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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1883
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription terms for Tug Register published weekly by Co. v. Slater, rates for legal and local ads, advance payment rules, and columnar pricing. Henry Hunsdon appears as Notary Public and state commissioner for Illinois in Indiana.
A Washington dispatch mocks the navy’s recent failures including a nearly sunk vessel after $100000 spent on repairs and questions if new steel cruisers will endure. It questions Blaine as a presidential candidate while praising Bristow, Tilden, and Voorhees for fighting government corruption and urging party reform in the South and at the capital.
Yesterday morning at the Mississippi levee steamers Suc cess and Huott had decks swarmed with inch long green frogs washed down by rain. Spars lines and fences were alive with the slimy visitors, obscuring watchmen lantern light and sparking wide comment. the phenomenon remains unexplained.
Explorations reveal a cave at Lookout Mountain’s base with a large lake and a 150 foot waterfall. Other waterfalls and phenomena accompany the discovery near the Tennessee river three miles from Chattanooga. The opening remains shallow and depth unknown.
A long rural digest notes incidents and trivia from Indiana and Illinois. Items include a near fatal bee sting in Oakland, Texas ponies sold in Owensville, a negro camp meeting near Phillipsburg, and local crop yields. It mentions a building boom in Carmi, a Griffin visitor fined, and various county statistics on treasuries, schooling costs, wheat, and railroads.
The August 14 dispatch from Griffin's Station, Ixp., reports crops finished and wheat sold at 95 cents after delivering over 40 000 bushels since market opened. A town baseball club formed last Sunday, locals discuss social issues, visitors Mollie Atterbury and Lollie Martin from Illinois stayed, and Doss Boren opened a saloon amid town concerns.
Hazaeron Inc reports about seventy five tons of hay burned last night near Decker's Station Knox county in retaliation for Ben Kuhin Co enforcing the stock law. A public notice blames the act on enforcement and promises a reward for the incendiaries amid widespread excitement.
In Ohio the GOP faces a tough fight as national issues are urged by leaders to boost finances for 1884. Foster has contributed 26,000 with more expected from Washington and New York, while Gen. Ben Cowan notes a promised 250,000 for the campaign. The liquor dealers’ association in Toledo backs Democrats, denouncing the Scott law and aiming to aid Hoadly’s bid. Dems forecast at least a 16,000 city majority for Hoadly in Toledo, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland, and Columbus to overturn GOP strength statewide.
State house commissioners declare the contractors have failed to follow plans and threaten to abandon the job after September 3 if work is not performed. Contractors claim costs cannot fall below 2,560,000 while others think it can fit within the $2,000,000 legal limit. Officials warn the project may become an elephant on taxpayers.
A severe hail storm swept the Nishnabotna valley near Odeboli Iowa causing vast crop and property damage. A woman identified as Mrs Lawson was killed and another person seriously hurt as trains on two lines were blocked for miles. Losses may exceed $500 000.
Posey county officials approved a $150,000 bond for treasurer Wasem who will soon take over from Nick Joest. The bond, said to be the strongest ever in Posey county, was signed by A P Dixon N Joost Adam Schreiber C A Parke John Lenning Ben Cox W M Cartwright John Niederat Wm Hall Marion Whipple Alex Crank A C Williams C P Klein C Wasem M Har lem E W Rosénkrans J B Gardiner W W Curtis Milton Black George Naas E M Spencer P A Hutcheson John Hermann T D Shelton and W P Roscrean. Kentucky returns show Knott winning by 37,232 with a Democratic gain of about 8,000.
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