State Treasurer Candidate MACKEY Tops Jefferson County Race
Of Jefferson County. FOR STATE TREASURER, ROBERT W. MACKEY. Of Allegheny County.
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1873
Page
2
Of Jefferson County. FOR STATE TREASURER, ROBERT W. MACKEY. Of Allegheny County.
After a nine week adjournment the Constitutional Convention re assembled in Philadelphia on a Tuesday the 16th Judge Woodward withdrew his resignation and John J Walker was unanimously elected President pro tempore and later Morton McMichael was elected to fill the vacancy A memorial committee was named and the body adjourned until morning.
The celebrated banking firm Jay Cook & Co suspended operations in New York Philadelphia and Washington amid heavy calls from the Philadelphia house and depositors. The London House of Jay Cook McCullough remains sound while several banks including the First National Bank of Washington fail. Government deposits are secured and market confidence slowly returns after a severe financial crisis with about thirty houses affected. Railroad stocks and bonds dominated the losses as the crisis eased by weekend.
The President instructed the Assistant Treasurer to buy all government bonds offered for sale to any amount. Savings Banks hold many millions in bonds and are likely to sell them and place the proceeds in National banks for relief.
The piece denounces the Warren Borough Ring as a fake reform effort tied to Grant men and accuses Ring managers of staging aConvention to sway votes. It warns of internal Democratic dissent over Sheriff candidates and predicts further factional maneuvering.
The Ledger disputes rumors about Auditor General Allen and a supposed clerkship contest. It lists numerous alleged schemes and bribes linked to Allen, then mocks the claims as unfounded, noting the editor cannot verify the fiction as truth while condemning the persistence of rumors.
Gen Edwin McCook secretary of Dakotah Territory was fatally shot at a public meeting by Wintermute after a disputed argument. He died soon after, provoking widespread grief in Yankton and vows of vengeance. McCook served bravely in the war and was highly regarded by friends and neighbors.
Andrew Johnson once an Alderman and a tailor rejects Judge Holt's note that the Court urged mercy for Mrs. Surratt. He jokes he may have not known if it existed. Jane Swisshelm replies in a letter asserting Mrs. Surratt’s feet were bound during trial. She criticizes Swisshelm for her outspoken style.
Cooke resigns as District governor and President names Alexander E. Shepherd as successor. A public dinner honors the retiring official with a banquet hosted by General Sherman Chief Justice Carter ex Chief Justice Casey General O O Howard and several leading Washington businessmen.
Election returns from 465 towns give Dingley 45134, Titcomb 32610, Williams 1915, total 79666. Dingley leads by 10602, with small towns not expected to alter result. Pennsylvania may improve Cordon and Mackey prospects.
The speaker cites past Massachusetts figures like Webster and Sumner, argues Congress must set level compensation by canceling perquisites and back pay, and notes this first equalization of salaries since 1856. He criticizes Republicans for selective censure while defending the measure’s legality and precedent.
The first Assembly District Republicans in Chautauqua held their convention on the 12th and renominated Dr. Brewer by acclamation. Delegates elected to the State Convention in Utica include Brewer, Sessions, and H. B. Baxter. Prof. King made a balloon ascent from Buffalo last Wednesday, passing Attica Warsaw Penn Yan Elmira and landing at Oxford, with no injuries.
An Army of the Cumberland reunion occurred in Pittsburg last week. Gov. Hartranft delivered the welcome address. President Grant and Generals Sherman Sheridan Whipple Fisk Course Butterfield Negly and other officers attended. The gathering was very enthusiastic and enjoyable.
Reports from Luxeveroft Luxeveroft Luxeveroft and Mompuis describe yellow fever raging with high mortality. Galveston notes quarantines around New Orleans and Galveston while Dry Tortugas and Key West report officer deaths. Telegrapher deaths and heavy interments signal mounting distress and urgent aid needs.
The propeller Ironsides of the Englemann line, linking Detroit and Milwaukee Railway, foundered seven miles from Graxp Haver at noon. A distress signal was sent at 6 AM but heavy seas prevented aid. Of 41 aboard, 32 saved, 14 bodies recovered, including four women and five crew in one capsized boat. Captain Sweetman and wife, plus five passengers, are unaccounted for.
A collage of short items reports on ex Mayor Gaston seeking Massachusetts governor nomination, Sunday hunting fines, a juror verdict quip, fashion by New York papers, local postmaster actions, diaries of everyday woes, potato disease in England, Hoosac Tunnel inspection, taxation views, and various court and crime notes across Boston, Brooklyn, Lancaster, and Philadelphia with brief local developments and expositions.
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