21 Dec 1880
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1880
Page
1
Advertisements from a Wyoming area shop page highlight jewelry, clothing, furniture, and general merchandise with emphasis on low prices and new stock. Also listed are hay sale, stray sheep found, mining gear, hotel services, and various loan or rental notices.
The Senate votes to adjourn after a debate on Edmunds amendment and a transfer of dates from December to January. A communication from the secretary of war is submitted and a centennial map appropriation of 220000 is recommended. The House acts on Indian lands and tax bills amid further measures and adjourns after a quorum issue. An accident near Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne injures several, with fatalities reported. News from Sitting Bull camp notes movement and expected arrival at Milk River frontier.
Chicago reports that Jones and McDonald closed operations after a month of business embarrassment. Liabilities reach 26,000,000 with secured claims around 150,000, and wheat collateral complicates asset estimates. The firm, long seen as substantial, faced margin calls from counterparties and possible failure of associated parties. Jones is linked to Russell Jones, a former Belgian ministerial envoy and notable local businessman.
Telegram from San Francisco reports the Southern Pacific milepost near Mesilla on the line toward Deming, 1,210 miles east of San Francisco and 45 miles from El Paso. Stages connect to La Santa Fe road at San Marejal, with a ramped junction to open soon. Graders push toward Rio Grande at El Paso and inspect for a route to Houston or New Orleans.
In Monroe County Mississippi a night of terror ended with a fire and the discovery of a burned family after two lodgers attacked the house. One suspect confessed after being found. residents confined the other as authorities continue the search. The incident sparked shock in Memphis reporting at year end.
Dispatches describe a heavy snow storm in Petersburg Virginia with scattered notes from New York and Washington. Reports mention Michael Charles death in December and diphtheria cases in Brooklyn with fatalities. Local crime and political notes cross the wire, including a post office robbery suspected at Paducah and a shooting incident on Chatham Street in New York City.
London reports depict growing lawlessness in Ireland amid land agitation. Proclamations claim coercion has failed as government dodges countermeasures while Dublin and London emit rumors of land commission plans extending Ulster tenant right nationwide.
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