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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1867
Page
2
State Senator Saron P. Ashbrook joins a slate that also names Representative Henry Hughes, Treasurer Levi M. Spitler, Commissioner Samuel Arr Anormary Director Thomas Jackson, outlining candidate designations for local offices. The fragmentary list cites multiple roles and officials in a campaign context.
Union Maps meeting at Lancaster to hear Hon G W Schofield of Pa and Hon Columbus Delano of Ohio on May 2. County committee to issue notices. crowd turnout urged for Abbot and other speakers amid wartime political shifts. News spans Stanton, Grant, and war department changes with related verbiage and local notices.
Historical items describe Union party stance on national debt and greenbacks, a jury deadlock in the Surratt case, Union Pacific progress, Democratic outreach tactics, local political notices, and a detailed account of the Watson shooting and inquest with postmortem findings.
An Tuquiry from Penasanrvinne dated August 10 1867 asks if Jacob Baker the recent nominee for county Treasurer is the same Balor who in 1861 at Camp Anderson made a pledge to three months soldiers promising support for fighting the rebels and whether he helped hide Sam Lane or John O while they fled from the saddlers. The letter asks if he was ever near becoming one of old Abe's hirelings and ends with the signoff Soldier.
Translation of Napoleon's letter to the Austrian emperor expresses grief at Maximilian’s death and insists he acted in good faith, aiming to establish a stable Mexican government preserving old world civilization amid European interests. The piece shifts to local items, naming Arthur Johnson of Fairfield Ohio and a jail confession, then reports sewing machine awards at Paris Exposition and a Victorian death-plot failed attempt, finishing with a recipe and kitchen tips.
A report covers a 1907 Ohio Republican platform endorsement by Hon. 0. W. and the Democratic critique from Kentucky and Ohio. It cites loyalty to Republican principles, praises Phil J. Sheridan, and condemns Democratic proscription and bond opposition. The piece notes sentiment against the Confederate era and references Groanbacks and bondholder views.
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