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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1869
Page
2
Objections from Republican colleagues claim Hyansville lacks a district court and that Representative Nintack does not push the matter. The article defends his efforts, asserting refuting information appears in papers and publishing a bill and a letter explaining who bears blame for the bill’s defeat.
A 1869 House bill would authorize two annual district court terms in Indiana at Evansville and New Albany with juror numbers, clerk appointments, and adjournment rules. The piece includes a letter from Indiana Radical delegates opposing moving court locations and critiques on expanding federal power, plus a note on Russian baths as a medical preservative treatment.
Henry D. Washburn of this state has been appointed Surveyor General of Montana, a post with potential for substantial earnings. The Haransville Journal notes no other Washburn in the U S holds a government office to its knowledge and suggests any such person should be provided for.
A French journal recounts Dr Buisson treating hydrophobia by bathing in water and applying vapor baths. The physician details early exposure, a puncture wound, and a dramatic relief after a 52 degree vapor bath. He claims success with over 80 cases, urging caution for bitten individuals.
Readers protest uncut leaves in books and magazines. The London Daily News criticizes paper knives as obsolete yet notes publishers continue to supply ready for use volumes. The piece urges sellers to spare readers the petty bother and advocates a war on the paper knife.
A New York paper argues the true independence lies in mastering a trade rather than clerical work. It laments youth preference for clerkship over skilled crafts, noting bankruptcy and precariousness among mercantile workers, and urges trades as the sure route to self reliance and future security.
Connecticut held its state election last Monday and JEwen Rep was chosen governor by about a 500 vote majority. The Legislature is also Republican.
Washington April 7. Railroad Committee to allow testimony during recess to finish investigation of Central Pacific Railroad affairs. House Pacific Railroad committee meet with Chandler and Chittenden as Union Pacific and Central Pacific argued for continued inquiry. Military officials ordered to audit fuel and quarters usage and reduce officer numbers, and to assess transportation means for Army needs.
From Tavana April 6 authorities in Washington know two expeditions prepare to leave the Mississippi. Admiral Lo ordered to prevent landing and monitor Peruvian monitors. Col Placidos escaped prison in Mexico and Proclaimed Placedo Vega Governor of Chalo, capturing the mint and freeing prisoners. Vega moves to join him. Mexican Congress meets Thursday amid a stormy session. Juarez opposition grows as Yucatan excursions fuel unrest. Possible confrontation over Mexico and Vera Cruz Railroad concession and a new American capital backed company. Spanish prize steamer brings five prisoners to trial by Naval Court Martial. six hundred artillerymen arrive from Cienfuegos welcomed by volunteers. Cuban flag dragged in parade.
A historic defense figure, General Robert Anderson, is described as aging and in need, forced to sell his library and live in Europe. The piece questions why supporters do not assist him, noting he has no political offices to offer and implying patrons favor other figures. It also highlights David A. Wells’s critique of rising living costs versus wages, and mentions renewed focus on Indigenous peoples amid war reports.
National Intelligencer reports the Indiana special election produced a landslide re election for Democratic lawmakers who resigned to block the Fifteenth Amendment. It notes heavy Republican disappointment and forecasts the amendment’s defeat across nine states, shaping autumn politics. It also cites Mrs Stanton’s two decade forecast for women’s rights and social reform.
The Secretary of the Treasury the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Interior were originally Democrats.
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