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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1869
Page
5
A vintage verse collage contrasts tender nature musings with a call to freedom. It juxtaposes lines about blossoms and birds with a robust appeal to press forward for liberty, urging light truth and love as the weapons of a peaceful struggle.
A lyric celebrating the Pacific rail as the iron horse sweeps across prairies and mountains. It extols steam power linking states and peoples, praising the hammer and nail that fasten progress, and foresees an age of united nations spanning ocean to ocean.
A lengthy exposé details Andrew Johnson appointee Perry Fuller’s alleged role in the New Orleans Whisky Ring and customs graft. It traces Fuller from Indian agent to collector, outlining a ring with bonded warehouses and import schemes in coffee sugar and cigars, and notes suspected losses and forthcoming investigations by Treasury agents.
The article notes a broad group of brokers and merchants in a Havana sugar coffee and cigar smuggling ring. An estimated $325,000 in duties unpaid is cited for about twelve thousand boxes of sugar and related goods. Further discoveries hinge on Mr. Harry Jenks’s investigation with Custom House assistance.
Northeast Missouri and Quincy delegates meet at the Board of Trade Rooms to discuss a northwest railroad route through Lewis Knox Adair Sullivan and to the Missouri river. They foresee direct linkups with Nebraska and the Union Pacific and pledge cooperation to organize a company with a preliminary survey and a Kirksville meeting set for June 24. The effort aims to position Quincy as a regional commercial hub thanks to the new bridge and rail connections.
New Board of Trustees met in Bloomington on Tuesday and elected President Col James M Beardsley Rock Island Secretary Col John M Snyder Springfield Treasurer Jesse A Willson Bloomington. Plans were made to move children to the new Normal building opened June 17 with Oglesby to deliver an oration and Prof Edwards to recite a poem. Ceremony at 1 PM followed by a reception for guests and officials.
A Copperhead press trend is critiqued for misreading General Grant's pay. The Quincy Herald cites a discrepancy between a $18 000 salary and a $566 income. The Chicago Times questions honesty, noting possible double taxation if military pay were counted as income. The piece argues government payroll deductions explain the gap and that such pay is not extra income.
The passage notes General Grant having substantial property, mostly unproductive, with income largely from his office. It references tax on such incomes and a different collection method, reflecting the era's approach to revenue from prominent individuals.
In an approach to lower expenses across production and living costs, the city seeks to encourage competition with supplies from other directions, aiming to reduce fire costs and benefit all social classes.
A railroad plan from Monroe City via the Hannibal and St. Joseph line to Mexico and Fulton would connect Monroe City, Audrain, Callaway, and Jefferson City with the Missouri Pacific and ultimately Chicago. The project, supported by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, seeks swift bed preparation and operation to link northern Missouri with Chicago and eastern markets, boosting wealth and population.
The report of a Th i multipart alliance among England France and Spain against the United States stirs Washington but lacks official confirmation. The Alabama claims treaty fails while Sumner’s speech provokes little grounds for dispute. Cuban events spark sympathy yet no direct American government backing, and no imminent war seems likely as nations prefer calm resolution over conflict.
The piece notes Secretary Seward’s growing ambition beyond the presidency of the United States. It predicts a move to head an evening paper in New York, likely the Commercial Advertiser or successor to Thurlow Weed, and warns that higher honors may prove beyond him. It emphasizes doubt about his suitability to wield influence over media as he has with government.
The Springfield Journal reports that Hon. A. Boody, President, and the Board of Directors of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad arrived in Springfield on Wednesday to inspect the new work shops under construction. They also planned arrangements regarding the railroad bridge across the Mississippi at Hamilton.
Dr Shearer of Sullivan County Arkansas argues beds of excellent coal lie on the headwaters of the Chariton and could fuel a Quincy and Nebraska City Railroad project opening wealth and market access. The piece also discusses Southern newspapers urging men to choose civil governance over military rule and to unite conservatives of all races in postwar policy.
The Canal Commissioners appointed by Gov Palmer met in Springfield to review lock and dam estimates. Civil engineers quoted 368000 and 386000, under the authorized 1000000 appropriations. Ads will publish for proposals, and work may begin around July 15.
A May evening debate at Turner Hall drew about 300 attendees, largely German, with three women present. B W Goodhue argued that liquor trafficking endangers civil and religious liberty, while Carl Woolston contended temperance does subvert liberty, noting history, religion, and economics. The meeting closed with mutual applause and plan for future discussions.
The passage notes urged by Col G B Potter of New York and mentions delegates planning a steamboat excursion tomorrow to General William Henry Harrison's grave at North Bend, reflecting a era tribute to military heroes and exhortations to valor.
The National Lincoln Monument Association visited Oak Ridge Cemetery to locate the monument site for President Lincoln. The shaft will stand about 200 feet southwest of Lincoln’s tomb with a statue facing a grand avenue. W D Richardson of Springfield is contracted to build the architectural portion and will push the work rapidly.
A range of regional items covers finances and incidents: Bloomington’s bonded debt stands at 147000 dollars while Joliet residents vote for a 75000 dollar iron rolling mill bonus. Jacksonville and Peoria area rail progress, and a round-house project near Alton for the Jacksonville and St. Louis Railroad. Reports include a carpenter’s death by hanging at Moline, a vicious cow injuring a Elmwood child, a break-in at Thayer and Rams in Jacksonville, and an assassination attempt on Mt. Sterling’s town constable. Also noted are scholarly tours by Illinois Industrial University staff, and financial tallies for local officials in Decatur and LaSalle.
A Kansas City Journal correspondent details a massacre near Shawnee Kansas on the morning of the sixth inst. Four youths returning from a Shawnee dance were shot by hidden assailants. Odell died instantly and another youth was mortally wounded three hundred yards away. Two others were lightly hurt. In Council Grove a man named Haas was killed during a dispute with Polk after benediction at a street service. Polk fled. Linn county finances authorize a $10000 jail in Linneus, Platte county invests $15000 for a Platte River bridge at Platte City. The First Presbyterian Church in Kansas City will be rebuilt after a recent fire. A horse fair is planned in Sedalia in June. Fires destroyed homes of John K. Rickets in Howard county and Nathaniel Leonard in Palestine township, Cooper county, with large losses. A Perry county circuit court fined Robert and Charlotte Bull one cent each for marriage law noncompliance. A St. Louis church theft case returns stolen money. Michael Powers dies after being run over in St. Louis. A Kansas City robbery nets $90 to a man in Clay county. A German named Gottlieb Brucher was found dead in Franklin county, suspected foul play by brother-in-law Joseph Boehm. The Missouri Editors and Publishers Association meets in St. Louis May 19 with Colman delivering the annual address and Garrett the poem. A Brunswick resident disappeared, suspected foul play. A Cameron county superintendents’ meeting discusses normal schools and teacher training. Information sought on William E. Scott, missing from Rocky Comfort McDonald county. The St Joseph Union reports a rumor General James Craig resigned the St Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad presidency over depot delays. officials hope for an arrangement with Craig rather than a Boston successor.
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