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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1882
Page
2
The Weekly Herald announces Kendall's Horse Book with yearly rates for Swoseribers and club subscriptions. Prizes of 10 and 500 dollars go to the largest and second largest clubs outside Madison before June 1, 1882. Subscriptions must be prepaid, and agents are sought for every post in the county.
A Madison editorial rebuts Republican claims about city debt and asserts total per capita debt at about $20. It argues most debt is national, not local, and warns against federal policy harming citizens while promising local improvements funded by salable city assets.
Rev. Joan L. Puckerr editor of the Christian Indicator challenged as a candidate for auditor at the Republican convention in Howard county. Critics accuse him and allies of corrupt money influence while opponents say Christian Republicans prefer any Republican to a Democrat.
The Republican State Convention at Harrisburg on the 10th saw Stalwarts and Half-Breeds clash over the governor nomination with General Beaver acclaimed as the candidate. The platform favored by Half-Breeds left Cameronites in control of favors while Democrats awaited a fatal split to topple the party.
The Guiteau story moves from the trial to a public feud as Scoville and his wife clash over lecture plans and allegations. Mrs Scoville and her brother accuse J. W. Guiteau of harsh treatment and impending divorce, while critics call the publicity stunt.
Reports from the peach belt in Delaware indicate a bumper crop with over 5 000 000 baskets slated for shipment. Orchard owners fear prices may be too low to cover handling costs, while frost damage in the local area remains a concern but some peaches may still be available.
The Tut Democracy of the Seventh district met in convention at Shelbyville last week and nominated W. E. English for Congress. The convention opposed proposed State constitutional amendments and heard Hon. Adolph Seidensticker of the Indianapolis Telegraph commend its stance against prohibition.
The passage laments DeLong and his crew meeting a grim end in the polar wilderness. It argues that sending men into the North Pole amid brutal weather and starvation serves curiosity and vanity, not scientific necessity.
Under Secretary Burke of Ireland, killed recently, was the elder brother of Dr. A. Burke of Lafayette. Dr. Burke, a leading Land League member there, mourns the loss and states he believes the Land League had no role in the assassination.
The Walton murder case was called last Wednesday in Greensburg as defense attorneys requested a continuance due to a missing witness. A delay was granted to September 6. Mrs. Walton will remain jailed unless she posts the ten thousand dollar bond.
Dr. Max Scheter, a noted German physician in Indianapolis, died suddenly a few days ago of paralysis. His will, dated July 1881, ordered a post mortem examination and barred clergymen from officiating at his funeral.
Citizens denounce a Republican paper for labeling the ward’s Germans a communist rabble and demand the right to peaceful, quiet meetings on local and political issues without insult.
Last week the State Medical Society the Electric Medical Association the Druggists Association and the Editor's State Association met in Indianapolis. The city is noted for its accessible capital location from all parts of Indiana.
Voice charges the party in power with deceit and failing to protect the city from a dire threat. The speaker demands immediate actions to avert a deadly situation and preserve public safety.
The Tus Republican State Convention has been fixed for August 9 with plans pending. Organizers expect attendees from across the state to participate in deliberations and candidate selections.
The Weekly Herod is priced at 65 cents for a yearly edition through January.
The piece notes Irish killings strain relations with England and divide public opinion. It mentions leaders condemning the assassination, some factions showing approval, and no captured suspects yet. Irish organizations in the country condemn the act as authorities face demands.
A county soldier sent a bill to Senator Ben Harrison about six weeks ago. After a month he sent a duplicate copy to Senator Voorhes, and within three days it reached the United States Senate, read twice and referred to the proper committee. The note says Harrison may be friendly but slow to act.
Dispatch from Washington dated 15th reports the Supreme Court will unanimously affirm the lower court’s decision in Guiteau’s rehearing plea thus ending hope for a new trial and leaving the execution date as previously set.
Mr N T Frieply left for the west last Monday on a brief business trip. Mr B F Rossi’s furniture store is open again after settling with some creditors. The river at this point is still rising and has reached the hull of the East St. Louis on the marine ways. hope remains that water will not force a work suspension.
