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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1886
Page
2
The County Committee adopts a new plan of nominating officers in a move praised as long demanded by voters. Supporters say it makes the process more about direct voter choice than delegates, reducing excitement at conventions and underscoring rule by the people.
The county committee favors retaining the traditional delegate system despite noting past defects like open caucuses and packed meetings. They commend its harmony over thirty years and argue the conferee system in congressional nominations failed, hoping to restore uniform party success.
Former New York governor Horatio Seymour died last Friday night after a brief illness following a sun stroke in 1876. Born May 31, 1810, he was nearly 76. Seymour, from a notable lineage, held multiple high offices and ran for president in 1868, losing to Ulysses Grant.
The Pittsburg Times presents a new dress and first class press with eight pages of compact news and editorials. It offers one cent per copy, yearly or monthly rates, and claims to be the paper of the people.
New York Governor Hitt pardons Joseph Bork the Buffalo treasurer who defaulted on a half million. Bork received a five year sentence. He cites letters of support from Buffalo officials and citizens including a letter from the President of the United States.
The Pope recently elevated Archbishop James Gibbons of Baltimore to Cardinal, noting Baltimore’s status as the oldest see in the United States and deeming the nomination a fitting honor for its prelate.
A man stopped by the shop, pointing to a small island near Sweden on Matt's Atlas. He claims it’s his homeland and promises to reveal more for 50 cents.
The President refuses to send papers and explains he will not remove blameless officials, stating a reform leader is not obliged to eliminate himself.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes President Cleveland’s smile pleasing visitors but temperance advocates object to the sentiment and even the smell of his smile, signaling disapproval from the temperance camp.
The Mall's Atlas is selling fast with a special $2 offer for readers. Get the Atlas and the Mail together to discover many astonishing facts and insights likely unseen elsewhere.
A Butler Citizen exposes a dubious pitch promising $50 weekly from a $1 capital and characterizes it as fish for fools, warning readers about the scam and the likely deception behind such earnings claims.
A sharp debate analogizes a doomed ship to the Pan-Electric concern and the Democratic Party, arguing a bold shift to save the vessel. The quip suggests discarding both ideas to preserve the overall enterprise and momentum.
The atlas offers total areas in square miles and acres for every state and territory on a single page. Handy pocket reference for quick measurements and geographic facts.
The annual killing of the peach crop is proceeding. Yet it is safe to bet that there will be a few peaches in the market next summer.
Inquiries about Tahlequah being a capital are addressed with a prompt to consult the Martins Atlas for factual confirmation and a note that the Mam offers a fifty cent price.
Gen Winfield Scott Hancock, commander of the Military Division of the Atlantic, died at Governor's Island after a carbuncle and brain delirium. Born Feb 14 1824 in Montgomery County PA he rose from West Point to Civil War hero and later division commander. Funeral services and burial followed at Norristown with a formal guard and notable pallbearers.
The Manl's Atlas highlights Illinois leading in corn over the last nine years while California tops wheat and Texas leads in cotton. New York shows prominence in hay oats potatoes and buckwheat.
A New York Sun editorial argues the Pan electric affair threatens both the Democratic party and reform, urging removal of key officials including Garland Goode and Lamar to save the Democracy. It warns a Democratic president must act quickly or appear coerced by public sentiment.
A 13 year old led a pupil vote on a teacher’s capabilities at a New Jersey town public school. The result dismissed the teacher and the students marched out in protest, underscoring concerns about public education’s role in shaping American traits.
Grn Hancock died poor and prompted sizable subscription campaigns in New York and Philadelphia to aid his family with ongoing fundraising efforts and public support.
The Main's Atlas shows ten prairie states produced 1,907,848,923 bushels of cereal in a single figure. The atlas highlights this total at a glance, underscoring vast regional harvests.
The article argues gold outweighed silver and currency in 1880 and 1881 with a Matt's Atlas diagram. It notes immense damage from ice gorges and floods last Saturday along the Susquehanna and reports substantial damage in Boston and nearby areas.
Senator Mitc Heiis is reported ill with nervous prostration at his Wellsboro residence, prompting concerns over his health and public duties.
