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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1875
Page
2
Washington reports that a new prepayment law for newspaper postages, effective January 1, will reduce income from this source by about 60 percent. The lower rates save clerical labor and are seen as satisfactory to publishers and readers, though overall receipts fall.
The New-York Thessaya analyzes UK wheat demand and US role. It notes 12,500,000 of 20,500,000 bushels imported from the U.S. in four months of 1675 and a larger share in 1874, projects about 16,000,000 bushels by August, and cites stock figures around 10,000,000 bushels. It weighs British acreage, yields, and rival exporters, concluding export prospects are not brilliant but hopeful amidst stationary prices and stronger buying power.
The herald reports Evarts delivering a polished oration for Beecher in the Brooklyn trial. The speech mixed Latin quotations with brisk rhetoric, drawing strong audience interest and leaving some spectators amused by moments of levity while impressing the jury with learning and eloquence.
Montgomery Blair writes for his ill brother to the New York Herald, defending Grant and challenging Sherman's conduct. He accuses Sherman of timidity, miscrediting Mattox, and failing to support key advances at Nashville and Chattanooga, arguing Sherman sought personal glory over collective victory.
The article argues Sherman failed to capture the enemy due to constitutional timidity, citing Logan, Grant, and Grant’s influence over officers. It critiques Sherman’s judgments of Logan and other generals, and notes contemporary debates in The New York Times about strikes in the coal regions, wages, and union rights, contrasting federal wartime actions with postwar labor disputes.
Washington reports that the Controller of the Currency received May applications to organize sixteen savings banks with proposed capital totaling significant sums. Among the filings are various new institutions seeking federal charters and regulatory approval.
The report details May 1875 legal tender deposits and national bank notes issued, listing state totals for Vermont Massachusetts New York and Kentucky as well as deposits by banks in New York Pennsylvania West Virginia South Carolina Louisiana and others. It notes overall circulation since January 14 1875 and distribution among states including Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania and others.
The piece critiques Gov. Hardin's plan to declare a day of fasting and prayer amid locust plagues, arguing prayers must be paired with action. It questions Providence and urges strenuous physical effort to combat the grasshopper outbreak while noting skepticism about prayer alone reversing the devastation.
Washington May 50 President Grant writes to Gen Harry White Pennsylvania Republican Convention president. He states he never sought a second term, accepted nomination under party unity, and would not accept renomination unless mandated by imperatives. He warns against self renewal and urges constitutional amendment before setting term limits.
The English paper reports the Beasember galeon steamship trial in rough Channel conditions. Critics say the saloon mechanism failed to show its promised powers and steering was clumsy, with questions about whether the vessel could prove its superiority over conventional steamers.
The text argues for reduced meat intake in summer, citing historical and contemporary diets from various peoples. It notes that many groups thrive on plant or fat-based diets and that even armor-clad soldiers function without meat. It concludes that a summer rule to eat little meat should be followed and carefully examined.
The May list shows nineteen marriages recorded in Quincy County. Notable pairs include Reuben King with Pauline Banks and W C McAdams with Martha Abrams, among others such as John Calkins and Clara Howe, George Jones and Louess Weber, and Edward Reeder with Margaret Bowling.
An essay argues summer air choices for health and warns against misusing climate cures. It notes that city families send wives and children to the country while men stay in town, and discusses risks from poor air quality and unsound medical guidance. Also reports a violent pursuit near Walnut Station Indiana and previews a New York Times interview with H. Bowen about Beecher and Plymouth Church.
A dense devotional passage extols God’s vastness and omnipresence, asserting that all creation, “ten thousand worlds,” pales beside divine majesty. The speaker proclaims their own nothingness, yet insists their spirit lives, breathes, and dwells in God, aspiring toward His throne.
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