14 Sep 1876
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1876
Page
1
A fragmented notice from a local paper announces advertising rate details for notices and postings. It mentions the executor and costs, with instructions to direct communications and payments to the specified address and the Anderson contact.
A visitor reports on the Centennial Exhibition detailing 171 buildings across eighty acres, with grand organs and varied displays. He praises Peace Dale shawls, Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, and Schuyler Hartley and Graham, notes Chinese and Japanese deceptive displays, and observes Scottish clans and Califorian games amid fine arts, despite rain and a coming English Liberal delegation.
A turbulent Republican rift centers on whether Hayes should openly back Grant for governor. Dispatches show insiders orchestrated a faux Washington postponement to derail a Hayes Grant meeting. Hayes faced mounting pressure from Ohio leaders and prominent Republicans to avoid Long Branch, while critics fear Grant’s reaction and potential voter backlash.
The Yorkville Enquirer’s January 19 1870 sketch extols Wade Hampton as a South Carolina icon. It chronicles his lineage, early life, rise in the cavalry, Hampton Legion, key battles from Manassas to Gettysburg, and leadership after Lee. The portrait blends praise with reflections on race, Reconstruction, and Hampton’s stance on Union policy and postwar power.
Ex Gov Horatio Seymour declares he cannot accept the Democratic nomination for New York Governor, citing health and the Republican party’s corruption. He urges voters to oppose what he calls harsh, bayonet-backed tactics and warns of continued political strife if Grantism prevails.
A formal letter argues that Republicans wield unchecked power provoking partisan outrage while Democrats gain victories. The writer warns conservatives to resist temptations and predicts victory in the state and presidential race, urging prudence and public favor.
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