First Democratic mass meeting and torchlight parade
New York on September 23 reports the first Democratic mass meeting and torchlight procession for Hancock and English by Tammany Hall. About 40,000 in the parade and over 100,000 spectators filled Union square and nearby streets with vivid lights and seven stands. Speakers included John Lee Carroll and Senator Francis Kernan, with letters from Hancock Tilden Adams and others.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Hancock
English
Union Square
Tammany
Irving Halls
Fourteenth Street
Democracy
Broadway
Seventeenth Street
Wen
Augustus Sohell
John Lee Carroll
Maryland
Francis Kernan
City of New York
Republican Party
New York City
Bound to Have His Wife Sequel to Elopement in Illinois
At Galesburg Illinois a scandalous sequence unfolds after Nellie Chase elopes with Sam Monroe a colored coachman. Monroe is jailed then released on bail while Nellie heads to relatives in Kenosha. At Peoria a train confrontation erupts as Horace Chase fires at Monroe missing him and injuring merchant George Crocker.
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Galesburg
Ill
Nellie Chase
Kenosha
Miss Chase
G. H. Higgins
Peoria
Horace Chase
George Crocker
Sam
Reported Famine in Kansas Debunked by Traveler
A Kansas famine claim is challenged by a returning traveler who says telegraphic reports about Levi Johnson raising funds in Iowa are news to Kansans. He doubts crop failures, notes Kansas led wheat last year, questions a “web worm” lava, and argues emigrants without capital risk hardship. He asserts Kansans would aid neighbors and that no outside relief is needed if distress exists.
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Kansas
Levi Johnson
North County
Iowa
Beecher to Lecture in London Foreseen by Olive Logan
Olive Logan writes from London that rumors grow of Henry Ward Beecher visiting to lecture. She predicts a lucrative reception in England but notes his best role would be as a divinely inspired pulpit preacher rather than a traveling showman.
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Olive Logan
London
Philadelphia Times
Beecher
Brooklyn Heights
Provincial Dissenters and Language Critics Clash in Debate
A rowdy discussion targets Dissenters and linguistic pretensions among American religious communities. The speaker criticizes what he calls vulgar, narrow minded followers of Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian sects while contrasting them with educated elites. Reference is made to Beecher and Bible translators.
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America
Marquis of
Bute
Beecher
Greenback Labor party convention in Worcester
The Greenback-Labor party of Massachusetts met at Horticultural Hall Worcester on September 22 in a lively session. Charles Litchman Marblehead was named for president amid debates over loyalty. General Sargent praised, and anti tobacco reformers faced strong opposition. Resolutions favored greenbacks over bank notes, debt relief for soldiers, ten hour limits, income tax, and wider suffrage, while opposing railroad lands grants and increased military power.
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Worcester
Greenback-Labor Party of
Massachusetts
Horticultural Hall
Peemenre
Puame
Charles Litchman
Marblehead
Litchman
General Sargent
Winston
Boston
Mir
van Benthuysen
A. J. Marbie
Solon Chase
Maine
General Butler
Democratic Party
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Toll
Wiin
Jesse Grant Marries in San Francisco Palace Hotel
Jesse Grant third son of General W S Grant married Miss Lizzie Chapman at Palace Hotel San Francisco last night. Ceremony by Rev Dr Stebbins with floral bells. Guests included A S Grant Jr H H Honore and Lt Harry Otis. Couple to travel east then to Chicago Boston and Philadelphia ending with a banquet for General Grant.
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Palace Motel
San Francisco
Jesse Grant
W. 8. Grant
Lizzie Chapman
W. 8. Chapman
Palace Hotel
Select
A. 8. Grant
Omaha
Fred Grant
Galena
Nephew of Governor Williams killed in Jennie Herbert’s room
In Vincennes Indiana on September 25 Douglass Williams, nephew of Governor Williams, was with Edward Hogan’s mistress in a sporting house when Hogan struck him with a club. Williams died en route home. Hogan escaped. An unrelated ad mentions Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound and Hop Bitters.
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Vincennes
Ind
Williams
Douglass Williams
Jennie Herbert
Edward Hogan
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company
Hogan
Democratic Triumph Hopes Across States in 1880 Election
A 1880 commentary from New York reports strong Democratic optimism after Maine pledges victory for Plaisted and Hancock in Vermont and Ohio, with assurances from Samuel J. Anderson and local officials. It notes Union electors in Maine and Indiana, West Virginia, and Ohio prospects, plus pressure from German voters and Republican discontent shaping the race.
