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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1883
Page
5
A special notice announces a free one year subscription to the American Farmer magazine for all readers who prepay a year of Messeseen subscription. The eight teen page monthly Farm Magazine will be sent at no extra cost as a subscriber premium.
The piece notes stalled Torbio federal appointments and a signed Civil Service bill. It cites Maine Senator Frye reelected, railroad plans for the Baltimore and Philadelphia extension, a Wil mington Delaware Brandywine bridge project, and a Nash law address before the State Convention of County Commissioners. It mentions Alaska gold rumors, resignation of Dorsey from the Republican National Committee, and two cent postage likely law. It covers Ohio politics on Pendleton reforms, Sunset Cox's speaker bid, and theatre fire in Berditscheff, Poland. It closes with Lincoln assassination ties and Governor Wattison versus Butler ceremonies.
The state legislature leans toward a constitutional repeal of the no license clause and a general tax law as the best path to liquor reform. The Pond bill, with a flat $250 tax on saloons and stock, is noted as a clean, uniform approach likely to pass. Also recounted is a bold abduction case of Miss Garrison in St. Louis and Republican gains in Indiana’s special election.
A discussion notes the defalcation by Tennessee’s Treasurer totaling 490000 and broad claims the state has misappropriated funds from lenders. The piece suggests a precedent set by lawmakers and implies the treasurer’s actions mirror a larger pattern of theft among state leadership.
The Gazette notes Democratic reform talk and anger at Pendleton's measure, saying reform zeal masks Treasury irregularities in Missouri Arkansas and Tennessee. Intense local polities illustrate the party's domestic battle lines as the Civil Service measure faces opposition.
The Republican State Central Committee agendas a meeting at the Neil House parlors Columbus January 1 1885 at 9 a m to fix next State Convention time and place and conduct business. An annual gathering follows January 11 in the House of Representatives hall for suggestions and discussion among Ohio Republicans ahead of the campaign.
The January issue highlights illustrated articles on Electricity at Sea New Telephone Apparatus The Simplex Telephone Utilizing the Tides Sketches of Electrical History The Spark and medical and surgical uses of electric current plus an illusion to irregular siphon The publication also discusses pension lists as popular demand and notes the Planters House fire near St Louis with several hundred guests escaping and four or five deaths among staff
Town of McArthur suffers major fire destroying much of its business district early Wednesday. State Board of Agriculture holds a surplus of 18716.45 from recent State Fair receipts, boosting a plan to buy Columbus grounds for the annual fair. Forecasts warn of a possible financial panic, while national concerns about army efficiency and desertion are discussed in Washington.
State School Commissioner De Wolf presents findings from a forthcoming report comparing Ohio’s education costs to Pennsylvania Indiana Wisconsin. He argues Ohio’s higher expense stems from a loose sub district system and wasteful local practices, and cites potential savings from consolidating eight to sixteen small schools into fewer, better-managed units. He notes totals, weeks in session, and per pupil costs across states.
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