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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1877
Page
2
The Intelli sense reports editor Samocet Bowxgs of the Springfield Republican is seriously ill with paralysis, a condition the Chicago press views as important news even to those familiar only by reputation.
The article notes strength of Democratic support in Mississippi with limited Republican representation. It states the Senate has one Republican and the House eleven Republicans. Four licensed lawmakers are colored. three elected as Democrats and one as a Republican amid third party movements.
The Lillinois bandit once linked to Lena Fairfield has admitted living there. He confesses the crime career began in Lena Fairfield and faces death by hanging, with his real name identified as Charles C. Scott.
The trial of the forty Scranton Vigilantes ended yesterday with acquittal for the unlawful shooting of three miners during last summer's railroad troubles. The defense argued the men were of very high standing in society.
A Virginia court rules the President was legally elected and that a gambler must pay his bets. The decision contrasts with opinions of Charles Francis Adams and Samuel J. Tilden, who reportedly dispute the outcome.
The Senate has demonstrated fierce earnestness in pursuing party supremacy yet has not shown half that zeal for delivering justice to contestants for vacant seats and the states they should represent, underscoring doubts about national progress.
The piece argues the Democratic party, already home to various groups, now seeks control over the next national ticket via the carpet baggers faction. It forecasts McClellan leading the ticket with Patterson, released from prison, at the rear, claiming Frank harms whatever it touches except the party.
The prophet predicts a new party forming to end the spell and names tired Republican fathers as likely signatories. He believes an address to the country may appear soon with signatures from prominent Republicans, though he admits the outlook is vague and unsettled.
The text critiques Southern leaders claiming practical statesmanship after the rebellion. It argues the rebellion exposed their folly and that new regional figures gained influence yet risk repeating past overestimation. It questions their desires from government and plans to secure national aid for commerce and industry.
The State Senate of California revisits calls for federal immigration limits citing Chinese convicts funding prison costs. The piece contrasts restrictive aims with the ideal of universal legal equality and questions who will decide the policy.
1 760 Sioux on the move from Red Cloud Agency to the Missouri river have broken away and begun a new warpath in the Black Hills region, signaling another winter campaign and renewed conflict.
Jupes Humphreys delivers habeas corpus ruling in Senator Patterson matter. He says South Carolina cannot revoke Patterson's commission and that Patterson was not a fugitive from justice, serving as a senator before the indictment and continuing in office like his congressional peers.
The speaker notes the South's strong Democratic unity against independent movements. He cites support for unlimited silver, delayed resumption, reduced army, subsidies, and broad internal improvements. He warns that scattered honest finance voices exist but are rare, and predicts a heavy burden for the Democratic party if national observers grasp the rigidity.
The fourth page carries the President's Message seen as divisive and unsatisfactory to many readers. It advocates resumption at the set date and hints at a veto against repeal supporters while favoring remonetization with Civil Service support. Hayes appears committed to his course despite opposition.
The text argues Senator Paterson chose liberty over party, asserting a bold bargain sale in the legislature. It cites Grand Jury testimony as overwhelmingly damaging and warns that delay or a nolle prosequi would imply further corruption and risk disgrace to officials if he is convicted or pardoned.
The Halifax award awards damages against the United States of 5.5 million dollars, a sum Canadians had pegged near triple that amount. The piece notes Americans expected a balanced outcome after analysis and hints at the need for a future commission to settle the fishery claims under the Alabama treaty.
Senate Republicans in caucus back full minority membership for Democrats on all standing committees except Privileges Elections and Railroads. Howe will leave the finance committee, Teller from military affairs, Kirkwood from naval affairs, and Saunders from the District of Columbia committee.
The wrangle over the admission of Butler of South Carolina and Kellogg of Louisiana ends with both seated. Kellogg may thank Patterson's party treachery for his seat, while Butler benefits from kind words and a favorable vote from Senator Davis of Illinois.
The piece argues for ending the Grand Jury system now common in newspapers and politics. It notes broad favor for abolition but says only a constitutional amendment could remove it. Cites Wisconsin as an example where Grand Juries are not used, with district attorneys filing written information instead of indictments.
A child died in Deni son township Greene county after falling into a hot bran vat prepared for pigs. The Poix Grand Jury probes the publisher of Street Gazette in Des Moines. Osceola Beacon sold to New Eve. Nebraska State Register planned. Davenport post office site bill seeks $150000. Dubuque lamp oil caused explosion. dealer blamed. Manchester starch factory by Clark & Co ships to Janesville. Frank Ward’s dog meat incident ends in pork losses. Hamilton Freeman warns on mortgage risks versus hog cholera and grasshoppers.
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