15 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1884
Page
1
The XLVIIIth Congress reports moves in both houses with actions on an officer impersonation felony, education funding debates, and agricultural aid. Naval, wool duties, and public building measures dominate discussions. personal tragedies and misfortunes are noted, including Vedder and Pierson quarrel, Hawn’s solitary confinement, and a Gloucester schooner loss at sea.
Washington reports show week ending the sth with exchanges totaling 935 048 dollars across twenty four leading clearing houses, up from the prior week. A fast mail train plan to cut New York to San Francisco time by twenty four hours was announced by Postmaster General Gresham. Educational appropriations granted by the Senate allocate Illinois 1 185 100 dollars and Kansas Iowa Michigan 500 000 each, Wisconsin 700 000. In Nebraska land openings, 49 000 acres in the Omaha area will be open to settlers April 20 with filings in Bancroft Wisner or Neligh Land Office. prices 5 to 10 dollars per acre. A bronze statue of Martin Luther arrives in Baltimore for Washington erection in May. Winter wheat totals reach 27 690 000 acres, about 2 000 000 more than last year. A Senate substitute on presidential election procedure prescribes Electors meeting second Monday in December, joint count January, and procedures for objections to state returns.
A seven story St George apartment house housing fourteen families was destroyed by a fire causing $190000 in losses. Four firemen were seriously burned and there were several narrow escapes amid the blaze that raged for days.
A derailed passenger train near Duck Hill Mississippi wounded several travelers and crew. Reports of assault near Rising Sun Indiana and a rifle-caused fatality in West Virginia followed. Fires destroyed banks and stores in Pensacola and Hampton while robberies and murders occurred in Kentucky and Kansas. Political conventions and resignations punctuated a turbulent period with many court cases and casualties nationwide.
Reports indicate Irish bishops will convene in Rome in September to consult with the Pope on church matters. Separately, Bis marck’s Prussian ministry withdrawal is attributed to age and fatigue. A severe Euphrates flood caused deaths and town damage. In Quebec, sheep infection reached four-fifths on Sth. Fire destroyed half of Mandalay. China and Caribbean troubles persist with filibusters and port tensions. Unmarried women and widows in Nova Scotia gain municipal vote rights. Seven thousand killed in the Haytien revolution.
WW J Hamers nominated for Congress in Seventeenth Illinois District. Payson renominated in Ninth. Rowell in Fourteenth. At Fresno two cyclones damaged buildings. US weekly business failures 175, Canada 39. Nebraska Dem state convention May 22 in Lincoln. California floods swell rivers. railways damaged. Post Office receipts nine months to March 31 total 3,262,446, down 2,246,246 vs prior period. Aged woman Ceclia Murphy found killed near Federalsburg. Berber and Shendy tribes in Sudan report insurrection. Sixteen mutilated bodies from Pocahontas mine. six identified. Duartes Reape dies in London aged 70. Dayton train wreck kills four. Juan B Parroy assassinated at Las Vegas. Senate not in session. House passes reward for Greely explorers fate. Northern Pacific land grant forfeiture bill reported. President urges 15.0 billion armament appropriation for coast fortifications. Evening session for pension bills.
Summary of acts and joint resolutions passed by the Twentieth General Assembly excluding legalizing and strictly local measures. Covers repeal of intoxicating liquor section, hospital and bridge powers, court and penal reforms, rail and sewer projects, tax and land measures, railroad land sales, irrigation and insane asylums, appropriations for state institutions, and numerous public notices, appointments, and memorials.
Steamers Gilbert and Nesbit carried about four hundred excursionists from Illinois Indiana and Iowa to Pittsburg Landing for a Memorial Day event at Shiloh National Cemetery. A parade to the speaker’s platform featured General Wallace D C Smith and other veterans who fought at Shiloh. The day included hymns personal recollections by T L Dickey and T D Smith, with limited local attendance due to a smallpox scare. Boats departed after five o clock, ending the observances.
A hermit named John Hogan was found dead Sunday in his cabin near Tallulah Georgia. A pouch strapped to his leg held $7,000 and larger sums were later discovered concealed elsewhere in the cabin or nearby.
Nehemiah Fleetswood and wife aged about sixty were found murdered in their Bardin farm home near Charleston. A young man, James Winkleback, was arrested after neighbors found a bloodstained ax and a revolver believed used in the killings. Authorities faced a lynch crowd as the case stirred the county.
April 11 report from Potacostas notes a mine disaster aftermath. Miners finish sealing entrance, air ventilation restored, and three bodies found near the entrance. Exploring team pushes deeper as foul air and stench halt progress. About thirty mangled bodies lie in upper chamber, wreckage and debris scattered. Superintendent orders fan repair, graves prepared by village laborers.
The Senate amended and passed a bill providing 77 million dollars over eight years to equalize school privileges for all school age children in states and territories. Disbursements hinge on literacy, governance, and school system requirements, with strict conditions on spending, reporting, and use for teachers and normal schools.
Bill Arp endorses Samuel J. Tilden for the 1876 presidency in a lengthy letter to the New York Herald and Atlanta Constitution. He praises Tilden for reform, anti corruption, and opposition to tariff debates, while criticizing party intrigue and seeking a strong vice presidential pick. He recalls political loyalties, pensions, and a wish for a dignified government under a capable ticket.
A relic of early political commentary laments Pendleton’s defeat for the Ohio Senate and argues it reflects Civil Service Reform implications. It contrasts past Republican scandals and money in politics with current disappointment, noting faint faith in the American republic amid Payne’s selection and related corruption charges.
The author urges that constitutional knowledge and devotion define the ideal president, arguing that the executive must rely on the Constitution to guide foreign and domestic policy. He praises Jefferson as a near-ideal model and warns against valuing mere political availability over firm principle, urging careful selection focused on character and constitutional loyalty.
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