The Vermont Election and Vermont Vote Totals 1878
Vermont returns show a strong Republican showing with a large margin. The Republicans carry the senate and house, with a substantial statewide plurality over Democrats and Greenbackers. Farnham leads Phelps in towns tallies, marking a Republican gain since 1876 and signaling major legislative questions ahead.
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Warrite River Junction
Republican State Committee
National Committee
Vermont
House of Representatives
Edmunds
Congress
Joyce
Grout
Greenbackers
Fietcher
Gler
Aito
John Bb. Mead
Randolph
Tyler
Democratic National Committee
L. W. Redington
Rutland
B. F. Fifield
Montpelier
Russell Taft
Burlington
Lyman G. Hinckley
Chelsea
Joseph Battell
Middlebury
Walter Scranton
Vergennes
L. H. Thompson
Irasburg
E. Ely Goddard
Ely
Messrs
B. B. Smalley
Burlinton
George Eaton
Danville
Joseph W. Bliss
Bradford
White River Junction
Farnham
Phelps
Heath
Scattering
Fairbanks
Bingham
Peerearne
Bineham
Republican Convention Nominates Charles H Bell for Governor
At the Concord New Hampshire Republican state convention Hon Charles H Bell of Exeter was nominated for governor after the committee selected officers and 545 delegates attended. Ballots named James E French and Charles A Smith for railroad commissioners with Edward Tenney later chosen for the third seat. Presidential electors Nathaniel White and Ezra H Winchester were nominated by acclamation.
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Concord
N. H
Huse
State Committee
Daniel Barnard
John D. Lyman
Exeter
Charles H. Bell
Cross
Manchester
Moody Currier
Moultontoro
Charles A. Smith
Edward J. Tenney
Claremont
A. A. Cox
Enfield
Josiah Turner
Sunapee
Mr. Bell
French
Smith
Tenney
Nathaniel White
Ezra H. Winchester
Portsmouth
Signs of a political revolution in New Hampshire this fall
The piece argues humbly that New Hampshire will swing to Hancock with Independents aligning against the Republican ticket. It cites rising taxes, debt, and misgovernance under radical rule, noting increased state expenditures, a new state prison project, and weak Republican leadership while Democrats gain organization and enthusiasm ahead of November elections.
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Concorp
N. H
New Hampshire
Hancock
Garfield
Blaine
Grant
Treasury
Board of Equalization
Republican Party
Equalization Board
Board of Agriculture
Hanover
Ew Hampshire College of Agriculture
Hendricks Accuses Garfield Over Louisiana Return
The speech recounts James A. Garfield’s alleged conduct at New Orleans and in Washington, alleging he shaped interrogatories and a brief to steer the Louisiana vote. Hendricks denounces Garfield, questions the integrity of the returning board, and calls for journalistic accountability.
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Garfield
Returning Board
United
Washington
New Orleans
West Feliciana
Louisiana
SOCO
Q. Sercsung
Nicholls
Tilden
Hayes
Hendricks
Wheeler
Bellaire
Sherman
Ohio
Lnevere
Congress
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Kelloge
Mr. Julian
James A. Garfield
Indiana
Senate of the United States
Commission
de Golyer
Credit Mobilier
Centlemen
Journal
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indianapolis Journal
Governor Hendricks
J. W. Shaw
New York City
Mr. Hendricks
Journal of
Marion
Louisiana Returning Board
Garreld
John ©. New
Mr. Shaw
Finance and Commerce Boston Stocks and Banks Report
Banking and money market in Boston and New York during the week show steady rates, ample specie inflows from New York, and active loan demand with 4 to 5 percent on various paper. New York funds and government securities strengthen, while stock market fluctuations hint at manipulation and optimism for higher prices ahead.
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New York
United States
Dgavet
Aigahiy
Gala
Europe
Treasury
Jay Gould
Kissel Sage
Boston
New York Markets Summary for Saturday September 11
Markets show steady to firm prices in flour and meal with export demand active. Cotton futures advance with 60,000 bales traded. pork, lard, and bacon mixed as futures trade narrows. Wheat and corn decline modestly on spot selling while oats and oats futures ease. coffee steady, molasses dull, naval stores firm.
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Java
Rio
Arive
Crean Cartar
Wavellen
St Domingo
Salea
East New York
Vermont
Prince Edward Island
Liqubee
Harge
Nova Scotia
Ytland Geoges
Newfoundland
St Louis
Ilinois
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Australia
Melbourne
Sydney
Adelaide
Liverpool
London
Manila
Rio Grande
Buenos Ayres
Gambia
Brixton
Litec
New England
Cordova
Calcutta
Bengal
Banes
Russia
Rockland
Lumler
Western
Boston
Western Extra
Elaine
Labrador
California
Fidence
Etras
Southern Bakers
Southern
Mesa
Hutter
New State
Western Dairy
Maracabo
Sundris
Glasgow
Cork
Marseilles
Thaddo
Mediterranean
Bremen
Brighton Cattle Market Report From Boston Globe
Live stock prices and sales across Brighton market include cattle 4668 and veal, sheep and lambs 5415, swine 12505, with detailed quotations for western and eastern beef cattle, milch cows, and poultry. Added notes cover working oxen, milch cows, veal calves, and wool and hides prices, plus Watertown and Gloucester market observations and weekly fish arrivals.
