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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1882
Page
2
An old notice cites The Herald at Mantsoy with directions to the office on Main Street and instructions for communications to be addressed to the publication. It mentions a date and a payment amount of 150.50 in a dated context.
Greensburg citizens call for a $10,000 tax funded Normal School to advance youth and wealth. The piece attacks many regional normals as poor, impractical, and unfit, urging instead broader cultural leadership and flexible, practical education tailored to local needs.
The Pacific States representatives condemn the large scale immigration of Chinese by the six companies. They argue against sentimental views and insist on Americans controlling domestic affairs and safeguarding peaceful citizenship. They urge scrutiny of the Chinese element's effect on society.
A reader quotes a prominent Republican alleging Sinnott was placed on the Madison township ticket to save campaign costs rather than by merit. The piece questions whether the ticket reflects a broader tactic to purchase votes and taints the slate’s integrity.
Tomas F. Sixxore reappears as Star editor in a gentle Courier piece. He is described as aggrieved, having drafted a lengthy attack against the Star’s owners. The party bosses respond by pairing his abusive article with their own, forming a volatile coalition.
A frail township man near death refused ministerial prayers asserting he never voted Democratic. The Madison Courier notes the irony of a life of alleged sin and ponders Republican leanings in light of deathbed remarks.
Col Col Robert G Ingerill Judge Jeremiah S Black and Prof George P Fisher writings from North American Review are issued as a single handy volume. Due to high demand a reprint has been released and is sold at newsstands and bookstores for 50 cents.
The Herald commends Major Simpson editor of the Madison Star for denouncing a township ticket. It argues delegates should pick men of reputable character and social standing. It also endorses Judge Cooley of Michigan for the Supreme Bench, criticizing partisan politics in judicial appointments.
In St Louis last week the Tar Brick Pomeroy faction of the Greenback party renamed itself the Greenback Labor Party. The main action was the creation of a national committee and the appointment of George W. Rutherford of Illinois as National Organizer. The Harper call drew strong support as the party sat on extreme statism ideas that money should have value solely by government authority.
The record notes Snceant Mason receives eight years at Albany after a dishonorable discharge and loss of pay for firing at Guiteau. Critics say the sentence is harsh and unjust and ask why Mason faces stiffer treatment than Lt. Flipper, who was guilty of embezzlement but given mitigated punishment due to race.
The Madison Herald declares support depending on Holman’s candidacy and vows to back Judge Cravens or any Jefferson county figure. It notes possible candidates, mentions Dewoevrat prior to the convention, and cites Dr Woollen of Switzerville as nearest neighbor if no Jefferson county man appears.
The Rosecrans Garfield affair gathers facts and conjecture and resists clear judgment. In present light some aspects appear unfavorable to Garfield, making an intelligent opinion difficult to render at this time.
Mr Conguine after Senate confirmation sent in a penitence declining the appointment as Justice on the Supreme Court. The place was then tendered to Senator Edmunds who also declined the honor.
Ex Governer Cuanp Ler of California recently purchased the celebrated trotting stallion Piedmont from S J Margen for 30000. The horse has a record of 2174 and is described as a splendid animal in all respects.
Factor and team members marked Gex Snenpay's fifty-first birthday last week with a low-key gathering and well-wishes from colleagues.
Reports describe the Mississippi flood destroying property and forcing 50,000 people to rely on government aid. Suffering spans Tennessee to Arkansas with 16,000 rations ordered for Pulaski county and thousands destitute across affected counties.
Senators and House members agree adjournment before mid July will be impossible. Postmaster Cardwell appointed at Harrodsburg Kentucky. House passes bill to pay Army of the Cumberland 7500 dollars for Garfield monument. Nebraska Senator Saunders proposes constitutional amendment to elect postmasters and U S marshals. Glucose tax hearing before Ways and Means. Senate Finance backs Beck bill against over certification of checks. Dakota statehood opposition noted. Navy reconstruction urged with steel vessels. Chinese immigration bill limits entry for 20 years with penalties on shipmasters.
Wheat looks strong in Hancock county with 32 percent more land sown, and Jackson county eyes a ten year high in wheat and fruit in 1882. Reports from Paragon and Fayette county note dynamite damage, jail plans, and ongoing temperance revivals. Major figures include Major Trimble and Dr Thomas Montgomery. investigations into thefts and robberies surface as the region anticipates a busy growing season.
Ware M Bramwens did not seem to beg for an office last Saturday. Democrats chose capable and available men and avoided the diss graceful scramble seen in the Republican convention.
Jepes Brinckrorn of New York has been nominated for the Associate Justice position, a post declined by Mr. Conkling. The move reflects a reshaping of the court slate as officials announce the vacancy and potential replacements.
Text indicates treaties exempt classes such as merchants teachers students travelers and diplomatic agents and Chinese laborers in the U S on November 17 1880 must produce passports from the Chinese government for personal identification and proof they belong to permitted classes with endorsements from diplomatic representatives.
The case against owners of the Wabash and Erie canal over water power loss has been decided for the plaintiffs after nearly two years in the Supreme Court. French Hanna & Co. awarded 15000 dollars, to be paid from the canal’s original sale proceeds, likely drawn from Indiana funds, with no loss to the railroad or buyers Bass, Simmonds & Co.
The April issue is praised for its editor Rev Dr Talmage and varied content including What I Saw of Mormonism and Longevity in Home Pulpit watermon. Essays fiction poems and illustrations fill the magazine with editorial notes obituaries and cultural features. Subscription prices and address listed.
A Mobile dispatch dated the 7th notes the city election for Mayor Tax Collector and Ward Commissioners was hotly contested. Mayor R B Owen led the Democratic ticket and F B Parker led the Republican and Citizen's ticket with Mahone tactics. Full returns show the Democratic ticket winning all but one commissioner, marking strong Mahonism impact in Alabama.
A clergyman struggles to speak as listeners cough nonstop. The article promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds and notes trial bottles are handed out at C E Heberhart's Drug Store.
A compilation of republication era dispatches shows New York Republicans split into factions stalwart half breed and Tammany Hall while papers mock lawmakers and critique leadership. Commentators discuss alliances among Cornell Belden and Kelly with Kelly aiming for the Republican ticket.
A Mt Vernon special reports in Rockcastle county Kentucky that Mary Sigman known as the scarlet woman of Roundstone and her mother Rhoda Sigman were assassinated in their cabin about midnight. The killer fired fifteen shots and Mary died instantly with five fatal wounds while Rhoda died after the second encounter. The two women lived seven miles from the nearest town. Mary’s children alerted neighbors after the shooting.
A reprint explains the residence requirements for voters under the new constitutional amendment. It states that male citizens twenty one or older who have lived in the state six months and in township sixty days and in the ward or precinct thirty days before the election may vote if registered. Foreign born males must also declare naturalization and meet the same residence standards.
Fragmentary OCR lists seeds and quantities including Buck Wheat, Clover Seed, Hungarian Millet and coffee terms. Reads as a mixed commodity list with stray phrases and no coherent event or names.
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