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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1882
Page
4
The Union notes a postponed editorial meeting with full proceedings promised next week. Col Young as Secretary of State candidate meets broad support, with towns praising the choice as reviving the ticket. A Frontier boiler explosion at Stone Station kills three and injures many others.
A man named Roderick McLean fired on Queen Victoria at Windsor railway station as she entered her carriage. The shot missed, McLean was seized by police and nearly lynched, marking the fifth or sixth alleged attempt with the Queen unharmed.
The Logan bill to retire General Grant on full pay has passed the Senate and may reach the House amid strong opposition. Supporters claim it would shelve the Old Man, while critics express sharp rebuke at the notion of gratitude toward Grant for his wartime service and leadership.
The Vincennes News attacks Mr. Cobb for a coin redemption bill that would pay face value for mutilated silver. It condemns the plan as encouraging vandalism and undermining currency integrity, arguing it would boost coin mutilation and undermine public trust.
Vin. News laments The Sun's attack on The News editor and argues it distracts from explaining Congressman’s stance. The letter urges focus on support for Jay Gould linked railway monopolies and coin manipulation efforts.
A report states Peruvian troops attacked Pisco last month, massacring about 1000 people including numerous foreigners among them the French consul.
Sullivan County figures Col W G Young as a leading GOP candidate for Secretary of State. Friends tout his soldierly record eight years as county chair and strong statewide appeal, arguing he would win easily in southern Indiana. Supporters compare him to Grant and Blaine, urging early nomination preparations.
Myrtie Shideler recovers slowly. Rev. Julian visited Mrs. S. V. Brewer's family. A tile factory may open under Mr. Beagle and Will McKee. John Wood was ill last week and could not prepare an ovation for Franklin entertainment. Several students plan to leave and hope to return next year. Graysville’s Looker On was in town. Temperance topics gain attention with meetings yielding good results. An incident at a temperance meeting involved a drunk man asleep during the sermon. Elia’s name is known to many in Merom, and no offense was intended. Exta.
George Correll recovers after injury from a saw mill. Graysville gravel road company expands. John Ramsen, Trusteee, plans after the April election. Mr. Lineback ill. Alice Poe of Hutsonville, formerly here, died the 1st. Mail routes shift Merom to Terre Haute. Township pensioners grow. Wabash bottoms outlook gloomy. Snakes, mosquitoes, chinch bugs present. Bulletin Man predictions delayed. Mostyn to Joshua awaited. Looxed On.
William Sturges of Chicago, a grain operator, was arrested in Keokuk Iowa on charges of defrauding Francis L. Kennett & Co. of $50,000 in grain stored at a Keokuk elevator. Indicted by the grand jury, bail set at $40,000 and posted. case linked to a disappearance of grain last June involving Kennett & Co. and Sturges.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Wortameton March 3 Uncle Billy Williams last survivor of Fort Hadden occupants died at his Owen county residence on Thursday He born in Fort Knox and later lived near Carlisle where Fort Hadden was built He spoke of hardships in the fort and remembered the Vincennes treaty between Tecumseh and Harrison He was related to ex Governor Williams and was noted for his generous kindliness.
New Lebanon hosts temperance event as Prof. Davis bids farewell and Capt. Springer marks 60th birthday. Pres. Smith of U C College visits next Sunday for a temperance address. Local chatter jokes about slander and whiskey, with Tony Dodds visiting Vincennes and T. B. Springer Jr expanding cattle dealings.
The item reports fine weather and better wheat, mentions Lester Kennett's Taper at number 15 on the dog list, and notes a young man planning to court a woman despite good conditions. It also covers Prosperity Lodge debating the Woman Suffrage amendment, Badger securing a Narrows post office, Strain brothers selling horses, a temperance lecturer fraud, demand for credentials by temperance workers, a washed out bridge on York road, and a line about someone seeking another job.
Suffering individuals urged to try Electric Bitters for weakness bilious complaints and general debility. Claims rapid improvement, renewed strength, and relief from pain with a fifty cent bottle sold by Crowder & Reed.
In an interview Memphis reports that Arkansas counties and Mississippi counties above Vicksburg face destitution with about twenty thousand and fifteen thousand people respectively needing government feeding for at least forty days. The $100000 aid may fall short. Also Emma Allen was arrested for defrauding the post office, taking a twenty dollar money order, then jailed.
The New York World notes Mr. Blaine’s success came from Democrat Mr. McLean of Maryland, whose decisive vote on the committee sealed the outcome. It also reports that Miles Thompson, a Black man, was hanged in Dallas, Texas after fatally attacking Mrs. Johnson and her father during an attempted capture.
Farmers praise the plow from John Davis & Sons for turning ground in sod stubble black and mucky soil. The ad urges customers to call and examine the famous plow at their location.
Indictments announced against Nelson Burk William McComas Henry Sebastian and Henry Utterback for false swearing in the Andrew McMahan and J W Miller cattle matter. Burk acquitted on one count and faces another trial. McComas previously tried with a hung jury. Sebastian and Utterback await their first trial. The proceedings may extend the term with costs near $5,000. The Washington Gazette reports union efforts by Indiana newspaper men planning a State Union in Indianapolis March 29 1882 to press for favorable press law changes and unified action.
On thirty days trial basis, Dr Dye's celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and other electric appliances offered to young men and others with nervous debility and lost vitality. Guarantee of relief and restoration of vigor. Includes treatment for rheumatism neuralgia paralysis liver kidney issues ruptures and more. Free illustrated pamphlet. Address Voltaic Belt Co Marshall Mica. novoly
Dr Pierce's Pellets advertised as sugar coated liver pills claim to purify the blood and quickly cure disorders of the liver stomach and bowels available at all druggists.
The Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Company calls a stockholders meeting at its Evansville Indiana office on April 26 1882 at eleven in the forenoon to vote on consolidating with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Strawn and Indiana State Line railroads and to approve terms of consolidation. Transfer books close April 20 and reopen April 27 1882.
Whitman stores report higher grocery sales than any other house in Sullivan, signaling strong local demand and market leadership in the county.
An old style promotional note touts Whitman’s as the place to buy pure syrups teas and suUsors at the lowest prices. It claims a large stock best quality items and savings on coffee sacks and sugar barrels with a friendly sales pitch.
300 acre farm with two dwellings, two bearing orchards, limestone spring water, and 200 acres cultivated with woodland and pasture. Good outbuildings, white oak rails, and strong outlet access. Priced at 30 dollars per acre. Details from Joan W. Burnett on site. February 22.
An advertisement touts Parsons' Exterminator offering complete pest control for barns granaries and households in a single night. It claims fearlessness of odors and markets as the best and cheapest vermin killer sold nationwide.
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