28 Aug 1874
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1874
Page
1
The appeal announces advertising rates and policies for the weekly paper. It details pricing for notices, updates on insertion counts, penalties for late or unpaid ads, and rules for political announcements and obituary notices. It also notes handling of transient ads and custom printing services and invites correspondence to the proprietor.
The Midway Quitman County examination on the 17th showcased a gifted young teacher, Prof. R. D. Gay, and a bright cadre of pupils. The event highlighted spelling reading geography and composition with standout contests between Swany Barnett and John Burney and between Willie Alexander and Ella Methvin. The writer urges balanced support for country schools alongside colleges to ensure broad rural education opportunities.
The Detroit Post reports a troubling case from Niles where Thomas Bunbury fled with six thousand dollars of city funds. His father Ned Bunbury offered to surrender the fugitive to claim the reward, but the arrest is delayed as the young man lies ill with consumption and conscience. The piece contrasts this with southern white opposition to civil rights bills and a New York Sun editorial warning of political consequences.
The Governor and Comptroller General issue instructions on levies to raise one million dollars with a rate not exceeding four tenths of one percent. Property is taxed ad valorem, and a tenth of one percent covers the first installment and interest on Natting bonds. Poll tax funds educational costs. All taxes must be collected by December 15. Employers may be held liable for employees' taxes if wages are due. Wild lands and freedmen's property taxed. double tax applied for default property unless relieved.
In Randolph County a split in the Democratic ranks follows a primary where Edwards supporters prevailed. Tumlin’s bolt threatens to siphon votes and empower Radicals. Edwards has pledged to back the constitutional amendment prohibiting repayment of fraudulent bonds. Tumlin’s stance remains unclear. The piece cites Atlanta News, urging voters to back Edwards and exclude Tumlin. Towns on Plymouth Church and Beecher highlight Brooklyn church influence and wealth shaping opinions.
A twenty two foot long shark with twelve foot circumference was netted in the bay opposite Warrington Florida. It is believed to have followed a larger group from Key West seen en route and in port. Twelve gallons of oil were recovered from its liver.
The Star urges electing lawmakers pledged to refuse payment of fraudulent bonds issued under Bullock. It accuses Henry Clews Co. and others of buying these bonds knowingly and argues that repudiation is preferable to honoring illegitimate debt. It calls voters to demand clear stances from candidates.
The article notes multiple suicides including a wealthy man who shot himself after shooting his wife and a neighbor, a woman who threw herself under a locomotive, and other drownings and a chloroform-induced death. It also reports nine horses stabbed in Patrick Doryer’s stables with a $100 reward offered for information, plus Atlanta streetcar lines and daily mileage details.
The surviving members of Gen A H Colquitt's Georgia volunteers plan a reunion in Atlanta on October 20 during the State Fair. Officers and privates are invited to join, with a hall and accommodations provided. The aim is to organize the brigade for social benevolent and historical purposes and to recall the campaigns at Cold Harbor Drury's Bluff Ocean Pond and Kingston.
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