Local notes from Athens and surrounding areas
Hon R M Stimson visits the library while townspeople report travel and illness. David Zenner returns from Cincinnati. H T Brown remains ill. Mrs James Rolston visits Athens. Currier sisters plan winter in Maine and Columbus. Col J A Straight in Washington and local Republicans hold meetings. Dawes and Dalzell draw crowds. Kansas to be considered. Dr Lash’s candidate Howe to complete studies. local meetings noted with mixed attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Stimson
David Zenner
Cincinnati
H. T. Brown
James Rolston
Pomeroy
Athens
David Goodspeed
Mary
Josephine Currier
Maine
Statter
Columbus
Len Brown
Woodbury
New Jersey
John B. Hoisington
Ames Township
Sutton
Nebraska
J. A. Straight
Washington City
Minton
Congress
N. H. van Vorhes
Logan Gazette
Chillicothe
Townsend
Garfield
Lew Howe
Lash
Ohio Medical College
Fourth Anniversary Sermon At Presbyterian Church Sunday
Rev. Jas. Mr. Nourse will preach a discourse marking the fourth pastoral anniversary at the Presbyterian Church with a communion service to follow. The article praises the church’s remodeled edifice and notes the death of Nathan Lonas from pernicious intermittent fever. A political urging urges Republican voters to ensure participation next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Nourse
Guysville
Nathan Lonas
Debted Nation Cuts Interest Savings Since 1965 Peak
Since August 31 1965 the bonded debt fell from its peak of 586 794 645 with interest paid down. Interest saved by repayment nears 111 100 000 and this year’s reduced interest totals 42 160 00 about 9 cents per person.
Republican revival in Nelsonville strengthens fall election
The Nelsonville vicinity details a robust Republican revival with large meetings and enthusiastic crowds. Hon. Lorenzo Danford and Gen. H. Grosvenor spoke to delgations and Athens bands. Rev. Mr. Arnett and M. N. Holland led strong addresses praising the party. events included bond lights and a colored glee club performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott's Hall
Athens
M. N. Holland
Colored Glee Club
Bold Speech by Carl Schurz Praised in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Gazette lauds Hon. Carl Schurz for a grand, nonpartisan address on sound finances delivered in Cincinnati Saturday night. It calls his delivery honest and bold, and urges Athens County voters to endorse Van Voorhis for re election next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Gazette
Carl Schurz
Cincinnati
Co. van Vormes
Congress
Athens County
Democratic and Republican Financiering in the Civil War Era
The piece traces U S government borrowing from 1860 to 1875 with Treasury notes at 12 percent discount in 1860 and bonds sold below par in 1861. It notes a debt of over 90 million left by the Democrats, Chase’s settlement of claims, and a rise in public credit to its strongest level by 1875 with 4 percent bonds in demand at par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Treasury
Buchanan
Sam
Republican Party
Chase
Secretary of the Treasury
Warner's Greenbacks and War-Time Financial Controversy
The piece discusses General Warner issuing excessive greenbacks beyond the line’s receipts and preferential treatment for Olio Coal Co and Geo. C. Butts. It argues the Resumption Act will be unassailable once specie payments resume and condemns fiat money as robbing workers, warning Democrats about potential repeal or forced loans.
Shall it Be National or State Banks Which
A historical discussion argues against replacing national bank notes with greenbacks. The piece warns that abandoning national safeguards would trigger rapid growth of state and private banks, inflating currency and repeating volatile, dishonest practices seen before the national system. It highlights the reliability of national notes and recalls past issues like wildcat money and cross state discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
East
Marietta Times Rivalry Over 1850s Political Labels
In Athens and the Marietta Times a long disputed claim about Col. Van Vorhes being a Know Nothing in 1854 1855 is reiterated. The letter argues Van Vorhes opposed the Know Nothings from the start while alleging Warner was proscriptive and used stamped terms against Catholics and Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Times
Col. van Vorhes
Athens
The
Times
Col. V
Warner
General Warner Held to Account for Road Funds
Noble County Republican accuses General Warner of failing to deposit funds owed to road workers and material providers. It cites J L Pugh Wm Glidden Jon Hutchison B B Waller and C Stockwell, notes a Caldwell Bank deposit order by Gen Marsh’s Court over a year ago, and asks who sank 50000 of 3200000 from road sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Werner
J. L. Pugh
Wm. Glidden
Jon Hutchison
B. B. Waller
C. Stockwell
Caldwell
General Warner
Gen. Marsh
Woodsfield
Noble County Respublican
Greenback Politics and Yellow Fever Plight Highlight News
The text attacks the Democratic party for opposing greenback legal tender while courting the Nationals for power. It notes yellow fever spreading toward the Atlantic coast and increasing need for aid to feed and clothe the destitute in the affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous
Democratic Party
Greenbacks
Tub
Atlantic
Democratic party of Ohio misled voters claim
The Cincinnati Enquirer contends that Ohio Democrats won last fall by posing as friends of the poor and oppressed. It argues many debtors voted Democratic to avoid ruin, accusing the party of failing to fulfill promises after securing the legislature and a U.S. senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party of
