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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1873
Page
2
The New York World editorializes that the Democratic Party must abandon expediency after the recent defeat. It argues the party will not hesitate, re embracing its core principles, raise its flag anew, and rally the country around principles as the highest expediency.
Washington correspondent notes Senator Mitchell alias Hipple in Oregon, secretly married under an assumed name in 1862 while his Pennsylvania wife and children lived. Oregon Republicans face a vacancy dilemma as the legislature is adjourned and the governor is a Democrat, leaving Hipple as the likely option for succession.
The text criticizes President Grant for naming Ohio's John A. Bingham minister to Japan. It alleges Bingham was implicated in the Credit Mobilier scandal and the salary grab, arguing the appointment disrespects the popular will and signals favoritism toward his allies.
In Washington a Butler test is under way while Massachusetts eyes a United States District Attorney appointment. George P. Sawyer, a clever eastern lawyer, is Butler’s candidate amid a heated anti-Butler struggle. Butler appears poised to win.
Telegraph announces the Shah of Persia plans a summer journey but replaces francs with pounds and reduces the sum from 25 million dollars to 1 million. The change paints the ruler as parsimonious rather than profligate, altering public perception of his travel expense.
A Duluth breakfast scene reveals Lieutenant Fred D. Grant mispronouncing perquisites as if it were "perk we-sites" highlighting unfamiliarity in the Grant Dent family. A French Republic President born in 1808 is in his sixty fifth year, with the Galignani motto suggesting steadfast loyalty and army cadence.
The Corydon Republican lists periodicals read by Adam Crosier in Harrison County and urges farmers to subscribe to county papers and agricultural journals. It cites county-city paper cooperation, warns against neglecting home news, and praises families that provide children with regular reading, noting disparities in farmer readership and wealth influencing access to periodicals.
Jefferson refused to meddle in elections and avoided influencing stock sales. He urged state authority over public funds for Domingo refugees and preserved his mind against bias. A letter from Paris reveals careful personal conduct. Conyers, a colored midshipman at Annapolis, failed to pass his exam and was dropped from the rolls. Subscribe for the Register.
June 1873 action by Posey County Commissioners extends until September 1 1873 the deadline for Chicago and Illinois Southern Railway Company to complete the Posey County railroad and settle all debts, with a nine month extension if debts are paid. A separate order creates a courthouse committee and a property levy of one dollar per hundred to fund construction, with estimated costs between fifty and eighty thousand dollars.
In a June 18 1873 letter from Cynthiana Cyn Turtana critiques self styled Union and Roundabout for policing others faith and worship. The writer defends religious tolerance against strict orthodox critique and calls for compassion over rigid ritual.
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