16 Sep 1868
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1868
Page
1
Telegraph reports Republican gains in Maine elections with increased Democratic vote share relative to 1866 figures. By Sept 15, nationwide financial markets show stocks strong, gold at 1442, and rail and cotton news amid steady to buoyant pork and lower wheat.notes indicate juries verdicts in New York and a Senate race in Congress.
Atlanta daily notes mass meetings ordered by the Executive Committee at Fairmount Gordon county September 17 LaFayette Walker county September 24 Ringgold Catoosa county September 2 Black Spear Pierce county October 7 Jacksonville Telfast county September 2 Dalton Whitfield county October 2. Includes political letters and editorials referencing former New York dance houses and criticism of Radical leadership in Georgia with remarks on state road management and printer funding.
Fragment from a Georgia meeting recounts Radical Mass activities in Newnan with colorful rhetoric, clashes between factions, and calls for emigration to Laberia. It notes speakers from the Grant and Colfax camp, expressions of racial tension, and a controversial turnout at the African Church grounds.
Last night at Fort Gaines a performance of The Lady of Lyons drew four to five hundred theatergoers. Miss Alice Vane gave a sustained portrayal with support from Templeton Sutton and Pastor Mass Teachel Vane. The review praises Prof Nicholls dancing and the Vane Steers, noting the company’s excellence and predicting a crowded house every night. A second item notes Mingros debuting a new weekly, and local salary scales in Goldsboro with positions like Postmaster and Collector offering modest pay.
Commercial note reviews market activity at Basansan from Sept 1966 with fluctuating prices and a downward trend over recent days. It details upland and sea-borne exports, shipments to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore, and reports widespread damage from bollworm and other pests affecting cotton and Florida regions.
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