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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1876
Page
5
Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio is named in a political notice as a presidential candidate for 1876 with terms stated at 6200 a year. The brief mentions the campaign and the year of election.
Excerpts note four million dollars spent on the Centennial in Philadelphia. Other items include political campaigns in New Hampshire and Indiana, a whisky crusade led by Mother Stewart, and financial figures showing the U S Treasury balance at 91,987,028 dollars.
A Southern editor offers, with his wife’s help, to name a baby each year for the largest subscriber club. Professor Baird arranges for about thirty Indian families from many tribes to camp on the Centennial grounds with their dogs during the Exhibition. Colorado’s Constitutional Convention adopts a clause to test woman suffrage by a popular vote. The Democratic Congressional Committee struggles to settle a financial policy for the coming canvass, urging cautious noncommittal until party orthodoxy is defined.
The article warns that the spirit of 1861 remains in loyal states and may rise again in 1876. It attacks B. H. Hill Lamar and ex Confederate figures as disloyal and likens them to Irish Fenians. It argues amnesty did not erase treason and urges vigilance against Republican and Democratic figures who support the rebels.
The Board of County Commissioners proposes a spring vote on building a new Court House not to exceed 60 000. The editorial argues leasing costs about 2500 annually would exceed the building cost over time and urges voters to favor building over renting. It invites readers to discuss the issue in the Messenger.
The New York Tribune acknowledges hostile anti administration critics aimed to sway public opinion against Gen. Babcock before and during his trial and later blamed official Washington for the acquittal. It declares the court fair, the prosecution competent, and the jury unbiased, resulting in a satisfactory conclusion.
Hon N H Van Vorhes presented a petition from J W Bates and 179 Athens County citizens asking repeal of parts of the March 14 1875 act that requires coin payment for United States legal tender notes on January 1 1879 and authorizes selling bonds to redeem such notes. Referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.
A humorous verse recalls a moment in Congress with references to Rebels and Democrats in a chaotic scene. The poem mentions Randall in committee, Cox, Hill, and a character named Jimmy Blaine snipping a nose amid debating money counts and treason jests.
A long critical piece examines the Civil War aftermath, Lincoln Johnson and Confederate policy, rebuke of Southern Democrats, and calls out Bourbon-style moves in North Carolina politics. It notes the repeal of the Resumption Act and shifts toward greenbacks amid postwar tensions.
In a Romk letter from February 1876, the writer rebukes a February 17 article for republishing the Shepherd of the Valley extract, argues against Catholic infallibility and liberty claims, cites Kenrick and O Conor, and questions free thought under Catholic influence while noting President’s backing of General Babcock as proof of unchanged trust.
Messrs Sheeren Bros merchants tailors announce the addition of Mr O Hanland former chief cutter at P C Ryan Zanesville and retain the shop’s renowned Boss coat makers. They invite inquiries at the Blackstone Building South Court Street Athens and promise unmatched style fit and manufacture. Concert at 8 pm with 50 cent admission and 75 cent reserved seats. Tickets at Kurtz Norris Book Store. Also notes on Teas at Armitage Davis and Medicines from Ayer and Co. A $280 town lot offered at $150 with fence fronts and an alley. House cleaning tips from Donnan and Pickering. The Solos were masterpieces.
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