Madison papers unite in complimenting Mayor Joseph T. Brashear as he retires. The Rising Sun Recorder notes him as a very clever gentleman and commends his decades of service to the city.
County Treasurer Schooley will travel to Indianapolis next Monday to complete the semi annual May settlement. He will carry 85 367 50 dollars in State taxes 827 82 dollars in State House taxes 7173 25 dollars in State School taxes 1720 24 dollars interest on school fund 553 dollars for Jefferson County expenses to the House of Refuge Insane Hospital Reformatory Institution and Blind Asylum. The sum is paid to the State semi annually. At the June apportionment Jefferson County will receive a sum equal to the shore or larger for school purposes.
The North Vernon Sun notes Hon J Y Allison of Madison as a favored candidate for the Supreme Court. A self made, conscientious lawyer and judge now in his second Madison Circuit term, his service is highly regarded with few reversals and a strong reputation for integrity. If nominated by the Republican State Convention he would reflect credit on the ticket even if defeated.
A Parsons Kansas dispatch dated May 10 reports a terrible cyclone sweeping Mc Allister Indian Territory with seven killed outright, four fatally, eleven wounded, and thirty nine hurt. Fifty nine houses demolished and thirty badly wrecked. Mound City Missouri also struck with widespread destruction including uprooted trees, downed fences, damaged crops, and a church steeple blown down. Several homes displaced and structures wrecked.
The notice warns that the genuine Rough on Rats is made by Ephian S. Wells of Jersey City New Jersey with the stock label on a 61 box. It states the product is not distributed by travelers agents or peddlers.
A mix of local items: the third trial of F A Fisse ends in acquittal for Conrad Schafer’s murder at Brookville. lightning damages Richmond’s elm and a yearly meeting house. Henderson Kentucky re-elects Prof Chambers as public schools superintendent. River and harbor bills allot funds including 50 000 for Wabash river and 20 000 for White river. Michigan City harbor receives 80 000. Silvester Cheatham, leader of Franklin score band, buried in Franklin. Major Tackett from Decatur County returns from Virginia. In Evansville, electric lighting planned with six towers at 250 feet and 32 000 candles per tower, cost 16 500 yearly. Numerous local notes on crime, Lydia, and infrastructure fill the page.
Rochester, May 8 1882 H H Warner offers three prizes for 1882 discoveries including two hundred dollars for each new US UK or Irish comet found by telescope or naked eye. A meteorite prize of two hundred dollars awaits a consensus from Ward Dawson and Smith. A fifty dollar meteorite specimen prize applies for a fall in the US.
Warrants issued for John W. Dorsey star router, now in hands of government officers. Bank indictments include Hathaway Brown of Poughkeepsie National Bank and Richard W. Cornwall of the Fourth National Bank New York. Garfield memorial hospital fund receipts exceed 4000 dollars from a Washington rotunda tea party. Jeannette survivors sail home. Various local notes include wheat in Arkansas, Langheimer frees, Willcox post office removal, and a wild flood near Richmond Mississippi.
A Rochester man named Hinkle leads a company planning to harness two million horsepower from Niagara Falls to generate electricity for lighting up to five hundred cities within six hundred miles. Backers from Boston New York and Philadelphia commit about 20 million dollars, nine acres of ground cost one million and underground copper wiring will span the region as work begins.
President Arthur expressed sympathy to Mrs Mason and said petition for her husband’s pardon would go to the Cabinet. Supreme Court rules river towns may set high wharfage fees. Cadetsburg suit over $6000 against Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Big Sandy Steamboat Co. upheld city’s right to charges. Congress passes agriculture department bill. Salt tax on pork curing debated with wider fiscal impacts. Split decision over Cincinnati Bridge Company modified plans. Judge Mathews recused. Antichinese bill signed to curb Chinese immigration for ten years. Four presidential widows receive $5000 annual pensions. Tyler and Garfield cases noted. Brewers’ Association backs opposing prohibition. trustees named to defeat objectionable laws. Common schools bill seeks $10 million yearly for five years with teacher training carveout.
A rush at C E Heber Hart’s drug store for trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Asthma bronchitis hoarseness severe coughs and throat lung afflictions are invited to call for a free trial bottle at the store.
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