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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1876
Page
4
A Washington dispatch reports Secretary Chandler rejects secrecy in telegrams as National Republican chair. He says telegrams are not private and may be read or intercepted by others, noting he avoided sending sensitive material during the campaign to prevent Democratic access.
The article notes Morton’s sudden departure as officials seek to learn if Democratic rallies in Indiana aim to sway opinion for Tilden or are a military move. It cites a large Indianapolis munitions storehouse and discusses Democratic faction splits led by Wood and Randall versus Hewitt and Lord advocating a peaceful path.
A Washington dispatch debates how counting votes would proceed if a State’s votes are not counted. It weighs whether the House or the remaining votes decide the outcome, noting potential partisan moves to favor Hayes or Tilden and risking a constitutional crisis.
The passage argues the Senate should not yield to the House on counting electoral votes. It warns Democrats won't accept any rules favoring Republicans that avoid Tilden’s election. It urges Republicans to stand firm against recognizing the House power to disfranchise a state.
The Philadelphia Times calls Gov Grover's published letter a plausible special pleading and says it will not be palatable to fair minded people. It argues the law never contemplated legal trickery that could defeat the popular vote in any election, especially the presidential choice.
Democrats in Congress are not united on compelling the West ern Union Tel Co to surrender political dispatches exchanged between party chairmen and southern and Oregon allies. Hewitt is named among those opposing the move, with Republicans arguing his stance centers on shielding himself and his telegrams from Republican access, which could affect the Oregon case.
Omaha reports new small-pox cases at Oden and Corinne Utah. Nickel saving by youngsters for a toy matinee next Monday. Cinderella prepares her fine attire for an anticipated Christmas wishers. Mr C F Johnson of Carbon Wyoming offers European meerschaum pipes at cost with prices 75 50 and 25 dollars. Denver shoemaker humorously tallies gum shoes at 27 pounds of India rubber per pair.
The passage describes a cold scene with a youth awaiting his sweetheart, while frost colors a nose. A Denver man asks for size 13 overshoes, the shopkeeper offers a joking alternative of pine boxes, and the customer grumbles about small stock, venting about Cheyenne merchants.
Foreign creditors are warned that Diaz and other revolutionary presidents will not repay any debt. Mexico’s public and external debt exceeds 400 million dollars, about 45 dollars per inhabitant. No official debt statement has been published since 1865, with prior figures showing France and England as major creditors. The Lerdo government had repudiated much debt but pledged 3 million in damages, a plan halted by Lerdo’s overthrow and ensuing anarchy.
A New York World report recounts a Colorado tragedy as a widow of seven children watches her husband W H Ostrom die under a overturned wagon near the North Platte. The narrative honors frontier resilience and contrasts pioneer hardship with urban comforts.
James D. McCabe pens a vivid description of the Centennial Exhibition published by The National Publishing Co. The book, with over 400 engravings, guides readers through grounds and buildings, detailing construction and notable objects with authorial firsthand insight and Centennial authorities' cooperation.
The description promotes a comprehensive 874 page octavo volume with graphic illustrations. It claims no other book equals its breadth, notes subscription sales, and seeks agents nationwide. Published by National Publishing Co. of Philadelphia and Chicago.
Yesterday a party rode the Prismoidal railroad on Sonoma creek from Norfolk to Sonoma, testing a wood prism track and a single top rail. George W. Fogg supervised the locomotive built at Pacific Iron Works. the ride showed stability as speed grew. Construction costs for 3.5 miles reached about 4500 dollars per mile, claimed cheaper than narrow gauge, with work continuing at the end of the line.
The Railroad Argus explains floating debt as small, unsecured railroad debts to locomotives and car builders, mills, dealers, conductors and others. They bear no interest and are often cashed only at face value. When unpaid, they may be converted into bonded debt and ultimately wiped out by sale of the road.
A lecture by Professor Young compares solar distance to familiar scales. Light reaches Earth in eight minutes, sound in fourteen years, and iron rod experiments illustrate delays. A hypothetical infant with an arm to the sun would feel burns only after death, underscoring the sun’s immense distance.
A Denver girl regarded as of doubtful age wed a twenty year old. On their wedding night she turned her house into an arsenal to deter a serenade. King fired four guns at the front windows as musicians began to play. The would be serenaders fled, later picking mustard seed shot from faces and necks.
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