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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1879
Page
2
Lorn and Louise with a Royal party visited Niagara Falls last Tuesday and walked five miles over snow and ice to view the American fall, then shared a hearty meal. The piece remarks on coinage reforms, Mormon polygamy bills, and scrutiny of Philadelphia debt amid political strife and inauguration expenses discussions in Harrisburg.
Tuesday and last Tuesday saw a slate of U S Senators chosen across states including New York Iron Roscoe Conkling Pennsylvania Donald Cameron Connecticut Orville H Platt Indiana Daniel Voorhees North Carolina Gov Vance Illinois Gen Logan Missouri Gen Shields Col West Arkansas failed to elect Florida Wilkinson Call Wisconsin Matt Carpenter The late Caleb Cushing reportedly left about 1 000 000 in land mainly in the South and West.
A fragment from the Auditor General report lists revenue sources and paid amounts in Warren County including tavern licenses personal property tax and various banks. It also contains a denunciation of resumption of specie payments arguing it would favor bankers and undermine American equality and liberty.
A blistering critique notes William H. Vanderbilt’s reported debts outweigh his personal property, yet his credit remains intact and he preserves luxury. The piece mocks charitable giving by comparing rival accounts of aid and questions why the wealthy are not pledging more to Vanderbilt while acknowledging his sporadic acts of generosity.
Capt. Hubert Kane, from Gloucester, recounts discovering two frozen bodies aboard a brig wedged in Placentia bay ice. The hull, once Adelaide Folquet of Dieppe, lies beside a derelict vessel as rescuers uncover the eerily preserved remains embedded in the ice.
Explorers crept through a nearly frozen cabin to discover multiple corpses laid out on deck and two inside the captain's stateroom, including the captain and his wife. A locket showed portraits of two adults, a crucifix and religious pictures lay nearby, and authorities prepared for full identification before ashore transport. A French brig Adelaide Folquet had been sighted leaving St Pierre on November 16 with cargo bound for Marseilles.
A Boston dated note claims General B F Butler recounts voting fifty seven times for Jefferson Davis at the Charleston Democratic Convention in 1860. He argues Davis would have prevented disunion and saved the war by becoming President, noting Southern support outweighed Northern influence before the war and since. Burien signs as the author.
The legislature elected J. D. B. Cameron to the U S Senate after Republican bolters mostly supported him while Democrats backed Hiester Clymer and Greenbackers backed Judge Agnew. Democrats avoided fusion even if Cameron faced possible defeat, making the nomination and standing by it.
Call at our drug store and get a trial bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery free of charge for coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever consumption loss of voice or throat lung affection. Over one million bottles used last year with satisfaction. We offer a trial bottle or regular size for 1. A. W. Morck & Co. Warren.
The Breeze disputes a Bradford paper claim that A J Wheeler sold land south of Rixford for 30500 to Warren parties. It notes a sale to T Struthers Logan Brothers and others for 12600 with an eighth royalty, denies Beatty’s involvement, and says Wheeler lands may be subdivided and leased for immediate operations.
In a letter to the Ulster Commercial, Moncure Conway cites Queen Victoria giving two hundred pounds to aid suffering Britons as Empress munificence. the piece notes widespread charity in England, Quaker protests against the war, and the Cabinet's distress as winter deepens.
The Board of Agriculture presents tables on westward shifts in grain production. Wheat per capita drops in New England from .4 to .3. Southern and South Atlantic rise from 238 to 611 bushels. Ohio and trans Miss. rise from 12 65 to 80 49. Pacific from 2.16 to 27 49. Wheat crops move from 100,585,944 in 1849 to 365,094,800 in 1877 with center at 89 6' W. corn moves from 591,071,104 to 1,342,558,000 with center near 89 6' W. Movement ranges roughly 500 miles for wheat and 250 for corn.
The text argues that many business men fail due to poor judgment and contrasts this with Dr. Pierce at the Grand Invalids' and Tourists' Hotel in Buffalo. It notes his specialists treat cases once deemed incurable, inviting readers to consult the 900-page People's Common Sense Medical Adviser for details, available postpaid for $1.50 from R. V. Pierce M D Buffalo NY.
A testimonial from Joan Wrexs of Butler New York claims six years of bedridden sickness ended after three bottles of Hop Bitters were taken by his wife. He notes the annual cost of illness at 200 dollars, totaling 1200 dollars, stopped by the remedy and praises his wife for her housework since.
Last Friday the handsome black team owned by Jas A Thompson of Irvinc ton was drowned in the River at Duns Eady while drawing ties across the ice. They slipped through an air hole near a house by the bank and, though detached from the sleds, the horses and harness lie under the ice. The team was purchased from Geo Palmer of Pittsfield and valued highly.
E G Coon manager announces branch at corner of Second and Liberty streets Warren Pennsylvania. Machines sold on monthly payments. Agents wanted. W W Banzw general traveling agent. Aprl2tt.
Advertising copy notes Boschee's German Syrup as a world leading cure for coughs colds and severe lung diseases with growing sales since introduction. Claims safety for children and urges asking druggists for truth of remarks. Also promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve with price and store details in Warren Pa. Plus local thaw weather and skating exhibition notices and cheap brush sale.
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