15 Jan 1874
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1874
Page
1
Fragmentary notice from the Be Weekly Whig referencing Brown at the Countixa Room. Mentions Post Office address in full including state and county. References postmasters retaining ten percent and remittance terms. Contains garbled terms about express and yearly sale.
The piece, in comic verse style, recounts a German drummer who visits the pest hotel and interacts with locals. It features exaggerated dialect lines, scenes of patrons, a store, and a drummer figure who claims familiarity with guests and insists on his musical craft. The verse mocks immigrant linguistics and rural humor prominent in some Boston Journal columns.
Reports from Rock Island indicate a bid for an Opera House, while Galesburg recently formed an organization to combat the whisky demon. The Canton Register notes Joliet’s public issues, and Ottawa’s jail floor replacement concerns arise after a vandalized scene. Legal actions unfold in Cook County with a default judgment overruled in Superior Court.
Friday marked Senator Summer's 631st birthday list. Ex Vice President Hamlin and wife dined with Gov Kellogg in New Orleans. Mentions of Alex H. Stephens training for 1870 presidential race, Bishop Simpson visiting Mexican missions in January, Miss Anthony lecturing in Connecticut on suffrage, and Douglass delivering lectures at Dalhousie College in Halifax. Various comments on society and politics, with Horatio Jenkins sentenced for embezzlement in Florida and a mix of anecdotes from the press.
The Governor reports general satisfaction with public institutions and calls for targeted funding. He recommends abolishing the Board of Commissioners, creating boards for the Southern Normal University and the Southern Insane Asylum, and placing the duties on trustees. He notes the penitentiary is self-sustaining and urges railway safety reforms, grain inspection improvements, and tighter regulation of railroad rates. He endorses publishing laws compactly and continuing legal revisions.
The Supreme Court decision confirms 40,000 of Illinois registered bonds issued to aid the Mendota to Clinton Railroad line remain valid against municipal obstructions. It holds municipalities are bound by agents actions, despite alleged irregularities, boosting state credit and public confidence. The piece condemns political pressure to retain idle Treasury clerks as counterproductive.
Collector Casey of New Orleans now in Washington urges a new Louisiana election. Belief centers on defeating Pinchback and moving the Legislature to Kellogg, indicating a clear call for political rechange in the state affairs.
Mr J I Savinuz, Chief Clerk of the United States Treasury and former Chicago official, is described as very ill while in Nice Italy. The notice notes his distinguished service and health status during the overseas sojourn.
Governor Beveridge argues railroads serve state prosperity and urges strict accountability. Officials warn against unjust discrimination while ensuring public needs and low rates, with the legislature and courts to enforce and revise if needed. Concerns about Albany lobbying, legislative corruption, and public funds for railways are noted along with press reaction.
In a lively contest the railroad rate schedule drafted by the Railroad Commissioners faces debate in the Legislature. Some members resist absolute commission power, others defend the schedule as final, with adjournment set for the 8th to decide action. Grangers and lawmakers seek to test the law of May 1873 in court. The rail problem remains unsolved, with calls for further regulation and state control. The House Pension Committee favors raising pensions for totally disabled soldiers and sailors, risking $13,000 more and potential $80,000 added expenditures if original applications filing is extended.
The largest naval fleet gathered at Key West since the war, a grand drill ordered by the Government. The demonstration is expected to have a strong moral impact on Cuban Volunteers and bolster naval readiness and morale.
A recent speech by the congressman Elliott, a leading Black figure, on the Civil Rights Bill stirred significant public sentiment. Despite his high status, the address was meticulously prepared and delivered with notable earnestness and impact.
The House Committee on Banking and Currency will take up the Postal Savings Bank system for immediate attention. A Postmaster General investigator in Canada has filed a favorable report on its operation.
The House Committee on Banking and Currency will gather opinions from leading financiers to obtain diverse perspectives on finance. This move aims to assemble a broad range of expert views on the subject for consideration.
Garrity, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, holds that the budget estimates cannot be reduced enough to prevent some additional taxation. Daniel has reached a judgment. His other name is Sickles.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces fare reductions from Baltimore to Pittsburgh 6.07, to Cincinnati 15.00, and to Chicago 14.00, with broader cuts on sea-board routes. The move aims to curb scalping and agent commissions, potentially forcing downstream reductions. The Senate confirms Cushing as Minister to Spain, and rumors of withdrawing Williams nomination are unfounded.
