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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1878
Page
3
Local ads showcase a wide stock of dry goods, notions, and gentlemen’s furnishings at lower cash prices. Cash buyers urged, with no credit or new accounts after this date, plus updates on threshing outfits, McCormick and Walter Wood machinery, and Thrall Mumford supplies. Social notes report Miss May Dransfield crowned Queen of May, Miss Jennie Fershman visiting Albion, and a fall river levels update.
Bar Jouy Youxe is a Democratic candidate for Posey county treasurer subject to the Democratic County Convention ruling.
The notice lists several candidates for Sheriff of Posey County including Crusk Tuomas Newtson Mares Licht LoneNxzo Pueteilis and others, each contingent on the Democratic County Convention decision. The fragmented OCR shows multiple spellings and connected names representing hopefuls awaiting party confirmation.
Purviro A Hurcuesan is a candidate for Recorder of Posey county awaiting decision by the Democratic County Convention. The entry notes the party process and the candidate’s bid for the office.
April 24 to April 28 itemizes diverse items from railroad sale to ex governor Morgan for 6 million. Florida race bids, Shelbyville convention, Bismarck illness, Union City tornado damage, winds across Atlanta Nashville and Wheeling, Italy backing England, Senate repeal of bankrupt act, Montreal horses to England, Indian raids on Texas border, Russian and English troops activity, Evarts death, Odd Fellows anniversary, Salem bank cashier resignation and solvency, Boston club and Mrs Hayes dispute, English strike arbitration, Lerdo Mexicans raid prep, Matapan mills closure, Welsh in Paris, Mexican dollars legality clarification.
Across the front pages reports show Bismarck stepping back from mediation and prevailing sentiment that a Anglo Russian clash is possible. European war prep continues while domestic measures shift currency policies and a gas main blaze disrupts the Detroit Free Press offices.
Miss Hnizapern A Barprrr will give a grand Evansville concert Friday evening with several talented ladies and gentlemen, including Mrs. C. A. Parks of Mt. Vernon. A special Mt. Vernon train offers reduced fares. Many locals may still attend. A London Post Office building expansion may cost around 5 million dollars.
The Nashville Banner notes that Florida confessions reveal rascals and suggest Florida aided Til den but Hayes benefited unfairly. It says the revelations unlikely to disturb the presidency yet could help voters oust the party responsible for the national fraud, making the disclosures potentially not in vain.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that a former Governor Noyes, once highly active in Hayes’ era, earned a reward tied to the French Mission. It remarks that American visitors to Paris this year will encounter a representative who is described as corrupt disreputable and criminal, a fact to ponder.
Secretary McCrary resists rushing the Administration into the Democratic camp. The Burlington Hawkeye notes the risk that the tail may pull the town’s figure toward the party line as Mr. Hayes has already moved over.
The Allania Constitution labels Dennis of Florida as the shrewdest carpet bagger to aid in plundering a Southern State, noting he knew when to confess.
The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer ad lists Thrall and Mumford’s selling line up including coffee, birds cages, wallpaper, dried beef, garden seeds, onion sets, peas and beans, soap, ceramics, coffees, codfish and fish, flower pots and fancy goods in a broad mid 19th century style storefront promotion aimed at daily shoppers.
New York Sun notes Sheridan's reconnaissance last summer in the Bighorn range. Col Sacket Division Inspector General named high peaks while Sieute Carpenter and Schuyler mapped them. A misnamed peak Hayea is clarified as Mount Iayea, a mile south of Cloud Peak with a torn western face.
As truth emerges daily, the Reading Eagle notes growing opinion within the Republican party that placing a man never elected in the presidential chair was a grave mistake. The piece reflects on the widening consensus and calls for accountability.
A brief sentimental note from the Gazette lamenting Sam's absence from a feature event. It suggests disappointment that, despite being elected, he did not attend because of lacking nerve or confidence. The piece frames his absence as notable among peers.
Transfers in Posey County include R Ford to H Hobby for 27-100 acres snes with several small tracts totaling 21 deeds. Multiple conveyances list NW and NE parcels in sections 4 12 3 6 and town lots in New Harmony and Williams Mount Vernon with total consideration $29,834.40 and mortgages of $7,236.62 recorded. Names include R Ford W Kappermann H Hobby M Fitton H C Pitcher W Viets J A Pheender and others.
The administrator of Jonathan Kight's estate will publicly sell a nearly new 12 horsepower portable engine at the late residence in Robb Township Casey County Indiana on Friday May 17 1878. Terms credit to January 1 1879 with note and security. Sale begins 1 PM. Also sheriff sale notices for land on twelve and eighteen months credit with notes and security at 10 AM.
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