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New York
Maine
Democratic National Committee
Samuel J. Anderson
Congress
Portland
Reed
Porrtland
Union
Solon Chase
Barnum
Indiana
Ohio
Smalley
Vermont
Hancock
Plaisted
Davis
West Virginia
Foreclosure letter details debtor’s claim against English
An Indianapolis reader defends his case against William H. English over foreclosure. Isaac W Stratford describes buying property at 6000, mortgage by Barnitz, market depreciation, missed payments, foreclosure, tenant rents to English, and offers to sell back at 2500 with time to pay.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Commercial
William H. English
Virginia Avenue
Charles Barnitz
Urs
Isaac W. Stratford
Congressman's Maine victory tale and campaign tricks
Congressman Ladd of Maine visits the city after winning in the fourth district. He recalls airing a rival’s missteps and fake dispatches, recounts targeting Aroostook, and explains how unequal taxation arguments helped sway voters. He praises Maine Republicans' steadfast supporters and contrasts campaign energy with fatigue.
Rebel Claims Debate Between Cook and Hancock
Theodore Cook of Cincinnati letters Governor's Island on southern rebel claims as a political issue. General Winfield S. Hancock replies that such claims for losses by rebels cannot be countenanced and vows to veto any payment if president. He notes union war claims are prioritized but many are stale and should face strict scrutiny.
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Daniel Dougherty
Hancock
Senator Bayard
Empire
Empire State
Union
Cie
Congress
United States
South
Bayard
Conkling
Academy of Music
National Bank
Republican Party
Electoral Commission
Garfield
Committee On
Arthur
Broadway
Fourteenth Street
Charles A. Dana
Samuel J. Randall
William Pinckney Whyte
Marylana
Dorsheimer
New York
Congressman Cox
Benjamin Willis
No. 14
Fifth Avenue
Dan Sickles
Theodore Cook
Cincinnati
Democratic Party
Theopore Cook
Goovernor's Island
Sen
Winfield
Hancook
Solon Chase
Portland
Conant
the Inquirer
Democratic Outlook in Ohio Indiana and Illinois From Prominent Railroad Man
A Cincinnati railroad leader, Colonel William O'Brien, assesses the 1884 campaign. He says Ohio shows spontaneous Democratic enthusiasm and predicts an October victory, despite Garfield’s mixed appeal. He cites Credit Mobilier and De Golyer scandals as hurtful to Garfield and notes Republican fragility in Ohio. He also discusses Indiana prospects and Democratic strength ahead of November.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Tur Globe
William O'Brien
O’brien
Barnum
Garfield
Garfeld
de Golyer
Hayes
Credit Mobilier
Congress
It Depends on Indiana for Maine Victory
A political figure weighs the race, saying the outcome in October Indiana will decide Maine in November. If Indiana votes Democratic by a solid margin, Maine may fall in favor. otherwise the fight will grow harder. He pledges effort from his team despite concerns.
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Indiana
Maine
Canvass Boosts Democratic Unity in Interior New York
After a split last fall the Democratic Party shows strong revival in Albany Syracuse and Oswego with united nominations and robust canvassing. John Mullaly reports large rallies in Steuben Yates and Ontario counties with Republican defections to Hancock. Randall Kernan and Seymour campaign as Garfield and Grant critics warn Chicago missteps.
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New York
Albany
Syracuse
Oswego
John Kelly
John Mullaly
Steuben
Yates
Ontario
Hancock
Randall
State Committee
Buffalo
Kernan
Horatio Seymour
Garfield
Grant
Chicago
Returns All in Plaisted Wins Maine Plurality
Returns from the entire state and the last town Sheridan show Plaisted with a 284 plurality, while Associated Press observer Davis C Berry concedes 174 plurality for Plaisted. The plurality amendment passes by a large majority.
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Associated Press
Plaisted
Portland
Argus
Sheridan
Davis C. Berry
Notable Rally Leaves Ohio and Indiana Inspired
With hope and enthusiasm the Republican papers note the Maine result, calling it a grand thing for Ohio and for the people in Indiana, reflecting broader political momentum across states.
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Maine
Ohio
Iniana
Maine and New York Political Shifts Highlight 187x Landscape
In Machias Maine two Republicans were claimed but Unionists won Everett Foss in Princeton and Charles H Cummings in Jonesport giving Washington county six Unionists three Republicans. In New York a Delaware Guard pen gift raised Hancock and Garfield support counts with 375 for Hancock 330 for Garfield and 20 for Weaver. Connecticut Indiana and Lewiston recounts and party realignments follow as Republicans fear Democratic gains.
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Machias
Joel Foss
Princeton
Charles H. Cummings
Jonesport
Washington County
Nebular Hypothesis Discussed At Swansea Meeting
English geologist Professor A C Ramsay outlined the nebular origin of Earth, arguing early cosmic events preceded geological history and that earth’s mountains arose from crustal crinkling under cooling and gravity. The speech touched on cosmology and the continuity of physical processes from Laurentian times to today. Also included is an employment notice from the V E A offering twenty housework girls, with contact at 21 West Street after 10 A M.
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A. C. Ramsay
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Swansea
England
Earth
West Street
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Lorenzo English
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Mass
Weeks & Potter
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Talcott & Co
8. G.moses & Co
Hartford
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