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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1882
Page
2
A compilation notes GourrEaut’s hanging decision Chandler and Hunt confirmed Govrien’s rest after appointing a senator and Americans flocking to Europe. Easter Alps tragedy claims three lives while copper mining growth across Michigan Wyoming Arizona Nevada and New Mexico signals future prosperity.
Chandler and Blaine clash over the appointment of Chandler as solicitor general to MacVeagh in Garfield's cabinet. Blaine pressured Garfield to nominate Chandler, while MacVeagh objects, arguing Chandler would be his subordinate. The president seeks to mediate as the dispute sharpens.
George M. Chilcott, appointed to succeed Senator Teller, is a 54 year old politics veteran with a career spanning Iowa Nebraska and Colorado. He served in the Jefferson and Pueblo regions, held a land office post, and served in Congress before pursuing the senate seat.
W J Johnson representing Mrs Francis Scoville says the county court has jurisdiction and the case will be heard Saturday with a full insanity trial set for May. Experts from Washington and others will testify to determine if Guiteau is of unsound mind to appoint a conservator for his estate.
A promotional note invites try A. and G. Bitters for weakness and debility. Sold by Dare and Collins, successors to Addams and Glover.
The Republican caucus plans to dissolve all pairs to secure a quorum as 25 to 30 Republicans are absent. They will demand full attendance to pass measures like the tariff commission and the Chinese exclusion bill, and to seat replacements in several contested districts. Hubbell urges firm caucus action.
Miller and Page meet with the president to craft a bill aimed at Chinese policy. They plan to bring it to the house first and seek suspension of the rules next Monday. If passed, Miller will move it in the senate and hopes for presidential approval by week’s end.
Norwich Connecticut financier John Slater proposes a million dollar John E.F. Slater fund to educate freedmen. Trustees include ex President Hayes Chief Justice Waite and others. The plan aims to uplift negroes through Christian education with proceeds invested for income and no use of funds for lands or buildings.
A promotional note extols Addams & Glover Compound Cough Syrup as a trusted cold remedy. It claims physicians’ receipts back its effectiveness and urges purchase from Dare & Collins with contact details and a cut of a home business scheme by G Rideout & Co.
The correspondent tours Chicago in April 1882 noting new cable car lines and grand business blocks rising from the burned district. It covers street life, architecture, dry goods façades, clubs, and a flutter of theater including Edwin Booth at Haverly’s. It also sketches election weather and a childlike panorama of civic pride amid rain and mud.
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