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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1878
Page
2
Ames town notes report J A W Bowen treasurer of Wright county is a defaulter with a shortage between six and twelve thousand dollars. His bonds remain valid. The item attributes the loss to whiskey.
At a Washington conference of the Green Beck Party Mr Peter Cooper subscribed 600 dollars to fund a Washington bureau and paid 500 dollars in pamphlets bearing his address on the finances. The conference adopted relevant resolutions.
The State Centre Court House Building Committee is urged to meet at J. W. Dobbin & Co. Bank at 7 o clock Saturday evening to consider and propose furnishing cornice and roofing. The note hints the building may lack roofing and cornice.
A 19th century commentator notes that public attention to politicians often rests on advertising rather than actions. Conkling is labeled ambitious with rumors placing him as a presidential candidate. The focus centers on Blaine’s Senate speech and a correspondent’s quip about Conkling’s animated reaction.
The article recalls Senator Conkling's fierce reaction to the removal of longtime officers under his net of Federal NY patronage. It notes his pride and refusal to be trodden on by President Hayes, and that he will likely carry the committee to oppose the Merritt nomination. The piece frames a battle over state patronage and Senate action.
The Tus N Y Star prints a sensational piece defending Mrs Surratt, claiming her innocence in the Lincoln assassination and alleging Secretary Stanton killed himself in remorse. The article notes Stanton’s death by dropsy was widely believed and questions why the writer kept silent for thirteen years.
Tax friends of Senator Conkling attack Blaine for presumptive leadership and lack of tact. They say as a new senator he should have let an older colleague push a resolution, avoiding direct display of top influence. The clash mirrors political jealousy rivaling church choir pride as supporters mock the younger star.
The State Grange session in Des Moines approved a report urging the next Legislature to sharply reduce salaries and fees across state offices. It warns high pay invites corruption, but notes some posts must keep top talent, while a few are scarce. The piece cites inflation-era wages and hints at a rising leader among the people.
Distressing storm reports come from the St. Lawrence Valley and surrounding regions. Rail and highway bridges collapsed under freshets as persistent heavy rainfall overwhelmed rapid drainage areas, especially in mountain districts along the Upper Delaware and Susquehanna rivers.
Inland inundations devastate barges and housing from Rondout to Newburgh and Poughkeepsie. At Port Jarvis and Binghamton losses are extensive, with railroads and turnpikes halted in several districts. Reports from New Hampshire to the St Lawrence Valley cite destroyed bridges, mills, and washed roadbeds on major rail lines.
The M Y F Herald notes widespread distress in Illinois as high mortgage rates and land speculation collide with plummeting agricultural prices. It contrasts Illinois with Kansas and other states where smallholder farming and immigration support steadier markets, while Illinois shows foreclosures and reduced tillage due to overgrown holdings.
The Edmunds bill, already passed by the Senate and introduced in May, is argued to be inadequate and possibly effective only if a constitutional amendment is pursued. It would affect electoral vote handling in contested cases and could favor Democrats if the next Congress leans Democratic. The bill is described as impartial and efficient within constitutional bounds.
The Governor has certified the lands of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Rail road under last winter’s grant. Over 200000 seres will enter market for taxation. The remaining tract in this grant is the Leimara to Sioux City line.
A traveler describes shifting landscapes from Madison to Oconomowoc Wisconsin, praising broad west fields, lakes, and pineries. She notes summer residents, local social life, and the Episcopalian Nashotah College, then shifts to Treasury figures and the push toward specie payments, followed by a railroad collision near Grand Junction where an engine ran away but was stopped.
A January Atlantic article on Workingmen’s Wives from the Dangerous Tendencies author is lauded as among the best in a series examining American life. It notes working women bore family burdens, endured hardships, and remained less depressed than men, with publishers promising high quality 1879 topics.
A terse notice from Cuampgriain and Crark states all accounts are due immediately and must be settled by January 1, 1879. The alert underscores urgent payment and lists the firm as the creditor.
Coal for sale by Stone and Haverly offered in large or small quantities with free delivery to any part of the city. Not There.
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