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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1877
Page
1
A long critique portrays the coyote as a public nuisance blamed for livestock losses and calls for extermination. Nevada leaders debate bounty, funding, and policy, with Governor opposing elimination and urging retrenchment to curb scalp payments. The piece notes rabbits prospering as coyote hunts dwindle and questions pest control efficacy.
San Francisco backs a vast rail plan from the city through Southern California, Mexico, Central and South American states to Valparaiso or Concepcion. The main line would run about 7,220 miles with total cost estimated at $878,250,000.
Washington reports the electoral commission, in a 8 to 7 vote, decides only electoral certificates from Louisiana may be counted for Kellogg. A committee will draft the final report, with the decision to Congress tomorrow morning. The session included a secret vote and consideration of accompanying papers.
Washington reports the Senate debating the Pacific railroad bill and Bennett amendments, with executive session and a recess until tomorrow. In committee of the whole the measure on trans rates is discussed, while private bills advance in the House and witness testimony surfaces alleged frauds linked to Littlefield and Collins.
The article notes ongoing tension within parties as they work to influence the Oregon case and support for Staley Matthews while a proposed bill to carve out Black Hills territory is laid over. Washington reports the Senate action postponement of the bill ratifying Sioux subsoil arrangements this session.
A brief Washington dispatch notes that costly and seemingly useless items from Florida, Louisiana and Alabama were listed without comment or member awareness of the events.
Feb 16 reports highlight Grover's implausible admission amid ongoing Senate credibility questions. Documents arrive in response to subpoenas from the Senate committee on primaries as Louisiana records face contempt. The electoral commission weighs Louisiana's seating and potential Senate filibuster while House delay remains under debate.
Fragmented transcript shows McD M Gif ford testifying about connections between Littlefield Palmer and Vernon. Witness hints at an arrangement with a Democratic ally as questions about forged notes and other ties surface.
February 16 marks a legislative welcome in Lincoln with a parade of lawmakers arriving by two o clock. Governor Anthony greets the visitors and a ball at the opera house closes the evening festivities.
A fragment reports William H. Weldon of Weldon & Co missing since mid February after allegedly planning suicide over a Mondiches restaurant bill. The last sighting was January 13 at TM and witnesses say he appeared intoxicated and not responsible in weeks prior.
Fragmentary text discusses perceptions of orders attributed to President Lincoln and General Ewing, with reference to actions and responsibility. It mentions warnings about execution and authority, but the garbled OCR limits clear facts or names.
A life buoy marked George Cromwell was found in Placentia Bay. The vessel, likely wrecked January 9 near Cape St John, left no survivors as the rugged coast offered little hope for rescue.
Pottsville bank records show bail set for defaulter Barlow of Fishkill bank as French deputies regulate press trial. Fire at a Dubuque distillery last night caused about 644000 dollars in damages.
In New York on February 10 a court dismissed part of the claim in the Henry H. Bootley versus Samuel J. Tilden case for accounting on 1864 Galena and Chicago stock due to statute limitations. The judge reserved ruling on defendant Ogden, who resides in another matter to be proven next Monday.
A New York letter, dated February 106, previews an upcoming publication by a Western military academy graduate defending General Ewing over the 1863 order tied to frontier guerrilla fighting near the Missouri border. The writer argues the order aimed to restore order amid raids and depopulation, denying motives of revenge.
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