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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1875
Page
4
The Troy Herald reviews the latest in the whiskey fraud trials, linking figures like Babcock and Joyce to the president and private secretary. It discusses calls for a court of inquiry, reveals telegram exchanges implying high level involvement, and notes military officials and the reforming chorus as the probe widens.
The centennial commissioners selected Win M Evarta as the orator and N W Longfellow as the poet for the grande exposition of seventy six. The details indicate Evarta to deliver the principal oration while Longfellow will write verse for the event program.
The court holds that the government must pay interest on Union Pacific railroad bonds and may withhold funds for mail and military transport until maturity. The decision critiques the bond issue as poorly legislated and implies the government bears ongoing interest payments, with principal due at maturity. The ruling condemns the contract terms as unfavorable to the government and supportive of the railroad.
In Avery's trial a Washington telegram allegedly in Babcock’s handwriting was produced. It was sent to McDonald and read to show Babcock claimed success in blocking an appointment for a supervisor architect at the St. Louis custom house. The telegram’s meaning is debated as the plural pronoun they is unclear and the source notes inconsistencies.
Two inmates who fled with Foro-Petera and Norton- have been captured in Phelps County. Foro remains at large following the arrest.
The Montgomery nee Danville fiay began its fifth volume last Friday, marking a new chapter for the publication and its readers.
A note of gratitude honors Gen. Cockrell and Judge Buckner for providing valuable public documents used in the community.
The National Grange closes its session with core statements urging harmony and fraternal conduct, pledges to aid fellow patrons, and calls for avoiding harshness. It adopts a 25 000 copy process and cash transfers to fund donations, plus continued cooperation with English cooperative societies and formal greetings.
The St Louis railroad convention held over two days in Louisville Courier Journal style was harmonious and satisfactory. The body is described as one of the weights in character and ability, with Booth represented at Washington as vigorously as at the convention. The article hints that Goult and Huntington may learn some things can be done well, challenging their rapacious transportation plan across the continent. Competition now turns to the Southern Pacific as the key to the situation.
A fragmentary excerpt from the Washington Cor column in the New York Sun recalls 1868 chatter after Grant's inauguration. Cornelius Wendell speaks of a grand whiskey scheme with White House ties, claiming “we’ve got it mixed” and a big thing ahead, tying in Wendell’s brother in law.
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