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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1888
Page
3
The notice states that no one receives the DewocnaT until paid for and that copies sent to non-payers were given by friends. It explains that services end when the prepaid period expires and lists the date after a name as the paid-until date with a request to remit before that date to extend.
The following persons will receive and forward money due the DEMOCRAT for new subscribers or those nearing expiration: Tanton Joe Moss Dugger W G Moss Midland M Louthan Jasonville J F Linthicum Pleasantville Thomas B OHaver Switz City Joe Grace Scotland W S Burke and the postmasters at Worthington Lyons Marco Sanborn Newberry Mineral City Koleen Robinson Owensburg Cincinnati Solsverry and Hobbieville.
The Democratic nominating convention will decide if Emerson Short receives the party’s backing for the judge position in the Hth Judicial Circuit. The announcement confirms his candidacy and party process.
The Democratic nominating convention will decide the election for William C. Hulse who is officially announced as the candidate for reelection to the Prosecuting Attorney of the 14th Judicial Circuit.
Warren Sayre of Wabash declares his bid for governor and appeals to Republicans to rally behind him as the late Strick mule of the house.
Hox and W R Myers of Madison county along with Hon C C Matson of Putnam county have received strong county endorsements as democratic candidates for governor.
On Monday Blatne sends a lengthy letter to the press declining to enter the race for president. He says he sees handwriting on the wall and leaves open who will accept the empty nomination.
The wide awake democrats of Jefferson township organized a Hendricks club with officers. The committeeman and officers are praised as excellent men, signaling high expectations for Jefferson township democrats in 1888. Full meeting details appear in Worthington items.
W W C Heise announces today his bid for a second term as prosecuting attorney. Supporters praise his performance and loyalty, arguing it is fitting to reward faithful service with another term. He is described as well liked and committed to doing what is right over seeking higher office.
Announcement columns name Emerson Short as a judge candidate. Democrats in Greene County widely favor him and expect a solid, enthusiastic delegation for his nomination. The candidacy is seen as a strong local effort with support deemed earnest.
A Nouryville Courier-Journal item notes readers seek indices on tariff issues and pamphlets. It lists New York free trade club materials for sale including a tariff reform primer at five cents and politics cards. It advertises addresses and Chicago conference proceedings for 15 cents per copy.
The piece lists works on political economy from New York publishers with prices and ordering options. It urges nationwide access to economic texts, promotes tariff reform clubs, and calls for public inquiry of candidates on tariff questions amid a looming congress debate.
An Ohio subscriber with two hundred ewes seeks advice on building a barn to house them and their lambs. A rectangular or octagonal plan works, but a wide 40 to 42 foot barn with a split basement walls to form two pens is best. Use permanent stone brick or cement walls, ensure dry floors, proper ventilation, dry elevated site, and a dust tight floor with pine lath under joints to reduce dampness and improve air flow.
A young Albany bride said she eloped because she had nothing to do at home but study music and drawing, with her husband as teacher. Her parents, a shoe factory foreman and his wife, aimed to cultivate her ladylike arts, noting the outcome’s significance.
The text reports James G. Blaine's withdrawal from the presidential race, citing loss of desire for the presidency, health concerns, and a wish for rest and literary work. It notes past attempts to secure the nomination, his lingering interest in public life, and that the reasons are considered to be known to the writer.
Omnatra Nev Feb 13. James Lafler, stock-raiser of Watrous New Mexico, held for murder of John Clifford the lumber merchant in Olean 1882. Twin William Lafler previously convicted and pardoned after James was believed dead. New evidence shows James alive and under arrest, denies guilt.
Work on Mrs Lantry the actress artesian well near North Carson Mint uncovered rock between clay walls. Assay at Bullion and Exchange Bank showed $510 per ton in silver ore. Recent tests indicate the ledge extends seven to twelve and a half feet thick.
Martin A. Ryerson, 33, heir to the late lumberman Martin Ryerson, placed in trust property worth $250,000 to eight charities, four Protestant and four Catholic. The real estate lies in Chicago’s core business district and will provide each institution about $2,000 annually.
The Ohio Republican League held its first annual banquet in commemoration of Lincoln's birthday. Representatives from across the state attended, with a reception and banquet and speeches reflecting strong pre event interest and an excellent program.
