Grant era notes and local notices in a 19th century dispatch
A collection of brief transcriptions including a cobbler anecdote, daily hack service between a town and Mount Vernon, references to a Grant corruption fund destined for distribution, thanks to newspaper exchanges, acknowledgments to several individuals for paper access, formation of a Grant and Wilson Club, political debates over General Warrants, fairgrounds preparations and a notable horse trainer and lecture proposal, a fire alarm at the M E Church, bridge construction updates for Black River, and an insurance agent appointment for National Life Insurance Company of the United States with its benefits and capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Taract
New Harmony and Vicinity
National Life Insurance Company
United States
National
Congress
Words of Wisdom Well Spoken for a Grant organized Indiana
The Indianapolis State Sentinel urges Grant supporters to organize across Indiana noting large corruption funds and efforts to enlist Democrats and Democratic papers against Greeley. It calls for rapid, thorough voter enrollment, predicts strong Liberal party presence, and urges action ahead of October and November elections while reporting on local political events and social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis State Sentinel
Grant
Indiana
Friends of Gren-Ley
Reform
Grant Party
Greeley
Party of Reform
Progress
Liberal Party
Senator Schurz in Posey draws large Posey crowd
A Mount Vernon audience of about 2500 heard Carl Schurz on Thursday, praised as a masterly, logical speech that could add votes to the GREELEY majority. In contrast, the Wadeville Republican picnic drew 428 attendees, with 226 voters and 60 Democrats, labeled a political fizzle. The First District’s largest campaign demo occurred in Evansville with thousands of Democrats and Liberal Republicans listening to Schurz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Car. Scuurz
Vernon
Serranz
Senator Schurz
Posey
Mount Vernon
Carl Schurz
Greeley
Wadesville
Posey County
Harrow
New Harmony
Senator Scharz
Vanderburgh
Harmony township meeting urged to unite before October election
A party directive urges every Democrat in Harmony township to attend next Tuesday night’s meeting to organize for the work ahead before the October election. Oliver P. Morton remarks on preventing Democrats from voting for Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gar
Harmony Township
Oliver P. Morton
Ballou's Magazine and Confederate Generals Notices
A collage of ad blurbs and notices from an old newspaper page. Includes Ballou's Magazine September contents, a Confederate generals list copied from the Victoria Texas Advocate, and brief ads for syrup, a marriage guide, and various publishers. In Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and other states the names Beauregard Hood and Pickett appear amid political commentary on Greeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bauxou
Sterremper
Ballou
Phoca
Seal
Mechanic's Institute
Baltimore
Mount Egmont
New Zealand
Madgeburg
Prussia
Yauxe Psoriy
Ruthven
Apollo Pigfeet
Messrs
Thames & Talbot
Congress St
Boston
Mass
Greeley
Victoria
Texas
Advocate
Louisiana
Beauregard, Hays and Longstreet
J. B. Hood
Mississippi
Featherstone, Walthall and
Humphreys
Alabama
Pettus
John T. Morgan
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the Register
Walter E. Thrall
Tary Public
Ind
Notary Public
Marchicts
Eugene S. Thrall
William L. Johnson
Lynn Township
William Wilson
Noah Kuykendoll
Chicago
Abraham and
Isaac
Enowarp Homer
Eagle Mills
Sas
Henry Haypen
J.C. Pooney, Jr
C. Bugton
New Orleans
fAlso
G. W. Jun- Ter
Martin GoLpen, Esq
California
New York
Grant and Wilson Club
F. G. Warrraurt
Pennsylvania
Harrraurt
Cransam
Jockey Club
M.E
Black River
Toledo
Ohio
Mt. Carmel
Baldwin
Mary Baldwin
W. Badwin
Judge Niblack
Captain Gooding
Knox
Mr. Nissack
Union Hall
Geg
The
Guadaloupe
Democratic Party
Gresley
Louisville Courier Journal
Montgomery
Literary Notices
Mesry’s Museum
Horace B. Fuller
Ster
Logan
Butler
Morton
Cameron
Tom Murphy
Renegades
Butler, Morton, Grant & Co
Perit
Boutwell
Registrar of the Treasury
General Grant
the Treasury
J. D. Mountfort
P. O
Washington, D.C
Butts
North Eighth Street
St. Louis
Geopaeae
Mumford
Read
Reeve
New Harmony, Inc
Dr. Cloud
Daniel Neat
Thrall & Mumford
H. and L. Co
New Harmony Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder Company
J.T. Hugo
Wm, Reed
Apllg
Qherife
Common Pleas Court
Richard Ford
Henry Fitton
Adam Lichtenberger
James B. Cuyler
Caroline Lichtenberger
Owen
State of
Alex. Crank
Queriff
Virgil P. Bozeman
William C. Bozeman
Oliver A. Ellis
Frank M. Ellis
Elnora Ellis
Richard M. Ellis
Alfred S. Ellis
Alex. Crunk
Cloud
McKenney
Hegeman
Warner
Mayll Thrall & Mumford
Annie E. Twigg
North Church Street
Bet
Main
J. R. Hugo
J.R. Hugo
Hugo
Owen & Lyon
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