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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1878
Page
2
The Intelligencer notes that of 148 Democrats elected to the Forty Congress 53 are new. Of 133 selected 54 are new men. Many newcomers are named from Northern states and eight Greenbackers are all new. The Forty-sixth Congress will have 115 new members out of 283.
One Dan Voorners of Indiana proposes a bill in the next Congress to make the Trade Cellar a legal tender. The editorial urges a Republican to introduce a bill making them legal tender for postage stamps, with no more such dollars coins and all received by postmasters sent to Washington for redemption. This would drain bullion money from speculators and protect the people.
Reports describe two attempts on Emperor William and one on King Alfonso, with a renewed assault on King Humbert. An ill dressed Neapolitan attacked Humbert during a Naples entry, the king drew his sword and escaped with a slight scratch while the assailant was arrested. Hodel was beheaded and Moncasi awaits death for related crimes.
Deputy U S Marshal Cox Roe and Keokuk police raided a building on the levee and uncovered a full counterfeiting outfit and a stock of spurious money in an unfinished state. Two men, John Taney and Phillip Reiter, were arrested amid suspicions the gang circulated large sums of bogus silver.
The Postmaster General urges Congress to improve service quality, arguing the department’s closeness to the people justifies spending. He favors abolishing the franking privilege, noting the mail carries books, documents, seeds, and shrubs free of charge while letters yield three cents per ounce.
The piece argues that hunger drives Native American resistance and cites Sherman and Captain Jack as examples. It claims officials starve tribes to provoke revolt, suggesting paupers with arms could ignite widespread conflict and that poor conditions justify desperate resistance.
The article explains that in a contingent presidential election the House must have a majority of all states. With current state numbers a candidate cannot win with fewer than twenty state delegations. It notes the risk of deadlock and that the Vice President would act as President if the House fails to choose.
The piece argues Roscoe Conkling is a dominant Empire State figure likely to influence or lead the Senate and the Republican party. It notes a potential 1880 presidential bid with growing support, compares him to U. S. Grant, and critiques eastern politicians on silver money policy shaping Western trust.
Report says influential shippers and merchants from across the United States gathered in Chicago to discuss mutual commerce expansion with Western Hemisphere nations. The event, seen as beneficial to Southern Pacific railroad promoters, drew supporters betting on subsidies and political favors to secure Treasury funding.
The piece denounces a congress bound subsidy conspiracy masquerading as river improvement. It portrays a national coalition of subsidy seekers seeking to repeat last winter’s push against the Treasury and to tax the country to fund favored builders and interests. It cites the Chicago Tribune criticizing the convention as driven by subsidies over true commerce.
A Washington dispatch to the Philadelphia Times presents a compiled table of Sixth Congress election results. It lists state by state tallies, party affiliations, and notes on Greenbackers, with explanations of cross-pledges and potential shifts in delegation.
The author accuses the gold faction of launching a concerted campaign to force free coinage of silver, reopening the silver controversy, and using all organs to spread old and new falsehoods. They claim silver’s value shift is tied to demonetization and bank actions, urging exposure of alleged lies.
A Chicago Tribune piece debunks five common claims about remonetized silver dollars and the move toward a silver or double standard. It argues the silver dollar still equals 371 grains of pure silver, rejects India’s silver abandonment rumors, and warns that free coinage would raise overall monetary value rather than diminish purchasing power.
The United States appeals from the Utah Territory Supreme Court on whether Congress may prohibit polygamy in the Territories. George Reynolds argues religious duty shields practice under the first amendment. the U.S. counters that penalizing crimes may be justified regardless of religious sanction and cites the Mountain Meadows incident to warn against religiously motivated lawlessness.
A special notice states Brerton, Hextinaros & Titpey seek one hundred thousand bushels of corn on account and will pay 15 cents per bushel.
Matt Usher will pay the highest cash price for hides pelts and furs. Headquarters in cellar under Soper's building.
No credit will be given after November 1, 1878 to parties with old unsettled accounts. Notes past due must be paid or they will be turned over to others for collection. Biewow Hustixeros Tinpen.
An aggressive 19th century drug advert promotes Green's August Flower as a cure for liver complaints and dyspepsia. It asserts personal knowledge and common sense support, claims wide Western sales, and offers a sample bottle for 10 cents with three doses said to relieve symptoms. J. J. Bousquet is named as the seller.
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