The Legislature adopts a resolution condemning the Forty second Congress for increasing pay of Congress and other officers. It urges repeal and constitutional amendment to prohibit future pay increases. The Senate passes unanimously. the House votes 112 yeas to 2 nays.
St Louis papers clash over Governor Woodson public message with the Democrat denouncing demagogy and the Globe praising prudent suggestions. The Plate Register links protectionism to communism, short potato crops, and intemperance while Washington reports Congress will continue public building work with usual appropriations.
The Barains trial costs about 300000 francs and the marshal was condemned to cover them all. This will leave Dogan’s family penniless. L Pennington, the governor of Dakota, was an apprentice in the Raleigh Atsr office thirty-three years ago. Ex-Governor Holden chaired the office at that time.
Correspondent recounts a long-standing Atoche claim in Congress. Madame Atoche and her lawyer secured payment from the Treasury before Cushings and Butler could intercept. Cushings and Butler allegedly arranged an attempted late draw, but funds were already released to the widow and her lawyer, with fees amounting to about $20,000 to the lawyer.
The excerpt argues Speaker Blaine granted Western majorities on major committees including Ways and Means, Appropriations, Banking and Currency, and Railways and Canals. It claims Western representation reflects population, boosts influence on currency and transportation policy, and cites the Springfield Republican praising Blaine’s fairness toward Western members.
On New Year’s Day near Lake Joy Garnett a boy sank through ice as Captain Daniel’s train passed. Engineer Will Lorne and passengers leaped to aid. Lawyer W L Parkinson waded in to reach Willie Doug with a pole and saved him. The boy’s father resides in Garnett.
Close Communion meeting at Exeter Hall London heard reports from English delegates to the Evangelical Alliance in New York. Speakers praised New York hospitality and the conference harmony. The Dean of Canterbury rebutted criticisms of his participation in the Joint Communion at Dr Adams church, stating no American Episcopal canon forbids it.
A Maine woman who left her husband nine years ago to join the Shakers in Davis Mills and New Gloucester returns home. The reunion is marked by a warm welcome from her husband and neighbors, with a public reception and supper as the couple, now advanced in years, renew their life together.
Mr James Raymond age 22 5 months died at 181 Gold street Brooklyn after a cat bite led to hydrophobia. He fell ill after lunch Tuesday at Maiden Lane and Water Street from breathing obstruction and severe head pains. Six physicians treated him with chloroform morphine and laudanum while an Episcopal minister administered last rites. He requested death to end the agony and died peacefully after midnight leaving a young wife and child.
A McLean County Kentucky scandal details an aged minister known as Heynolds who abused his daughter to compel marriage to a young suitor. After repeated lashings, the daughter sought aid, was sheltered in Greenville, and placed under a guardian’s protection. The case highlights severe domestic brutality and legal intervention.
New York Sun report says Charles Fechter fled Lyceum Theater after a warrant for his arrest arrived. The actor had been involved with the actress wife of his European agent, who fled with him to Breevort Place. The husband, suspecting infidelity, secured the warrant two weeks earlier and confronted Fechter at the theater, prompting his sudden departure.
Correspondence from the New York Herald notes enormous Modoc war costs. Settlers in Southern Oregon and Northern California urge reimbursement for depredations by Indians. A House bill by Nesmith and a Senate bill by Mitchell propose three commissioners to examine claims. Possible pensions for General Canby’s widow and Dr. Thomas’s widow are anticipated.
A lavish Palmer House parlor clock and related side pieces vanished from the main parlor, puzzling Mr Palmer and hotel staff. Theories point to a planned haul by several individuals, with one on watch at the door and others carting away the items under coats and shawls before exiting to the street. The mystery remains unsolved as investigators seek clues and motive.
The Kansas City Journal notes packing houses in Kansas City capacity rivaling 480 000 hogs in the standard season and up to 700 000 in summer, yet actual output lags due to hog shortages. From 1871 to 1873 hog sales surged from 41 086 to 216 771, with Kansas supplies rising from 18 843 to 112 003 by December 15 1873, aided by railroad expansion and farmers’ improved finances. The Kansas Pacific Railway plans to carry improved hog stock into the state at favorable rates, boosting the hog trade similarly to the Texas cattle boom. Hog prices averaged 381 per 100 pounds over 1871–73, making hog feeding appealing versus corn prices.
A fragment from Golden Ages recounts a Paris demi monde figure famed for flawless costuming. A bystander taunts her beauty with the remark she is ugly, yet she remains perfectly dressed, illustrating the era’s obsession with appearance as nearly a religion.
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