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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1870
Page
2
E. Cowan Esa The following named persons are appointed to act as County Committee G W Brown Youngsville Chairman W H Muzzy Columbus W W Wilbur Warren N Frazine Sugar Grove S H Evans Tidioute
The Meadville convention issued a full party ticket for county offices led by G. R. Delameter for State Senator and Joshua Douglass for President Judge. Nominees include C. W. Stone for Assembly, N. W. Brown for Sheriff, and other officers. The piece notes broad cross-county support and calls for unified election of the entire ticket.
The Crawford County Republican Convention decided to revert to the previous delegate system with modifications as the County Committee deems advisable. The new plan replaces the county system previously adopted, which the article calls a failure.
The Corry Daily Republican reports a ten barrel oil well struck on Hosmer Run, four miles south of Garland. The 98 foot depth reveals 37 feet of sand rock, suggesting further activity and lively prospects in the region awaiting additional developments.
The newspaper announces a change to print on Saturday instead of Monday to let staff celebrate the 4th. It notes many papers skip a week for the holiday, but this paper will still publish in some form during the nation’s birthday week.
A group of Democratic Congress members issue an address urging the party to choose between a constitutional economical honest government and a revolutionary wasteful partisan rule. They frame the choice as whether Grant should continue on the economical path or the nation should endure the previous party’s war debt. The public appears inclined to let well enough alone.
Tim Shehan and John Shehan appeared before Justice Griffith on larceny and receiving stolen property charges. Tim Shehan was committed in default of $100 for larceny while John Shehan was held for receiving stolen instruments from Dr. C. W. Stranahan.
Rev. John Beate formerly of Warren and now pastor at the M. EK Church in Franklin departed for the Pacific on the Pacific Railway last week. He will be away six weeks.
The Odd Fellows of the region plan a Meadville Fourth of July celebration with Vice President Colfax delivering national remarks and J. W. Stokes addressing Odd Fellowship. Trains will run on all lines to accommodate attendees and Meadville Lodge promises liberal hospitality.
The Rev. H. R. Rouse, once pastor of the Congregational Church in Jamestown, resigned years ago due to ill health. He traveled to California and has recovered enough to resume his pastoral duties there. Grarata. Hon. G. W. Scofield’s speech on Georgia’s bid for Congressional representation was received too late for this week’s issue and will be printed next week.
The Rev L W Norton, rector of St Lukes Church in Jamestown for seventeen years, has resigned from his post citing reasons not disclosed in the report. His departure ends a long tenure at the parish with local clergy reviewing next steps.
Hon John W. Fowler of Poughkeepsie orates there and then. R Charles M Beecher, once Warren resident, has bought the Wellsville Free Press in Wellsville New York.
The Chicago Post defends universal suffrage for whites in the South yet links pace and reform to peaceful lawfulness. It contrasts Northern and Southern views on enfranchisement, then condemns professional baseball as a gambling show rather than a true sport. It closes with a note on the financial power of printer's ink and advertising as vital to business success.
A massive oil fire near Sharpsburg bridge in Pittsburgh on June 28 results from a lightning strike during a heavy storm. Eclipse refinery tank explodes, destroying buildings and Sharpsburg bridge. Citizens refinery and others suffer fires and losses. total losses likely around $500000 with several deaths and injuries.
As temperatures rise, concern grows for sun stroke and coup de soleil cases in other cities prompt advice. Practical preventive tips include a thin sponge sewn into hat tops or a damp pocket handkerchief inside the crown, alongside efforts like using cabbage leaves as a hat aid though less elegant.
At a Buffalo Presbytery meeting in Westfield the Portland church, formerly Congregational, voted to switch to Presbyterian. After hearing both sides and committee reports, the Presbytery voted to receive the church as Presbyterian, despite the minority's refusal to accede.
The Special Commissioner of Internal Revenue term expires today as high tariff journals echo the old proverb Ali's well that ends Wells. The note underscores shifting reviews of tariff policy and leadership endings.
News in Brief surveys racial politics in Omaha, local civic fame in Central Park, agricultural pledges in Iowa and California, varied curiosities from hydrophobia cases to railroad parades, and a miscellany of cultural and political notes across the United States. The column highlights public notices, society tidbits, and provisional figures from 1900s American life.
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