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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1883
Page
2
The extra session opened June 7 to act on apportionment bills but failed. August saw passage of the judicial bill, others failed. Republicans admitted no agreement, while Democrats backed the Governor. Voters condemned the Governor, Democrats adjourned, and pay bills were approved over the veto. Senate 37 9, House 165 25.
An article notes the Democratic shift as southern leaders organize the House. Carlisle of Kentucky won the speaker post with 106 votes to Randall 52 and Cox 30, with southern clerks and doorkeeper elected. Carlisle asserts he can win without New York or Pennsylvania support.
Jury selection in Fayette County exhausted with 80 jurors and only three chosen. Counsel requested a change of venue due to impartiality concerns. Judge Wilson granted the move to Allegheny County with trial set for the first week in January before Judge Stowe in Pittsburgh.
The official roll shows Democrats 194, Republicans 120, Readjusters 5, Independents 4, Greenbackers 2. Independents listed are Finerty Illinois Lyman Massachusetts York North Carolina and Ochiltree Texas. Brumm Pennsylvania and Weller Texas are Greenbackers.
The document urges careful perusal of the secretary and postmaster general annual reports. It describes the message as plain common sense and highlights that the reports contain detailed information for careful readers.
The Philadelphia Times outlines a Carlisle ticket with President Joe Blackburn of Kentucky and Vice President Billy Morrison of Illinois. Their platform calls for abolishing all factories and customs houses, and music titled The Rebel Yell is noted.
The Louisville Journal criticizes opposition to Carlisle, argues the 1884 contest is a people versus monopoly struggle. It lauds Carlisle as a conservative, capable speaker nominee from Kentucky, and highlights the party’s need for a clear, people‑centered platform across regional divides.
Tur scrub women organized to march to the young governor's office with brooms and sticks after learning his veto denied their pay. For months they worked without committee pay, aided only by the chief clerk and librarian, as appropriations were cut. The extra session cost the state, while Gov Parrison drew salary and faced scrutiny for the veto and call for longer sessions.
Democratic representatives chosen by a minority in the south elect a speaker who will appoint committees shaping lower house legislation. The young governor measures a legislator’s pay by service to the people, suggesting pay lacks due to tolls. Madison Square Theatre group praised for complete company and plays, with Stewart’s unmatched goods and prices.
A man in an Ohio town sued a newspaper for calling him a liar. The jury awarded five cents, a remark that has since become the town’s running joke. The town’s chief amusement is telephoning the plaintiff to call him a liar and demand five cents.
Republican Thomas A. Doyle wins Providence Rhode Island mayoral race returning to office for a fifteenth term. He previously left office for three years but regained power with a record majority, 700 more than his previous best, reflecting public approval after a fair trial.
Governor Parrison criticizes the legislature for acting on a judicial apportionment bill at once and implies the move is ineffective, likening it to a Rip Van Winkle slumber.
Dr. N D Acheson of Youngstown receives a letter from Lieut Giles B Harber written in Yakutusk on Sep 10. He reports a sledge trip to Irkutsk to obtain permission to make eleven coffins for the dead De Long party because authorities in Russia would not permit shipment of caskets. The party is said to be in good health, left Yakutsk Nov 15, and are en route to Orenburg, with plans to sail to New York in February.
Local merchants Johnson & Siegfried of Warren Pennsylvania promote a line of Christmas toys and novelties with new facilities. They urge customers to inspect stock, noting no trouble to show goods and advising early visits to avoid crowds.
A historical advert extols High Rock Spring Water as a cathartic and alterative for stomach, liver, and digestion issues. It claims one glass before breakfast as the usual dose and notes distribution by L. G. Noyes in Warren, Pennsylvania, with address orders to the High Rock Spring Company in Saratoga Springs, New York. It also includes Esmeralda’s moral line about riches and happiness.
The readable fragments mention politics and vetoes linked to young men and a Constitution, Barnum’s costly white elephant at $200,000 in Ran goon, Washington as social hub promising a brilliant winter, and a spike in Christmas foreign mail. Also noted are Chicago divorces, Kossum the Hungarian patriot, Senator Cameron’s spring return, royal visit to Wynyard near Stockton, and Mary Cuvurcuut who ran away then played piano intensely.
A Boston letter describes Faneuil Hall once a modest two story market hub now a grand hall with market activity around it. It recounts its origin as a gift of Peter Faneuil in 1842 and its evolution through fires and rebuilds to host patriots and the oldest U.S. military company. It notes the hall's openness to visitors, the greeting placard, and the display of portraits of Washington Hancock Adams and Faneuil along with Webster and Daniel Webster speaking in the Senate.
Description of Faneuil Hall with portraits of Adams Webster and war figures, a large clock donated by Boston schoolchildren, an eagle on top, a sanded floor, and a visitor book recording thousands of names. A small room holds relics and a superintendent with a visitor ledger. Nearby ads for Warren furniture and SERSALL’s school supplies accompany the scene.
Jacob Keller the Tailor offers a vast stock of imported and domestic cloths for dress and business suits, overcoats, and well fitting pants. Prices are low, workmen are among the best, and clothes are warranted to fit if paid for. His rooms are on the second floor corner of Second and Liberty streets.
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