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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1875
Page
4
Charles Frances Adams told Amherst College students that effective speeches should not exceed two hours. A Connecticut compulsory education act shows attendance at 89.34 percent in 1874, up from 90.88 in 1873, with about 20,000 more children in school and parents seemingly satisfied.
The New York Times affirms fruit growers in the East risk extinction of older species in pursuit of new varieties. A Todianspolis reader praises Senator Morton while quizzing his fitness for the Presidency amid debate over paralysis and the Chief Magistrate's suitability.
The New York Herald argues the Democratic party faces a dual danger in Ohio. A defeat this year could harm prestige and provoke internal feuds, risking exposure of the party’s 1878 convention to rival perils similar to 1888. The Herald labels the Ohio contest a smaller evil compared with opposing the currency question.
Ohio enforces a Worthington law that forbids municipalities from ordering work unless Treasury funds exist to pay. It holds officers liable if they contract without prior provision to cover costs. The Supreme Court upheld the act as constitutional, grounded in sound principle.
On January first the aggregate debt of New York city stood at 142000000, with floating debt and unpaid judgments bringing it to 164000000. Deficiencies in treasuries and uncollected taxes lift real indebtedness to about 176000000. With a population of one million, per capita debt totals 176, and government expenses approach 33000000, yielding 83 per person. The combined debt and taxation averages 214 per resident.
A Spectator review questions Mr. Moody’s showmanship and character as an American religious leader. It notes Mooney style is earnest yet eccentric and labels him a religious mountebank when seen abroad. The piece mentions Bishop Baltes of Alton Illinois invoking church rules against secular or moral indiscretions for society members in Quincy.
The enforcement of new customs rules to curb fashionable smuggling has caused disruption at New York and Paris ports. Regular Paris to New York dealings appear broader than before, breaking up major Amici trade operations and delaying spring orders for display at fashionable watering places. The Treasury notes the impact on domestic arrangements of many affluent people connected to revenue reformers.
The Buffalo Express notes high transport costs for wheat and corn from Chicago to Buffalo by lake and canal. Rates have varied, with lake charges around 24 and 21 cents per bushel for wheat and corn respectively, plus discharge costs. canal rates Buffalo to New York show wheat about 63 and corn about 04 cents per bushel. The lowest rates this season were roughly 63 and 6 cents per bushel for wheat and corn in early June, and elevator contests at Buffalo may waive elevation charges, affecting overall costs.
The article lists average June freight rates for wheat and corn by lake and canal routes. It notes figures from Chicago to Buffalo and Buffalo to New York, with comparisons to 1874 1858 and 1859. For lakes the June wheat and corn freights range around 24 3.9 cents and 6.3 3.7 cents respectively, while canal rates vary by year with figures like 11.2 9.7 cents for wheat and corn in 1859 and 10.6 9.1 cents in 1858.
A managing director elected from abroad would run the plan, seen with favor by the National Grange though its practicality is in doubt. The scheme risks farmers' reluctance to invest their money or grain, and subordinate Granges distrust the National Grange over financial accounting.
A long critique notes London Times Standard and other papers disparaging the United States. It argues British outlets claim Americans are corrupt and depraved while praising Britain’s own electoral bribe culture. The piece cites Atlantic Monthly, Tribune, Herald, and Nast cartoons to illustrate cross‑channel bias and calls for balanced views.
Tex Buffalo Express notes that presidents have followed a precedent of serving from away from Washington during recesses. It cites John Adams writing in 1799 about governing from Quincy and compares to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson who spent summers in Virginia.
London telegram to the New York Times brands Moody as uneducated on the sacred record and its history. It accuses him of relying on heaven inspired ideas and of coarse vulgar style. Converts reportedly backslide at a dreadful rate.
The Times reports the June 10 1874 and subsequent 1875 figures on outstanding national bank notes and legal tender deposits. It notes a 1974 826 increase in bank circulation over six months, Greenbacks withdrawn 6 228 490 and deposits to redeem 19 709 606, yielding a net reduction of about 23 963 260 in currency.
