21 Aug 1869
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1869
Page
1
A verse describes Willis and Kate outside at dusk playing croquet but the scene shifts as the players pause. The lawn glows like day under May moon while the narrator questions if this quiet scene counts as croquet. The focus remains on the couple, the mood, and the contrast with the usual mallets and balls.
A redacted period piece opens with a mother’s courage amid war and grief. A wife steadies her husband, a mother consoles her son, and sacred blood sanctifies freedom. A magical summer night brings a fairy flower and a dreamlike voyage through moonlit gardens and ethereal seas.
A collage of quips and notices ranging from social mores to humorous anecdotes. Items reference fashion, romance, and everyday curiosities with wry inferences about society, drink, and manners, including playful definitions, misheard phrases, and light critiques of behavior.
The piece analyzes General Rosecrans possible move to withdraw from the Democratic race after declining to be Governor of Ohio. It notes his contradictions, praised military career, and weak political gambits. It discusses Pendleton replacing Rosecrans and addresses Massachusetts Governor prospects with John Quincy Adams. It casts doubt on party shifts and electoral strategy.
The case, long analyzed in Chicago markets, is decided for now but headed to the Supreme Court on appeal. The lower court ruled ecclesiastical tribunals cannot enforce their decrees against voluntary associations like churches and insurers. It held they lack binding authority over pastor and congregation beyond business relations.
The results show a larger majority than the presidential vote, signaling unity in the South for the Republican party and gains in Alabama. Judge Rice and Judge Whit, once Democrats, now back the ticket, helping secure about a ten thousand vote margin and four of six Congress seats. The Republican delegation appears in order: Dock in the 1st District. Buckley in the 2nd. Heflin in the 3rd. Staye in the 4th. Doz in the 5th. Sherrod in the 6th.
International contests stir national pride as Harvard College beat club plans a Putney clash with Oxford University for a car championship. Timing undecided but expected soon, the event follows famous transatlantic feats like the Yacht America and Ten Broeck races, drawing wide interest while Harvard hopes to win.
A reader endorses the proposal to raise 100000 cash for the subscription voted by the city to the Quincy Missouri Pacific Railroad. He urges swift action and provides a practical approach to fund and begin work promptly.
The piece endorses a candidate by offering two thousand of the proposed hundred thousand and notes the signer as "Poor but Plucky." It asserts the ability to fulfill promises and prompts business readers to consider the Plain and Practical group, asking who speaks next.
A Quincy stronghold argues the capital should sit in the Mississippi Valley, labeling Quincy the natural center of the nation due to population, territory, and climate. The piece critiques Chicago Tribune hints and urges united local action backed by state-wide grounds and a Missouri city cession.
The piece argues that citizens should advance funds to the Q C P R R to keep the company in good working condition. It notes that bonds held largely by locals would boost credit and market value, urging early action on a project to place the bonds and maximize security value.
A large St Louis meeting endorses moving the National Capital to the Mississippi Valley and calls for a national convention in St Louis on October 6. The plan: delegates from all states and territories, four delegates per state at large, two for territories, two for DC, appointed by governors and the mayor.
The article discusses whether Judge Dent should withdraw from the Mississippi governorship canvass and cautions the Administration against backing him by fraud. It notes the decision lies with Judge Dent and the people, while criticizing potential administration influence. It also mentions Chicago city council injunctions on railroad deeds, Lehigh coal pricing effects, and the Universal Peace Society meeting proposing an international congress on prison discipline.
The piece extols Illinois as a rising modern empire with rapid population growth, expansive education, and massive railroad development. It cites population milestones, numerous colleges, a $6.3 million school fund, rising manufacturing backers, and rail mileage leaps up to 3,250 miles by 1867. It notes a $21 million annual federal tax and recognizes five presidents from the state in succession.
The text outlines counterfeit ten dollar note features. It explains border engraving, shading near the ten, and dot patterns under the left wing of the eagle as key identifiers. Genuine notes show fine network shading and three and a third dots near the light circle, plus four feather rows under the wing. counterfeits may lack these details and vary in dot counts.
A veteran about 87 years old, Rudolph Kessler and Frederick Wermicke were arrested near Madison county on charges of distillery without registration and operating without the special tax. Wermicke, a former French Empire soldier, recounts his long life and the Napoleonic era, while Kessler faces a related charge. The article mixes police notes with personal reminiscences and a Leap Year editorial aside.
The piece extols Damascus as the world’s oldest city and a historic hub of trade and travel. It contrasts ancient sites like Tyre Sidon Nin eveh Babylon with Damascus enduring as a trading center, sacred nexus, and cultural symbol. It notes Silk Damask cloths, Damascus steel, and damask roses as enduring legacies linked to the city.
A Regenerate Year Debate. Rev Dr Bushnell defends reform against nature in his new book urging changes to courtship and marriage norms. The Journal sides with women's rights advocates, criticizing societal constraints on female agency and urging clearer, fairer paths to marriage for women.
A Hartford Courant reader letter recounts Barbara Fritchie widow of John C. Fritchie and her steadfast Confederate era resistance. It notes her flag in the window during September 1862 and Reno's cheer from soldiers, with Jackson possibly passing nearby, and links Whittier’s poem to the true Old Patriot. The letter also mentions her house’s relocation and related diary excerpts from the 1862 occupation.
In a Tribune communication Mr. Greely details the rise of American watchmaking from reliance on Europe to widespread production led by Waltham mass. The firm’s success spurred rivals, expanding employment and output, with hopes to export watches to China and beyond. Robbins and Appleton praised for driving nationwide manufacturing progress.
The article describes a new ice based meat preservation system by Mr Wilson Bray of New Jersey enabling meat warehouses to operate under tropical suns. An airtight refrigerator uses a steam powered fan to move and purify air, lowering temperature to near zero with adjustable speed.
Gen Robert Anderson, famed for Fort Sumter, writes from New York March 16 1869 to Isaac N Arnold Chicago detailing his memory of Lincoln and service in the 1832 Black Hawk War including muster dates at the Fox River and Whitewater Rock River areas, troop strengths, and cholera outbreaks with notes on access to muster rolls and his health.
Albany Ky July 22 1869 a very aged negro woman Lucy Thurman is proven to be 119 years old born in 1750 in Hanover County Virginia. She recalls revolutionary war incidents with clarity and remembers Yorktown while her master’s family moved through Kentucky. The report lists regional Illinois items and local notes on robberies railroads churches and a court house cornerstone ceremony.
An account of Lady Jane Grey's execution in the Tower of London. She prays for mercy through Christ, passes her psalm to Feckenham, relinquishes garments, and asks for a swift death. The headsman assists, she asserts forgiveness, and kneels at the block quoting a final prayer.
Report recalls the steamer Monticello at Atlantic Dock Brooklyn bound for Newfoundland banks being watched by a Revenue cutter amid suspicions of filibustering. A note says Senor Macais travels to Cuba to meet President Cespedes for Cuban Junta cooperation. Also reporting 223 Brooklyn merchants facing monthly return failures to the Internal Revenue Assessor and court jurisdiction questions. Heavy rains cause floods near Keokuk and Waterville with property damage and a lightning strike injuring four people in James W. Pierce's residence.
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