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Newspaper
Reading Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1869
Page
2
A newspaper page carries an accidental omission of a figard leaving the date February 12 instead of February 25. The misprint affects the edition’s dating and may confuse readers seeking the correct issue date.
A列roundup of violence reports from February includes a stabbing in Mobile a fatal beating in West Troy a fatal shooting in New Orleans and gunfire near Take Tennessee. Other incidents include a jail break in Wilmington a shooting in Southwick and arsons in New York. The piece denounces radicalism as fueling bloodshed and calls for accountability.
The Philadelphia Morning Post argues against restraining General Grant, asserting he will not bow to Congress like Johnson. Radicals fear provoking a fight, predicting a Kilkenny cat clash in Washington if attempts to curb Grant proceed, with Democratic support noted.
Reported statement says the President will withhold attention from Senate business and approve no more bills if Congress does not act on his messages. Analysts expect a compromise or new convention to avoid a shutdown of appropriations.
Worded fragment places suspects from Moscow Tennessee attempting to rob the Memphis and Charleston pay train between Burnsville and the lake. The sheriff and posse confronted the group in a lurking place. three of the would be robbers were shot.
The report lists 30,404 civilians and 4,178 enlisted in the Army Quartermaster Department currently employed. Each worker earns at least $10.40 per month, plus clothing and rations, highlighting Radical economy remarks.
Accounts from Missouri indicate fall wheat appears remarkably healthy across all sections. Sowing breadth for fall grain was wider than normal and the winter proved favorable for crop prospects.
H M Sweeny a Democrat narrowly wins the mayoralty of George town D Aeonda amid ongoing postwar reconstruction efforts. The result signals continued party influence as new bids for Congress emerge.
The piece accuses Radical leaders of seeking despotism like the Emperor of Russia. It recounts Bronislaus Szwarc, a Polish national leader from 1861 62, arrested after the uprising and jailed in Kronstadt. He has reportedly spent five years chained in a casemate, now aged and ruined, hardly recognizing his former self.
A New Hampshire Patriot excerpt critiques Radical leaders for allowing widespread corruption starting in Lincoln's era. It cites Dawes and Hale condemning theft in government, notes tenure of office protections, and claims officials remain in positions despite scandals, alleging hypocrisy in reform talk.
Mrs Bailey a Philadelphia printer for over forty years died this month in the city at age sixty six. She ran a large shop before steam presses and was elected City Printer by older City Councils. Her husband Robert Bailey died in 1808 and she continued printing until 1861. Her apprentices included Robert P. King Alexander Baird and Fagan the stereotyper.
A large oak felled near Anderson Indiana measured seven feet three inches in diameter and produced 1100 rails eleven feet long. The first limbs stood sixty one feet above the ground.
An item promoting Antumins Home Magazine and Arthur's Home Magazine, praising editor Arthur Townsend and wife Virginia Townsend. It lists publishers T. S. Arthur & Sons in Philadelphia, prices for annual subscriptions and club rates, and samples contents for February including various articles and feature pieces.
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