Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Directory and Officials
Listings of Cambers Patterson as judge and Joan T. Hays as prosecuting attorney for Sullivan and Vigo counties. Regular terms set in January April June October. County officers include Clerk T. J. Mann Auditor David Crawley Treasurer Dam P. Riggs Sheriff John Dudley and others. School trustees named for multiple townships with numerous appointed members.
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Cambers Patterson
Joan T. Hays
Judicia District
Sullivan
Vigo
T. J. Mann
David Crawley
Dam P. Riggs
John Dudley
J. N. Fordyce
Jackson Rich
J. J. Snyder
John L. Kaufman
A. F. Estabrook
John Waggoner
Jas
A. Marlow
Jackson Township
T. Stark
Cnurry
Preston A. Reed
Fairbank
James Johnson
Turmapn
Thos
Collyer Hamilton
R. A. Moore
Cass—Sammuel Smith
Jafferson
J. M. Donthit
Haddon
R M. Whalen
Gill
Business issues and Democratic loyalty in finance debate
The piece argues loyal Democrats should avoid a faction aligned with the Confederacy and advocates continuing debt reduction under Republican policy. It credits Garfield with early pro currency and tariff positions and warns of risk from a Democratic win led by a “green horn” aligned with the Solid South.
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Confederacy
Solid South
Louisiana
White House
Genancock
Wall Street
Garfield
Congress
United States
Hancock
Hancock and South politics in 1880 canvass clash
The piece argues Hancock’s fitness and leadership as key to U S finances and policy while contrasting Northern and Southern strategies in the 1880 campaign. It weighs Republican gains, Democratic tactics, and the danger of a solid South influencing national prosperity through dubious election methods.
Weaving Scathing Take on Alabama Voting Method
General Weaver denounces Alabama voting as corrupt in a New York speech. He describes pigeonhole ballot handling with two election inspectors who decide which ballots are valid, tearing up unsuitable ones and replacing them. He links this to a Maine victory hoped for by Greenbackers.
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Wade Hampton
Steunton
Ife
Virginia
Hampton
Mississippi
South Carolina
New York
Seymour
Blair
Stancock
Landers
Mr. Porter
General Weaver
Greenback
Alabama
Beer volume as canal fill spans New York to Philadelphia
The Brewer's Congress reports ten million barrels of beer sold last year would fill a canal five feet deep and twenty one feet wide from New York to Philadelphia. A pump delivering thirty gallons per minute would take twenty one years to dry it.
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Brewer's Congress
New York
Philadelphia
Harvest Weather Woes Hit German Crops Across Regions
Reports from across Germany note extensive damage to ripening crops due to severe weather. Following rye blight, the staple bread crop suffered further losses causing widespread hardship among farmers and peasants.
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Germany
Andersonville Prisoners Meeting in Decatur for Grant Reunion
Prisoners of war are urged to attend a meeting in Decatur on October 6 and 7 related to General Grant’s Reunion and Veteran Association. Those who suffered as prisoners should send their addresses to receive an invitation detailing the meeting’s purpose. Committee members listed. Also an advertisement note for Randall's Spavin Cure claims remarkable horse health benefits.
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Decatur
Gen. Grant
Old Regiment and Veteran Association
W. W. Kerr
D. M. Bexury
J.A. Milven
Economic figures of greenbacks and Oregon prospects
The article cites historic greenback totals on November 1 in 1877 1878 and 1879 totaling 55590343 47367816 and 43918365 respectively and notes about 37000000 still outstanding. An Oregon paper predicts a strong export year for wool wheat flour and more asserting Oregon could reach 20000000 in exports while comparing U S livestock to Europe.
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Oregon
Drought Hurts Cattle and Sheep on the Plains
Cattle and sheep suffer in the plains due to summer drought with many lambs killed to save ewes from starvation. A few showers could improve conditions and help flocks recover.
Kendall's Spavin Cure touted as universal remedy
An advertisement claims Kendall's Spavin Cure cures spavins splints curbs and all abnormal enlargements and removes the bunch without blistering. The ad notes an unprecedented sale and that the remedy is now sold by nearly all druggists.
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Kendall
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