29 Oct 1870
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1870
Page
1
A string of quips and anecdotes appears, mentioning life as a conundrum, a girl sent to hunt for cogs, a doctor and Spiffkins on dying, rivers mouths versus heads, a watchmaker’s fault, police staffing, and a joke about Henry Clay, presented as disjointed humorous fragments.
A letter from Jos. Binnimes, Almanac maker, promotes the Allmanax for 1671.7 with humorous observations on human nature, family life, and travel guidance. The missive remarks on the almanac’s wit, its utility for wives and wanderers, and even odd notes on bugs fish and livestock.
InK P Hingston recounts Artemus Ward's humorous social clash on a Ohio river steamboat with a young lady reader. The exchange centers on a fanciful note about Greece and the blue Aegean Sea. The episode ends with Artemus’s quip about Blue Greeks and brigands before breakfast.
James E F Murdoely reads in St Paul while Benson Lossing works on an illustrated life of Gen Wool. Grant to spend next spring month in California. Dr J C Ayer pays the largest income tax in Lowell. Senator Morton gravely ill at Indianapolis. Miss Anthony starts her lecture tour at Dunkirk New York. Mrs Livermore delegates to Massachusetts Republican convention. Charles Mathews engagement in Australia a success. J M Ashley plans a lecture season. Ashbury yachtman orders 4000 dollars worth of pictures from Bradford. European authorities estimate Napoleons worth from 0 to 40 million with favorable odds. Henry Ward Beecher owns substantial Brooklyn home and Peekskill farm and half the Christian Union.
The obituary and reaction to Robert E Lee's death are examined with sharp criticism of celebrating a rebel leader. The piece contrasts Lincoln Farragut and Union loss with Lee's role in the Civil War, urging restraint and honoring those who fought for the Union while condemning the rebel cause. It calls for sobriety in public memory and cautions against idolizing treason.
A strong, nearly unanimous community sentiment supports legalizing bonds subscribed to aid the Quincy Missouri and Pacific Railroad. Citizens insist on supporting the road, asserting it vital to future prosperity, with contracts made and a constitutional clause added to guard the obligation against uncertainties.
City leaders argue for formal legalization of a local bond subscription tied to Quincy. They say the measure transcends party lines, is expected by residents, and should be enacted by the next Legislature. Republican candidates pledge to push lawful authorization, trusting the people to choose the most reliable stewards to secure needed legislation.
An examination in the Sho Itgister and Springfield correspondence of the St Louis Republican details a curious Democratic prediction for the next General Assembly. It argues a Democratic majority in the Senate is unlikely, with only a slim path if several districts swing, while the House looks even less favorable. The piece ridicules the estimate as fanciful, noting many districts that favored Republicans in 1868 are deemed certain to vote Democratic.
The piece criticizes Democratic presses for masking their stance on suffrage while highlighting two Kentucky papers, the Paducah Herald and The Kentuckian, which openly claim the Democratic party is a white man's party and oppose black political rights. It notes their horror at liberal outlets and claims the party would repeal rights if in power.
The passage rebukes gradualism and argues the Fifteenth Amendment should be repealed once in power, claiming premature agitation aids the enemy. It accuses Northern papers of duplicity and notes Southern journals’ influence over Northern organs, stressing strong opposition within Democratic ranks.
A heated critique denounces New York City election fraud and outlines federal reforms. It cites Congress acts to enforce voting rights, appoint election inspectors, and empower federal authorities to curb bribery and illegal voting while condemning Tammany Hall and its allies for inciting disorder.
The Legislature will consider where the state supreme court should permanently sit. Ottawa Springfield and Mt Vernon are current session sites, with talks favoring a central location to save costs and ease access. The piece notes Chicago’s claims and hints at political maneuvering around representation and constitutional oaths.
The Peoria Transcript challenges a controversy with the Chicago Tribune but the Tribune replies with disdain, calling the Transcript unprincipled and claiming it cannot be gratified. The piece likens the Tribune to a big schoolboy, confident in its superior stance and eager to dismiss its rival.
The government holds the Arlington estate by a tax title and not under the confiscation act. The property never belonged to Lee. his wife had a life interest, and after her death passes to Custis and Fitz Hugh Lee, though redemption of the tax claim is doubtful. The Derid continues telegraphic misreads, while Washburne’s Paris stay hinges on flour supply for five months.
The piece notes English papers complain about U S selection of a Minister to England and prefer Reyerdy Johnson. It argues Americans will not permit foreign critics to dictate appointments and will stand by Senator Morton who focuses on duties rather than public flattery.
