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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1870
Page
2
The Enquirer notes a platform declaring that only White men should hold offices in village, county, state or United States. It urges Democrats to attend today’s convention to elect four delegates to the Democratic State Convention at Columbus next Wednesday, and excludes African voting supporters.
Col J L Vanes of Gallipolis visited the lawn on railroad business noting Gallia county moves toward building the Gallipolis McArthur Columbus road and that the right of way from Gallipolis to Buckeye Furnace has been secured by deed. The Democratic win in St Louis is blamed on Germans who voted for Democrats or abstained. The house passed a pension measure urging quarterly payments to veterans and widows, with pension agents’ fees reduced to one cycle. The reform is welcomed as ensuring timely, direct aid to desert veterans and dependents.
The Radicals brag about driving nails into the Democratic coffin but in Connecticut and New York last weeks the nails failed. Democrats resisted marching troops and stayed alive as the attempts collapsed with nails bounding out.
The piece argues that Trib should shield eastern manufacturers with tariffs and questions why farmers selling produce cheaply should receive less protection. It asserts both groups deserve protection as rightful interests of the nation.
A critical look at Congress portrays lawmakers as serving special interests over the people as the tariff bill discussion unfolds. Absences, arrests for rule violations, and rumors of drunkenness highlight perceived corruption and misgovernance. Despite such criticisms, the article notes ongoing commercial pull of local shops and oddities from May daylight gains to a Pittsburgh ice venture.
Tom urges Ohio workers to unite this fall to elect men who will protect their interests and resist eastern monopolists and corporations. He advocates for representative men rather than tools of big interests.
During a congressional naval appropriation debate on Tuesday Mr Logan warned that the United States Navy has 1409 officers and 6500 enlisted men with an officer to every six men. He noted 658 officers at sea and 640 on shore, ten rear admirals, fifty captains and twenty four officers stationed at the Washington navy yard. He questioned why so many officers are kept if not needed and suggested the public is taxed to pay their salaries.
Daniel Geer of Wilkesville Township reports his Amante died after choking while eating corn on the ear. While attempting to remove the grain, the large neck vein was injured and she bled to death, a grout loss to Geer who had paid $140 for the animal.
A notice from the Mari ettad& Cincinnati Railroad announces a time change effective Sunday June bth. A through passenger train will be added, and the daytime accommodation run will operate between Chillicothe and Athens instead of Chillicothe and Zuleski. The change aims to improve public convenience.
Offers and notices from Horace Waters Warerooms 481 Broadway New York advertise pianos organs and related musical goods. Includes price offers for The Advance newspaper trials, saloon transactions, and testimonials. Mentions Horace Waters extensive instrument stock, showroom details, and ongoing sales through January.
An engineer named Thomas Lamb, recently married, died in Yonkers after contracting hydrophobia from a dog bite in January. The dog was killed, his wife’s mother urged doom, and Lamb exhibited rabid symptoms after initial improvement. He escaped and barked before dying early yesterday morning.
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