Publication of laws urged by Illinois press group
A committee of the Illinois Press Association meeting in Chicago last Friday urged publishing all general laws in state newspapers and notices of property sales under execution to inform the public and prevent hidden or forced sales. They argued against special legislation and pressed equal protection for naturalized citizens, aiming for clear public access to laws and official notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Press Association
Cairo
Chicago
Glasgow Consul Appointment Refused Over Fenian Ties
Major Haggerty, a Glasgow born Scots Irishman, was named Ulysses Grant appointee as Glasgow Consul by General Grant. England refused to recognize his appointment as equator due to Fenian connections, highlighting disputes over expatriation and naturalized citizens’ rights between the United States and European powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Haggerty
United States
Haggerty
Thut
Judah P. Benjamin
Maj
Glasgow
Europe
Prussia
Bavaria
England
France
Arishman
Grant
Col. Duff
Tribune’s Tennessee verdict faults rival party stance
The piece accuses the Chicago Tribune of bias in congratulating Tennessee’s election result and aligned impeachment rhetoric. It argues the Tribune secretly favors Andy Johnson’s faction, taunts Republican leaders, and would be freer if it openly backed the Chase Sprague wing rather than stirring internal party dissension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago’ Tribune
Tennessee
Pos
Post
The
Tribune
Tribune In This Case A Revelation of A ‘Sallre
Andy Sebak
Fribune
Republican Party
Andy Johnson
United States Senate
Triéune
Chase-Sprague
Rumor of New Imperial Journals in Philadelphia and New Orleans
The writer notes rumors of new imperial journals being established in Philadelphia and New Orleans. They express sympathy for their neighbor facing these odds despite Perry Springs' invigorating activity and pledge any needed aid.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
Buckram
Perry Springs
Three Tennesse Senate Candidates from a Parley
The piece lists Johnson Etheridge and Cooper as leading Tennessee Senate hopefuls opposing Grant. It questions Republican candidates and Senter, criticizing his recent shift and labeling Etheridge a demagogue while praising Cooper modestly. The text urges Southern readers to distrust politicians courting enemies and notes Brownlow’s influence.
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Johnson
Etheridge
Cooper
United States
Tennessee
Grant
Senter
Carthage Votes to Subsubscribe to Quincy & Carthage Railroad
A Carthage village meeting resolved to issue $20,000 in stock for the Quincy and Carthage Railroad. The township of Carthage Hancock County will likely join with a subscription in coming days as voters prepare to decide the measure.
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Quincy & Carthage Railroad
Carthage
Hancock County
International Boat Brace Between Harvard and Oxford
English papers discuss the upcoming race on the 25th between the Harvard and Oxford Clubs with great interest. John Bull praises American rowers despite expecting a close contest, highlighting two Harvard picks from Illinois Chicago as part of the five oarsmen representing the United States.
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Harvard
Chicago
Cuba rebellion judged nearing its final struggle for independence
The article assesses Cuba’s revolt, noting insurgent gains limited to eastern districts while central regions remain under government control. It argues Spain cannot indefinitely hold distant colonies amid rising international sentiment for Cuban independence and predicts eventual recognition by major powers.
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Cuba
Helgian
Spain
Oriental Department
Havana
Havanna
New York
United States
Ona
Jordan
West India
England
Canada
Australia
France
Russia
Denmark
Sparta
Cuban Independence Pressure and Likely U S Recognition
The text argues that Cuban patriots deserve belligerent rights and that international journals urge immediate independence. It predicts imminent recognition by the United States or other American republics, claiming Spain cannot conquer Cuba and that liberal support would be globally endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Cuba
United States
Spain
Railroad Subscriptions Proposed for Quincy and Adams County
A proposition will be placed before Quincy and Adams County voters to subscribe 400000 dollars for two railroads. One would connect Quincy with Carthage in Hancock County and link Northern and Eastern routes. the other would extend southeast into an underserved area. The City Council has allocated 2500 dollars for preliminary surveys, and an election will be ordered under the last Legislature’s law. Community leaders urge thoughtful consideration and broad support when the measure is formally presented, with details to follow from capable authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Adams County
Carthage
Hancock County
Board of Supervisors
Exigency drives Pendleton into Presidential bid
An analysis of Geo H Pendleton as a victim of political exigencies within the Democratic party. It recounts his shifting stance on greenbacks, failed presidential nomination, compelled speaking duties in Illinois and Ohio, and the push to support his candidacy under party pressure. It predicts a final October crisis that could deny him executive prospects.
