Indiana Militia and Coal Mines Report Highlights
The adjutant-general reports Indiana has 463,134 able-bodied white males 18 to 45, with 27,023 in Indianapolis. The Indiana State Militia lists about 1,900 troops in four infantry and three artillery regiments, lacking state funding for essentials. Coal mines countywide number 220 with 7,304 workers and 3,217,811 tons mined last year, plus 38 accidents and 17 deaths. A two-headed baby near Gibson county and a man in Fort Wayne killed himself after a quarrel.
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Indianapolis
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Adjutant-General
Indiana
Evansville
Alex N. Foster
Princeton Dispatch
Gibson County
War wearied 41st Kentucky veterans seek discharge and pay
An 1860s meeting in Covington gathered survivors of the 41st Kentucky Vols to seek legal discharge papers and back pay from the Union Army. Col. Amos Shinkle attended as the regiment aims to secure every man’s discharge and roughly $3,600 each after 23 years since the last volley.
Critic's Capital Chat Headlines Washington Gossip and Gambits
Washington dispatch dated January 15 1888 notes Democrat ire over Chamberlain's reception by Americans in the fishery quarrel and praised garrulous Republican senators for courting English aristocrats. It highlights Evarts and Hiscock as a comically odd GOP duo and reports on Lamar confirmation politics.
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England
Voorhees
W.M. Evarts
Frank Hiscock
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Ewatta
Andy Johnson
Hiscock
Greeley
Congress
Democracy
Blaine
Evarts
W. M. Evarts
Lamar
Items of Interest From Illinois Across the State
A Cairo observer links the great 1858 drought to chinch bug extinction and predicts long absence of pests. Chicago thieves chloroformed Dr Edward Bert and family. only a $350 gold watch was stolen while over $1,700 in jewelry remained. A 500-voice chorus forms to sing in Decatur next May with towns within forty miles contributing musicians. Wm Cruzan and Elias Ulm duel at short range in Tuscola. Ulm dies. Lincoln’s 1854 daguerreotype found. new photos being made from the old negative. Mt Vernon firm C W Pavey & Sons assigns liabilities near $25,000 with assets about $17,627. Over $500 in liquor weekly from Carmi to Grayville, Harrisburg, Mt Vernon, Evansville. J W Jackson, 80, takes his third wife, a widow of 57. Jacksonville pays 4 cents per 1,000 gallons for artesian water. A Warren man nets 137 chickens and 37 turkeys in one day. Five Chicago justices handle 54 divorces in one day. Leprosy case in Atlanta, Logan County proved a myth. Chicago to spend $410,000 on sewers and related work. An Odd Fellows lodge forms in Fairfield. Chicago Board of Trade has 1,963 members. Olney saloon license reduced to $500.
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Notes and News Highlights From Around the Nation
A compilation notes major curiosities and incidents: Wyoming coal fire in Wild Horse valley burning 30 years. Dallas lithographic stone rivaling European goods. Newark man Jacob Woodard smothered after a fall into mud. garbage contract in New York pays $50,000 yearly. sheep yield 19 yards of cloth per yard. Nicholls nominated for Louisiana governor. 200 lives lost in the Northwest blizzard. Virginia man marries at 75. 18 month old King of Spain earns $1,000,000 yearly. prohibition on high saloon licenses gains traction in Minnesota and Michigan. Toledo asylum opens as largest in the world. Chinese sole source of Indian ink. typhoid outbreak in Michigan pen. Colorado River frozen for first time. Senator Sherman worth about $1.5 million. a single Puritan rose costs $1 in New York. Gen. Terry described as ill. Dubois county bullion yielded $2,800 in Philadelphia mint assay.
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New York
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Local notes from Evansville trip and town events this week
Ezra Lyon of Evansville met with the Artful Anglers to plan spring fishing. X O V veteran Lieutenpeters skated with distinction. K P entertainment stars Thrall and Mumford showcase in a grand window display. G A R headquarters move, library group to use an art gallery room. Basve Davra Ideal Troupe at Union Hall next Wednesday January 25. Kid Krewe likely to host masquerade balls next month. Miss Marries Collums of Athol Massachusetts visiting relatives. Wabash navigation remains high on ice and water. Sleighing excellent for years. Ly proves a notable skaters' carnival since Sunday. The river has been falling this week.
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Evansville
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