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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1880
Page
4
The Sullivan Union reports a political platform theme on December 15 1880. It emphasizes that a leader serves best who serves his country best and urges party unity through public service and national focus.
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Post Office opens at 7 A M and closes at 7 P M Mail to the north closes at 1 15 P M and mail to the south at 3 50 P M Mail from the north arrives 5 28 A M and 4 13 P M Mail from the south arrives 1 50 P M No mail goes south from the 938 o clock train J A Hays P M
A substantial blaze in Pensacola Florida last week caused about five hundred thousand dollars in damage to property. Fire crews battled the flames through the night, sparing nearby structures from the spreading fire.
The question asks whether the organization aims for personal warfare through its able assistants, seeking a direct yes or no. It centers on internal tactics and motivations without citing specific events or names. The statement requires clarification of intent and potential policy changes.
The Democrat editor vents about temperance rhetoric and criticizes the party for not clarifying the meaning of the no sumptuary laws clause in the recent platform. The note calls for concrete interpretation and guidance for voters.
Col Thompson secretary of the navy tenders resignation to take chairmanship of the American branch of the Panama Canal Company. He will vacate his post around January 1.
Five men from the Cincinnati fire department were killed while battling a large blaze last Friday night. The tragedy occurred as they worked to control the fire and protect nearby structures.
The market quoted four per cent United States bonds yesterday at $1134. The defeat of the Democracy prompts the belief that the national debt could be floated at as low as three per cent, signaling favorable conditions for government borrowing.
At a city council meeting Republicans and anti Tammany Democrats joined to remove John Kelley known as the Yammany chief from the office of city comptroller. Allen Campbell was installed in his stead in a move described as a lasting triumph for honest New Yorkers.
Congress debates the Morgan joint resolution to count electoral votes. Democrats waver on passing the bill while Republicans stand solidly against it. The bill allows both Houses to file objections to a state's vote, which critics say concentrates power in a few and could override state results.
Fred Briggs, an insurance agent, was appointed Deputy U S Marshal for the October election and arrested a Democrat under election laws. A Democratic indignation meeting followed with Jos W Wolfe denouncing Republicans and vowing to take risks over equal rights, later leading to a refusal to renew insurance.
The piece rails at partisan grand jury handling and cites Judge Francis Wilson of Monroe County as a model for impartiality. It contrasts Wilson’s action with local officials and urges courts to keep politics out to maintain dignity and equal justice for all.
A critical review denounces a Moss Back Grand Jury defense article as wind filled and self serving. The piece alleges biased editor conduct and political motives around Democrat and Republican figures in a contested election scene with claims of manipulated bonds and deceptive reports.
A columnist who wrote a lengthy piece in the Tribune-Dispatch about the union and the grand jury is said to own a $9000 farm bought for around $100 through questionable means. He then accuses others of deceiving poor farmers of their labor.
Inventor urged to exercise care before the Patent Office as many patents fail from neglect. E Foster, 509 8th St Washington, has practiced before the Patent Office 19 years and recommends contacting him for guidance and pamphlets.
Geo F Hughes acts as agent for Mason & Hamlin to offer a concert organ for sale. The ad highlights the organ’s quality and availability to buyers through the dealer network in the city.
The Carlisle seminary plans a public entertainment next Friday evening to mark Whittier's birthday. Mr Eo IL Baily and family of Vincennes visited W J Curtner on Sunday. Ellet Pearce, a local farmer, died Sunday of pneumonia and his funeral at Morris Chapel drew a large crowd with Odd Fellows from Oaktown and Freelandsville attending to pay respects.
The Graysville piece describes the Bulletin Man joining lectures on four topics with anecdotes from his life as a revivalist and traveler, amid weather gloom and local mishaps. It notes Preston Houpt’s critical condition from a past fall, crop snippets from a late snap, and local curiosities including births, graduations, and odd dialogue about loyalty and hospital confinement.
A fragment urges readers to avoid outward remedies for skin diseases and claim true relief comes from Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. The passage stresses internal cleansing to restore health rather than temporary salves.
Notice records Walter S Maple as administrator of the estate of Uriah Brocaw, deceased, appointed by the Sullivan Circuit Court. Administrative duties listed for the estate at 1731 Administrator.
In Sullivan County Court, Davis et al sue Peterson et al with Mary A Ling and others as necessary parties. Citizens Wilmas King and Mary A Kig are named as respondents of the state, with legal action set for the next term at the Sullivan County Court House on the second Monday in January 1880.
John Tr Gunn executor of Thuman J Areager seeks court permission to sell deceased estate property to pay legacies. Petition to sell will be heard on January term in Sullivan Circuit Court with attestation by Clerk Tuumas J Mann.
Administrator of Titan Gray estate will sell remaining notes and accounts at public auction in Graysville Sullivan County Indiana on December 16 1930 at 10 am. Thomas Burton executor of John Brewer deceased petitions to sell real estate to pay debts. hearing set for next term of the county court in Sullivan County Indiana. Signed November 1930 by I Mann.
In Sullivan Circuit Court of saivan County Ludiana the estate of Elijah Watkins was declared probated and will settled accordingly. Interested parties must contact executor U Cotizon. November 1, 1880.
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