13 Feb 1880
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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1880
Page
1
A sprawling column discusses labor, politics, and party shuffles. It highlights a Coburn gubernatorial bid, Rev G L Cugriss for bishop, a Republican county convention, Methodist council plans, and local mentions of Overmyer for lieutenant governor amid broader party tensions.
A Shelby Democrat-Volunteer reader jokes that the Decatur News seems to be sinking into a cave for a hundred years while insisting the paper remains good natured and harmless like My Uncle Toby.
The article criticizes the Democratic majority for manufacturing issues during the last session and the current extra session, arguing this was aimed at the Presidential campaign. It claims the majority now pursues a do nothing approach and delays key appropriation bills to avoid new political damage.
The Rosaville Republican notes a proposed railroad from Lone Tree to Hope with Greensburg's new enterprises often stalling at Hope. The piece mocks repeated transportation efforts yet warns despair remains close as plans face disappointments.
Vassak, co-partner in a hog skinning and meat stealing affair, rose as a Greenbacker in 1878 and a Communist who decried private property. He now seems headed for a few years of labor service in Jeffersonville under state authority.
The Lawrenceburg Register questions Southern votes for the Republicans amid gun policy concerns. The Boston Herald views Grant support as Cameron strength waning in Pennsylvania. Indianapolis’s 1879 wheat receipts hit 34,918,906 bushels with pork packing at 660,000 hogs, ranking second nationally.
A Cincinnati Star excerpt details travel to Bombay and Baroda in 1879. It notes Baroda's grandeur, Prince Gaikowar’s wedding, and vast expenditures, then contrasts European luxury with local laborers, and recounts a preacher’s visit and a bullock cart journey in Ahmedabad.
In a jury room exchange during the Dement case a witness taunted that Dement was a Republican. The remark drew a smile from Democrats. It later emerged Dement’s party loyalty was bought by Democrats in 1878. The moral cautions against selling votes to avoid punishment.
Indiana Polis Journal notes Georgia law punishing enticing negroes to migrate with fines of 150 dollars after two arrests in Morgan county. Describes Mississippi considering a similar bill and labels the move as a continuation of slavery, arguing African Americans are American citizens with freedom of movement.
Alleghe ny county in Pennsylvania pays 1 600 000 dollars to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for losses caused by the Pittsburg riots. Pittsburg authorities may find it cheaper to prevent riots than to sympathize with them.
County commissioners order a special vote in three townships for railroad aid. February 21 is the polling day with a proposed $20,000 from one township and $19,000 from the other two. The decision hints at broader deals behind the scene.
A local physician attended a man aged about forty with severe rheumatic inflammation. After failed treatment the German shoemaker offered St Jacob's Oil, which relieved pain after the first use and led to full recovery in two days, astonishing the doctor.
Special to Cincinnati Gazette reports Washington fearing European tensions. London dispatches suggest Russia may seek a cordial understanding with France and France faces serious war concerns with Germany. Europe braces as Paris fortifications and war potential loom. Investors and leaders inquire about U S arms output and food supplies.
The Indianapolis Journal notes pensions consume about 15 percent of U.S. revenues, roughly equal to the combined pension outlays of Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria and Hungary. It argues this undercuts the claim that Republicans are ungreatful.
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