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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
9
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a local inquiry involving a man and his family. The text references an order, a weight or measure of cloth, and various unsettled details. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, leaving unclear who acted or what happened.
Washington reports on ex congressman Long of Georgia praising the President's southern policy as needed to foster harmony across races. He claims colored people have no cause for complaint and highlights Georgia's education provisions. Alexander Stephens also discusses the President's course and meets with leaders, while U S officials note political dynamics in New Orleans and Louisiana.
Telegraphic items report the Niagara suspension bridge reopened for travel. Other notes cover famine worsening in Calcutta, Russian troops near Bucharest, Grant farewells, British squadron movements, a New York banker’s death, a betting ban bill in Albany, a Boston child shooting, the Tweed case, a Hayes era temperance group, a Louisville firm bankruptcy, treasury bond redemption plans, 17000 Russian troops crossing the frontier, New York Journal of Commerce fire loss, bear market rally, Russian detachments near Unghem, a Springfield murder, Fenian activity, a California stock broker suicide, U S creditors offered payment in forty cents on the dollar, and Kasson leaving Des Moines for San Francisco.
Francisco, with the Spanish minister, failed to secure enough material and appeared in half sheet on Tuesday morning. William Sexton challenged Joe Dion to a 600-point French caroms match in New York for the Delaney badge and $1,000. The Chicago Tribune and Times sent correspondents to Europe Tuesday to obtain special reports. Treasury rumors of a new Internal Revenue Commissioner and other changes caused excitement. The Life Association of America’s New York agents were ordered not to transact further business in the state. New York money markets show silver bars at 126.5, greenbacks at 118.5, gold at 1074.5, stocks strong including Western Union 58, Union Pacific 65, Central Pacific 107.
United States Post Office in Washington invites sealed bids by June 9 1877 for contracted mail service in Wyoming from Sept 1 1877 to Jun 30 1878. Routes include Laramie City to White River Agency 231 miles weekly and other Wyoming routes with weekly service and bonds from $500 to $30,000. Supplementary October 1877 to June 1878 route seven days weekly Deadwood to What Creek via Custer City.
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