Winona Minnesota February 15 There is living in this city John Rainus who was born in 1780 in Marien Warder Prussian Province. He lived there until eighty six then immigrated to this country in 1867 and has resided in this city with his daughter since. He remains spry healthy and walks out daily.
The North American Live Stock Breeders and Exporters Association shipping two carloads of registered Herefords, Short-horns, Berkshire swine, and Merino sheep from Sangamon County via the Ohio and Mississippi to Buenos Aires, Argentina. If successful, a permanent traffic will be instituted.
George W Guthrie, a wealthy prominent Southeastern Illinois resident, was found dead in his home yesterday with a bullet wound to the heart. The thief rifled his pockets and an attempted safe drilling was unsuccessful.
Scnanton Pennsylvania February 13 A Lackawanna stock train failed to brake on a sharp curve at Pocono Mountain. Twenty five cars derailed and four hundred cattle destined for New York were killed.
Prisoners Billy De Coriees Thomas Krank St Clair Win and companion escaped Ramsey County jail last evening by sawing through twelve iron bars and roof. They are named in US postal and highway robbery case records awaiting trial in Minneapolis. Authorities pursue them as manhunt continues.
In St. Louis on February 1 Captain Dick known as Bradst Cornett leader of a Texas train robbery gang was shot and killed while resisting arrest by Sheriff Allee of Trio County. The incident ends a lengthy manhunt and confirms the outlaw’s demise.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on February 13 Simnel Williams vanished while walking near the reservoir at around nine o'clock. The water was about fifteen feet deep and Williams could not be rescued. he drowned with no one nearby to help.
Charles, a duties manager at the Wekman Hose Coupling Company, collapsed and died in the office of the Mutual Life and Accident Association while applying for a policy. Physicians attributed the death to apoplexy.
A chaotic sequence of riots and killings is described with a Tennessee incident near Helspwood involving a boy named Simither accused of Reed’s death and a posse led by Sherby Sharp. Separate reports from Guayaquil note a mob attacking the bishop’s palace and residences, with several dead and wounded before troops restored order.
In Baurimont on February 14 Miss Hungerford a Woodberry High School teacher was confronted by a young man in Devid Hill Park. She bit his finger when seized and drew a revolver firing two shots as the assailant fled. Several similar park outrages have been reported in lonely areas recently.
Dr KE A McDonald lands a letter to Charities and Corrections urging cremation of unknown dead on Potter's Mekton Marts Island due to unhealthful burial. Corporation Counsel Beekman to draft legal opinion on cremation legality for submission in days.
Mrs Robinson, on trial in Boston, reportedly declared she would rather be hanged than imprisoned for life. Since Saturday morning she has refused all nourishment, and jail officers fear she plans to starve herself to death if she remains undisturbed.
A Brooklyn streetcar on Broadway near Sumner Avenue was crushed when a nearby derrick for an elevated rail structure collapsed. The incident left two dead and seventeen injured among passengers onboard.
Fire at Thomas O Connor general store in New Lacredo, Mexico, last night caused $75,000 loss with $21,000 insured. Mounted police with Crown swords forced spectators to help check flames, while two Americans unfamiliar with Spanish were compelled into service and struck.
Eight colored travelers crossed from La Roussite Plantation to Dymiont’s Fare view Place. The old tour boat stalled and capsized near home, seven occupants drowned after the craft broke apart in heavy swells.
A subcommittee of the Committee on Banking and Currency will report to the full committee with favorable recommendations a bill authorizing the issue of not more than 50,000,000 nor less than 22,700,000 of fractional currency in five, ten, twenty five and fifty cent pieces. Congressman Darlington of Pennsylvania introduced a bill to empower the Treasury Secretary to loan the surplus with 2 percent interest on government bond deposits as security, and offers to take the entire surplus flooded in today if the bill passes.
Jurors in Rockford Missouri return a first degree murder verdict against Arthur Ace for the killing of Eddie McDowe on July 21. Thomas Harris was found guilty earlier and postponed until May 11 to testify against Dake.
