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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1868
Page
4
The issue notes a new year and ongoing duties to secure welfare and fidelity to sacred principles. It expresses gratitude to readers and friends, pledges continued effort to enlighten and edify the public, and seeks support to sustain a first class newspaper service and mission.
Local citizens clash over the Aeviem Trustees and funds for the asylum location. A legislative inquiry is urged, with calls to examine contracts, bonds, and land donations. Marietta and Zanesville factions pressure for investigation while defending trustees against scandalous publication.
Governor Vox appoints Moores of Athens to fill the vacancy left by Judge Kinsman on the New Lunatic Asylum Board. The article defends his qualifications and hints at political intrigue, urging an investigation to reveal trustees and community vindication despite local skepticism.
A mob of about seventy five masked men attacked the New Albany jail and hanged Frank Reno Simeon Reno William Reno and Charles Anderson who were confined for express car robbery near Seymour. The assault followed a plan to seize and execute the prisoners despite authorities and raises calls for ferreting out and tried.
The case concerns Willard interests in Washington property with Mansion House adjacent to Willard's Hotel. The complainant sought specific performance of a lease option to buy for 22 500 dollars, tendering Treasury notes while the respondent demanded gold. The dispute centers on currency legality under the Legal Tender Act and Supreme Court potential ruling.
The New York Tribune recalls a tale of naming and rivalry among pawn brokers on Chatham Street. It jokes about who first called Ulysses S. Grant for president, paralleling a comic scene where a Lincoln nomination is awkwardly attempted.
The piece dismisses the President's Message as shameless and unworthy, noting Congress’s justified anger and intent to limit further publication. The editors hint that readers should no longer seek more of it, expressing strong disapproval of the author.
The Boston Herald recounts a planned public demonstration to honor General Grant in Boston. Citizens plotted parades, park drives, ships, and banquets to celebrate his coming to town, but Grant declined the staged salute, leaving patriots disappointed and vocal in their discontent.
The Holmes county Probate Judge and Wayne County Democrat publisher James A Estell has disappeared. Investigators cannot locate him as a US District Court grand jury in Cleveland recently issued a bill of indictment for issuing fraudulent naturalization papers. The Democratic party has no reward offer at present due to no upcoming election.
Ornavitce O., Dee Vt, James A. Estell editor of the Wayne County Democrat and Holmes County Farmer and Holmes County Probate Judge, was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Fost and taken to Cleveland to answer an indictment for issuing fraudulent naturalization papers. He went with four townsmen to post bond if a continuance motion is granted.
A Athens correspondent rebuts Mr L G Megrue's claims about Day and Sands contract and Mr Moore. He argues Moore had no brick firm partnership or wood deal and denies the asserted land title litigation, noting Ohio University ownership and sheriff sale history. The letter challenges multiple Megrue assertions and urges printing caution.
The Herald reports the uprising worsened with rebels holding a key position near Cadiz and artillery in use while government forces, the National Guards, and foreign consuls react. Cadiz remains contested. Prim travels south as Meiva Malaya and Terra Nova tensions rise amid Crete fighting.
Florence Times notes the Mont Cenis Railway Company collapse causing delays and breakdowns between France and Italy, with snow and locomotive power blamed. The piece then lists lavish bridal gifts received by Mrs. Gollax from various donors including Samuel Sinclair, Hough, Miss Parsons, Mrs. Defrees, Kirk, M L Curtis, W T Runk, and J T Denny to Mr Colfax.
The Tribune condemns the President's Message for delaying refinancing at lower rates and exposes Johnson and his allies as opposing a quicker move. It predicts Americans will pay millions in six percent interest and argues the country will be rid of him in twelve weeks, though it laments the distraction.
Gen George W Cole was found not guilty of murder in the killing of LH Hiscock tied to alleged seduction of Cole’s wife. The jury said they believed him sane before and after the act but doubted his sanity at the moment of homicide and acquitted.
S. R. Fusx, in Harper’s Magazine, argues English working women perform many household tasks while English men rest, contrasting with American norms where men serve women as a nobler form of duty. The piece critiques gender roles across nations using domestic scenes as evidence.
The message argues for repealing harmful reconstruction laws and restoring constitutional principles. It notes military dependencies in some states, exclusion of Virginia Mississippi and Texas from Congress, and friction between races. It calls for fiscal reforms including debt reduction via six percent interest in gold and warns against partisan and sectional prejudice.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer correspondent lists surviving former Ohio governors and their homes. Auton Thimore, 85, lives in Hillsborough Highland County. Winson Shannon practices law in Leavenworth Kansas. Thomas W Banney resides in Cincinnati practicing law. Wilson Bron is a Patent Office clerk in Washington. Sarway P Chase is United States Chief Justice. William Dennison lives in Columbus. J D Cox practices law in Cincinnati. Cuantes Amerson is also in Cincinnati. These are all that remain among us.
Six lawmakers back a resolution condemning the Johnson message repudiation. Ohio's district fiddling Mungea is noted as being on the floor but details remain unclear.
Easy Chain in Harper's Magazine recalls Captain Hall poised to lead an Arctic expedition using native relations to uncover Franklin relics and a cairn described north of Repulse Bay. The plan involves five Caucasians, Esquimaux interpreters Joe and Hannah, a King William force, and a march by dogs and sleds toward the open Polar Sea with possibilities of autumn return.
Charles H. Webb in Harper's Magazine questions Planchette's alleged abilities. He recounts experiences with the device writing only when moved and doubts “unconscious writing.” He mocks claims of moral guides, cites charlatanism, and urges rigorous proof from two professors and witnesses with a Bible test.
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