Political Speculations On a New Election Next Fall
The New York Tribune cites a Washington telegraph that a new election may be proposed with the president of the Senate acting ad interim. The World's correspondent notes Hayes might be excluded, with Blaine or Morton as likely candidates if a new ballot occurs. Democrats face a risk of provoking business district backlash by delaying the count and triggering extended political campaigning.
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New York Tribune
Washington
Senate
Hayes
Blaine
Morton
Tribune
Last Ditch in South Carolina Defeat Acknowledged in 1868
The piece condemns the Democratic stance after South Carolina defeat, urging Speaker Randall to confront Wade Hampton and dismiss him for insubordination. It cites Judge Mackey in Columbus reporting that Humpton’s allies would defend the government and would not back violent opposition, while South Carolina Democrats concede Mayes’s electoral ticket.
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South Carolina
Speaker Randalls
Noyes
Supreme Court
Tilden
Wade Hampton
Hayes
Danny Cameron
Hampton
Mayes
Randall
Wilden
Cincinnati Commercial
Columbus
J. Mackey
Tayes
Stampton
Washington
Minckey
Tampton
Humpton
Ayes
Hendricks
Columbia
Alabama
Mackey
North
Ohio
Indiana
South
Grain bag speculators push prices amid crop hopes
The San Francisco Chronicle reports grain bag speculators broke down as a likely huge wheat crop loomed. Prices rose from 10 cents at season start to 13 cents by last June, then after expected large imports could not be sustained fell to 11 cents.
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The
San Francisco Chronicle
Unclear Market Collapse Details On Corner Attempt
A chaotic effort to recover losses triggered a price squeeze as vast quantities were bought but remained unsold. The prime movers collapsed, 120000 bags sold at 83 cents, and a 9,000,000 bag stock carried over at heavy expense.
Late A. T. Stewarts Irish Relatives Complicate Will
Irish affidavits claim first cousinship to the late A. T. Stewart. Papers in the hands of S. J. Kneeland & Carter and not yet filed in court. They have no connection with the Baileys of Brooklyn claims, though same Stewart branch is represented.
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A. T. Stewart
Ireland
Stewart
The Loss of Children by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
The passage reflects on the subtle transformations as children grow from infancy to adolescence. It laments the emotional ache of losing the familiar infant presence while recognizing the inevitable shifts in language, thought, and vitality as daughters mature, altering the parental experience over time.
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Duchess of Edinburgh Homeward Dilemma in War Echoes
The piece notes the Duchess of Edinburgh prefers returning home despite possible English control of Constantinople. The Queen and Duke favor her staying with her husband, with the Duke potentially resigning to stay neutral. A French observer predicts royal fuss ending soon as Reynolds and Bradlaugh plan a convention in Slyde Park. The Queen visited London to see the Duchess of Cambridge and appeared well.
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England
Russia
Duchess of Edinburgh
Constantinople
Duke of Edinburgh
Monsieur Reynolds
Monsieur Bradlaugh
Slyde Park
Milord Disraeli
Victoria
Bradlaugh
United States
Reynold
America
London
Duchess of Cambridge
Boots by the chain of command in the British Army
A soldier seeks boots for indigence. the request zigzags through sergeant lieutenant captain adjutant major surgeon colonel quartermaster and supply department. The final report reveals the man was transferred to a different regiment and the sergeant is degraded for attempting to obtain boots for another unit.
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Deter Grituie
Supply Department
Secretary of War
Quartermaster General
Cavary
Wheeler to visit Hayes after election victory
A Washington despatch reports Vice President elect Wheeler will visit President Hayes soon. Florida courts have ruled in line with Republican expectations, affirming Hayes’s victory there. The remaining dispute centers on Louisiana. Rail fare hikes loom as Chicago to New York rises eighteen dollars and St. Louis to New York twenty three dollars, with further increases anticipated.
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Washington
Wheeler
Hayes
Florida
Louisiana
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Four held to account in two murder trials at Chesaning
Friday closed a striking murder case in Chesaning Michigan with two men and two women charged jointly in the Smith killing. One wife Mrs Cargin received life, the other murderers Alexander and Mrs Smith got ten and fifteen years after full confessions. A Denver homicide followed, where a man gifted an accordion to his enemy’s boy on New Year’s, the boy survived but the widow did not. the killer remains at large.
