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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1869
Page
2
In a LaGrange American led discussion the Quin cy Missouri Pacific Railroad plan is debated. drivers include Edina Kirksville route, LaGrange gains if cheaper, but the Kirksville plan calls for Edina and Wirksville. The piece questions who benefits and calls for a survey and stock drive. Detroits letter notes Mrs Powell denying Risdon affair. voyage disaster dated May 18.
A Bloomington born expedition left in 1867 is reported lost while crossing Colorado fifty miles above the Great Canon on May 5. Survivor John A. Risdon claims to recount a remarkable tale with mystery and improbabilities, including disputed disaster sites and a lone survivor making rendezvous in an unknown region.
A London letter from John Bright to a Birmingham Liberal meeting draws sharp Tory denunciation. It questions Lords opposition, urges delay, and predicts eventual passage of disestablishment. The piece notes Gladstone and Granville responses and a shift toward compromise.
The Chicago Evening Journal argues for religious observance of Independence Day and notes septennial references. It corrects an error claiming the natal day falls on Sunday every seven years, explaining the Fourth of July shifts due to leap years and listing years near 1900 when July 4 falls on Sunday.
A German picnic near the city on Sunday is described as peaceful in aim yet spoiled by rioting and violence carried out by a rough element. The piece laments indignant and humiliated citizens facing undeserved blame while condemning the misconduct as bringing reproach upon the innocent German community.
The piece argues that a national holiday celebration produced disturbances and warns against lawless license. It notes German citizens were often victims, not main actors, of the riotous behavior and calls for respect for neighbors and restraint on celebratory violence.
In Missouri circles, Quincy residents insist they act in good faith to promote a railroad from West Quincy through Edina and Kirksville to a Mississippi port, countering LaGrange and Hannibal opponents who claim the line would bypass Quincy and favor rival routes, with debates over control and impact on state interests.
North Missouri remains split over railroad connections with Hannibal and La Grange. Supporters warn that better inducements from either city could win the lines, while critics insist denunciations of one do not prove the other’s superior advantages.
The Virginia election results hint at broader party realignment. Walker the Conservative candidate defeats Wells the Radical by about 40,000 votes, with five Congress seats to three Radicals and forty in the legislature. Democrats appear to have supported Walker, aided by black voters and several Black legislators, highlighting a dramatic political change from 1860.
The Quincy Missouri and Pacific Railroad board adjourned after a two day session and named Maj John W W Schermerhorn as Chief Engineer to organize two survey corps and begin the route survey at once. The action reflects board and city support and a swift start within days.
A letter to the La Grange American questions whether omitting italics in the Articles of Association for the Quincy Missouri and Pacific Railroad was intentional or accidental. It cites the route from Quin cy to Edma and Kirksville, Adair County, and to Brownville Nebraska, asking for correction if the omission was deliberate.
A Kirksville Railroad Convention resolution proposes locating the line from West Quincy via Edina and Kirksville to Brownsville. The Edina Sentinel disputes a WHIG report, claiming La Grange speakers were allowed and that the resolution dictates the road be built by the most feasible route, ending further argument.
The French cable project is deemed a success as the Great Eastern crosses into American waters, signaling a milestone in transatlantic communication efforts.
Secretary Bout well reports July figures showing a major drop in total debt. Principal and interest total at $156,167,813.58 with cash, sinking fund, and coin adjustments affecting overall Treasury balance. Large miscellaneous receipts and burned bank notes drive the decrease, while deposits and security measures shape circulating funds.
The LaGrange American questions why Mr Church of Nebraska and Col Glover of LaGrange are inconsistently named in Kirksville Convention records. Secretary explains Church’s name was withdrawn before action due to absence and Glover’s substitution as Permanent Organization chair was a misreading caused by similar sounding names Cover and Glover.
CanLH dispatches report serious political disturbances in Spain. The Illinois State Treasury receipts for June totaled 475 404 44. General Rosecrans nominated Democratic candidate for Ohio governor. Virginia tax election held quietly with outcomes unclear. Reformers in Framingham MA press immediate national debt payment by assessment. Official Kinsella Treasury report expected to back customs fraud claims. Irish National Republican Convention met in Chicago with 121 delegates from 19 states and territories adopting a principled platform.
Telegraph notes celebratory events from Atlantic to Pacific with widespread rejoicing. Casualties occur in some towns but most incidents described as minor or non serious.
The Pullman Brothers had $120,000 worth of palace cars at the Kansas City Railroad Bridge last Saturday. They have improved railroad travel, making it pleasant and luxurious, and their cars are spreading rapidly on major railroad lines.
Reports describe fighting and rioting Sunday during Fourth of July celebrations in Springfield Indianapolis St Paul and other places. Authorities warn that a class of desperate roughs used the holiday to disturb the day and disgrace the occasion.
The La Grange American treats the railroad question with strong rhetoric naming Quincy's perfidy and baseness, headlines depicting treachery and thievery, and references to the Kirksville mob. The piece questions public opinion and the press's influence on current events.
Washington July 4 report transcribes Mr Borie’s June 25 1869 resignation letter to the President. He cites personal and domestic reasons, states he cannot retain the post long, and expresses deep respect and best wishes for the administration and the President.
President Grant replies to E A Borie accepting his resignation as Secretary of the Navy with regret and wishes him retirement and health. The letter, dated June 15 1869, notes esteem and closeness of official ties and expresses best wishes for future health and quiet.
Sheridan in New York on Sunday Nicolay visits Springfield Ill. Branch killed by falling wall at Richmond Last Friday Cuban prisoners in New York released 131 Cubans plan July concerts Two Generals Hazen appointed Southern Indian affairs head Treasury office moved to North extension Immigrant arrivals to New York 142 227 since January up 30000 from last year RR Peoria Pekin Jacksonville completed first train Sunday Trustees decline McFarland resignation Superintendent remains North German bark Christie arrives with 289 emigrants Smallpox aboard at quarantine Crenshaw linked to Sands murder prize fight reports Horn defeats Rogers Cuban expedition of 500 lands in Philadelphia to cross to Canada new trial denied in Craig Sprague breach of promise case plaintiff pays 360000 verdict remainder 40000 judgment entered
The Illinois State Journal recounts Mr. Risdon's statement as the sole survivor of the 1867 Powell Scientific Exploring Expedition. Risdon describes the May river crossing near LeRoy, the boat sucked into a whirlpool, Major Powell clinging to the bow as the boat vanished, and Risdon saving Powell's valise. He lists party members and notes baggage and maps were sent to Kansas City and LaSalle. Risdon left for LaSalle after Governor's aid, while questions remain about exact place names.
A series of brief items report fires in Plainfield New Jersey Bancrofts stables Montreal hay destroyed 50 horses saved Whitehall New York mill and lumber yard burned 50000 to 75000 property loss A woman suffrage convention met in Buffalo with remarks by Stanton Livermore Anthony An overlapping death and injuries in Wilmington North Carolina A duel in City Hall Park New York led to arrests Several women in Atlanta with stolen greenbacks from Washington Treasury surfaced in circulation.
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