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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1887
Page
1
A report from Grant county details Henry Lockwood and wife of Marion area who lived in severe poverty with three children aged 14 to 8 left alone in a rain and snow drenched hovel. The younger child died overnight after being found in the snow. the eldest recalls finding his sister outside in the cold.
Reports from Terre Haute detail the death of H Dickerson a Republican state legislator noted for his contested seat in the house. In Laville two Hortorville youths paid a con artist 80 each for counterfeit money and then received a brick. Amanda English preserves a Henry Clay era bureau from 1820. Milk sickness roils Vincennes south western counties with cattle deaths and illnesses. New Albany marks the 70th anniversary of the first Methodist church dedication in 1817. Peru notes two dynamite cartridges found in a local flour mill posing a serious blast risk.
A recently drilled well ten miles northeast of Marion at Van Buren produced a strong gas flow and, upon deepening, yielded considerable oil. Of twenty wells sunk in the county, this is the first to indicate oil.
Rans Happing, a wealthy young farmer, was sentenced to two years in the State penitentiary for horse stealing committed while drunk. Evansville insurance rates rise 15 percent due to poor water supply and alleged fire dept mismanagement. Hendricks Clubs will organize in every county for next year’s Democratic drive. Madison Flake of Johnson County reportedly insanity over perpetual motion. Amusements boom at Richmond with about 150 actors recently in town. Muncie boasts being the state’s leading gas town but lacks a public light. Over half of Jeffersonville’s 16 wells are pumped dry daily before noon. A Pike County man found a horseshoe at 25 feet while digging a well. Spencer County shows a solid Democratic official line. John O. Snyder of Blackford County, famed as the walking man, is dead. Michigan City’s ex-convicts’ home project failed. A dynamite bomb was found in the Henry County courthouse hall. Joseph Owens of Greensburg killed his brother in a drunken fight. Utica Clarke County reports strong gas flow. Evansville bored 2000 feet for gas with no result. Vincennes has a farmers’ building and loan association. Marion saloonkeepers receive many bombs. Several peach trees bloom near Jeffersonville. White Caps appear in Montgomery County. Plumbers in demand at Michigan City. Connersville plagued by burglars. New Albany lights up with electricity.
Items from Illinois report deaths and curiosities including Mrs. Martha Collins in Carmi dying, her remains sent to Athol Massachusetts, and sister Mrs. Chadwick in New Harmony. Notes mention baptisms in Louisville, a Greenville sparrow-killing rifle incident, John Van Piper dying at 110, a $4,650 steam pile-driver, river rises near Sangamon, and varied local happenings. Also lists about I O O F lodges, oil prospects, bridges, and state-wide oddities.
The Critic reports the new 50th Congress opening with Carlisle re elected Speaker, multiple contested seats in both chambers, and a big push for tariff reform and tax reductions. It notes disputes over West Virginia and California seats, calls out pension opponents, and argues Democrats seek genuine reform while Republicans defend protectionism.
Washington November 27 The pension commissioner ordered a certificate for Col W R Morrison though his name did not appear on the rolls The 62 year old Mexican War veteran received an eight dollar monthly pension totaling ninety six dollars a year Morrison who suffered wounds at Fort Donelson never before applied for a pension and is praised by veterans for his modestty and disdain for pension seekers
Washington reports show a rise of about 900000 in the public debt for November due to large pension payments. The House counts twenty seven red headed representatives. Through December 14 1886 women received letters patent for 1985 inventions. The life saving service rescued 6272 persons and 5788820 dollars of property last year. The president's message stresses immediate tariff reform.
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