Indiana Senate Race Rumors Highlight Thompson Support
A Jasper county letter asserts Republicans back Col. R. W. Thompson for Senator. The Toledo Blade notes Thompson leads in Indiana United States Senate contention, among several strong Republican candidates, praising his abilities in a state with many notable Republicans.
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Senatorial Question Brews in State Exchanges
The text notes rising temper over the senatorial question, with two men hopeful to gain daily proximity to Senator Zack Chandler. It portrays aspirants facing bitter disappointment and harsh realities of political ambition within the state.
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Zack Chandler
Railroad Meeting at Mitchell Pushes Rail Line Plan
SPECIAL dispatch reports Mitchell meeting well attended with decisive action suggesting early completion of the Mitchell Terre Haute Railroad. A prominent railroad man among the correspondent observers sees momentum for prompt adoption of measures and urges other counties along the proposed route to show similar energy.
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Mitchell Terre Haute
Bribery Probe Details In Alaska Purchase Case
The Committee on Public Expenditures examined the Alaska purchase scandal. J Walker confessed to receiving 26000 in gold certificates for aiding passage of the appropriation. The Washington Chronicle also gained 3000 for publishing Walker authored editorials. No direct bribery found, only substantial legal and newspaper fees.
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The New Albany Tragedy and Regulator Allegations
The piece argues nationwide press condemnation of New Albany murders by Ku Klux Klan members and links the crime to Jackson County Regulators. It cites Evansville Journal and New Albany Commercial for a theory that a diamond ring identifying a mob leader could aid future identification and justice efforts.
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Senator Mourton Finance Plan Draws Dissent in Editorial
The editorial critiques Senator Mourton's finance bill proposing currency inflation and rapid resumption of specie payments. It labels main claims as rose colored and asserts no need for immediate specie reform, urging steady asset growth and debt control to restore public confidence. The piece contrasts Civil War era disruption with cautious financial policy, honoring Mourton while challenging his timetable and methods.
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Public calls for honest national business and curb on monopolies
The speaker urges ending resource waste and corporate plunder, restricting monopolies, and enforcing honest revenue collection. He condemns shielding high officials and vows fair dealing to advance toward specie payment with improving assets and notes. He notes Democratic Missouri papers critique Carl Schurz for lacking Christian credentials.
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Card from ComMoDorE Mrape Thanks Public and Press
Mrape expresses gratitude for aid in securing his release from a living tomb and links his incarceration to domestic troubles. He likens his daughter's marriage the morning after his entrapment to the Judas silver that betrayed the Savior, claiming it explains the atrocity.
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Hart for Northern Prison Director and HaMein Senate return urged
The piece endorses Captain Isaac W. Hart of Attica as a candidate for Northern Prison Director and commends his charity toward the Democracy. It also notes Tribune editorials supporting Hannibal Hamlin's Senate return, arguing public service would please many who oppose the Johnson era and its political faults.
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Senator Morton Poised Bill Aims at Specie Resumption
A highly debated measure in Congress seeks a set time for resuming specie payments and to retain specie in the U S Treasury vaults to aid the resumption. The dispatch details the Senate scene during the senator's forceful defense of the proposal.
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Postmaster General Tackles Franking Abuse
Andy Jounsoys Postmaster General A Rax DALtt highlights franked mail abuse by members and agents. He condemns use of facsimile signatures to send unsigned or unauthorized materials, projecting losses of one to one and a half million dollars per annum to the postal service.
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Doctor Jamison Suggested for State Benevolent Board President
The article commends the Benevolent Institutions management and urges continued leadership by men of integrity. It highlights Dr P H Jamison of Indianapolis as a prime candidate for President, noting his long service on the Insane Asylum Trustees and his respected standing in the capital.
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Rumors and remarks mix in a bustling national sketch
A sprawling column surveys political, judicial, and social headlines. It cites Grant, Beecher, and Morton, notes postmaster contracts and franking probes, reports on lunar intrigues with the New York World, and touches on Canadian extradition fears, Mormon dynamics, and a Harper's Weekly cartoon.
Letter and congressional report influence Morton financial bill
A Philadelphia letter to U S Grant Lewis congratulates the new President elect for unifying the nation toward fiscal reforms and Christian virtue. A Cincinnati telegram reports Senator Morton’s hearing in Washington on his plan to resume specie payments, drawing strong Senate interest and support from key lawmakers and officials.
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