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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1878
Page
2
The National candidate for Secretary of State received 1 273 votes and their Congress candidate 1 579 votes in the late election. Shanklin holds a clear district majority of 5S with Heilman opposed by 750 votes.
A detailed account of Indiana’s off year election wins by Democrats. It praises Hendricks Voorhees McDonald and others, notes control of both state legislature chambers, shifts redistricting fairness, and predicts Indiana’s continued Democratic influence nationally, including presidential prospects.
The Ohio Republican lead collapsed from 15,000 to 3,500 as Democrats gain three Congressmen, securing the state delegation. West Virginia returns a solid Democratic delegation with larger majorities, while Iowa shows a demoralized GOP result with the top ticket short of 10,000 votes.
The report notes a net Republican loss of two seats, with seven of nine previously announced. It challenges earlier views that Indiana would tilt to Democrats, suggesting a shift in political momentum.
Democratic State committee alleges fraud in late elections. Bearssa seat in Miami county, Overmeyer seat in Jennings county, Orth’s 9th district Congress race under bribery and fraud inquiry. Browne’s 5th district plurality to be reexamined amid Marion county Republican figures under scrutiny. Justice foreseen.
The Cincinnati Enquirer was accused of a Washington plot to influence Indiana politics by backing Voorhees and electing W H English to the Senate. The paper apologized, asserting English is not a candidate nor a tool of banks or Republicans, and the matter is laid to rest with their editorial apology and campaign aid acknowledgement.
The Albion Journal notes Mt Carmel’s man released a rooster before returns were complete and that Frank had heard Indiana's large Democratic majorities, gains for Congress, and legislative control, while others heard only of Hritstan’s election. The text reflects partisan briefing and incomplete counting.
The Sun urges abolishing primaries and favors delegate nominations. readers support it. Indiana election mood shifts as returns alter enthusiasm among Democrats, while Republicans react with surprise at recent developments.
One of the largest meetings in the state drew about fifteen thousand attendees in Indianapolis last Saturday. Speakers included Hendricks McDonald Voorhees Governor Williams Manson and other leaders as they celebrated the victory on the eighth instant.
The Albion Journal reports Washington efforts to spark disturbances in southern states. Senator Butler's intervention in Sumpter County, South Carolina, is cited as foiling dirty plots. Indiana oratory and Hendricks' movement are noted as potential political shifts. References to Ben Hill and Ben Fuller appear in letters predicting returns for Hayes.
New York reports overcrowded public schools risking health and panic when a convulsing girl triggered a hall evacuation. Police halted exits as mothers rushed to confirm children’s safety, while the City of Chester carries stowaways homeward after an eleven day voyage. Also notes Peters Cooper satire, Annie Degnan case, Vanderbilt divorce trial, walking contest, and Corsican Brothers at Niblo's Garden.
Our Washington letter notes Democrats sweeping Ohio Indiana and West Virginia with gains in Congress and state legislatures. It highlights Hurd Ewing McMahon and Milton Sayler while criticizing Republican tactics. It urges swift Mississippi relief by light draft boats and mentions the White House promising relief.
A week of rapid danger and disaster across North America and Europe. Fire damp explosions kill workers near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. A vast prairie fire devastates Swift County Minnesota. A large Diamond Coal Mine cave‑in in Scranton Pa reports no lives lost. London Colosseum panic after fire rages, disrupting a 6000 crowd. Edensburg Pa suffers a great city fire destroying many homes. Yellow fever grips New Orleans with rising deaths. Constantinople tensions flare as Czar abdication rumors circulate.
Associated Press dispatch from Came Ropinson details a Cheyenne stock raid near the Red Cloud agency. A midnight warning spurred 25 men to the scene at daylight, with the Indians fleeing toward Crow Butte. North Pratte notes 43 killed near the state line, plus 23 on Sappa, 15 on Beaver, 1 on Prairie Creek, and 4 near Republican River.
Narenez October 15 An Associated Press dispatch reports 2500 armed black men encircle Waterproof Louisiana and threaten arson and sack of the town. A fire is believed to have consumed Y Senega's Lake Street property four miles below Waterproof. A call for aid prompted 100 volunteers from Natchez to depart on the ferry boat to assist whites at Waterproof if required.
A description of the Polyphemus, the latest British naval addition. The vessel is unseen above water, displaying a high arched steel back impervious to artillery. Equipped with a ram and various submarine devices, it has no masts and is propelled at high speed by twin crews.
The Democratic State Central Committee adopted a complimentary resolution thanking Colonel B. C. Shaw as chairman and James H. Rice as secretary for the able economical campaign that produced a substantial party victory.
Edward H. Gillette, a greenback and Democratic candidate, defeated a Republican majority of about 6,000 in Iowa’s Seventh District, aided by personal campaigning and selling newspapers at 10 cents. The Hartford Times notes his rise from brick-maker to congressman, highlighting his spirited bid without financial backing.
Lawrence Sterne quoted a century past on order in France while thirty to forty Paris traders faced the Tribunal of Corrections for false weights and adulterated goods. Coal dealers, grocers, innkeepers, and milk suppliers were fined or imprisoned. the piece contrasts distant protection with American lax enforcement and a tolerance for cheating as law and custom in this country.
The fragment notes ten million hair pins made yearly yet not enough to keep hair out of batter. It mentions a fourteen legged worm devouring grapes at Ogdenseburg New York and imagines a two legged boy could compete.
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