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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1874
Page
2
The piece argues Western newspapers do not uniformly support inflation and that business leaders and farmers show little appetite for a further currency flood. It notes some Western Congress members voted for inflation bills against their better judgment, misreading constituent views.
The piece argues the Illinois Republicans must stand for or against inflation and repudiation on the currency question. It warns that a divided party will fail and calls for clear evidence of Republican sincerity. It notes Prof Swing’s ecclesiastical trial and broad sympathy for liberal Christianity amid controversy.
The Chicago Journal notes remarkable similarity between spring weather in 1873 74 and the present year 1874. The April pattern shows frequent storms and chilly changeable temperatures, with last year’s May and early June also recalling chilly days, yet the piece warns against judging the current season against an imagined ideal from the past.
Washington editorials defend Senator Logan against claims of profane language and undue anger over the currency veto. The piece asserts Logan misrepresents West sentiment yet cautions he should not spark a revolt or help fracture the Republican party.
The Internal Revenue figures from Washington show seven thousand dollars less liquor consumed in Southern Ohio in February 1874 than in February 1873. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that while female crusaders curb sales, overall consumption has fallen only slightly.
The New York Tribune notes only one man fit to pronounce Sumner's eulogy in the Senate. It names Mr. Schurz as Providence’s well prepared choice for the occasion.
The piece portrays President Grant vetoing a finance bill as a pivotal act. Prophets of doom predicted party collapse and national evils, but the veto preserved the nation and damaged Democratic hopes while stressing Grant’s leadership. The New York World argues the GOP’s strength is hopelessly broken, though the veto also preserves the party’s honor.
A reporter describes a secluded Penitentes rite near a river, detailing a mud hut temple, a candlelit procession on Good Friday, women and men kneeling, cigars, and a large cross borne by penitents. The account notes whip scourges, injuries, and at least two deaths from the rites, with chili colorado served during observances.
The Illinois statutes outline exempt personal property for debtors, including clothing, sewing machines, household and business implements up to 100 dollars each, and professional libraries. For head of family, additional items are exempt up to specified values, plus provisions for family survival goods, Bible and school books, and cemetery rights, with wage labor exceptions and penalties for illegal seizure.
From Glenville Kentucky a correspondent reports a humorous cow tail dispute in which Hadley sues Turner over a dog bite. The jury, after long deliberation and court instructions, returns a verdict for the plaintiff of one dollar and fifty cents, with the case illustrating oddities of legal reasoning and damages in a rural trial.
Col. Robert Tyler, late Confederate Treasury registrar, debates Gen Johnson’s cotton influence. He argues Congress of the first seven seceding states could have leveraged cotton to shift outcomes. Tyler muses that a better military success for Sherman between Dalton and Atlanta might have altered the Confederacy’s fate despite cotton.
A Northside building with a roof garden of earth and trees is described as a private noblesse for residents only with evening music and beer. The Chicago Tribune plans to publish western newspapers’ veto views. Miscellaneous items include false reports about Prof Swing and quips about theatregoing and virtue in Chicago religious circles.
A narrator debunks the romantic image of the jolly tar as he recalls a night in the Channel with a drunken crew. He describes disorder, fear, and sailors shirking work, with only a few capable hands aboard a ship groping through a pitchy darkness and foul deck smells. The excerpt contrasts lively songs of love with the grim realities of disciplined life at sea.
A Paris Correctional Court sentences M Mugeller to five years for inciting a penal colony to murder guards. In Alger fortress he woos a married turnkey’s daughter to help his escape and planned marriage. After seizing funds and a maid’s aid, he fled era 1820s era, leaving a distraught woman.
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