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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1877
Page
6
The Democratic State Central Committee will meet in Columbus on the list inst. to fix time and place for the next State Democratic Convention. Also notes on hog cholera investigation halted by lack of funds and other local items.
Murphy’s in Columbus remains a focal point weeks after inauguration with nightly crowds signing a pledge. The Police Court reports many drunks and disorderlies, indicating ample material for ongoing abstinence efforts and continued operations in the city.
The passage defends Sheriff Parker Carpenter against claims of incompetence. It asserts his high degree of efficiency in office and denies that his first term deserves non renomination. It argues such talk harms the Republican party of Athens County by spreading slander.
The piece argues Civil Service Reform lacks public demand and warns against elite motives behind it. It rebuts claims of rising corruption, recalls ancient Rome, defends ambition for public office, and warns against an officeholding aristocracy. It also notes Ohio Democrats shift before their convention, favoring a silver dollar plank and distancing from currency commitments.
In a letter from E. B. Andrews, the Hocking Valley field is described with coal seams led by the Nelsonville seam and rich iron ore horizons. Ores found near Monday and Sunday creeks show high iron content, including Bessemer and Shawnee deposits, with significant measurements above the coal seam. The report emphasizes the field’s potential and earlier surveys aiding capital and rail expansion in Ohio.
The last Congress did not provide for army funding next year, prompting officers to negotiate monthly pay vouchers. The Attorney General ruled that the Secretary of War may instruct paymasters to endorse vouchers with a statement that the account is believed correct and would be paid if public funds were available.
Dispatches from the east warn of unreliable reports as correspondents are barred in Russia and Turkey imposes a news embargo. Military authorities will alone decide what may be published, and rumors are deemed as true as a waning proverb.
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