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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1877
Page
2
The article notes Gen. Grant sailed for Europe after a ceremonial parting with salute fires and honors. It mentions conservative editor HI V Redfield praising a Mississippi assassination report and urges readers to study the Judiciary Amendment article in the Cincinnati Gazette. Elections updates include Louisiana parishes and Hayes Nichols totals.
The Ohio State Journal quotes Turis saying voters will back the party that quiets agitation, eases sectional tensions, and revives business. If the Republican party and the Administration achieve these aims, they expect a strong popular endorsement at the next election.
An opinion piece argues the Turko-Russian war boosts bread and wheat prices and hints the United States may dominate future grain exports. It notes European markets like Dessa and Britain’s role, while warning of rising tensions in Constantinople and shifting trade routes.
A Boston Journal correspondent reports California misery with widespread unemployment in San Francisco and mining slowdowns. He notes heavy stock losses in Ophir and other gold shares, mass migration to Arizona, low farm wages, and grueling long farm days amid drought and fire-damaged valleys and rangeland.
Five Dunnigal children aged up to nine perished in a house fire near Cortland county Little York. Frank Dunnigal, a railroad worker, and his wife raced to save them but flames overtook the dwelling before aid could reach them.
The white whale arrived in New York after an overland trip from Quebec. The box carrying the creature was moved to the aquarium and hoisted above a large glass tank. It was lowered into the water where the whale flung its tail and began circling its new home.
A New York Legislature bill to require eggs be bought and sold by weight 24 ounces faces fierce opposition from New York and Brooklyn dealers. They warn the trade, worth 20 to 25 million dollars annually, would shift to Philadelphia and Baltimore if passed.
The Mogett liquor law of Virginia, just enacted, requires each bar-room licensee to install a bar-room register resembling a gas meter. Every drink sold must be tallied, with inspections monthly. The tax is two and a half cents per drink for wine or spirit and half a cent for malt liquor, raising concerns about enforcement and higher drinking costs.
The passage argues Mr. Blaine will likely respond with quiet sorrow to a critical threat while Senator Matthews warns of action if Blaine disrupts the nation. It notes President Hayes’s postponement of the extra session as evidence that he can outmaneuver Blaine in politics, a distressing turn for supporters.
In a dim May evening scene a hungry man hurries toward the railway station with a pack, protesting he seeks any place out of America. The window clerk calmly asks for destination as the man laments not winning an office. An unrelated fact about an elephant’s trunk is noted.
V Redfield of the Cincinnati Commercial, a noted correspondent, travels in the South where he is asked to drink at least 150 times a year. He declines politely citing abstinence from spirits, and humorously describes Southern reaction as he explains his stance.
In the Vicksburg Herald discussion centers on placing a Black candidate on the State ticket for the coming election. The paper notes Gen George may favor it but says past tickets carrying such weight were defeated. It questions rushing to enlist Black voters and suggests recognizing political weight only after they resist being led by former leaders.
A New Tribune note laments Tennessee for refusing to pay interest on 364000 dollars of Tennessee bonds tied to the Peabody Institute endowment. It contrasts Tennessee’s education grants from Peabody with the bond interest dispute and cites Ohio politics and silver tender debates in its broader remarks.
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