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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1879
Page
5
A rural scene near a mill and covered bridge ends in tragedy as a child is saved from a steam train by Jemmie and Bill. The mother falters, a shout for help rises, and the engine halts with a pallid face near the bank. Passengers cheer the lifesaving, while Mary regains breath and thanks are given.
On a sultry June evening Charley and Dick Flanders share a piazza at a Lakeview hotel when Dick laments his ill luck and a past spoiled romance. A chance on the Erie train leads Louis Harold to marry Judge Reynolds’s daughter, changing Dick’s fate and temper for good.
The piece argues 141931 immigrants arrived nationwide in 1879, with 103062 the previous year, noting the South’s rich land and climate fail to attract most settlers. It cites political tension, corruption in Louisiana, and resistance to newcomers, while praising industrial progress and lower prices driven by labor-saving tech and emancipation.
Judge W H West argues against restoring 1860 price levels through more legal tender. He contends price declines since 1860 are overstated and cites 1878-1880 data. The piece denounces Confederate doctrines and warns that nullification and election fraud threaten constitutional government.
The Atlanta Constitution contends public sentiment in Mississippi condemns ruffianism, while asserting L. Q. C. Lamar and other Mississippi leaders sympathize with it. It charges Southern officials and Yazoo interests with support for violence to suppress opposition, noting newspapers align with the party line and defend the pretext of order.
A Chicago Times commentary attacks Mississippi politics, denouncing the 1870s ruffianism that governs the state. It argues the constitution fails to reflect public sentiment and warns that only a bayonet can quell the violence and fraud sustaining the ruling party's power.
A Northern Democratic blame line accuses the party of complicity in Mississippi Yazoo County killings. The piece argues that anti assassination pressure from the North would shift Southern votes, and says Northern Democrats share guilt by tolerating bulldozing to retain power.
A Chicago Tribune editorial questions whether any party can seek national power through assassination and armed despotism. It urges peaceable conduct among Northern communities and condemns mob violence and murder as a path to governance.
The General Assembly proposes amending Ohio Constitution sections 3 and 5 of article 4. It would create nine common pleas districts with Hamilton County forming one district and establish district courts and judges pro tempore as needed. Voters would see Judicial constitutional amendment Yes or No on ballots. Milton Barnes certifies the copy as true.
Propositions to amend Sections 2 1 4 of Articles II III X of Ohio Constitution are submitted for state wide vote. The text outlines election timing for senators and representatives and lists ballot phrases for Yes or No on each section amendment.
The Forsyth Advertiser reports a severe lightning event in Georgia that toppled a large tree. A young man riding a mule was struck by a heavy shoe produced by the strike, causing the mule to stumble and the rider to fall.
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