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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1880
Page
4
The piece mocks Republican delegates while noting the paper was a Democratic voice. It accuses the party organ of hypocrisy after recent street disorder and boasts a superior, dignified stance.
A partisan chronicle notes Tes T. C. and factions within the Democratic party fiercely oppose the amendments. It characterizes the better clues of the Democracy as pro amendment while the worst element opposes, with control shaping the party stance.
An elderly resident notes he has never attended and comments on thirty years of drinking. the piece mocks big politics as irony and a whopper. It mentions one drunk man seen in town on the Republican convention day whose political stance remained unknown.
A political tract accuses Democrats of heightening fear about a Negro exodus to mask their own actions. The piece claims Republicans are portrayed as importing workers from Mecatuck and argues the Maine iniquity pretext is retaliation. The author insists the exodus claim is the sole point of the Democrats’ argument.
Thewa, known as Taw Hanna, was introduced as a speaker for an opposition event. Onlookers recall his past antics with ink grinders and pigeons, contrasting with his current rise in social and intellectual circles and a lucrative law practice. The crowd notes a shift from mischief to public respect as Hanna stands above former pranksters.
Cou Ayn Nano editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel testified before Voorhees exodus committee last week. He admitted he knew nothing beyond public prints and took a public expense trip to Washington, paid four dollars a day for three weeks for twenty minutes on the witness stand.
Time to hear from Mr. Tilden Prandelphia Resords about a geome observer noting Samuel Sones hidden at his gymnastic acts. Rumors hint the next report may show the old man climbing Greystone stairs with spright finess, like an unweaned kid.
In this issue the Sullivan editor praises Cal W Young as a strong Auditor of State candidate. The letter asserts broad knowledge of news and effective writing. The piece is framed as a compelling endorsement to aid Young's campaign.
The House bill granting duty free passage for charitable goods for Kansas refugees faced Senate resistance after objections by Voorhees. Amid taunts and political tension, the chamber adjourned without passage as a clash over charity and race is noted alongside local notices of illness and social gossip.
The Graysville area reports measles in the vicinity while local figures discuss school teaching, a call to recruit twenty five able bodied Black workers willing to vote Democratic, and hints of Republican and Democratic maneuvering. Mentions Milo S Hascal as a possible Auditor candidate and church restoration efforts at Big Spring amid doctors treating measles and pneumonia.
Local residents note the funeral of Frank P. Parvin aged 35 who died of consumption. He was a leading Carlisle businessman until illness forced retirement last year. Reverend A C Allen officiated with Odd Fellows and visiting lodge members in attendance.
In New York on February 13 1880 Capt Brackett sues a steamship company for 25000 damages over an explosion aboard the Greece A jailed conspirator from 1873 case Lazarus testified about government frauds and a shifting name to Lawrence detailing elaborate swindles and exports distributing cases to cover profits.
The bid for smuggled goods sits amid a murky tale of Lazarus and a deputy collector sharing duties on jute and silk, with a cleft in the handwriting saga of Horace Greeley and a rapid reader in Robinson. A novel plan by General Daniel Ruggles proposes balloon delivery of dynamite to summon rain, while Irish Relief efforts swell the Herald’s fundraising to near 200,000 dollars as Brooklyn Bridge costs rise and Jackson’s Mr Nicholson praises Union efforts.
The Sullivan correspondent reports town chatter about residents and politics. Milton Badser plans to migrate Kansas. James Welly recovers from typhoid. Willnau R Lester canvasses for Grant Around the World, while Willam PY supports the next president. J G Parker and J P James Lawson engage in local work. Captain Parker leads ticket efforts. town readers urged to uphold The Union. The piece also covers local incidents, schooling, and political moods, noting exodus Lamb and Dr Phillips amid Cass township tensions and a Cass county political roil. Colonel Young praised as a magnet in Republican circles and urged for state dominance at the forthcoming convention.
A newspaper editor who holds bank stock and a council member labeled a “citizen of Camada” figure among oddities. Remarks touch on misreadings of names like E in John E Lamb, a candidate whose backers didn’t campaign, a gas bill during a Grand Jury session, and an exodus committee for Voorhees.
The Chicago convention nominates John Sherman as the Republican candidate for president. The party argues this avoids waste of time and energy defending the record of its candidate.
Publisher notes strong public interest in remedies and medical visits claiming Hop Bitters can replace daily clinical attendance. The piece critiques costs of medical care, estimating $300 for visit schedules and over $1,000 yearly for a bedridden patient, proposing Hop Bitters as a time saving cure.
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