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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1868
Page
2
A lengthy discussion argues that negro suffrage in the South creates two distinct, unreconciled communities, predicting permanent white and black ruling classes, fractured neighborhoods, and inevitable class government under northern backed policies, with dire implications for order and peace.
Forney declares he "feels like telling the truth" in a remark that likens honesty to an elephant attempting to climb a tree. The colorful figure underscores a moment of candor, drawing a humorous parallel to an unlikely feat.
An editor recalls a private meeting with President Johnson on a Saturday in April and rejects sensational paraphrase. He praises Johnson as earnest and devoted to defending the constitution, condemning sensational press transcriptions and noting the impossibility of governing with a free press and public opinion.
A Saltake city speech depicts fear Bricnam Youna claiming sainthood through public and private life. The London Builder warns moulds damage health in damp rooms and mildew spreads on walls. It cites a weak hypochlorite of lime solution as a recent mold destroyer.
The New York Courier notes both regional parties favor different bond payment options. It computes costs under two scenarios: paying $2,000,000,000 now in greenbacks versus waiting 44 years for maturity with six percent compound interest. The comparison yields a stark forecast of losses today versus in the future.
Transfers list parcels and sales across Mt Vernon Farmersville Blairsville and surrounding townships. Names include Edson Overton Hays Trafford Erwin Muncey Williams Reed Leavenworth Hanes Lovemire Greenland Evertson Robards Defur Aldridge Alldridge Hengstenberg Baker Mitchell Pitcher Hancock Thompson Joest Miller Pentecost and others with sums from 75 to 9000 dollars for various lots tracts and fractions in W N E and J townships and Mt Vernon farms.
The House received bills admitting South Carolina North Carolina and Louisiana and referred them to the Reconstruction Committee. The New York Herald cites four Republican Senators likely to vote against impeachment with potential acquittal for the President. An Allegheny Valley accident left a coach down an embankment into the river with several injuries but no fatalities. Canada’s Commons held a secret session over Fenian suspicions linked to the McGee assassination. Washington notices hint at cavalry transfers and shifts in command. The Reconstruction Committee delays restoration moves until more state constitutions arrive. A California suburb post office was robbed of mail. Schofield declined War Department nomination. A Cincinnati fire caused $28,000 loss. National revenue runs at $120,000,000 yearly, $30,000,000 under prior estimate. Democratic moves push toward Hancock and Groesbeck ticket. Louisiana fraud efforts were thwarted by General Buchannan, and Bullock leads in Georgia counties. The Abyssinian expedition details show Theodorus’s army deserted. Schofield’s War nomination sanctioned in Washington.
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