25 Jul 1876
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1876
Page
1
A Georgia paper critiques national spending and congressional actions, notes local nominations including Hon. I. A. Bush, discusses Belknap impeachment expectations, river and harbor bill debates, and transfers for the Washington monument project. Mentions Colquitt nomination prospects and local party barbs, with assorted notices and regional political commentary.
A chaotic mixture of local pleas on grasshopper plagues across Cobb Bartow and Greenline counties with warnings to farmers and calls for control. The Atlanta section highlights the Young Men's Library success in Atlanta since 1867, listing remarkable artifacts and plans for a new building. Also included are reports on Hayes and Wheeler ratification events, Fulton County delegates, and local political organizing in Griffin and Atlanta.
Turkiye reports Turkish forces attack a Servian redoubt at Little Sewordick on the Drina, disrupting communications between Belgrade and Sabowrdick. Turkish losses total 800 killed and 560 wounded while Servians suffer about 2,500 casualties with five cannons. Atrocities in Bulgaria continue according to dispatches from Constantinople via Le Figaro and Kalafat.
Vienna reports Osman Pasha's camp near Wid en with Servians on the Timock river bank. Cannon exchanges occur as Turkish gunboats patrol the Danube. Serbians show no territorial gains, while irregulars attack at Bregova. Caborti Pasha presents credentials in St Peters burg amid tense Turkey relations. Elliott visits Besika bay to inspect the fleet.
Charles M Williams, depot agent at Wytheville, shot and killed J P Dickerson after Williams learned his daughter, about twenty, was enceinte. Williams, who surrendered, was bailed. coroner’s inquest returned a verdict consistent with homicide. Dickerson, longtime depot agent, was esteemed.
The Senate discusses impeachment proceedings and bounties. House actions include a proposal to halt land tax actions before February and extend silver dollar coinage. Debates touch on Arlington cemeteries and presidential campaign duties, with several measures defeated or postponed.
At Ford's Opera House 3000 spectators watched a wrestling championship match between Bauer, the Frenchman, and Miller, the Englishman. Bauer won after three rounds with throws and neck holds, despite Miller's late rallies. The event shared billing with shipyard news as journeymen vessel riggers protested wage cuts, leaving most wharves deserted.
July reports describe boating tragedy near St Louis with several German girls drowned, extradition debate in London House of Lords, Garner funerals for Mohawk disaster victims, and river flood damage in Red River region. Also notes New Orleans Regatta results, European political chatter, and various local notices from Darton Georgia to Jersey City.
Fragmentary text recalls Psalm verses praising keeping the law and commandments. The lines speak of walking in the Lord’s statutes, seeking Him with the whole heart, and remaining steadfast in precepts, with assurances of guidance and praise for upright living.
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