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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1880

Page

3

Long-ago Washington news and misc. items of note

A Milford boy saves a mail bag to earn a commendation from the Postmaster General, while changes unfold as Key retires and Maynard becomes Minister to Turkey. Reports cover trade surpluses, coin and bullion movements, district nominations, coal prices, a horse record, a mass fire loss, political speeches, poisonings, train deaths, robberies, and maritime incidents across 1880s America.

Washington Nort William A. Buckingham Milford Conn Key Judge Key Horace Maynard Turkey Postoffice Tennessee Longatreet Hayes California Ramaey Sherman McCook United States

West and South political notes and incidents

The 25th reports Jere S. Black arriving in New York from Liverpool. Iowa Republicans meet at Des Moines nominating Hull Lucas Conger Powers McPherson and electors. An assassin shot Judge Sherman Page in Austin Minnesota. he is expected to recover. Texas Republicans nominate E J Davis for governor. Mastodon bones found near Chicago. Chicago rail workers demand wage hikes. strike ensues. Irish dancing at Indianapolis AOH picnic faces bishop’s sanction. General Sheridan and aides visit Los Pinos Agency. Colorado Republicans renominate Pitkin. ex senator Ross named Kansas governor nominee. California and Tennessee nominations noted.

West South Jere S. Black New York Liverpool Iowa Minn E. J. Davis Wicker Park West Division Chicago Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Milwaukee Order of Hibernians Indianapolis Sheridan Myers Gregory Strong Los Pinos Colorado Pitkin E. G. Ross Kansas Democracy California Stephen J. Maybell First Tennessee

Jamaica Island Hurri cane wrecks terror with widespread damage

Reports describe a violent hurricane on the night of the 25th that injured crews in Jamaica Island, uprooted trees, leveled houses, and left thousands homeless. Kingston barracks and churches were destroyed, three wharves lost, and many vessels wrecked in the harbor.

Jamaica Island Kingston TrancoruLo, Aglesro & Co Liverpool Alexandria Aboukir Dulcigno Montenegro Scutari Theeban Bombay Peshawar Ayoob Khan Cundahar Kunanehet Switzerland Cork Ireland

Church and sees created in Chicago and Kansas City

Rome dispatch lists appointment of Right Rev. P A Feehan as Archbishop of Chicago with Alton and Peoria as suffragans. Kansas City also made an episcopal see with Right Rev Dr Hogan as first Bishop.

Rome P. A. Feehan Nashville Tenn Chicago Alton Peoria Kansas City Hogan

Garfield's Cleveland Speech Attacks South Carolina Fraud

The speech urges young voters to back Republican unity against perceived civil war era scars. It denounces Confederate memory monuments and praises Kansas and Ohio while challenging census politics and South Carolina’s allegiance to rebellion.

Census frauds in South Carolina mar public record

A historical commentary claims South Carolina will show a census gain exceeding one million people a thirty three percent rise in ten years, attributing the surge to immigration and natural increase while critiquing miscounts and political manipulation amid broader population trends and methodological detail.

South Carolina Hayes Hammond Wade Hampton Hampton Butler Congress Kansas Sofran South Caroline Mike William Haglish Shamu Zadienapolis Journal Southarolina Malthus Europe East Darwin

Why Should There Be a Changed Policy in Government

The piece argues Democrats must specify what policy changes they seek beyond replacing Republicans. It questions proposals about centralization, war debts, emancipation costs, and constitutional amendments, urging a clear program rather than vague calls for change. It includes a Detroit Post and Tribune quotation endorsing Lincoln’s party and criticizing the timocratic party.

Republcans Gener South Supreme Court Sen Lincoln Jefferson Davis Detroit Post and Tribune

Davis on the fence and the 1880 campaign

A spirited critique sketches Senator Davis drawn from his fencing stance on Civil War loyalties and letters to political groups. It contrasts Davis’s neutrality with Garfield Hancock and other candidates, noting Democratic leanings in Georgia and a Republican majority in Iowa. The piece mocks Davis’s habit of writing letters and urges him to retire from public commentary.

Fataman David Davis Las David Las Georgia Rory Davide Davis Hancock Tilton Muglish Thurman Judge Davis David Otter Hinsoh Fiaan Workingmen's Party Hethara Greenbrookers Greenbackers Workingmen John Kelly Tuat Cincinnati David David Rome Feu Garfield Neal Dow Weaver Davis Ob Burdette Burlington Hawkeye

Which Way Do Your Masters Point Toward Atonement

A garbled religious polemic recounts ceremonial debates within a church as a renegade leader and others speak of truth and error. The fragment references gospel figures, factions, and a call to unity amid dissent, with lingering questions about guidance toward righteousness.

Virginia Borie

Mortgage sharks and foreclosures target Hoosier victims

A Milwaukee Sentinel report details how Vice President candidate English allegedly built wealth via foreclosures and tax deeds, buying properties at sheriff sales and extracting full mortgage sums. Victims describe loss of homes, personal judgments, and hardship amid aggressive mortgage practices.

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