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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1883
Page
2
The Ferald is printed as second class mail matter at the Madison Indiana post office indicating its circulation status and local distribution.
In a lengthy letter the writer denies giving beer to Brogan on election day and asserts grand jury secrecy has been breached. They condemn partisan influence, urge direct election of U S senators, criticize a hostile press campaign, and support bills for nonpartisan city police and reforms to grand jury duties.
In Indianapolis on January 19 1833 the Legislature faced a flood of bills with about 215 in the House and 40 in the Senate. Debate centered on printing 1000 or 3000 copies of Prof Campbell's Kankakee swamp survey report funded by a $5000 appropriation. The Brown and Wilson bills clashed over control board appointments affecting state institutions including the LosaneHospital. The caucus backed the Brown bill while temperance petitions surged for a special election. Civilian leaders praised the State University alumni visit and addressed campus remarks.
The Alumni urge the Legislature to endow the University to avoid yearly fights for funds. They advocate a liberal endowment to support the state institution and promote its advancement as a public good.
Hon S W Dorsty resigns as secretary of the National Republican Committee alleging Garfield and Arthur wore him out during the campaign and showed ingratitude after the fight. He recalls the only regret was the lack of limit to his physical endurance. The committee accepted Dorzey resignation without thanks and gave a vote of thanks to the assistant secretary.
Two men held at Marion county jail were found to have variloid disease. They were moved in a spring wagon toward the pest house, jumped from the wagon after a short ride, and fled. Authorities had not recaptured them at last report.
On Tuesday evening the joint caucus of the Legislature nominated Dr Hunter editor of the Lawrence burg Register and Dr Norville of Green county for prison directors. Both are well known Democrats who have served on the Democratic State Central Committee and are regarded as polished agreeable gentlemen who will likely serve the state well.
Governor Cerium wins the Republican caucus nomination in the Illinois Legislature for the United States Senate seat, aimed at succeeding the Independent candidate, Judge David Davis.
A blast at the Giant Powder works in San Francisco on Sunday killed about 40 or 50 people and destroyed property valued at around $100,000. The disaster sent shock waves through the city as investigators began to assess the aftermath.
Last Sunday Chicago faced 23 degrees below zero with signs of warming in the Northwest. Weather updates show a sharp contrast between the bitter cold and improving conditions to the west as new reports come in.
A Los Angeles dispatch reports a runaway rail car wreck after air brakes were removed and crews left their posts. The train sped down the grade, a coupling failed near a sharp turn, and cars plunged down the embankment. Lamps and stoves ignited the wreck, with 21 passenger bodies recovered.
A major hotel in Quincy was damaged by a morning fire at the Quincy House. Guests fled while staff sounded alarms. no lives lost though a chambermaid and a detective suffered injuries. About fifty boarders, fifteen transients, and forty-two servants affected as belongings were destroyed or damaged.
The Savannah News argues that Northern alarm over federal meddling reflects a centralized model being opposed. The New York World labels the Democratic party as conservative, contrasting it with reformers like Blaine and Robeson. Various editorials from the Boston Post and Philadelphia Chronicle mock Dorsey, Arthur, and other leaders, while notes on pensions for Civil War veterans and civil service reform are interwoven with partisan jabs and reflections on Republican and Democratic positions.
A Hamburg dispatch reports 56 Cimbria passengers landed with more feared lost after the liner ran aground near the Elbe and sank following a fog collision with the Sultan. Rescue efforts by Hansa, Cuxhaven steamers, and the Wavaria are ongoing. Ship carried about 380 passengers and 110 crew.
Talk of retirement of Dr. McCosh at Princeton College has grown. General George B. McClellan is favored as likely successor if he accepts, with a $10,000 annual salary and generous home. McClellan’s leadership of the Army of the Potomac is cited as strong qualification for the post.
Scrub women in Pennsylvania's capitol note reforms in staffing and pest control. Fifty fewer appointees than last year amid hopes reform continues. Flies rats bedbugs and other vermin cited as cleared out by Rough on Rats product reference.
Corresponde nce notes Jim Meyers for inflammatory rheumatism Billie Raburn noted as boss fiddler Tayl Hyatt recovering from lung fever Chicken pox and mumps reported Jet Harmon of Aurora visited friends Dr Van Antwerp of Marble Corner plans to move here Frank Ragan described as hills hauler Roads in good sleighing condition Hensly Kirk plans lumber for spring building Needs a new school house as old one deteriorates Local shoemaker shortage noted.
Citizens met to organize a fox drive with I C Earhart as chairman and J W Trinkle as secretary. They set driving lines from Kent to Creswell corner, Graysville, Gravel road, and local farms with guards by line, a cannon to fire, bans on firearms, and a plan to auction foxes to benefit a child’s home. The drive is set for Saturday January 27 with riders to arrive by 9:30.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports ongoing debates over a switch linking the Ohio and Mississippi railroad to the river at Aurora Indiana. Backers urge an independent river line to Rising Sun New Albany and Jeffersonville with a large depot near Laughery Creek while others seek rights for a connection track for the Crescent Brewery. The piece also recalls several skating accidents and cold weather dangers in Kentucky Ontario and Toronto regions.
A historical price snippet shows multiple items across groceries and livestock with per bushel wheat and various names for meats and dairy products. The list includes 20 5 cent higher Branfer ton Shipstud 85 Wheat and Best French air calf products among others.
The piece outlines a proposed Ohio River road from Aurora across the river to Cres cent Brewery area with Langtree as key advocate. It notes possible rights of way via streets, court-set damages, and broader ties to the Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis and Chicago line, aiming to boost traffic and regional prosperity.
A son of A. C. McIntosh of Bay City Michigan went skating on the river with his mother watching from shore. The boy slipped through the ice and was seen struggling before help could arrive.
Citizens gather at the schoolhouse to organize the grand fox drive set for Saturday February 30. J I Barrod chosen chairman H Foster secretary. Lines set from half mile southeast of the O and M railroad bridge to Pisgah church and back with north east south and west captains appointed. Foxes to be sold to fund expenses with any surplus for charity. Drums urged and dogs and guns forbidden.
All persons suffering from coughs colds asthma bronchitis or throat and lung complaints are invited to call at Cr Heberhart s Drug Store to obtain a trial bottle of Dr King s New Discovery free of charge to prove its benefits and value. Call early at C E Heberhart s and HH M Child s.
A quirky catalog notes multiple governors and their unusual pasts. Kansas Governor Cleveland supposedly drove oxen, Texas’ governor was a hostler, California’s governor was a sailor who later swept a store in Oroville, and others like A T Stewart taught school, Frederick Gebhardt’s grandfather collected junk, Jay Gould stole mouse traps, Jim Keene ran a livery stable, and Rufus Hateh was a locomotive fireman.
An advertisement praises Electric Bitters as a reliable remedy for stomach liver and kidney ailments sold at fifty cents a bottle by C E Heberhart and M H Childs. The piece contrasts railway accident rates in Norway Sweden England and France and notes a high fatality record in Brain and America.
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