18 Jan 1869
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1869
Page
1
The latest items note Illinois prohibiting most game until August 15, a February money order treaty with North German States, and political moves in New York, Illinois, and Missouri. Reports cover rail fare debates, railroad progress west to Salt Lake, and Sheridan’s campaign for peace with the Cheyennes and Arrapahoes. A Chicago ferry purchase, a Sangamon county house fire, and a Cambridge lynching mark a busy news week.
Summary of congressional testimony including Gen. Gillem before the Reconstruction Committee, charges against Indian agents contested, and calls for peace with Native tribes. Also notes looming Wall Street clashes between bulls and bears, cholera at Bayamo, a peace commission meeting revolutionary leaders, the Paris Conference with the Greek representative absent, and a new international money order system between the United States and Germany becoming effective February 1.
In Troy New York on January 16 Judge Dickey began a narrow probe into naturalization papers after shelving a broader witness list for election fraud. Commodore Meadk in New York reportedly suffered paralysis. Albany hosted the Grand Army encampment with General Sickles re-elected. A Prussian emigrant treaty is discussed with a New York official to protect Prussian subjects. Wall Street volatility grows as bears target western railroads and potential capital raises. legal actions involve the M. A. Express Company and related cases in Chicago and Albany.
In Worcester a freight train derailed on a bridge between Athol and Royalston, smashing nine cars and causing damage to the locomotive. Conductor Webber and another man sustained minor injuries. In Harrisburg a fluid explosion burned Miss Kate Rupert severely, a young woman reported injured.
Gen Gillem testified before the Reconstruction Committee in Washington about disturbances in seven Mississippi counties during the election. He said disturbances occurred but did not materially affect results. He noted some black voters were intimidated, but not in large numbers, and their presence would likely not have changed the constitution’s majority in the state.
Gen Sheridan relays a dispatch from Fort Cusp Indian Territory dated January 1 1569 describing the Cheyenne and Arapaho delegation begging for peace and protection on their march to surrender unconditionally. He claims Black Kettle's band bears responsibility for war, disputes that the band was on reservation, and notes supplies stolen from campaigns. Dispatches from Omaha and Denver report unsettled Powder River council and a cavalry pursuit recapturing horses with one casualty.
In Curiaco two policemen tied to the assault on Judge Tyler were arrested and bailed at 3000. In Marion militiamen from Arkansas reportedly assaulted a widow and her three daughters aged 16, 18 and 20, with other patrolmen implicated but not yet seized. Col Watson ordered arrests and promised stern justice amid rising local unrest.
Havana reports doubt that Valmaseda has seized Bayamo as cholera rages there. Commissioners Senars Ramensbres and Tamayo left Havana to consult insurgent chiefs and pursue a peace compromise. Meetings with prominent Cubans addressed the peace question.
The Cuban Revolutionary Junta in the city held several secret meetings and resolved to accept nothing from Gen. Dulce and take no action until Gen. Cespedes communicates the Revolutionists in arms wishes. No definite results were announced.
The Parts Conference reports progress on the Eastern issue with a conciliatory resolution. Greece’s Rangabe again absent, seen as nonrecognition. Turkey urged to withdraw ultimatum and renew diplomacy with Greece. Meanwhile a North German United States money order system to launch February 1 will allow payments of up to fifty dollars via Post Offices and North German Lloyd agents.
In St Louis Missouri on January 14 1869 Rev D W Hutchinson united GE Richardson of Quincy NL with Susie A Long of St Louis in matrimony.
United States Senate receives the Treaty for the Settlement of the Alabama Claims. Mississippi River levee issues and a Chicago railroad casualties report are noted. Ex-Governor Fenton is named as United States Senator nominee for Newark, while the Maine and Nebraska senatorial contests are described with no clear choice indicated.
Washington reports describe the Colored Men's National Convention delegation meeting the Judiciary Committee to press for North and West Black enfranchisement and equal bounty pay for ex slaves. The Senate and committees prepare briefs on Alabama naturalization treaties and Georgia investigations while funding river and harbor works and Mississippi levee bonds plan.
In Georgia, the House failed to rescind the act unseating colored members and reseat them. Kansas lawmakers consider a constitutional amendment to end race or color voting constraints and back a Pacific Railroad branch. Maine officials publish a card supporting Morrill ally Hamlin for U.S. Senate after a caucus vote. New York Republicans name Henben B. Fenton as their candidate on the second ballot, edging Edwin D. Morgan.
A man was instantly killed by a locomotive at the Northwestern Railroad junction on Canal street. A young woman walking near Noble Tree on the same road yesterday was struck and seriously injured, possibly fatally.
CubicaGo Jan 17 Three more policemen charged in the assault on the late Judge Tyler were arrested and held to bail for a preliminary examination set for Wednesday. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS A tunnel under the river on Adams Street in Chicago is being considered. A Wo man’s suffrage meeting in St Louis proposed a committee to urge a constitutional amendment removing the word male from suffrage. A New York silk house seized for evading duties paid $50,000 to recover goods. Senator Morrill arrived in Augusta Maine with Senator Sprague and his wife.
January 16 market roundup notes increasing ease in money market briefly. government bonds firm amid treasury denial of new issue. Railroad shares rise on New York Central and Northwestern. Western list declines on state fare cut talk. Wheat, corn, oats, and provisions show dull to fair activity across New York, Chicago, and Saint Louis markets with varied closes. price ranges noted for futures and spot.
The article argues that women suffer illness from various female complaints and advocates Fixinsorn's Extract as a simple remedy. It links early strain, fashion, dancing, and premature marriage to health decline, urging education of the nervous system and warning of misguided medical efforts. It presents dire outcomes from neglecting uterine and overall health.
Chicago January 17 report describes a man believed drunk being run over yesterday. Details are incomplete. the incident follows earlier notes on alcohol-related accidents and public safety concerns.
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