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Newspaper
Lima Gazette
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1874
Page
2
The Republican County Central Committee will meet Saturday July 25 1874 at 1 oclock at the office of George Jameson Bay City to set a time for the County Convention nominating county officers and electing delegates to District and State Conventions. The Advisory Committee members are urged to attend.
A report from Jacksboro Texas dated July 12 recounts Major Jones with 34 men repelling a large Kiowa Comanche Apache war party in Lost Valley Jack County. Three killed and three wounded among the Indians, Jones’s force losing two killed and two wounded. About 125 attackers, breech loaders, no arrows, chased northwest. Separate Fort Fetterman note says twenty Indians attacked hay contractors, no injuries to soldiers.
The Times provides a detailed narrative of Chicago fire spread from a shanty origin to a vast blaze. It covers Fitch Bros oil refinery destruction, burning hay, horses killed, multiple engine deployments, shifting winds, and dramatic efforts to fight flames along Clark Taylor Fourth and State streets, plus near destruction of the St James and the Palmer House as fireproof walls and barricades held.
The Republican State Central Committee held a meeting in Columbus on the 1th inst and planned the State Convention for September. Prominent Republicans discussed the temperance issue, tariff, finances, and the push for an early Congressional Convention, with optimism about electoral prospects and party unity for the coming campaign.
The speaker outlines Pendletonian views on paying off bands in greenbacks and opposing national banks. He predicts Democratic repudiation of the doctrine, notes Congress reduced government expenses, and argues for railroad legislation to curb corporate power. He praises peaceful campaigns and urges energetic canvassing with no sensational issues. Charles Foster Hater endorses the stance and criticizes Republicans for past corruption.
A deranged tale recounts Dr Hopkins attempting a transfusion of goat blood into Simpson to treat a respiratory ailment. The patient revived but assaulted the doctor, smashed a headboard, and hurled a goat like attack. Neighbors and a distracted mother in law intervene as the tale ends with Simpson’s return to health and a renewed political flip.
Judge Fullerton from Orange County New York showed remarkable speed in his fifth year, winning a 2:26 race at Buffalo after initial losses. Mountain Boy, Commodore Vanderbilt’s horse, cost 10,000 after a 2:39 trot on a heavy track. Edward Everett’s lineage traces back through Bonner and others with several notable offspring and racing records. The Cincinnati Enquirer attacks Senator Thurman’s presidential bid, labeling delegates aligned with him as enemies of the Democratic cause.
A long letter from J. Fay, pastor, argues for strict enforcement of Maine’s temperance statute and ridicules calls to return to license. He cites Bangor and Dix islands as models of order under prohibition, notes the public's vigilance, and warns that lax enforcement invites crime and liquor trade.
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