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Geo. H. Pendleton
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
Democratic State Central Committee of
Illinois
Ohio
Sosecrans
Pendleton
Republicans urge quality delegates for upcoming State Constitution
The Chicago Evening Journal urges districts to nominate able, experienced delegates for the constitutional convention. It criticizes past errors that produced a rejected state charter and favors a new frame that suits a grown Illinois, warning against mere politicians and class interests. Milton Hay of Springfield is noted as a strong example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Evening Journal
Sterling
Sangamon County
Milton Hay
Springfield
Hay
Minois
Notable Citizens Named for State Constitutional Convention
The article lauds the push to elect a Convention with the state's best talent and character. It lists eminent men like Judges Lawrence, Skinner, Woodson, Rice, Heaton, Dummer, Parks, Shaw, Kuykendall, Jarrett, Bramwell and others as trusted delegates, arguing their selection ensures an improved, satisfactory constitution and ratification.
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Chicago
Lawrence
Skinner
Woodson
Rice
Heaton
Dummer
Parks
Shaw
Kuykendall
Jarrett
Bramwell
Tariff talk hints at easing restrictions next Congress
The piece notes strong evidence that an accord between high and low tariff advocates could loosen restrictions in the upcoming session. While impact may be limited locally, the change could have wide effects elsewhere and readers are urged to watch for consequences.
Harvard Crew Poised for Victory Over Oxford in Trial
Harvard rowers practicing in England for the Oxford contest show growing public confidence. In a recent trial, they were within five seconds of the fastest time, pulling thirty seven strokes in two minutes, suggesting a strong chance of victory with fair judges.
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Harvard
England
Oxford
London
Putney
Mort Lake
Harvards
Oxfords
New York
Cambridge
Drought Eases as Rain Falls Offer Crop Hope
Severe drought has damaged crops across the South for weeks. Recent rainfall in several localities raises hopes that if general, most crops may be saved.
North and South German States unite on papal temporal power
North and South German States agreed to act in concert to oppose any pretensions by the Ecumenical Council regarding the temporal power of the Papacy. The move signals a unified stance among German states on church authority and state relations. PMID: 0
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecumenical Council
Berlin
Europa
Allen-Gallagher
St. Louis
Tom Allen
Charley Gallagher
Foster’s Island
McCowle-Allen
Tom Kelley
Ned O’ Baldwin
Gallagher
Jim Cove
Pug Wuey
Panens
Barry Wesse
Florcely
Jim Kearney
Allen
Sponger
St. Loui
Tom Kelly
Tom. Kelly
McCoole
Meeting of Railroad Presidents at West Point
A meeting of railroad presidents occurred at West Point on Monday. The purpose remains unclear but is believed to concern restoring old freight tariffs between the East and West.
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West Point
Railroad terminus shift eyed for Chillicothe and Omaha line
Brownville correspondent reports a project to reroute the northwestern end of the Chillicothe and Omaha railroad from Omaha to Brownville. A New York dispatch notes Lake Shore Railroad Company about to lease the Toledo and Wah-bash Road. preliminary papers signed.
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Brownville
Neb
Missouri Republican
Chillicothe and Omaha
Omaha
New York Dispatch
Lake Shore Railroad Company
Toledo and Wabash Road
CuresGo
New York
New York Central
Chicago
Michigan Central
Lake Shore
Erie
Sherman
Toledo & Wabash Road
Sopa
Lake Shore Company
Wabash Road
Lake Shore Road
Revenue supervisors meet in Washington over collection drive
A number of revenue supervisors from across the country are in Washington consulting with Commissioner Delano on tougher revenue collection. General Logan has agreed to stump Mississippi against Dent. Several dents are expected among Mississippi politicians when the canvass closes.
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Washington
Delano
Logan
Mississippi
Dent
Senator Yates of Illinois in Chicago on way to California
A dispatch from Chicago reports Senator Yates of Illinois is in the city today and proceeding to California. He will depart around the 20th inst.
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Chicago
Senator Yates
Illinois
California
Salem
Mass
American Association For the Advancement of Science
J. W. Foster
Illinois Press Association Meeting on Law Publication
Illinois Press Association committee on publication of laws and legal advertising met at the Matteson House Chicago. Resolutions urged constitutional provisions to require official acts and public resolutions to be published in state newspapers and for public notices in legal sales. Additional resolutions thanked Matteson House and telegraph/railway companies for courtesies extended.
