30 Oct 1872
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1872
Page
1
Local column outlines a brisk Republican campaign schedule with events from Friday evening through Tuesday November 5. Highlights include a German speech by Hon. Charles Metzner, a grand parade and torchlight procession, a mass meeting at the courthouse, and nationwide grand possum hunt festivities.
The Registry Boards held their final meeting for voter registration today. All who have not registered and have neglected to date must prove their right to vote or abstain. Republicans urged citizens to ensure both their own and their neighbors’ registrations, lest a vote be lost.
A local column notes a list of registration sites across the city and reports Missouri counties yielding 226,686 combined registrations, up from 149,907 in 1870, an increase of 76,729. Democratic claims of contesting Pennsylvania elections are deemed empty post November.
The New York Tribune laments limited hope while Tur Herald touts an Illinois blaze for the Greeley ticket. The piece notes horse disease reports spreading from Philadelphia to Louisville, with New York hardest hit, disrupting traffic as November 5 approaches.
Washington chronicle notes Gen. Grant has shown friendliness to Jews, citing appeals to Grant and his influence in their favor. It lists Jewish appointees and diplomats, from Simon Wolfe to Louis Seasongood, and denies anti Jewish bias amid a military order barring Jews from service.
Fight valuable horses burned in a Philadelphia stable last night. Stoll's distillery in Greenville Ohio burned yesterday with losses of 25000 dollars, insured for 8000. Conductor Furness injured by accident on the Great Britain and Canada line. Republicans in Evansville Indiana held a large meeting with Gen Hovey speaking. Dr Martin Rosenheimer of Poughkeepsie charged with causing the death of Wm Dierin by malpractice. San Francisco lawyers say the ten million railroad subsidy question must go to a vote. Burglars stole over 4000 dollars worth of silks from Isazes & Co in New York. Cadet Diggs discharged from Annapolis for assault on a colored cadet. friends press for reinstatement. Virginia straight-out convention moved to adjourn 20 days due to weather. A breach of promise case attracts a jury verdict in 15? 15 and mages owed.
London reports a fire destroying Lord Massey’s country seat at Limerick with an estimated loss of 75,000. In Paris the remains of Heine exhumed from Montmartre Cemetery were moved to Hamburg.
The duty proclamation was withheld at the French minister’s request to allow government inquiry. It may be issued tomorrow. All Secretaries are away except Fish and Belknap. William B. Crosby of New York named Consul General at Rome. Weather notes predict continued barometer fall in the Northwest and river valleys with brisk south to southwest winds. Washburne dined with President Grant. he departs for Illinois tonight. The Postmaster General’s report will show a $2,250,000 rise in expenses year over year due to transportation and facilities, while receipts keep pace. Louis Houtpean appointed at Mason City, Illinois. Consul fees for the year total $223,683 above salaries, up from $147,419 prior year.
In New York on October 29 the crowded court heard Mayor Hall note tainted testimony and waive defendant counsel rights, with prosecution set to address the jury. Warrants were issued for ex Assemblyman Isaac Robinson and Edward Onatello for allegedly pressuring the New Haven Railroad President to block freight car regulation, seeking 7500 dollars. Obituary reports Chester Vermont observations: Nathan Fullerton, Bellows Falls National Bank president, dies at 97.
The New York horse distemper peaks as hundreds of affected animals strain the city. Reports say over 250 dead and more may follow. Freight scarcity and dock delays ripple through trades. ferries reduce service and rail lines cut trips amid broad urban disruption. A Republican congressman candidate from the Eleventh District and a history sketch of the 99th Illinois Infantry are noted in the same issue.
Reports from Boston and other towns on October 29 describe a rising horse disease with widespread sickness among horses. In several cities including Ohio and Maryland areas, many horses suffer in stables, canal tow horses, and street railway horses with some recoveries and limited fatalities.
Louisviler Oct 29 The steamer Kate Kenney aged six years burned to water's edge at the New Albany wharf after catching fire about ten o clock The vessel valued at 25000 dollars and insured but the amount not known She was undergoing repairs
The 99th Illinois Infantry fought in Texas and Louisiana from 1864 to 1865. It joined brigades with the 21st Iowa 29th Wisconsin and 47th Indiana, took part in sieges at Fort Morgan and Spanish Fort, and helped capture Mobile. Colonel Mathews later directed treaties with ten tribes before muster out in August 1865.
Markets mixed on October 29 with stocks closing steady and grain and currency fluctuating. Commodities show scarce pork, steady whisky, and cautious demand. hogs and cattle pull weaker in Chicago while New Orleans and St Louis report varied grain, provisions, and dairy prices.
Charles F. PF aged 49 dies in Chicago after moving from the city in March while soliciting for Vale. He was well and favorably known, with excellent impulses and a warm place in the hearts of those who knew him. His distressed family receive warm sympathy in this hour of trial.
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