25 Nov 1881
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1881
Page
1
The Register lists subscription terms in advance and outlines advertising rates for various column sizes and durations. It notes non-discontinuance implies a new engagement and specifies payment rules for local notices and job work.
The Sun announces its fifteenth year under current management pledging fearless truth telling and broad coverage fromBrooklyn to Bokhara. It details pricing for daily weekly and Sunday editions and invites subscriptions while an Indiana license notice follows for Posey County, New Harmony.
Special to New York Sun from Washington on November 16 1881. Northern Republicans pin hopes on repudiation in Virginia and whisky in North Carolina as routes to fracture the solid South. Readjusters in Virginia ally with Republicans to curb state debt while pledging rebellion.
Amended Indiana laws target deleterious substances in waters and netting practices with fines from ten to two hundred dollars. Provisions cover minnow nets, explosives, and restrictions on gigging and trapping fish in months and waters, plus penalties for selling illegally caught game. The report also notes a Lebanon Pennsylvania observer describing Robert Coleman's estate workshop and a Shelbyville marble quarrel incident.
A Washington official says large sums were raised for Readjusters and clerks were coerced to donate. Officials claim intimidation rose before the election, pressuring Virginians who formerly aligned with Republicans to vote Mahone. Civil service restraint has tightened, reducing frank political speech under the postwar climate.
Gotham gossip notes a sensational court appearance by ex Commissary J Doward Welles as he faces trial amid jokes about insanity pleas and reform of legal vocabulary. The column recalls Jay Gould, Brooklyn dry goods fortunes, and a quirky telephonic partnership while reporting surging prices, retail skimming, and Patti’s charity concert gains.
Health is good around Crossville despite a panther scare in Henderson county. New hay at Grandview is $15 a ton and straw at Bloomington $6 a ton. Turnips sell for 50 cents a bushel at Rockport while eggs fetch 20 cents each. Center township votes to approve the railroad tax by a large margin. Illinois fairs run thin on expenses while Peoria builds a 1500-seat opera house. Vandalia chair factory workers earn about $6 weekly. Wild geese harm wheat near Hodge's landing. Evansville receives 8,000 hoop-poles from Grandview. Mt. Vernon sees two carloads of Mormons pass through for Utah. Patoka creek hubs 15 ships this winter. A Winnebago county man harvested 250 bushels of tomatoes on acres. Grayville ships 12 extra freight trains. Cumberland county agricultural association offers 40 cents on each dollar in premiums. Fort Branch post office burglarized, only copper coins taken. Grayville touts the finest free-delivery wagons. Kleiner and Heilman likely to face off for Congress. Mt. Carmel reports second crop apples and large snowball blossoms. Owen county minister decries idolatry at Oakland. Owensville not much better. Owensville mail to Cynthiana to shift to rail after December 1. New Harmony stage line to Princeton fading. Grayville Independent notes John C. Bean of Crossville, a wealthy man’s son, arrested for manufacturing and selling liquor without license, fined $100 and jailed 30 days.
A Washington whisper claims McVeagh quit the cabinet in haste over a Garfield murder inquiry by detectives. The Newport steamer reported vast whale shoals off the Delaware capes, collisions with two giants, heavy deck blood, and engine upset but no ship damage. A separate item notes Ashantee king allegedly had two hundred girls slain for mortar making, and Jesse Mant near KirkvilleMo. was killed while intoxicated attempting a daytime run.
The piece from Wasmxerox Newspool reports an animated race for Speaker as Congress nears a new session. It notes Republican control with independent allies, a strong Democratic opposition, and a tense caucus fight between western lambs and eastern lion. It cites lobbyist reorganization, Guiteau’s courtroom escape, Blaine’s testimony, and massive repudiation costs in Virginia, with Democratic gains in several districts signaling potential shift in House control.
Special to the Tribune reports Blaine renews his resignation to take effect after Garfield’s funeral while Grant pushes for a steady outflow of Garfield loyalists and quick cabinet and diplomatic appointments. A North Pacific blast near New Chicago results in a near-tragic but miraculous escape scene with Bennett and crew, a record rockfall explosion noted.
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