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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1871
Page
2
The piece reviews Democratic and Republican currents with editorials from Savannah News and references to a National Election Law debated in Congress. It notes Ku Klux investigations and a Cobb bill push, plus railroad progress toward Eufaula and a brief obituary for J. Po McMillian in Albany.
Mrs. J W Miller dies in Lumpkin on the 17th alt Congress adjourns tomorrow night at 12 General Tige Anderson goes to New York as a railroad ticket agent Carey W Styles of Albany will be a candidate for Clerk of the next House Two children aged 13 and 16 ran away from Eufaula the other day and yet married Major Jas E Dickinson of Bainbridge dies suddenly of pneumonia Congress passes the bill granting right of way through Kentucky to the Cincinnati Southern railroad Up to last Friday the Supreme Court had disposed of seventy seven cases leaving one hundred and twenty eight still to be heard Mumps and Matrimony rage in Atlanta Opera House in Columbus three stories high seating fourteen hundred Inc F Neill shot and killed George G Cobb in Talbotton coroner's verdict justifiable homicide Two dollars per bale saved as seven car loads of cotton shipped from Columbus to Montgomery and Savannah Bowen accused of bribing deputy jailor of Charleston to permit Eli Grimes escape Georgia fires in Savannah Dawson Griffin Herring safes and gold watches survive the heat intact
Paris reports Thiers Favre and a commission finalized peace preliminaries with Alsace Metz ceded to Germany minus Belfort and a five thousand million franc indemnity. Paris to be occupied by German forces after ratification by Bordeaux assembly. Luxemburg purchase proposed in exchange for Metz. Berlin confirms signed preliminaries.
In Washington February 24 editor notes Senator Miller will take oath today and serve until March 4. Foster Blodgett elected in 1869 to succeed Miller is unseated as his election violated the preceding legislature. The piece also discusses Southern Pacific bill politics and Ku Klux hearing secrecy, with harsh views on Senator Conkling and Radical scheming.
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