20 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1880
Page
1
The Clermont Courier notes weekly publication on Wednesdays with pricing terms listed. It references CHAS. W. E. and includes payment details for the yearly rate and arrangements for advance or paid subscriptions.
A long speech denounces the solid South as a fraud and warns of dangers after a Democratic victory. The speaker, praising Ohio and Virginia ties, argues taxation and labor rights shaped American industry and critiques the Republican and Democratic stances amid Civil War memory.
Senator Conkling denounces the Democratic party for obstructing Civil War measures and threatens a decisive 2 November vote. He lauds Republican leadership during the war, condemns slavery sympathizers, and urges unity to preserve national credit and growth amid postwar disputes. He cites public debt, pensions, and revenue tariffs while praising Ohio and New York contributions to the Union’s triumph.
In a Rockford speech, Col. Ingersoll denounces fraud at the ballot box and urges Republicans to defend free speech and an honest vote. He cites Reconstruction era fraud, Southern intimidation, and the need to fund the government, praising Garfield and the Republican record.
Senator James G. Blaine of Maine spoke to nearly ten thousand in Wheeling West Virginia on a campaign day. He warned the present election is unprecedented in a free government and urged Republicans to keep confidence as the people resist radical change.
Gen Weaver writes Frank Hughes of Pennsylvania defending opposition to any fusion with Democrats in Maine and West Virginia. He denounces Hughes as a slanderer while pledging to fight the money power and uphold the Greenback position, asserting no alliance with old parties will topple them. Weaver says Solon Chase and he question whether voters will trust their course in Maine.
A circular letter dated September 27 1880 from J B Weaver appeals to Greenbackers nationwide to spread extracts of Bayards New York speech. It urges publication of the Bayard resolution and attacks Democratic pledges to destroy greenbacks while calling for united action against any Greenbacker who shifts support to the old parties. The missive frames the issue as a duty to defend the Greenback cause.
Gen Weaver receives backing from New York and Philadelphia Greenbackers as he opposes fusion with other parties. He cites county endorsements and warns against money power manipulation aimed at demoralizing the Greenback movement and splitting the anti money-lender coalition.
George A. Jones, chairman of the New York State Committee of the National Greenback Labor party, denounces Democratic pledges by Belmont and Bayard to hard money. He asserts voters for Weaver and Chambers are wasted under a party aligned with money monopolies and Rothschild influence, promising victory for Greenback supporters.
Philadelphia dated letter from Gen. James B. Weaver is endorsed by E M Davis Henry Carey Barro Wm Groogs and Cons 8 Keyser. The signers urge all true Greenbackers to sustain opposition to fusion and back Weaver in the national political stance.
The Republican mass meeting at Cooper Union in New York featured Hon. Wm. M. Evarts arguing the political situation. He recalled the public trust placed in Republicans over twenty years and warned that restoring the Pennsylvania Democrat would mean the end of liberty, noting that the people have repeatedly rejected the Democrats’ power.
In a divorce suit both spouses appeared in court and a shopkeeper witness testified with a rote recital of alleged retaliation. The judge halted the line of questioning after the witness claimed Mrs B- “retaliated immeritly” when the husband kissed his wife, ending the inquiry with the divorce unresolved.
A reflective piece argues that women endure far more daily trials than Job and should be celebrated for lifelong patience. It contrasts Job’s temporary endurance with a woman’s constant duties, including childcare, housework, and managing a household amid hardship and domestic conflict.
A New Haven Regis report notes a charged meeting on suffrage with a candidate rising from humble origins. A speaker recalls a girl picking huckleberries and reading Homer, prompting a lively and chaotic reaction from the audience.
The Nashville American argues against the era of flashy buggy riding for farm boys. It calls for returning to horseback riding, reducing costly gear, and breeding horses with size, style, and multi gait action. It notes benefits to health and economy and cites the English market openness for well‑matched carriage horses.
A writer argues vegetables must include all essential elements for body growth and heat. To cover nitrogen and fat, cereals beans lentils or large portions of vegetables are needed, and various national diets show different excesses in starch or fat helps.
A Sheffield coroner's inquest details a steel works striker who worked through a night shift to complete an order. He continued laboring until noon the next day, then collapsed and died. The jury found death due to exhaustion from overwork, highlighting the dangers of extreme physical labor.
A narrator recalls a dollar spent down to the last cent in a grim city scene. From breakfast cigar to beer, boot-black, shave, fruit, and fares, every expense tests the promise of love and protection. The piece ends noting the dollar’s fragile shadow over a troubled life.
A minister visiting the barber for a shave receives a deep cut after the barber’s drinking leaves his hand unsteady. The minister solemnly notes the danger of drink, while the barber retorts that it makes the skin verra tenner. Also a remark that six oyster eggs fit in the space of a watch spring.
The notice lists prices for legal and transient advertisements at one dollar per ten lines for the first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. A yearly liberal reduction applies. Business cards limited to six lines cost sixty four dollars per year.
The Antwerp Stave Factory burned at Antwerp with losses around $2000. Utica saw A Hulsize mills destroyed by fire. A farmer near Bronson reported stolen horses. George Devoe's store was robbed of cash after a blown safe. Numerous accidents and deaths are noted across Holmes, Portage, and nearby counties, including a fatal shooting, a mangled body, and a widow seeking safety. A grand opera festival is announced for Cincinnati College of Music with Dozens of performers and a large orchestra and chorus.
The article explains preserving posts by charing wood before tar treatment. It states that only charring or tar alone is ineffective. both steps are needed to prevent decay. Impregnation should occur while still hot and extend slightly above ground level where decay begins.
The new tare mill in the country opens at Willimantic Connecticut. It is one story high and covers 820 feet by 174 feet with a single large room lit by fifty one electric burners. The space can accommodate eight thousand people at once.
Rev James Delavan criticized Dax and fine clothes during a meeting. Dan Kirby, described as a well gambler, took the words as a personal insult and struck the preacher after services.
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