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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1880
Page
2
A mix of crop reports, shipping incidents, and political updates fills a broad page. AMERICAN crop data from Chicago and Texas shows wheat and cotton yields strong. Union steamers and disasters are noted. political conventions advance with Irish, Iowa, Missouri, and Indiana activity.
Reports note Pernghel and the Democratic National Committee meeting in New York on the 18th. Ex Senator W H Barbur of Connecticut is named Chidian with Edward Prince of Massachusetts as secretary. Committees from Cincinnati and Washington plan coordinated action. Michigan Greenback convention invited August 1. Executive Campaign Committee listed prominent figures and regional representation. Senator Don Cameron was in Washington on the 16th, showing signs of improving health.
Foreign affairs heat up as Rossiaé demands Romania expel Nihilists. Coal pit explosion in South Wales kills about 12 miners. Powers’ note on the Greek question delivered to the Porte. Chinese ambassador Ciuna How freed after Kuldja treaty negotiator’s ousting. Peru Bolivia federation forms as United States of Peru and Bolivia. Constantinople dispatch reports Montenegrin outposts captured. ten of sixteen guards beheaded. UK House of Commons votes 161 to 147 against statue to Napoleon at Westminster Abbey. Bulgarian abdication rumour cited in Constantinople. Montreal arrests a French count for ring theft. Roman Catholic priests in Constantinople refuse Te Deum on French fete. Greek church clergy consent. Paris telegram notes Marshal McMahon absent at Longchamps. rumored mental and physical decline. creditors harass him.
The report covers Antuni accepting the Republican Vice Presidency bid with civil service reform stance, Mexican election results, and the Mexican Congress task. It notes New Orleans health officials denying yellow fever cases, shortages and imports, and June immigrant arrivals totaling 72,607 with Ireland and Germany leading quotas. It also mentions Tannen’s ongoing fasting and weight changes in Central Park observations.
A collage of brief items reports indictments in Paducah and Cairo travel mishaps in Chicago and Kankakee. criminal cases include a man drowning while escaping a keeper and a bartender killed in a saloon brawl. Also noted are political nominations, census figures, county fairs schedules, and local oddities.
James A. Garfield outlines Republican views on state sovereignty and national authority, urging strong federal protection of rights, education funding, national finances, and internal improvements. He discusses customs, currency, and civil service reform while defending the union and urging constitutional obedience. The letter addresses voters and cites the 1880 Republican platform.
The piece reflects on how classic households rely on grace for visiting kin. It notes worn hosts, stay-at-home wives balancing sewing and service, and relatives returning to old homes. It cautions against burdening others and urges hospitality tempered by faith and consideration.
An analysis of African customs shows women in power in many communities with divorce rights and matrilineal support. The piece contrasts those norms with Western views and hints at delegates from Holanda. It also recounts Joshin Daws a Milwaukee Poor House inmate who once owned banks and fortunes before wartime losses.
Professor Siemering of Berlin has received the commission to execute the George Washington equestrian monument to be erected in Philadelphia. Competitors included artists from American, English, French and Italian circles, with a notable field of entrants.
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