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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1874
Page
2
The excerpt notes hidden lobbies seeking patent extensions for sewing machine monopolies, unsettled local political events in Little Rock and Baxter, and looming partisan conflict over inflation and a presidential veto. It critiques Chicago Journal for extreme language and urges measured debate as lawmakers seek a compromise financial measure.
A New York Herald expresses a cautious plea to the public to consider the Senate's role and the president's limited power. It urges obtaining direct Senate sanction for reform rules before applying pressure to the president, warning against assuming apathy or treachery without recognizing institutional constraints.
The New York notices discuss a proposed salvage company to follow French steamers and salvage them mid ocean, plus a change to advertise through routes. Attorney General Edsall comments on statutes printing, aligning 1865 and 1874 laws. Rev Dr Thomas defends Prof Swing, suggesting various outcomes for his church career and future sermons lasting beyond his era.
The Tax Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners held a session in Springfield with Attorney General ex Gov Palmer James M. Epler and Judge Charler Wheaton present. They planned immediate suits against Illinois Central at Tuscola Toledo, Wabash & Western at Jacksonville and C B & Q at Macomb with various officials handling. Next week they will visit Cairo and East St Louis to probe alleged railroad law violations centering there.
Reports indicate a sharp split among lawmakers as vote tallies show some backing the veto of a liberal bill while others fear immediate contraction the inflationists retreat toward a patched free banking bill with a redemption clause and bank interest adjustments by the Treasury.
A Batavia Illinois dispatch reports the death yesterday of Hon. Samuel D. Lockwood at his Batavia residence. From New York to Illinois in 1818 he began law practice the year Illinois became a state and in 1824 joined the Supreme Bench, serving twenty four years until 1848. He lived in Jacksonville before moving to Batavia about twenty years ago and was esteemed among Illinois public men for his legal skill, judge’s dignity, scholarly learning, and personal purity. He was about eighty five and retained mental vigor in later years.
The president's veto on inflation measures splits lawmakers. Morton pursues calm, praising the president's motives, while Logan's fury and profanity draw censure. Oglesby stays calm, Schurz approves, Carpenter wary. Talks of a bipartisan compromise rise as inflationists reel and contemplate calmer action.
A lengthy stance argues the veto raises the dollar's purchasing power and lowers commodity prices, while countering the Inter Ocean's inflation theory. It contends the veto preserves fiscal fidelity and national obligations, dismissing inflationists as misguided. The piece asserts unity for the West and South and rejects calls for division or force.
The Herald calls out alleged improper gain by Republicans from public money after President Grant vetoed the currency bill. It cites Green Bay Wisconsin where a city treasurer faces a shortfall between 20 thousand and 100 thousand dollars, with expectations around sixty thousand dollars to influence the outcome. The piece notes Green Bay’s Democratic leanings and questions the city’s finances and the Herald’s stance.
In Chicago and surrounding areas, inquiries show business and labor alike favor the President’s currency veto. People fear inflation and seek financial stability, with even wary real estate interests backing the veto. Some Hannibal Democrats are labeled naive as they align with radical critics.
Report from Washington says the House is in better humor about the inflation veto than the Senate, and the chamber is more conservative. Some leaders favor a compromise or a free banking bill that could pass.
President urged to accelerate government famine relief for starving inhabitants in deluged districts as reports detail dreadful suffering along the lower Mississippi.
A Tribune list shows 61 papers favoring the veto, 41 opposing, and 18 neutral in nine states including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Among favoring papers 36 are Republican, 21 Democratic, 4 Independent. among opposing 26 Republican, 15 Democratic, 3 Independent. neutral 10 Republican, 1 Democratic. Illinois totals: 18 in favor, 16 against. Indiana 5 in favor, 10 opposed. Michigan 12 in favor, 2 opposed. Wisconsin 6 in favor, 8 opposed. Minnesota 6 in favor, 1 opposed. Iowa 12 in favor, 4 opposed. Missouri 4 in favor, 3 opposed. The list excludes some papers but reflects regional sentiment. examples and classifications include numerous named papers in Illinois and Missouri.
Tex Hannibal Clipper notes the Quincy city election as a straight clash where the Democrats faced a strong challenge from the Redicals, who were overwhelmingly routed.
The speaker argues inflation favors debt and speculative classes over labor, challenging the claim it helps the poor. He cites currency promises as deceit, noting inflation raises prices for workers first while lenders, speculators, and landlords gain. true payment hinges on honest currency and public faith.
