Indiana legislature opens January ninth amid local notes
Local items report January ninth start of the Indiana General Assembly, a mix of anecdotes from Crawfordsville and surrounding towns. They mention Maj. Alanson Stephens at court, Seymour geese ornaments, egg throwing, Beecher as chaplain for the Thirteenth New York regiment, and plans for a new newspaper in New Salisbury. A Vermonter’s bottle design, a deputy sheriff appointment in Grant County, and Corydon saloon prosecutions are noted along with various witicisms and small-town happenings.
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Beecher
Thirteenth New York Regiment
The Hog Debuts In Corydon As Nas’ Paper Claims Uniqueness
The Hog, a new Corydon newspaper, asserts it is the only paper of its kind in the United States with editor Mr Ed Thickston. It wishes The Hog success and notes hopes its future generations will not go hungry. A Bachelor’s Alphabet section lists attributes for a wife, from affectionate and amiable to virtuous and well formed.
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Corydon
Ed ‘Thickston
United
House of Representatives
Tilden
Aberefute
Committees
Congress
Saving and Spending Who Are the Ones That Get Rich
A critic argues wealth grows from virtue and self denial rather than sharp wits alone. The piece cites heroic thrift, Christian prudence, and steady industry as the shaping forces behind fortunes, noting circumstances influence but do not determine outcomes.
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Meno
Scribner
Fraud and conspiracy tied to the 1876 election returns
The article recounts alleged Republican schemes to steal Louisiana and South Carolina votes, detailing agents, telegrams, and bribes offered to alter electoral results. It centers on Wells, Sherman, and the Returning Boards, arguing Hayes’s presidency was fraudulently declared and condemning postwar rewards for conspirators. The piece cites the New York Sun and calls for full investigation into cipher telegrams and evidence despite destroyed company records.
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Louisiana
South Carolina
Florida
Washington
Baltimore
New York
New Orleans
Madison Wella
Wells
Tn Duncan
Kenner
Columbia
Tallahassee
John Sherman
Wella
Anderson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hig ‘Service
Morton
Western Union
Democratic Committee of the House
Orton
California
New York Sun
Townships tempo and schooling notes from county precincts
The report notes health generally good with only a few serious illnesses in the township. It mentions an unfinished new schoolhouse, praises Hamps as a skilled workman, and records W H Hausenfinck chosen to guide youth. Clatsop reports ninety one Blue Ribbons and Dr W A Bennett is noted at Murphy. Three temperance meetings occurred at the precinct with signs of growing temperance activity.
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W. A. Bennett
Boss ‘Murphy
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