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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1873
Page
1
The notice states daily and weekly editions of a Illinois newspaper with yearly subscription options. It specifies a monthly rate and mentions extra copies for year-long subscriptions. It also states agents are authorized to retain ten percent of subscriptions as compensation.
The day’s report covers gold offerings at 1153¢, Treasury sale of 6 million dollars planned for August, and a Weather Service forecast of mainly clear skies with a barometer trend. Also notes Minnesota prisoners in Manitoba and a Persian Shah visit to Vienna, plus a Chicago to Denison rail connection with timed stops. Portland, Oregon, suffered a major fire injuring property and businesses worth about 23 million dollars, with Portland as Oregon’s largest commercial city and a population around ten thousand in 1870.
Providence R I Aug 3 drunken roughs assaulted police on Federal Hill last night pistols used to quell riot five of mob wounded some seriously Fire Ypmanti Mich Aug 3 warehouse fire destroys Deubel Bros stouring mill loss 1500 Cholera New York Aug 3 cholera at Union Hill N J two cases one fatal Crushed to Death Fort Wayne Aug 3 brakeman John Burdick killed vandal act at Alexandria Va Church Mission furniture overturned oil damaged pew silver plate removed Death notice Fort Wayne crash death of brakeman John Burdick parents reside DeKalb Ill
Dispatches detail Russian advances in Khiva with Gen. Kauffmann leading operations, capturing twenty cannons and freeing forty thousand slaves. Mention Persian and Turkish trends, De Reuter negotiations, and European coverage from London to Vienna. Also notes fires in a western city, Manitoba prisoners, and district debt discussions.
A digest of late 19th century items reports 23 600 emigrants arriving in New York last week. It notes counterfeit half eagles of 1872, appointments of gaugers for Nebraska and Dakota, a cleanup around Fulton market, and the death of Gen Sidney Sherman in Galveston. Other items cite back pay defense by Gen Butler, a Louisville bridge vote, Indian outrages on the Rio Grande, St Louis weekly deaths, a heavy rain delaying U P Railroad, Hoboken Savings Bank officer defalcation, graves at Cherryvale, Singer building fire, and early race results in Cleveland. Foreign items mention Prince John of Saxony, a Ottawa printers strike, an Vienna fire, and Jesuit relocations to England and North Wales.
Fragmentary OCR item lists commodity names and prices including cotton goods, delaines, bleached cottons, and dress fabrics. Mentions pacific and manchester products, black beavers, cassimeres, and shirting flannels, with brisk demand and active trade in some fabrics. Multiple railroad references appear in passing, but the core readable content centers on fabrics and market activity.
Reports from New York and across the nation describe prize bouts between Seddons and Chambers and another between Jack Boylan and Peter Crocker with Crocker prevailing after 23 rounds at Sand's Point. Other items note a Toledo to New York fast train's first run in 13 hours 15 minutes, a Havana bank robbery suspect arrested aboard a steamer, Missouri cattle fever losses, an Indian campaign incident in Washington, Italian fleet dispatch to Cartagena, Mennonite emigration bound for Omaha, and a Stokes case witness discharge denied.
The Grand Operatic Concert program lists Overture in F Major by Kalliwoda, Bouvenir de Pas, and Inflammatus with a quartette. Featured performers include Sig. A. Farini, Miss Annie Cole, Mr. Melville Clark, Jessie Roeschland, Mrs. Dr. Wilson, and Gottschalk piano pieces. Part II includes Manosaniello selections and Verdi Cavatina from Ernani with Mrs. Gallaher and Prof. Louis Baehn's Orchestra.
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