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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1877
Page
3
A fragmented column praises old friend J Mires Warries from Grayville Illinois while condemning court bias and judges actions. It laments Supreme Court involvement and hints at political maneuvering by Hayes Bradley Morton Kenner Casey and mentions Pacific immigration, Cut-off dam repairs, and Posey county widow E Wirey.
Six years earlier Democrats held nine Senate seats to Republicans seventeen. The article argues Grantism’s sway and recounts the 1870s election shifts, noting Democrats kept their seats while Republicans lost six, a net twelve-seat gain for Democrats. It discusses House leadership, criticisms of Republican tactics, and reactions to the Wells and Returning Board controversy.
The piece notes no word on the Louisiana decision as of press time and doubts a Hayne verdict. It cites a New York Sun call for Congress to declare Harti not elected and for the Senate President to be unseated, warning of a contested court case and a politicized judiciary. It also critiques Bradley and the Electoral Commission vote on Florida, stressing party lines and public sentiment following the late election.
As Grant nears departure from the White House, plans unfold for a Masquerade Ball at Union Hall next Thursday for adults with a children's dress event the following evening. The steamer Florence Lee under Captain Tom Bees arrived Saturday with a wheat load after delays on the outward voyage.
Mr Field closes before the Electoral Commission arguing the peril of fraud in a contested certificate. He warns the nation of a false title to office and urges the commission to reveal truth, comparing fraud to ancient deceit and calling for accountability and moral action.
A lengthy editorials critiques the 1872 Governor Kellogg and Hayes Wheeler electors dispute in Louisiana. It notes Congress findings, possible bribery of the Returning Board, and contemplates how the Electoral Commission will rule. The piece cites N Y Sun and lists local jurors and social notices from Posey Circuit Court and community events at a Lyceum gathering and a children's masquerade ball in Mt. Vernon.
February 14 1877 marriage licenses issued to Lawrence Miller and Margaret Wimpelberg Jack Rutledge and Sarah Dunlap Francis M Tennison and Margaret A Grant Joseph Williams and Mary E Newholes John Roedel and Anna Seiler Guo W Curtis Clerk.
The list from Cox & Cox of Indiana inventors shows Wash Boards by S Gould Osgood Bee five IL Nautfield Ossian School Desk Seats by H Waynes Kirk a Millstone Dresser by J Orff J Cookson and L B Rastetter Fort Wayne Clay Picker by R Stieneker Evansville. The Bradley swindle is what they call it.
Thrall and Mumford issue corrected weekly prices for New Harmony Illinois. Listed are commodities such as flour wheat corn eggs butter lard ham neck bones hogs heads and various dr y goods with units and price ranges in an 1877 local market listing. Prices shown include flour 38 60 per cwt wheat 1 15 per bushel corn 0 80 per bushel corn meal 0 60 per bushel chickens 2 40 per dozen eggs 1 00 per dozen butter 0 59 per pound and lard 0 125 per pound. Other items include molasses 0 80 per gallon river oil and fuels, dried fruits, skins, and general staples with varied prices.
Transfer list shows 61 property dealings in Posey and surrounding areas with total consideration 70747 dollars. Transactions include Dr Downen to W Barton, J W Laurence to D Murphy, and multiple parcels in Williams Mt Vernon, Kimball’s Mt Vernon, and Blairsville. Names such as Wasem York Whitworth and Bennett appear among buyers and sellers in numerous lots and tracts.
The text notes that even after his election to Congress Mr Garfield occasionally preached on Sundays to his sect in Washington a habit not followed for several years, and suggests that Garfield preaching righteousness would be a spectacle.
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