17 Jan 1853
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1853
Page
1
A long notice cites political shifts in France as Louis redefines Britain’s stance and Napoleon III accepts power without hereditary claims. It notes British ministerial resignations, flour and pork price moves, and a New York health update. Jotted items include Tristam Burges’s longevity, St Louis hog prices, and a cholera report, with scattered notes on railroads, lectures, and international affairs.
In a serialized tale from Gleasons Pictorials, Mrs Andrews confronts dancing as sin within a church gathering. A friend exposes the danger of zeal without charity by contrasting Mrs Eldridge’s loving family life with a churchgoing zealot, ending with a rebuke of Pharisaic holier-than-thou attitudes.
Telegraphic report from Philadelphia dated January 6 describes Boston and Maine Railroad cars derailing near Andover. President-elect Pierce, family aboard. His ten year old son killed instantly, Mrs. Pierce severely but not fatally injured, General Pierce escaped with a strained back. Also notes minor market, freight, and public documents items and local Springfield hog prices.
New York reports firm wheat and unchanged hog prices with bulk meat firming in early January trading. Wheat and corn show mixed but firmer tones, whisky weakens, and pork values hold steady. In New Orleans, flour slips while corn remains scarce and pork futures firm. A Fayetteville observer notes a land sale exceeding $16,000 tied to local plank road projects, despite no prior funding from the owner.
The senate considered numerous bills and resolutions including changing Pleasantville in Fulton county to Ionia and Cen terville to Cuba, plus charters for railroads and water, bank debt settlement, and tax exemptions. Committees were referred to, and a banquet honoring the First Presbyterian Church was held.
A Norway letter reports oriental leprosy current there, mainly on the western coast, with about one leper per fifty. emigrants to America may bring it to the West. The Minnesota Democrat notes a Winnebago chief’s claim that Chippewa stole seventeen horses, killed them, dried the meat, and sold it as jerky.
Congressional proceedings show Mr Clark's joint resolution opposing European colonization of the American continent and reaffirming U S rights over Cuba while resisting any foreign seizure. House and Senate discuss Cuba, Central America, the Tripartite treaty, and a push to confer Lieutenant General rank on General Scott amid military academy funding and pension bills.
In Washington yesterday the President supplied correspondence on the Cuba tripartite treaty with France and England, including letters and draft of the Convention. In the House, Mr. King reported a bill to prevent treasury frauds, and Mr. Marshall urged a flexible fund for the incoming administration to meet emergencies, plus remarks on Haiti, Nicaragua, and Cuba and the handling of slave territory.
A collage of anecdotes on dogmatism in a domestic quarrel, literary tensions between Emerson and Webster, and verse impressions from a bench debate. It moves through local superstitions in Buchanan, a sea captain’s memories, and a Boston scene with General Pierce’s grief. It also reports the Prome capture in Burma, eclipse notes for 1853, and agricultural guidance for cows in winter.
New York and Cincinnati report mixed prices for flour, wheat, corn and pork products on January 7. Flour bids range around 555 to 562 in New York and 444 to 445 in Cincinnati with notable sales. 20,000 bushels mixed corn at 78 and 10,000 pieces pork sides in bulk deliverable at Madison with price not disclosed. Hog prices range from 73 to 83 cents with 10 cent hums and shoulders at 8 cents.
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