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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1878
Page
2
The Warren Mail states readers can identify the paper by the date printed opposite each address. It calls for communications from all county and national areas. It prohibits anonymous articles and requires the writer’s name to be provided as a guarantee of good faith.
The piece corrects a prior report claiming Col Watson backed Matthews' silver resolution. The official Congressional Record shows Watson voted against the resolution and for the anti subsidies measure. The writer warns of the silver bill's potential harms despite expected broader passage and notes concern for laborers and families.
Chester county Assembly member Bullard was arrested for embezzlement as the Legislature prepared to meet. He argued privilege of arrest as a legislator, but the court overruled it and he was jailed for lack of bail. The House sent for him. hearings followed. the committee backed the state, and Bullard bailed out and disappeared at 5 AM before return to custody.
A resolution creating a joint committee to investigate July riots in Pittsburg and other areas during the railroad strike was approved. House chairman Mr. Lindsey leads a committee including Lindsey of Warren, Larrabee of Potter, Dewees of Huntingdon, Means of Cumberland, Egbert of Dauphin. Senate members are Reyburn of Philadelphia Yutzy of Somerset and Allen of Lycoming.
The steamer Metroplis, with 260 passengers and 500 tons of iron, sailed from Philadelphia to Brazil and sprang a leak off North Carolina near Kitty Hawk. In a furious storm the ship was run ashore on Curritack beach to save lives, with about 100 of the 260 passengers washed ashore alive. No aid reached the vessel from the life saving station.
The piece lists Senate members by occupation with counts: 21 lawyers 7 physicians 6 merchants 5 farmers 3 journalists 2 manufacturers 2 contractors 2 politicians 1 teacher 1 oil producer. Oldest senator H G Bussey York 1816 youngest J C Newmyer Allegheny 1848. Representatives include 52 merchants 41 tradesmen clerks 37 farmers 24 lawyers 15 physicians 10 manufacturers 8 tabbers 6 oil producers 3 editors 2 bankers 2 railroad conductors 1 hotel keeper. Oldest representative H Scarborough Berks 1806 youngest Samuel S Jones Luzerne 1850.
A Times quotation notes Rev Henry Warp Bowener maintains a cautious stance on hell, likening him to ex Governor Hendricks on finances. The remark says he sits on the fence, safe unless the fence burns away, and suggests Beecher’s past conflicts imply belief in a hell on earth.
A resolution introduced in Harrisburg thanks Senators Cameron and Wallace for backing Matthews' silver plan to fix 92 cents per dollar. It failed 64 to 90 amid sharp criticism of the two senators.
The Philadelphia Times Almanac for 1878 is described as a very complete business reference and essential for any professional aiming to conduct orthodox business. Readers are urged to address the Times in Philadelphia to obtain a copy.
New York State contains 6 243 churches with seating capacity 2 537 470. Clergymen in the state earn an average salary of 839 dollars annually.
The Senate last week rejected the bill by a decisive vote. Supporters say they will renew efforts, planning a second push despite the defeat.
Washington letter contrasts Col Robert E Ingersoll the infidel orator with George Muller the English philanthropist. Ingersoll's lectures mock sacred teachings while Muller displays unwavering faith funding orphanages and schools by prayer. The piece notes political chatter about Speaker Randall and reports a bill to regulate interstate commerce and curb railroad discrimination benefiting oil interests.
The Potter Enterprise notes deer killings in Potter County since January 1 exceed the entire prior legal period. It forecasts many lawsuits arising from the issue, suggesting a surge in legal action in the near future.
Reports from Los Angeles and Ventura counties describe a vast oil find as a black surface deposit with no value for illumination. The material is immediately dismissed as unproductive and not worth extraction.
From Waiutey Ontario dated January 28 1878 an American observer describes Canadians as sociable industrious and honest noting slow trade despite rich farmers and low prices except coal oil He lists market quotes and land values and laments the Indians fate praising Canadian colleges and high schools and recounts meeting a Canadian Indian and a dramatic winter scene with ice yachts and an Esther performance by Whitby singers.
The article proposes a future dictionary definition for tramp as an impecunious wanderer who seeks work yet contributes nothing, plus an unauthorized forager across the country. It notes the Russo Turkish war ended with peace terms: Bulgaria as a principality, war indemnity, independence for Roumania Servia and Montenegro, reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and shifts in Danubian fortresses.
The Winslow safety car stoves are being introduced on the A. and G. W. R. R. A reservoir under the stove holds about ten gallons of water. If the car tips, water is released onto the fire through side flues that run up the stove and open about halfway.
The April 24 1877 manifesto led to Danube passage and a rapid Russian push. The Turks faced a better equipped foe, and imminent capitulation terms include large Turkish territorial cession and crippling payments as the Dardanelles open broader access. The Conneautville Courier notes Ottoman weakness and Russia’s momentum.
A potpourri of regional snippets notes Westmoreland County debt free and an unknown licensed hotel in Washington county. Reports tell of midnight funerals in Huntingdon due to smallpox and a drilling contract in Tioga. Mollie Maguires alleged lodge in Butler prompts reader speculation. A Pittsburg man presses charges against Fort Wayne railway workers for Sunday labor. Erie warrants paid for sheep killed by dogs, dog tax raised funds. A Bradford New Era report details a shocking case involving Mrs Hogan and abducted girls in Tarport. the piece condemns the Northern oil district for tolerating such crimes.
Bob Ingersoll earned sixty thousand dollars from lectures while The First National Bank of Kansas City closed its doors with expectations deposits will be paid in full. Mrs Denison profits from That Husband of Mine to buy a Washington residence. Francis Murphy starts a four week temperance campaign in Washington aided by Rep Frye. Goop healthy food advocates, Young Folks Monthly offers reading for youth. Hazeltine & Co. sells Lazarus Perfected Eye-Glasses in Warren, Pa.
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