Burglaries, pursuits, and a western county chase
Harris Bros in Albion suffered a burglary with about 500 dollars in lace and velvets. The alert townsfolk chased suspects across farms, scattering guards and a straw-stack search. A loaded pistol and a hand to hand struggle marked the encounter as night watchers kept vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Bros
Albion
Brewer
Naylor
William Naylor
Ed Riggs
Frank Harris
Hodgson
Henry Demberger
Stewartsville
Demberger
Kleiner
Calvin
George E. Bailey
Petersburg
Wheatland
Mr. Bailey
White County
Clifford
Phillipstown
Post Office Department
Washington
Evanaville
New Harmony
Wadesville
Cynthiana
Emory McCool
Ingleside
Evansville
Mt. Vernon
Haubstadt Society
Andrew Ewing
New Liberty
Grayville
G. W. Davis
Sullivan
Princeton
Gibson County
Licenses Issued by Posey Circuit Court Clerk
In Posey County Indiana on December 26 1881 the Clerk of the Posey Circuit Court issued licenses to Burgess Greenfield and Emma B Allison Nathan L Omer and Eva Smith Wm C Smith and Anna McTurner James Sanders and Emily J Kincheloe Joseph Alvis and Martha Zuro John A Moore and Geneva Chismhall G W Curtis Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Verney
Ind
Posey Circuit Court
Burgess Greenfield
Emma B. Allison
Nathan L. Omer
Eva Smith
Wm. C. Smith
Anna McTurner
James Sanders
Emily J. Kincheloe
Joseph Alvis
Martha Zuro
John A. Moore
Geneva Chismhall
G. W. Curtis
Marshatt's Ferry Notes and Local Updates from Dec 1881
Special to the Register reports changes at Marshatt's Ferry with Dan Quinn moving in, mill shutdowns due to the Wabash, and staff shifts at the saw-mill. It notes injuries, a rumored wedding, and local gossip, plus broader items: Guiteau case notes, Supreme Court appointment, and Kansas corn and wheat totals. Also mentions deaths, a Christmas president visit, rising scarlet fever, and a New York fire, then promotes AYER's Cathartic Pills as a family remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshatt’s Ferry
Dan Quinn
New Harmony
Peterson
Dan
Quinn
J. K. Rumbarger
Scrogg Buskirk
Gosport
Lyd James
George Hunter
Mt. Vernon
William Locke
Mr. Locke
Bob Barton
Register
New York
N. Y
Arctic Ocean
James Gordon Bennett
Pole
South Pole
DeLong
Chipp
Juanita
Cuba
Virginius
Brooklyn Navy-Yard
St. Mary
I. S. Hayes
Siberia
Dan Sickles
National Guard
Gotham
Spencer
Vanderbilt
James Watson Webb
Courier-Journal
Bennett
The
Herald
Newark
Brooklyn
Commonwealth
United States
Kilkenny
Gotham Gossip notes and Arctic pole chatter
New York gossip column notes the Jeanette polar expedition and Bennett funding. It cites DeLong and Chipp, praises St. Mary’s School ship duties, and laments heavy losses. It blends humor with salacious marriage tidbits, political doings, municipal scandal, and brief Idaho mining life observations.
Keifer's House committees spark party uproar in 1881
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Keifer announced the House standing committees after weeks of study. Critics say the lineup favors monopolists and Stalwarts, with Pennsylvania and New York underrepresented, Democrats edged out for key posts, and the elections committee packed to unseat contested seats. Postmaster Timothy Howe to take office, while cabinet reshuffles hint at Chaffee for Interior and Arthur allies gain influence amid holiday adjournment.
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The
New York Sun
Keifer
New House
Congress
Whitthorne
Blount
Hewitt
Holman
Belford
Wasamatoy
D. C
House
Pennsylvania
New York
Committee On
National Bank
America
Timothy O. Howe
United States Senate
Wisconsin
North American Review
General Grant
Arthur
Grant
Conkling
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NEW Harmony Register
Indiana
Ca Ww. Slater
Town of
John Walz
Henry Hunsdon
State Board of Health
William Hartman
Main St
Bet
Tavern & Steam Mill
Sepid William Hartman
Henry Brown
Church St
Vieta House
Church Street
Viets Hotel
J.T. Hugo
Peter Weber
Mark Peter Weber
Pike
White River
Owensville
Carmi Railroad
Lawrence County
Haubstadt
Posey County
Mt. Carmel
Marshalls Ferry
Scormie
Guiteau
Horace Gray
Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Joan Milner
Hagerstown
Noa Neal
Ohio Valley
Louisville
J. O. Evant
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cook County
Chicago
Alaska
Ayeri
Idaho
I. T
Altoona
James Stinson
Mary Price
Stinson
Washteton
Post
Garfield
Virginia
South
Blaine
Liverpool Mercury
Charles Rose
Dorking
England
Sates
London
Church of the Holy Cross
Chaffee
Colorado
Hunt
Lincoln
GuirEeau
Republican Party
Cedarville
Greenecounty
Washington Repubblican
Joseph E. McDonald
McDonald
Porter
Germany
Bremes
Hamburgh
Burdett-Coutts
Herman
District of Columbia
Committee On Expenditures In the Treasury
Tor
Walker & Heffner
Paleatine
St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
West Point
Democratic Editorial Association
Indianapolis
Arthur A. Waite
Lynn
Mass
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