New Orleans Advert Offers Diverse Whites Goods and Goods
New Orleans retailer M Lehman advertises a wide range of dress goods and linens including lace buntings, cashmeres, lawns, piques, and Indian linens with prices from 1 cent to 85 cents. The lengthy list also notes French Nainsooks Paris Lawns and other fine textiles, promising colors and varieties for temperance era shoppers.
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Paris
Turkey
Lehman
Wno
Luce
Cao
M. Lehman
Cryedes
New Orleans
Beware of the Bar Room Warning Poster
A fragmentary public notice warns young men to avoid bars as ruinous paths to poverty crime and ruin. The piece stresses temperance, family misery, and moral danger, urging retreat from taverns and a pledge to love and virtue.
Penitentiary Lease to Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
The Penitentiary lease is transferred to the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Company chartered in 1882. The act notes that convict labor on farms is unsatisfactory and aims to develop the state by building a road from the Tennessee line to the Gulf. Gen. Wirt Adams serves as president and Wm Henry as secretary. William Henry is praised as a trustworthy, incorruptible businessman.
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Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Ship Island
Tennessee
Henry
Gen Catchings Elected to Congress by Large Majority
The returns from several counties in the district show Gen Catchings elected to Congress by a large majority, carrying nearly every county. The outcome is hailed as a district wide endorsement of the campaign and policy. Colored leaders and activists aided Catchings while also backing Blaine and Logan in other races, underscoring the call for fair counts and justice.
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Catchings
Catching
Messares
Gayles
W. E. Mollison
Moore
J. D. Webster
Mr. Griffin
Gen. Catching
Blaine
Logan
Vicksburg
Resurrection of Hugh McCullough in Cabinet Return
The appointment of Hugh McCullough as Secretary of the Treasury is praised as a bold bet in partisan circles. Once a cabinet member under Andrew Johnson and a signatory against Grant, McCullough later drew support from Southern eyes for his earlier visit to ex President Davis at Fortress Monroe. His renewed tenure shocks and perplexes, seen as an unlikely comeback in today’s political climate.
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Bor
Breno Sullivan
Freeman
Cachunky
Clirieman
F. A. McLain
Chrisman
McLain
Cleveland
Hendricks
Democratic Party
Ffive Holler
National Democratic
Natchez
Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
United States
Edo
Washington
Unite States
Cristes
Hugh McCullough
the Treasury
I McCullough
Treasury
Andrew Johnson
Grant
War Office
Stan Wo
Johnson
McCullough
Chase
Sewar
Browning
Davis
Fortress Monroe
Aderdesn Exeminer
Lamar Democrats Dominant in Mississippi Campaign
Senator Lamar addressed every county in the Second congressional district on key issues. Chalmers stirred up no direct mention of Lamar, whose wherewithal and focus rested on broader topics. The challenger’s attacks on Lamar faltered as the senator’s message resonated with voters beyond small quarrels.
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Jimmie Chalmers
Mississippi
Lamar
Eveny County
Lucius Lamar
Jas
Chalmers
Kaen
Loa
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BY B.thobbs
Omams Vt
J. A. Perkins
Brookhaven
Miss
Chattanooga
Winship
Max Priebatsch
I. Marshall & Ae
Jno
Marshall & Co
Theehearm
Kohlman
Kohlman's
Coe
Kohlman’s
Boadwee
Charter Oak
Sylers Western Cane
Drrades Bbert
New Ortemas
Hamburg
Bumburg
Jenciennien
D. Bohne
Griswold & CO
Sewelers
Hope
Ace
Adece
Menory
Sullivan
Meapvine
Byth
Getd
Dot
Brovber
Fid
Ones
Tobias
Cuehanky
Cuecanky
Ding
Vannot
Tom Erwit
Chunky
Chunk
Bown Sullivan
Aberdeop
Department of Installation
Sea Island
Committee On
Cotton Exchange
Ita
Department Agriculture
Railroad Commission
Supreme Court
Natchis
Jackson
Columbus
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Canton
Aberdeen
Nashville
W. C. Watson
W. P. Harris
Jus
Fentress
W. L. Nugent
Watson
Eames
Knapp
Fred
F. H. Knapp
Hell
Alwayes
Geoius
Drookhaven
Ons Five Inc
Gen. Catchings
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