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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1872
Page
2
The Enquirer reports on General McCurtin eyed as New Jersey governor candidate and notes surviving original New York newspaper founders including Bryant and Scorr. It records Grant and Wilson receiving Electoral votes in Columbus and wry commentary on campaign costs and frauds. A London bachelor left 1.5 million to contested heirs, sparking cross Atlantic commotions about the Brown family.
Postmaster General WELL writes to the Prussian Director of Posts about women in Government service. He notes seven hundred women employed in the Postal Department, five hundred of whom are Postmistresses of local offices. The railroad ahead to the Ohio River is to open before January 1.
A bride reportedly amputated the ear of Miss Sanaa Peters after she stuck her head from a car window on a Pennsylvania railroad car. The incident occurred recently and the ear was reportedly removed without chloroform.
Ionace Gnexiey drafted his will in November and confirmed it on his last day, witnessed by about six people including Judge Hart's son Reginald Mart and Mrs Lamson. The entire estate is bequeathed to his two daughters, Ida Lilian Greeley, around twenty one, and Gabrielle Mima Greeley, about fifteen.
The Supreme Court recently held that new patentable inventions may consist entirely of a new combination of ingredients resulting in a useful outcome. A sufficient description requires listing the ingredients, their operation, and the obtainable result so skilled workers understand the invention. The decision was delivered by the unit handling the case of Abe writ.
A lengthy critique accuses radical newspapers of vilifying Horace Greeley after his death. The piece denounces attacks as slander and urges charity, noting denials from New York papers and contrasting him with political foes. It also includes stray financial and political commentary from the era.
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