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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1869
Page
3
The Charleston Mercury in South Carolina ceases publication after nearly five decades. The historic newspaper ends a long run, leaving a gap in local reporting and archival records.
Unofficial returns from Posey County show Carnahan defeating Harrow with a 1659 majority in the special election, with seven votes against the Democratic nominee all from Black township. The piece urges Senator JAQuess to resign if he cannot carry out the will of his constituents and notes fluctuating flour prices in Chicago Cincinnati and New Harmony, ending with a puzzled joke about the market.
Returns from counties where Tuesday special elections filled vacancies show all Democrats reelected with no opposition in most counties. A Post Office job contest in Columbia features a white ex Federal Captain and a “gentleman of color” as applicants, likely to go to the Black candidate per a South Carolina Senator.
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