Maine Democrats at state convention and regional notices
The piece reports on Maine Democrats holding their state convention, notes the Franklin Democrat enlargement and patent cuticle, and lists various national and regional items including tea shipments to Chicago, a Delphian settlement meeting attendance, Charleston as future capital, Canadian Labor Congress tariffs, Ben Wade’s stance, Indianapolis labor events, a Virginia governor nomination, a Shelby county death, bankruptcy of Indianapolis merchants, canal blockade relief, the Ellen wreck near Valparaiso with high fatalities, Senator Morton’s health issues, and Sentinel developments in Elder Black coverage.
Sitting Bull and John Bull in a tale of provocation
The piece contrasts Sitting Bull with John Bull and suggests mischief across the border. It notes Blaine’s party forming in Ohio after a small Columbus gathering. Dr J B Armstrong is killed in Terre Haute with two boys detained as suspects amid a dispute over a broken leg. General Crook says Indians are better armed and trained than soldiers. The writer derides Democratic House actions as poor statesmanship.
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J. B. Armstrong
Terre Haute
Ind
Dr. Armstrong
Crook
Washington
House of Representatives
Spain proposes sending fifty thousand more troops to Cuba
Spain plans to deploy fifty thousand additional soldiers to Cuba as the war drags on. The insurgents and harsh conditions have drained Spanish forces, with no clear path to victory. A Havana ring is said to profit greatly from the conflict and prevent any side from prevailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
Havanna
Philadelphia Evening Express Favors Thompson for President
The Philadelphia Evening Express argues the American Republic is in danger and that the next president should be a Republican Protestant with liberal executive views who keeps church out of state affairs. It endorses Hon. Richard W. Thompson of Indiana as the suitable candidate.
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Philadelphia Evening Express
American Republic
Richard W. Thompson
Indiana
Haity Revolt Sparks Siege in Port au Prince
Hayti faces renewed revolution as Gen Salomon leads a revolt in Port au Prince amid unrest blamed on unpopular leadership and rider by unscrupulous figures. The article notes violence threats against whites and blacks and a broader pattern of Spanish-settled lands in turmoil.
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Hayti
Salomon
Solouque
Port-au-Prince
Ocean
State House elects Gen John Love as President
Monday's meeting of State House Commissioners elects Gen John Love as President. The piece argues for expanding the regular army to 50,000 and criticizes the Democratic House for reducing forces to protect a “Solid South.” It warns the nation is undefended and misgoverned, risking frontier and coastal security against both foreign and domestic threats.
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State House
John Love
Congress
Ku Klux
Democratic House of Representatives
Idaho
Oregon
South
Democratic Party
Indiana
New Albany Ledger-Standard
Indianapolis
Thomas A. Hendricks
United States
Bedford
Blue Jeans Williams
Church Items Reflect Camp Meeting and Preaching Tour
Rev V W Tevis of Glenwood preached at Acton camp meeting Monday afternoon. Rev T B McClain of this place opened the Acton camp meeting. Many citizens attended Acton last Sunday and more will go next. Rev A E Thomson will preach at Summers school house at 3 o clock next Sunday afternoon. No services were held in M E Church last Sunday due to the pastor's absence. Rev John Kiplinger begins a preaching tour through Iowa and Missouri today, away several weeks. Elder D R VanBuskirk preached at Little Flat Rock Sunday morning to a large crowd and at Rushville Sunday evening, still in good form despite not being well.
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V. W. Tevis
Glenwood
Acton
T. B. McClain
A. E. Thomson
M. E
John Kiplinger
Iowa
Missouri
D. R. VanBuskirk
Little Flat Rock
Rushville
David Conner
Friendship Church
Jackson
Temperance
Melvin Brooks
Johnson Stover
Jos. Heaton
Tom
J. F. Moses
Republican
Haze Hazelrigg
Hazelrigg & Wright
Frank Myers
Myers & Abercrombie
G. Washington Caldwell
Caldwell, Myers & Maury
Flat Rock
Robt
H. Campbell
T. O. Havens
al. Green
Jeff. Churchill
J. H. Spurrier
Michael Nolan
Laura Bodine
Hannah Cullen
Ira Ayers
Maury
Arlington News Harbors Threshing to Harvest Preachers
Threshing over and rain arrives. Rev Land and Rev Blount lead the meeting at the Reformed Church Arlington. Rev White from Sumner conducted baptismal rites six times at Swaines Mills. Harvest time for preachers and teachers as schools fill. Red Ribbon in demand in Arlington and Sumner. No temperance meeting last week due to big meetings. Arlington ahead in signer counts. Anderson Gardner named principal teacher for Manilla school. Sam Nelson to teach at No 8 Posey township starting after the fair. Florence Morris employed at No 1, James Allender at No 8, N J Glass at No 5, Thomas Allender at No 7, Cicero Pitts at Sumner. Local meeting to hire a teacher sparked debate over legality. later John Glass named principal and Mrs Parker assistant. A dog shooting caused a stir when Plummer handed a revolver to Banker who shot and killed Hon. Rucker’s dog. Spann wins the case, Banker fined twenty five dollars.
