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Columbus Enquirer Sun

Location

Columbus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1888

Page

2

An Assistant Republican Scheme Sparks Debate in the South

The Birmingham telegraph reports a plan by five or six Southern manufacturers to press President-elect Harrison for appointments that favor tariff protection. The piece argues such Democratic opponents disguise as Republicans to divide the solid South, but insists Southern Democrats remain united for tariff reform and honest governance under Cleveland’s principles.

Associated Press Birmingham Indianapolis Harrison South Cap South Georgia Grover Cleveland

Columbus Cotton Receipts Shine Despite Inland Decline

New York Financial Chronicle reports inland towns show lower cotton receipts than last year, with Augusta down 27,845 bales, Atlanta 32,928, Montgomery 9,510, and Macon 1,481. Columbus, by contrast, gains 5,342 bales, foretelling a season 1889-90 ending 15,000 to 20,000 bales above last year as new rail connections and its market draw pull in cotton from distant regions.

New York Financial Chronicle Augusta Atlanta Montgomery Macon Columbus Americus Buena Vista Marion County Lumpkin Stewart County Columbus Southern Albany Chattanooga Rome Carrollton

Dudley Case Sparks Indiana Controversy and Resignations

The Town State Register praises Gen William Walker Dudley of Indiana as a patriot while his bribery charges spark broad condemnation. Delaware inquiry notes Dudley as a fugitive from justice if he returns. U S District Attorney Sellers resigns. Leon G Bailey nominated as successor. Senate confirmation could speed action.

Town State Register William Walkaway Dudley Indiana Dudley United States Sellers Cleveland Leon G. Bailey Senate

November railroad earnings drop despite more miles run

Financial Chronicle reports 107 railroads earned 1,198,325 less in November than in 1887, though they operate 2,858 more miles. Declines are blamed on the presidential election disturbing trade, reduced new construction, and widespread rate cuts, with the South largely maintaining rates yet seeing lower receipts overall.

New York Financial Chronicle the Chronicle Ohio Colorado

Tragedy in Wahalak sparks race tensions in Mississippi

Mississippi reports on a Sunday night tragedy in Wahalak with conflicting details and feared new outbreaks. Whites mobilize reinforcements while blacks flee to swamps with arms. The piece also notes California Indians convicted of manslaughter, urging caution with medicine men, and comments on Georgia syrup and canal road developments.

Mississippi Wahalak

Prominent People and Notable Relocations in 19th Century News

A survey of public figures and movers in U S society covers Daniel Lamont's uncertain career path, James Russell Lowell staying in Boston, Frank James in Dallas, Douglas Sladen visiting Boston, and Hayti consul E B Bassett's Connecticut roots. It notes Emperor Francis Joseph denying cheap cigars, Wesleyan's new president Bradford P Raymond, and a Lord Westbury anecdote. Mrs John W MacKay's daughter the Colonnas plan Naples winter, with London England home in prospect and Oxford University for her son.

Daniel Lamont James Russell Lowell Boston Philadelphia Frank James Missouri Livi Dallas Texas Douglas Sladen Australia E. B. Bassett Hayti New York Connecticut Francis Joseph Austria Bradford P. Raymond Wesleyan University Lawrence University Wisconsin Leipsic Cottingen Germany Lord Chancellr Westbury London Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Erle William Erle Lord Westbury John W. MacKay Princes Colonna Paris Naples Italy Colonnas Mackay Rue de Tilsit University of Oxford

Humorous Briefs From Old Newspapers Across The Nation

A collage of witty exchanges and social jests from 19th century papers. Editors, clerks, suitors, and families trade light sharp humor about work, courtship, and daily life with clever quips, misread directives, and ironic misunderstandings. Names and places appear in compact vignettes, preserving the era’s tone.

Memphis police expose child raffling scheme in grimly satirical piece

The Memphis press recounts a darkly satirical yarn about police and a chief handling a strange baby market. A reporter learns of a raffled infant trade, orphaned and doorstep-born children, and families selecting attributes. The piece blends satire with lurid details and fictional dialogue.

Transi Police Chief of Police Vidocq Sub Rosa Memphis

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