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Chesaning
Mich
Smith
Cargin
Alexander
Denver
President nominates Dr James Irwin as Red Cloud Agency Agent
Washington telegram reports President sent the Irwin nomination to the Senate for approval as Indian Agent at Red Cloud Agency. The Western public reacts positively as Irwin has long been offered the post and now signals acceptance, making confirmation likely.
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Washington
Senate
James Irwin
Red Cloud Agency
Greeley Tribune exchange and frontier notes
The item notes pleasure in receiving a facsimile of Greeley’s handwriting from the Tribune and recounts sharp quips from Parson Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig about Oregon Grover. It also reports military movements at Fort Laramie, buffalo scarcity near the Republican, cattlemen pressuring buffalo ranges, and Maj. General Pope’s travel to Cheyenne for a court martial with Davis, Swain, and Dunn.
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Greeley
Colo
Parson Brownlow
Knoxville Whig
Oregon Grover
Grover
XB Payton
Ife
John Pope
Leavenworth
Cheyenne
Jeff, C. Davis
Maj
Swain
Dunn
Ulster overcoats feature zinc-lined pockets and a spring lock
A winter coat design showcases zinc-lined pockets with flaps secured by a spring lock and a ring to hang a railroad check. The feature aims to spare travelers from carrying a trunk by providing secure storage and easy access for travel documents.
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Ulster
Colorado Legislature Seeks Julesburg Military Post
The Colorado legislature aims to establish a military post at Julesburg to reduce raiding along the South Platte next summer.
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Colorado
Julesburg
South Platte
New Mexico Governor Reports Territorial Mineral Output
Governor Rich reports for New Mexico the year’s mineral production with values: gold 272681, silver 425828, total 708190, copper 308000 pounds from a single mine, highlighting the territory’s mining activity and output.
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Rich
New Mexico
Removal of Arms From St Louis Arsenal to Rock Island
Democratic papers allege removal of arms and ammunition from the St Louis arsenal to Rock Island. The Rock Island arsenal serves the entire west, capable of large scale production. Congress authorized the move two years ago, and with buildings ready the transfer is underway under federal authority.
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Arsenal
St. Louis
Rock Island
Rock Island Arsenal
West
Congress
St. Louis Arsenal
North
Buchanan
Wallihan and Travis Married in Cheyenne and Elsner Majeski Tie Knot
In Cheyenne on December 31, 1876, George P. Wallihan of Cheyenne married Ella M. Travis of St. Louis, Missouri at T. A. Caswell's residence. Norma Majeski wed John OC Elsner in Laramie County, Wyoming, on January 3, 1877, with Rev. J. Y. Cowhick officiating.
Advertised Letters in Cheyenne Post Office 1877 List
The Cheyenne Wyoming Territory post office publishes an advertised letters list dated January 1, 1877. Letters remaining uncalled within thirty days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Names include Arbuckle A, Ames F J-2, Abbitt EE, Albertson NI C, Akers Jack, Archer J B, Aullinney Marry, Behl A, Benfield, Bennett W, Bird 1 Cork, Callahan Mrs C, Connelly D F, Copeland E L-2, Cornel E, Croft Fannie, Card ET, Cullen J, Clark TP-2, Cober W, Daugherty TUA, Dutcher W, Dougherty W, Duncan W, Ellison Jas, Gardner E L, Hart Miss I, Hogan Mrs M, Jones E, Jordan W, Kane P Kilbery, etc. Other names include various Misses, Mrs, and Masters, with notes such as Held for Postage and Due Letters.
