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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1848
Page
2
Kaam the Arapaho hunter and a lone Pawnee pursuer race along the Arkansas bluff. After hours of chase, Ka-am uses terrain, trickery, and endurance to elude the attackers, fatally wounding the Pawnee archer and escaping with his horse.
Long river of 1848 era notices from Quincy Whig discuss subscriptions debts and threats of constables. The piece covers Polk era war debates, Ohio flood relief, printers as editors, and federal war policy with Taylor. It also notes Home Journal prospectus and Gaines in Covington stance on Mexican annexation.
Debate continues on connecting Quincy with St Louis and Galena via riverine telegraph. Hannibal residents push for the line, while Illinois towns fear loss of priority. Editor attacks misstatements about the War of 1812 era and rails against Whig critics. Harbor and river improvements are debated in veto context. Local industry notes praise Woolen Factory output and domestic cloth, with mentions of rail plans, political quarrels, and civic ambitions ahead of new year.
News notes a wreck of the brig Falconer near Beachon with eighteen aboard, eight bodies recovered. a separate incident reports a black man killed by Robert Shirley after an attempted assault. Telegraph line to Cincinnati restored. political meetings and Senate House actions outline early federal affairs and the death of Senator Fairfield.
Dispatch from Lovisyitnr Dec 27 71 reports the Hiterina arrival at Buston on Saturday list hindered by ice. Other items note Baga failures easing since Nov 27, England rate cuts to 6.6 percent, 10 million in specie, improving manufactures and funds, low market spirits, political shifts in Europe, cholera in Prussia, Liverpool bank resumed, and mixed grain prices across American ports.
The Philadelphia Ledger criticizes Mr. Gallatin amid a broader burst of partisan attack. It mocks editors and laments locofocoism, while readers hear sensational comments on public figures. The Boston Post reports a Vermont Massachusetts Rail Road catastrophe blamed on design, noting bolt nuts removed and labor tensions preceding the disaster. Two people have been wrested.
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