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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1882
Page
3
Across Cincinnati and St Louis regions heavy rain swells rivers. Flooding shuts depots and mills, halts ferries, and forces evacuations while judges and officials report damps and hangings in separate dispatches.
Kansas City will gain its own road by tomorrow with routes realigned. The Wabash east uses the Chicago and Alton line to clear the obstruction and the Vandalia travels the Ohio and Mississippi until repairs finish. The river stood this morning and is falling slowly with a forecasted rush to ease pressure downstream. Weather moderates and thawing begins.
The Greenback State Convention met at the Park theater with 200 delegates. Nominees for state offices were named including Secretary H. Z. Leonard and Treasurer John Studebaker. General Weaver spoke on the platform amid temperance reports and high enthusiasm. All trains delayed by high water and bridges washed out. G A R encampment underway with 17 new posts and 2,300 members.
A历史 survey recounts famous noses from ancient rulers to Cyrano de Bergerac. It cites Numa Pompilius and Ho mer, Lycurgus and Solon, and Roman kings, noting big noses as a valued trait in many cultures while highlighting Charles Borromeo and Cyrano as iconic examples.
Sensation the Westbrook stud horse leads the Brooklyn Eagle era with Lorillard rating him highly. W K Vanderbilt eyed a purchase for a Western party offering fifty thousand dollars but Lorillard blocked the bid. Deene's brother proclaims England cannot rival the horse's quality.
An account describes a night during Vicksburg siege when batteries flashed and a white clad, seven foot figure appeared on a hill. The figure reportedly spoke Cease firing and declared, I am Gen Burbridge's orderly in my night shirt.
Wheat prices show slight gains with bids for No 2 red and futures. Corn oats and flour markets steady with modest shifts. pork and beef markets quiet with steady to lower lingerings.
The notice lists prices and sellers for No 2 winter red and Western white wheat with multiple monthly prices and bids. It mentions inactive entities and fragmented figures for March April May June, reflecting a sparse market posting.
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