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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1878
Page
2
The township election in Harmony Township, Indiana, is set for next Monday with no Republican ticket. Democrats consolidated at a Saturday convention to nominate their candidate for trustee, urging all voters to support the Democratic slate to influence the statewide race.
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled the returning board unconstitutional and its actions could not alter the election outcome. The true result rests with the commissioners’ return showing a Democratic majority, though Kellogg's ticket had exited the state by forgery. The decision implies Republican guilt, not absolution, and notes Anderson’s release adds little comfort. Other notes mention Senator Spencer’s forecast of a wider Indian war and Baroness Burdett-Coutts becoming governor of Christ’s Hospital.
The first act in a new drama by Conkling titled Fraud a Failure was performed in the United States Senate chamber to a vast audience. The piece critiques Indiana Republicans and the Returning Boards in Louisiana, with political maneuvering and anticipated Democratic losses across Indiana, while noting upcoming Senate actions on Whittaker and pension bills. The writing mixes satire with current political tension and New York correspondence on Irish and Jewish events, inventions, and public affairs.
Our Washington letter reports Secretary Sherman testifying on resumption possible in October or January with silver remonetization easing the path. It notes Judge Hughes Arlington estate case likely July hearing, McCornick’s Paris Exposition ship mishap, and Senate speaking lately rising in quality with some personal remarks by a few senators.
The Jacksonville Courier argues no Democrat should surrender to a third party as the country faces an end to misrule and unjust legislation. It contends preserving the Democratic fight is essential to check money kings and redeem the nation, warning abandonment would be treason after a hard fought battle.
A fragment notes California as a haven for women lecturers who drift westward. It mentions Greely advising young men to go west, hinting at a broader migration or educational trend referenced in the source.
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