A New York dispatch reports Jeff Davis, arrived from Europe, shocked by General Lee’s death and confined to his room avoiding admirers. It notes Democratic attacks on Governor Palmer, questions about Chase’s health, and official returns suggesting a Republican majority around forty thousand in town.
A laborer on the canal was struck by a C B & Q passenger train two miles east of Keokuk near Scott's mill. He attempted to cross a bridge or culvert and was fatally injured with multiple broken ribs and head bruising. The railroad crew acted with proper precautions. the accident is attributed to the man's carelessness. Dr. Hughes provided surgical aid but the victim is not expected to survive.
English statesman Thos Hughes, visiting Boston, argues for comprehensive arbitration on all government disputes over the Alabama claims. He cites seizures of Confederate cruisers, notes England’s willingness to pay damages, and urges peaceful resolution to prevent future naval war.
A historical tally lists wars involving England France Russia and others since 1800. It details counts against each nation including England thirty nine plus, France thirty seven, Russia twenty one, Austria twelve, and Prussia seven, with various adversaries such as Turkey, China, Sweden, Spain, India, and Egypt.
A Paris letter details the suicide of Dr. Pope of St Louis after expressing distress over his wife’s health. He spoke of emptiness, then locked himself in a room and killed himself with a razor. The scene included preparations such as undressing and laying the coat across his shoulders. His son found him dead and the report notes other curiosities from the era, including a long list of jewels in Queen Victoria's crown. Gen. Jo Hooker is in New York.
The Washington Chronicle editorial prints that Missouri bolters will suffer a just defeat as a clean sweep of officeholders is foretold. It denounces Schurz followers as fictitious supporters of a party aimed to defeat the government. Tamburini, once famed baritone, ruined by his son's speculation and suicide.
A Brussels report in the Cologne Gazette quotes Napoleon blaming his generals for failures in Belgium while praising Prussian discipline. He notes his composure after Sedan, recalls considering a last assault against the Bavarians, and cites French officers' reluctance and possible attempts to disguise their identities. The Weser Zeitung notes only a quarter of captives have taken an oath, with Gen. Wimpfen basing in Stuttgart via Mayence.
The Little Hansa and Germania crews, after two hundred days adrift on a vast ice floe off Greenland, reach Copenhagen aboard Constance. Separated from the Hansa in October 1869, they survived with a coal house and small boat, traveling 250 geographical miles southward before rescue.
Gen. Parker, returning from the west, says large annuities and supplies may end hostilities north of Arizona and the Rio Grande. The Sioux show peace with gifts, while Apache country faces a fierce winter war as Cochis’s reported death remains unconfirmed.
Sharper's Weekly argues Republicans uphold original principles of government supporting free speech, soil, labor, and men. It claims equality before the law, universal education, and opposition to class hostility, contrasting with Democratic support for slavery and exploitation of labor. It cites Charles O'Connor’s stance on owning workers as property.
Last night at about midnight in Leavenworth a Cincinnati man named C W Ward was attacked by a highway robber who demanded money or life. Ward fired, the robber fell as if dead and disappeared before dawn with blood seen on the sidewalk where he fell.
The Post Office issues rules to require sender endorsement of name and address or return request on envelopes. If unclaimed within thirty days, item is returned to the mailing office. if undeliverable, sent to the dead letter office after efforts to return to sender fail within thirty days.
Special Berlin dispatch reports German captures from August 2 onward, detailing French losses at Saarbruck Weissenburg Woerth and surrounding engagements. Prisoners, guns, mitrailleuses, wagons, trains, tents, and large cargoes of arms and provisions are enumerated, with totals rising to tens of thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns and eagles.
The London correspondent notes a prophecy cited in a Chevalier de Chite lain work claiming the Second Empire would last eighteen years minus one quarter. He points to Napoleon’s rise to power on September 2, 1852 and his captivity on September 2, 1870 as exact fulfillment, printed years earlier.
The overturnings in France elevate Leon Gambetta who now creates and removes Prefects and Mayors, directing the Home Office influenced hierarchy. He is a southerner by trade, once unknown to the public until backing Baudin demonstrators. Within three years he could not attend a Republican celebrity event due to lack of formal attire.
A U S engineers under Gen Wilson, authorized by the Secretary of War, resume the canal extension survey from Hennepin toward Dixon and Rock Island. They expect completion in about six weeks, arguing national value justifies opening the channel despite state-level doubts.
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