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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1878
Page
2
News briefing cites Beecher Tilton case reopening anxiously by township lawyers, New York Tribune profits, Senate leadership changes, Vienna and Faroe Island talks, carnival Italy, and varied U S political and international developments including railroad bills, pensions, and deficit hints. Many named figures and places appear across global and domestic items.
Telegraph page notes the funeral of William M. Tweed in New York on Wednesday, attended by a small group of mourners and about a dozen carriages. The piece provides a brief biography, outlining Tweed’s rise from chair maker to alderman and congressman, his 1871 conviction for fraud, imprisonment on Blackwell's Island, and eventual release. It also comments on public oblivion toward his death and offers context on Tweed's marked corruption and a long political career. The piece then shifts to broad observations on American Indians and the Cherokee nation, detailing tribal governance, schooling, and economic activity, contrasting with other states.
Correspondents report major Paris Exposition departments far from finished ahead of opening day. The Chicago Inter Ocean jokes that Tweed's death will raise the Democratic spirit thermometer, with questions about any possible written statement from him.
The report by Mr. Lyon of the Board of Indian Commissioners notes 112,908 of 278,000 Indians have adopted citizens' dress, 22,199 houses, 330 schools with 487 teachers and 11,615 pupils, up from 111 schools, 184 teachers and 4,718 pupils in 1868, marking notable progress under the peace policy.
Sheridan orders a second census of Indians drawing rations at the New Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies amid missing tribal members. Nez Perces seek surrender after harsh treatment by Sioux, with stories of flogging and hangings shaping their decisions.
In Brooklyn and New York reports the confession of Mrs. Tilton to an intimate friend details years of perceived affection for Beecher turning into sexual acts starting October 1868. The account describes initial comfort turning to coercive intimacy and subsequent repeated offenses despite warnings.
A dispatch says a detachment chases Indians who attacked a mail rider near Escondada and partial mail recovery occurred. Concho reports recent Indian activity near Fuguesna Quetal valley and moves to intercept toward the reservation. Sherman notes no army jurisdiction over Sioux at the Niobrara Old Ponca Agency and flags funding needs for a Nebraska military post to guard settlers, risking troop withdrawals.
Tilton knocked for admission at a respectable house and Theo dore entered with Beecher and Beecher teased him about rushing in. Tilton later spoke to Beecher about the locked door with apparent anger and confusion arising from the encounter.
A Wilson North Carolina citizen reports his wife’s ten year scalp condition improving after using London Hair Color Restorer. He sent eight dollars for a dozen bottles by express and notes sales through Dr Swayne and Son Philadelphia with wholesale agents Colburn Birks Co and Singer Wheeler. Cheyenne retailers Addams and Glover are listed.
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