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Brighton
Boston Daily Globe
Massachusetts
J. D. Tleamer
Blad
Merry & Caswell
W. Scollans
Jersey
Ayrshire
Keenan
Leow
J. F. Connor
W. Scollana
Maine
Beeves
G. W. Maxfield
Thompson & Me‘asters
G. W. Hollis
Watertown
Aldrich & Johnson
W. Scuollans
R. Robinson
O. C. Robinson
G. W. Mooney
J. A. Murray
Rh. H. Coombs
D Fisher
HF Gilbert
O'S Huriburt
Tinker & Kentfield
J McBride
D McCarty
M Gillen
J.A. Hathaway & Co
A Lively Kentucky Picnic Ends in Bloodshed
At a picnic near Owenton Kentucky on September 13 seven relatives clashed over a trivial matter. The Acree boy aged eighteen was killed and two Hammonds mortally wounded. The Smith and Hammond families, cousins, involved in the shooting avoided arrest. Sam Hammond is a Smith brother-in-law.
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Owenton
Smith
Hammond
Hammonds
Barnard Acree
Ihe Acree
Smiths
Sam Hammond
G. Smith
Embezzler Tapson Arrested in Philadelphia Case
English detective arrests Joseph Tapson in Philadelphia for embezzlement and forgery totaling $50,000. Tapson, former secretary of the Metropolitan Railways Provident Savings Bank, tampered with depositors books for four to five years and fled after discovery May 13. Officers traced him to America where plans for capture were laid.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Tapson
Metropolitan Railways Provident Savings Bank
Tapson
America
A Condemned Man's Innocence Proved
Evansville Indiana September 13. J M Wimley and James Millis traveled through the city bound for Somerset where a brother of Wimley is in jail under a death sentence for the alleged murder of Millis who vanished from Somerset fourteen years ago and was only recently found by Wimley near Ford s Ferry Kentucky on Saturday.
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Evansville
Ind
J. M. Wimley
James Millis
Somerset
Wiley
Millis
Ford's Ferry
Fight at saloon leaves two men fatally wounded
In Jersey City on September 8 John and James Keys fought with William Harney over liquor pay. Harney drew a large clasp knife and stabbed Keys in the neck and slashed the Keys brothers. Doctors say both wounds are fatal and Harney fled as both Keys were sent to hospital. The text also notes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a popular remedy.
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Jersey City
John
James Keys
William Harney
John Keys
James
Harney
Tragedy in Melbourne Theatre as Jealous Rival Kills Himself
In Melbourne on August 10 during the performance of the Hugenots, McGregor Grier shot his wife and Mr. Soudry, a French exhibition commission member, then killed himself. The wife and Soudry suffered severe head and facial injuries but survive. Grier died. Sendry resigns his appointment.
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Melbourne
Australia
Hugenots
McGregor Grier
Soudry
Grier
Sendry
Reliable Wall Street Brokers Advice and Jobs Notice
Reliable Wall Street brokers note unusual stock activity over three months and urge confidence in a reputable firm like John A. Dodge & Co New York. The ad adds a labor placement line for cooks and girls for general house work, offering twenty good positions at 21 West Street with calls after 10 A.M.
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Wall Street
John A. Dodge & Co
New York
West Street
Boston Market Reports Mixed Trade In Apples Peas and Shoes
The Boston Daily Globe notes weather slowed activity but weekly trade remains strong with overall volumes higher than last year. Prices for apples and various pea products are listed, butter prices rise amid high costs, and leather prices influence shoe markets while demand shifts from large lots to jobbing.
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Maine
Lomo
Beneec
Ceaters
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Louisiana
New England
Liverpool Cadiz
Turks Island
Cadiz
Bond
SAL ‘Re
Boston Daily Glong
New York
Vermont
Choice Creamery
Franklin County
Choice Western
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Charles Francis Adams
Quincy
John McKeon
Edward Cooper
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T. C. Eet
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Arthur
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Garland
Fitzhugh Lee
Virginia
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Second Army Corps
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Thirteenth Regiment
Frederick Cochen
Prey
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Kings County
Committee On Organization
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Atlanta
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John Morgan
Norfolk
John Goode
Maynard
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George Swayzee
Swayzee
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Amy Mitchell
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