18 Mar 1871
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1871
Page
1
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Conee's little brother sleeping in a forest dawn. Dark eyes, pale arms, and a bed of yellow leaves frame a muted death beneath sunset arrows. Memory preserves the dead in luminous, paint-like beauty within a gate of light.
A collage of humorous maxims and odd quotes about fashion, death, marriage, and daily life. Portable snippets include admonitions on advertisements, brewing, warning proverbs, and opinions on style, with scattered remarks about literature, press, and society’s quirks. Names and places are sparse, but the tone remains antiquated and tongue in cheek.
A long miscellany notes literary and personal items: Seeley near publishing on Moore and Times. Mrs. mierizarte and children hosted by Howell. The Coming Man by Rev. James Smith soon out. memorial window for Alice Cary planned at Church of Strangers New Gorge. McArone Papers to be issued in book form. Motley residing near The Hague. Japanese students arriving in country with government support and annual gold stipend. Victor Hugo’s new character work The Destroyer and Serene Republic. Reade’s A Terrible Station under weekly serialization. James Sims, ex fugitive slave, now judge in Savannah district. Andersen’s humble origins and early verse. Sumner illness linked to San Domingo woes. Ferney gardener claimed Voltaire service dies at 115.
The 1870 census reveals Boston's foreign birth figures with over 88 thousand foreign born and large shares of parents born abroad. Worcester and Fall River also show high foreign parentage. The analysis argues city immigration drives native stock decline while rural areas differ, noting coastal cities remain centers of business and culture for migrants seeking opportunity.
Advices from the South warn of grave dangers with ongoing outrages against whites and Blacks who support Republicans. Governor Holden is impeached and suspended. Ku Klux activity and murders surge in bordering areas. Meridian, Mississippi reports a massacre pattern, with law officers implicated. Congress has begun Southern investigations. the President urges protective legislation to equalize safety nationwide.
A Hannibal Courier analysis warns that railroad legislation in Jefferson City could threaten Hannibal’s interests. It cites a planned act to relieve the Hannibal and St. Joseph line and questions competition from a Monroe City link, while debating whether the bridge and routes favor or hurt Hannibal. The piece also notes broader issues on capital removal, treasury investigations, and national railway policy.
The year 1870 saw total government obligations reach 1,142,335,805 dollars. Loans in early 1870 funded productive improvements, mid year spiked for war, and the latter months saw smaller but steady borrowing. France led with 854,568,530 dollars, followed by Prussia and Russia among others.
State capital moves on wheels prompting competing candidates to woo the Legislature with banquets and social events. Invites extend from Bloomington, Decatur, Jacksonville, Peoria, East St. Louis, Cairo, and Chicago. Quincy vows to rely on merit rather than influence to win the prize.
The Wisconsin Legislature debates changing the jury law to let eleven jurors render a verdict as the verdict of the whole jury. The move challenges the so called obstinate juror who can paralyze juries and stall sensible decisions.
The Hon Henry L Dawes of Massachusetts 10th District, first chosen in 1857, marks fourteen years in the National Councils after seven reelections. As customary oldest member he selects his seat before the House seat drawing at organization.
The State article suggests Reavis should be sent at once to handle capital removal. He is described as thoroughly experienced in removals of capitals, having three years in the business, and would likely take control on moderate terms to gain experience.
The Local of the St Louis Democrat sketches Miss Kate Field, daughter of the late Joseph M. Field, as she appeared in a Dickens lecture. Born in St Louis around the Reveille era, she is described with details of her appearance, dress, and speaking voice. Her strength lies in humorous character delineation, with readings eliciting merriment from critics.
The Kansas City News reports a trapeze accident at Carroll's theatre where 13 year old Rose Ellie fell from the upper swing while performing with her sister Maretta. The elder sister removed her feet, causing the child to strike the floor. she survived with only trifling hurts and was to perform again tonight, an apparent miracle given the height.