The House Judiciary Committee reports on H R resolution to amend the constitution changing presidential inauguration from March 4 to April. The move aims to realign the date with a more practical calendar.
In Exoxvilie Texas on February 4 ten convicts escaped from the county barracks at the Workhouse after cutting through the door with knives.
In Trenton on February 1 a Senate bill was introduced to impose the death penalty by electricity. The action sets the method for capital punishment in the state.
The President has approved the gift removing the political disabilities of Meury H Mamnaduke of Missouri, restoring full rights and status. This official action completes a clemency or disability removal process confirming eligibility for public office and civil participation.
U S Consul Wasurserox Pebo at Callao says cholera is abating in Valparaiso and Santiago due to cooperation from governing authorities. He notes a depreciated paper currency and easing economic conditions amid the health crisis. A separate item reports John Lloyd, a farmer's son from near Gadsden Alabama, killed when a loaded gun discharged accidentally while shooting at a bird.
Knox, a 25 year old man from Kansas City Missouri, assaulted Hannah King after she refused to marry him. He struck her at the Centropolis Hotel and poured ammonia into her eyes, then fled and has not yet been arrested.
Ken Yous, a commission merchant, was arrested and charged with passing counterfeit coins. Police found five counterfeit pieces in his pockets along with other small denominations. He is held on $2,590 bail for the grand jury proceedings.
A massive blast at the Woowailowes Powder Works in Ore mountains near Nanticoke and Hazleton destroys the Dupont packing plant, kills four workers, injures over forty, and shatters buildings across Shikshinny, Wapwallopen, Hazelton, and surrounding towns. The giant powder explosion, felt fifteen to twenty miles away, leveled the packing house and left the cause unknown.
Edward Ivy, seventeen, was killed near St Mare, HL when Miss Sueily Shelly fired a supposedly unloaded musket during a caps snapping prank. The gun discharged at close range, tearing off the top of Ivy’s head and killing him instantly. the accident unsettled the local community of the village twenty miles north of here.
The February Department of Agriculture summary notes increases in horses cattle and poultry with declines in sheep and swine. The nation sees about forty-three to forty-four million sheep and swine, while total farm animals exceed forty-four million with aggregate value around 50 million dollars. Large gains occur in horses and cattle, especially west of the Mississippi, and overall livestock values reach roughly fifty million dollars annually.
Evidence accuses the government of neglect in inspecting vessels bound for the lakes. Officials blame rotten hulks allowed to trade, contributing to nine tenths of last season's loss of life and property as floating coffins fill the waters.
Treasury special agent reports the old opium smuggling ring has been rebuilt in San Francisco and is now more powerful than ever, continuing to import opium by the ton.
Wasnixetox reports US cotton exports for January reached 42 474 bales valued at 20 070 420 dollars, compared with 82 854 bales worth 30 910 848 dollars in January 1887.
John White was convicted today of robbing the Southern Express Company's office in Crattaxcoca Tennessee and sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary.
Lexpos Feb 10 Sullivan accepts Jack Knifton's challenge and offers to wager $1,000 plus stakes that he will finish Knifton in six rounds.
Waswinetos February 10 The Comptroller of the Currency appoints James McConville of Steubenville Ohio as receiver for the Metropolitan Banks of Cincinnati Ohio.
Rochester N Y Feb 10 Edwin A Deacons convicted of the murder of Mrs Ada Stone was sentenced to be hanged Thursday April 5 An appeal will be taken
Tom Woolfolk of Macon Georgia avoided execution when a supersedeas was granted after he had hired nine family members. The stay was issued on February 10.
Wasaisutos February 10 The Postmaster General will attempt to move mail from San Francisco to New York in 112 hours.
Jackson Mississippi February 10 The Governor has signed a bill repealing the Peg Law which made larceny of live property valued at one dollar a felony The new law sets twenty five dollars as the felony threshold for any property value.
Morris B. Congdon was found guilty of second degree manslaughter in Cortlandt today for killing his infant daughter Nora near Homes last May. He received a twelve year sentence at Auburn.
At the Thirty-third Street crossing of the Pittsburgh Chicago and Fort Wayne railroad last night switchman Thomas Muldasy was run over by a freight car. The derailed car struck another car fatally injuring Joho Boi a fellow switchman.
