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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1878
Page
2
The New York Tribune reports President Mayes will propose Civil Service Reform legislation allowing Cabinet members to sit as deputies in Congress on department related questions. This move would extend executive input directly into legislative deliberations on reform measures.
Governor Culom calls a special election set for February 16 to fill the vacancy created by Judge Neaton’s death. Nomination steps have begun and the call will appear in June. In the interim, candidates are urged to come forward.
In United States v Samuel J Tilden prosecutors seek unpaid income taxes plus interest. Nine counts are in the complaint with demurrers on technical grounds. first count alleges $3 000 back tax for 1861 and 1862. Judge Blatchford sustains the demurrer, granting Tilden a first victory.
The piece discusses silver remonetization versus gold standard, arguing for a mixed system with gold as standard, silver for token coinage, and Treasury notes. It then shifts to Phineas Taylor Barnum’s life at Waldemere, detailing his home, routines, and affection for children, followed by a Galena letter criticizing ex-Union soldiers’ postwar appointments and urging reform.
Washington correspondence notes Gen John B Hawley newly appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, favoring union soldiers for civil posts and resisting ex-Confederates. Secretary McCrary endows army posts with libraries and schooling, shifting power from old department cliques. The piece also recounts Daniel Lambert, famed London showman massive in 1806.
English dispatches report discussions over armistice terms with Turkey and Russia. Grand Duke Nicholas met Turkish delegates, agreeing to treat at Adrianople which was to be evacuated. Refugees suffer greatly as 15,000 women and children endure deep snow and cold while relief efforts struggle to aid survivors.
England reports the opening of Parliament in London with no state ceremony as the Queen attends by royal commission. The Queen outlines efforts to end the Turco Russian War and seeks peaceful settlement with Russia and Turkey while stressing neutrality and preparatory measures if hostilities continue.
The speaker argues against federal or editorial control over the future legal coin for bonds. He asserts the nation has gold, silver, and greenbacks and that decisions on their roles belong to statesmen, not editors, emphasizing bondholders should not be affected by such questions.
The London Times and an economist argue against adopting silver as the sole US standard. They warn that if America became a silver country, interest and principal on obligations would be paid in silver and market demand would quickly push silver prices up toward historic levels.
The Cincinnati Commercial warns that a presidential veto of the silver bill would deny the people justice. It accuses Indiana Republicans of backing the veto and thereby sustaining Mr Voorhees in the Senate and democratic dominance in the state.
A neighboring editor clarifies that his counsel to lay in a coat is practical, not a suggestion to sleep in the garment. He urges readers to prepare for cold weather by keeping a coat ready and accessible.
In the era of the canal project, malaria claimed eighty one thousand lives among workers, equating to one fatality for every yard of the rail line. The stark figure highlights the human cost behind the railway’s lengthy construction.
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