An Italian correspondent reports Sheridan and Forsyth attended the Rome opera days before leaving. A National Guard officer identified Sheridan to friends, prompting the audience to stare at the American hero after each act. Sheridan believed the attention came from Ristori, who occupied the adjoining loge. Artists Healy, Buchanan Read, and Harnisch created portraits and sketches of him during the visit.
Correspondent reports on San Domingo City noting stark poverty, mixed races, widespread trading huts, limited education, heavy liquor use, and social leveling that erodes language, culture, and governance. The piece contrasts bleak urban life with a chaotic rural interior and cites declining trade and population despite births outpacing deaths.
Keokuk Constitution reports a school incident at Elliott's school house near Nauvoo Illinois. Charles Yates age sixteen died after Alfred Logan aged seventeen stabbed him with a show knife during a dispute over catching a student. A $200 reward was raised for Logan's capture and timely arrest is hoped.
The Bloomington Pantagraph notes a striking sky display before 9 am, with a sun halo nearly encircling the sun and sun dogs at the edges, plus a brilliant rainbow arc near the zenith. Visible for about an hour on a mild March morning, the event attracted attention as a notable natural curiosity.
Dr Lankester, coroner of Central Middlesex, analyzes inquest statistics in England and Wales showing gender and age patterns. Among 66 male cases half used hanging or jumping methods. women rarely chose those. Central Middlesex shows 1 in 18 000 versus 1 in 12 000 nationally.
Captain Hall's Arctic expedition will sail from Washington late May or early June. The United States steamer Perriwinkle will carry the party and is being fitted at the Washington Navy Yard. Heavy timbering, cork coating, two boilers including one powered by blubber, and a propeller for ice navigation are planned. Constructor Delano oversees the fitting, with personal supervision on this 887 ton vessel, likely armed with one or two guns.
A. Allison, a Lewiston merchant in Fulton County, died by drowning last Friday week while crossing a small creek called Spudaway during a hunting trip. His water spaniel stayed by the site, refused to move, and waited on a log for days before being confined after its master’s death. The report also notes iron production in Western states and a call for a convention in Monmouth, Illinois, on the fifth of the prox.
Eng states the twins are exceedingly restless and his palsied condition is failing rapidly. Despite losing about 40 000 dollars in the rebellion, the brothers remain financially secure with an estimated worth near 200 000 dollars. They have six to eight children among both families. The Chicago Post notes a Quincy Citizens Association plan to solicit real estate offers to attract factories, urging communities to offer favorable terms to builders and secure manufacturing presence. The article praises self-help and cautions against high land prices that drive away industry.
Kansas items report the next Kansas State Pair scheduled at Topeka, a Sorpsis organization at Leavenworth, a religious revival ongoing in the state penitentiary, Leavenworth Bulletin due as a morning paper, Leavenworth freight to Denver in January, and a Canadian family colony headed for Jackson County. Nebraska notes include Tecumseh coal mine activity and Nebraska City losing its daily paper, with the Emery House at Beatrice sold for 6000 dollars to J. A. McMeans.
A compilation of scattered items mentions Alice Cary bequeathing property to sister Phebe, Gov Alcorn declining U S Senate seat, aged anti slavery Englishman Geo Thompson, Mrs Abraham Lincoln back in Europe, Sheridan delaying return until April, Medill visiting New Orleans, Mrs Norton writing Lives of the Poets Laureate, Mark Lemmon’s Punch estate sworn at eight hundred pounds, heiress wife of Ben Wade inheriting from Samuel H Parsons, St Louis graduates at a hospital, first female graduate west of the Mississippi, and the cornerstone ceremony for Julien Dubuque monument planned for June 10.
The Carthage college building work advances rapidly with Wm B Hayworth named as contractor. Mrs Bukkerhoff lectures on Woman Suffrage in Carthage. Youths Yates and Logan clash at a spelling school in Se nor a township. Yates dies from stab wounds and Logan is jailed. Bellew faces multiple larceny and confidence game indictments awaiting trial. Henderson murder case gains a continuance due to insanity defense. Gen Logan informs Gov Palmer he will not seek Representative at Large seat. Government veto sent over Wayne county officer election bill. legislature pace criticized as slow.
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