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Ilinois Press Association
Cairo
Matteson House
Chicago
Tat Dist
H.R. Hobart
Chicago Post
J. L. Boies
Sycamore True Republican
Pant Lely
Quincy Whig
John W.bailey
Wilmington Independent
T. E. Wood
Mattoon Journal
J. K. Magie
Canton Register
Jo A.J. Birdsall
Macoupin Times
W. T. Norton
Altongranth
A. J. Alden
J. A.J. Birdsall
Carlinville Times
Paul Selby
Quincy Waig
J. W. Bailey
Princeton Kan
Illinois
Wm. Hill
Western Union
Atlantic and Pacific
Aiken
Wood’s Museum
Gentry County acts to raise funds for survey project
Citizens in Gentry County plan to raise 500 dollars for a survey of the Q M P R B railroad line. A laborer named Dobreich drowned in the Missouri River near Kansas City while slashing Thursday last. A burglary at the Frank Dey store in Madison Junction on Sunday 8th inst. stole a four thousand? tea chest? jewelry. St Joseph settlers note the river Missouri is unusually low for this time. Pateetown residents saw a fine shower while others were left dry Thursday last. Fred Brown deputy city attorney for St Joseph lost a gold watch worth about 200 dollars at a circus attendance.
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Gentry County
Dobreich
Kansas City
Missouri River
Frank Dey
Madcon Junction
St. ‘Joseph
Pateetown
Fred Brown
St. Joseph
IMPORTANT DECISION ON FEES AND RISING RAILROAD NEWS
The Customs Commissioner orders abolition of all state and municipal fee collection, except US levies, with total revenue for year ending June 30 1860 around 158.7 million. Reports from Washington and Chicago detail railro ad presidents meeting at West Point, a large Dawson camp meeting in Illinois, and various local incidents from Chicago to Sheffield.
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Washingtton
Commissioner of Customs
New York
Igw
United States
West Point
Cozzen’s
J. Gould
A. Boody
Toledo, Wabash & Western
E. B. Phillips
Michigan Southern
J. H. Devereux
Lake Shore
Cuban Conscription Boosts Revolutionary Forces
Reports describe conscription by De Rodas increasing rebel numbers and fueling Cuban readiness for field operations. Amid slave discontent, letters recount multiple engagements of both Cuban and Spanish factions as tensions rise across the theater of war. A brutal murder in Chicago and a forged conspiracy threaten railroad security, while the Western Pacific Railroad nears completion to Oakland by September 6.
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Ing
de Rodas
Amon
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Western Pacific Railroad Co
Sacramento
Oakland
Western railroad enterprises reach Brownville
A Missouri Republican report from August 4 describes two survey routes for a Brownville Fort Kearney Pacific railroad extension from West Quincy to Brownville Nebraska and then toward Fort Kearney to connect with the Union Pacific Rail. It notes plans to route from St Louis via Chillicothe and Brownville and mentions a proposed branch from the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line down Nishnabottin to Brownville. The piece portrays rapid engineering work, city-building hopes, and a big regional railroad consolidation shaping Northern Missouri and Southern Nebraska.
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Brownville
Fort Kearney
Quincy, Missouri
Pac Cific
Chillicothe
Net
Missouri Republican
Corps of Engineers
Union Pacific
Nemsaha
Omaha
Col. R. W., Furnas
Church
St. Louis
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Atlantic City
Own
Nishnabottin
Hamburg
Missouri
Nebraska
Great Cave of Eastern Nevada Unearths Ancient Tales
A historical fragment describes the Great Cave of Eastern Nevada near Shell Creek, its low entrance, vast chambers like Dancing Hall, and legends of Mormon secret treasures. It recounts Indian superstitions, a four thousand foot subterranean passage, and a temperance anecdote before shifting to a New Theory of Earthquakes and volcanic activity proposed via electric charges in earth and atmosphere.
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White Pine
Shell Creek Range
Great Cave
Nevada
Steptoe Valley
Joe Smith
United States
Mother Earth
Indiana
Ilineis State Journal
Blackwood
Earth
Equatorial
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the Weekly Whig
COAL
Illinois Press. Association
Missoure Xtems
Telegraph
Curiaco
Dawson
Union
Bloomfield
Ilinois
Peoria
Abe McPike
Chicagco
Joseph Hughes
Charley Arnold
North Western Tattersalls
North State
Hughes
Arnold
NEW Railroad
Evansville
Ind
Henderson and Nashville
Madisonville
John Ingle, Jr
Sheffield
Lonbon
Levant Herald
Abyssinia
Germany
CuHicago
Marion County
Iowa
Pennsylvania Central
Baltimore
Michigan
Wabash
Akron
Toledo
Tranklines
Northwestern
Rock Island
Pacific Railroad
Pennsylvania Central Road
Judge Dent
Gen. Dodger
Boston
Boutwell
South
Conference OF Revenue Supervisors
Gen. DIX
John A. Dix
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Fortress Monroe
Dix
Scientific Association
Erie Company
omivaGo
Edward Miller
David Ferguson
Ferguson
Miller
Perguson
Manion
Longworth
Nichols Longworth
Cincinnati
Newark
N. J
Geo. Yeaman
Madrid
Jean
Holy See
Cortes
Ashington
Sth
Encourag
Mason Chapman
Z. Rogers
Bethel
Chapman
Rogers
Shermantown
Lavater
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