26 Feb 1869
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1869
Page
1
Readable text shows a historical newspaper fragment with names editor and proprietor N A Baker and associates Geo W Wardhab and Amodale. Mentions dates and issue positioning, indicating a mid century local newspaper page item. The readable portion hints at publication details and layout rather than a full story.
Reports from St Louis indicate Kiowa lodges near Sheridan's headquarters will be settled on reservations. Advancing Arapaho and Cheyenne forces join, with remaining tribes soon grouped. The war effort is praised as yielding peace and compelling obedience through government punishment and rewards.
A city paper argues the Legislature intended the City Attorney’s salary not to exceed six hundred dollars per year and that any broader duties require charter-backed authority. It cites Kent’s Commentaries to challenge the notion of “advisory” city services and condemns the City Blunderer for misinterpreting legislative intent.
The article argues for a special session of Congress starting after the current one adjourns. With only four days left, critical bills remain unfinished. President Johnson’s likely vetoes and the lack of time to return bills complicate action before the March deadline. A new Congress convening on March Fourth appears certain.
Pinchbeck notes President Johnson sends a flood of brevet army appointments as pardons for felonies grow scarce. He argues most nominees have been civilians since the Civil War and that active soldiers dislike these honorary ranks, viewing them as a national nuisance.
The report says General Grant will send invitations to select gentlemen for private meetings at his headquarters to discuss a seat in his cabinet. He reportedly aims to keep negotiations secret by limiting letters and handling matters with a trusted staff move to a different office to avoid many visitors.
A Philadelphia and New York visitor asked Mayor Bowlen, as chair of the ticket committee, if color would affect ticket sales for the inauguration ball on March 4. Bowlen replied that any person of character who applies and pays will be admitted, and that color has not been an issue before.
A Federal soldier discovers a rare black diamond near Atlanta Georgia weighing two ounces and valued in the thousands. The item stands as a remarkable find amid a year’s news set in a period of curiosity and speculation.
Reports from Washington note a Senate action on a railway construction issue referred to the House Railroads Committee and a Wyoming delegate seat dispute. Other items cover Pacific Railroad celebrations, a successful La Grace naval operation, and moves on copper tariffs, revenue appointments, and Grant cabinet talk.
A Springfield correspondent reports a so called local bill to annex St Louis to St Charles was rushed through the Missouri Lower House as a gag. The error in vote counting was later exposed and the measure dropped. Also noted is $94 million in coin and $10 million in currency in the U S Treasury and a new Illinois bill targeting habitual drunkards and idiots.
A lengthy discussion in Our Public Courts criticizes a lawyer for appealing to mob sentiment rather than presenting facts. It asserts Treloar’s innocence, citing that embezzlement claims were not proven and that public bias may be fueled by sensational newspaper language.
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