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Land and Blount
Reformed Church
Arlington
White
Sumner
Swaines Mills
John Glass
Parker
Kan
Rersh
Plummer
Banker
Hon. Rucker
Spann and
Haney
Squire Collins
Spann
Facts from Falmouth and Fair View
Local notes report Ally Gibbs on pledge and red ribbon morale boost. John Smutlin yields over twenty bushels per acre wheat. Charley Bush foresees stable wages. Garret Wikoff Jr drives two fine bay horses. Prof J Gibbs teaches music thrice weekly for Shipley Grove celebration on the 23d inst. No preaching at Christian Church last Sabbath. mood bleak with brotherly strain.
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M. E
Ally Gibbs
Hie
John Smutlin
John
Charley Bush
Charley
Garret Wikoff, Jr
Garret
Prof. J. Gibbs
Shipley Grove
Feeble Garrett Wikoff Sr Honored by Local Faithful
The note describes Garrett Wikoff Sr at 75/76 years old, confined at home for two years yet cheerful, a respected figure in old Rush. Rev V Tevis of the M E Church preached near Fairview on a verse about idleness and tattling, urging rebuke of gossip among church members. Humphrey, August 13, 1877.
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Garrett Wikoff, Sr
Rush
V. Tevis
M. E. Church
Fairview
Humphrey
A Patchwork of Life From the Stringtown Area
Wells run dry and streams grow dusty while an encyclopedia peddler tours the region. The baby crop looks strong as harvest nears. Aunt Betsey Furry dies at seventy seven. illness rises after heat and foul air. A party visits Knightstown springs. a threshing machine hums. Maj. Griffin visits Barnum show and injures his stomach. University news: Tol Bartl to lead Stringtown school destinies this fall. U Beeke signs off.
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Tol. Bartl
Stringtown
Betsey Furry
Mary A. Clolmes
Mobile
Alabama
Knightstown Springs
T. N. Link
Waukesha
Jess. Murphy
Maj. Griffin
Barnum
Masonic Mutual Benefit Society reorganizes board
The society organized a new Board of Directors with W. W. Woollen as President General John Love as Vice President Charles Fisher as Treasurer Martin 8. Rice as Secretary L. M. Heiskel as General Agent and J. M. Dunisp as Medical Examiner. The Secretary’s bond rises from 20000 to 50000 dollars while most old officers stay in place despite management changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of
W. W. Woollen
John Love
Charles Fisher
Martin 8. Rice
L. M. Heiskel
J. M. Dunisp
Corn Poor And Hogs Die In Local News Briefs
The Home News itemizes woes with crops and livestock, listing corn poor hogs dying and watermelons scarce. It notes social notes from Kokomo, local outings, a child’s death, a carload of hogs to Cincinnati for $800, and community incidents amid a flood of brief town notices.
Honest labor rewards battle in Sentinel dispute
The Indianapolis Sentinel accuses stockholders John C. Shoemaker William Henderson Aquilla Jones Franklin Landers Jack Landers and others of defrauding workers of three thousand dollars in unpaid wages. The dispute pits labor against capital as debtors seek payment amid a stockholder lawsuit and public criticism.
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Indianapolis Saturday Herald
Sentinel
The
John C. Shoemaker
William Henderson
Aquilla Jones
Franklin Landers
Jack Landers
Desperate Fight With Nez Perces Under General Gibbon
General Gibbon with 182 men including 17 officers and 133 regulars fought a brutal daylong battle with Nez Perces at the Big Hole near Ross Hole. The clash began at dawn with volunteers opening fire and intensified as both sides suffered heavy losses. Reports say about 100 Indians were killed and nearly half the command wounded or killed, though later word revised the figures. Gibbon sought ambulances and supplies as he moved toward Fort Shaw with wounded, while Indian forces reportedly withdrew toward the Bannock.
