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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1874
Page
2
The record shows total imports of foreign dry goods at New York in September valued at 12,442,291 dollars, down from 14,186,367 the same month last year. The nine months to date total 69,409,392 dollars, versus 98,897,873 in the prior year and 118,140,646 in 1872.
The English Board of Trade reports August exports fell by £2,159,578 while imports rose by £2,028,780, with the biggest drop in US‑related manufactured goods. Eight months to August show exports down £11,024,203 and imports up over £30 million, with iron exports down about 18 percent. A fatal cattle disease spreads in Bureau County, described as hydrophobia-like but with no mouth frothing, changing docile cattle into violent, head‑rubbing chargers. Congressman Tina Scott Wike campaigned in Greene and Jersey counties, facing questions on pension repayment and national debt. The Supreme Court decided two cases involving Merchants' Dispatch Transportation and Beiderbinke & Miller v. Merchants' Dispatch, tied to New York purchases routed through Davenport and delivery at the Chicago depot in October 1871.
The Springfield program lists a Wednesday evening meeting with an addressee, a Thursday unveiling of a statue, and a Friday reunion banquet. Attendees likely include President Grant, Secretary Belknap, and Generals Sherman and Sheridan, with a large turnout expected from across the state and nearby areas.
The New York Times rebukes alarmists claiming national decline and urges brokers and merchants to resist a reform movement. It argues the economy may recover by next spring, condemns panic mongers, and stresses patience. It notes President Grant’s caution and military posture toward tribes, while highlighting a report of Gen. McKenzie’s raid and frontier policy uncertainties.
Reports from Opgi describe a five inch bore hole on a farm south of town that hit a petroleum vein, gushed water and gas, with flame erupting twenty feet high. The well widened to twelve inches, quicksand filled the bottom, and the blaze could be seen for miles as a reservoir is believed opened. Prospects rise for Odell area property nearby.
The case centers on a bogus insurance firm set up over six months to defraud. John V. Carter, a noted forger, led operations with Brooklyn help to counterfeit bonds and deposit fake security with Philadelphia authorities, until Pinkerton detectives traced him to his Washington Street address and arrested him for trial.
A letter argues for harsh measures to settle troubles in Louisiana urging a race war as a possible resolution. The writer condemns white tolerance for murder and blames whites for anarchy, calls for punishment of lawbreakers, and suggests armed conflict between whites and blacks if peace cannot be achieved. The piece predicts elections and violence as a prelude to decisive action.
An Octave of agitation in Chicago politics refuels tensions as Times withdraws sympathy for a ticket amid reports of the new Opposition forming in the city. Fesing and his faction threaten to widen rifts between Irish and German communities while Hesing Palmer forces facecracking internal divisions. Democrats in the state show signs of strain and repudiation, with farmers convinced of resistance to the party of promises as November approaches.
The piece notes that several Congress members who supported higher greenback circulation may regret the stance. It cites Senator Sehurz and Comptroller Knox, showing Missouri’s bank note inflation was misrepresented. Banks withdrew bonds, leaving much of the allotted circulation untaken, challenging the inflation claim. The article also argues the inflation theory clashes with current business conditions and warns against renewed calls for more bank notes.
A Chicago era editorial denounces the Hesing Palmer faction as a fraud forged from remnants of the Democratic party and office seekers. It argues the convention platform is weak, notes Hesing’s pivotal influence, and predicts full disruption of the party even before November. The piece also rails against military budget cuts and calls for a stronger army without tying Indian matters to it.
The New York Herald reports the indictment of Theodore Tilton and Francis D. Moulton for slander, noting community impact in Brooklyn. Prominent counsel may form a strong defense as motions for venue change and certiorari are discussed, with trial expected in a fortnight and lasting several weeks.
A Pall Hall correspondent reports from Memel East Prussia that a Russian servant disappeared from the house of a Roman Catholic priest in Vorno. The priest claimed the man appeared in a dream with gashes and said Jews killed him and sent blood to Jerusalem. The tale incites mob violence against Jewish townspeople. the governor takes no action and a Jewish dealer suffers a brutal assault with life in danger.
Correspondence from Oct 11 notes movement in the Richardson Singleton dispute within the Democratic ranks. It mentions potential vote shifts, West Point business growth, county improvement, crop yields, and rising farm and town development. Circuit Court at Carthage closed a notable case involving Trevior Slattery, where a retrial led to release on bail and a later incident where a wife sought divorce. the episode netted lawyers $1200 while leaving parties poorer.
A Davenport private letter printed in the Boston Transcript recounts a remarkable coincidence surrounding the death of Iowa Bishop Lee. The narrative describes a fall two months earlier, a dream by his son Henry in Kansas City at 2 o clock, and the bishop’s later death from gangrene after the same night. The account muses on spiritual faculties and asks how Henry learned of his father’s accident.
A Parisian high society tale recalls the Hotel de Regniere on the Champs Elysées built for Regniere the financier. Grimaddeia Regniere the grandson presided over lavish entertainments with strict rules, tea and coffee served from bronze figures, seventeen cups per guest, and a crowds watching from a surrounding gallery. The era saw guests, spectacle, and a shift to mechanical servants replacing domestic staff.
A Hayden party scientist outlines their method for triangulation and topography. Primary triangulation expands across the area using large theodolites and artificial signals, with checks by a second baseline and astronomical fixes. The topographer locates high points, sketches drainage and contours within ten miles, while the geologist maps surface geology and sketches formation lines between stations. Denver News.
Two neighboring farmers in Girard Township Erie County have battled over a ten foot fence line for years. Their children inherited the feud and several eldest sons have testified in related lawsuits. About a year ago both families lost a child, prompting a covert elopement between the rival houses amid ongoing chancery proceedings and lawyer fees. The elopement was carried out to ease the long running dispute as the fathers faced the need to attend to the lawsuit once more.
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