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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1853

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Insurrection Flares Across Europe Suppressed

Report from March 7 1853 notes Milan unrest as part of a wider plan for Italy Hungary and Slavonic lands. Proclamations attributed to Kossuth and Mazzini claim united aims and promise rewards for patriots. Latest word says the outbreak is now suppressed.

Europe Milan Italy Hungary France Kossuth Mazzini Abel Rome Sava Rhine God Joshua Jericho

Local rivalry and gas as a metaphor for growth and satire

A Hannibal area commentary defends Quincy against slurs from the Don Quixote of the neighboring paper. The piece mocks rival claims along the river, praises local industry and railroads, and urges readers to a bread and water diet for the aggressor while recommending trips to New York or Boston to “bring the patient to his right mind.”

Quincy Mississippi Annibal Courier Pike County Don Quixote New York Boston

Quincy Flour at Hannibal Upsets Local Notice

A Hannibal Messenger notice about Eagle Mills Depot Quincy flour is misread as Hannibal flour. The editor mocks the confusion and wishes for Hannibal’s growth, arguing Quincy flour helps Hannibal’s market while warning readers not to misattribute origins. The piece notes the dealer is called the Hannibal Flour man and ends with a cheer for Hannibal.

Quincy Hannibal Eagle Mills

Public notices and editorials mix in Quincy Herald clippings

A correspondent frets over Mr Jonas resignation and political appointments with reassurance that Gen Pierce will fill the vacancy. The piece notes no official action, hints at Democracy influence, and mentions contemporaneous items including counterfeit detection from The Christian Shoemaker, Rev. C H Reilly’s arrest and release, and sharp Baltimore commentary on Cuban vessels.

Quincy Herald Jonas Washington Gen Pierce Herald Fillmore Shields Cleveland

Inaugural Address President Pierce Speech

President Pierce speaks from Monticello, urging unity and lawfulness, defending expansion under safeguards, pledging to honor constitutional limits and the Union, while condemning sectionalism and endorsing peaceful foreign policy and national defense guided by Providence. He emphasizes duty, integrity, and the rights of citizens at home and abroad.

Republic North Carolina Confederation Pias Navy The South

Mail steamer Humboldt brings passengers and gold to New York

New York reports the Humboldt arrived from Liverpool with 65 passengers and $100,000 in gold. Markets in Liverpool on the 14th showed dull sales of 5009 bales at a decline, and on the 15th sales of 5000 bales with firmer tone. Political dispatches note debates in London over statements about Louis Napoleon, with ministers downplaying offense. Western and European news recount Milan unrest, Austrian frontier cordon, and French army reductions. New Orleans and Washington items cover Panama arrivals, Vanderbilt depot tensions at Greytown, a postmaster general salary rise, and civil and diplomatic appropriation debates.

New York Humboldt Liverpool Pulasky Kossuth Charles Wood Halifax Louis Napoleon Sir Charles Earl of Aberdeen John Russell Cobden France Lord John Russell Lord Edgecombe Scogland Milan Switzerland Paris Tuilleries Marshal Radetzky Italy Havre Spain Apecie Cortes London New Orleans Panama San Juan Sierra Naveda Columbus Winfield Score Greytown Vanderbilt, Nicaragua Company Baldwin Vanderbilt Company Georgia California Washington Senate Mason Douglass Houston Secretary of the Treasury

Mill invention praised in Scientific American description

The Scientific American extols a corn grinding and shelling mill by William Teamsman of this city. The device combines a revolving and stationary grinder with a hopper, teeth, and shelling slots to shell and grind corn in one operation. Also notes on a lost man, a Connecticut stamp, hog disease in Carrollton, Buenos Aires revolution, and steamship crew fights at Jersey City.

