Two Years of Democratic Rule Sparks Editorial Theories
The Messenger notes two years of Democratic control in Ohio yielded little benefit and mocks public salaries. It mentions Ohio legislators set to earn 500 dollars yearly, contrasting with daily pay, and mentions figures including President Andrews of Marietta College, Cardinal McCloskey, and Captain Amos Glover as a Republican hopeful. The piece also references Texas border raids, a May Musical Festival in Cincinnati, and questions about winter weather links to a passing comet.
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Ohio
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Wa. A. Root
McClintick & Smith
Cabinet official denies stepping down amid retirement talk
The report that Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano was invited to resign is denied. Delano had said he planned to retire from the Cabinet to attend to private affairs. Fifteen thousand Spanish troops are to be sent to Cuba to crush insurgent raids on plantations, signaling a serious government effort. The Alfonso administration promises vigor while a Columbus and Toledo railroad project aims to aid coal operators in the Hocking Valley. Welch will not seek renomination due to ill health. S. B. Knowles of Marietta is urged for Common Pleas Judge, with strong local recognition and impartial capacity expected.
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Political Critique of Democratic Rule and Winter Crop Losses
The Cincinnati Commercial warns against expecting economy under a Democratic regime citing New York City, Arkansas, and Indianapolis as examples of higher expenses under Democrats. It also notes a severe cold spell causing widespread crop and fruit damage in the Southern States, with extensive harm to market gardeners along the coast and varying impact elsewhere.
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Carolinas
Male tears in trial raise baffling questions in Beecher case
A journalist claims to have examined the evidence and notes the striking fact that no women cried in court while men did. He points out Beecher and Tilton show tears but not outright crying and suggests the reason lies in the differing reactions of male witnesses amid the scandal.
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Editor Seeks True Inwardness and a City Hallless World
Excerpt from the Jackson Standard editor's last issue imagines a Christian society without lawyers doctors jails or legislatures and envisions shared wealth from a millennium. News notes report bankruptcy filings by Marietta oil dealers David C Skinner and Charles K Leonard in Cincinnati. Ironton Journal decries Ohio General Assembly bribery while Harper Brothers founder John Harper Sr. dies at 79 in Jist inst.
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Charles K. Leonard
Marietta
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Cincinnati
Ironton Journal
Wood County
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Athens Court House in Decay Described in Harsh Terms
The narrator paints an Athens courthouse as dilapidated and chaotic. A room under forty feet square shows dirt and grease covering walls, a decrepit ceiling with exposed lathe, and soot with multiple winters. A raised platform serves as a judge’s desk beneath worn green cloth and threadbare furnishings.
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Athens County Court House in Old Athens
The antiquated Athens County Court house is described with dim rooms and cramped spectators. A new Town Hall nearing completion promises to replace it, with a tax levy for a new building expected to pass next fall and end the long disgrace.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Republicans split over third term and military policy
Harper's Weekly notes New Hampshire Republicans condemn a third term and military overreach while Connecticut Republicans lean toward acceptance. The piece argues northern GOP doubts about renomination and militarized policy reflect wider discontent, with New Hampshire poised to influence national outcomes.
Party principles to maintain Republican ascendancy warned
A statement argues the party must preserve its principles to secure victory in national elections. It notes A. T. Stewart’s large newspaper advertising and hints against disguising houses with paint and fences in the countryside.
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