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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1870
Page
1
The Lafayette, Bloomington and Quincy Railroad subscription passed by a wide margin, 742 to 62, despite apparent indifference. The vote signals the likely construction of the road, with further favorable results expected in Gilmer, Columbus, and Schuyler counties.
Capt Joab Wilkinson, the bridge builder, seeks a Legislature seat from Macon county. Geneseo resident Capt A Allen claims a sun-hatched chick. Geneseo Republic notes it as fact. Alexander Crouse, jailed for larceny, hanged himself in Henry county jail. 108th Illinois Infantry reunion set for Pekin August 15. Fifth District Repetition Congressional Committee meets at Galva August 4 to plan nomination. Canton Fire Dept presents Col A C Babcock a gold headed cane for service. Luther Tyrrell of Momence, terminal cancer patient, killed himself with a musket after driving his family from the home.
Heavy assault on Saarbrucken repulsed by French forces. Paris and Berlin dispatches detail troop movements, secret treaty explanations, and Austria's stance toward Rome. Reports from London and Vienna note bread prices, neutrality issues, and a predicted Prussian entry into Paris. French Emperor in command, Prince Imperial tours camps, and Belgium's 100,000 manpower noted.
Sunday Dispatches report Gladstone defending England's neutrality while preparing for the worst as France and Prussia clash. Paris notes disarmament talks. Holland neutrality questioned. Rome evacuation delayed. Concordat ended. Baden fighting begins. Austria backs Rome, Prussian spies captured, and France churns out Chassepots weekly. Suspense over Forbach fighting rumors persists.
The Treasury awarded the Commercial Company the privilege to take fur seals on St. Paul and St. George islands for twenty years. A note from Washington says no tax will be withheld from railroad bond coupons due August 1. An August schedule directs one million dollars of gold sale each Wednesday and one million in bonds purchased every other Thursday, totaling five and six million respectively, with the public debt statement showing a notable reduction.
The East reports Fenians sentenced for neutrality law violations with penalties ranging from two years and ten dollars to six months and one dollar. The Capital Question notes Pike's Hall booked for the October 26 convention on the capital removal, mirroring prior delegate arrangements. Industrial coverage previews textile exhibitions in Inpfnsa Pous, with Aug 2 opening and a Friday sale of goods and machinery. New York items include 200 Germans bound for Prussia, weekly deaths at 947, Newark schools teaching German, and Cuban independence honor to General Quesada by Cuban ladies.
Van Valkenburg, a manager at the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, was caught attempting to steal AP dispatches from a Western Union office. Bail raised to $1000, case continued. Other reports detail a possible fratricide near Chicago from a German immigrant, and a fatal quarreI in Terre Haute, Indiana. Crime and mystery plagued the period with investigations ongoing.
Ottawa dispatches report Queen Victoria has granted amnesty to all parties involved in the Red River rebellion. The announcement comes from Ottawa with details to be issued by the government. The move aims to ease tensions and promote reconciliation in the Manitoba uprising.
Havana reports detail the sequel to the famous wedding widow inherits nearly one million dollars while forty four children share about three million. Most beneficiaries are illegitimate or free persons of color. Cuban volunteers protest remarks by Diase Quintero in the Cortes and plan to seek censure from Spain.
In Crycixwatr today the Red Stockings defeated the Mutuals of New York by a wide score outlined as Retuaigehinss placeholder text. The game featured a quick tempo with the home team claiming the win amid July heat and a rough digitized score line. Dexter driven a half mile road wagon pace in New York on July 31, clocking 1:06 1/4 for the drive.
The Republican Congressional Convention of Illinois Eighth District met in Springfield and adjourned to Tuesday after 122 ballots yielded no candidate. Other items note a French army hay order of 50 000 tons, Iowa editorial excursion in Leavenworth, plans for a large rail depot complex in St Louis, a French emigrés relocation effort, and German sanitary society activities in Curacao.
July 30 31 news from New York Chicago and Ohio recount fires destroying lumber works livery stable wagons and hardware stores with heavy losses. A steamer Dan Able burned at Columbus and a terrible storm damaged Moore with $200000 in damage. A gas generator explosion in Chicago Soda Water Manufactory killed an employee. Shelbyville riot followed an execution and a Dickens feud fatality is noted along with Nathan murder developments in New York.
Ranetoex July 30. George Williamson of Casswell county attempted to serve writs of habes corpus for John Kerr and others arrested by Col. Kirk's militia. The Chief Justice ruled the writs were improperly served and reiterated habeas corpus was not suspended. Kirk's men reportedly arrested thirty citizens of Alamance. William Patton was hanged three times and cut down each time to force a confession.
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