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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1882
Page
1
At the January Term 1882 the estate of Peter J Baker deceased was declared probably insolvent. Creditors are notified to file their claims for allowance. Edward Homer Adm'r. Auction notice.
Local Drift recounts a 1790 English pilgrimage down the Ohio to Bowman's Bend where a settlement named New Castle was laid out near Sugar Tree Ridge. The tale centers on Nellie King and John Hall as they planned a December 10 1790 wedding that became a midnight apparition and the couple’s reported marriage before Nellie’s death. The narrative blends colonial travel, frontier life, and a dramatic spectral wedding before the settlement faded.
Washington rumor on President Arthur pardoning the alleged assassin Guiteau due to insanity is disputed by a Stalwart Republican. Floods devastate Warrior and Tambighee rivers in Alabama with rail disruption and drownings. Panama Canal force strike linked to cholera and yellow fever. rumors of a town visit ignorant of Garfield’s assassination. Severe New England snowstorm with 18 to 24 inches depth. Montreal tunnel contract awarded under the St Lawrence.
New York readers follow Gotham gossip on a week’s disaster the old World building blaze that killed and injured. Editorials call for better water pressure salt water use and biannual fireproofing urging municipal upgrades and safer streets.
In Stewartsville on February 7 1882 Rev T B VanCleve led meetings lasting four weeks yielding forty three new church members. The article notes the minister as a sincere worker and mentions local health updates including Mrs Huebner and daughter Rosetta ill with consumption. It also comments on vaccination, local governance, and a short school term of five and a half months.
A Indianapolis Sentinel summary reports Indiana will likely vote Democratic due to divided state leaders and money scarcity, with skepticism about Prohibition. It also touts Thomas Brothers Musical Journal offerings, subscriptions, and agent openings. Additional notes mention a Cincinnati Gazette Indiana update, Ryan-Sullivan prize fight, and assorted regional items.
Washington dispatch notes that delegates to the last Republican convention will receive brass medals commemorating support for Grant. The piece cites Don Cameron’s idea, signals Grant and Stalwart leaders’ approval, and hints at distribution to prominent Grant men. It also covers Ingalls leaving the party line on tariff and bank questions, currents in Congress, and a history of naturalized legislators.
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