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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1886
Page
2
Reported observations on tax policy, tariff theory, and party strength after the recent elections. Mentions Blaine in Pennsylvania, Mahone in Virginia, projected congressional shifts, Allen Thorpe Rice near election, and discussion of reform actors. Highlights public sentiment toward free trade and labor, with questions on suffrage and registration debates in New York.
The article notes a new legislature split with Republicans holding a Senate majority and a Republican led House while labor party candidates win some seats. It blames demagogues for strikes, cites official canvasses from Michigan districts, reports on South Carolina and Detroit election results, and discusses Missouri high license effects and New York third party tactics influencing judge races.
The article traces the major Republican gains after the election, praising the result as a renewal of party vitality. It highlights gains in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and Illinois, notes continued Senate control, and warns the Democratic administration faces a harsher verdict in 1888. It portrays the tariff debate as central and appraises the party's strategic path under Speaker Carlisle.
Friends in Grand Rapids Marshall Calhoun county and beyond plan to present him as a Senate candidate to succeed Senator Conger. They praise his ability and wish to honor the state though candidacies are crowded with many names.
A jumble of quoted editorials and notices from several papers criticizes party tactics and reform methods. It references the Brooklyn Eagle Milwaukee Sentinel Philadelphia Telegram and Detroit Tribune, noting debates over free trade reform and political maneuvering. The text urges readers to seek revenue honesty while warning of partisan lines and leadership missteps.
Austin Corbin emerges as the leading candidate for the presidency of the Philadelphia and Reading Road, after a years long industry career. He built wealth via Iowa farms and Davenport real estate, founded the Davenport National Bank, and later expanded into banking and eastern finance. Corbin now owns large hotels and trains on Coney Island, shaping access with his railroad fence.
A fragmented report recounts the Tichborne case claimant Arthur Orton dying in poverty in a New York room after a long, publicized dispute over the Sir Roger Tichborne estate. The piece contrasts Orton’s background with the accused heir, noting forgery, perjury, and his failed lectures to raise funds. It also mentions Elias Gove, a Lewiston eccentric claiming prophetic powers and government communications.
Scribner's Magazine will publish monthly at 3 dollars a year or 25 cents per copy. Early issues will feature unpublished letters of Thackeray, reminiscences by E B Washburne, diaries of Gouverneur Morris, and new York society sketches, along with fiction by Banner, Stevenson, Harris, and others.
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