A Chicago Journal discussion contrasts the veto of the Senate financial bill with calls for a return to hard money and stable credit. Editorials praise Grant's independence, cautioning against inflation and highlighting Republican principles and national faith in financial policy.
The Buffalo Express comments on a 19th century bill aimed at banning female use of sewing machines to protect health. It critiques the bill as overly broad while noting evidence of fatigue and health decline among female operators and proposing a narrower remedy with a $100 fine and fund allocations.
A Washington Star summary recounts George Me pes, Mississippi congressman, seeking Colonel Piatt after an on capitol encounter. A spolleman and a legislative pumpkin head drew attention as Me pes asked for Mr. Pratt, found at the House Library.
In Chicago Journal narration a wife, fearing a late husband, arm herself with a pistol and knives, then hides with her daughter as intruder nears. The husband, returning early, discovers the scene and jokes about the loaded pistol. The episode ends with the wife deciding men are protective.
The late Col. Phillips, known as the bachelor millionaire, died in Pittsburgh last week. A contested will prompts questions of illegitimacy and possible heirs. It is alleged Col. Phillips married a widow long ago, producing five children, of whom two survivors William and Robert Hemingray now stake a claim to the entire estate as legitimate heirs.
A Springfield Republican correspondent notes English homes and roads exude comfort and care. He contrasts them with hurried Western builds, praising stone cottages, trimmed hedges, ivy covered walls, and well crafted gates as signs of permanent households and tasteful design.
Dr Buisson of Lyons proposes a seven day Russian vapor bath remedy for mad dog bites. He says 184 to 144 degrees Fahrenheit baths, created by hot pricks in water, with the patient seated 15 to 20 minutes, then confined to his room until cured. He reports treating over eighty bitten patients with no losses.
Rural residents were duped by a man signing as Clements claiming Mark Twain would lecture at a hall. He collected over $200 in tickets, fled after announcing Twain would ride a locomotive to arrive, leaving unpaid bills and a disappointed crowd.
A Jehu in Philadelphia donned a broad brim hat to resemble a Quaker elder and offered rides to a midnight delegation of Quakers at the West Kiladelphia depot. The exchange drew astonishment as the impersonator pressed for patronage by posing questions about riding and driving by the continents.
An 1910s Wallaroo Times item discusses a device called the telemicromiscope claimed to bring the moon within a distance of thirty units. The quirky note reflects early speculative science writing and humorous tone.
An 1874 report describes a novel prismoidal elevated railroad tested near the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago. The single car circulates on an elevated one eighth mile loop at fourteen feet high, lifting and lowering by steam power to demonstrate perpetual motion like movement. A future line on Wabash Avenue is planned with kiosks, a sidewalk track, and five block spacing, priced like street cars.
Theologians fear Darwinian theory and Spenserian ideas claiming pure mechanism explains all, yet admit it raises more questions. The Darwin books show complex causes behind variation, with orchids and insects as examples, but offer no final purpose or design.
The Glasgow Herald prints Dr Emerson's April 7 letter replying to a February invitation to stand as a candidate for the old Rectorship of Glasgow University. He expresses surprise and gratitude, says he would respectfully decline if left to himself, but if the committee persists he will respond to their wishes and meet duties if elected, and will inform Boston of the decision.
A shrewd wife with a formal husband uses a cross on the back of his hand drawn with a lead pencil to trigger memory. When he reaches for a drink at a saloon or is asked to fetch something, the mark recalls his errand, reminding him forty times a day. Welly Brune
A son recounts to his young friend Spriggles the early days of marriage and building a home. The narrator reflects on modest beginnings, a first home, and shaping married life amid changing times. An elderly man recalls hopeful days and cursory lessons about a couple’s path.
A Montrose Republican correspondent profiles Sophia Huson of Wilkesbarre a nearly eighteen year old girl who cannot see hear or speak. Deacon Hutson and his family hosted the writer and shared details of her communication by touch on the hand or face and through spelling with letters she selects items by touch. Miss Ange Fuller of Illinois teaches using the manual alphabet aiming to make Sophia comparable to Laura Bridgman in world renown.
A Mexican correspondent recalls a church interior filled with gold and silver ornaments. Tall silver clumao columns support gilded candlesticks surrounding every altar. Devout worshippers kneel on bare floors as offerings are dropped into a golden box, with paintings and gold wrappings creating a scene of opulent splendor throughout the interior.
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