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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1878
Page
4
The issue lists congressional adjournment likely today, Senate bills on relief pensions and a five million deficiency appropriation, and Gen. Sheld's pension increase. It notes Bryant's death at 83, a Quebec bread riot, Ohio GOP convention tensions, Berlin Congress, potential treason probes, and political shifts including Stephens's independent bid threats while Democrats brace.
In Washington the fraud probe widens with Sherman Matthews and Ferry under fire for Louisiana and Florida abuses. The Senate debates four percent bonds and legal tender for duties as secrecy and impeachment risks loom. Florida subcommittee details forged certificates, voter suppression, and bribery plots tied to Mayes and Hayes, with witnesses naming Bowes and Chandler among others.
The reader is told of alleged fraud connected to a returning board in Jefferson and Leon counties. Witnesses claim 100 votes were corrupted and that 219 Republican votes were added in Alachua. Tactics included tossed ballots in Baker County and “tie the Jukes” devices in the Leon county box. Promised rewards fueled the scheme, with officials named as participants.
Washington correspondence from the Milwaukee Commercial Times praises Judge Buckner as a capable, virtuous Christian lawyer and a potential United States senator. It blames political factions and Greenback supporters for delaying progress, urges reasonable voters to favor Buckner, and predicts strong future leadership if elected.
The St. Louis Times notes Captain Thurmond of Lincoln County, LA, as a prominent candidate for Congress in the Thirteenth District. It praises his record, integrity, and courage, arguing rotation in office is needed and urging voters to recognize his capability despite Lincoln’s stance on a third term.
Pike County court declines to rescind an order restraining the county treasury from paying a judgment in the United States court in favor of John B. Henderson for money due on township rally bonds and declines to levy a tax to cover the payment.
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