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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1877
Page
2
The Troy Chronicle notes major 1877 political shifts with McLellan gains and Tweed’s influence waning. Congress debates remonetization and tariff reform as New York tilts toward Democrats. Thurman’s resignation rumors and Garf ield’s Ohio setback color national mood. European affairs and French election fallout echo in Washington.
Report of a Montgomery City gathering where speakers including General Forshey and Colonel Gatewuoil attacked government policy and capitalist influence. The Standard notes that Democratic efforts to secure financial reform were praised by some and criticized by others urging a new party to effect change, signaling limited hope if Democrats fail.
Mr. Davis of West Virginia submits a senate resolution alleging irregularities in Treasury reports and calls for a special committee to investigate. He hints at recalling works and plans a meeting in Nashville by the board of trade to urge Congress to curb Treasury power, halt contraction, and expand currency to match needs. Sioux Indians are moved toward the Missouri River with government winter provisions.
The President's Message submitted to Congress seeks an immediate appropriation for the army due to unpaid wages for the fiscal year. It estimates 32,490 for the army and 2,003,861.27 for the navy, plus 30,000 for hospital funds and other unsettled department expenses, with plans to detail minor deferrals later and to fund the Paris Exposition and Stockholm commissioner.
The York herald pins Democratic success on 1878 Tuesday results, predicting GOP weakness and Democratic control of the next Senate and nation. It urges President Grant to press reform, warning against backsliding, while urging forward to national triumph and vindication. Butler warns against killing democracy by letting Republicans return.
The Mississippi River Improvement Convention met at St Paul with 66 delegates. Joseph Brown of St Louis elected presiding officer. Resolutions urged Congress to fund a navigable depth from St Anthony to New Orleans, five feet from Maul to St Louis, eight feet to Cairo, ten feet from Cairo to New Orleans. The Southern levee project drew opposition.
Conflicting accounts emerge as Russian and Turkish forces clash near Kars on the 16th. Russians claim Mukhtar Pasha destroyed and routed with heavy losses, while Turkish reports insist only 800 men lost and a regiment and a half of Russian units annihilated. Descriptions note Russian reinforcements and heavy artillery, Pleven bombardment resumed, and lines show desertions and strategic movements toward Kadikil. A Line Hitz correspondent describes deep mud, treacherous Danube crossing, sickness, and a shaky bridge response.
At the regular meeting held on the 16th the Kansas City Board of Trade adopted memorials to Congress urging immediate anti contraction measures. The motion called for resumption of silver remonetization, halt to currency contraction, and legal tender for debts, while criticizing the current policy’s impact on trade and industry. The article also notes presidential nominations and senate committee actions, including a seven-senator panel to study election result procedures, and local references to the Mississippi valley capitol relocation and a high corn yield claim in Missouri.
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