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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1870
Page
3
Subscriptions advised via agent LB Adams of Stewartsville. March dues urged. notices honor payments. Items include BerumbaMe death in St Petersburg and anti suffrage activity in Washington. The Little Corporal March issue praised. Evansville Fifteenth Amendment celebration planned. Calico dress balls draw crowds. accidents report Lucurcus Quarrin jaw injury.
A detailed report covers a Republican Convention with Morton presiding, delegates from Floyd and Wayne, and Vice Presidential electee Reverend W. T. Matong. It lists ticket nominees including Hoff man, Evans, Hobbs, Ray, Gregory, Elliott, Osborne, Milroy, Trussler, and notes resolutions endorsing the 15th amendment and constitutional reverence, plus a House proviso debate on army officers serving as White House clerks.
Samven Botron long a respected New Harmony resident for 44 years with a brief Cal foray native of Bolton England dies at 74. He was known for scientific knowledge and learning. many mourn his loss. The paper notes space devoted to the Louisville railroad bridge description and its link between Northern and Southern lines and the Pacific road.
M M Pomeroy of the La Crosse Democrat extols Roback's Bitters from Cincinnati as the best medicine for digestion and blood cleansing. The piece notes its high spring value and rare endorsement of patent medicines. Also mentions Evansville Journal editor being assaulted and a Detroit boy ignoring warnings about skating.
The Cincinnati Commercial questions the destruction of Corbin's confidential letter to the President sent from Washington Pennsylvania. It seeks to know who ordered the destruction and why, noting its potential impact on Grant's alleged ties to gold conspirators. Corbin testifies the letter is destroyed and demands public clarification.
Transfers show multiple deeds including Thomas Mumford to John J Edingbelt for parcels N 348 358 W 4 and parts E 4 N EB 4-20 4 13 and N 39 48 BE 3-19 4 13 valued around 4000. Adam Burlison to Matthew Thompson for part 8S 2N W fractional 15 7 18-30. E M Spencer to William Culpepper for Lots 87 88 James & Hovey Mt Ver TOL Avenue. John Corrasel to George Weikinger for plat carte $150 E N E 18 8 18-80 acres valued 480. William Hancock to J H Burlison for 8 W N W 4-28 6 18-40 acres and 8 W 45 W 4-38 6 12-3 acres valued 32000. Auditor Posey County to Alex McCra F A Pentecost Recorder P C by George S Green D R.
Corrected weekly prices from New Harmony by Fretageot Son dated February 26 1870 listing grain and produce costs. Wheat corn meal and flour vary with small changes across multiple items including eggs butter lard ham shoulders sides coffee sugar molasses feathers tallow hides linseed oil coal oil turpentine vinegar whiskey potatoes apples and dried fruit with unit prices given in dollars and cents.
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