10 Jun 1868
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Newspaper
New Albany Daily Commercial
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1868
Page
1
An article defends Ulysses S. Grant and Colfax, denounces Republican calumnies by Democratic factions, cites Vallandigham and Voorhees, praises Hannibal Hamlin, and notes Ku Klux threats from the Columbus Sun amid Grant Colfax nomination chatter. It stresses loyalty, party conflict, and regional rhetoric.
A Philadelphia Ledger correspondent reports on John Morrissey and Dave Rynders backing Chase for the Fourth of July Democratic choice. Belmont may lose chairmanship. Colfax denounced as a gentleman while printer status sparks Virginia critcism. Death by suicide of 13 year old Eva Billington in Maine noted alongside North Carolina election returns showing Radicals losing ground to Democrats in several counties.
Reports from Rapides, St. Landry, and Feliciana parishes confirm early cotton worm appearances in Louisiana this spring. Analysts warn early worm emergence portends heavy damage, urging planters to avoid full cotton plantings, bolster other crops, and focus on stock and forage due to backward growth and risk to yields.
Gerald Zeek of Middleboro was arrested Wednesday evening on a charge of poisoning his wife Mrs. Zeek who died about five weeks ago. Doctors testifying say he administered medicines causing a burning sensation and she accused him of intending to kill her. Grand Jury found probable cause and ordered his arrest. Remains to be disinterred for examination by doctors next Tuesday. Correspondence with an Iowa widow is also before the Grand Jury.
The German Turner Association met in Fort Wayne at Turner Hall with decorated halls and flags. Dr A Hoffman of Logansport and A Lange of Chicago led the convention which ratified radical resolutions for the National Turner Convention in Boston. Chicago was chosen to host the next annual meeting. Four to six hundred Turners expected tonight from district towns for the festivities as the State Sunday School Society begins a three day meeting tomorrow with Rev Edward Eggleston delivering the opening address on the Sabbath School.
Sunday morning about five o'clock John D. Wharton shot himself in the Madison Hotel room, mortally wounding himself. He had been partially deranged and threatened self harm. friends found him on the floor after the report and doctors termed the wound mortal as he lay in a parlour.
In Washington the Woolley case returns to the House with a debate over where testimony should be heard. Woolley agrees to answer to the committee after the House mandates, amid sharp exchanges including Butler’s accusations and Shellabarger’s bar order. Also noted is the Chinese Embassy flag at half mast for ex president Buchanan and a deadly pursuit in Sullivan County Indiana where fugitive James Smith fled into a swamp after being fired upon, dying from a broken neck.
Cincinnati reports cite Samuel Patterson of Gallipolis Ohio who killed himself Sunday night by taking poison under jealousy. A unidentified Ohio woman reportedly drowned in the Ohio River Sunday morning five miles below Cincinnati. her body not recovered. Wallace Tucker of Bellville Kentucky reportedly attempted suicide Friday by drinking lye. recovery doubtful. A Chicago case describes a young wife of policeman Arch Bell who after writing a note to her husband died. the couple had wed only recently after living unhappily. A San Francisco restaurant story shows a waiter demanding payment before soup, leading to a dramatic syringe action. Rietimong court notes deny recovery of war era bonds in rebel states.
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