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Nez Perces
Ross’ Hole
Big Hole
Bannock
French Gulch
Howard
Mitchell
Fort Butte
Deer Lodge
Mont
Logan
Bradley
Bostwick
Williams
Coolidge
Woodruff
English
Crook discusses Indian war changes and Sitting Bull linkage
Gen Crook visits with the President and War Department on Montana hostilities. He notes Indians now often better armed and as accurate as soldiers, doubts Sitting Bull’s junction with Chief Joseph. He urges Terry to join the commission negotiating with Canada on Sitting Bull.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Wasuixetos
Crook
Montana
Sitting Bull Crook
Sitting Bull
Joseph
Terry
War Department
Canada
Charcter
Indian Commission
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Indian Department
Terrible Turkish Atrocities Reported in Balkans
A Bucharest correspondent relays horrific accounts of July 31 as Russians evacuated Niki Saghra. Christians were shot or burned, with widespread destruction of Christian property. In Tchirpan District 60 villages lost churches and schools, and up to 12 000 to 15 000 Christians are said to have been maneuvered. Soldiers guarded roads and shot passersby.
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Bucharest
Balkans
Niki Saghra
Tchirpan
Turkey
Baghdan Mohalesi
Rani Mshalisi
Gnabrova
Seli
Eski Saghra
Thhirpan
Kasanlik
Chinese Merchants Seek Senate Action on Immigration
A deputation of Chinese merchants met Senator Morton in San Francisco and claimed rising anti Chinese sentiment, destruction of property, and violence. They urged passage of Burlingame treaty shifts and a tax on Chinese residents, to fund repatriation efforts, while some wish to return but lack means.
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Morton
San Francisco
Unite States
Conae
America
Yin
Workingmen's State Convention In Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Sunday Commercial reports the Workingmen's State Convention in Hamilton County drew less than fifty delegates despite substantial outside interest. Nominees include L. W. Bond for Governor, L. A. Hine for State Treasurer, and Peter H. Clark. Hine is described as a long-time land reformer and farmer. Clark is noted for unorthodox views and restless thoughts.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton
L. Wi. Bond
L. A. Hine
Hine
First Presbyterian Church
Peter H. Clark
Clark
Bishop as Know-Nothing Mayor in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Commercial recalls past claims about Mr. Bishop, noting he was not a Democratic Mayor, but a Know-Nothing leader. It cites his entertainments for the Prince of Wales, support for Sunday ordinances, ties to the Constitutional party, and boasts against Sabbath-breaking and Southern Railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Times
Meek
Jeffersonville
Cincinnati
Bishop
Hay
Southern Railres
Unlucky Pond Swim Ends In Drowning Struggle
Two young women at Vandercamp Pond in Constancia and a boatman joined a risky swim in thin clothing. The trio tipped a small boat, sank twice, and one woman lost her clothes as rescuers worked. Kosikivy reportedly refused rescue until clothing was found to wrap her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palladium
Mises Bebce Aml
Vandyke
Vandercamp
Pond
Constantia
Kosikivy
Mexican gang frees prisoners after raid on Rio Grande City jail
Galveston reported fifteen men from Mexico attacked Rio Grande City at dawn, stormed the jail, fatally wounded Judge Cox and the jailer, and freed two outlaws. Col Price led 100 mounted troops with two Gatling guns in pursuit but failed to catch them, who crossed back into Mexico seven miles below the river. The troops have not crossed into Mexican soil yet.
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Galveston
Rio Grande City
Mexico
Public sale of the David illness estate in Rushville Township
Notice is given that the personal property of David illness deceased will be offered at public sale at his site residence in Rushville Township Rush County Indiana on Friday September 7 1877 between 9 oclock a m and 4 oclock p m and sale will continue next day if needed. Items include horses hogs cattle wheat corn threshing machine engine reaper wagon gears hay farming utensils household items cider mill tools and more. Cash for sums 3 and under and credit terms 3 to 12 months with note and security. late payment incurs 1 percent interest and attorney fees. Further credit details available at sale day. IRA A Hinlt goss administrator August 16 1977 aw Fintay Bicaxe attorney
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David Illness
Rushvilte Township
Rush County
Indiana
Wade
Ira A. Hinltgoss
Rush Circuit Court
George Gray
Solomon P. Milligoss
William Crawford
Margaret. A. Crawford
Eliza J. Jones
Crawford
Daniel Jones
Solomon P. Hilligoss
Circuit Court
Anid Baron Tte
J. W. Smith
Rush Co
F P. Brawen
Benjamin F. Ve
Noble Township
Seid
M. Ofsaid Das
J. BB. Reeve
Ateuat
Presley Moore
Rushville
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