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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1873
Page
2
The Plymouth Democrat blasts the recent Legislature for extravagance and tax hikes. It argues assessment changes and higher levies will raise state taxes by up to four hundred percent, blaming increased salaries and unnecessary spending for the burden. The piece urges voters to rebuke leaders to avoid becoming serfs.
A hypothetical note supposes President Grant signing or returning a salary bill on March 4. The message would condemn raising the presidency pay to 50 thousand yearly for four years, argue a prior pledge of 25 thousand, and claim no public mandate for such a measure. It also denounces increasing congressional pay for past services. If Grant possessed both intelligence and honor to emit such a message, he would be deemed a great man in public esteem and practice.
The Hon. A K McClure spoke in the Pennsylvania Senate declaring he will act independently of party organization and discipline, following his own judgment. The move is praised as a new departure suggesting progress toward reducing partisan prejudice as the public asserts its authority over caucus dictates.
The piece laments Lieut Fred Grant's promotion over Gen George A Forsythe, praising Forsythe's service and criticizing the move as a political ploy. It recounts Forsythe's Civil War career from Lincoln's call to Beecher Island and Sheridan, noting wounds and staff assignments, and questions the salary bill tied to Grant.
A Springfield Republican note argues that despite Congressional action and Attorney General opinion, the Postmaster General asserts broad power to charge extra postage for mail matter not explicitly forbidden by law. The piece mocks the department for widening charges and foresees further undisguised levies, likening it to printing hay cutter fees on mail debris.
The State Sentinel denounces President Grant for appointing American cultural figures to Vienna Exposition representation. It criticizes John Russell Young, Henry D. Moore, and Thomas Nast for alleged past misdeeds and political bias, arguing the picks insult public decency and loyalty, despite Grant's reelection.
The General Assembly passed an 1873 act prohibiting hunting or shooting on enclosed lands without the owner’s consent. Violations are a misdemeanor with fines from five to fifty dollars, prosecutions require owner consent, and must occur within one year. A second section bans killing or disturbing specified birds with fines from one to ten dollars, containing an emergency clause and taking effect promptly.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Emperor William of Germany marked his 76th birthday on March 22 in Berlin. Born in 1797, he witnessed Napoleonic ruin, Prussia’s rise to 40 million with a million-man army, and three generations of monarchs. His reign is seen as pivotal in Prussian history.
The piece critiques Rev Dr Newman touring globally and mocks the Cincinnati Times and Chronicle’s readers. It notes Brick Pomeroy’s wife remarrying and jokes about calomel scaring widows. A servant in England is jailed for lying to her employer after missing a fine.
A St. Louis Republican dispatch describes a severe Senate debate over Casey, the President's brother in law, for Collector of the Port of New Orleans. Democrats largely abstained, citing non responsibility for the Administration’s choices, while Casey secured strong administration support and ample votes from the outset.
At the March Term 1873 of the Court of Common Pleas Posey County Indiana the estate of James C Gale deceased was declared insolvent creditors are notified that the estate will be settled accordingly Edward Homer administrator signed mil5 31
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