Debts and Democratic Opera Mixed with Electoral Crisis
The Messenger reports delinquents owe for the paper with sums from two to sixteen dollars and offers April first as settle date before attorneys are involved. It then mocks a Democratic Quintet concert of Cronin Littlefield Pickett Maddox Morrissey, followed by a summary of the Electoral Commission debates over back of returns and the Van Vorhes vote.
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Cronin
Littlefield
Pickett
Maddox
Morrissey
Far West
Atlantic
Pacific
Erin
Democratic
America
Baltimore Gazette
Louisiana
Bardwell
Tilden
Hayes Victory in Florida Prompts End of Presidential Uncertainty
The Electoral Commission voted 8 to 7 not to pursue the Florida returns, solidifying Hayes as the likely President. Ohio debates a new penitentiary while Hayes abides by the Commission’s result, and Samuel pursues his political path as rumors of a major European conflict surface with calls for American breadstuffs and munitions.
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Jerry Black
Electoral Commission
House
Congress
Florida
Hayes
Hayyes
Samuel
Bankrupt Sporting Man John F. Chamberlain Requires Relief
The New York sports figure John F. Chamberlain has filed for bankruptcy with liabilities listed at 215000. The piece notes troubled times and questions what the country is coming to amid public concerns and political debate. It also covers Rhode Island lawmakers legalizing miscegenation restrictions and a US Army victory against Sioux forces in Tongue River Valley.
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John F. Chamberlain
New York
President Grant outlines finance ideas on specie payments
The article notes President Grant proposing faster resumption of specie payments, with gold at 105 and government gold bonds for greenbacks to fund reserves. He claims a favorable trade balance, cites gold premium and bond plan, and argues for restraint on impact to commerce. It also covers J Madison Wells being barred from a committee hearing and accusations of journal falsification by Field and allies.
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Grant
J. Madison Wells
Madox
Littlefield
Count of electoral votes on Florida and the commission
The Senate and House counted electoral votes with Florida and Alabama cases referred to the Electoral Commission. Testimony from Wells challenged Littlefield and Maddox, while the Florida decision was expected soon. Observers warned of constitutional crisis but praised public composure amid the dispute.
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Florida
Electoral Commission
Committee On
Maddox
Louisiana
Wells
Returning Board
Mitchell
Committee On Privileges and Elections
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New Jersey
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W. F. M. Holliday
Virginia
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David Dudley Field
Randolph Tucker
Kasson
Moe Crary
Gen. Anderson
Merrick
Black
Matthews
Stoughton
William M. Sevarts
Charles O’conor
Gov. Well
Lawrence
Candies and Gum Drops Highlight Logan Confections
J. W. Logan markets sixteen ounces per pound in his fine candies and offers a gum drop for the baby, a selling point cited in local ads.
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J. W. Logan
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