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Newspaper
Columbus Democrat
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1877
Page
2
The Courier-Journal notes civic and political tensions across the nation. The text references Secretary Sherman in Ohio politics, critiques of a standing army, and attacks on labor, with mentions of Uncle Jimmy Williams and General Howard. It argues Republicans’ve harmed workers while seeking political advantage.
The piece urges labor to distrust unstable leaders and rely on self redress, arguing Republicans miscast Democrats as anti law and order over the railroad strike. It notes Senator Morton in Richmond Ind, critically ill and nearing death, warning readers of his possible passing.
A historical critique argues the rise of a new workers party mirrors Democratic causes and warns against splitting votes. It contends legislation by Republicans harmed labor and urges voters to seek discretion, warning that self interested leaders may weaponize reform for personal gain.
Reports from August 11 in the field near the Yellowstone and at Curecago recount General Gibbon assaulting tribes at daylight on the 9th with seven officers, fifty men and ten citizens wounded or killed. Howard notes Gibbon wounded but active and vows renewed efforts as 8000 troops approach.
A telegram from Pleasant Valley Idaho says a stage driver and passenger heading north heard of Lovell's Station being left that morning and a messenger from Horse Prairie reported the Pierce Bros ranch burned with firing heard nearby twenty miles from Lovell's Station.
Aug 14 from Bannock reports Indians crossed at Horse Creek to Lemhi and struck Stevenson’s route this morning. They killed the Pierce brothers and others and appear headed toward the Snake River valley.
A Balkans dispatch details mass killings of Christian men women and children by Turkish orders as Russian evacuations shift, with Circassian exodus from the Caucasus and Turkish bombardments at Slobozia and Rustchuk. Reports note Russian offensive movements, mobilization denials, and strategic troop movements amid brokered tensions.
Washington reports navy officers complain of usury by brokers to obtain funds for families. Navy personnel have not received pay for April June. A deficiency in the quarterly fiscal year funding and misapplied appropriations leave Navy pay uncertain under Secretary Robeson. Some officers have arranged brokered pay at 28 percent annual discount.
At Angain the Courier Journal reports Colonel Joyce, a key figure in the whisky ring scandal, was discharged by Judge Krekel from Missouri Agorientiars confinement. Joyce may reveal details about the ring, while Babcock bears his share of punishment.
The scene shows five boys with a wagon and a whip arguing over who pulls and who rides. The dispute ends as the others resume work, with a chorus of excuses and a plan to keep the wagon at home. A Niagara Falls raft project and a coroner's verdict on Reading rioters follow in later notes.
Ledger Standard reports minister Matison Metherhat charged with improper conduct with a widow aboard a Marion to Cincinnati steamboat. The trial will be before the Southeastern Indiana Conference in Connersville with Judge N R Lamb leading prosecution and Judge FE Wilson and Brother Bayless for the defense.
A son of Dr. Harrison was bitten on the hand by a large rattlesnake while hauling rails. The snake waited under a rail pile. after removing them the fangs deeply pierced the hand. Whisky and tobacco were used as antidotes and the boy suffered no lasting ill effects.
Rushville Jacksonian West, the Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio, runs blind and Republicans are generally blind to the interests of West or the west.
A column mixes a cautionary tale of double notes used by traveling peddlers with a comic Oil City harbor anecdote and science notes on teeth in the sea. It also mentions dynamite fishing fears near Cornwall and Devon and a botanical quip about campanula rotundiflora along a brook, ending with New York’s peanut consumption.
The report details Seymour pricing for hay, a critical condition in Richmond Senator Morton, dilapidated Woodruff Place in Indianapolis, and two killed by lightning in Warr ne county. It also lists licenses for Logansport saloons, a fatal cow goring in Kokomo, drownings in Shoals, and a Vandalia train killing an unknown tramp in Indianapolis.
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