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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1880
Page
4
Items urge voters to study March constitutional amendments in Indiana and report on weather winds cleansing air. Warn against butter contracts with fraud, violence in city life, and a stone-throwing incident near St Clair and Illinois streets. Mentions Grant and Terre Haute News ownership.
The column reviews constitutional amendments readers should study for next Monday. It reports Vanderbilt interest payments of 310000 and notes a 31 million capital with 2 400 daily income if kept. Also details census staffing, Chinese labor impacts on West Coast trades, and Indiana election interpretation of amendments voting rules.
An article reviews current talk on General Grant's presidential prospects, noting claims he will be the Republican nominee on the first Chicago ballot. It cites supporters and skeptics, including Eli V. Stoughton and Collector Merritt, and asserts no withdrawal is true. Local items report a fatality, a large urban fire destroying two stables, insurance details, and a Republican ticket nomination in Greencastle Township.
The Indianapolis Journal reports that Dr A P Turner of the National Surgical Institute in Indianapolis used hotel runners to lure victims from Illinois and Ohio. Grievances include an $85 down payment and $40 if cured, with others losing money after tours and false pretenses. Authorities say indictments for obtaining money under false pretenses have been returned and will be pursued.
Market activity shows receipts of 8 412 hogs at Aston Stockyards and 63 head cattle with steady to higher prices. Prime shipping steers range from 4 25 to 4 56 with various weights and conditions listed. Sheep receipts total 1 303 with prices unchanged. A Kansas missionary recounts Modoc camp revival with local leaders and emotions, including a 26 year feud note. Also a curious marriage story from Jasper Alabama where a 17 year old wed a 70 year old, later banished by the groom’s parents.
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