Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

Congressional Roundup of Tariff and Bank Debates

Washington dispatch from July 23 1888 notes Senate passage of Sherman bill to reimburse Freedman's Bank depositors and Mills tariff bill passage in House with narrow party splits. Reports confirm Fuller as Chief Justice nominee, ongoing adjournment prospects, intraparty clashes in DNC, and River and Harbor bill moving to the President. Local notes cover birthdays, yellow fever scares, disasters, political shifts, arrests, floods, and notable Ohio events.