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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1879
Page
2
The item notes Mrs. Thompson was named Chief Justice of Idaho. It states she is a Linn County resident and a respected Republican lawyer, with the appointment made without his prior knowledge and first learned by telegram.
The Cherokee Advocate asserts there are honest Congressmen who will keep pledges to Indians and uphold government faith. It argues a territorial government in Indian country could be worth at least fifty million dollars to the Railroad Ring.
The passage suggests a providential intervention that excludes 8. J. Tilden from the Executive chair in Washington. It casts him as a shrewd yet unscrupulous lawyer and politician, now seen as guileless enough for a national Sunday school league presidency, a development praised as a positive outcome.
The Anti-Polygamy Society of Salt Lake City reports polygamy adherents are nearly universally determined to continue the practice. It warns that amnesty or inaction by Congress would be seen as a Saint triumph over enemies, foreshadowing potential clashes before the so-called twin relic is ended.
The House considers a bill to apply sale proceeds of public lands to education with half after five years and all after ten years invested in U S bonds. Mr Goode of Virginia leads the measure urging benefits for white and colored pupils amid Democratic and Republican divisions.
Captain Adams reports a vessel burned at sea watched by a steamer warning others, prompting piracy or privateering theories. With no current war letters of marque seem unlikely, yet a gang of pirates possessing a steamship appears impossible. Reports center on the south coast of Ireland on routes between Liverpool and New York.
The writer argues against a state funded plan to send black citizens to move north or west. He contends Treasury expenses are unwarranted and that emigration would invite abuses. He claims northern barriers limit opportunity, while the South offers favorable conditions and patronage within a growing black community.
Mr Strixoen of Illinois introduces a congressional bill addressing minority representation. Although Mr Springer is a Democrat, he acts independently in this effort and without consulting party colleagues.
The piece discusses a proposed change to reapportion Congress after the 1880 census, envisioning three member districts and selective voting. It argues the measure could alter party strength and equity, urging careful, thorough discussion before action to avoid radical shifts in government structure.
The Pension Arrears bill becomes law after the presidents signature and will force huge appropriations. This blocks Southern subsidy schemes including Texas Pacific Rail and Mississippi mud-bank improvements. Pension-Bonus faces opposition from conservatives and may favor aiding veterans over construction schemes. Chicago Tribune
Northern and Southern Democrats clash publicly over Gen Bragg's Southern claims speech. Washington press outlets question provocation and warn that Northern losses in elections may widen the sectional divide. Ellis and colleagues risk inflaming tensions as debate continues.
The Chicago Tribune notes Senator Conkling secured an adverse committee report on the New York Custom House nominees Merritt and Burt. It cites Republican committee unity against confirmation and critiques the administration’s handling, including removal grounds, a foreign appointment offer to Gen Arthur, a courtesy letter from Secretary Sherman, and omitted Lydecker report facts.
In the House Bragg denounces Southern claims against the government, arguing loyalty proofs are unreliable and that admitting all claims would ruin Treasury. Southern Democrats push back as tensions rise, with exchanges over loyalty and Confederate service.
The Iowa Weather Service notes 1878 was very warm with easterly winds and calm periods. Rainfall showed a moderate excess, snow days were few and total snowfall was low. Thunderstorms were numerous and intense, especially in early summer.
Following last Friday morning's Boone fire, the crowd suspected no loss of life until firemen searched the ruins. J H Standeven uncovered a charred body later identified as S M Ives while strolling the debris with a hose nozzle and a torch.
In Washington county near Daytonville Miss Eoma Hull aged eighteen was murdered by her father C P Hull who struck her with an ax and then shot himself. The family mourns as a wife and five children are left behind.
Burlington Gazette says attacks on Gov Gear over personal life are a small dig at the Governor. Voters from both parties who know his character view the political fight as unfounded and irrelevant to his duties as governor and citizen.
A Syracuse Journal item urges avoiding kisses from visitors after a child contracts diphtheria from a visitor with throat infection. It links the tragedy to indiscriminate kissing and calls for the motto Don't Kiss Our Children to protect homes and families.
A Blairstown Independent reader notes a farmer who earned more than 900 dollars for hogs and keeps the cash in his pocketbook to pay debts not due for months. He claims such cases will end hard times talk and hopes for the end of gloomy prophesies.
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