07 Dec 1872
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1872
Page
1
Daily and weekly editions offered by the Quincy Whig Company in Quincy Illinois. Rates shown include daily at 98 cents per month, yearly at a set price, and a 1 month option. Extra copies and agents listed for subscription collection and distribution.
A New York printer memorial statue for Mr Greeley is announced. Reports note unsettled French politics affecting national business. The House moves to abolish U S Assessor, shifting duties to Collectors effective July 1, 1873. Judge Darrell’s Kellogg-Warmoth ruling is expected to curb demagogic attempts to alter election results. Mormon Salt Lake papers oppose the President’s Utah recommendations. Cannon defies Congress on plural marriage. Travel notes promise entertaining Pacific Coast sketches on page three, including Denver to Ogden and Colorado topics.
The item lists varied notes including Stokes tris starting Monday. Exemption from jury duty for Centists of Ohio proposed. A printers monument to Mr Greeley planned. A strike threat in Brooklyn. Epizootic among St Louis horses. New Salt Lake papers projected. Resignations and deaths including McGregor and The Supreme Court justice Johnson. A billiards match in New York for $500. Military court martial summoned wives of patriots. Tax collectors facing $600,000 claims. Real estate advance in Salt Lake City. Fields leaves Cuba for Europe with valuables. Library Gift Concert drawing in Louisville today. Prison sentence for a New York worker. Rail progress toward Dennison and Galveston.
Br Joseph Einstein a Fifth street horse dealer is ill after contact with diseased horses epizooty symptoms include mucous discharge from nose and eye watering doctors report he has been poisoned by matter from the corrupt animals while no death risk is certain he remains under careful medical supervision
Paris government turmoil unsettles business nationwide as the Assembly faces resignation and a government statement is anticipated during today session. In London a gas strike eases slightly as stokers are replaced by workers hired by companies.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Boutwell told the Ways and Means Committee he will revive the syndicate and issue another installment of the new loan unless Congress acts. Ku Klux prisoners question pardons discussed by Attorney General Williams with Gov. Scott, urging individualized petitions for pardon. The House forms a committee to probe Credit Mobilier charges, to begin hearings next Thursday. National Asylum for Disabled Volunteers held its annual meeting with President Grant in attendance. nearly 4,000 veterans housed across the asylums. Gen. Dyer remains ill with Bright’s disease. weather outlook favors high barometer and clear skies in the Northwest and Lake region.
The Tribune reports the Misses Greeley refuse any plan to fund their father’s estate through a subscription. It notes possible impairment from loans and broken promises, yet suggests the family will contribute to a statue in his memory. Ida Greeley proposes using Dr Chapin church floral decorations for the Old Ladies' Home.
New Orleans dispatch reports Judge Darrell fears assassination if he rules for Governor-elect Warmoth. Citizens reproach the source of conflict with federal authorities as troops seize state house rooms under Deputy Marshal orders. Darrell’s order bars Warmoth from canvassing votes except in the presence of select officials.
A court orders withholding documents and the returns of the November 4 election to be deposited with the circuit clerk for copying and preservation. The order enjoins Hetch, D te, and Wharton from issuing commissions or recording results without the Custom House board’s concurrence and directs Warmoth to surrender all election-related records. The United States District Court has demanded Gov. Warmath provide documents in his possession. no response yet.
New York December 6 Henry Rogers was hanged in the jail yard for killing officer Donahue. He fainted and collapsed into a priest’s arms. December 6 Barney Woods was hanged in the district jail for the murder of Samuel N. Chaseman of New York on August 19 last year.
Fire last night leveled the steam coopering establishment of Charles H. Walters & Co. at Crxepognatr. Loss estimated $12,000 with $8,000 insured. New fires report the Pennsylvania Railroad disaster near Mifflin with multiple fatalities and injuries. A. W. Dautz, a House employee from Princeton Wis., was among the dead. A tank explosion at Plankington Armour packing plant caused $21,000 damage but no injuries.
The Senate suspended rules for ballot elections of chairmen, then named standing committees. Debates weaved reform, fiscal policy, and agency changes as bills on currency, public buildings, and revenue offices were introduced or referred. House discussions followed with measures to abolish internal revenue offices and curb spending, ending with procedural motions and adjournment.
A legislative session records a motion to fix the bill’s operation date for July 1 1873 and require collectors to post bonds. A committee is instructed to examine census feasibility and propriety of the centennial celebration. The body adjourned to Monday.
The report cites New York stocks and money markets with prices for gold at 113 1 4, and government securities up. Western meats, pork, lard and cheese markets show varied moves while Chicago and Cincinnati markets note mixed grain and livestock activity. Foreign Liverpool and New Orleans prices for flour, sugar and whiskey complete the round up.
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