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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1887
Page
1
A Monroe county fall week report notes well contractors abandoned a 2750 foot artesian water bore after months of costly efforts begun in 1883. The dig found solid rock, frequent equipment failures, and concluded no artesian water within 2750 feet, with natural gas also scarce.
Jerome Funstan, a young farmer, took his gun to shoot ducks near his house when his wife followed. The gun discharged accidentally striking her in the breast and face. She is not expected to survive. The couple married last fall and were deeply devoted.
A collection of brief items notes the death of William Comstock the oldest convict in New York jailed since 1858 for patricide, a London eight foot nine inch giant Winkelmier, a dog in Magog Quebec that toboggans repeatedly, the Paris opera house's vast size and cost, a 15 million gallon daily artesian well in St. Augustine, and various curiosities from Mexico to Dakota including a petrified human, harsh winters, and mass rents in New York City.
A six mile strip near Mackinaw puzzles locals with unfrozen ground that glows when disturbed and bursts bottles with rising gas. Reports recount a goose attack on a farmer, a long legal case with Abraham Lincoln, maple trees leased for molasses, Pecatonica saloon burn, a child’s death from earache remedy, legislature deaths, Pecatonica and other towns, and a note on Chicago’s land area. A Washington bulletin notes Captain Howard's penitentiary defalcation and a pattern of warden shortages.
The Washington Letter reports public reaction to President’s veto of the dependent pension bill. It argues the bill would pension non-injured veterans and create a vast, unsustainable cost, criticizes Congress for lax scrutiny, and discusses political maneuvering around future pensions and related reforms. It notes Senate discussion of Turpie’s election, Carlisle for Treasury, and other capital items.
Hope for Even Rhodelaand Providence Feb 22. In Rhode Island 2nd district election Democratic C H Page defeats Price by a large majority. Price had been seated after a 1884 contest but the house ordered a new election. Page becomes Rhode Island’s first Democratic congressman.
William Allen a cowboy found in a cave near Rapid City Oak. five mummies believed to be a family of an aboriginal race. They will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution for preservation and study.
A masquerade ball drew many attendees with lively dancing past 2 am and $80 receipts. Local residents Jesse M Neat and others operated a mock post office from a keg on a fence. Authorities plan a one third funded well and plug policy. High water slows river travel between New Harmony and Griffin.
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