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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1878
Page
2
The proposal shifts the presidential election to the first Tuesday in October replacing November. It allows each state to determine how electors are chosen and requires concurrent House Senate approval to settle any duplicate returns. No federal supervision is stated, and bipartisan consensus is claimed to underpin the bill’s importance.
Senator Thurman, replying to Blaine, offers an amendment to require the committee to investigate dismissals or threats of dismissal based on voting, 1878 election fund-raising for Federal officeholders, and the actions of United States Supervisors of Elections. It seeks details on money raised, use of funds, and legal compliance across states and jurisdictions.
A joint committee reports a proposed army overhaul aimed at economy and fairness to the public. The plan ends the offices of General and Lieutenant General, reduces army officers to two Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals for permanent structure, and cuts other departments by about three hundred forty officers to save money.
The piece portrays Ji Buarse of Maine as a Republican stalwart who claims the colored man and Southern ally will be disenfranchised if he continues voting Democrat. The language reflects strained postwar party factions and racial rhetoric of the era.
The passage argues that Black citizens will vote for the party that sustains their livelihood, not for those who insult them. It accuses Radical leaders of political bondage and claims Blaine's disenfranchisement plan aims to pull Black voters back to their original allegiance.
The speech mocks Maine Senator Thurman praising intelligence and virtue as ruling the country while claiming Blaine incites base passions. It portrays Thurman as receiving broad applause from patriotic men, and Blaine as provoking social depravity and racial resentment to justify political aims against the South and whites.
South Carolina Governor Wape Hamfroy faced a remarkable turn of events last week as he reportedly lost a leg yet achieved election to the United States Senate on the same day. The anecdote underscores a paradoxical distinction attached to his brief fortunes.
The 48th anniversary of the U L T Society of Hanover College was celebrated with an overflowing crowd. Speakers from Vincennes and Noblesville delivered orations on human life and monuments while music from the college orchestra accompanied the event. A second social evening featured C C O Heckman reading Culprit Fay and a poem reading, with social hosts F I Brandt and Miss Alice and Miss Lizzie receiving guests. Kent items note local illnesses and small town happenings including trades and a dog show.
Bethel and Smith present an artistic kaleidoscope while Taggart maintains dignity among young gents. Llanghyr learns her uncle died last night and left a fortune. Montgomery and Coulter praise each other as Keigwin sleeps. Dave Blythe works hard but makes little progress as the train leaves. NE PLUS ULTRA.
An advertisement touts Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a cure for coughs and chest and bone disorders linking it to rapid relief from dangerous respiratory symptoms. It promotes fever pills as a companion remedy and lists pricing and ordering details from Philadelphia.
A market report lists Decem Wheat red and white varieties, flour brands, and multiple commodities including corn, mill feed, oats, seeds, and wool. It shows bundled prices for coffee, sugars, butter, poultry, bacon, beans, onions, tallow, beeswax, dried fruits, hides, coal, nails, iron, and salt with ton and per pound figures.
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