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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1882
Page
1
The Register announces subscription at 150 per year in advance and outlines advertising rates. Local column notices cost 10 cents per line. quarter column rates for one month 58 and twelve months 24. half column one month 910 six months 24. whole column one month 15 six months 840. All transient ads prepaid. job work due on delivery.
A list of candidates for state and federal offices is presented for an upcoming election. Names include WILLIAM R. MYERS for Secretary of State, JAMES H. RICE for Auditor, JOHN J. COOPER for Treasurer, FRANCIS T. HORD for Attorney General, JOHN W. HOLCOMB for Superintendent, and jurists WILLIAM E. MIBLACK GEORGE W. HOWE ALLEN ZOLLARS. plus JOHN J. KLEINER for Congress and PHILIP W. FREY for Prosecuting Attorney. Also listed are ANDREW WASEM for Treasurer, GEORGE 8. GREEN for Auditor, EDWARD S. HAYES for Sheriff, VINCENT M. CARTWRIGHT for Recorder, and THOMAS J. JOHNSON for Surveyor.
Special to the Evansville Courier reports Mt Vernon Indiana saw a late night riot after Marshal Paul tried to arrest a drunk man. A mob assaulted officers, vandalized, and set Paul’s house on fire injuring his wife and two children. authorities say incendiaries were responsible and will present suspects to the grand jury. The incident follows efforts to close Sunday saloons and reflects local tension with gangs of whites and blacks.
The Evansville Courier notes Pike County Democrats unite behind Kleiner. Report suggests a Democratic gain of one to two hundred with German voters shifting from Heisman to Kleiner. Persuasion efforts span Petersburg Winslow Augusta Arthur Standale Pikeville Pleasantville Ingleton and Orwell as young Democrats organize for November.
The Evanaville Republican convention emerged as a sharply divided event. Ker cheval of Spencer chaired as Heilman was renominated amid loud protests and denouncements from RK Hill of Evansville, with Posey nominating Heilman and Gen Hovey urging liberty, morality and loyalty before a crowd that adjourned after a brief statesman speech.
A Courier reporter spoke with Mr Endicott of Posey county about the campaign. Democracy expects a 200 vote gain over two years ago, led by Robinson township. Bethel, Robb, Smith and Harmony townships may push totals, with 500 as a low county-wide estimate. County ticket confidence rises as Andy Wasem and McCullough are noted figures, suggesting a strong Posey county showing.
Arkansas reports a heavy turnout with a 50,000 Democratic majority and a solid Democratic legislature. Vermont shows reduced Republican majorities but large Democratic gains in state convocation, while the 1st district favors Republicans by 8,000 and the 2nd district remains doubtful. Other items note New Berne plate factory output, Texas capitol stone findings, and various regional agricultural and political notes.
A Louisville style ledger of brief items recalls crop forecasts, weapon tests, political moves, weather, and oddities. Highlights include an expected 50 percent rise in U.S. corn, Gatling gun tests at Sandy Hook, Connecticut and Texas political twists, a 110 year old peach tree in Chester county, and nautical, civic, and social tidbits across states from New Jersey to California.
Notes and items from the county and neighborhood special compiled for the benefit of the many Register readers.
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