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Newspaper
Sparta Eagle
Location
Sparta, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1867
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes from a Republican Union County convention document dated 1907 outline committee roles and tentative officer nominations. Mentions Ninth Senators, state convention, and duties to appoint or elect party officers, with unclear spells and names.
The editors bid farewell, recalling thirty years of service, gratitude to townspeople and patrons, and pride in the region. They note strong support, improved facilities, and a stable local readership, then announce retirement from the publishing business with warm wishes for the community’s continued prosperity.
A century era account reports Tennessee voting solidly Republican in statewide and congressional races. It notes every district elected a Republican candidate, the legislature leaning Republican, and Parson Brownlow re elected by a large margin. The piece predicts broader Republican gains in formerly rebellious states and mocks the Democratic copperhead opposition.
A fragmentary critique argues some Wisconsin Democrats drift from settled party principles toward universal suffrage and reform. It warns against radical shifts toward debt repudiation and broad national reforms while preserving party name and character.
The Precident anxious to melieve Phil Sheridan despite reconstruction law. Stan danse ernestly opposes removal, Johnson mayoust hin. Doubt if Cabinet will approve executive overreach or weight of orders in such cases.
The latest Mexican dates note Santa Anna in prison and Juarez offering a central amnesty for late Masimilian adherents with executions or punishments for top leaders. A 1867 Washington dispatch reports revenue officials seeking to curb illicit oil cask trafficking, urging prosecution.
The document argues electors of the Sitawonki should assist in a September convention to defend civil and religious liberty and the state’s supremacy, urging unity against tariff laws and party corruption. Dissenting voices from Brick Pomeroy and the La Crosse Democrat criticize the Democratic leadership and call for loyal support.
The military commission that tried Mary E. Surratt and others for Lincoln's murder recommends commuting the death sentence to life in prison. Signed by Maj. Gen. Hunter and other officers, the document notes the belief her sex and age warrant clemency, while several generals refused to sign. The draft includes signatures from multiple officers and a signed note by Judge Advocate Bingham.
A fragmented summary notes last week’s internal revenue receipts totaling 5 789 204 dollars and a Memphis mortality figure of 109 with 40 due to cholera. Immigrant arrivals at New York reached 23 276 in July. Detroit sewers rebelled against the Internal Revenue, with ten arrests. July New Orleans Custom House trade shows exports 744 069 and imports 607 588. News arrives of Stanton’s resignation request and a Central Pacific Railroad progress near the Sierra Nevada summit, with tunnel completion expected by mid August and Nevada-bound rails advancing. The forthcoming public tob e will reflect a notable fiscal reduction, aided by revenue gains and tax receipts. A Kentucky election returns ultra Democratic candidates amid reconstructed state politics. An incident near Stanstead involves Sef Davis, while Cameron of Mississippi River reportedly died by suicide yesterday. Eugenio visits Victoria. other details remain unclear.
The Matis View a Ball Association held a meeting at Junction yesterday to decide which city will host the State tournament. Madison Fond du Lac and Lanesville contended, with Belott offering the strongest inducements. The tournament will begin September 25 and run for ten days.
The report blends a La Crosse baseball score where the Bass Ball club fell 62 to 41 to a rival, with a Chicago theatre anecdote of a young woman swooning over the Gluck Cronk and being escorted out. It also covers wheat and corn outlooks in Fond du Lac and New Lisbon, a fatal railway accident near Lyendon Station, and a Port Blake Indian fight with U S soldiers.
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