Ohio
Maine election sparks jubilant chatter in rival camp
A friend quotes a dry joke about Democrats crowing over the Maine result, likening it to a man whose wife routinely whipped him as she built her strength, while he roared glory. The remark appears in the OS Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Journal
Government to resume specie payments heralds national anniversary
The article declares the government will resume specie payments and calls the date a hallowed national anniversary. It criticizes Walter as an inflationist and fiat money advocate whose policies would cut laborers’ daily wages by 20 to 40 percent. It questions Athens county voters about electing him to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Athens County
Congress
Warner Denials and Named Witnesses Spark Political Fire
In referencing a paralyzed arm story, the Monroe Gazette notes T. K. Wells Moses Smith KE Kennedy and Ephram Ranger heard the declaration. It contrasts Mr Warner with Col Van Vorhes claiming the latter’s record is spotless and challenges why charges persist if not true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
T. K. Wells
Moses Smith
KE. Kennedy
Ephram Ranger
Lopez
Marietta
van Vorhes
Treasury records show rising deficits under Democratic rule
Records indicate average annual government expenditures rose by over eighty nine percent during the eleven years before and after 1850. The last four years of that period ran deficits totaling 57,989,513.62. In contrast, since the war’s end the Republican administration posted a cumulative surplus of 722,109,246.58 to reduce the national debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Questions for General Warner on public confidence
The Marietta Register demands direct answers from General Warner about his handling of funds from a road sale. It questions court orders, the fate of 200000 dollars, 150,000? and the receiver’s fees, and requests detailed vouchers on file in court showing how the balance was allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Aés
Marietta Register
Republicans Unite for Honest Money Across States
In the final years of Democratic rule government credit plunged with 1860 notes discounted at 12 percent while bonds bore high rates. Now Republicans push bonds at par with 4 percent interest amid huge debt and taxes. They claim unity in New York Massachusetts Indiana Ohio for honest money and denounce Democratic excesses at Athens Hospital for the Insane linked to partisan allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
Indiana
Ohio
The Nation and the Gold Standard Promise
The nation verifies that paper money cannot pass for gold without the issuer’s faith, honor, and financial strength. US promises long held below gold value by world and domestic actors, with doubt fading except among those fearing Democratic or Greenback control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Earnings Ratios of National Banks Decline Since 1875
Comptroller of the Currency reports national banks earned 6.87 percent of capital in 1876 and 5.62 percent in 1877. Taxes on banks are high and profits lower than most enterprises. From 1866 to 1876 banks paid the people 187,708,058 beyond note printing costs.
Controversy Over Hospital Dance After Garfield Meeting
The article condemns the Hospital of the Insane staff for holding a dance the same night as General Garfield's meeting, stating only one corpse was present but criticizing the impropriety regardless. It mocks the defense as inadequate and compares it to a weak excuse in a moral scandal.
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Hospital of the Insane
New York Democrats Split Over Honest Money Stance
The New York Democratic State Convention at Syracuse opines for honest money and against inflation, reflecting party factionalism. The piece argues internal strife prioritizes spoils over public welfare while Republicans unite to defend the nation's faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Syracuse
Democratic Party
Republican Party
General Warner as Receiver of the Duck Creek Railroad
The Marietta Register questions whether General Warner deposited funds in Caldwell Bank, paid taxes, and filed a final account with the remaining balance within twelve months as ordered. The Times is challenged to prove noncompliance with court orders, noting three weeks of unanswered queries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Warner
Duck Creek
Times
Caldwell
Warner denies Dutch camel back story in McConnelsville Herald
The McConnelsville Herald reports Warner denying the Dutch camel back tale while noting a possible affidavit from Mr. Lopez of Marietta, a Democrat in good standing, claiming Warner said two years ago that the Democrats were objectionable for being run by red-mouthed Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Lopez
Mariteta
McConnelsville Herald
Objection to Democrats Calls Out Catholic Members
General Warner complains to J. Loper of Marietta that the Democratic party has too many red-mouthed Catholics among its ranks. The remark targets religious affiliation within the party.
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Democratic Party
Gen. Warner
J. Loper
Marietta
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Rutter
J. M. Dalzell
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O’connor
Henry Edwards
Kansas
William Dupler
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Warner’s Greenbacks
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