NOT A DEMOCRATIC FUNERAL IN SENATE NOMINATIONS
Washington letter from January 4, 1878 discusses the NY customhouse nominations, shifting GOP dynamics, and southern senators. It contests claims of Democratic alignment with Hayes, criticizes Secretary Sherman over debt statements, and notes Patterson’s rumored plans and Grant’s health-boosted travel.
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Congress
New York Custom-House
Goukling
Hayes
New York
Palse
Baltimore Sun
Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury
Joe
Davis
W. Va
Astor Ball Highlights Wealth and Manhattan Society
A New York society scene features Mrs Astor’s grand ball eclipsing earlier splendor by Mrs Pierre Lorillard, with near one thousand guests in a vast Astor residence. The piece also notes T S Lambert’s corruption conviction, bank profits at Chemical Bank, and ongoing Iria Railroad foreclosure proceedings in Supreme Court.
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Pierre Lorillard
Wm. B. Astor
Astor
T. 5S
Lambert
American Popular Insurance Co
John Q. Jones
Chemical Bank
Littl Brown
Broadway
Iria
Supreme Court
Learts
Rapid
Interest Rates Endanger Western Debtors and Creditors
The piece argues that Western states face crushing debt burdens from Eastern capital, with 10 percent interest driving foreclosures and ruin. It suggests lowering rates to seven percent could restore prompt payments, preserve property values, and benefit both debtors and creditors, urging prudent agitation among financiers.
Centralization debate in Republican press
The Valparaiso Vidette backs abolishing local self government and state authority in favor of general laws enacted by Congress. It argues centralization has strong support among Republicans though many lack the courage to advocate it. The Laporte Argus notes this stance may shape future party politics as Republicans have educated followers to oppose home rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patinrson
Patterson
South Carolina
Senate
Pennsylvania
Simon Cameron
Congress
White House
Austin
Valparaiso
Republican Party
Laporte Argus
Money Sharks Propose to Elubidate the West
The article reports on bankers in New York and Boston pressuring Western cities to accept gold payments on bonds and insisting on gold as the basis for loans. It argues Western farmers are better positioned, notes Western municipal debt is small, and predicts Eastern bondholders may push resumption while the West resists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British and American Mortgage Company (Limited
Mercantile Trust Company
Wall
New York
Ife
Boston
Philadelphia
Northwest
New York State
Illinois
Inter Ocean
Republican State Central Committee Meeting Report Questioned
In the Indianapolis Journal no proceedings are reported for the recent Republican State Central Committee meeting. The New Albany Ledger Standard notes worry that the public deserves to know what was done and said, contrasting with Democrats who had no concealments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee
Indianapolis Journal
Star Chamber
New Albany Ledger- Standard
The Sentinel Promotes Financial Reform and Labor Interest
The Indianapolis Sentinel proclaims itself the state’s premier weekly, pledging advocacy for justice and fair living opportunities for industry and labor. It calls for remonetization of silver, greenback currency, repeal of the resumption law, withdrawal of bank notes to be legal tender, and limits on bondholder payments while sharing government burdens. It targets industrial classes and urging subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Weekly subscription rates and club offers
The notice lists weekly and annual subscription prices with club rates. Five copies for one year cost 81.25 each, ten copies for one year cost 1.15 each, and a special offer includes an extra copy for the organizer. A separate tweet club option shows one year at 31.10 each with two extra copies.
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VICK
James Vick
Rochester
N. Y
Sentinel
Inimanapolis Sentinel CO
Janil
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Warmony
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Pusey County
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New Orleans
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