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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1886
Page
1
Washington letter reports on Congress and the administration after April 4 1886. It notes overwork in the cabinet and president, GOP internal quarrels over appointments, and mentions the Vermont senator Edmunds and Logan. Includes Indiana patent list and items about an electric tree yarn and a new ten dollar silver certificate design.
A digest from Illinois reports stray livestock diseases near Hillsboro and a two inch worm in a horse eye. A Sangamon school incident ends in a pupil’s nose being broken after expulsion and reinstatement. Albion Presbytery debates tobacco use. a motion against games is defeated. A Morgan farmer swaps land for a larger move, spending $200 to scope options. A Chicago man sues over civil rights after denied lunch, winning $25. The Wabash river fund funds rebuilds at Mt. Carmel. A Farmington barber pockets $80 with one hand. a four year old is found drunk. Renomination of Dick Townshend seems likely. Shelby clerk A. J. Gorgas dies from dieting. Edwards county migration to Oregon, a Cairo earthquake, and a heavy snow across the state are noted. Chicago schools count 1,300 teachers. A political dispatch discusses Republican dissent against Edmunds’ domination and nominations stalls amid growing anti-dynastic sentiment.
The AP dispatches report Cincinnati delivering a full Republican ticket by up to 7000 votes, Dayton and Toledo with small GOP majorities, Columbus flipping Democratic by a few hundred, Shelby marking a Democratic win since 1861, and Cleveland maintaining a usual Republican edge amid an unusually light turnout across reported locales.
March debt reduction measured at 14,087,885 with Democrats carrying Dubuque Davenport by large margins and a Fort Worth Knights of Labor victory. Republicans carried Keokuk by about 600. Weather and transport notes include big floods near Evansville Cairo and 15 inches of snow in Cincinnati. Other items cover seat prices in exchanges and car coupling injuries.
Reports from last Monday's elections show little change in township trustees across Indiana. Evansville elected Dannettell as mayor by 700, Democrats hold city council 8 to 4, and Republican gains in several counties balance Democratic gains elsewhere. Observed shifts include trustees gained by Republicans in Gibson, Cass, Floyd, Allen, Marion, Vigo and Miami, with many counties remaining steady.
In Chicago April 8 1888 ranges for winter wheat 74 to 82 cents per bushel spring wheat 69 to 84 cents corn 33 to 36 cents oats 26 to 81 cents per bushel Timothy seed 1.86 a bushel Clover 6.25 to 6.30 a bushel cattle 2.85 to 5.65 per 100 pounds hogs 4.10 to 4.35 per 100 pounds sheep common to choice 4.90 to 5.80 per head. One western Massachusetts firm produced 130000 drums last year.
The Odd Fellows here announce Capt. William R. Myers Secretary of State will give the anniversary address. He is a renowned Indiana speaker and will attract a large audience with free admission. Also notes river rising, Ohio backing up, and various local items including visits, departures, and school observations.
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