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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1881
Page
4
Public notice of Ledger subscription terms and advertising rates for Warren Wisconsin. Details include pricing for inside and outside Warren County, prepayment requirements, space limits, and penalties for late or omitted notices. The document references death notices and administrator notices with stated charges per inch and per line.
An aged newspaper notice advertises Leoger Steam Printing House offering first class job printing and engraving, with claims of prompt attention from editor F Morris. The ad notes postal details and positions in Warren and Lopatty, indicating local business presence.
Philadelphia items rail against Star Route thieves and Guiteau asking President Arthur for money to defend himself. The writer argues public guilt in a city where the guilty avoid justice and suggests thieves may reward Guiteau for his supposed service to them.
Arthur Kirk of Pittsburgh forwards a handbill announcing a mass meeting in Pittsburgh at the Chamber of Commerce room on November 2 at 2 PM. The aim is to urge concerted action to present to Congress the importance of Allegheny river improvement for regional and national benefit. Citizens able to attend in Pittsburgh on the 29th are urged to learn of the association’s objects and intents.
Last week a disputed attempt to tally votes for GW failed as tampering claims surfaced. The report notes past similar tactics by factions targeting Democrat and Republican outcomes, with the tally list and judge returns disagreeing on who won. The piece questions ethical conduct and asserts such frauds have occurred before in Warren County.
A Stalwart Republican paper from Lancaster concedes a pay business tied to soldiers orphans was used to enrich school operators. It claims the patriotic cry served pockets of those in control rather than providing homes and education for orphans. The writer urges broader truth from the Bransaer and asks what other party war cries concealed schemes.
Editorial remarks praise for Baily's statewide win over Noble with a 5,009 margin and a $45,000 popular lead, noting Republican missteps and Democratic defections. Also reports boiler explosions at Hamilton and McClure mill near East Saginaw, a miner’s death in Leadville, and sharp partisan commentary from the Boston Post and Lucretia about Maine and Virginia politics.
The piece argues Republicans grew tired of party corruption and, allied with Democrats, defeated ring tickets. It notes honest Republicans helped swing state and local races while timid Democrats divided votes, harming GOP strength and risking loss of disciplined base.
The Guiteau murder trial of James A. Garfield began in the District of Columbia Supreme Court before Judge Cox. Early proceedings featured postponed trial requests, a court disclosure of rifts between defense counsel, Guiteau’s interruptions, and his insistence on control. He asserted the Lord inspired the act, claimed physicians caused Garfield’s death, and proposed insanity in his family while appealing for defense funds. Jury selection started, with five jurors found acceptable as deliberations were poised to begin.
The Philadelphia Ties reports Colonel Cameron as governor elect of Virginia, pledging to repudiate more than one third of the state's debt. It labels him the first openly repudiationist governor, crediting Arthur administration patronage for the win and warning of his bold stance against debt settlement and equitization.
The piece critiques Repudiation as a creed of Cameron and the Arthur administration. It notes the new attorney-general vows rapid debt readjustment once the act passes, tying Repudiation to Mahone influence and warning of serious national consequences and accountability for Republican leaders.
Board of Trustees appointed by the Erie Annual Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ will apply to Warren county Court during the December term for a certificate of incorporation to establish Seminary of Learning at Sugar Grove Pa. The school will be preparatory to a regular college course. Trustees include Rev J Hic, Rev N kh Luce, J Ware, and others.
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