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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1873
Page
2
The piece charges that anti-Democrat coalition tactics seek to push Democrats out of sight. It urges genuine Democrats to lead reform, condemns renegade Republicans, and argues for consistent Republicanism or swift return to their former party.
Texas Representative John Hancock of the Forty second Congress urges raising lawmakers pay from 5000 to 10000 dollars a year to fund his family's needs and maintain status in Washington. He argues higher wages would let him represent his district without economic sacrifice and fashionable entitlements.
The New Albany Ledger notes the Indianapolis Journal warns farmers against allowing demagogues and Radical managers to seize control of their Granges. The piece says farmers will distance themselves from protectionists monopolists and corrupters and avoid entangling with political parties.
The Earl of Dunraven has arrived in the West and secured Buffalo Bill as guide this season. Charles Dickens’s younger son is reported to be reading his father's works for charitable institutions, showing promising elocution.
Governor Hendricks denounces clandestine armed groups in Crawford and Washington counties, orders dispersal and prosecution, and calls on officers to uphold lawful authority. He urges public unity against men who attacked courts and jail, threatening swift consequences for offenders.
The editorial blasts Colfax for reviving the Credit Mobilier controversy while defending Oakes Ames. It notes Colfax paid $534 for stock, received $1000-interval payments, and seeks to bury the issue as Schuyler Hamilton’s claim fades, urging the country to forget both Colfax and the check.
The Chicago Tribune claims the Democratic party died years ago and mocks the idea of reviving it while the Chicago Times blasts Thurman and Ohio Democrats for disbanding. The Enquirer notes the Times and Tribune feud as twin brothers amid partisan stances.
A carefully prepared list from the New York Graphic shows horses that have beaten 27 runs. Prepared by the Hampton Massachusetts Park Association secretary, the table marks several horses with an asterisk noting they are now off the turf.
The Buffalo Courier prints Leigh Iunt verses lampooning Butler with a demon listing those who serve him. Grace Greenwood reports Capitol elevator progress with planning for Senators, back pay, and furnishings. A New York Herald correspondent describes a two foot giant Florida spider. House costs for the Thirteenth and Forty third Congresses are itemized.
The New York Sun questions Secretary Robeson about a $30,000 project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Courier Journal notes lack of confirmation and suggests the stables may be for horse marines in Robeson’s presumed plans.
The passage notes Sir Walter Scott as the first to encourage finding David Livingstone, writing the line "On, Stanley, out" which spurred Stanley to set out promptly for the expedition.
A proverb notes a threefold fate for slander: the slanderer dies, the slandered dies of shame, and the listener who believes dies within. The saying emphasizes the harm of spoken falsehoods and their ripple effects on all involved.
Notices announce public sales by Sheriff Alex Crunk and guardian Mary Fitton in Posey County Indiana. Properties include lots 13 and 14 in Wadesville, Oregon Mills area, and multiple tracts totaling about 243 acres plus a 1.67 acre parcel with malt house. Auctions occur August 9 11 and 26 1873 with terms one third cash one third six months one third twelve months. Entities include James M. Barlow Henry Walker Mary Walker Thomas J Attwood.
A sheriff sale in Posey County Indiana conveys the rents and profits for up to seven years of described real estate in New Harmony with associated boiler and engine. The sale, to satisfy a decree and costs, occurs at Mt. Vernon courthouse and includes the defendants interest to be delivered. Also listed are a cash price for cotton and local notices.
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