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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1885
Page
4
The DeKalb county vote shows a four hundred majority for prohibition with license counties shrinking. Joe A Logan tours Chicago praising Republican aims while NYC journals back Postmaster Pearson. A Chicago paper laments partisan shifts as old factions clash and new leaders rise, ending with a sardonic note on defeat.
The Times of Savannah endorses educator led trips to the New Orleans Exposition to blend theory with practical sight. It argues graphic teaching enhances understanding beyond books, citing rail excursion rates and the Expo’s low cost as ideal for student growth. The piece ends with a quip about a Californian’s earnings from gooseberries.
The Savannah News notes timberlands in the South do not fetch high prices yet, though real value grows over five years. It warns of rapid wood scarcity due to turpentine and milling, predicts higher prices as yellow pine becomes scarce, and encourages owners to hold lands for potential boom amid new railroad connections and port access.
In Cincinnati Henry Ward Beecher praised the South as a springing region full of life moral vigor and education for colored people, predicting a bright future and self salvation for the South. Firearm makers in New York report rising trade with large orders and foreign offers, plus Russian need for rifles. Miss Cleveland is witty, and Judge Lumpkin's Bible kissing ban in court may spread to other judges.
The Cleveland brother served as chief clerk under Colonel Sheldon Sturgeon in New Orleans during early 1865 drafts for General Canby. After the war he operated a Nassau store and hotel, drowned fleeing to New York in 1872. A Jersey City druggist showcases a 145 pound mammoth oyster shell from the Sandwich Islands, recovered by a sea captain.
The congressman forwards a copy of his speech in support of amending the bill to provide temporary aid and authorize an appropriation for technical education.
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