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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1869
Page
8
The item presents a religious verse from The Weekly Whig Republican dated May 1, 1869. It speaks of treacherous currents, darkness, and a guiding hand from Jesus to lead readers through the storm toward a distant shore and a fair haven.
Mrs. Darcy endures a day of chaos at home as her husband Luke, angered by temper, subjects Freddy to a closet punishment. Clara teases, Evelyn defends the need to curb harshness, and Mrs. Darcy uses a bold bargaining tactic to force change, threatening to keep Luke in the closet until he pledges gentler conduct. Luke finally concedes after a tense stand and a vow to modify his coarse speech.
Mrs. Darcy wields quiet authority as Luke, tousled by the morning, yields to a softened mood. The exchange ends with laughter on the steps and Evelyn gaining calmer influence, while Freddy’s peppery streak eases. It concludes that men, though grown, remain children at heart.
In Paris on March 23 a large gathering heard Auguste Cochin praise Abraham Lincoln, Washington, and Mrs. Stowe as symbols of liberty. The event, presided by Laboulaye, drew seven thousand despite hostile authorities. Cochin traced Lincoln’s life, calling him a patriot and Christian, elevating him to a global landmark while critics at home were mocked as limited.
A report highlights the new female postmistress at Richmond improving services by placing two women in charge of delivery, adding street boxes, and boosting registration facilities. The piece also includes curious local anecdotes about prices for horses with long or short tails and a note on New York press dinners for women writers.
A 1869 communication from Prof. Underwood to Vice President Schuyler Colfax urges intercession for Father McMahon, imprisoned in Toronto since 1867 under life sentence for alleged Fenian involvement. Colfax replies he has asked the Secretary of State to review the case and notes prior congressional support and faith in McMahon’s character.
The Twenty-Sixth General Assembly adjourned at 11 A M on Saturday with both houses adjourning to Tuesday to allow the Governor time to review remaining bills. Some executive appointments await Senate action while the House will only receive messages. The session, the longest under the Constitution, lasted 106 days from January 4 to April 20. About two thousand bills were passed, many local, swelling private laws to three volumes. General laws alter statutes in radical ways, effective upon passage, creating unenforceable printing delays. Public opinion from newspapers accused the assembly, yet the paper argues past legislatures faced similar criticism while the state grew in wealth and population. The paper concludes the assembly, though flawed, sowed more good than harm and will compare favorably with past sessions.
The recently added depot offices are now finished and occupied, neat and comfortable, aiming to aid business. The old brick house on Maine near Fifth street is torn down, with plans for a grand structure on the lot. Westward emigration by train increases, Swedes joining the settlers, robust and industrious. Quincy House owner M Boon plans a Driving Park at the Fair Grounds, with Ramnoap Coaxer or Tine managing. A summer railroad time card outlines departures and arrivals for C., 2. & Q. and W. & W. R. lines, noting no passenger trains Saturday afternoon on one line. A May election is set in Abington to fund Quincy and Dixon Railroad, seen as highly beneficial. Kingston Lodge No. 266 mourns Brother James O. McKinney, with resolutions of respect and mourning badges for 30 days.
May sees Jeff Davis returning home as reports note his forthcoming homecoming. The item also mentions varied social news including spats between Menotti Garibaldi and his wife and remarks on Mrs. Stanton’s views during a West canvass. Other notes include Caroline Browne breaking her arm in Waterford Maine and James D. Dana of Yale improving after illness. A Sorosis press dinner quip involves Jenny June and her husband. John F. Lewis presented Grant with a signet ring made from bell filings at Independence Hall in Philadelphia in a gesture linked to the late John Minor Botts.
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