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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1876
Page
2
On March eleventh the Leaper backed Blaine for President and Hayes for Vice President as Republicans. One of these men will be formally nominated in Cincinnati next week. Mark the prediction.
Washington dispatch reports Democrats push Blaine’s nomination while opposing rivals Bristow Conkling Morton gain limited traction. Tarbox is ridiculed after questioning Blaine. Cincinnati shows Bristow support. Hayes weak. Ohio may yield 16 to 20 Blaine votes.
The passage questions Ben Butler's actions against Mr Blaine and warns against impeaching an honorable man by stealing private letters. It suggests a persecution theme and potential political backlash in Cincinnati.
A Kentucky paper notes heroic farmer efforts against persistent pests as tobacco crops suffer severe damage. Second and third sowings are often destroyed, leaving hopes for only a half crop and unprecedented gloom among growers.
A miniature Niagara Falls at the Centen nial Exhibition features a ground sunk tank 160 by 80 feet filled with water. A 40 foot high platform over the lake plus iron pipes conducts water, producing a 40 foot wide sheet pouring at 18 000 gallons per minute. Steam pumps drive water through pipes to heighten the display.
The passage describes positioning structures high above to direct rushing streams horizontally and measure the compete pumps by the length of parabolic currents entering the stirred water below.
The passage lists three groups against James G. Blaine: confederates angered by his nullification of their congressional majority, and the Republican bloc backing his presidential bid. Roscoe Conkling and Ben Butler allied foes. plus restless Bristow supporters using him as a stalking horse. It warns Bristow’s backers must not rely on these critics to win at Cincinnati.
The Philadelphia Times reports Baron Geyza Von Somoskeoy, also calling himself Count Geyza, traveled to Philadelphia as an Austrian commissioner and hosted by elites, but is described as a cheap fraud and confidence man. Extradition papers failed. he later appeared in New Orleans as Senor Cariostos Pietro, with prior sightings in Vesy.
A retro column surveys quirky sayings about romance and gender roles. It notes a drowning romance tragedy, a self styled gamekeeper comment, and a comic tale where a proposal led to jealousy and a tin dipper altercation. A color worker weighs in on Eve and labor. A Paris vogue forecast predicts knee breeches and long skirts. A joke imagines a dual voiced wife and a Chinaman marriage.
A hospitable lady hosted a party for her young friends. She vetoed round dances but allowed couples to sit on the sofa and kiss, noting the alternative would be as enjoyable. The guests seemingly preferred the improvised activity and the girls eagerly await another party.
A fragmentary report questions the idea of a boy being transparent due to a pane in his stomach. A foreigner claims the world’s largest family lives in Philadelphia named Roomatolet, Sultan Abdul Aziz. The tale recounts rosy life fading in a seraglio setting as a sick man fatally cuts a vein with scissors.
The Times Washington correspondent says Blaine’s defense produced a complete overwhelming rout for the party as he returned to his seat. A hundred arms reached out in hearty recognition of his magnificent triumph.
The New York Witness prints a reader letter asking how Mr Bristow stands on Prohibition. It labels him a Prohibitionist Republican and mocks a future caller asking for details about a bald headed grasshopper.
The prospect now is that leading Confederates in the House cannot block the appropriation bills. It now appears enough patriotic Democrats in the Senate and House will cooperate with Republicans to perfect and pass these necessary measures.
The Kentucky politician and Confederate Judici ary Committee chair likens his picks for the Blaine case to Washington and Brown while denying prevarication. He calls the two rebels on the sub committee the peers in every sense, and in honor their superiors from a Confederate view.
An 1890s reflection notes the passing of A T Stewart on April 10 and observes life continuing as bay horses pull a carriage past the marble store on Broadway into Chambers Street. The line ends with the remark another man on the box embodies progress.
A Chicago Journal editorial rejects attacks on James G Blaine and rebuts accusations tied to the Republican nomination. It defends Blaine as a reformer who sparked the Credit Mobilier probe and argues for fair chance for all honest candidates, including Bristow, without aiding plots to ruin reputations.
A covered wagon with the inscription Bound for the West passed through the city bound for Oregon. The driver, from Texas with twenty years there, could not recall his county. a large dog under the wagon identified him. The piece contemplates departure, parting, and hopeful journeys westward.
The rollicking bride-snatcher of the Dismal Swamp gave a North Carolina address praising the South while denouncing Yankees. He spoke to his constituency promising duplicity to win a nomination and secure national control. He warned the South would rule the government for years to come.
A prominent signal service official is shown in a romantic tale about an engagement. The pair quarrel over weather duties and duties to country, ending with her lecturing on women’s rights. The piece notes a Sunday night shift predicting Monday weather and reports a hog disease outbreak in Canada.
Daily Leader reports Gen Sheridan heads toward Red Cloud agency with three staff officers to oversee rapid measures against Sioux. Government may shift Indian forces to Indian Territory or Missouri River and concentrate troops at Camp Robinson to back a decisive resolution of frontier conflicts.
A busy day of animal runaway incidents unfolds with two separate episodes. In the forenoon at the alley behind the First National Bank the lead horses bolt, a mule falls, pedestrians narrowly avoid harm, and the group halts near 16th and Hill with minimal damage. In the afternoon on 17th Street L. Kabis’ team bolts toward the lake, again causing no injuries or damage.
The city bustled with freight movements to the Black Hills as 16th and 17th streets saw heavy loading. Thirteen 4-mule teams carried grain flour and vegetables, plus 23 wagons of groceries to almost 100000 pounds. A 25-man train included a stock of drugs for Hurlbut Bros Deadwood branch, Henry Hurlbut to Fort Laramie Monday.
A Union Pacific eastbound train near Hazard station sees a horse gallop away with a halter rope tangled around a boy’s body. The horse pulls the boy along the prairie with the rider left behind, three plunges lifting him five to six feet into the air. As the train passes, witnesses report uncertainty on the boy’s fate.
Capt James Hgan of the 2nd Cavalry led his company from Fort Laramie on Sunday to intercept Indians who raided Kelley’s ranch on Chugwater last Saturday. The 5th Cavalry under Lieut Keyes arrived and more units are expected. Sheridan to arrive today and proceed north. Merritt remains in the city and Grimes will join the 5th Cavalry northbound. Private John Schmidt of the 9th Infantry receives a four month furlough starting July 1 1876. A general court martial is set at Camp Douglas Utah Territory on June 15 1876 or as soon as practicable.
Court convened at 9 a m and disposed of multiple matters. United States vs James Cannon and Jules Seminoe for grand larceny. many indictments continued on motion. Territory vs John Marr defendant discharged. Halley new trial motion overruled. several trials set or dismissed. Wilson vs Hillman verdict for plaintiff and damages. various continued, discharged, or defaulted cases noted.
McMillan of the Inter Ocean notes many camp followers with the Big Horn expedition and few incidents. A 15 or 16 year old visitor presented as a feminine lad, wearing soldier citizen clothes, received supper and a promise of escort to the expedition’s end. The youth failed to return as promised, epitomizing life in the west.
Of the remainder of the cases on the docket thirty four were set for trial by jury and trial by jury waived in twenty four cases. This makes fifty eight cases yet to be tried, and as new cases are still being brought in, we may safely add a dozen more to the number, so that the present term of court will probably not adjourn for at least four weeks, with a strong probability of its being in session still longer than that.
The season's opening herd of beef cattle arrived in Ogalalla Nebraska from Texas. The cattle are destined for the Indian contractor Powers and will be driven to the Red Cloud agency promptly.
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