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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1869
Page
2
The Terre Haute city election on the 4th gave the Democrats a sweeping win with the mayor, assessor, and treasurer elected, and seven of ten council seats new. The piece lauds the Fifteenth Amendment and praises the Enquirer as a leading, reliable paper with broad coverage and strong editorials.
The Enquirer reports General Grant appoints Colonel C C Crowe of Alabama as Governor of New Mexico, replacing General Robert Mitchell of Ohio. It notes veterans like Mitchell and Rosecrans face dismissal, cites Brownlow allies, and questions whether recent changes reflect a new standard of patriotism or a dream.
A Chicago Times account describes General Lee being ushered into a private interview with President Grant after a crowd failed to see him. The piece notes Grant’s busy cabinet and limited informal discussions about Southern affairs.
A dated criticism argues Grant’s two months in office harmed the country more than predecessors, citing cabinet failures, patronage, and policy shifts toward imperialism. It notes aggressive scrutiny from the Chicago Tribune and warns of further conflicts with Sioux and Cheyenne movements amid scarce supplies and failed peace efforts.
Dispatch from Camp Wachita dated April 10 reports 100 lodges of Arapahoes surrendering unconditionally. Little Robe’s Cheyenne band and others are moving toward the reservation and joining the Arapahoes with designation of terms to be set by the department.
Private letter from William W. Bishop of Treasure City Nevada to James McCave describes vast mineral wealth. He reports 100 mines near his office and ore paying 30 to 10 000 dollars per ton, with mills valued in millions and a booming mining region in the Eastern Nevada high country.
May 3 reports describe yesterday’s severe storm with torrential rain and gale winds. A schooner capsized but crew saved. a frame building near Weavertown collapsed causing about 31,000 in damage. Hoboken flats flooded and many residents evacuated by boat.
A Hong Kong letter claims English forces burned three Chinese villages near Swatow and killed 55 Chinese. A Valparaiso letter says Spain and Chile accepted a Washington convention to settle their difficulties. The Brooklyn Jockey Club plans a race meeting under American Jockey Clubs guidance. A humorous tale recalls a preacher’s son at a conference reacting to a chicken incident.
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