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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1875
Page
4
Tar Ware introduces The Whig at Illinois with telegraphic AP reports and telegrams, promising clean content, robust market reports, and wide circulation. Subscriptions and club rates outlined, with payment by postal order or registered mail. Correspondence requires writer's name and address.
A Michigan census directed by the Secretary of State reports a population of 1,534,081, up from 1,184,059 in 1870. Democrats from the West back M. C. Kerr for Speaker, while Eastern members back Cox. Pennsylvania Republicans aim for a sweeping November victory as Ohio hints at Gov. Hartranft's re election with strong turnout and inflation concerns noted.
The legislature will feature a 92 GOP majority on joint ballot with the Senate at 41 Republicans to 9 Opposition and the House at 80 Republicans to 20 Opposition. Names floated for the upcoming senate include Kirkwood Price Harlan Belleany and Wilson.
The Chicago Times faces a bel suit with an indictment against an editor for suborning witnesses to damage Miss Early in a prior case. After dealing with the Zimea people, Miss Early may have taught them a valuable lesson.
A grim warning notes that Chicago could see a surge in stabbing incidents this winter. The piece argues the city must secure a capable police force to capture a fraction of its noted murderers.
Snow fell yesterday on both shores of Lake Michigan and in New York and Northern Pennsylvania. The temperature reached 27 degrees at St Paul by 10 am signaling longer colder winters as the white linen coat becomes less common with waning warmth.
Turunen views the Chicago School Board decision to stop Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer as generally satisfactory. Evangelicals opposed the change, but Catholics and Jews supporting public schooling may accept it after reflecting on the action.
Gen Jobin Tillken presents a historical critique of linocraft rising to political prominence among the Staten of the Union. The piece depicts a pivotal era in the lives of a cluster of public men renowned for power and discipline. Many have passed, but their mark remains in memory and in children’s early schooling.
The article praises preserving historical fragments about leaders like E. D. Baker Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas. It argues such scraps illuminate a key era in local and state history and urges the youth to study these pieces, noting their value in public memory.
A Payson correspondent argues over the cost impact of moving the county seat to Coatsburg. Gen. Bane’s line of argument contends the present Quincy location saves thousands yearly in witness, petty, and criminal case expenses, with added building costs offset by travel savings and efficiency gains. The piece outlines estimated annual witness costs and related fees, concluding the current site remains economically favorable despite counterclaims. It also surveys upcoming fall elections in Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland, and Mississippi, noting inflation, reform, and party dynamics shaping potential outcomes.
Tax efforts to extend the Quincy Missouri and Pacific Railway toward the Missouri river meeting with considerable encouragement and local support. Community leaders push for finance and legislative backing to broaden rail service and spur regional growth.
The town's approval adds to Nodaway county supports as Trenton backs the project with 850 000 dollars. The proposal promises great benefit to Northern Missouri and commercial advantages to Quincy, urging success for the enterprise.
Telegraphic notes report the Cloud Commission on Prof. Marsh facing four charges amid Indian management concerns. Investigators view the probe as a pivotal step in purification within the Interior Department, with strong public interest in the outcome and Marsh’s resembled reputation questioned.
The report cites suspension risks for Commissioner Smith and ex Secretary Delano but no charges of complicity. It calls for Saville the Red Cloud Indian agent’s removal for incompetency while exonerating him on intent to fraud. It notes Marsh charges partly unfounded and notes Indians adopting trade tricks. It confirms freight charges and urges an accurate rail route survey after lengthy delays.
At a conference of leading railroad representatives in New York last week, a further advance in freight rates was agreed for lines running east from Chicago, signaling a new lift in shipping costs.
CURRENT NOEL Bret Harte will reside in New York during the winter Swinburne is writing a Greek tragedy It begins Ouch Molly McGlone Fashionable society in a merry go round The dairymen of New York will have a building at the Centennial Young Blivina has invented an elevator Engineer Fitch resigns from navy The Prince of Wales left for India Prof William Everett invited to Charleston Unitarian Church John McCullagh defends Ralston story Phillips called The Tuacifer of American politics Weather prophet Tico foresees a great gust on December 23 Tsarist cage delay court action Straits of Magellan may spark war Patagonia conquest urged Old Matthew Vassar’s closetless dorms nails for two dresses.
A survey of political commentary across Texas and other states notes complaints about the Constitutional Convention and calls for high officials. It cites Georgia minister urging ex-Gov Brown for Interior secretary, and campaign speeches by Bonnter Conkling in Albany.
In a sharp critique of Henry Morton Stanley's African explorations, the author denounces his alleged methods of mapping and his refusal to accept established lake and river concepts. The piece savages the idea of erasing named lakes like Lake Baringo and rewriting geographers' work, warning that Stanley's approach could provoke strong backlash from mapmakers and scholars, while noting his ongoing plans to survey Albert Lake and other lakes once deemed questionable.
A workman found a thick roll of old currency under a loading platform at the Vandiver Corn Manter Company repair site near the Chicago Burlington & Quincy tracks. The bills date from 1859 to 1861 and include denominations up to fifty dollars, with many fragments decayed. The find prompts questions about ownership, origin, and a possible concealed stash from a former government slaughter-house era.
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