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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1870
Page
2
Figures from the New York Tribune show rapid public debt reduction under President Grant. Monthly drop nears 8 million dollars with daily and hourly gains noted, and December saw a nearly 5 million dollar decrease. The data highlights progress attributed to the Grant administration and the Republican party.
A New York court suit found that six million dollars yearly flow into lottery tickets with most purchases by poor individuals unable to bear the risk. The system is described as promoting poverty and crime through widespread small bets.
The piece notes that many poor white Southerners are leaving the region in large numbers. It predicts a profound demographic shift in the South within a few years due to the effects of the war.
A collage of items notes a Michigan term for a railroad advocate, a Minnesota juror's odd note to a judge, capital raises in Napoleon county, a sparse State Temperance Alliance turnout, and Prince Arthur's Washington visit. It also mentions Mississippi ratifying amendments, Milwaukee beer consumption, and a Maine will for $1000 to each county paper.
A curious note from Enterprise describes a itinerant liquor seller with a jackass carrying two jugs strapped across its back. The piece humorously observes the improvised bar on wheels, noting how the proprietor moves to meet demand wherever possible.
The debt discussion centers on Treasury bond purchases and specie payments. The year’s actions reduced repudiation, boosted credit, and created a surplus used to buy 87.5 million in bonds. December saw gains in fractional currency and gold notes, plus Pacific Railroad bonds, while three percent certificates fell due to tight money. Overall December debt declined by 4,812,781 when accrued interest is considered.
The Cincinnati Commercial argues Mungen benefits from Democratic papers in Ohio backing repudiation against bondholders. It notes the Commoner, Columbus Crisis, Bucyrus Forum, Farmer, and Hancock Courier are cited as supportive voices. The piece suggests repudiation could elevate Mungen to prominence, possibly toward the presidency, in a pessimistic Royal slate.
The Adrian Times reports a recent assault trial in Adrian Michigan with a six juror ballot. Juror 1 found no case of action, Juror 2 cited salt and battery second degree, Juror 3 found guilty of salt, Juror 4 said no action of calls, Juror 5 voted assault and battery, and Juror 6 deemed the prisoner guilty of salt.
A Washington scene contrasts destitute beggar boys with pervasive lobbying at the Capitol. The author notes starving youths who sometimes scarf bread, and roving lobbyists, Third House operatives, and other capital nuisances. A story from a Sacramento Union cor respondent mocks Washington officials and gatekeeping saints.
The canal provides vast water power from the Maumee Auglaize Mad and Miami rivers with five reservoirs totaling 29 000 acres and the Lewiston reservoir 9 000 acres securing abundant supply. It supports navigation and year round power benefiting a wide manufacturing belt and expanding trade in iron coal and lumber.
In Cleveland on January 18 a prominent lawyer Frederick J. Wallace is exposed in a wide forgeries scheme. He allegedly forged Henry B. Payne's signature to obtain loans from J. H. Wade O. R. Little and several banks, using renewals to mask the crime. Wallace fled to New York after a failed capture, was arrested via Meadville telegram and faces facing victims tomorrow.
The piece traces drunkenness laws from ancient times to Britain, citing Viking, British, and Swift references. It notes a Parliament tax on liquor aimed at hurting the poor and mentions Sir Robert Walpole's reluctant approval of such measures.
A bill moving to its third reading in the Legislature would protect a married woman's separate property from her husband’s debts. It grants women power to bequeath, convey, purchase in their own name, and engage in legal actions as if unmarried, with no requirement to join the husband in suits involving separate property or contracts.
A Chinese quack doctor in San Francisco recently purchased property for thirty thousand dollars. The remark suggests that if he were a regular graduate of a top medical school he would have struggled to survive, framing the purchase as surprising given his background.
A historical note lists 16 woods from various countries used in pianos and cites eight quality traits that define voice. It notes metals employed, 214 strings across seven and a half octaves, and 787 feet of steel wire plus 500 feet of white wire. Pianos weigh 900 to 1000 pounds and last 15 to 20 years with proper use. New York manufactures about 15,000 pianos annually.
An eastern man travels to Kansas City seeking a corner lot to invest in. An agent pitches two nearby properties bluff and ravine, offering to buy the bluff or ravine for 5000 dollars to fill or raise the other lot. The buyer considers, then delays purchase.
A Japan paper reports rats are so abundant around Honolulu that they outnumber and deter cats and owls, forcing many to abandon rice culture. An official proposed introducing snakes from Java as a remedy, but the Kanaka Legislature, wary of a serpent menace, forced the commissioner to dispose of the snakes at Honolulu harbor.
In Caesarina Michigan a man in his sixties with five years of severe dyspepsia rheumatism and nervous derangement reports rapid improvement after using Blood Pills and Purifier from Dr C W Roback. The writer James Ki Tegry praises the remedies as effective beyond prior medical efforts and notes better health and weight gain.
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