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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1880
Page
4
Reports from multiple cities discuss Grant Hancock Garfield and Hancock’s prospects. Denials of Grant supporting Hancock surface amid election talk. Commentary notes Garfield’s strengths, Hancock’s weaknesses, and varied newspaper opinions on voter sentiment and party unity.
From New York to Cincinnati and Chicago reports reflect broad GOP and Tammany consensus that the Democratic ticket is strong. Analysts claim the campaign will focus on issues beyond the Bloody Shirt, with mixed views on Hancock and the California race. The National Democratic Committee list of executive members is published and Grant’s stance on Hancock is debated.
Fragment notes aversion to Sinncock since Mexico trip and critique of his fit with Grant, suggesting Democrats balk at an unsatisfactory candidate.
Advertised remedies include Nephraticum for kidney and bladder disorders and English Dandelion Pills for liver and digestion. Mintie claims long tested, non quack formulas with notable results. Also promoting Sir Astley Cooper’s Restorative for nervous debility and lost manhood with prices and local seller listings.
Mentsyville Mo June 29 Man den Brown ascended the scaffold at 1 10 pm after a religious service he spoke to the crowd forgiving all and asking to be buried with his wife He died within ten minutes and a relative offered forgiveness The report also covers a Pa fire at Westcott Tarport thirty one buildings destroyed and a San Francisco walking contest tally and notes on counterfeit currency and a Missouri hanging.
A digest of daily news items: famine fever in Sligo County Ireland and relief limits. France and Morocco diplomacy. Gen Grant heading to Colorado. army worm outbreaks in Goshen Orange County. Irish relief fund nearing depletion. Abyssinian King signs peace with Hauatian government. Melbourne assembly rejects constitutional reform bill. German silver currency petition rejected. steamer Deasouk sails with obelisk to New York. Whittaker dismissal at West Point not sustained. murders hanged in Canton Logansport and Moberly. Aleka Pasha leaves Eastern Roumelia for Constantinople. British plan for Africa conference dropped. Sunday closing bill passes Commons. marriage with deceased wife's sister bill rejected. Buenos Aires fighting escalates. Sarah Bernhardt fined by Comedie Francaise. Woodsdale paper mill destroyed. moonshine raids continue. Berlin conference peacemaking. Bismarck seeks church bill consolidation.
The Democratic platform pledges in broad terms to uphold constitutional principles, oppose consolidation of power, promote honest money, civil service reform, free ballot protections, and tariff revenue. It condemns the current administration’s alleged abuses, cites the 1876 election fraud, supports reforms to prevent coups, and endorses a non-discriminatory commerce policy while aiming at reduced public expenditures and labor protection.
The Logan Leader recounts Charles McNeil being beaten by two men on Fourth Street near Main. The assailants fled from a fence area. McNeil filed a complaint naming Heber Ricks and Peter Nelson. Ricks and Nelson were tried, found guilty, fined 25 dollars each plus costs, and jailed ten days. The piece cites a grudging feud over a young lady and praises the judge’s discretion.
A brief notice invites readers to view the McCormick self binding harvester just north of the new Co op. The message mentions Joay W LowEtts as a contact or reference.
The 230 ton Clyde steamer Gulnare set sail June 10 with about forty crew and officers to transport the Howgate colony to arlo regions. It carries a two year provisioning stock and aims to complete the voyage in six months amid cautious expectations.
A farmer argues that grass is the principal crop and manure should be applied with that in view. He notes corn shows a clear advantage when manure is broadcast and ploughed under versus hill application, and warns against spreading manure broadly as the best method for profit.
A speedy Cure for Catarrh Diphtheria Canker mouth and Headache touted with Suillons Catarrh Remedy nasal injector free with each bottle. Price 50 cents. Sold by J W McNutt & Co Whitesnol retail druggists and C Ormsby Logan Utah. October 2.
Spring Lake Utah readers are invited to weigh in on the ongoing lake monster talk sparked by Provo youths who claim a giant creature roams Utah Lake. The letter-writer shares decades of seeing water shapes misread as monsters and urges credible sightings to be reported, while poking fun at overblown claims.
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