23 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1878
Page
1
A jumble of items notes Gotp closing in New York, large 1877 temperance pledges in Illinois, mention of Ex. Gov. Allen of Ohio, and Europe war talk with Bismarck. It cites Kansas state facts, a William Astor wedding, and scattered quips about China, missionaries, and aging winters.
The Leader invites readers to send frequent updates from across the country and to visit the office in the city to share any information they may possess about progress and development.
Greenbackers plan a state convention in Portsmouth New Hampshire March 6 to nominate a ticket. The Senate Railroad committee heard Vice President Brown of the Texas Pacific railroad. Washington observed yesterday as a holiday with offices closed. Walter D. Estes a Boston Journal special correspondent died in Richford Vermont from poisonous well water. three deaths so far. Washington's birthday in San Francisco featured partial business suspension and harbor flags. A national guards review was the only public demonstration. Port Hope faced a record flood from heavy rains. lower-town stores flooded and damage wide. The National Association of Mexican Veterans opened in Baltimore with Col Rudduck welcoming and Gen J W Denver presiding. over one hundred members answered roll.
The Mammoth weekly Leapgss introduces a time envnsite feature aimed at tracking events and deadlines across the city. Officials say the system will streamline notices and public schedules for residents and readers.
The Greenback party convention in Toledo assembled with D B Sturgeon presiding and R F Trevillick as temporary chair. Delegates from 28 states, led by Pennsylvania, focus on financial reform and industrial emancipation, with a push from the Toledo Woman Suffrage association for a women’s right plank.
A Star and Herald correspondent reports a January tidal wave at Callao washing over walls and railway yards 300 feet inland, wrecking a freight train and many huts. Widespread damage disrupted bay communications. Lima experienced several strong earthquakes prior without major harm.
San Francisco reports Chief Breen of Virginia City arrested on charges of freeing Chinese prisoners held for murder and replacing them with substitutes. A Sacramento dispatch notes levee breaks on Andros and Brannan Islands flooding about 30 000 acres of orchard vegetable and wheat lands. damages estimated at 15 to 20 million dollars with steamboats and barges sent to rescue livestock.
Official notices reveal Turkish evacuation of Erzeroum began February 17 and should finish by February 21 as Russian forces enter Rustchuk on February 20. Vienna reports conference preliminaries faltering with a shift from a congress to a conference. In Athens Turks seize Platonos, insurgents retake it by noon. London notes US bond selloff in foreign stock market, cautions against panic. San Domingo faces revolutionary siege with Baez regime deteriorating as prisons fill and prices rise.
Secretary Schura and Assistant Attorney General Marble spoke to the House on Indian Affairs about moving the Indian Bureau to the War Department. A bill to spend 250000 for pacifying Sioux and hostile tribes was proposed, aiming to avoid delaying next year’s appropriations. Treasury issued instructions to stop trade dollar deposits at San Francisco and Carson mints and to settle deposits in trade dollars or return silver.
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