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Newspaper
Belleville Republic
Location
Belleville, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1876
Page
1
A poem described as a rural tale about a missing child. The mother searches shadows on field and hill while the girl is safe at home. The speaker comforts the anxious parent and hints at a hopeful reunion. The piece appears in Scribner for June.
A Boston Advertiser fragment contrasts a maid and an empress through a speaker who longs for a simple kitchen task or a grand title. It laments female aspirations for status over everyday contentment, noting that eyes and frailty persist across generations and desires.
Two St Louis travelers were attacked by a band of several Indians while crossing from Spotted Tail toward Sidney. They lost clothing and supplies, escaped by night, faced starvation three days, and reached the Platte River then Sidney, returning poorer but with valuable experience.
Capt. W. B. Rothrock and Geo. Gallant, part of Carpenter's expedition, recount a harsh trek from Cheyenne to Custer City. Cold, frostbitten days, rough frontier life, and a society ruled by Judge Lynch. They later explored Sand Creek and Bear Creek for gold before abandoning hopes and returning toward Sidney via Spotted Tail Agency.
The Boston Journal of Chemistry notes Parisian toy makers employ about 5,000 workers who source cheap materials from discarded items. Dolls use purse coverings and stage-costume remnants, wheels from cut wood or metal, and pewter toy instruments from old pipes. The paper uncovers coffins’ metal used for German and English soldiers’ lead, forged from ancient coffins in Nuremberg cemeteries.
Washington rumors swirl over a Cameron Sec of War appointment to aid the President’s political aims with Senator Conkling. denial comes from Cameron and Conkling friends. Reports cover Indian attacks near the Black Hills, Blaine’s strength in multiple state delegations, and bills on silver purchase and franking for official business.
Jules Godefroy, before Evreux correctional tribunal, embodies a paradox of reform and relapse. With thirty six convictions, his conduct in custody is exemplary yet he returns to crime once freed, spending prison earnings and seeking readmission via police. He traces first imprisonment to Rouen in 1845 and has faced total twenty two years five months. He argues police surveillance blocks work while his prison record shows steady behavior. The judge accepts a reduced term, noting his long life expectancy is unlikely and halves the anticipated punishment. An aside: Paris Tuer shop handles recovered articles, with items like three umbrellas and a watch among those processed.
The article notes J Donald Caversn as the new Secretary of War and son of Senator Simon Cameron. It recounts Bloss killed by a locomotive near Branch Hill Station and thefts and fires of high value paintings. It also covers war department expenditures and early Civil War era testimony, plus evolving Sioux conflicts and reports of Indian atrocities.
Washington dispatch notes Blaine supporters expect his nomination on the second ballot in Cincinnati. It reports Manton Marble selling his New York World stake to Win Henry Hurlbert, a fatal shooting in Tennessee, a Louisville Vaudeville Theater fire, railway gauge changes and freight failures. It also mentions a broad cut in through passenger rates by East and West trunk lines.
Auctions in Dallas to Galveston sell flour to Bra il coffee importers bound for Dom Pedro Brazil. Wilkinson County Mississippi violence claims 29 Black deaths. Boston forger Winslow remanded. case may go to Parliament. Blaine favored by Nebraska Republicans. Michigan Democrats endorse hard money. Beal named Minister to Austria. Lynching of Demsy Peacher in Eddyville Tennessee. Munn whisky verdict not guilty. Colorado snowstorm three feet deep. George H. Baker returning from Russia. James Rutan named for Florence post. Wirt Sykes removed. California Democrats back Tilden. Grant Jr admitted to New York bar. Alabama Republicans nominate Morton slate. Kansas Republicans set Topeka convention for Aug 16. Eastern railmen agree on Western freight rates. Andreas Fuchs sentence commuted to life. New York Central fast mail derails at Albany. crew killed.
Senate sessions from the 23rd to the 29th covered impeachment proceedings in secret, naval and Indian appropriations, and messages on civil service pay. House actions included the Einmen Mine report condemning Gen Schenck and a franking-privilege bill. Privately, Belknap impeachment matters advanced. Osage lands sale bill moved in public lands. Decoration Day observed with adjournment.
Delegates to the Missouri Republican State Convention meet in Jefferson City at noon on the 24th. Mile Blair is temporary chairman, H. Turner secretary, with Jacob Klein as assistant. officers later made permanent. District slates name numerous delegates to the National Convention and alternates. Resolutions push unity, retrenchment, reform, and opposition to Civil War taint and misgovernment.
A fragment notes a pledge to unite with honest capable officers in fraternal and mutually considerate cooperation to promote common ends. The text emphasizes efficient governance and cooperative efforts among officials and members.
The Republican State Convention met in Springfield on the 24th and elected Parker of Madison County as Chairman. Delegates to the National Convention were chosen across districts with names such as Sidney Smith, G. M. Boyne, John McArthur, F. W. Palmer, D. Mack, James K. Edsall and others. The state ticket nominated includes Kelby M. Cullum for Governor, Andrew Shaman for Lieutenant Governor, George H. Tazewell for Secretary of State, T. B. Needles for Auditor, Edward Rutz for Treasurer, and James K. Edsall as Attorney-General. The platform asserts republican principles, federal fidelity, currency solidity, and honors Union service while condemning Democratic policies in Congress.
A collection of light anecdotes spans flirtatious banter and marriage notions. A quick-wisted pair discuss forms of marriage and engagement rings, a spelling bee proposal, a geography lesson about New Hampshire soil, and a tale of a couple at auctions where a bedroom set is bought back for far more than it sold.
President Ulysses S. Grant issues a proclamation directing citizens to observe the SE Centennial anniversary of national independence. The joint resolution calls for local commemorations with county sketches filed in clerks’ offices and libraries to document the first century of American institutions.
In Louisiana a second orange crop forms on Orange Island owned by actor Joseph Jefferson as mild winter allows December and January blossoms to mature. Charles Jefferson, his son, has shipped barrels of ripe fruit, pleasing dealers who expect monthly shipments this year.
The Grasshoppers in Spain threaten southern provinces with serious damage this year. Locusts appeared in small numbers for years, peaking two years ago. On April 5 telegraphs claimed the invader could destroy Salaman ca cereals, and that 1,000 troops in Badajoz Estra madura were insufficient. 4,000 more were deemed needed to dig trenches and bury the insects.
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