Revival visits and political barbs reach Washington
Lieut. Gov. Jones of New York is said to dodge campaign expense payments after election. Sam Jones heads to Washington to hold revival services during Congress, while Phipps seeks a pardon for alleged inmate abuse. Mouatt’s election aids Phipps, and John Sherman’s speeches hurt Southern patronage. Cincinnati merchants discuss shifting loyalties as Prohibitionists’ rise remains unconfirmed.
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Washington City
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Cincinnati
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Cotton Market Flows and Prices See Week’s Decline
The Chronicle reports weekly cotton receipts totaling 374 423 bales, down from prior weeks, with plantation movements at 1 903 669 bales since September 1 1885. Inland stocks rise 50 782 bales, imports 18 000 bales, and prices press lower amid active futures speculation. Ohio Gov Hoadly issues a thanksgiving proclamation, sparking debate over divine providence.
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Manchester
Liverpool
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Heresy and reform discussed in church creed debates
The piece argues preachers must endorse their church creeds or leave, warning against lax belief and fake colors. It likens reform in religion to political reform and cites Luther as an example that real change comes from outside the church.
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Luther
Cartersville Notables Echo Bill Arp Visit in Georgia
Nashville Banner correspondent recalls meeting Bill Arp in Cartersville Georgia, praising the town’s pretty streets and educated girls while highlighting notable locals Sam Jones Mrs Felton and Dr Felton. He describes Mrs Felton as a popular editor and notes Arp’s farm four miles from town and the region’s railroad milieu.
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Cartersville
Georgia
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Boston
Pittsburg
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Dr. Felton
Elmira Speech Reflects Democratic Support Message
Governor Hill spoke in Elmira outlining the election’s meaning for Mr. Cleveland without naming him. He stated that voters back a Democratic President but oppose placing his opponents in power, a concise line aimed at clarifying the position.
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Hill
Cleveland
Protection and Limited Liability in Corporations
The passage argues the United States should abandon protection for infant industries as the South and West grow, risking competition for Eastern and Middle States. It notes protected tariffs may be questioned and predicts calls for tariff reductions. It explains that Limited in a corporation signals limited stockholder liability and requires the word to warn the public to look to the corporation, not stockholders, for debts.
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Eastern
Middle States
Cotton traceable from capture to sale as claimed
The Charleston News and Courier asserts a South Carolina citizen can trace every bale of captured cotton through its capture, shipment, sale, and net government proceeds, and that this evidence, if true, would robustly support owners in reclaiming long-deprived money.
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Charleston News and Courier
South Carolina
Ports and politics theme in late 19th century editorial
The Globe-Democrat argues West and Southwest benefit from South Atlantic port improvements and Mississippi navigation deepening as cheapened goods reach markets. It notes Democratic anxiety over office and praises a French boy’s martyrlike silence over secret dispatches during the Franco-Prussian War.
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South Atlantic
Gulf
Mississippi
Savannah
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