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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1880
Page
4
The Sullivan Union reports on the platform of President Hayer' Tnawenzi, arguing the best service to the party and country comes from leaders who prioritize national aims over faction. The piece frames loyalty to country as the measure of political merit.
The confession of Phelp to forging the Morey letter completes a monument of infamy for the defunct party. Leaders knew the letter was forged when they distributed lithograph copies headed Garfield's death warrant. They would have rejoiced at an electoral win by such trickery.
Lieutenant Governor Gray serves as governor until Porter's inauguration on January 10. Gray took the oath Monday morning and assumed duties immediately. This marks the second time a lieutenant governor has succeeded a governor after death, the previous case being Gov Willard.
The late Governor Williams lies in state at the Indianapolis court house Monday drawing an estimated 20 000 admirers. On Tuesday morning his remains were moved to Vincennes for another lying in state before burial at Wheatland beside his wife who died months earlier.
A forged letter titled Garfield's death warrant circulates in a crude political hoax. Readers, including T. D. and . PD., gulped it down, but the supposed fate of Garfield misses him and instead ends another unnamed person who cannot return. The incident exposes the dangers of sensational fraud in political journalism.
Official returns of the presidential election were opened and canvassed in Indianapolis with the Governor and Marshals present. A glaring lapse appeared as there were no marshals and no returns from the 8th district comprising Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vigo, Vermilion and Warren counties, risking about a 2500 Republican margin.
A disgusted columnist blasts the Radical party accusing it of fraud perjury and scoundrelism. The piece mocks their credentials and claims the party’s presidential candidate infamy proves their downfall while calling the writer an utter fool.
The confession of Philp should be photographed and sent to the country by Barnum in large numbers as the forged letter. The Truth publishes it as evidence of His good faith. The Democratic National committee should disseminate it for the same reason. In book form it would accompany the cipher dispatches and illustrate the decline of a once great party.
The paper quotes a Democrat criticizing a Union claim about Billman hiding in a Shelburn coal shaft. It states Billman was neither sent nor reported to the U S District Attorney and cites a telegram from the official confirming no summons. The editor insists there are no personal grievances and urges no further accusations.
A scheme to raise 250000 for a permanent fund whose interest would provide a pension to the oldest surviving ex President. Grant would receive benefits during his life and Hayes would inherit after his term. Public debate favors and opposes the plan as a gesture of gratitude.
Carlisle notes B B Riggs offers Thanksgiving oysters and the town’s best lunch room. Haddon Township Teachers Institute met at Carlisle Seminary with nearly all town ships represented. Superintendent Marlow presiding and Dr R M Whales attending. Quarterly circuit conference at Bethlehem M E church with Rev B F Rawlins presiding elder. Thanksgiving program set: sermon at M E church 10 30 a m and school festival at seminary. The piece ends with reflections on gratitude amid bounty and hardship and calls for aid to the less fortunate.
Death of Governor James D Williams of Indiana announced in Indianapolis after November 12. Citizens meet to mourn and adopt resolutions praising his public service. A committee is named to attend his Wheatland funeral and papers are asked to publish the resolutions.
Reports from Pretersncure Virginia St Joan New Brunswick and Toledo describe a severe cold snap. Rivers and lakes froze early with ice four inches thick. Lake Erie navigation halted and ships like Annie Wright America and Mont Blace may be towed to Detroit after attempts to reach them.
J McGuire a Union Coal Co laborer died in a shaft accident. Supposedly at the bottom of the vein he jumped and was caught by the cage breaking his neck and skull and tearing his right ear. The death was instantaneous.
The Consolidated Imperial mine on the 2050 feet level caught fire from a sconce during shift change. Five workers below were rescued, others bulkheaded to contain the blaze. The fire briefly raged but was brought under partial control and then subdued. A separate update from San Francisco reports bulkheading and water application bringing the fire under control and diminishing.
The Catholic Fair runs two evenings at the Democratic Club rooms with fancy work and trinkets. Dime ballots pick the most popular young woman among married contestants Mrs Padgett Mrs Mongene and Julia Davis Joie Basler Dora Machino. Final results to be announced tonight after votes are counted.
Horace Jones awoke to a gas filled room when a stove door was left open before he slept. He escaped by opening a window and regained fresh air. In a separate tale two men, intoxicated, raced a wagon out of town, overturned near a corner, and hit Coulson’s team injuring a horse that soon died, with Coulson seeking damages.
Willam A T Crawford as administrator of Mary C Earles deceased petitions to sell real estate because no personal estate remains to pay debts. Hearing set for the January term 1881 of Sullivan County Circuit Court. Clerk Thomas J Mann signs and seals the record.
Harper's Weekly offers subscription options for Harper's Weekly and Harper's Magazine, detailing yearly prices, dual offers, postages, and binding options. It explains start times, free postage within the US and Canada, and that newspapers may not copy the advertisement without written permission from Harper & Brothers.
Inventors should take care when presenting inventions to the Patent Office as neglect can render many patents worthless. C. E. Foster of 509 7th St Washington D C has 19 years of practice before the Patent Office and cites officials from the Bureau and local banks. Send to him for advice and pamphlets.
An August notice touts Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a root cure for skin diseases, arguing outward salves only provide relief and lasting cure comes from improving blood and liver health.
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