15 Nov 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1884
Page
1
Reports from New York describe ongoing canvassing of electoral votes with four new districts inspected. No change to Cleveland's plurality yet, but some districts show corrections. legal questions raised about potential procedural changes and timing for final results.
State canvass reports from 57 counties indicate Cleveland's statewide lead remains 1,268 after initial tabulations. New York and Erie counties reportedly aside, Blaine gains and losses offset, with minor shifts noted in New York county totals. Tammany Hall denies any deal to influence electoral votes. South Carolina hosts a grand Democratic jubilee in Columbia with tens of thousands marching to the capitol, torchlit processions, and speeches by Wade Hampton and Butler amid celebrations.
The Alabama Legislature meets in a busy session introducing about eighty bills including a wholesale prohibition measure and a plan for equal railroad accommodations. Senate confirms James G. Gilchrist as Auburn Agricultural College trustee. Election of U S senator slated next week amid limited opposition to Senator Pugh. A three member railroad commission will be elected.
In Washington Lieutenant Greely reports slow recovery and memory gains after Arctic service alongside General Hazen and Commodore Schley. Secretary McCulloch drafts tariff views while postponing reports. Assistant Secretary Coon acts. The Treasury notes national banks facing charter expirations in 1885, Montana reports growth in population and cattle, and governor Crosby urges reservation consolidation and self sufficiency among Indians amid tensions over Yellowstone Park and cattle markets.
Baltimore and Ohio telegraph workers were briefly jailed in Texas amid a rights dispute with Texas and Pacific railway claiming trespass on its right of way. US court dissolved the injunction against B and O, while Western Union had sought a separate restraining order. In Nebraska, Judge Brewer sided with the US government, granting a temporary injunction against Brighton Rancho to remove fences on government lands, deeming fencing a nuisance pending final hearing.
The day covered plenary council reports and pending votes at the cathedral with Latin public sessions and English secret talks. Other items note H D Cook's compromise offer to creditors, Washburne on Henry Gratiot, Tammany Hall celebrations, Blaine and Cleveland vote tallies, Butler's execution in Massachusetts, and a fatal railroad accident in Galveston.
The national board of health issues directives to governors on cholera as it reaches Europe. It warns of an epidemic threat to the United States, urges prompt state and local sanitary preparations, and urges adoption of board drafted rules to prevent spread and protect public health.
Paris cholera update reports five new cases among Moniteur Universal printers with one death. Commissary retrieves body after lodging dispute. hospitals and hotels refuse it. Seventeen cholera deaths since midnight. mortality rate near one in 36,000. Theaters stay crowded. English and American exodus seen as unjustified by Dr Mee Givan. American cholera victim Christian Chustenen dies. Nantes reports three more deaths. Public relief efforts discussed with soup kitchens planned and a relief meeting held. quaran tine in Spain reduced to seven days. Barcelona sees new cases and fatalities.
A jumble of late 19th century foreign dispatches note Fakir warnings about Egyptian politics and Mahdist threats, reports of police bribery allegations in Cork, large Republican demonstrations in Selma, and friction over the Tonquin campaign and Franco-Spanish commerce talks. Additional items cover anti protectionist movements in Paris, a postmaster-general appointment, French cardinals, Virchow’s election, Montreal gambling bans, a deadly Prussian tram crash, and various political notes from London to New York.
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