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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1869
Page
4
A verse recounts a farmer’s delight at love and a wedding dawn. The scene shifts from weather and harvest to the couple’s union as merry bells and pipers mark the joyful day.
A lyrical meditation on a mythical isle where memory dwells in golden hue and music flows. Images of youth, beauty, and a mother’s prayer linger as shadows and harbors of the past, with the dead returning in remembered light.
A historical account details Latude’s audacious escape from the Bastile. From Vincennes to the Bastile he crafts a double floor, a linen rope ladder, and a long descent rope using improvised tools and patient labor over six months, risking life and limb to gain freedom.
Latude and a companion undertook a grim escape plan from the Bastile. They spent hours chipping through a wall near five feet thick and used a ladder, cobbled ropes, and boating means to reach freedom while avoiding guards. They waded through a moat, then into an aqueduct, emerging exhausted but grateful for liberty amid the Bastile’s grim history.
A Charleston, South Carolina lion tamer named Lengel, about 32 or 33 though older in fact, has been repeatedly bitten by lions and lionesses during an 18 year career with circuses including Barnum and Ames. He discusses taming without force, his danger when retreating from lions, and the five documented wounds across Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arkansas, Indiana, and Louisiana, with his current leg injury keeping him bedridden in Charleston.
The excerpt describes an opinion that after aggravation a man was bitten by a lioness whose teeth are inch and a half long with a two and a half inch root. It notes claws are formidable and a single paw strike could kill or maim. Lengel fears claws more than teeth and plans to stay ten more days before rejoining his company.
A Detroit dispatch questions a May May 29 letter claiming John Sumner survived the Powell Expedition and spoke with William Riley. The writer argues the tale unlikely, noting Sumner would have reported to Chicago or Detroit and highlighting Sumner as a reliable man and brother-in-law to William Byers, Denver editor.
R J Tunstall refutes New York Evening Post claims about Missouri paying interest in gold on state bonds. He states he and associates bought 560000 in Missouri State bonds at 92 to 95 and would have sold at 97 to 98 with other information. He argues the state is legally bound to pay interest in coin and vows to push for full compliance, potentially by mandamus.
The San Francisco Bulletin and others note vast unknown tracts headwaters of the Colorado may hide valuable minerals and fertile valleys. An exploring expedition under Major General Thomas is planned this season with engineers and scientists to conduct a thorough survey. The White Pine pioneers and Southern Pacific Railroad surveyors may provide preliminary insights within a year or two.
The article predicts greater results from military labor and scientific expeditions as rich mines and fertile lands are found. It suggests population will move to the upper Colorado, aided by the Southern Pacific Railroad, which will accelerate settlement and development of the region.
A regional rail initiative gains support across Monroe and surrounding counties. Monroe County funds $2000 for a survey of the Monroeville to Mexico line while Canton and Canton Gazette reports $885,000 already subscribed to the Mississippi and Missouri All-Line Railroad. Quincy and Paris show strong local backing. totals exceed $1,085,000 with Mercer County anticipated to add $200,000. Road officers are praised for energy and financial acumen, signaling rapid construction progress.
The Nicksville Journal criticizes Hannibal Courier for proposing heavy county subscriptions to a Hannibal route diverting from the Quincy Missouri & Pacific Railroad. It argues the Quincy road is feasible with initiatory steps and urges minimal county aid, warning districts won’t be drawn into impractical schemes to please rival towns.
Dr Bateman State Superintendent of Public Instruction says an examination for State Teachers' Certificates will be held at State Normal University on Tuesday and Wednesday August 10 and 11, provided at least ten applications are received by July 20. The annual State Teachers' Institute session will begin at the same place on August 9 and run for two weeks.
The Ye Peoria delegation, returning from the Kansas City Bridge opening, adopted resolutions thanking the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Wannibal and St. Joseph North Missouri and Chicago Alton and St. Louis Railway Companies for hospitality. They praised the Pullman palace cars and dining and sleeping facilities, tendering thanks to the proprietors and recommending their services to travelers.
The Herald notes the question of enforcing or repealing Sunday laws will embarrass radicals. It states the Democratic side has not found it embarrassing to tolerate Sunday laws on statutes while permitting violations in practice.
A Massachusetts act proposes penalties for baggage masters and handlers who willfully or recklessly damage passenger baggage during loading, transport, unloading, or storage. Aimed at ending “baggage smashers,” the measure would fine violators up to fifty dollars and mirror reforms that could attract nationwide adoption by relieving travelers of damaged luggage.
Report details several housebreaks in the northern part of the city near Roller's Park. Suspects Caprezep Beatt and others were jailed awaiting examination. Other entries describe attempts on a Locust street grocer, a bastardy case against Dr. Isaac Dyer, a brush with danger from rising culvert water, and a large silverware theft on Sixth Street. The piece also notes planned Quincy Fair financing, harvest-time thieves, and police court sentences for drunkenness with workhouse terms.
Early Thursday a German workman William Stratman in Turner’s tobacco factory was crushed by a heavy retainer and iron truck. The fall fractured his leg, nearly severing bone, requiring amputation. Surgeons Kenda, Ralston, Bartelt and Cohen operated at SE Mary Hospital and he is reported in as favorable condition as possible.
The Macoupin County storm caused immense damage to crops and harvested wheat and gardens, destroyed sheep and poultry, and wrecked fences, barns, and stock. The Chicago Alton St. Louis Railroad suffered washed culverts and breached embankments, with travel halted between Chatham Virdén and Girard as crews repair the line. A Carlinville observer described a black cloud, a blinding lightning flash, and a flood that devastated villages and farms, signaling extensive statewide damage to corn and other resources.
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