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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1877
Page
2
A dispatch reports the Joint Committee declared Hayes as President and Wheeler as Vice President at 4 07 pm, ending the long political contest. The piece also rails at Democratic leadership and cites local notices on thefts, weather, crop advice, and town gossip amid the era's campaign fervor.
A Van Wert Democrat notes Friday as a lucky day citing Hayes nomination, Florida Louisiana and national results on Friday. another Democrat mentions Washington and the Declaration of Independence as Friday era references amid cheers for Hayes.
The text cites section 5 334 of the revised statutes detailing penalties for inciting or aiding rebellion against U S authority. It prescribes imprisonment up to ten years or a fine up to ten thousand dollars or both, and bars future U S office holding.
A Times advertisement seeking the presidency drew no takers, leaving the field open for a new candidate. The failed bid prompts fresh invitation to potential leaders to step forward.
The Bulletin reports the election of HaAyrs and Wheeler, advanced notice ahead of the daily papers. The proclamation confirms their victory and sets the official result on record.
The Presidential contest may be considered over though no satisfactory ending was achieved. Going behind the returns as Democrats urged would have led to endless complications and a prolonged fight in Congress. The result would have produced double returns in many states and a yearlong count, paralyzing business each fourth year.
Washington correspondent notes Justice Davis’s warm indignation at Democratic denunciation of Justice Bradley. Davis calls Bradley honorable, yet says Bradley would not discuss Commission decisions, while Democrats regret Bradley’s implied Hayes vote.
A former Indiana legislator won House passage of a bill limiting court appointed attorney fees for indigent defendants to ten dollars per day. He faced opposition from the legal fraternity in the House but prevailed.
The San Antonio Herald notes the late Commodore's wishes for simple funeral rites. An unfamiliar man removed mourning crape from the door, despite a $20 tribute, honoring the deceased's last wishes.
The passage cites Tilden pressing reform and advocating concealment in cipher telegrams. It notes the Wolverines translating the reformer’s efforts in the Oregon case and linking to a proposed hidden method to hide information.
Dr Pollard of St Louis grew intensely curious about various theories of a future state and declared his intent to seek truth by his own hand, leading to his death.
From our correspondent the report notes fine February weather, rising lumber activity, grain hauling for sale, ten families moving to better grounds, and ongoing revival meetings at the M E Church near the Infirmary. It mentions local farms, school closings, and extended commentary on national politics and religion.
Business and farming figures appear dull as merchants report weak trade while farmers plan large spring crops. The piece notes clockmaker FE O'Dell’s affordable repairs, Mr. James Pettit’s trip to Camargo, Indiana, John Green moving his sawmill to LaGrange County, and a double wedding in Van Wert. It also mentions long-term agent turnover, church revivals, and a harsh winter on the Laramie Plains with massive cattle and sheep losses and scarce hay sources.
Spelling night at Center Schoolhouse led by W H Troup. W H Curl moved onto the Bauserman farm for spring work. George P Germann sold stock and implements. farm rented to son. moving to Peru. Estate of Jacob Zimm erman appraised. sale planned next Saturday. B F Rogers shipped another carload of cattle. Church meetings continue at Lutheran and Dix. Mrs Mahlon Capper very ill. Doctors Leslies attending. John Capper pleased with family growth. remarks about a cork-legged man nearby.
Democratic reformer and gambler John Morrissey pushes a bill in the New York Legislature to ban pool-selling outside race tracks. He holds exclusive rights to sell pools at the state’s two leading tracks, combining public morals with personal gain.
The Vicksburg Herald urges the North to grant the South its rights and a policy of non-interference. It says Nicholls and Hampton should be supported and warns that future elections could shift to a different issue with new party banners if this policy is adopted.
The passage questions Governor Hayes scrutiny if a nephew living with him and handling his finances acted as a cipher courier for the National Republican Committee. It argues such conduct would cast doubt on Hayes's fitness and honesty, suggesting a hypothetical in which family ties undermine public trust.
Eminent Paris physician M. Blanc promotes cabbage leaves as a universal remedy for old sores ulcers boils rheumatism and related ailments calling it the balm of Gilead. The era of progressive ages is debated in light of such remedies cited by contemporary sources.
United States Marshal A. Piten, in Louisiana, denounces a Cincinnati Inquirer dispatch as a vile fabrication. He claims the plot was a tool of the Nichols faction and references threats against Governor Packard and others, with Democratic leaders urging vengeance.
A late night arson attempt targeted the Meyer House hotel in Fr Wayne Indiana. A guest spotted oil saturated washroom flames and alerted staff saving a major blaze. Earlier that day Hill's saddlery shop was set ablaze but controlled. another building fire caused minor damage.
In Sandusky Ohio on February 27 excitement grows as Baltimore & Ohio workers plan to revive the temperance crusade at Chicago Junction. A band of women pressed saloon keepers today but faced legal resistance, with shopkeepers prepared to challenge the effort in court.
In the St Louis Times a Democratic obituary remarks that Hayes inauguration will coincide with the final burial of the Democratic party, framing the event as a political funeral on the same day.
A New York Tribune quote laments the unanimous, partisan vote against Hoadley urging him to move west and not stop in Cincinnati, reflecting public sentiment on the decision.
In a St. Clairsville Chronicle letter, writers urge placing the new penitentiary in Cincinnati, attacking Democratic figures in Hamilton County and predicting ballots and corruption in the opening. They mock Tilden and Reform Democrats and advocate naming a Tilden Banning Holland McLean University to teach deceitful practices.
A Chicago Tribune summary notes Tilden's reform slogan and cites a Hamilton County Ohio account of the October election showing the Democratic county ticket winning and two Congressmen Banning and Sayler returning, described as a significant chapter in Democratic reform.
A fragment from a historical dialogue shows characters like Kelly Hendricks Cronin Morrissey Corse and Payne reacting to a political moment. References to Tilden Oregon and a large enrolled count hint at a contested election and public sentiment. The tone is satirical and era specific with candor and irony.
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