25 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Le Mars Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1879
Page
1
Advertisements priced at four tote ceentieree with 25 percent off for first insertion. Local notices 10 cents per line for first, 8 cents per line for subsequent. endorsements and preliminaries at 60 percent in advance. All transient matter must be prepaid. Ads ordered before expiration incur transient charges.
Nearly twenty miners were killed in a German mine by blasting. Reports speak of famine in Ar menie, distress in Tealy, and unrest across Europe. Czars intrigues, Nihilists, and Russian diplomacy dominate dispatches, with coups, pardons, and executions scattered through a volatile regional tapestry.
Reports from December describe Gen. Grant's Philadelphia welcome at a crowded depot, a ceremonial procession to the State House, and a lengthy parade. Other items note Edison’s potential New Year electric exhibit, Beecher on the Bible Society, fatal accidents in Delaware and Missouri, and a Bogus Stone mill fire with fatalities.
Abolition of the Department of Agriculture is among probabilities. Senator Eaton's tariff commission bill proposes nine civil appointees to investigate agricultural manufacturing and mining interests and advise Congress. A Senate resolution would rescind railroad land grants restoring about 121 million acres to the public domain. The national bank currency has risen by nearly 5 million in two months. President Hayes backs Potomac marsh reclamation. Frank Hatton named Postmaster of Burlington Iowa.
Chicago Democratic club nominates Horatio Seymour for president and David Davis for VP. Augusta dispatches claim Governor and Council certified enough Democrat seats to yield majorities in both Maine Legislature chambers with Republicans ousted from several towns. Washington notes Privileges and Elections committee weighing Kellogg unseating. Virginia selects Mahone as U.S. senator. Augusta report details count: Fusionists lead Senate 20 to 11, House 78 to 61. Portland Bath Lewiston Rockland and Bacoarea lack reps, House short 12 seats. official returns show joint-ballot GOP edge erased by Council action.
A chaotic political roundup reports the Republican majority in Maine face alleged fraud by a Democratic Greenback coalition behind a Returning Board. It notes a Chicago convention decision for 1830, and details Republican resistance, possible future moves to appoint electors, and threats to gubernatorial and legislative control amid a national power struggle.
Mixed items cover British Columbia tensions with potential bloodshed, Mexican killings, a $100 reward on Indian scalps, U S corn output surpassing 1878 by 150 million bushels, western growth over last year by over 100 million, canal talks in Philadelphia, a New York delegation meeting with De T Issops at Aspinwall, Dan Rice turning evangelist, higher nail card rates in Wheeling, Sheffield exports to the U S down to one twelfth of 1870, and Chicago cattle shown in London drawing praise for size and condition.
The Senate met on Monday December 15 with Voorhees presenting a petition by ex soldiers and sailors seeking repayment for the difference between greenbacks and gold at payment. Bills and amendments were introduced on currency, rail bridge construction, territory organization, and Nebraska boundary extension. In the House Morse proposed shipbuilding aid and a reciprocity commission, Mitchell sought limits on normal business legislation, and other measures aimed at fiscal and territorial topics were noted alongside casualty memorials.
The piece surveys how various languages refer to God with different forms, listing examples from many language families and scripts. It notes Tar English as an exception with a three letter form and contrasts it with four-letter or alternate roots across Latin, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Japanese, Arabic, and others.
A humorous contrast shows courtship politeness giving way to daily married life as a wife greets her husband with a playful line before marriage and demands him to wipe his boots at the door after.
The passage argues that Republicans must stand firm against Democratic attempts to use fraud and provincial methods to win power. It warns that capitulation would invite further outrage, framing the Maine controversy as a national test linking it to electing Grant and rallying conservative Democrats against perceived Democratic coalitions.
Plans for the National Republican Convention at the Exposition Building in Chicago include a speakers platform near the north elevator, seating for about 1 000 on the platform and 2 400 to 2 800 in the audience, with tiered seating, partitions, a sounding device, reporter tables, and improved light and ventilation. Work starts in April with telegraphic and telephonic facilities, skylights, and new floors to be installed.
Dr George B Loring of Massachusetts spoke at the New York Great Dairy Fair on Americas land tenure. He argued the American system of citizen proprietors supports agricultural prosperity and civil opportunity, contrasting it with British peasant farming and European models. He urged continued agricultural education, inquiry, and use of machinery to keep America a leading grain producer and free society.
General Grant is met in Philadelphia by a committee of the First Defenders. Col. John W. Forney speaks, and Grant praises loyalty to Congress and the Union. He warns that future threats to the flag will meet with substantial regimental opposition and urges continued national unity.
The tale follows James A. Barksdale nominated as Chancery Clerk of Yazoo County and Henry M. Dixon running as an independent for Sheriff. After a civic delegation pressured Dixon to quit, he resumed his campaign and was later shot by Barksdale in the street. Barksdale was arrested, released on bail, the election saw his victory, and a grand jury found no indictment.
A fragmented column mocks human folly and social credos. It notes advice ignored, warns of wealthier religious salaries, and jokes about vanity and secrecy. The piece closes by mentioning Russian missionaries influencing Japanese faith amid broader doubt.
A London Spectator letter denounces Irish voting limits that deny eight to ten men in rural areas the franchise, while four in five men in urban Fugland may vote. The piece calls for Reform to align Irish rights with English standards, noting past Conservative opposition and Liberal support when in power.
A college student tries on many coats from every shop in town. He rejects fits and sizes, leaving clerks hopeful yet disappointed. Finally he buys the first coat he tries, wears it a week, and spends winter attempting to trade it for a second hand coal-box buggy.
Iowa items show Keokuk seeking a railroad reading room while Font Depar schedules a March vote on water works. A petrified tree was removed from Kellogg quarry. Des Moines private improvements exceed 1.5 million dollars this year with mills reporting 45,700,000 feet of lumber sawn last year. A Keokuk death involved Con. Peer with 25,000 pound life insurance. Davenport papers note John Cunningham, a Dubuane County pioneer and Black Hawk War veteran. Tur Davenport Democrat cites Alfred Sully's 20,000 gain on a Broadway railroad stock. Keokuk names Tuorxornan as a new town in honor of a frontier soldier.
A garbled list records established and discontinued postodices across many counties from June 1, 1870 to November 22, 1674. It names towns and centers such as Adrian Crawford county Heaver Boone Stancard Page Botua Shelby Coaltown Bonne Coon Valley Sac Dublin Washington Kayto Center Mackhawk Eliott Madison Fox Point Tama Gray Madison High Cresk Fremont Jackson Center Webster Kel Jerton Hinggold Kenwick Keokuk Lamont Decatur Luxemburgh Dubuque Milo Warren Oskley Lucas Rock Valley Sioux Romao O Brien Silver City Mille Sorona Poweshidk Spaulding Union Wellman Washington Wood Center Clayton Zilia Union plus many discontinued entries.
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