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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1877
Page
2
A New York telegram reports ex senator James W Nye died at White Plains New York on Christmas Day He was a former U S senator from Nevada and widely known across the country He had been insane for several years and died in an asylum at White Plains.
An election was held in Indiana on December 26 to fill a State Senate vacancy caused by a death. The Madison Delaware district, long Democratic, swung to Republican Doxey by 160 votes, altering control of the Senate by one seat. Madison had backed Tilden by over 800 in November, then favored Doxey on December 26 by 160.
The Chicago Times reports a spurious National Union League of Illinois address signed by the grand secretary and led by Robert Ingersoll. It warns of a new crisis rivaling 1861 and urges patriots to organize for defense, aiming to enroll at least 100000 members within sixty days with veterans urged to cooperate.
The judiciary committee nears completion on Belford case reports. Hurd wrote a minority report to be signed by Ashe, Hunton, and possibly Lynde. Ward argues admission is a legislative act and cannot be delegated. A bill will declare Colorado admitted as a State, with Nevada's status uncertain under Murch's theory.
Judge Mackey arrives in Columbus, carrying Wade Hampton's letter to Gov. Tlayes. The missive from Executive Chamber Columbia South Carolina December 23 declares peace in the state, asserts law enforcement, and urges reliance on proper legal tribunals amid public press inflammatory remarks.
Governor Wave Nampton writes to President Hayes and rivals urging restraint on any use of force and adherence to constitutional processes to resolve national political crisis. He seeks a settlement preserving peace and popular rights, appealing for unity across states and lawful remedies.
A Pacific Express train on the Lake Shore line plunged through a bridge near Ashtabula station during a blinding snowstorm. Eleven cars and two engines went down seventy five feet into Ashtabula creek. Over one hundred killed and many wounded as rescuers race against fire and cold.
A historical analysis explains why Russia would hesitate to rush into a war with Turkey. It notes the modernization of the Ottoman regulars, the disciplined Turkish army, and the challenge posed by modern firearms and open-order tactics. The piece contrasts Russia’s famed soldierly virtues with the evolving Turkish forces.
A London Telegraph note argues Russian artillery has improved over twenty five years and will face a worthy opponent. Circassian light cavalry, banished by the Czar, will clash with Cossacks on the Danube as Russia contends with strategic strains and vast resources in any aggressive war or grand idea led by Prince Gortschakoff.
Directors of the Union Pacific railroad company issue a 5 to 25 percent salary reduction for heads of departments and all officers and employees below them, excluding train dispatchers and operators, effective January 1, 1877.
In a late 19th or early 20th era rhyme a girl named Bridget O Farrell tried to light a flame from a petroleum barrel. She warned she would brave the fire and indeed was harmed, caught in a fatal blaze described as baked Ike no brick, only dryer.
An old English verse links a New Year on Monday to a harsh winter with loud shrill winds. It predicts strong high winds in summer and prolonged storms, with great animal losses and a warning that those born on that day will be strong and keen though theft occurs.
Sweeney, a Tammany robber, is expected to arrive in New York soon to surrender his loot to the city in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Republicans in Washington celebrate the House Committee’s South Carolina report, showing Hayes electors leading Tilden by about 600 votes on average in that state.
A Nevada man failed to sell an American eagle for fifty cents, while the country spent vast sums on Democratic roosters. An enormous black-tail deer, over 800 pounds, was brought in after a shot through the heart, its aorta severed. Peter Cooper reflects on the nationwide election that spared him from carrying any state or local division.
During a recent storm, about 6000 head of cattle are reported blown from the northern range into the Platte valley where deep snow leaves them without grazing. The range to the north remains bare and owners are urged to move them back promptly.
On Christmas evening in Colorado City a party at a church Christmas tree faced a drunken man at the door seeking admission. After failed persuasion they tried to eject him as he fired four shots, grazing one man's head before the aggressor was hustled out. The State should quarter such men in Canyon City play-house.
A Piute elder, promised land by the Central Pacific Railroad, has built a frame shanty with two wives and begun clearing a one section tract to plant in spring. He plans a large adobe building, hoping other Piutes may follow his farming example over the uncertain acorn crop.
A Red Cloud Agency courier party near Fort Laramie was attacked by thirty to forty friendly Indians on Christmas morning. Two couriers, Dillon and Reddy, were killed and the mail-carrier Tate mortally wounded, with severe frostbite to the wounded and a search party sent from Red Cloud Agency. The second item questions public school religious instruction funding and policy, asking if textbooks and readings should represent various faiths, and whether clergy should hold the role of County Superintendent of Public Instruction.
A letter to the editor objects to a prejudiced challenge against clergy serving as County Superintendent of Public Instruction. The writer rejects the anonymous threat to bar all clergymen from office if a superintendent does not meet the author’s standards, urging sensible voters to overlook the unnamed critic.
A 184 pound troy gold nugget named the Welcome Nugget was found at Ballarat Australia in June 1858, 190 feet deep in a rich claim. Described as a misshapen honeycombed mass twenty by twelve by eight inches, valued at $24,000. A tramp once drew a decorative blessing on paper, and a New York cartoon lampoons Tilden Hewitt and Watterson in a Three Foolish Little Democratic Boys scene with the presidency as the moon.
A detailed report from Ashtabula Ohio describes a catastrophic Lake Shore train wreck near the depot, with an iron Howe bridge spanning Ashtabula Creek. Weather storms hinder news as rescuers work through freezing conditions, many burned or drowned, and officials race to identify the dead and save the wounded.
A verbatim 1876 letter from Cheyenne describes a soshebal fight between J. R. Edwards Utah and N. Nevadaian near an old building west of town. Edwards wins after rough, quick exchanges ending with a decisive knockdown and Edwards leaving the other man with a notable injury.
A miscellany column notes letters by Rutherford B Mayes, a Cheyenne doll baby sent wrapped in cédlico shirt labeled Juke MaGiltley, a New Year card from a Wisconsin girl, and a minister’s faith and preaching hope amid lighthearted observations.
A fragmented report shows Washin presenting to a house committee a request related to military duties and Congress legislation. It references Gordon Wade H and Frelin and notes a person named Pendir and a land or property matter, with mentions of recognition and propriety in an unclear context.
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