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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1875
Page
2
The disaster in southern France is estimated to have claimed over 9000 lives and swept away about $60,000,000 in property. The New York Herald suggests a gesture of thanks to the French for their timely relief during the Paris flood crisis.
A military history in progress by CBSplain Van Horne of the U S Army promises a narrative tracing movements from inception to outcome, omitting private griefs and personal matters while presenting essential official details as directed by Gen Thomas.
The New York Herald argues against masking William M. Tweed as a hero, noting his prison sentence for millions robbed from the city. It contrasts Tweed’s crimes with routine sentences for lesser offenders and accuses Tweed of deliberate, large-scale plunder during his control of the city and party.
The column praises yesterday’s celebration in Quincy as a notable success showcasing industrial and commercial interests. It notes patriotism remained evident, looks ahead to a centennial Fourth of July, and recalls recent storms and earthquakes linked to a cycle theory with upcoming planetary equinoxes to watch.
The Sanitarian monthly table ranks Washington as the city most affected by consumption and St Louis as the least. Pittsburgh shows mid range, with Detroit and Chicago also notably affected. The piece notes latitude and longitude have limited explanatory power and comments on Beecher’s pretrial preaching stance and media defenses in the Church and State.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Bristow’s push to dismantle the whisky ring shows vast fraud with taxes assessed at 317000 on distillers and 347000 on rectifyers, 47 distilleries and rectifying establishments seized, and 153 illicit lots seized. Court costs estimated at 100 per case, 80 per defendant if convicted, while some dealer cases may not proceed. sixty six officials dismissed including gaugers, storekeepers, revenue agents, and others.
The piece riffs on orthodoxy and human maturity as speakers joke about heaven and enemies. It playfully suggests Beecher might preach from the afterlife and warns against allowing hatred entirely to consume people, noting a permitted measure of hard feeling for justice.
The passage questions free trade arguments against tariffs, noting that US hay forks could undercut English prices by fifteen percent abroad, yet English forks still command prices here. It suggests free traders persist in claiming farmers pay high prices due to tariffs, despite mixed supporting facts.
The New Orleans Bulletin notes growing public opposition to middlemen who handle and broker farm products. It argues capital, transportation, and exchange costs require profits by carriers, shipowners, and merchants, asserting competition drives down expenses and that efforts to bypass middlemen will fail.
The Colliery Guardian argues English iron and steel firms lag behind American lurgists in innovation and quality. It cites Bessemer plant advances, superior American mowing and farming tools, and rising American competition in UK showrooms, noting high US efficiency and price/value advantages over English products.
Reports detail a massive earthquake destroying Cucuta Colombia on May 18 at 11 30 pm with 8000 deaths of a 10000 population and thousands injured survivors arriving in New York seeking aid as fires robbers and aftershocks worsened the calamity a relief effort mobilizes from merchants and the US consul with ships and provisions sent to aid the devastated region.
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