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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1880
Page
4
The piece defends Maine Governor Garcelon as honorable and constitutionally minded, contrasting him with Radical figures. It urges investigation into his administration’s figures, warns Republicans may oppose it or use force, and recalls Indiana’s earlier stance on negro colonization to frame today’s political import.
The counties forming districts report Governor Williams winning by 15 000. The Democratic majority is expected to widen over four years and this year’s lead is projected between 18 000 and 20 000. Republicans would need a 10 000 gain on Harrison’s vote or 18 000 over 1878 strength to counter.
The statesman Blaine fainted twice in a period of interest as Congress unearthed his Arkansas railroad speculations. Separately two Maine legislators testified that Republican leaders attempted bribery and received over 2000 dollars from Radical agents.
The piece notes Mosny, who opened evidence of corruption in Chinese regions, losing his post as United States consul in Hong Kong. It mentions a replacement from the Republican side will be sent, and that the fate of the former consul may deter candor in future officials.
The Ohio legislature gears up to gerrymander the fall districts with sixteen of twenty members targeted for change. Indiana Republicans express desire to pursue a similar redistricting effort.
The speaker asserts no fear and offers full work for inspection and challenges Republicans to prove any fraud. He urges more proof and less howling, framing accountability as essential in the dispute.
In 1876 the white Republican vote in this district fell by nearly 400 compared with the presidential election eight years earlier. The Democratic vote increased by about 3,500.
A fragment outlines a political slogan and a rallying cry for the party. It notes Buarne delivering a key address with "Rule or ruin" as a central motto. The text implies electoral confrontation rather than immediate action.
A provocative query asks if Black people are being brought to march at the front line should Republican leaders take control of the Indiana Legislature. It frames a political confrontation and racial tension as a potential tactic.
Two individuals named Jerr Davis and Jim Buainzrebels challenge the government, inspiring local supporters and drawing attention to ongoing political tensions in the region.
The Indiana Democratic State Central Committee met to fix the State convention date. Leaders from most counties attended, with figures predicting large Democratic majorities. The June 9 convention would consider governors candidates Frank Landers Isaac P. Gray and J D New among others, while opposing constitutional amendments and discussing the Negro exodus amid health concerns in the city.
A Republican told a News reporter that every one of those poor people enticed here will cost the Republican party 1000 votes. He warned this outcome may happen.
The Washington correspondent notes Senators Davis Pendleton Windom and Davis proposing reforms to courts and government claims limits, plus a new Agriculture and Commerce Department. It criticizes Indian policy, calls for leadership changes, and reports Maine’s political shift away from Blaine with a Democratic gain and anti radical trend. McKay signs off.
Albany Argus argues General Garfield is the best among Taft Matthews and Dennison yet remains unfit for Senate. Garfield is accused of Credit Mobilier involvement and accepting pay from DeGolyer Pavement Company before pushing their interests in Congress, while tainting others as bigoted or blackmailed.
The Harrisburg Patriot notes General Garfield has the unanimous Republican nomination for United States Senator in the Ohio Legislature and will likely win. It states Thurman retires, Stanley Matthews, Alonzoaft and Dennison step aside, with Garfield chosen to succeed Thurman on March 4, 1881.
The 1879 harvest yields record cotton up 500000 bales and tobacco up 12000000 pounds, with sugar crops exceeding prior marks by about 200000 hogsheads. The North shows a surplus 20000000 bushels of wheat and 80000000 to 100000000 bushels of corn, underscoring a nationwide prospering agricultural year.
A columnist laments a man whose extreme dignity keeps him from accepting any fans in the world. The note treats pride as a social misfit, underscoring human vulnerability and the irony of solitary esteem.
The Nineteenth Century notes that in Servia there is no fixed rank in official circles. The Prime Minister often comes from peasant origins, and several Senators are shopkeepers or have trades. A Belgrade stay reveals a servant who is also a university student, a common pattern of ambitious peasants’ sons pursuing education while serving in households. Distinguished Ministers reportedly began this way, occasionally marrying their masters’ daughters, while European diplomats sneer at such origins challenging aristocratic norms.
A study ranks woods by fuel value with Shellbark hickory at 100 and pignut hickory 92, white oak 84, white ash 77, dog wood 75, scrub oak 73, white hazel 72, apple tree 70, red oak 67, white beech 65, black birch 62, yellow oak 60, hard maple 59, white elm 58, red cedar 56, wild cherry 55, yellow pine 54, chestnut 52, yellow poplar 54, butternut and white birch 43, white pine 39. Values vary by soil, with dry upland sites producing sturdier fuel trees than wet low soils.
A warning against inflated returns and free cures urges readers to distrust partners seeking quick profits, to verify claims before investing, and to avoid schemes promising wealth with little effort. It cautions against ads that claim valuable knowledge for a stamp and urges due diligence to thwart swindling operations.
Universal Accord Ayer’s Cathartic Pills are praised as the beat purgative for family use. The text claims long, laborious research, physician endorsement, and safety for children and weakened constitutions, noting their vegetable nature and overall digestive benefits. A. H. Fretageot & Co. are listed as agents.
Story recalls a Mississippi river steamer where a man, possibly a colonel or a judge, hid four aces on his knee during a draw poker game. He excitedly raised the bet, discarded his hand, and sought a fifth card only to discover the aces had vanished. He denounced cheating at the table.
In a Princeton lecture Professor Charles A Young explains the apparent speeding in moon motion misleads, tides brake the earths spin and lengthen our day. Precise calculations show the moon does not approach the earth and no disaster threatens.
Observers note a ritual when the lower orders raise a tankard. He pours a portion on the ground before drinking, a practice linked to pagan tradition. The act honors Mother Earth by offering a libation prior to quaffing.
Berlin marks one hundred years since Frederick the Great punished miller Arnold’s judges after they ruled against the plaintiff in a water-right dispute. The baron’s land alteration caused financial harm, and the king jailed Judges Janaleben Friedel and Grann for a month in Spandau, declaring princes and peasants equal before the law.
The improved French technique preserves wood by piling planks in a tank and covering with quicklime that is gradually mixed with water. Timber, including mine timbers, impregnates within about a week and gains remarkable hardness. Beech wood treated this way for mallets becomes as hard as oak while retaining elasticity and longer life.
A Rondout Freeman tale describes a merchant receiving a picture of the agent's betrothed instead of a business card. The merchant assesses the image and, calling it a fine establishment, returns it and jokes about future partnership with the astonished representative.
The Servian sovereign Prince Milan Obornovich asserts Divine Right doctrine. In a heated exchange with his prime minister Ristich he orders a jump into the sea, then the minister bows and exits to learn swimming.
Citizens of Pikeville gathered by the river last Friday after a boat whistle drew attention to a sight never before witnessed in Patoka. A small steamer emerged and loaded a pile of staves from the bluff before moving downstream, attracting many observers.
A man had a tooth extracted by a Chicago dentist and regretted the loss. A girl with overcrowded jaws entered for two extractions. The dentist proposed moving a sound tooth to the man's vacancy, and the transfer succeeded with the tooth growing firm in ten days.
A plumber fell twenty six feet inside a Washington house and lay unconscious for ten hours. The homeowner was obliged to pay for the man’s time at twenty cents per hour.
A New York Tribune quote laments Democracy’s loss of public confidence while the Cincinnati Enquirer critiques Republican gains. The item notes Massachusetts residents riding in extremely old sleighs this winter, including a Pittsfield man who uses a 100 year old vehicle with aged leather dashboard wings.
Notice to the heirs of a deceased owner regarding a petition to sell real property. Details may specify the court, case number, and deadline for response as required by probate or property laws.
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