Scientific American William Teas Merman Lynchburg Kanawha Salines Stoghin

Vice President Hing Receives Cold Havana Welcomes

Correspondents report Vice President elect Ring arriving aboard the Fulton from Key West and being confined to his Havana hotel room due to frail health General Canedo delays and failures to visit prompt King to request a note of apology King then rejects further audience amid accusations of indecency and shabby conduct in Havana aid says Canedo failed to honor promised visit and is dismissed contemptuously by King

N. S. Heralds Hing Havana Ring United States Fulton Key West Sharkey Mr. King Mr.King General Canedo King’s Hotel Cuba

Damages Rule in Alton and Sangamon Right of Way Case

The Supreme Court reverses and remands in a proceeding to condemn the railroad's land right of way. The dispute centers on proper damages, whether benefits from the project offset or negate compensation, and how to compute value when increased land value due to the road offsets injury. The court adopts a broad rule: consider all appreciable advantages and disadvantages to the whole tract, not just the taken portion.

TRE Alton and Sangamun Railroad ‘Company TS William Carpenter Sangamun County Carpenter Aaid R. S Kentucky Supreme Court of Pennsylvania General Assembly Melntire Symonds Cincinnati Ohio Alton and Sangamon Railroad Company Nors Supreme Court Casey

The Calorie Ship Visit at Washington amid acclaim

The Ericcson steamship visited Washington on the 24th with a large party including Mr. Fillmore Gen Pierce and several cabinet Secretaries and dignitaries. Engineers praised the vessel, noting smooth operation despite heavy seas and favorable performance compared with Atlantic steamers. Separately Milan unrest reported with outbreaks in three districts. Austrian authorities and Milan principal citizens affected. casualty counts and arrests noted, though reports vary in detail.

Ericcson Washington T. Butler King House Committee On Messrs. T. Ritchie F. P. Blair Washington Irving Thackeray Capt. Ericsson Navy

Riot at Cincinnati Ends in Fire and Fights

A riot broke out in Cincinnati on the night of the 1st between Marion Fire Company No 8 and Invincible Fire Company No 5 as they prepared to leave. The Jefferson engine of No 5 was shattered by No 8 with stones and clubs. Two No 8 members were shot, including Joseph Grays, and several others were injured with stones and debris. The Nonpareil claims the attack started with No 8 and an intentional fire aimed to provoke the Fives near their engine house.

Paris Milan Berne Italy Vienna Napoleon Paria Zurich Rimini Bule Lombardy Cincinnati Marion Fire Company No. 8 Invincible Fire Company No. 5 Jefferson Joseph Grays Canout

Griding on Central Military Tract Railroad Let Near Galesburg

Galesburg Newsletter reports the Central Military Tract Railroad griding is within ten miles of Galesburg with crews on site and shanties up. Contracts to complete by August 1. County Surveyor working to secure title and right of way before locating stations.

Galesburg Central ‘Military’ Tract

Beardstown Fire Destroys Hotel Stable and Outbuildings

Telegraphic dispatch reports a fire between nightfall and ten o clock at Beardstown engulfing the Greah Hotel and a stable. Nearly three thousand dollars in damage, all covered by insurance, with the stable and outbuildings consumed first. Suspected incendiary origin. In the same evening a German man in delirium tremens fatally stabbed himself. Coroner's inquest interrupted by the blaze. Also notes a painted portrait by Geo W Hare from Municibal and potential relocation to present in the county. Baltimore coinage debate raises concerns about silver and trade implications.

Beardstown Ning Delonging Greah Saya Meneer

Plan of Guadalajara shapes Mexican politics in crisis

The latest Mexico coverage explains the Guadalajara plan as a republican federation beacon, calls for a two-deputy per state congress, and demands Santos Amano tu’s return. It criticizes Santa Anna’s centralizing残 tendencies, notes regional splits in Tamaulipas and Coahuila, and highlights a growing push for dismembering the republic or reforming federative duties.

Alexigo Guadalajara Guy Morrinson Mexico Santos Amnoa Tu Santa Ahaps Bia Aeon Tamaulipas Coahuila Nuevo Loca Sierra Nevada Republic Michoacan Jalisco Pacific Puebla Vera Crus Guerrero Cajeca Zolverein Nermany Santy Anna

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