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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1872
Page
3
The notice chronicles Greeley and Brown Club meetings at Union Hall with plans for Tuesday and next week. It notes speakers, attendance goals, school teacher elections, local visits by Major Menzies and Sheriff Crank, and a big fair with horses and stock news.
Death announced in the Memphis Appeal of the 18th inst. for Joan M. Corwine a respected longtime printer and civic member. He died after a protracted illness at five o clock, leaving a sorrowing family. Remains to be interred at Elmwood Cemetery this evening by the Typographic and Masonic Societies.
T A Hendricks and G W Julian addressed about eight thousand at Kokomo last week. Democrats and Liberals see Indiana October as the national battleground and aim to secure a Hendricks majority. Internal Revenue Collector Wearon spoke, praising Grant and listing reasons for re-election. A fourteen year old boy died testing a loaded rifle by tampering with the lock. The paper urges organization against Grant and notes Capt. Joan B Wan now commands the Louisville steamer Tarascon for Evansville to Louisville river trips.
Bayless W. Janna, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, lectures in Mt. Vernon at 1 pM. He is described as a strong orator and is expected to draw a large audience to discuss state affairs under Radical rule in Indiana. A Union Trail ball will be held each evening during the county fair with music from the New Harmony Brass and String Bands.
Ex Governor Saulsbury of Delaware, once opposed to Greeley and Brown, urges Democrats to back Greeley and Brown. He cites duty, argues Grant or Greeley can win, warns against a third candidate aiding the political ring, and endorses active support to end what he calls ring government.
A report recalls a colored picnic at Alton Illinois where a Know Nothing speaker praised Grant and derided Dutch Americans, proclaiming loyalty to Grant as enemy of the Germans and protector of the blacks. The piece notes Henry Wilson’s 1855 American movement quote and mentions a Know Nothing candidate for Vice President with Grant, asking voters to choose him or B Graz Brown of Missouri.
A dense piece promises a forthcoming exposé of alleged frauds by the governing party totaling 156 million dollars, urging readers to study official records. The New York Herald weighs on the Bourbon Democratic movement, hinting at a ticket of O Conor and Duncan, with Duncan left isolated as O Conor declines to endorse his name. Reports of large political rallies in Indiana praise Sheapricks and Lib eral ranks as amnesty debates spark amid rebellion talk in North Carolina. A national appeal urges three cents for a circular and catalog, while a Vernon Republican note mocks Major Milner’s penmanship. A fire in Carmel causes damages and injuries from a falling wall at Parental Acres.
The ALDINE September issue is praised for art and literature with pieces like Moonlight on the Hudson by Dixon and Bogert and Wood Ducks by Burling. It highlights Thayer’s terrier Playing Sick, Watering Cattle, Little Emily and Lai Corinthiaca, calling it a remarkable volume suitable for parlor display. Also reviewed are Oliver Optic's Magazine September, the PuReno logical Journal, and The Science of Heart, noting stories, poetry, illustrations, and broad health and science topics with substantial prices and subscriptions.
The Evansville note praises Charles Sheldon as an intelligent colored man working industriously for Greeley. The Win Sun claims most educated Black men North and South support Greeley, while the "besotted, ignorant" negroes back Grant due to fear stirred by fifty thousand paid agents deployed nationwide.
Prescription note from Turant and Mumworp's Drug Store. Pest County fairs in the district run in Posey New Harmony September 10 to 13 Petersburgh September 10 to 13 Gibson Princeton September 16 to 20 Davies Washington September 23 Spencer Rockport October 1 to 6 Warrick Boonville October 2 Perry Rome October 2 to 4 Knox Vincennes October 14 to 18 and the State Fair in Indianapolis September 20.
List of patents granted by the United States Patent Office to Indiana inventors for the week ending July 31 1872. Entries include Water Elevator by J J Hamilton Connersville Wood Screw by W N Matthews Richmond Pad Crimp and Last for Harness by R R Calvert and W Michael Mansfield Fire proof Floor and Ceiling by J Hodgson and W H Brown Indianapolis Apple and Vegetable Knife by A Kimber Muncie Hay stacking Apparatus by C H Kirkpatrick Sugar Grove Sewing Machine by V Parks Fort Wayne Heating Stove by D Scantlin Evanville Fruit Basket by A Dean Otto Snap Hook by L Flagg Peru Map Holder by J Highfield Centreville Bee Hive by J and W H Horseman New London Carriage Wheel by J Ridge Richmond IMub for Vehicle Wheels by J Ridge Richmond Corn Planter by C S Stone Greenwood Mrs Whitcomb s Syrup The great soothing remedy Price 25 cents Sold by all Druggists See advertisement m123 y Marriage Guide Interesting work numerous engravings 224 pages Price 50 cis Address Dr Butts Dispensary 12 North Eighth Street St Louis Mo Sco advertisement mr237
An appeal to American patrons from a Paris hotel promises fish balls and buckwheat cakes at all hours. The item cites advertising to attract travelers and notes medical testimonials for Dr. Cloud's Invigorating Cordial. Neal, M D, reports using it in practice and endorses its efficacy, with Thrall & Mumford listed as sellers.
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