05 Nov 1874
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1874
Page
1
From St Louis a correspondent notes lively promenades, chic gowns, and bridal outfits amid a trend toward tunic dresses and velvet cloaks. The piece also reports Capt Picasso’s discovery of a dangerous rock near 40N 62W, its location disputed, with discussion of Atlantic chart errors and implications for sea routes.
Mrs Flint of Boston addresses reform in dress, praising new garments to support the body and reduce waist bindings. The Tribune notes the attire as encouraging, detailing undergarment designs, corset alternatives, and a provocative call for reform, with mixed views on patents and male attendance.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway engine No. 28 pulling a stock train derailed, ran backward along Canal and Enzie streets, crossed Wells street, collided with a bridge propeller, and plunged its tender into the river. A block man was badly scalded and the bridge draw remained closed pending removal.
From the Comercio of Callao Sept 14. On August 16 during Assumption Day celebrations in Alamenes a mob led by the local Justice of the Peace burned to death a man named Mariano Lurcamay accused as a sorcerer. The victim survived and was later killed by the mob. A traveler buried him and alerted authorities. Mab Prefect Dr Mirandi used a ruse to capture the Judge Mariana Perez and seven others, who are jailed in Chuschio.
Six masked robbers seized the engine near Cameron Missouri as a passenger train paused for supper on the Rock Island line. They mistook the baggageman for the messenger, but he jumped off, foiling the plan to access the safe. They tried to break the safe, fled after tearing open the door and escaping on hidden horses, leaving brakes set and throttle vent open.
Correspondent recalls a night ride on the Truckee River canyon route where a young Missouri man, dressed in worn corduroy and a slouched hat, enters the car singing and dancing. He exposes a wild-card con game, swindles passengers, and narrowly escapes detection as a conductor passes. The scene ends with reflections on Wagner.
A young Frenchman, drawn by a cafe chanteuse in Pera Constantinople, squandered funds and fell out with his family. He shot at the chanteuse and himself, wounding himself slightly while the bullet hit the dog. The chanteuse fainted, the dog died, and both were taken to the police station with the man later moved to the French Consular Prison.
The hall overflowed as Wagner arrived to a standing audience. Frau Jachman Wagner presented him with a laurel crown, tears flowing, after a warm greeting. Wagner praised the musicians, urged a Faust Overture, and controlled the orchestra as one instrument in a remarkable display of directing.
A water-works contractor’s hired horse suffered distress after an injury. A water spaniel, living with the stable hands, showed deep sympathy by licking the horse, alertly watching, and aiding care as the hostler and owner tended the wounded animal through the night. The dog never left the stable for eight minutes.
A hunting party of four collided with tragedy when Ben Mitchell, chasing a deer through canebrake, fired buckshot into a shaking cane and killed Thomas L. Mosley and mortally wounded David White. The incident cast sorrow across many homes as the men were closely connected.
A dated 1874 letter to the Lincoln Monument Committee denounces slavery as a central issue, asking for inscribed words from Lincoln and accusing Sec. Seward of pressuring Lincoln to sign controversial measures. The unsigned note labels Lincoln as a coward and references the 1861 inaugural address and constitutional violations.
A voice recounts a tale of a woman who eats heartily on nuts at night and dies after Dr. Ahesnethy, aided by salt, finds nuts in the stomach dissolving when salted. The writer claims personal experience with salt enhancing nuts and cites a supposed fatal outcome linked to nut consumption and insufficient salt.
In the Pavilion washroom a bald Colonel sets aside a heavy wig. A young red headed sprig mocks him with a question about hair. The Colonel retorts that after being made they left him without hair. He refuses to wear any noting the potents of sham. The jokester yields and drops the subject.
The passage describes snail eggs across species, noting small homeopathic sized eggs in common land-snails and larger garden-snails. It mentions phosphorescent eggs of Arion hortensis, eyeball-like spawn of tea snails in masses, and varied brood habits from leaf-rolling to raft-attached capsules carried by waves.
Unpleasant discoveries about recently built British Navy ships reveal intolerable living conditions. English elm was used for bottom planking instead of teak, a porous wood that absorbed water like a sponge. The elm has not been removed. The Lords of the Admiralty have sent for bilge water samples from the Albatross to prompt action.
A traveling writer recalls Elmira and Quincy with reflections on growth, religion, and urban change. He notes rail travel weariness, shifting cities, social scenes, and musings on Protestant and Catholic dynamics while urging caution against ambitious church and political leaders. He closes with a bizarre anecdote about a man who eats glass for entertainment, claiming it stimulates appetite.
The White House readies for the bride and groom as Mrs. Grant offers her rooms, a new carpet and updated frescoing. Nellie’s room across the hall is fitted up, and Mrs. Fred’s room awaits. The President and Mrs. Grant are due by Saturday, with Col. and Mrs. Grant planning visits to New York before arrival. Washington social figures will host dinners and receptions.
The New York Times excerpt revisits the marriage question sparked by bachelor income and dowry talk. It challenges the idea that bachelors earning about 1800 a year can responsibly marry into luxury, urging a pragmatic view of middle class domestic life and the need for men to redefine standards for desirable wives.
The article notes a dying Guizot leaving a testament that proclaims belief in God the Creator and Christ the Redeemer, while acknowledging limits of knowledge. He urges charity over doctrinal dispute, admitting the futility of religious controversies and predicting his words will be read across Christendom.
A Boston correspondent describes fretful horses drawing big bets in New York as Commodore Vanderbilt seeks a quiet fast horse. He notes two famous trotters, Connors owned by J F Merrill of Boston and St James owned by Rochester, with records 2:22 and 2:18 respectively. The Connors team sold for 40000 dollars to trader Badd Doble. real buyer was a California miner who reportedly made rapid fortunes. The team departed for the Pacific coast yesterday.
At a March 27 meeting in Palermo the Grand Lodge of the Orient expelled Mastai Ferretti, later Pope Pio Nono, from Freemasonry for violating vows and perjury. The decree, signed by Victor Emmanuel as Grand Master, cites prior charges dating to 1826 and notes Rome received notices without reply.
The Buffalo grave robbing case near Buffle concluded with seven reputable physicians testifying that the body found in the Medical College dissecting room was not Mrs. Carey. The remains were buried as her husband’s wife after being claimed by him. The arrested medical students were discharged and no case was brought, leaving the fate of Mrs. Carey’s stolen remains unresolved and her friends in distress.
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