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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1880
Page
3
Defiance County Express lists Frank C Culley in connection with the paper bearing Second Class Matter status at the Defiance Post Office.
The column notes Illinois figures at the Chicago convention next June and Ohio temperance efforts. It mentions Garcelon’s old vows, Frye denouncing Garcelon, Ohio Democrats delaying their state convention, Gov Eisner issuing pardons for two murderers and two defaulters, and Congress awaiting Dan’s report on the negro exodus. It also remarks on Democratic fraud-shriekers avoiding justice courts.
Maine reports indicate Fusionists have organized the legislature ignoring the State Supreme Court. The piece notes another election looming next fall and urges proceeding with current plans.
The legislature will receive a salary instead of five dollars a day, promising a short, business like session. Work will be done and members return home to save expenses. About fifteen million seven hundred forty thousand dollars in fractional currency exist, with fourteen million lost or destroyed, leaving about one and a half million in circulation. The public rarely sees this money.
The call for the next National Republican Convention to meet in Chicago on June 2 1880 has been issued. The contest appears likely to be between Grant Sherman Blaine and an unknown candidate. A Democratic paper forecasts no bloodshed over the Maine fraud dispute and notes Republicans will appeal directly to the public.
The Louisville Courier Journal attacks Maine Democrats and endorses Garfield in a Republican caucus. It notes Bayard’s rejected greenback bill and reports Garfield won the U S Senate nomination by acclamation with Matthews Taft and Dennison withdrawing. The piece lauds Garfield as a steadfast ally of the people and party.
Three masked attackers assaulted an elderly farmer named Picker and shot his wife to locate a hidden sum about 1500 dollars in cash and coins. The trio fled with the loot, two captives later taken at Van Wert while a third escaped, and the final capture occurred near Wiltshire with the remaining money recovered.
Electoral Commission court vote stood 8 to 7 and Maine Supreme Court was 7 to 0. Both decisions favored a government of the people for the people by the people and aligned with the Republican party.
Gaxree, guilt for blocking Maine’s expressed will, fortifies at the State Capital after moving arms from Bangor arsenal to Augusta. The author warns the public will endure no longer and may strike straight from the shoulder if provoked.
The Maine Supreme Court answers Gov. Garcelon with a firm ruling that Representatives elect should be admitted despite missing secretary returns and that court cannot assume votes labeled scattering were not actual ballots. It rejects Garcelon’s attempts and brands his effort as fraudulent history.
The piece argues Pennsylvania Republicans overreach in backing Gen. Grant and warns against political manipulation of the convention. It urges a broad, voluntary party choice, condemns Garcelon’s moves, and defends elections as a safeguard of liberties against subversion by officials or press.
Edwin Booth, like many actors, often suffers throat inflammation that sometimes keeps him from the stage. The notice notes he uses Giles' Liniment Jodide Ammonia to stop early symptoms and mentions Giles' Pills for chills and fever with a pamphlet offer.
The official list of Foster administration appointees includes Civil Staff: F. D. Massey private secretary E. T. Hall executive clerk B. P. Bope assistant and messenger. Military Staff lists Adjutant General W. H. Gibson Assistant Adjutant General S. B. Smith and others. Chief Clerk A G office H. A. Axline and Beebe sums up staff selections.
A quoted African American man condemns Southern whites for oppression and violence against people of color. He contrasts “handsome” Westerners with local white youths who abuse colored women, beat Black men, and mock virtue, concluding the race is “not fit to live.”
Cleveland business men push for a Tax Relief League to reduce state and local taxation. A circular notes Ohio property values fell by 60 million dollars over three years while municipal debt rose from 17 to 42 million, urging formation of civic leagues nationwide to curb excessive public expenditures.
A Philadelphia newspaper notes the Pennsylvania Republican Committee plans an unprecedented February state convention. It argues the move risks forcing a candidate before public review and urges a choice that unites Republicans of all factions and avoids rushing to support a single figure. The piece questions the motive and cautions against disturbing precedent.
The Chicago Tribune notes doubt over whether the Supreme Court will rush the legal tender cases to aid presidential candidates. It argues no emergency exists, no public interest demands early ruling, and with Justice Hunt disabled the court could be eight and evenly split, likely delaying action.
It is astonishing to see with what wonderful rapidity Days Kroney Pap has come in to favor, Sold by G. W. Bechel.
The Springfield Journal notes Democratic papers praising the Garcelon fraud in Maine and prophesying political gains for 1880. It argues the Democrats stole Maine in 1879 and may try to seize control of the Union, but claims union theft will be harder than stealing a state.
The Tribune notes demand for land among Southern African Americans by moving to vacant public lands, yet reports that whites in states like Alabama and Florida block black homesteaders. It cites homestead attempts thwarted after improvements raise value and white planters push them off, forcing displacement.
Ashwood struggles with pervasive mud as streets flood and rails sink toward Defiance. Locals consider rafts to move wood to Ashwood yard. Notices of travel, school, and social mishaps mix with a sales pitch for Thomas Electric Oil and Bechel ads.
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