Democratic County Convention Nominates and Local Politics
Fragments report Democratic Assembly candidacy declarations by WF Stearns and Peter McKinney for County Commissioner, plus notes on Major B W James, local editorials on Porter case, Labor and Greenback parties, and the Oil Producers Union scheme to control prices amid overproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Noran
Friends of
Major B. W
Peter McKinney
Eng
Garland
Ty Oil Producers’ Union
Scrutiny of Army Budget Sparks Republican Attacks
A virulent critique targets General Sherman and army spending, urging retrenchment and abolition of the General staff role. The piece denounces wartime excesses, notes Sherman’s unwinded travels and pay, and calls for reform, citing past costs since 1865 and pushing for political change at a Corry convention and local elections. It references Greenback strength in Warren county and recent Baltimore mayoral results, alongside legislative overreach and salaries in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Col
L. F. Watson
Warren
Reed
Erie
Olmier
Franklin
Watson
Osmer
Hol. Clapp
Col. Watson
Venango
Olivier
Brie Gazette
Olmer
Eed
Tus
Greenback Party
Warren County
Baltimore
Greenbackers
July Fourth Turbulence and Townsfolk Tribulations
The Pittsburgh Letter recounts another July calamity, recalling 1874 flood devastation, 1877 riot, and a 1878 Sharpsburg tragedy where a tornado and collapsing wagon killed seven and wounded others. It notes hot weather, prison ice consumption, tame Independence Day, and local woes from coal wages to delinquent tax lists and petty graft rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eorror Ledger
Pittsburgh
Sharpsburg
German Lutheran Sunday School
Erie
LepaEer
Warren
Monongahela
Hop Bitters and Parisian Serpent Fashion Trends
It seems unlikely that a remedy from simple plants like hops buchu mandrake dandelion has cured many but testimonies from diverse groups urge belief and trial. Small bouquets finish elegant female toilet with a porte bouquet a gold serpent with ruby eyes. Serpents and lizards are now fashionable as brooches and bracelets in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Grant an 1880 candidacy sparks calls to crush usurpation
A Pennsylvania newspaper blasts General Grant as the Republican front runner for 1880. It warns of a renewed cost of living, demonetization, corruption, and tyrannical rule if he wins a third term. The piece urges voters to defeat Grant and his allies, condemning past electoral fraud and defense of military power. It also endorses Democratic nominees for governor and other statewide offices, urging rejection of Cameron and support for Du, Ross, Fertig, and Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Grant
Hayes
Sherman
Otes
Lilden
Congress
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
United States
Don Cameron
United State Senate
Cameron
Senate
Col. Hoyt
Grow
Wickersham
Gov
Hoyt
Justice Agnew
Ross
Fertig
Africa
Interior
Flies defeated by a clergyman and a moving tale
A Philadelphia clergyman claimed an antidote for flies after moving and sending his plants to a new home, observing flies vanish once settled again. The piece weaves a humorous caution about the experiment, alongside unrelated notes and an 1878 Warren County Orphans’ Court notice for an administrator auditing estate accounts and a formal sale of land belonging to George W. Fox, deceased, with terms and locations detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
C. H. Noyes
Michel Kennedy
Orphans’ Court of
Warren County
Orphans’ Court
Warren
Sunnuk
Ursuant
Pennsylvania
Thompson
Khijab Phillips
Hiusha Phillips
Samuel 2. Allen
Robert Russell
John Marsh West
Charles Calash
Julest Ashn'r
Goo
Fox
United States District Court For
Western District of Pennsylvania
G. B. Gilson
Uleck
Said
B. Gilson
Tidfoute
Pnnettte
County of
State of Pennsylvania
Tidioute
Jefferson Streets
Jefferson Street
Tidioute Street
Frank Williams
Thomas Urton
Recorder's
Shedrick Tipton
District Court of the United States
Henry W. Brown
Bankrnuyt
Ilenry W. Brown
Erie
County of Erie
District Court
James Cable
Parcel Description West Hickory Creek Lot Four in Warren PA
Description of a one acre parcel in Deerfield township Warren County Pennsylvania. It traces the transfer from Joshua Pierce to G B Gilson through dated deeds in 1865 with reservations for logging, timber, and railway cross access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Assembly
Warren Academy
Brokenstraw
Conewango
Pine Greove
Columbus Pleasant
Corydon
Pittfield Cherry Grove
Sugar Grove
Deerfield
Spring Creek
Elk Shieremule
Eldred
Freehold
Tluumpheee
Farmington
Columbus
Glade
Youngsville
Hickory Creek
Deerfield Township
County of
Warren
Pennsylvania
Joshua Pierce
W Wallace
Warren County
Dni
G. B. Gilson
Joshine Pierce
St. Paul
Franklin and Warren Turnpike Road
Short Street
Sand Turnpike Road
Lincoln Street
West Hickory Creek
Lincol Street
John
Wilson Gau
Henry Fisher
Sloan Ralston
Gideon Gilson
W. W. Wallace
Wilson
Recorders Office
Jiram Daggett
Wesley Wright
Derojog
Deming
Aest
Lewis Bates
Robert Belding
David McKelvy
Frank Wesley Wright
Ewis Bates
Henry Brace, Sherif
Sheriff’s Office
Allegheny River
Limestone Township
Saul County
Orginauly
Sk. F. Rynd
Warren Borough Ball Playing Ban Ordinance 1878
Ordinance adopted July 1 1878 by Warren borough Burgess and Town Council forbidding ball playing in public streets lanes or alleys and on private grounds when interfering with property or travel. Violators face fines from one to five dollars plus costs. Attested July 6 1878 by Clerk R P King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough of
Warren
A. N
Gosia
R. P. King
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Ledger
Andrew A. Dill
Union County
John Fertig
Crawford County
J. Simpson Africa
Huntingdon
Henry P. Ross
Montgomery Co
Democratic Vigilance Committee
Edward Muzzy
John Maunby
Loonwich Proper
Bik Henry Newberry
A. BR. Kilburn
A.M. Lounsberry
Robert Jackson
Morgan Loucks
GL Cramer
Charlie Wynn
Martin Irvine
Bordwell
P. M. Smith
James Brown
Jacob Almann
Kinzva
John E. Lyle
D.W.U. James
Friusp Monnis
Liv—Ag
Denny
Taman
WF. Stearns
Potter
the Mail
Ife
Fitz John Porter
Pope
Labor Party
The
Philadelphia Times
Greenback
Public Service
United States Treasury
Cavalry
Gen. Sherman
Luie Beatty
Independent Press
Moust
Republiccan State Committee
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh Letter
Henrietta
Assinee
Io Cutler& Hinds
Girard, Pa
Totten
Tienry Knupp
Adam Knupp
Henry Knupp
Wu Keoau Guo
Warren, Pa
Jacon Eysinger, Rot
J. E. Berkstresser
Merck’s Drug 51
Carver House
A.W. Morck & Co
A. W. Morck
New York College of Pharmacy
A. W. Morck & CO
Cor. Water and Hickory Sta
Cor. House
McHett
Naomy Cargill
William Cargill
S. Burgess
Crockery
Catseups
Second Street
Firat National Bank
Stan Tate
F. H. Wyman
Cloges
Ri A. Balph
B. F, Rynd
Parmlee & Henry’s
Brussels
Ingrain
H. A. Jamieson & Cos
General Merchandise
Spring Trade
A. Davis & CO
A. A. Davis & CO
Wells & Moves
Wells & CO
Wellls & Co
Wells and Co
Wells & Co’s
Conarro
F. Wells
Janlé
L. G. Noyes
Fred. Morce
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