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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1877
Page
2
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues Democrats likely won’t carry Wisconsin next fall and that there are no strong grounds for such an expectation. It contrasts with remarks by Kemper county Mississippi officials claiming no official arrest record exists for local outrages.
The judicial election passed off on Monday with a small vote total. At this time no returns are received, but it is believed Mr. Bailey will be elected by a large majority due to the lack of reported opposition.
Mrs Ham, wife of the editor of the Dubuque Herald, died suddenly Monday at 5 o'clock. The death was caused by spasms and apoplexy following premature childbirth. Mr Ham was away visiting relatives in Michigan and Indiana when she passed.
A letter with a Confederate 10 cent postage stamp passed two Virginia postmasters and reached its destination unchallenged. The postmark lay under the stamp with Jeff Davis’s likeness staring at the postmaster. The Columbus Miss Index claims the Republican Party’s disbanding ends fraud and violence at elections and calls to restore ballot purity and citizen protection in suffrage.
The Virginia Enterprise notes that every engineer on the Central Pacific Railroad would have stopped his engine on July 23 if not for the order rescinding a 10 percent wage reduction for employees. The report implies broader potential action by all other workers had the order not been revoked.
The speaker recalls a handsome suit of butternut and sheep's gray worn upon arrival in Freeport from Missouri. He hints a cut of that suit would better fit his current needs and status.
District Attorney Bliss of St. Louis directed to sue William McKee of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat for 500000 dollars alleged to have been received from illicit distilleries. McKee was convicted in the whisky frauds and released from the Penitentiary by President Grant. The case mirrors the Chicago suit against Jacob Rehm for 1000000 dollars.
The piece mocks casual bettors and a hired man who tried to win favor from the wheel at the Driving Park last week. It notes the shouting crowd, gleaming paddles, and stacked coins, while deriding the dealer’s drunken bravado and the wheel’s enticing whirl.
Reports say Russian forces encountered a disaster in their initial major battle near Pleven though not a total rout. Turko-Russian clash shows feeble Ottoman resistance and retreating positions while Russians hold lines of communication and the grand struggle for the plains south of the Balkans looms ahead.
The Ohio Republicans met in convention at Cleveland on Aug 1 and adopted a platform endorsing Hayes and national reforms. They reaffirm the national platform, back civil rights, support remonetization of silver, oppose further land grants, and urge labor remedies including a national bureau of industry. The ticket: Governor W. H. West, Lt. Gov. Ferdinand Voegler, Judge W. W. Johnson, Attorney General George K. Nash, Clerk Dwight Crowell, School Commissioner J. P. Lukins, and Public Works A. W. Luckey.
The Cleveland nominations yield strong approval across the Southern region, with officials and residents voicing broad satisfaction at the results and their potential impact on plans and priorities.
A telegraph dispatch reports Osman Pasha announcing a major Turkish victory after two days of fierce fighting. Turkish losses are said to be light while the Russians suffer heavy casualties, as northern and eastern flanks of the Plevna lines endure a stubborn defense.
The Freeport Driving Park Association held its summer meeting starting July 13 with 84 entries, the largest yet. Despite excellent weather and top Northwest flyers, overall attendance was poor. Races featured Ida and Foxie V. among the top performers with multiple heats and close finishes. other noted horses included Granger, Alfred, Monarch Rule, G. T. Pilot, and Bay John as the meets progressed through Tuesday to Thursday with heats, penalties, and notable incidents.
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