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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1878
Page
4
Telegraphic summaries report British Liberal gains after elections, Turkish bands burning villages, Russia and England debating Turkey loans, and Afghan and Indian frontier tensions. Government moves include Indian police funding, cattle inspections for Britain trade, and army reforms while the Blaine inquiry looms amid holiday adjournments.
Jury returns verdict for Gen. Sheridan in the James Whalen v. Sheridan suit seeking over 400000 from the Kiloma plantation seizure and Whalen ejectment in Louisiana. A new trial motion will be sought.
A party of fourteen mounted Indians raided Walker's ranch eight miles west of North Platte this morning driving off eight horses and taking several more from Randall's and Laing's. The Lincoln County sheriff led a posse of citizens and deployed Fort McPherson soldiers to pursue them.
Berlin reports the death of Bayard Taylor the U S minister to Germany at 4 30 PM He fell ill after arriving in Berlin and underwent surgeries for dropsy He was born in Kennett Square Pa in 1825 and earned the title the great American traveler His last work was a history of Germany and he was noted for his literary output and social charm The New York Tribune notes he was a favorite at court and that Mrs Taylor and their daughter cared for him during his illness
Pursuit parties aim to overtake the raiders on the Loup River after a third nearby attack. Authorities believe the Indians may not expect a chase during the current frigid spell.
A. M. Willard reports a large encampment of renegade Indians on Powder River near Wolf Creek. Col. Carlton telegraphed Gen. Crook for authority to mount an expedition to seize them, but no reply had reached him by the time of his departure from Red Cloud agency.
The Illinois and St. Louis bridge sold at the courthouse east front between noon and 1 pm under foreclosure of first and second mortgage bonds. Anthony J. Thomas of New York paid 5 000 in gold as earnest and the bid was 2 000 000. After court confirmation ownership may transfer to the St. Louis Bridge Company with Solon Humphreys and others as corporators and directors, capital stock set at 7 990 000.
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