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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1869

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Extensive strike of cotton operatives reported in England

An extemcopy pont with twenty names forwarded at once. Gen. Custar reports from North Fork of Red River up to the 6th inst. Gov. Clayton ends martial law in the last Arkansas counties. Tenure of Office Act repeal bill recommitted. Senate expected to pass. Grant treads carefully around cabinet dynamics. Quincy not to host Gen Howard due to timing. Curious note from a nearby newspaper about sleepers and Rip Van Winkle, with snow and weather chatter.

Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Quincy Cierio Geogue Ephesus Rip van Winkle Catskill Mountains Rip Cupid

Removal of Martial Law in Arkansas and Arrests in Virginia

Memphis reports Governor in Little Rock proposes ending martial law in Crittenden county and reestablishing the Court of Claims. Legislature adjourns sine die April 1 as bonds rise. In Rico Mono, Gov Wells and two aides are jailed for allegedly stealing a post office letter from Samuel to Allen, bailed until tomorrow.

Arkansas Richmond Memphis Little Rock Crittenden County Court of Claims Rico Mono Gov. Wells C. Bond Register of Bankruptcy L. E. Dudley Republican State Central Committee W. H. Samuel Edgar Allen U.S Cahoon Petersburg

West Custar arrival from Mormondom report

Dispatch from Gov. Knox says Custar and his command camped on the North Fork of Red river on the 6th. All well. Blurts reports twenty of Brigham Young's wives arrived for visits in this city and Omaha on their way to Washington.

Custar Ali Bishte Mormondom St. Louis Knox Custar North Fork Red River Brigham Young Omaha Washington

Tenure of Office Bill Recommitted in Senate

Congressional news outlines Senate reccommitting the Tenure-of-Office Bill and debates over passage details. Gen Prentiss heads to Brazil amid reports of a railway accident injuring 30 to 40 people. Martial law in Kansas ends with arrests of prominent Virginia officials, as in the West Indies Salnave’s defeat and Cuban insurgent movements. Europe reports Cortes proceedings, French army bill, and a cotton operatives strike in England.

England Madrid Senor Arnez Cortes Paris Corps Legislatif Madame la Marquise de Lavellette France Andelgium Lonpox Preston Glasgow

Proposed Tenure of Office Modifications and Brazil Mission

Washington dispatch outlines Republican caucus view on Tenure of Office bill limiting removal provisions for Cabinet members and allowing presidential suspensions during recess. Reports say Gen Ely Parker may be Indian Bureau Commissioner with many Indian Agents replaced by Quakers. Gen Prentiss of Illinois is a Brazil mission candidate. Also lists nominations and naval appointments, Cherokee Nation memorandum on 1866 treaty violations, a bill for prepaid interest on public debt, and Cabinet meeting details.

Chicago The Tribune Washington Senate House Ely S. Parker Indian Bureau B. M. Prentiss Illinois Brazil Webb Prentiss J. C. Bancroft Davis Lewellyn Powers Arostook J. D. Hopkins Internal Revenue Missouri C. B. Barrett Pennsylvania Naval Academy John Marshall Robinson J. C. Robinson Frederick van Viiet Stewart van Viiet Illingis Thomas Benton Irincis James Duane Duane Frank Jenkins Thornton A. Jenkins J. S. Stokell Jonett J. E. Jonett Chas. J. Badger Badger Augustus United States

Senate session and local homecoming noted

Andover, his wife's former home, he will return to this city in a few days to preside in the Senate till session end. He is not going to New Orleans. The Senate in executive session confirmed only one nomination, Charles B. Barrett, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Fourth. The Treasury Department reports that the U S Marshal for Georgia has fled with $100,000 of public money.

Andover Senate New Orleans Chas. B. Barrett Treasury Department United States Georgia

Congress in session reports and Cuban unrest

Washington notes detail Senate actions on currency reform abolition of Tenure of Office act and civil service reorganization while House considers attorney general opinions and law revisions. Abroad, reports from Havana and Santiago de Cuba describe rebel operations in Cuba Haiti and Hayti with several insurgents executed and fleets restless. News from New York Philadelphia and London cover ship murders murder probes court rulings eight hour movement and strikes in cotton mills with global political shifts and local park votes in Chicago.

Washington Senate Anthony Colfax Morrill Finance Committee Judiciary Committee Drake Mr. Trumbull Mr. Williams Messrs. Sawyer Stuart Mr. Drake House Bingham Poland Butler Secretary of the Treasury Burlington and Missouri River Branch Union Pacific Railroad Allison Ward Committee On Pacific Railroad Mass Committee On Reconstruction Brooks Reconstruction Committee House Reconstruction Committee Congress Porto Plata Havana Santiago de Cuba Havans Count Valmaseda Col Lano Queseda Marmat Diaria Ase New York James Foster, Jr Jones Brooklyn Philadelphia Supreme Court of Twitchell Wm. M. Twede Credit Mobilier Cooper Institute Hareiseere Legislative Committee M. Russell Thayer Thomas Greenbank P.m Thayer

Rail wreck injures dozens near Peoria, no deaths reported

A westward bound train on the Fuled Peoria and Warsaw Railroad derailed about nine miles south of Peoria. Two coaches and a sleeping car fell into a ditch, injuring thirty to forty passengers, with only a few severely hurt. The engine and baggage car stayed on track. All wounded were taken to safety in town. Horatio Seymour rode in the sleeping car but escaped with light scratches.

Peoria Psorta Warsaw Horatio Seymour

New Work Stock and Money Market Update Biarch 23

Money steady at seven percent on call with more activity toward the close. Gold opened at eighteen and closed steady. Governments seen hefty and lower. domestic and foreign markets show mixed activity amid trading.

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Market News Mix of Crops and Stocks Across Cities

A long, dense market summary covers cotton, flour, grains, and provisions in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Toledo, Milwaukee, and New Orleans. It notes mixed price movements, firm and dull trends, and wholesale activity for pork, lard, rye, oats, and corn, with several specific price ranges and closing tendencies. The report also lists miscellaneous items and an advertisement for flooring, a mill, and piano instruction books.

New York Amber Michigan Carolinas Cuba Molanies Frm Ein@seige J. Louis New Orleans

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