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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1885
Page
4
The land board met in Austin on the 2nd and agreed to lease school lands at six cents per acre for dry lands and ten cents for watered lands for six years. They adjourned to meet on the 4th to consider leasing 400,000 acres in Greer County, with Ireland Swain Walsh and Lubbock said to favor the lease.
The Belton election on May 2 for postmaster drew heavy Democrat resistance with many refusing to vote. The victor faces a tough fight as Cleveland plans protests by Belton’s leading Democrats, while a plan to elect postmasters by voters excites Republicans for political theater.
The Galveston News notes Gov Barney Gibbs left office last Friday after a short term marked by two pardons and a $500 reward for the capture of a murderer. Contemporaries lament his abrupt abdication amid speculation about Gov Ireland’s brief New Orleans stay and political fallout.
The article notes promising wheat prospects in California and urges vigorous weed control for vegetative growth. It discusses feeding Texas cattle with local hay and grains, and highlights market awareness for successful farmers. It also mentions March immigration totals, ongoing corruption talk about Mr. Whitney, and railroad prospects involving Dallas and Decatur.
A fragmented editorial note discusses General Grant with ambivalence. It contrasts northern praise for his wartime service with resentment during Reconstruction, noting that the South should respect him though it did not, and mentions a local newspaper called the Advance.
Mrs Grant recalls her happiest life period at Galena when the general alone drew a salary of two a month, describing a frugal era marked by simple living and shared hardships.
Postmaster General Vilas invites applicants for post office inspector jobs to answer a detailed questionnaire. It seeks birthplace, residence, citizenship, family, health, occupation since 18, prior offices, criminal history, postal knowledge, and qualifications for inspection work. The process favors good men from the Democratic Party.
The text rails at length about medical vividness surrounding Garfield and Givant, criticizing sensational daily bulletins and persistent mucus concerns. It contrasts Grant and Ward/Fish scandals, noting public interest waning as Fish's conviction clears some reputations, while deriding sensational medical reports as mere humbug in America.
The Arkansas flood rises to 32 feet, inundating Fulton and forcing residents and livestock to seek high ground. The Iron Mountain bridge is at risk as drift water presses downstream toward Little Rock. Rains damage plantations above the capital. levees break locally and waters begin to recede from Fort Smith. Texas politicians react quietly yet stirred.
A trunk arriving from Chicago to Pittsburgh turned up a bound and decomposed male body about thirty, with hempen cords cutting into flesh but no clear identity. The scene drew a large crowd as railway officials opened the trunk and searched for clues amid a broader report praising stock market health and optimism in American securities.
Galveston May 3 a boiler explosion at the Tremont hotel killed four people and damaged the building and nearby property. San Antonio May 1 cattlemen quarrel over a Texas and Pacific railway line and Panhandle quarantine discussed at a private Southwest Live Stock meeting. Orlando Powers named to Utah Supreme Court earlier attended Chicago Convention and opposed Cleveland.
The text notes earnest Texas politicians, with many schemes described as plentiful in Corsicana, likening them to fleas to emphasize activity and persistence.
Washington May 1 The debt statement issued today shows a decrease of the public debt during April of 5,464,596.38. The decrease since June 30, 1884 totals 50,075,229.98 dollars.
The text notes the grass topic is dead as an issue and suggests discipline for ballot box stuffing in Galveston, with Rusk or Huntsville offered as suitable locations for action.
A delegation of sixty Lex citizens visits Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir. Davis declines to visit the railway station but welcomes the group for a cordial meeting. He urges good citizenship and devotion to republican principles as key to justice and national unity. The speech, not widely telegraphed, would likely invite fresh criticism from the Republican press.
A physician counsels an alcoholic patient to quit stimulants, arguing bluntly that drinking warms only the drinker while harming stomach and brain. The patient insists on needing warmth, prompting the doctor to compare alcohol use to burning wood that benefits nothing.
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