In a morning session Witmer district court sentenced Feo Funks to imprisonment for life. The law grants the court authority to override the death penalty in execution cases, and the judge exercised this discretion in the defendant’s case.
News reaches Marshall from Carthage that Hill Panola County treasurer was slain by an axe delivering three blows to the head and throat cut. The county safe, containing large sums, was robbed of 10,000 to 12,000 dollars. Sheriff Perry mobilizes with posse to pursue suspects amid widespread panic.
Edward Hafendorfer, eight, died instantly in Louisville as his brother William, five years older, discharged a loaded single barreled gun in their dining room. The gun, held playfully, was believed unloaded when the shot entered Edward’s neck and nearly severed his head.
Gertysavec Pennsylvania February 12 George Jackson and Alfred Craighead of the Sixty-eight Pennsylvania Infantry Association announce plans to erect a Quincy granite monument fifteen feet high near the Emmettsburg road north of the peach orchard. It honors those who fell during the second day battle while supporting Clark's New Jersey battery. The monument will be dedicated July 2 during the armies reunion, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the battle.
At 1 oclock this morning in Alamo ten miles west of Crawlorprvince two professional safe blowers were arrested while drilling the safe in M. J. Myers dry goods store. They claimed names Charles Burton and Adam Shaffer from Evansville former river boat freight handlers. They had burglars tools and jewelry found in possession.
The Jesuits sent 440,04 ag to the Pontiff as Peter's Pence. Jubilee offerings on display in the Vatican have been stolen, including a chalice worth £2,000 gold snuff-boxes and several pairs of slippers.
Mr BLOF Jones, chairman of the National Republican Committee, reports a letter from Mr Blaine dated Florence Italy January 25 declining to allow his name to be presented to the National Republican Convention as a candidate for the presidential nomination.
New York police court arraigned John Murphy on a charge of forging about $250 worth of admission tickets for the six days go as you please walk at Madison Square Garden. He confessed and was held for trial.
Cuarrancoca Tenx Feb 19 W J Colburn sues W T Burkham in this city for 25000 damages alleging malicious prosecution from a prior trial in which Colburn was charged with perjury.
Three delegates from the African Emigration Association of Torraks Kas on a tour of inspection to the Dark Continent with aims to colonize colored people there.
Fort Worth Texas February 12 gas was struck at a depth of 380 feet. A rush of gas accompanied by a cloud of sand burst from the well with a roar audible for some distance.
Prince Lobanoff, the Russian Ambassador, told diplomats that Russia will not begin another settlement by diplomacy and will not discuss schemes of other powers if they conflict with Russia’s policy.
A collision between two Erie and Wyoming railroad locomotives near Pittston, Scrantox Pa, killed engineer Coe Siegel of Dunmore. Both engines were demolished in the crash.
The Secret Service Division of the Treasury reports a new counterfeit five dollar silver certificate in circulation. The note is three sixteenths of an inch too short and lacks distinctive paper lines, though its general appearance could mislead.
Loxbox reports February 13 that Fost denies a rumor of negotiations with Fagland to join a Franco Hussitu alliance. The denial emphasizes no current talks and stresses ongoing independence.
Smuggling case unfolded after authorities found 78 packages totaling 780 pounds of high quality opium in Ephraim Gardner's barn near Philadelphia. Gardner was arrested in Redwood last Tuesday night, and customs officials seized about a thousand pounds of opium from him then.
In Newcastle Der near Feb 12 seven Negroes and six whites were whipped with five to ten lashes each for petty larceny. About two hundred spectators observed the punishment.
Rew Styles and Dress Goods present watered velvet, braided jackets, long and short wraps, and seal fur garments. Braided felt hats suit children and young ladies while laces like Maines Valenciennes bedeck tea gowns. Teas gowns and matinees rise in fashion, with gauze and tinsel butterfly decorations and elaborate embroideries on bonnets, gowns, and wraps.
Carter H Harreon describes Japanese farming near cities, noting dry ground, bed planting, and double cropping. He observes small rice fields, tea plantations, and diverse crops, with rents paid in money and lands owned by the government. The piece highlights labor, manure practices, and infrastructure supporting crop yields.
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