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Cheyenne
Laramie County
Wyoming
Territory
Arbuckle
Ames
Abbitt
EE _ Albertson
C Akers
Jack Ackerson
J Archer
B Aullinney
Marry Behl
Bonfield
Mr Barnes
M Baldwin
F Baxter
Baker
Burton
Black
L Bryant
JG Brown
Boardman
Barnes
Lizzie Bentley
Mabel Bennett
Bird
Cork Bil Callahan
C Connelly
F Copeland
Cornell
Croft Fannie Card
Card
Cullen
Clark
Case
Capron
Cober
Dealy
Dennis
de Groye
Daugherty
Dutcher
Dougherty
Duncan
Ellison Ja
Winans
Lavin
Williams
Lumry
Wernck
Lewis
Winterling
Larson
J Williams
Longstaffs
Weaver
Lindsey
Wallace
Milles & Tanly Yam
Yung Tai
Beardsley
Fort Collins
Col
Jones
Denver
Salter Miller
St. Augustine
Compilation of Wyoming Laws for Sale by Leaper Office
A few bound copies of the compiled laws of Wyoming are available from the Leaper office for 5.00 with mail delivery at 5.50 postpaid. The volume covers all territorial enactments since organization plus the Declaration of Independence, Dakota and Wyoming Organic Acts, treaties, land and mining laws, and related statutes.
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Wyoming
LeApEr
P. O
Legislative Assemblies
Wyoming Territory
Dakota
U. S
General Directory and Local Church Notices
Directory lists territorial officers governors and judges followed by church listings and service times. It notes officers like Governor Jack Thayer and Secretary G W French, plus religious groups Congregational Presbyterian Methodist Episcopal African Methodist Episcopal and Roman Catholic with pastors, service hours and sunday school details. Also includes Masonic and Odd Fellows lodge meeting times at local halls.
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Congregational
Nineteenth Street
Hill
M Sanders
Presbyterian
J . Cowhick
Methodist Episcopal
W F Warren
African Methodist Episcopal
Thomas Whitlock
Noman Catholic
J McGoldrick
Eugene Cusson
O'Neil Street
Old Chicago and North-Western Route Praised for Travel
An Omaha notice promotes the Chicago and North-Western Railway as the oldest and shortest route between Omaha and Chicago. It highlights a upgraded roadbed, steel rails, and a Chicago depot with early arrivals aiding Eastern connections. It advises tickets via Marshall, Cedar Rapids, Clinton for Northern Iowa, and via Fulton for Northern Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Chicago and Nortth-Western Railway
Omaha
Chicago
Iowa
Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Fulton
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Quaforks, Editor
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Caar
Oregon
Carthage
Rome
Powder River
Fort Laramie
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Minin
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Millner
Mawlson
Muller
Murick
Moore
Mullen
Myer
Martell
McGinnis
McKinney
McGregor
McLaughlin
McDonald
McGee
Nelson
Noonan
I. Nelson
M Ostray
Owens
Donald
Owen
Orr
O'Donnell
Ortiz
Oswald
Pierce Bell Pinkham
Payton
Parker
Pool
Potter
Padgett
Bauh
Robinson
Rochon
Ruschenberg
Roberson
Ryan
Reed
Shleinger
Sherman
Stemler
Swigart
Sanders
Slattery
Shakespear
Schuck
Schlay
Sweeny
Scott
Sarah Stafford
W Sayler
Florence A Wallace Miss
Guardin
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General Directory
Delugath
W VI Steele
Jnck Thayer
J J Jenkins
U.S
J W Bruner
1St Judicial Dist
W .F Sweesy
Masonic
1. T
Masonic Hall
Cheyenne Lodge No
Masonicall
Rit
Odd Fellows Hall
C.F. Hope
Cheyenne Lodge No. 1
Traveling Public
Chicago and North-Western
J. I. Mountain
Western
Neb
W. A. Stennert
atEeed and Sale
Nuckell
Milton Taylor
Dawts
H. G Quafory
Wyomings
Traboud
Tia
Aer
Stouw
Joslin & Parks
Joslin & Park
Cheyenne, W. T
M. Stebbins
N. Y
Stebbins Porter
Puebbins
R. Ebbins
Atchison, Kansas
Post
Wyomleg
Stebbins, Post & Co
Cheyenne, Wyo
Europe
Coloke
J. W. Jlulion
Atchison National Bank
Jungdi
Frank M. Allen
Deadwood
Black Hills
R. Londgman's
Portland Avenue
Brooklyn
L. I. Ovriog
John Street
Chatham National
New York City
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