and church influence, the piece argues that clergymen, often long in charge, shape families and communities more than sensational headlines. It condemns media judgments on clergy while praising steady moral leadership from unknown, faithful pastors across American parishes.
A Brooklyn Eagle essay argues the real problem is untrained mistresses, not inefficient servants. It urges better home training for American wives and daughters, advocates self-reliance in domestic tasks, and suggests removing dependence on hired help to restore harmony and order in households.
The author argues that true American prosperity and happiness depend on women doing their part at home. He condemns false pride and extravagance, urging mistresses to admit shortcomings and to begin reform by secretly taking up household duties and domestic labor themselves.
The Safeguard summarizes factors behind more numerous East coast banks and larger deposits there. It cites age of the country, land purchases in the West, and loan securities mix as key drivers, with Western banks constrained by need to hold Eastern securities and limited high rates. It notes wage pressures reduce savings in hard times, while California banks offer high interest and invest differently, shaping regional deposit trends.
In Schenectady two women witnessed a sudden bright light and a series of identical child foot prints appearing on the kitchen ceiling and an adjoining bedroom. The marks multiplied, crossed walls, and remained visible though some were rubbed away, with observers noting the white foot shapes against colored ceilings.
A Scottish hall event for lifeboat crews ended in tension when a bacchanalian ballad from old English and Scots tunes faced objections for its drink references. Supporters cheered the performance, while a promoter was rebuked. editors propose changing lyrics such as O Willie brewed a peck o maut to avoid upsetting teetotalers.
Rumor says Chicago, Burlington & Quincy will end the fast freight system after May 1 1875. Lines on the road include Blue Line Great Western Dispatch Erie Empire Fast Freight Line and North Shore. Private-company control of transfer agreements is cited as a cost factor provoking the move. The Chicago Times notes origins of such lines as originally owned and controlled by railroads with shared car contributions.
The article describes how freight lines were funded and paid between railways, the shift of control to private corporations, and the resulting manipulation of freight rates. It notes Chicago, Burlington and Quincy intends to abolish these lines, expecting other western roads to follow soon.
Col Fletcher outlines Canada defense strategies emphasizing lake control near Toronto to Quebec, strong Lake Ontario holds, fortifying Montreal and Quebec, guarding canal systems, and delaying full mobilization until hostilities begin. He argues Montreal’s fortification is pivotal and Quebec’s defense would deter conquest with English aid arriving in summer.
An article laments the American habit of traveling to Europe and spending large sums abroad. It argues that thousands travel annually, boosting foreign railroads and hotels while depleting domestic industry. It cites figures of steamers, tourist spending, and the vast outflow since 1865, urging Americans to spend at home to aid national prosperity.
A young lady, daughter of Gen. Leonard F. Ross of Avon, returning from Knoxville where she studied, rode the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line to Avon. While a professor talked with passengers, she stepped onto the rear platform of the drawing room car and jumped from the moving train just after leaving Galesburg. The train stopped and she lay on the track insensible. at Avon she remained unconscious.
The petit jury panel for the upcoming Circuit Court term to meet May 19 in this city and at the courthouse includes Thomas Bryant A W Jansen William Abel Chas H Morton Joseph Gath George Robertson Joseph Kroner Louis Schrég John Redmond Henry Aldag T J Mitchell of Quincy Charles Chambers R B Bacon Lemuel Burk North East D E Goosman H W Strickler A K Bailey Hiram Morley and others.
A dense roster of individuals and places appears, including Lima, Patrick Carroll, Melrose, William Fletcher, Honey Creek, Gilea-Ouatle, Camp Point, Thomas Benton, 5. J. Baker, Clayton, E. P. Stevens, McKee, J. M. Jady, John Ertel, A. T. Horner, Columbus, J. M. Kennedy, Charles Bar gert, Melrose, George R. Stewart, Thomas Murphy, Burton, Marion McBride, Lib erty, and George Brickman, Fall Creek.
A Springfield Republican report details a forged death notice that fooled Mr. John A. Smith of South Hadley Falls and others, prompting an English heirship fraud tied to Smith’s supposed death. The scheme involved a con artist, an English connection, and a cross Atlantic circulation of the false obituary.
A long list of local notes reports big plans for new city buildings, a severe Payson storm, and various incidents. Mentions plans for the Hannibal & St. Joseph depot, a ferry accident in Jacksonville, insane returns to their homes, a home musical at the opera house, and local crime and court notes.
A Berliner correspondent describes anxious public mood over an imperial order banning horse exports and a separate potato import ban. Friction with France, rising European armaments, and domestic tax strain amplify fear of war. The piece details Prussia's civil ecclesiastical clash, Catholic bishops, papal bull challenges, and potential parliamentary measures to curb church funding while enforcing allegiance to the state.
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