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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1879
Page
2
Readable fragments show totals like 348,122 and 1878 breakdowns with Republican Democratic National labels. The text lists multiple county vote figures including 10,990 140,050 27,500 and 19,992 2,000, but details are garbled and entities are unclear.
The Register notes bids for a French canal project led by M. de Lesseps, with 90 million dollars of shares likely allotted to Europeans, leaving Americans sidelined. It also discusses Nicaraguan canal efforts, quarantine debates in New York, and cultural notices including Sarah Bernhardt plans amid theater obituaries and social anecdotes.
Washington reports forged documents sent to Ohio bearing signatures of Democratic Congressmen. Investigators identify Senator Haton of Connecticut and General Ewing as principal false names. Duncan S. Walker of the Democratic National Committee warns Chairman McKinney by telegraph that the sample seat is a forgery, though well executed.
The Boston Herald notes journalism's rising reach with a Vatican newspaper in Italian French German Spanish, praising press liberty. It recalls Napoleon and Hume on press power, and cites 50 mph rail speeds London to York and 72 mph rail speeds Britain to anticipate risks, while European averages lag.
The Mississippi River Commission appoints Ben Harrison after he personally verified the waters are not blue, recalling a past defeat by Blue Jeans Williams. Democratic papers cite Foster’s 1875 South report against Hoar Wheeler and Frye, while local editorials criticize campaign funding and race politics. Jeff Brown, accused killer of Howell Grant, claims to identify Abram Gann’s killer at the New Harmony fair, a claim met with doubt by Posey county officials.
A Philadelphia man faces a cloud over obligations totaling 70000 dollars. His wife and child mourn his sudden departure, and a breakfast table and Presbyterian prayer meeting miss his religious devotions as reported by the New York Herald.
A prominent Ohio Republican and ally of Mrs. Hayes has publicly endorsed Grant instead of Sherman. The item notes that he risks losing his office, claiming no Ohio man is without an office, and reflects on partisan dynamics. A separate headline reports a Kentucky cyclone wreckage with search crews still seeking fragments.
The item cites sharp remarks about Stoughton and his English mission, quips about Zack Chandler's political sobriety, and a line about Chandler bearing scars from champagne. The snippets reflect press wit on a political scene, pairing ridicule with remembered past bravado.
Our Washington letter notes Congressman isher warns the Republicans may not carry Maine as Sherman's speeches dampen the mood while Democrats and Greenbackers gain. Gen Miles reports Sitting Bull plans to stay on Canadian soil, reducing Indian trouble this season. Treasury official Gilfillian to try paying 10 percent of salaries in standard silver on next payday, with a $1,000,000 monthly payroll in the District. Agriculture reports record grain crops in Minnesota and Dakota, predicting a wheat harvest of about forty.
The Peck 3 Sun letter defends John Miles, a Utah Mormon leader, after his polygamy conviction and prison sentence. It questions justice, lampoons his wives and domestic burden, and laments punishment for indiscretion, arguing the situation reflects imbalance rather than crime.
A letter from Sueur Minnesota notes Dr Swaine's garden corn now stands 1 to 15 feet tall and continues growing. Each stalk bears at least four ears, one stalk even has seven. The propagator claims ears can sprout from every joint groove by selecting seeds yearly for high productivity.
A Lee county plantation debate on who benefits the country sparked humor and wrangling as the group sided with buzzards over lawyers. Elsewhere a Norristown Herald note complains game laws still need change and a Lewiston, NY girl stores the New Testament in memory with a cemetery lot purchased by her father.
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