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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1870
Page
2
The Enquirer notes a call for a White barber in McArthur Ohio with shop space and necessary furnishings offered. It includes political jabs against Nasby and a critique of tariff taxes, urging reform and detailing Democratic state convention plans and local political commentary.
At the December 1 1869 meeting of the Democratic State Central Committee of Ohio a June 1 1870 Columbus convention date was set with a delegate basis tied to county votes for Governor George Pendleton. Officers to be nominated include Secretary of State and Comptroller. a railroad capital subscription drive urged for the Columbus to McArthur line. suffrage losses cited as Massachusetts rejects a women’s vote amendment while Thurman opposes railroad land grabs and Northern Pacific grant requests.
A late session of the Ohio Legislature ended in chaotic disorder as members pitched chairs and cushions at one another, in decorum violation described as resembling a rowdy frolic among boys.
The May edition of Ballow's Monthly offers 100 pages of pleasant reading for 15 cents per issue or 1.50 dollars yearly. Published in Boston by Elloitt Thomes and Talbott.
Notices announce blanks and forms for Justices of the Peace and constables, printed and offered for sale at the office. The ad advertises a good supply of neatly printed blanks for official use.
The piece denounces the 1868 income tax reexamination orders as oppressive,Boston dispatches note public fury at ongoing tax measures. The New York Independent dismisses the plan as a national insult and urges Congress to repeal the tax, arguing it corrupts peace and inflames loyalty.
The M and C Wt Retarue company plans extensive additions in Chillicothe including a large depot, hotel, and machine shops between Main and Fifth streets. A 200 by 60 foot machine shop, a blacksmith shop, oil house, and other buildings will house a growing railroad machinery repair and manufacturing workforce, with rumors of further extension toward Second Street. The project may relocate work from Dunkemith and nearby shops, potentially adding hundreds of workers to the city population.
Under date of April 12 Alexander H. L. Stephens writes from Richmond to a friend denouncing papers claiming his health has improved as entirely false. He states he is worse than a month ago, barely able to sit or write, and unable to stand or walk without help. He notes his work has ended and treks of friends are welcome.
Mack of the Cincinnati Inquirer recounts during the war Governor David Tod faced arrest in Lancaster under a warrant tied to due process questions. Tod secured Lancaster counsel whose fee is alleged to be excessive. The story notes War Department payment, judge’s endorsement dispute, and public mood against wartime taxes. Public meetings surge, Chicago business leaders press Congress to cut taxes by fifty million immediately.
The Radical Treasurer of Bellefontaine and township, D A Shepherd, is accused of defrauding residents of 1800 dollars. He is described as an official among many radicals who steal money, with Shepherd caught in the act.
State of Ohio Vinton County ordered sale of lands and property including sections and quarters described in detail. The sale, held by the Court of Common Pleas, occurs at the courthouse in McArthur, May 31, 1870, with lots and parcels spanning multiple townships and containing hundreds of acres, subject to prior liens and division into standard quarter and section parcels.
Land Sea Moss Farine Co advertises Plantation Bitters from Park Place New York as a vegetable restorative and tonic for the infirm and nervous, claiming superiority for women and all climates, sold by druggists.
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