Washington dispatches claim the President will back Attorney General Garland in the Pan-electric matter. The Pan-electric stock gift to Garland, tied to Congress figures, risks the Administration’s honor. critics say the President must act on official duty, or face national regret. The Philadelphia Press notes loyalty risks judgment.
In a Senate speech on the Dakota question Senator Logan argues for immediate admission of Dakota Territory as a state citing eleven precedents. He contends objections mask a plan to block Republican states and recalls Democratic roots in South Carolina.
The Fredonia Censor notes, twenty years after an initial four million appropriation for a Capitol in Albany, spending has grown to over seventeen and a half million, and now requests 3.87159 million to finish, totaling over twenty one million with likely more future calls.
The Pension Office now employs about 1,500 clerks, up from sixty at the end of the war, with average salaries near 1,000 dollars. This yields roughly 1.5 million dollars annually to adjudicate pension claims, and the force is unlikely to shrink much this century unless another war occurs.
In Albert D. Richardson's history of Ulysses S. Grant, Rowley of the Circuit Court is depicted bringing leather for a desk and later serving as Grant's Military Secretary. Rowley, a St. Lawrence County New York native, died at 62 and was the final surviving member of Grant's original staff.
The Buffalo Republic notes growing bustle fashion on Main Street as a fashionable lady’s bustle crowds sidewalks. An Irishman dodging one complains sidewalks must be wider and a wag jokes bustles could be a city obstruction violation.
The February Century highlights readings from the Civil War era including a memoir by A. U. Grant with a Lincoln letter facsimile, Longstreet's Our March Against Pope, Redwood’s With Jackson's Foot Cavalry at the Second Manassas, and other memoranda.
A Kansas editor denounces fellow editors as buzzardlike, trampling beauty and knowledge in pursuit of a vile carcass for readers. He decries their narrow focus on specks on human bodies while ignoring the landscape around them.
A Boston minister defends a controversial slogan about smoking cigars claiming the praise reflects a positive stance toward good cigars, while critics say it mocks orthodox values. The remark sparks debate over morality and taste in public discourse.
The rematch between Vigneaux and Schaefer is expected to be held on March 9 in New York. The pairing promises a decisive showdown after their earlier encounter drew interest from billiards fans in the city.
Detroit charges seven dollars a year for a family of five with two dollars extra for a bathtub four dollars more for a horse and carriage and three more if a hose is used to wet the lawn. Other cities show higher rates and revenues. Milwaukee collects one hundred sixty seven thousand dollars yearly despite similar daily pumpage. Cleveland and Buffalo bring in two hundred fifty thousand and three hundred sixty two thousand dollars respectively. Detroit’s total water rate collection exceeds Milwaukee by about one hundred thousand dollars annually.
Edison unveils a tiny ear instrument aiding the deaf, worn inside the ear and nearly invisible. He uses two units, aiding conversation. Buffalo Express previews a chapter on Erie county politics and notes John B. Gough’s critical condition after a Philadelphia lecture.
N H Eggleston chief of the forestry division reports the county contains 489 280 000 acres of forest. The value of wood exported last year was 30 263 994 dollars and imports 12 610 062 dollars.
The ad promotes Ely's Cream Balm for colds and catarrh in children. It claims immediate relief and safety with finger application and notes it treats hay fever and throat lung complaints. Testimony from J. M. Smith of Owego, N Y mentions a two week old child and eighteen months of nasal obstruction cured by the product.
In France the concept of divine rights is described as an exploded idea as the crown jewels are sold to raise funds for elderly or aged working men.
WM. E. Rick, auditor, will attend to the duties of his appointment in Warren on March 8 1886 at 10 oclock AM for all interested parties to attend and be heard regarding the distribution of funds in the case P Minnig and Son versus Co L Howard.
Etters testamentary on the estate of Thomas Townley late of Warren Borough and County Pennsylvania has been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebt to the estate must pay immediately and those with claims against the estate should present them to Johnson Lindsey Parmlee Warren or at Kane Pennsylvania by January 12 1886.
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