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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1880
Page
2
One thousand dozen jars and cans offered at wholesale prices. Includes tin cans in quarts and half gallons, heavy solder joints, stone jars in multiple sizes, glass jars with tin tops, Mason self sealing jars, sealing wax at five cents per pound. Deals available for bulk buyers.
Hundreds of families in Madison city and Jefferson county tout the Henderson Coffee Pot for making clear pure coffee quickly. The device is described as simple to use, producing coffee in three to five minutes and avoiding grounds or sediment. Sold exclusively by B McTyre's.
The writer defends Johnson’s character as pleasant and gentlemanly yet argues he lacks worldly wisdom and political knowledge to be a competent lawmaker. They believe a majority of Jefferson County voters will share this view in October.
The published 1876 Hancock to Sherman letter aligns him with great military leaders in civil affairs. It argues the army must not influence elections and outlines Jefferson’s inauguration approach as fitting the system. It notes Presidents inaugurate post oath, with parades and pageantry added afterward by officials.
The writer rejects secessionist appeals by Sech men and Porter, arguing the public mood favors restoring business with sound money and honest pay. They question what becomes of radicals if sectional issues resurface, urging Republicans to align with national economic restoration.
Israel Fowler is presented as a candidate for County Auditor. The writer lauds his long citizenship in Jefferson County, pure-mindedness, and inflexible honesty as a guarantee of fitness and worthiness for the office. The piece urges thoughtful voters to support him.
In New York yesterday Hon. Benjamin H. Bristow ex Secretary of the Treasury said he would vote for General Hancock for President. He added he would support Hancock publicly and use his influence to bolster the campaign.
The statement signals Bristow, once foe of whisky thieves under Grant, will vote for Hancock in a public shift. His honor, seen in exposing corruption, underlines the vote against the Ohio bribe-taker and New York operative.
The Winfield Telegraph reports Lafe Pence has been nominated for county attorney by acclimation. Pence is a Hanover College graduate and praised as a bright young man with strong oratorical ability expected to aid in the campaign.
The piece mocks ongoing Republican attacks on Samuel Tilden, suggesting four years of slander have not stopped and foretelling a future backlash as the “foul mass” finally erupts, polluting the political air and provoking a reaction from the party.
Jonathan W. Gordon specializes in scandal and libel litigation and is noted for handling a case brought by a locally notorious individual. The item suggests the suit will test his sharp legal acumen and appetite for such work.
A courthouse speech notes Republican leaders used ushers to seat many wives and daughters, praising courtesy as the crowd of supporters exceeded voters. The writer urges the party to keep ushers ready for post election needs guiding defeated candidates to boats on Salt River.
County officials seek reelection but fear short tenure as the electorate shifts. Observers note a strong current of public sentiment supporting change this campaign season, with the party in power unable to halt broader progress.
Praise for General Hancock as a future president likens him to Washington and Cincinnatus. The observer notes his towering form knightly courtesy and republican dignity as defining traits.
The Cincinnati Gazette cites Jens Brack defending Garfield's character while printing a contradictory certificate claiming Garfield has done many bad things in politics. The text questions whether Brack approves or disapproves of the endorsement.
Mer Tutpen pledged cordial cooperation with the party in campaign work, signaling unity and mutual effort ahead of upcoming events.
A complex of colored folks in Hanover township held a picnic and gathering Monday to celebrate the anniversary of the British Government abolishing slavery in the West Indies. President Fisner of Hanover visits his former home in Wheeling West Virginia, and Wheeling papers praise two sermons by the Doctor from Sunday week.
The Taz Democratic convention in Ripley county nominated Chester R. Faulkner for Representative John H. Hunter for Clerk William Leslie for Treasurer Ed Wood for Sheriff Mike Busendorf for Recorder and Prof Wier of Perdue University visiting from Kent recently came to the city from Kent on a buckle accidently traveling nine miles in one hour
Mesers. Jos. H. Deosre and James Purcell, formerly with J. E. C. Harper, have purchased a drugstore at Salina Kansas and will begin business immediately. The County Commissioners met in extra session on Monday to receive the repaired Kent bridge and the inspector’s Brookaburg pike report.
Dr H H Grant of New Castle Henry county Kentucky has been elected Demonstrator of Anatomy at the Kentucky School of Medicine in Louisville and has accepted the post.
Tor works of the Madison Packing Company are in full operation, and large quantities of fruit are being put up daily. The firm have already received numbers of orders.
The report states more than 250 000 bearing peach trees lie within ten miles of the city and this year's yield is calculated at 150 000 bushels.
Democratic Prosecuting Attorney candidate L. O. Scoopeer wed Anna Brachey in Maineville Ohio on the 21st alt. The ceremony linked local politics with a notable marriage for the district.
Miss Letta Cours of Covington was married in Cincinnati on Tuesday to Mr G Dorsey Ebbett the well known Cincinnati resident.
Mrs Jupe Allison says she has tried many kinds of coffee pots, but the Henderson Pot tops them all for producing good coffee.
Fater Patrick Shepherd, a recent graduate in the priesthood from this city, has been appointed assistant priest of St. John's Cathedral in Indianapolis.
Samus Barce, a youth employed by Dr. Wiley of Milton Kentucky, suffered a fractured skull when kicked by a horse in the doctor's stable on Tuesday week.
The Vevay Reveille reports Captain Charles Dufour, who tends a large Ghent area farm, will soon resume command of a boat in the mail line.
A snake measuring over nine feet was killed on the Holstein place below the city on the Hanover road Wednesday last. Charles Loup, a Monroe township resident, died Wednesday last after recent marriage. A son of James Bain from Milton township broke his left arm Friday. Michael Winkle and Miss Mary Shoemaker wed in the city Thursday last. Scott County population listed at 8,270 with 1,920 voters.
Editorial correspondence from Waite Schiur Sprixes West Virginia describes a Greenbrier County spring on Howards Creek near the Chessapeake and Ohio Railway. The water flows at about thirty gallons per minute from a deep source, was analyzed by Prof. Hayes in 1842, and physician J J Moorman lists numerous ailments it may aid though efficacy remains uncertain.
The article extols White Sulphur Springs as a premier summer retreat with a vast hotel capacity and expansive dining hall. It recounts Lover’s Leap legends, scenic basins, and nearby wonders like Salt Pont and Natural Bridge, praising scenery, history, and local hospitality while noting notable visitors and regional resorts.
Lewisuure West Virginia July 26 Lewisburg sits in Greenbrier County in the mountains nine miles east of White Sulphur Springs. Settled in 1780 by Capt Matthew Arbuckle, it numbered about a thousand inhabitants and earned its name from the Lewis family. Arbuckle was killed in 1781. Fort Lewis remains visible. The town is famed for hospitality and pure mountain air and water. Nearby are Blue Sulphur Springs twelve miles west, with other springs within ten miles and alum water once sold for 25 cents a gallon. Lewisburg sits near the center of the Land of Wonders.
Letter from Smyrna Township Bavana Ind July 80 1880 notes threshing is nearly finished with report of crop progress and local conditions.
The piece reports wheat short of last year and sickly corn on wet land due to heavy rain hindering cultivation. A damaging hailstorm on the 19th damaged corn and cabbage. Mr Appel’s crops nearly ruined, and Mr Spielman’s cow died. Temperance wanes, temperance picnic planned, and local politics favor Democrats with Garfield and Arthur touted by a Republican.
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