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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1882
Page
2
Terms of subscription offered for one year six months and three months. Advertisements collected quarterly. Local notices published monthly. Communications to The Herald at Manisoy Indiana.
A historical discussion recalls Ava dinner hosted by the Linen Club in New York and contrasts the early Republican ideals led by Lincoln with later 306 faction practices. It condemns the shift toward spoils and rails against the Stalwarts while honoring Lincoln and the party's virtuous beginnings.
The piece condemns Mrs Scoville for writing to Mrs Garfield to plead forgiveness for Guiteau. It argues the letter serves to gain notoriety and imply Guiteau was not accountable for the murder. It views the action as improper and likely aimed at swaying the murdered President’s wife.
SenaTor Manons battles party faction asReadjuster senators threaten upheaval. Billie moves to resupply political grip while Mahone faces pressure to resign from Virginia Legislature and return to Washington duties.
A college in Maryville Tennessee founded by the Presbyterian church with a pledge of access regardless of color or sex faced upheaval after a Black student was rejected by a literary society. The faculty backed the student, triggering expulsions of twenty three members and mass departures, leaving the institution in a serious dilemma.
The article claims President Arthur trapped Billie Mahone of Virginia and planned a birthday gesture for Alexander Stephens of Georgia. The Flower basket sent a month early suggests the plan did not unfold as expected. The text implies Stephens is beyond the Administration’s reach.
Mecandly Prof Wan and Goodall of Philadelphia University hospital surgically remove an ovarian tumor weighing 212 pounds from a patient who weighed 75 pounds before surgery. The tumor had a five year growth and the operation is described as a notable medical achievement.
Dispatches from Washington report Mr. Tillman of South Carolina arguing for expanding the House to 600 members. The speaker’s address drew attention though the public seems to favor the level of representation already in Washington.
A drastic New Orleans judicial ruling states that every criminal decision since 1874 is illegal, triggering widespread consternation as several prisoners faced the death penalty.
Last Wednesday night Silas Stillman was knocked down and robbed on Haw Creek Bridge while returning from Columbus. Three men stopped him and took $140 from his pocket. He regained consciousness and walked back to Columbus unharmed but badly shaken.
A committee concluded the Prison North investigation found none of the charges sustained, fully vindicating Warden Murdock and his assistants. Governor Porter stated at the close that the findings exonerate them.
An Indianapolis undertaker found a man dead drunk outside his establishment last week. The man later awoke from his stupor and proclaimed a mix of death and life, while asserting strong orthodox views on the drunkard’s final fate.
A young married woman from Constantine Michigan rode to her father’s house and whipped a shameless woman kept by him. Public sympathy favors the woman who administered the whipping.
Me Gasren Schmuck former Clerk of the Supreme Court has purchased an interest in the German Telegraph Company of Indianapolis. Schmuck is described as an intelligent German and a valuable acquisition for the Telegraph.
Jacos Lessert longtime superintendent of the Cincinnati police shot himself in his Pearl Street residence last Wednesday ending his life by self inflicted gunshot.
This week the Madison township announces Henry D. Johnson as candidate for Road Superintendent. If nominated he would be elected.
Residents seeking election as Road Superintendent for Madison and nearby townships are urged to announce their candidacy in the Herald. The notice invites interested individuals to submit their names for public consideration and future coverage.
LL. C. Jones departed last Thursday heading to Hot Springs by way of St. Louis on the 0. M. R. Re line.
At eight o clock last Friday morning an explosion at Professor Jackson's pyrotechnic works in Chester Pennsylvania killed about fifteen to twenty people and wounded many. The blaze drew crowds and nearby stores became temporary hospitals as the injured were cared for. Inquest said no powder or explosive existed in the building.
A midnight blaze consumed a wooden block in Haverhill Massachusetts destroying many shops and the boot and shoe industry area. The fire spread rapidly drawing aid from Lawrence Newburyport Lowell and others. The loss runs to millions as eighties firms are affected and firefighter Joseph Pratt is killed with George Whittier fatally injured.
A major blaze leaves 2000 people unemployed and multiple families homeless as damage climbs to about 2 million dollars. The fire causes extensive destruction across the area, prompting relief efforts and investigations.
At a Coroner's Jury in Rock Rapids Maggie Lanahan confessed to shooting her father John Lanahan as he sat by a window. She implicated her mother, sister Anna, and Anna's lover Birch, who supplied the pistol. The motive cited was Birch's wish to wed Anna and Lanahan's opposition and poverty. All involved are in custody amid intense public interest.
Special from Seymour reports the death of Charles S. Cone Jr the General Passenger and Ticket Agent for the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. He while observing the approaching North Vernon post leaned toward the right and struck his head on a bridge post as the No 2 lightning express passed. He died shortly after with Dr Gerrish of Indianapolis attending. Cone was a popular railroad man in the West.
The notices report the deaths of the wife of the Rev Porter of Volga Smyrna township aged about thirty with two children, John Tate a Smyrna resident who died Friday night after a brief illness, the wife of Albert Abbott of Lancaster township who died Friday night after a protracted pulmonary disease, and Mrs Judkins an aged widow near Neill's creek who died Thursday and was buried Friday. all describe sudden or prolonged illnesses and mourning families.
Miss Nenrip Spaxaver, daughter of George Spangler, married John Snyder three weeks ago in Memphis Tennessee. Snyder, formerly of Trimble County, is now a fugitive from justice, charged with abortion causing the death of Miss Faut of Stony Point. Friends regret the controversial match.
Tas Columbus Post notes a large crowd expected for the G. A. R. concert this Friday. Ticket Agent Dering sets round trip fare from the city at $1835 valid for the 24th and 25th with hotel rates greatly reduced.
In Graham Kansas supporters favor gravel roads while James A. Jackson returns from a western tour praising Kansas and arranging land for his son in law. In old Graham 75 people gathered at Uncle Thomas Dryden's 89th birthday celebration with a lively dinner and good company.
Frances M. Scoville writes to Mrs. Garfield asking forgiveness for Charles Guiteau's act. She recalls the President's suffering and appeals to Christian mercy while noting insanity as a possible factor. Mrs. Garfield declines to respond. News from Buenos Ayres reports Peruvians massacring Pisco residents with a whisky-fueled attack, about a thousand dead.
The Cabinet considers Fitz John Porter’s case with the view that only a presidential pardon can remove disqualifications and allow his restoration to army status via Senate nomination. Greencastle council experiments with coal oil lamps while electric lighting is discussed.
Washington notes that the Treasury Department purchased 800000 ounces of silver for distribution among the mints. It also reports on Lincoln urging an 88211 dollar appropriation for Fort Leavenworth barracks and offices.
The 1881 cereal report shows declines from 1880 across corn 31 percent, wheat 219 percent, rye 27 percent, and barley 9 percent. Oats yield is down about 1.4 million bushels. total cereals amount to 2,063,029,570 bushels, down 24 percent from 1880. Values list corn 759,909,006 dollars. wheat 463,009,050. oats 63,060,009. rye 19,009,099. barley 35,009,000. buckwheat 3,900,000. Petal 91,465, GOS A9G, vs 21,551,000,000 in 1880.
Novice applies to Jefferson County Indiana Commissioners at the March 1882 term for license to sell malt spirituous and vinous liquors in less than a quart for on premises consumption on the west side of Mulberry street in the Third ward between Main Cross and Second streets in Madison. Christian Kraut.
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