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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1885
Page
2
Local listing notes Sol Goadman in Sullivan County dealing in hats caps and gents furnishing goods. The brief entry identifies a clothing trade presence in the county without further details on dates or outcomes.
Fire at about one o'clock Sunday morning April 19, 1885, engulfed the Masonic Building housing Bushell Bros. store Tine Tres office Masonic Hall Riggs Berry real estate Taylor law office and more. Almost all property was uninsured or underinsured. The Times office lost accounts subscription list and a library of over five hundred volumes. The blaze is believed incendiary. Countering news and literary items follow in The Current May 28 issue.
Refitting with new presses and types, the Sullivan venture pledges better, value-filled printing and labor to win public support. It notes indebtedness and thanks Judge Massie for workspace and weekly circulars, while critiquing communism and urging practical cooperation.
Garin Hamilton previews a June North American Review piece on Prohibition in Politics with a caustic tone. The Illinois Legislature elected Gen Logan to a third US Senate term after a lengthy contest. 51 Senators and 153 Representatives attended, 103 voting for Logan. The piece notes no war between England and Russia appears likely, preferring peaceful resolution.
The Current reports a new concept for public buildings using a telescopic design with stories lifted by hydrostatic pressure. In a fire the structure would be lowered to ground level for easy access by firemen. Construction would use boiler iron and furniture designed like an opera hat.
A secure vault find reveals a red taped box containing bottles of diamonds pearls Attar of roses and a lump of gold. An older employee notes these items were gifts to President Monroe from the Japanese government around 1823 and had waited in the Treasury for Congressional action.
The June issue marks the seventieth year with its largest circulation and strongest staff. Fourteen authors discuss seven topics of public interest, including demonetization of silver by Sumner Laughlin and Walker. Other essays cover justice tardiness, prohibition in politics, the swearing habit, French spoliation claims, school policy of the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and dress reform opinions from Warner Phelps Hammond Jackson King and others.
The May 19 Springfield session saw Logan proclaimed elected with 102 votes after a tense roll call. Absentees and last-minute ballots stirred disorder as Democrats largely abstained or protested while Republicans backed Logan. Tree received 96 votes.
Washington reports on Secretary Whitney likely accepting the Dolphin amid concerns of seaworthiness. President Cleveland grants pardons and weighs ministerial transfers while officials battle treasury gold shortages and ongoing marshals appointments. Confederate era figures and Mormon delegation meet with the president regarding Utah Edmunds law enforcement.
Turmoil surfaces as Turkish forces fortify the Dardanelles while royal honors await Prince Louis on his wedding day. Czarist Russia arms generals, plans Baltic language shifts, and pressure grows over Kashgar with Mohammadan rebels appealing for Russian protection amid broader imperial moves.
The piece recounts Ellen Terry and Watts famed for living as spouses briefly and a public family rift sparked by Terry’s circus attire at a dinner with Watts’s relatives. The account juxtaposes Victorian sensibilities with a broader moral critique of modern theater and art.
London hosts a bustling public stage economy with 28,000 residents earning livelihoods by appearing on the public stage. The Sullivan Times urges readers to subscribe for full coverage and entertainment news.
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