17 Jul 1869
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1869
Page
1
An amateur writes a playful verse praising strawberry shortcake as superior to other dishes. It urges the housewife to mix and bake with care, insisting only her own hands should prepare it, then top with berries and sugar as the aroma fills the home.
Ada Proctor guides through a devotional verse urging acceptance of moments and duties. She frames life as a sequence of gifts and griefs to grasp gratefully, with trust that God aids tomorrow and each day should begin with purpose while cherishing the present. The imagery speaks of time, care, and spiritual ascent.
A mosaic of antiquated quips and comments, highlighting social satire, literary references, and brief anecdotes. It touches on costume, vaccination, manners, and travel, with scattered mentions of Diogenes, Pearl, Miss Boozlum, Fanny Fern, and a Portland apothecary.
The appointment of Rev. Poo Wines of Springfield to the Secretaryship of the State Board of Charities is praised as prudent and efficient. The article explains the board’s plan to oversee all state funded asylums and endowed institutions, supervise city and county almshouses, and ensure equitable distribution of annual appropriations, aiming to reform the pauper system and aid the needy.
A dramatic Irish Republican Convention in Chicago endorses equal rights and suffrage, supports Republican principles, and condemns free trade while urging cultivation of the soil. The piece also surveys the Franco-American cable race, Attorney General rulings, and debates over landing rights, plus a reprimand at Long Branch for praising Confederate figures.
When he's tarred and feathered.
Description by Frank P. Boater-style observer of Carl Zerrahn conducting Elijah at the Peace Jubilee. The chorus and orchestra unleash a storm of sound as the conductor stirs the mass with his presence and baton. The climactic lines echo Thanks be to God amid prayer and praise.
The Democratic press begins to tout a Virginia victory after Walker, a Republican, wins with solid rebel support and black votes amid debates over removing disabilities from rebels. Tennessee and upcoming Texas and Mississippi races mirror the shift as negro votes influence outcomes. The piece notes Hunnicutt’s defeat on the Conservative ticket and suggests the Democratic party’s stance on race is evolving.
The French cabinet resigns as Napoleon yields ground under pressure from the Corps Legislatif and popular unrest. The Peuple Francais describes a cautious crisis with reform demands and a plan to share initiative, while Rouher’s report notes barrier principles and the Emperor’s concession. The move signals a bloodless push toward broader reform and potential ultimate collapse of Napoleon's power.
The Irish Republican National Convention in Chicago on July 5-6 1869 adopted a platform urging unity across race color and sex supporting the American Republic and opposing free trade It condemns European monarchies and calls for protectionist tariffs while endorsing Senator Sumner and Grant. It lists an Irish National Executive Committee with delegates from multiple states and ends with the adjournment singing John Brown's body lies mouldering in the ground.
Commissioner Morris replies to Judge Caton and Horace White defending the Union Pacific report. He notes the Salt Lake dispatch dated June 26 and accuses prejudicial leakage aiming to sway public opinion. The letter defends the road as meeting government terms and questions the validity of cited criticisms.
A list of Illinois figures aboard the Monday departure to the Pacific on the Pacific Railroad excursion. Included are U S Senator Won Lyman Trumbull Ex-Gov R J Oglesby Members of Congress N B Judd Isaac N Arnold Joseph Medill J M Richards John Farwell James H Bowen Alfred Cowles Anson Stager W J Blatchford Geo S Bowen John Bb Drake plus Tremont House details.
Mrs Powell mother of Major Powell disputes Bisden tale of the Scientific Expedition loss near Green River City Wyoming Territory. Bisden claims May 8 catastrophe with twenty five men and wagons while records show no wagons or teams and fewer men. Telegrams from officials and press agents note no baggage nor tidings have reached Mrs Powell, contradicting Bisden's statements.
Board records show Jubilee receipts 413000 and expenses 312390, yielding 100700 profit. They allocated 50000 to Mr Gilmore, with the remainder to be shared among New England towns’ disabled soldiers and orphans by subscription share. To meet Gilmore’s price, a supplementary Tuesday performance paid his excess, plus a 25000 house gift in Boston.
It is intimated that Louis Napole on contemplates recognizing the logic of events in accordance with warnings implied in the recent French elections and will organize a new ministry on a more liberal basis with M. Oliver at its head.
People of Brownville Nebraska cheer the Kirksville Missouri railroad convention result. An impromptu meeting at the courthouse heard speeches by J. S. Church Sr. McPherson Senator Tipton Col Furnas Dr Blackburn Col Rich and others. A resolution endorsed the delegates acts and extended thanks to Col Furnas for railroads work. A committee of A P Cogswell J W Blackburn and A W Morgan was appointed to secure stock subscriptions.
A Chicago Journal item relates a West Division tale of a woman who, during the Civil War, had three children with her first husband who later returned alive. She remarried, then another husband came home, and the trio agreed the wife would be wife to both men on equal terms. They even had another child, with no conflict in the household. The piece portrays Chicago as a city of wonders and notes other regional happenings.
Cousinsvine Tih in July 1869 weighs Risdon’s claim of survivor proof from the Powell expedition. Mrs Powell doubts him while others trust the possessor of the professor’s satchels. Arguments question Risdon’s party membership, dates, and boat details, noting physical impossibilities and boat construction.
A fragment notes speculation on the origin of an awful tale. It hints that the inventor might gain free passage home, with a brief quotation from Henry Wing about the mystery and potential worth of the explanation.
Washington correspondence describes how Henry Clay charmed guests with warm, personal engagement while Daniel Webster maintained a stern, distant poise. Clay flattered and adapted, Webster spoke with heavy eyebrows and grave dignity, each shaping public perception at dinners and drawing rooms.
Dispatches report a severe storm in Maccupin County State on Thursday. Crops are described as destroyed and properties damaged. The storm injured railroad tracks and caused further disruption to local infrastructure.
A sprawling item lists massed notes on figures such as Massie of Ireland, Anna Dickinson, Ida Lewis, the widow and family of Henry J. Raymond sailing to Europe, Admiral Farragut recovering from eyepoliosis, General Thomas going to Alaska, charges against Davis and others, Capron recovering, George Peabody’s further education endowment for the South, Wi Swinton’s appointment at the University of California, Beecher’s stance on church governance, Colfax family weights, McClernand considering moving to Kansas City, Prince Arthur expected to visit New York and travel to the Mississippi, John B Laughlin becoming Local Mail Agent, Nicolay and May promising a Lincoln administration book, Rochefort’s father distressed over La Lanterne income, and Chief Justice Chase taking a White Sulphur Springs cottage.
In the House of Commons on Thursday Mr Gladstone urged further postponement of the Alabama claims discussion. The opposition raised no objections and the subject was deferred to a later date.
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