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Newspaper
Columbus Democrat
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1877
Page
2
A crowded critique questions Democrats slipping into offices under Hayes era. It notes Sherman’s cabinet role and Pacification policy, hints at bristling opposition from rival editors, and predicts shifts in the Mayes administration amid resignations and political maneuvering.
The piece critiques President Hayes and his unpartisan promises, comparing them to Grant and warning Southern Democrats against trusting reform rhetoric. It argues the real executive power lies with ultra party leaders like Sherman and Blaine, and notes doubt about a post election revival of trade and mentions the death of Jessie D. Bright’s widow in Louisville.
The bill creates a four member statehouse commission appointed by the Governor to supervise a new statehouse. It sets funding limits, bond requirements, and salaries, requires competing plans, and imposes anti corruption measures with penalties. An emergency clause and extension of city officer terms are also noted.
A mother at a Chicago hotel table asks her son if menu means bill of fare in French. The boy confirms with a jokey redo, and the mother faints, fearing he will become a paragrapher editor, in a humorous exchange from the Chicago Evening Journal.
Governor Williams appoints Judge Frank Emerson of Jackson county Hon John B Hannah and Robert P Haynes to adjudicate the State Prison South indebtedness. Attorney General Buskirk to represent the state. The commission will organize at once and proceed to Jeffersonville to begin duties.
Condensed from our State Exchanges. Seven deaths in Jeffersonville on the 18th. Knox county records five War of 1812 soldiers. Columbia City to spend $10,000 for steam fire engines. A seduction case in New Castle. Floyd county farmers oppose sheep-killing dogs. a $10,000 slander suit in Petersburg. Princeton girl goes to church to flirt. Judge Holman at home and plans to practice law. A two-headed lamb reported in Washington county. Elijah Black of Pike county dies while chopping wood. Reports of burglaries widespread. Families near Midway plan move to Kansas. Quails frozen in St. Joseph county. Tipton hit by blue glass craze. Schofield death by laudanum in Greensburg. Radical jubilation in Edinburg viewed as a drunk brawl. Jesse Chambers killed by a train near Oxford. Johnson county highwaymen rob a man of hat and boots. Brazil’s local wit about a sensitive lady. Fred Chance dies of injuries from a riot in Greensburg. Train incident at Edinburg with a tramp shot at a brakeman. Freight-car caboose theft near Columbus. Train crews face thefts staying aboard. Local youths seek work amid political vitriol. Prophesied four-year political vengeance and bondholder critique. Prosperous town, rain, doctors, businesses, and new stores noted. Protracted M E meeting at the church. Local marriages, farming notes, and school progress. West Columbus items on wild ducks and local illnesses. A Columbus photograph business retirement and duck net job growth.
Cincinnati coverage notes Ingersoll attacking administration policy as he vows to burn his last campaign speeches. Betha Kansas records a school prize rule causing girls to misspell words while boys kiss them. Hayes loyalty questioned by New Orleans Times. Sherman faults target of cabinet and Well Returning Board scandals.
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