30 Apr 1874
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1874
Page
1
A collage of 1874 news touches on temperance, clergy trials, and civic figures. Items include Professor Swing’s Presbyterian trial notes, Patton’s editorial stance, and editorials on temperance and public virtue. Also reports on cultural figures, vessel engineering, and Beloit Wisconsin officials pledging temperance during their term.
A collage of mis-spelled and mis-stated items covers varied subjects from France and Nebraska to Yale and Kentucky. It mentions marbles, postage, taxes, a baseball tournament, wine from grapes, and a sermon heard across the Arctic, with unrelated quips about people and places.
Notices express regret over the large dismissal of staff at Agassiz's museum. The discharge, plus a subsequent small one after Agassiz's death, weakens the institution's efficiency and makes the success of the original plan questionable.
Rev David Swing’s first Sunday in the new North Division church drew a large audience. readers note his calm directness, intellectual breadth, and spiritual vitality. He blends tenderness with strength, avoiding declamatory style while offering lucid, thoughtful sermons that resonate beyond mere rhetoric.
A column discusses President Grant's veto of the inflationary finance bills, noting varied opinions on its propriety and the likely long term effect. It cites Thurman and Webster, reviews financial affairs of the National Grange, and surveys English and continental markets, predicting broader impacts on US monetary policy and public trust.
The passage argues that the inflation veto will influence future party relations but cannot be foretold with certainty. It predicts no party should base policy on irredeemable currency, asserting Republicans are unlikely to adopt such a foundation.
The New York Assembly approved a stringent compulsory education bill by a 68 to 5 vote. It is believed the measure will not become law as Democrats and some Senate Republicans oppose it.
Over the last year several ocean steamships have been lost, with at least two reportedly cut in two and lengthened. The surge in hazards will push ocean travel toward English built and equipped vessels.
The Peoria Transcript notes uncertain weather may hold into May Grat day. A local figure, Cla tor, hints at borrowing a sled to finish a task, but the text is garbled and hard to parse.
An 8 year old girl, daughter of Bryant and Maris Baird, faced extreme cruelty from her father and stepmother in Gardner Massachusetts. Sentenced to imprisonment for abuse, she was starved and flogged fed in harsh winter. She was forced to gather wood barefoot with nails protruding in shoes. The case notes potential large inheritance at majority. Temperance advocates report local saloon closures adding to unease.
A fragmented quotation contrasts consciences of detectives with a harsh view of conscience as a stepmother figure. The text moves through scattered thoughts on morality, vigilance, and the social perception of inner judgment, offering a rough, incomplete portrait of ethical expectations.
A New York Times critique counters attacks on Bergh and calls for humane hydrophobia policy. It argues muzzling dogs is unjustified, cites winter prevalence, and warns against blanket animal destruction. It proposes compulsory dog registration and humane seizure of unclaimed, unregistered animals to protect public safety.
John Short, a prisoner at Sing Sing, earned about $500 daily from a whisky still and smuggled groceries, with officers and the keeper profiting. He amassed $43,000 before leaving, having used prison supplies and aided by convicts. A successor continues the scheme aiming for substantial gains.
An Evansville youth in an upriver race battles a stronger rower across the Ohio. Misreads the current, crosses toward the other boat, and after half a day of effort ends up aboard the rival steamer with the couple. The winner jokes that the pursuer was misled by a mistaken identity, thinking Liz’s father was in pursuit.
Bondas, in a Paris Rue Audran murder confession, admits killing Mr Faath to seize city bonds. He fled to Brussels to cash them, then returned to Paris. His wife, urged to stay silent, aided him briefly before going insane from the secret. Bondas awaits execution in prison within three months.
A Dubuque Herald item recalls a Clayton County Grange plot to buy a barrel of whisky at wholesale and distribute it among members for less, skirting middlemen. The collector of internal revenue seized the head granger, forcing a $25 payment to avoid arrest and comply with tax laws.
A narrator reflects on a wife's costly display of diamonds and extravagant attire at Tiffany's. The piece contrasts women's pride with husbands' burdens, noting dramatic moments of shopping as acts of mercy, martyrdom, and public judgment.
Fragmentary report notes a Woodstock church possesses an organ but has no choir. The instrument remains silent while psalmists seek praise in song, with readable phrases hinting at a blue-toned, ambitious scene and references to voices and pipes.
A New York press correspondent describes Tweed’s harsh prison work including carrying buckets of filth on a wooden yoke. The report also covers progress on the Washington English Legation residence, Lady Thornton, and notes on disinfection practices for contagious diseases, praising copperas and lime for sanitation.
A Numidian lioness within Forepaugh’s parade mauls a boy named Henry Hernning who teased the cat. The creature grabs the boy through cage bars, tearing skull and scalp. the boy dies after hours of pain. Rescue by circus staff and police, with Forepaugh offering care for the family.
In the tale of Shelley's voyage the Tuscan quarantine laws denied burial rights and ash reception, until Ar Man king helped secure permission after the bodies were cremated. The piece condemns the routine barriers as cruelly bureaucratic and say the cremation was unnecessary.
The text argues politeness must align with morality, urging avoidance of gossip and respect for private matters. It says avoid harming others with unneeded knowledge, treat strangers civilly if encountered, and restrain from spreading slander. It endorses innocence until proven guilty and excommunication only for widespread offenses.
Chicago merchants push an all-line railroad to Charleston Ohio to shorten travel by hundreds of miles. The Chicago agent claims the line would move grain to Europe cheaper and return freight more cheaply from Europe. Boston notes the Hoosac Tunnel success but welcomes southern seaboard ventures.
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