13 Dec 1889
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Newspaper
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1889
Page
1
In Chicago market notes wheat rose early then faded finishing slightly lower. corn trades quiet with later activity and small losses. pork and lard weaker earlier but rebounded to near steady. short rib sides eased. Auburn Alabama reports college exercises, memorials, and church leadership changes with local society updates.
The committee held its first session in Washington on December 12 and organized the group. Regular meetings were set for Tuesdays and Thursdays. The President's message distribution was standard, and the current tariff law was ordered printed as a bill to guide a new tariff measure.
Jefferson Davis declines to criticize General Grant citing respect for his dying state. He says Grant invaded with ruth, but aided neither arson nor pillage and showed no malice toward Confederates, seeking to preserve Grant's peace in his final hours.
Washington dispatch reports Congress in session with several bills including a race emigration measure. Georgia delegation is present. Leedom-Silcott affair dominates debate as Carlisle gains credibility. Blount not a governor candidate. postmasters named. Senate recess planned. House investigates ballot box contract and Sergeant-at-Arms finances.
Walcott was excused from the committee on Indian affairs in the ongoing committee arrangement. Senators Ingalls Sherman and Byarts presented parish petitions from Louisiana backing a national election law. Bills introduced include Sherman revision proposals restoring the grade of
The Silcott committee report to the House details assets and liabilities as of December 5 showing a shortage of 70 708 96. It notes insufficient investigation of discounts and notes and alleges many forged notes. It condemns the Sergeant at Arms handling of the office and Payson’s resolution to extend the committee sparked a lengthy debate.
At a New Orleans mass meeting of Confederate veterans resolutions mourned the death of the great chieftain and pledged a fund for his family and a monument. Governor John B. Gordon of Georgia presided and urged lands be raised for the memorial and support for Mrs Davis and the Daughter of the Confederacy as part of duty and honor. Governors Buckner Lowery Fowle Eagle Fleming Nichols and others spoke.
Representatives of Southern newspapers meet in New Orleans to organize the Southern Press Davis Monumental Association aimed at raising funds for a monument to Jefferson Davis. John W. Childress elected president and Leon Jastremski secretary. list of participating papers and proxies. Also notes Fort Valley Masons purchase one share of Davis Land Company. Atlanta bail bond for W R Dale. Pratt Mines strike. Cotton market and bond offerings amid mixed signals.
Ex president Cleveland spoke at the Merchants Association banquet in Boston, praising ballot reform and urging patriotic civic duty among Boston business leaders. The talk linked commercial responsibility to equal rights, warned against selfish political interests, and lauded Massachusetts for civil and ballot reform precedents.
The Silcott investigation prompts tighter Treasury review of salary disbursements. District Auditor Sharp previously arranged cash warrants for salaries. the Treasury rejects this cash method, signaling enhanced scrutiny. Homicide in Gainesville: Louis Witchowski, mayor of Starke, shot dead in Gainesville amid domestic dispute at Ashby and Thrasher offices. He led Bradford County health board and was a Red Men grand sachem. Democratic Senators caucus to set new committee memberships. Beck-led panel to select assignments, reporting to caucus next Monday.
A nine year old boy Jim mie Hansford is arrested for stealing two lamps of coal to heat his sick family's home. He weeps in custody as his father, an injured carpenter, laments poverty and wrongful arrest. The family lives in squalor near Marietta Street, Atlanta. The article also notes related local items and broader news briefs.
ENQUIRER SUN reports no doubt of extending the Columbus and Rome road from Greenville to Newnan as a standard gauge line with surveys completed and work likely within a year. Improvements at Union depot include a large restaurant and longer meals for passengers. Macon train delayed by freight demand. yard block and side-tracks being added in Columbus Southern yard. Columbus Southern depot plans pending. Several locals visit or travel, including Major J A Allen, Miss Bessie McCook, Moses Padgett, Charles West, and Mrs Annie Matheson bound for Danville with improving health noted.
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