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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1877
Page
1
The column mocks Edmunds and Hoar, notes Morton’s weakening influence in the Senate, and reports Ben Tir's election to the U S Senate by Georgia lawmakers. It comments on Hayesism and health law, and says Democrats largely opposed the Edmunds Electoral bill with only eighteen in the House and one in the Senate voting against it.
The Cotswold lion of Illinois is described as struck by political lightning and disabled in his Senatorial role, with Illinois hailed for a forthcoming relief. A previous ball at Union Hall drew large crowds with lively dancing and music, though dust spoiled the end. Mr. Tan, replacing Bourween in the Senate after March 4, is praised as an improvement as Morton is set to retire in two years.
The piece notes Democrats gaining one senator in Arkansas and New Jersey and a conservative judge Davis of Illinois replacing a tough Republican, Joan A. Kogan, signaling a widening gap for the GOP and asking who will mourn Jonn now.
Last Saturday night an effort to break into Ford Owen Co was foiled by vigilant watchers on a suspect. The intruder fled town and is unlikely to be seen again in the area. The theater will present Leah The Forsaken tomorrow evening and expects a large audience. The piece aims to garner strong local support for its cause. By the next Senate race in the state, Morton will likely reiterate his longstanding support for the earlier compromise that settled the presidential dispute two years prior.
The Lyceum and Literary Mite Society will host readings at the Library on Friday evening February 9. Reciters include Mrs J P Jackson Mrs Mary Corbin Mrs B S Richard Miss Nora Chadwick Miss Annie Ford Mr Horace Owen Mr A H Fretageot and Mr Arthur Echard. The tri partite electoral commission lists members Payne Hunton Axnor Gareld Hoar Epumps Frelinghuysen Morron TurlMan Bayard Currier Strong Milner Freno and a fifth judge to be chosen. The writer argues Tinpen and Kenpricks were fairly elected and predicts a final verdict soon.
A fire discovered last Wednesday evening around seven at the furniture factory was quickly contained after the alarm was raised. A passerby spotted the danger and, with effort, prevented a major conflagration, as sparks from the furnace reportedly ignited nearby dry lumber. Indiana lawmakers consider a bill to appoint a commission to standardize school texts and prices to curb frequent changes.
Sam Kellogs wins United States Senate seat without a quorum then seeks gubernatorial success without a majority and hopes for heaven by the Returning Board decision. The remark highlights disputed legitimacy and political maneuvering surrounding Kellogs' attainments and anticipated outcomes.
Florida investigation committee members back returning boards amid accusations of Republican fraud in Baker County. Governor Williams has urged the Legislature to redraw state districts, advocating a fair statewide redistricting without seeking additional favors.
Eerieye, famed as Georgia’s intellectual giant, lies at the point of death with demise hourly expected. Monron won a personal bid to join the commission and will continue as an irreconcilable revolutionary extremist.
Our Our New York Letter reports a slow news week as Congress debates a political deadlock. It notes Wall Street reform efforts, Jersey treasure hunts on Staten Island, George Francis Train’s new paper, heating demands for horse cars, ice yacht racing, theater at Fifth Avenue and Wallack’s, Emma Abbott concerts, Kellogg English Opera at the Academy, and rumors of a grand New York opera house that proved to be a false Castle in the air.
The Edmunds bill is deemed unnecessary as Packard's Legislature expresses full confidence in the Senate President to count Electoral votes. Critics warn of consequences if he does not, noting prior displays of impudence and doubting the political value of such support for Morton and Ferry as expressed by the assembly.
In Muscatine the Unitarian Musical Philosophical Society formed by young men faced a collapse when its abbreviated title M U M PLS appeared in print and clashed with the association, leading to its demise. The Burlington Hawk Eye reports the naming error effectively killed the project.
The piece notes Morton’s decline in standing as Senate leader after endorsing broad “misguided zeal” and claims he asserted Hayes won “upon the papers.” It cites Vernon parish returns and alterations by the returning board, mentions officers from the late war considering Mexican exile, and hints at manifest destiny themes amid unsettled peace.
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