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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1880
Page
2
The Register argues Marion county's nine legislative members form a solid Republican bloc and urges targeted effort to gain three seats. It contends a Republican administration in Indiana would have increased the party’s majority by thousands and warns against nonpartisan complicity. A 400 vote drop in 1878 is noted as a repeatable vulnerability this year.
Janis O Hara disputes northern leaders blaming bulldozing for negro emigration to Indiana. He argues it results from false promises by unscrupulous agitators in Indiana and North Carolina. He notes O Hara ran as a Republican candidate in North Carolina and attacks Republican editors. The Democracy of the 1st district vows an energetic campaign and strict precinct organization to defeat Hellman, warning against leaving success to chance.
The state lists five battleground districts for Congress. The 1st centers on Herb Man, the 7th around Indianapolis, the 9th in Orru's stamping ground, plus the 11th and 13th. Majorities are narrow, from 150 in the 13th to 400 in the 9th, too small for Orr to count on.
In Greensburg Indiana a 20 member Republican workingmen club led by a young bricklayer forms to oppose the Republican State ticket over negro colonization. The New Jersey result and Indiana plan echoes surface tensions as Marion county factions clash and harsh lines emerge between Grant and anti Grant wings.
The Republican party faces internal strife amid factions loyal to Grant. Some Republicans will vote for Grant regardless, while others resist, risking unified support ahead of the election.
A Princeton Clarion reader claims danger of Republican defeat in Gibson county next fall. Senator Voorhees exposes the negro colonization issue to the public. Sheaman Republicans are active in the district and plan to discard Grant supporters February 25. Orta is labeled the elephant in Indiana Republican circles, Loat the SnacKELFORD boom.
A militant exchange pits Senator Blaine against a hostile press as the Lafayette Journal and Delphi Times clash over allegations of bribery. The Journal dismisses Blaine’s denials as partisan rhetoric while the Times cites witnesses claiming assurances of prompt payment, fueling the political row.
From Our Own Correspondent New York January 28 1880 details a mine explosion aboard the National Steamship Greece in waterlogged coal bunkers injuring crew, plus a sensational crime in Prince Street and a widely discussed fire loss toll and insurance critique. Also covers Vanderbilt stock sale, religious scandals, and Brooklyn coastal projects.
An 19th century advertorial claims Ayers Sarsaparilla cures scrofula sores boils eruptions and blood impurities. It touts rapid complete cures, liver complaints and female weaknesses, praising forty years of use and broad availability via A. H. Fretageot & Co. The text ends with a coroner’s jury verdict: Stage-struck after a city omnibus accident.
The piece ridicules Tecumseh Sherman and Boynton as they collide in Washington. It mocks Sherman’s intellect, warns of a courtroom insanity plea, and notes a steel band escort as the scene shifts through a tense capital, with alarm over a supposed funeral procession.
Judge Blatchford granted an order in the suit of the Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company against Henry McComb and the Southern Railroad Association over blocking McComb from selling or misusing second mortgage bonds of the Mississippi Central Rail road. He disclosed he owns Illinois Central stock, which holds a majority, and withdrew from further action, saying he cannot trust himself.
A list of household cautions warns against scolding children, harming animals, betraying friends, intruding at meals, and neglecting lingering coughs as deadly consumption claims circulate. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for coughs and early consumption, touting faster relief than rivals and urging purchases from druggists.
Married Sunday January 25 1880 at New Harmony by Wm Read Esq Frederick Rucurr and Elizabeth Hungate both of New Harmony.
Listed items include two horse plows one horse plow double shovel and various metalware farming tools and fishing gear such as a silver syrup pitcher a silver goblet a bird cage a farm bell a churn turning crosscut saws and knives.
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