06 Sep 1876
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1876
Page
1
Mr. Louis Jennings estimates that five or six person families can live comfortably in London for 50 dollars a week while the same in New York would require at least 100 dollars weekly. He argues that 5000 dollars in London buys more than 10000 dollars in New York, reflecting cost of living differences between the two cities.
An eight year old boy, likened to a second Jose Pom eroy, was sent to the San Francisco Insane Asylum for torturing animals and assaulting siblings. Separately, Princess Dobrovol ska of Paris, insane, fired at Prince Gortscha koff in Berne, later disarmed. she claimed government injustice drives her to take action.
A Lyons youth, M Laurent, near strangling by a seven yard boa belonging to his sister, is saved when water poured on the arm. Meanwhile in Indianapolis a hen long missing from Wood and Foundray’s stable is found dead with live chicks hatched beneath, prompting a noted puzzled explanation from W A Bradshaw.
Boston with 350000 people consumes 720000 bottles of lager daily, over two per person. After excluding women and children, 100000 adults drink about 720000 bottles, more than seven per day. Considering other liquors, Boston appears the hardest drinker in the United States, prompting a call for crusaders in the Hub.
The article outlines monthly production targets for small silver and trade dollars at San Francisco and Philadelphia mints, with plans to source nickel and bronze blanks from private firms. It also reviews Abraham Lincoln era coin standards and hints at a forthcoming treasury report, followed by a lengthy political critique of Vice Presidential candidate Thomas Hendricks and his Civil War stance.
The speaker argues for Republican reform to end corruption and embrace hard money. He criticizes Democrats for soft money and repudiation, condemns Jacksonian spoils, cites Grant’s era, and endorses Hayes as the reform candidate. He warns against Tilden and warns that a Tilden win would shift power to the soft-money faction.
The piece argues that Mr. Tilden was misled by horoscopes and figures from a supposed statistician, accusing him of overstating federal taxes as governmental consumption. It contrasts the claim with Chicago Tribune data showing net ordinary receipts totaling over four trillion, noting billions spent on debt reduction instead.
The Brooklyn Argus surveys 1868 to 1875 episodes linking Tilden and allies to fraudulent ballots, inflated debts, and corrupt appointments. It cites Tweed, Hall, and Jay Gould’s circle, alleging graft in New York and Brooklyn governance and opposing broader reforms.
The Republican campaign is strong with a long history of presidential nominations. It recalls Fremont in 1856 and Lincoln in 1860 and 1864, Grant in 1868 and 1872, noting vote totals and electoral vote outcomes to illustrate enduring party strength and historical patterns.
A fragment discusses support for the Confederacy and criticizes party tactics. It mentions Hayes and contrasts virtue with opportunism, evaluating claims about the South’s restoration and the speaker's judgments on leadership and integrity. The piece reflects wartime political debate and partisan rhetoric.
The article argues for Rutherford B. Hayes as a suitable President, praising his education, bar distinctions, military and political service. It counters criticisms about reform, notes a Democratic inquiry found no official rascality in Ohio, and questions whether honesty matters more than investigative prowess.
Charleston News and Courier notes Hamburg is shrinking as the colored population relocates to Georgia and other South Carolina areas. The river town’s past bustle fades. warehouses crumble, houses decay, and fugitives from justice fill the streets once lively with activity. Ichabod sits over its portals.
The Cincinnati Commercial urges the National Democratic Committee to drop Mr. Tilden and replace him with Peter Cooper. It argues Cooper is honest, paid income tax during the war, and shares Western financial views with the Democracy, making him a more congenial choice than Tilden or Hendricks.
The narrative notes that Uncle Sammy advocates a fresh currency issue modeled after his Michigan experiment. One sample bill is described, illustrating the proposed design and issuing authority as part of the plan to test economic alternatives.
A Washington note from March 4 1877 states a promise to pay one dollar to the bearer and describes the issue as legal tender at face value for debts public and private under a plan of wise finance and public economies.
The Republican State Convention of New York nominated Hon. Edwin D. Morgan for governor. The veteran leader, former governor and U.S. senator, is praised as a distinguished, wealthy, and steadfast party figure likely to secure victory for the Republicans in the Empire State.
A short quotation crediting James Martineau on the themes of individual faithfulness and conscience shaping human history and progress. The line emphasizes private moral energy guiding collective development as a spiritual premise.
A New York World report describes Monsieur Cazeneuve’s private demonstration for reporters at 815 Broadway. He performs card, dice, book, domino, and memory tricks, denies supernatural powers, and showcases a sealed envelope routine before hinting at a future public show to convert belief from Spiritualism.
A thief grabbed a fine cheese from a burning shop as goods were tossed outside. A police officer positioned himself behind the crowd, then the thief tried to flee but instead handed the cheese to the officer, saying to guard it lest someone else walk off with it.
The notice outlines advertising charges by square for legal and transient ads at one dollar per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion. It also notes a liberal yearly reduction and business cards up to six lines priced at eighty six dollars per year.
A lyrical passage laments time and distance dissolving promised loves. The speaker reflects on hopes once shared, the voyage past, and the ship that sailed now wrecked on shore, signs of severed hearts across years. The excerpt, from the Boening Post, evokes maritime imagery and longing.
A collage of quips and vignettes from multiple papers includes remarks on punishment laws, a pigmented portrait of Peter Cooper, weathered journalism quips about dry apples and newspapers, a long poem fragment, and a humorous tale of marmalade mischief, all stitched into a single readable mosaic.
The Chinese Government directs preceptors of Chinese boys in this country to take them to the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and stay until it closes. It deems the knowledge and information to be gained there more valuable than time lost at school.
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