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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1879
Page
2
A Warren Ledger item catalogs the Harrisburg bribery trouble, notes threats to Representative Wolfe, and discusses the lengthy session, pay, and the push for an anti discrimination law. It cites cases in Clarion and mentions the death penalty debate, plus pork packing stats and public sentiment toward lawmakers.
In Cattaraugus county on Tuesday farmers offered fall butter at ten cents, winter batter at twelve cents, and cheese at six cents, but buyers fled from the prices and items had to be taken back home or stored. The note questions if resumption and sales of national debt bonds influence the market, urging farmers to seek answers.
The House passed a new army bill after the President vetoed the prior measure. The bill prohibits keeping or using U.S. troops at polls unless needed to repel enemies or enforce constitutional provisions. It passed 124 yeas to 90 nays with eleven Greenbackers voting with Democrats. Barlow and Russell did not vote. It moves to the Senate, then back to the President.
The piece asserts John Sherman seeks to unite the purse and the sword in the hands of Mr. Hayes for the approaching Presidential election. Hayes would accept the prize only if the sword is attached, using Sherman’s projected victory as a sign of approval of his administration. It questions whether Congress will back the sword with Hayes.
Special Correspondent reports Pennsylvania lawmakers show bitter divisions driven by oil interests and anti-discrimination groups. Republicans align with corporations, Democrats push for public rights. treasury deficits loom, heavy taxes threaten oil and rig development, and revenue bills drift as the session ends.
A bill before the State Legislature would create elected tax collectors in each borough and township at February elections. If no collector is elected or bond is not given, the court appoints a collector. Collectors would gather state county school and road taxes and road taxes could not be worked out after August.
A crowded hall heard testimony from House members on bribery schemes linked to the riot bill. Witnesses named payments of 300 to 1,000 dollars offered by associates such as Crawford, Salter, and Quay to sway votes, with several officials denying consent or involvement. An onstage clash followed when Senator Elliot accused a colleague, sparking a near brawl before calm returned.
The Pennsylvania Legislature last week endorsed Hayes and welcomed Grant, while a heated fight in legislative halls occurred. The Vitusville Herald calls for an investigation into a Meadville conspiracy against a new county project, denouncing investigations as frauds meant to hide facts from the people.
The Pittsburgh Post notes widespread alarm at perceived legislative corruption in Harrisburg and school chief Henry Kiddle amid competing views on spiritualism. It cites Southern exodus anxiety and a Concordia parish letter describing exploitation of black families fleeing the South, arguing broader public unease over policy and race tensions.
Thirty years ago in New Haven a zealot formed a fanatic group and urged a sacrificial act. A man killed a woman with an axe, sprinkled her blood, and prayed as police interrupted. The episode ended the religious fervor that had drawn several followers.
Correspondent reports a rising labor crisis in Louisiana as tens of thousands of Black workers depart for Kansas. Planters fear crop disruption from Vidalia to the northern border, with river plantations most affected. Merchants fear losses from delayed planting and unsettled supply chains. The piece also notes racial/political tensions and broader social upheaval alongside a garbled insert about dogs and livestock costs.
Mrs Cassandra E Bliss wife of Rev Asher Bliss longtime missionary to the Seneca Indians died at South Valley Cattaraugus County N Y on April 21 She was born February 34 1801 in New Braintree Massachusetts tied to the Mayflower Cushman Morton and Clooper Washburn lineages and educated at Ipswich Amherst and taught in Massachusetts She married in 1832 and the Bliss family lived in Corydon Warren County Pa and South Valley N Y four sons served in the Union army Porter G Bliss worked in diplomatic posts in South America and Mexico and suffered under Lopez in Paraguay.
An advertising item promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female weaknesses and Bucklin’s Arica Salve for skin ailments. It names R. V. Pierce MD and A W Morek & Co as addresses and sellers in Warren. The notice promises money back if not satisfied and cites price details.
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