The National Grange executive committee in Washington has negotiated with English cooperative societies to form a joint trading company for a cross Atlantic union. The plan envisions two branches in England and the United States with a $25 million capital and reciprocal boards to guide international exchange of commodities. Ships and warehouses would link New Orleans and other ports to meet U S and English needs while promoting American products abroad.
The passage argues that while corruption exists at high levels, Americans see no need to publish entire columns of misrepresentations for mere party advantage. It defends a selective press that avoids discrediting the national character in foreign eyes.
Reports recount Carlist forces at Catarijba near Nauclares with losses and prisoners, floods in France near Lisieux, a bridge watchman killed near Otsego, NY, and a devastating Calcutta earthquake killing thousands. Railroads signal fare reductions Chicago to New York. London Times notes Beecher controversy with a conciliatory reply from Dr Alexander Raleigh.
Reports from July describe a deadly railroad robbery attempt near Casey Illinois on the Vandalia line. An Adams Express car was halted by masked men, engineer shot after refusing to move, and robbers driven off by pursuing train crew. Milo Ames of Terre Haute killed. reward offered for the perpetrators, believed to be the James Brothers. Governor state officials promise pursuit. Long Point West of Casey cited as dangerous point.
A writer in Popular Science Monthly argues that brain function mirrors general ganglionic activity and that sexual mental differences are rooted in structural rather than transient causes. The piece notes persistent radical differences in thinking between men and women on labor and ballot issues, while acknowledging rare crossovers in some individuals.
A vivid, sorrowful scene follows a funeral procession through a street as a mother dies. Nurses cradle the baby, a procession passes, and the home is emptied of warmth. Children sense loss while the father tries to comfort them with tales of a distant, better home.
Prov. Mase notes Sylvester French, 83, native of the town, as champion old gentleman. He finishes planting, sowing oats and buckwheat ahead of neighbors, hoes his garden twice, and haying with little help. He fills his wood-house with five cords of hard wood for the year, attends religious services, has twenty-one children, retires early, rises at 4:30 daily, and enjoys life with zest.
The piece laments the decline of the pie cherry, arguing that genuine cherry pie must be made from pie cherries with a unique flavor. It critiques modern pomology and the intrusion of new varieties and pests, urging preservation of the authentic cherry for pies and questioning the role of pomologists in this decline.
A tribute recounts Francis P Blair Jr as a brave soldier and capable officer. It notes his evolution from editor of the Globe under Jackson to a Republican foe of slavery and his complex political path, ending with a view of his integrity and personal character despite political missteps.
From the New York correspondence of the St Louis Republican a year ago a fashionable mother bore a baby boy. The grandmother arrived, checked Tommy, then cried at the extra toe. The doctor ruled the baby not Tommy and speculation followed about the infant’s identity.
The Boston Globe recounts Mrs Duff the renowned early 19th century American actress born Mary Ann Dyke in London. It traces her rise from Dublin stage beginnings to Boston fame as Juliet and tragic queen, her marriage to John R. Duff, and a career decade that included peak triumphs, return to England, and lasting fame as Americas leading tragedian.
An aged chronicle traces the life of Mrs Duff, famed actress, her Parisian and New Orleans years, a troubled marriage, and a quiet final fate. It notes her charities, religious conversion, and a dramatic 1857 death, with lingering questions about her later years and resting place.
The World notes unprecedented rain and floods across twelve departments in southern France. Rivers and waters from the Pyrenees to the Cevennes inundate Beziers to Bayonne, submerging Castelnaudary and Carcassonne areas as earlier floods of 1835 and 1852 are recalled for context.
A rural notice warns of a new pest attacking soft maple trees in western towns and streets. White cottony excretion on the undersides of small leaves contains eggs and scales. Entomologists identify the species as Lecanium acericula and urge immediate control by brushing limbs to remove scales.
A daring theft at a merchant’s Oakland home leaves a guest without 4 luxuriously curled natural hair rings while jewelry and cash on the table remain untouched. Investigators suspect drugging. no traces of the thief are found. The incident stirs speculation among the local belles as they guard their hair and doors after dinner.
Report notes a severe storm at Valparaiso harbor causing many deaths among the training ship crew. At least forty boys drowned and twenty to thirty sailors plus twelve to fifteen boatmen went down, with eight missing. Property losses remain undetermined.
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