11 Nov 1869
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1869
Page
1
The Herald notes rapid naval movements and orders to commission Minuteman and other vessels, plus a swift sail for Albany, signaling decisive government action on Cuba and support for Cuban independence. It also reports on southern prosperity, stable labor terms, low crime, and focus on cotton and prices.
Reports from the old and new school Presbyterian churches in New Jersey outline amicable adjustments at the northwest seminary in Chicago. The Colorado petition for admission prompts a committee review, while calls for union grow amid sessions in New York and Pittsburgh. Reminders include a large joint prayer meeting and expected updates on reunion efforts. Robert J. Walker dies in Huntington at sixty eight, and Peabody funeral-related observances lead Baltimore to close public houses and toll bells.
The Clark murder case in Marshs town Iowa is closed with the mother returned in an insanity state. She appears unaware of her husband and children, having previously been blamed on Indians or an abduction. A separate Utah episode saw Crowley and Wilson confess after being caught stealing. they led authorities to money hidden under rocks, then fled town. Cholera rages in Kiev. The Tennessee Legislature honors George Pontos. Mormon emigration via the Union Pacific continues. San Francisco Chamber seeks subsidies to expand Pacific Steamship Company service to China and Japan.
The Cheyenne Argus returns after a week's suspension under editor W. J. Stanton. The paper signals Democratic sympathy and notes ownership unclear, but Dr. L. L. Bedell appears connected via a billing notice. The revival sparks renewed competition with the city government and a joking suggestion the Legislature should “sell out” officials.
The House on November 11 1800 forwarded a petition from John W Wall and twelve Carter County citizens for county elections and county officers. After reconsideration of Please Bill No 2d a special committee was named to study a Wyoming Territory homestead act. A communication from the Territory secretary and Nebraska documents were received. Bills on railroad employee protection, penitentiary location and stock penning limits were discussed or referred. The house adjourned after noon.
Dream of Current News notes Agassiz’s struggle to explain many earthquakes. The Chicago Stock Exchange opened last evening. Mrs Senator Sprague in Narra gransett gave birth to a daughter. A New York firm received 2500 dollars from a Charleston merchant for a prewar debt. A Brussels inventor claims an air extracting apparatus. A Michigan railroad official cites 50000 barrels of apples and potatoes awaiting shipment between Toledo and ? on Monday.
Governor Campbell of the Territory of Wyoming issues a proclamation for October eighteenth declaring a day of public worship and national gratitude. He praises past wartime sacrifices and asks residents to reflect on liberty, property, and future prosperity as law and mercy guide the territory. The document is sealed in Cheyenne and signed by A Campbell with Secretary M Lew.
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