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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1880
Page
2
The fragment indicates a edition label for Ban Wert Bulletin with J H Foster as editor dated Friday morning October 22 1880. No further readable article content provided.
The article surveys the 1880 campaign scene noting Garfield and Arthur as Republican nominees and reporting returns from Ohio Hardin County and Shelby County. It cites Fos t er's projected statewide margin of about 40,000, claims of past electoral manipulation, and criticizes William H. English for alleged pension fraud against his grandmother's heirs.
The Troy Times argues a Democratic victory would harm workers at Hart's Falls Cable Fox Mills. It contrasts $1 to $1.10 daily wages for female spinners with forty cents in Britain and notes a $100,000 annual payroll, predicting a $40,000 payroll under a revenue tariff if business stays constant. It cites gratefulness from company officers and workers for a protective tariff and mentions Indiana news.
The Atlanta Commonwealth vows to publish a Roll of Infamy after the election, branding Fulton County white Republicans who vote Radical as enemies to Georgia. It asserts social denial and business retaliation for supporting emancipation, attacking liberty in the South as gun and ostracism backed.
The piece notes many Democrats switching to Garfield in Ohio counties including Springfield and New Philadelphia. It cites E S Wallace of Springfield who spoke in support, and Richard J Fanning's withdrawal to back Republicans, signaling growing GOP strength ahead of November.
In Indiana Republicans lead Governor Porter over Sanders by 1 545 votes and hold a 6 500 advantage on the rest of the ticket. The Legislature will be Republican by 14 on joint ballot, electing a GOP U S Senator next March. Congress shifts from seven Democrats to five, eight Republicans. Garfield support ranges 12 000 to 15 000 in November.
The Cleveland Leader notes General Garfield’s strong support in the Nineteenth District, reporting a record majority across Ash tabula Portage and surrounding counties. It counters Democratic slanders and emphasizes educated, newspaper–reading constituents who back Garfield for the Presidency.
A Republican majority of 18500 for Secretary of State and 23000 for the state ticket, rising to 24000 for Congressional candidates. Six new Republican Congress members bring the delegation to fifteen Republicans and five Democrats. County offices also swing Republican, signaling a Republican next Congress in both chambers. The Democrats spell it this way.
Hancock urges Republicans to maintain fierce zeal and win a larger county majority on November 2. He argues tariff questions are local and government rarely intervenes, citing his Pennsylvania roots.
A Detroit man pulls his 12 year old son aside after a scuffle sparked by political jabs. The father absolves violence but excuses campaign mudslinging as he sends the boy back for candy. The tale lampoons partisan invective with a moral bow.
The Copperhead Democrats in the North chalked the word Peace on doors and windows but gained no real traction as Lincoln’s Republicans buried Copperheadism and pressed the war. The note cites Ohio and Indiana as rejecting the 329 gabble, suggesting the strategy will fail in 1880.
Dr Tal mage praises the Cologne Cathedral calling it the greatest Gothic edifice and a nation s prayer turned to stone. He notes its hundred columns forest of pinnacles 25000 pound bell and four diameter columns, built over 600 years at about 10000000 dollars.
Soon after Hancock's nomination George Wilkes of the Spirit of the Times sent ten thousand dollars to a friend to wager on Hancock's election. His bet offer would stay open until 6 p.m. on election day. On Saturday Thomas Murphy of New York deposited another ten thousand with the stakeholder and telegraphed his acceptance.
General Grant avoided political remarks at two Boston GOP gatherings on Thursday evening. He stated his support for the meeting and for the party, asserting it would bring the greatest good to the greatest number of people.
Elijah Lengel, a Philadelphia carpenter with a claimed power over beasts, exhibited lions and tigers. In a San Domingo cage he fell among the animals who leapt and killed him. workers then shot the beasts.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Bill Scott reputedly suffered about 200000 dollars in the Indiana election. It adds Charley Osborne Cammack and the Hancock factional backers are also described as heavy losers. A separate aunt rebukes a boy for delaying a fight, while the boy replies he fears the other would start first.
The Boston Pilot argues free trade harms labor by raising hours and lowering wages and cites Ireland India and Turkey. It cites historical shifts from protection to free trade and claims Belgium France Russia and Britain show protection boosts industry and prosperity. It asserts protection defends industries and expands employment.
General Grant presents a defense of the Republican party, praising its protection of life and property and equal legal rights while contrasting it with the Democrats. He urges unity to defeat the Democratic party, argues for internal improvements and honest debt payment, and forecasts a reckoning with the “solid South” and Ku Kluxism as a political realignment unfolds.
The Republican National Committee issued a public notice addressed to Republican voters in New York dated October 15, outlining party guidance and upcoming civic actions.
A mixed extract shows population figures and freight data for the 1870 and 1880 periods, with tonnage, exports, imports, and internal revenue. It includes a political address urging Republican unity, detailing gains in Ohio Indiana and calls for a large electoral majority to secure Garfield and Arthur.
The document lists boarder states that tried to secede Kentucky Maryland Missouri and two southern states whose electoral votes Tilden attempted to buy South Carolina Louisiana plus Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina Tennessee and Virginia are named among the fourteen states of the Democratic Solid South.
Georgia readers react to Ohio and Indiana outcomes with Republicans favored in both states. Senator Hill cites Bayard and Hampton for Indiana loss while criticizing Hamptons Staunton speech on defense of principles. Bayards New York speech against Greenbackers is blamed for splitting Democratic unity.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Thomas A. Hendricks endorses General James A. Garfield of Ohio as the strongest and most principled Republican nominee, praising him as an honest man fit to be president.
West Virginia voters elected a statewide Republican and Democratic split by large margins, with Republicans winning county offices in cities while Democrats carried the state ticket. Camden Maine mills shut due to drought as the Androscoggin River runs unusually low, prompting calls for rain from Cotton States weather.
An 1880 advertisement promises a $1,000 forfeit for any cough lung illness not cured by West’s Cough Syrup when used as directed. It touts sample bottles, large bottles, and genuine blue wrappers sold by Hitt and Wilson or mailed from John C. West & Co in Chicago, with April 9, 1880, dating.
timetable page lists No.7, No.8 trains on both directions with mixed, express, and mail services. Stations include Delphos, Van Wert, Decatur, Fort Jennings, Spencerville, Monticello, and Wapakoneta with daily service and signal stops. Connections at Toledo, Delphos, Van Wert, and Bluffton note east and west routes and transfer points.
A historical advertisement touts over 500000 bottles of Shilohs Cure sold with 2000 plus consumption cures. It claims cures for coughs, croup, asthma, bronchitis and urges use for life preservation. Also promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster and Rinehart's Worm Lozenges along with Carter's Little Liver Pills at 25 cents.
A brief wartime note in which Grant argues against defeat and asserts that true victory requires all men who count to be able to vote freely and have their votes counted as cast, stressing the integrity of the Electoral College representation.
A Tro y New York woman punched a man at a theater entrance after being insulted by a matinee masher. The punch reportedly blinded the assailant in one eye. The article notes mashing is less popular in Troy now.
Slade and Conn’s advertise a ready sale of one span heavy draught horses priced for cash. The notice emphasizes immediate availability and quick transaction terms.
Notice of appointment as Administrator for the estate of O P Bonewitz, late of Van Wert county. Dated October 22, 1880. 3w.
Notice from October 22 1880 seeking a white mare about 15 hands with star on forehead and a dark brown gelding pony about 9 years old. Reward offered for delivery to Isaiah Jones or D. A. Johns.
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