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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1879
Page
2
Daniel O. Barr of Allegheny and John P. Houser of Limestone are presented as candidates for jury commissioner positions in the local notices.
County committee slate listing numerous precincts and appointed members, including Warren, Conewango, Columbus, Cherry Grove, Deerfield, Cottontus, Farmington, Mead, Pine Grove, Pleasant, Spring Creek, Sugar Grove, South West, Williamsport area names, with chairman Rufus P. King and Foster and Stright as officials. The list shows citizens like Mike Schwing, A C McKinney, Geo Smith, J E Jones, D il McKean, James Leonard, James H Martin, and others across towns, detailing local party organization.
The next election in Pennsylvania will be held on Tuesday the 4th of November. Voters who have not paid a State or county tax within two years prior must pay by October 4 to preserve suffrage. Those who paid tax recently or aged twenty-one to twenty-two may vote with proper affidavits. The piece discusses Democratic outreach, Greenback candidates, and a preview of Ohio and statewide races.
Gov Hoyt on the 28th alt appointed Hon Henry Green of Easton to the seat on the Supreme bench vacated by Judge Woodward's death. Green is not a Warren County native, born in 1325. His successor will be elected next fall and Green will hold the position under appointment until January 1 1881.
A Cleveland Leader item notes a respected Oil City citizen was awakened by Bob Ingersoll at the Free Thinkers' Convention at Lake View. He grew deranged and was moved to Dixmont on Sept 29. The column warns against Ingersoll's teachings and jokes about a windmill inventor who killed himself when his motor failed.
The piece argues that Republicans, cited against their election posture, should show larger statewide vote percentages than in the presidential contest. It notes a New York World calculation comparing 1576 state results to current totals, showing most states underperforming relative to that ratio, with Rhode Island as an exception. Michigan and Kentucky shift from majority to minority.
A Sept 25 1879 letter from Mr Kine in Des Moines Iowa appeals to readers of the Pillebury Post to vote for Mr Barr the Democrat for State Treasurer. The writer recalls past ties and contrasts his Radical Republican origins with support for the Greenback party, endorsing Barr for his character and sympathy with working people while favoring equal rights.
The excerpt cites political chatter and editorials across parties. It notes ex Empress Eugenie as a wealthy widow in England, mentions a Mississippi candidate seeking county treasurer, and critiques Secretary Quay over a $2,500 bill. It also covers Gov Hoyt appointing Henry Green to a Northampton Supreme Court vacancy and discusses constitutional aims to balance the court.
A large Democratic gathering in Pine Grove drew five thousand or more from Cumberland, Adams, York, Dauphin, and Franklin counties. Hon. William A. Wallace spoke on prosperity, unity, and national policy, urging protection of Pennsylvania industries and local governance over federal centralization. The day featured music, dinner by Barney Wilder, and orderly scenes with no intoxication observed.
In a republican column critique, false miracle cures are dismissed while Hop Bitters is praised as pure and effective. The piece notes public willingness to pay to see walking matches and critiques the Astley belt move for profit, mentioning prize pedestrians and their talents in both head and foot.
The writer notes a near homeward journey via the P J and B road passing Imperial and Franklin. He describes the new bridge company planning an iron and steel crossing below the narrows, with stone abutments and piers, and a possible horse railway from Franklin station to ease passenger transfer. He discusses iron and steel bridge pricing, rising metal costs, and a Pittsburgh boom with new water works and suspension bridges, alongside an exposition furnace that claims to burn smoke and cut coal use.
From a sunlit past column the piece reflects on Daniel Drew and Vanderbilt, contrasting wealth and legacy. It portrays Drew as a hard, calculating financier who gave to some benevolence but largely pursued money, ending poor while Vanderbilt died rich. It weighs whether wealth equates to happiness or esteem, urging lessons for the young.
New York Sun reports total walk receipts at about 73 923 dollars with le ssees getting one quarter. About 50 000 dollars remain to be divided among eight men who covered 450 miles with payouts roughly 225 000 for Rowell and smaller shares for Guyot Merrill Weston Baunin Krohna based on distance and a six man rule if fewer finish.
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