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Newspaper
Somerville Weekly Critic
Location
Somerville, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1881
Page
2
The piece surveys party conflict in Virginia with Mahone and Readjusters, examines state finances and a wobbly treasury, critiques Judge Day and Judge Russell over county liabilities, and notes Republican fusion and potential cabinet moves. It also touches on land manure costs, wheat yields, and newspaper influence on commerce.
The piece contrasts farmers and mechanics with penny-a-day clerks and inexperienced merchants who succumb to bankruptcy during hard times. It notes farming remains unprofitable this year yet many farmers instead of being stranded persevere, while clerks seek comfort and risk ruin in an unstable trade.
A letter argues against repealing the amendment and urges all men to vote. It declares that with Black citizens free, there is no alternative but to secure equal suffrage and to act in good faith toward justice for all people.
Wt Quineau Escape: Courier Journal reports scattered chatter about Guiteau’s possible escape attempts. Editors note few in the state would accept Buford or Conkling as plausible allies, while sympathy for Arthur’s cabinet remains a political flashpoint amid assassination rumors.
In a rural Arkansas revival at an old log church near Little Rock tension erupts into a brawl. Silas, preaching amid uproar, clashes with a disruptor who wrecks the pulpit. A wooden leg is used in the fracas and chairs topple as attendees flee, while an elderly observer notes the scene as menacing entertainment.
The crop reported by threshing machines totals 1 215 245 bushels from Wheat acreage. Farmers used 416 476 dollars worth of commercial manures with an average yield per acre around two bushels. Tennessee shows a deficit compared to Ohio of about 14 153 000 bushels, indicating potential for greater manure use.
Strayed from the premises at Somerville ale a large white and red oxen nine or ten years old. He wears a free yoke on his neck and horn tips cut off. A reward of one dollar offered for information leading to the owner. Contact J. Vo Drarer.
The case before Judge Livesey in the Morgan County Chancery Division is postponed to Monday December 12 1061. The sale will be to the highest bidder for cash at public outcry before the court house in Somerville town, Morgan County Alabama, describing the property in sections and townships within the county.
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