17 Aug 1872
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1872
Page
1
A Republican campaign notice offers the WEEKLY Waie at reduced rates through November 15 to spread pro Grant and Wilson materials. Mentions circulation plans, addresses, and club orders from Quincy Illinois. Also reports broad campaign chatter including OguEssi’s Peoria meeting and various national political commentary on Reconstruction era figures.
A dog believed mad was killed in Jacksonville Monday. Hon. Chas Ballance of Peoria died Saturday. Galva forms a 40000 dollar capital manufacturing company. Abraham Bell of Menard county died at Talla last week aged 72. Wm George, 103, hanged himself at Rochester Sangamon county on the 6th. Report that C B and Q R R has gobbled up Chicago Pekin and Southwestern R R. Luke Dunn of Cass county injured when his horse fell, breaking his leg days ago.
From Spring Valley reports show heavy sickness with chills fevers and chronic ailments yet corn and vegetables look promising and fruit crops are good. A death toll includes four in the past month and Mrs Swisser collapsed at a neighbor’s funeral. A Beverly township birth triplet is noted with all three infants dying. The piece closes with strong political denunciations of Horace Greeley and the Liberal Republicans amid a forecasted November showdown at Salt River.
General Oglesby will speak in multiple towns across Illinois on August 12 13 14 and 18 with dates shown for Pontiac El Paso Inan Lacan Marshall county Princeton Sateriity and Nashville Carlyle Centralia Belleville and Nashville. Presidential Electors John H Yeager Charles Neubert and others will also speak in German at Belleville Nashville Carlyle Centralia and Decatur. John A Logan plans to announce appointments within ten days with a health trip noted to Balt Lake.
Irish Repeal processions were celebrated by Catholics across Ireland. A Belfast riot sparked a Dublin disturbance. Americans anticipate large damages from England in the dispute over claims, with Swiss arbitrator Staempff hopeful of finishing the board's work in three weeks. Sherman visits Oxford amid public discussion of bank losses and a bank's heavy paper exposure.
Washington dispatch reports claims totaling 117 India half millions filed for damages from seizures of blockade runners by the American government. Secretary Fish unavailable. Assistant Secretary Hunter runs State Department. Robeson away til 25th for Maine campaign. Bonniwell may speak in Pennsylvania next month. Weather: Missouri to Upper Lakes barometer falling with southerly winds and increasing cloudiness. President to Long Branch. Reed named for Persgrial reservation not contemplated. Cabinet met two hours with no major business.
Prof C A Young of Dartmouth College returned from Sherman Station on the Union Pacific to verify aeronpanel observation suitability. The shooting tournament drew forty four entries with Abe Kliman of Chicago winning 223 dollars, Miles Johnson of New Jersey taking 150 dollars, and N Doxey of Illinois earning 50 dollars. Tomorrow’s competition offers complimentary prizes.
Reports deny compromise of Tweed Sweeney cases as Attorney General Barlow rejects settlement offers. Civil suits to be tried by year end. criminal actions to follow when a trusted judge sits. Also Barnard impeachment in Saratoga proceeds, secret session with a likely guilty verdict. Further: Cane River prize fight crowd disappointed. Pittsburgh labor movement forms to bar Chinese labor. Robert C. Wood surrenders in Louisville.
Aug 16 report from San Pete county states Indians are on the war path after hostility triggers, prompting a conference of Generals Ord and Morrow to dispatch three infantry companies from Ft. Steele and other posts. Gen. Morrow aims to avoid bloodshed while shortages of food and clothing fuel tensions.
Across cities on Aug 16, political news notes Saunder s as a controversial figure for the colored vote in New York while Republican nominations and conventions unfold in San Francisco Boston Detroit Montgomery Nashville Canton Jeffersonville and Evansville. Prominent figures include Greeley Dayton Phillips Weed Clews and Thompson with events from Portsmouth to Philadelphia.
Casualties and property losses rise with blazes in New York Amesburg Ferry and Clinton Woolen mills. Damages total over 30 000 to 150 000 with partial insurance and large wool stock saved. A rhinoceros rampage in Chicago leaves two dead and seven injured after an attempt to force the animal into a circus ring.
An Ang 16 named Einonizan killed his wife last night, stabbing her six to seven times and assaulting her after death amid illness and heat. In Venice Illinois an unknown man threw himself before a switching engine on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, dying instantly with his head severed. a note reading John Smith and an empty whisky bottle were found on him.
Sec Boutwell guests L P Martin at Newport. Articles of incorporation for the Atlantic Pacific Railway agreed upon. One nearly million stock sub act. Merchants of St. Louis petition Boutwell to locate new Government buildings near the Merchants' Exchange. Thirty boys escape Reform School in Tie, Mass with none recaptured. Jersey City mayor supports Governor's Police Board, rejects old board and bills.
The notice lists names of residents in Quincy Illinois with letters remaining unclaimed as of August 17 1872. Recipients must call for advertised letters and provide the date. Unclaimed letters within a month are sent to the Dead Letter Office.
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