12 Oct 1869
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1869
Page
1
The piece outlines the Wyoming Territorial Legislature's task to enact a new code of laws, define judicial functions, establish courts, redraw county lines, and arrange future representation. It stresses appointing able committee heads and presiding officers to guide the session through complex reforms.
The New York Herald excerpts describe Cornelius Vanderbilt marrying Sophia Johnson at nineteen. They had seventeen children including sons Akhiwa and nine sone plus four daughters. The piece notes a celebrated wedding at his home, a gift of a small boat with musical works, and remarks on Sophia’s character and role in building Vanderbilt’s fortune.
The report lists Grant proclaiming Thanksgiving on November 28. It notes 50,000 commercial travelers in the U.S. and 7 Chinese voters in Louisiana. Russian fuel use, U.S. delegation to Women’s Rights, and Connecticut election returns show Republicans 69, Democrats 54 with gains for both parties. Rumors of Alabama claims talks, Sigel for New York Secretary of State, and Greeley for Comptroller. A Rothschild agent seeks to lend $100,000,000 at 4 percent. Germany’s presses and Spain’s unrest are cited along with alcohol harms and a Cuban prison massacre tale citing a wooden quarter with 130 prisoners.
A San Francisco dispatch reports the Central Pacific Railroad earnings for September at 5 975 700 with a quarter in coin. An extra through express train may start to leave that city in the evening. A large force works on the California and Oregon road at Marysville and Portland. From Truckee Tribune: a Sabbath school flourishes at Truckee twelve Chinese gamblers were arrested and someone paid 150 to drop the case, it dropped. The railroad orders two more sidings at Truckee. A minstrel troupe visited the town with small crowds. The CP R R timetable names Truckee as Sacramento division terminal replacing Wheatland. The Grass Valley Christian church was destroyed by fire on the 6th.
Personal notes report the death of ex President Frank Pierce on the 7th at age sixty five. Edinburgh Review credits Car lyle with earning about £80000 by writing. Mrs Blake argues women deserve full rights. Parton credits Stowe's Byron article. Baltimore reports Jeff Davis’s arrival from Europe. An Illinois farmer wills $40000 to the Pope. Phebe Cary hopes another would lead American drama. Theodore Tilton is said to keep forty eight pictures of himself.
A traveler on a lower Alps path encounters a man in a bear skin posing as a bear. The staged attack ends with laughter and rewards for the timid traveler and the guides. The ruse, coordinated at a prearranged spot, involved a staged combat before the “bear” flees.
Orchard and Cohn expanded Idaho Territory furs shipping 181 martin and mink, 23 fisher, 24 otter, and 400 pounds beaver to eastern markets. Mr. Cohn, veteran in the business, foresees a major, ongoing trade as trappers push into the Payette Salmon basin amid mining camps. The region has rich fur resources and potential for steady profits in coming years.
The council and house of representatives convened in Albany with a quorum and temporary leadership. In Ann Arbor a trance medium Fay performed a seance at the Leonard House, but observers noted a staged escape from ropes and guitar playing, and the admission price was refunded.
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