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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1884
Page
2
Harrisburg report notes $684000 of state debt paid for year ending November 30 and revenues of $6226959.38 with expenditures $7643912.30. Bonds worth $1700000 held and interest saved. treasury remains strong with nearly $1 million on hand.
County Commissioners shift at year start with Ellis Blodget and Mead leaving. Putnam Crocker and Clinton assume seats. clerk Capt. Alexander departs to become Register and Recorder. Frank A. Cogswell chosen as new clerk from Warren after strong field of applicants.
Gen Logan met Gen Grant in New York and talked freely about the political situation. He voiced strong views on the southern question and supported Mr Blaine's Augusta speech. He said disfranchisement of the colored vote in the south is now prominent and Mississippi's figures show the election was not fair.
The article notes President Arthur will start the New Orleans Exposition by electricity, linking the Executive Mansion to the Exposition building. It laments disfranchisement of over 1,200,000 Southern voters and critiques Democratic response. It also mentions a Newfoundland pup ad as a joke on office seekers and mocks Mr Hendricks on the VP role.
A historical note recounts the Republican National Conventions from 1856 in Philadelphia to 1884 in Chicago and lists postwar gains: sixteen governors and nineteen state legislatures, marking a strong party upswing for a once "dead" party.
The exposition in New Orleans begins today with plans to close exhibits and halt machinery on May 31. A New York State paper titled Grin and Bear It may include the subtitle for four years. Mark Twain's Truckleberry Fin appears as a humorous winter read.
Gen Ulysses S. Grant declined a Senate pension bill offered by Senator Mitchell and the Senate Committee on Pensions. Mitchell said he introduced it at request to restore Grant to the rank and pay of General of the Army. The pension measure awaits House action amid bipartisan support.
Leading Democrats, including Bayard and Hendricks, visit Albany to confer with Gov. Cleveland as preparations for the incoming administration unfold. Talks focus on selecting a Cabinet, policy directions, and party factions between reformers and spoil-seekers.
The annual report shows 3,314 new post offices opened, 1,260 closed, a net gain of 522. Total offices reach 50,017 with major gains in Texas and North Carolina. Dakota leads territories in office count. Pennsylvania and New York remain top states. Dead Letter Office handles 4.84 million items, with 31,479 misdirected. Registered mail totals 11.25 million with $957,059 in fees and a very low loss rate.
A list of names in Warren County Pennsylvania remains unclaimed at the Warren Post Office. Addressees have thirty days to claim before items are sent to the Dead Letter Office. Names include Nora Heald, Sadie Burchfield, Chas Beach, many others.
The article notes a reported $100,000,000 value to Bell patent holders from a Tuesday decision. It surveys national property losses, farm values, and household sizes, then shifts to charity efforts and a New Orleans Exposition feature by ex Senator Bruce and the Washington monument details.
The report shows barrels and gallons of malt liquors and distilled spirits consumed through June 30, 1884 and 1883. It lists numbers of wholesale and retail malt liquor dealers and distilled spirit dealers, plus totals of breweries and distilleries. The writer notes retail beer and whiskey cost to consumers totals at least one billion dollars annually. Warren, Pa. December 10, 1884.
Last Tuesday December six in Baltimore a reception for delegates at the Centennial Conference of Methodism drew about 300 attendees including Bishops Foster Andrews Granberry Wilson Wayman. Andrews traced Baltimore’s early church milestones and global spread from 1784 onward while others praised the church’s missionary reach and faith. A separate note mentions a large sale of clothing and furnishings at Geo Ball’s.
A collection of local notices and ads includes remarks on election folly, a plan to haul logs from lot 606 to Farnsworth run near Clarendon, and high prices offered by Krester & MILLER. Various merchants promote goods from silk umbrellas to boots and shoes with sales pitches and a boarding house for sale on Market Street.
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