Lincoln murdered by Grant claim shocks readers
An Alpine sheet cites a sensational line from Geneva papers, alleging President Lincoln was murdered by General Grant. The Omaha Herald, edited by Dr. Miller and aligned with Tilden, quips that the Democratic party could sweep in 1880 if a candidate has a surplus million of money, presenting a mock platform.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Lincoln
General Grant
Omaha Herald
Miller
Tilden
Democratic Party
Cabinet of President Hayes Provokes High Praise
The cabinet is praised as composed of nationally reputable gentlemen. Evarts, Sherman, and McCrary are named to represent Seward, Chase, and Stanton. If the former guided the nation through war, the latter are credited with wisdom to secure lasting peace.
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Hayes
Seward
Chase and
Stanton
Evarts
Sherman
McCrary
Democratic column rises in Senate for seventeen years
The Democratic column has not stood so high in the United States Senate for seventeen years as it stands today. It casts thirty-four votes against thirty nine Republicans, requiring only a change of three from the latter to destroy its political majority. If two Senators from Louisiana and one from South Carolina are secured to the Democrats, the Republicans will have but two majority in that body.
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United States Senate
Louisiana
South Carolina
Duel on horseback in Louisisiana ends with fatal injuries
A recent horseback duel in Louisiana between Len Butcher and John Henry ended violently. Henry was killed during the exchange after Butcher fired first, and Butcher died the following day from wounds inflicted in the fight over Mrs. Butcher's alleged preference for Henry.
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Louisiana
Len Butcher
John Henry
Sire
Henry
Cronin-Oregon affair sparks republican backlash and tainted legacy
The piece notes widespread embarrassment over the Cronin-Oregon episode and its disputed paternity. It cites the New York Herald distancing Tilden from involvement, while Tilden dismisses it as a joke and questions the party line on challenging electoral returns. The dialogue hints at pressure over seating a president on disputed grounds.
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Cronin-Oregon
New York Herald
Tilden
Cronin
United States
Cattle Losses Vary by Location in Platte Valley Winters
The Greeley Tribune reports heavy cattle losses in winter for cows confined to the Platte Valley while herds on bluffs and sand hills suffer less though many are thin. If spring storms are mild, the cattle industry may incur only small losses. Grass is starting finely on the hills, notably tall sand grass. Trost is fully plowed, soil moisture runs a foot deep, and plowing proceeds easily.
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Greeley
Colo
Platte Valley
Prisoners Arrive in Omaha From Red Cloud Agency
Lieut Carpenter of the Ninth Infantry with a sergeant and three new men brought seven prisoners to Omaha on Wednesday afternoon from Red Cloud agency via Sidney. The group includes four men under arrest for whisky selling on an Indian reservation and horse stealing cases, plus Private Miller L of the Third Cavalry implicated in a killing at Red Cloud. The prisoners were turned over to U S marshal and will face federal or state handling. Miller to state authorities.
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Carpenter
Co. G
Ninth Infantry
Red Cloud
Sidney
Yoman
Lisco
Underwood
Brooks
Pargood
Gifford
Miller
Third Cavalry
Edwards
Omaha
Crook
The Progress of Eleven Years in the West
A retrospective on western growth over eleven years noting Nebraska’s population rise to 300,000 and Utah Wyoming Montana and Colorado also expanding. The Rise of the Union Pacific as the main engine of development is highlighted, with mention of prosperous men whose fortunes grew with the railroad’s expansion.
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Nebraska
Union
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Union Pacific Enterprise
The Big Horn Goldfields Exploration Dream
The Big Horn mountain country has long sparked speculation and legend as a center of Indian country and a potential gold bonanza. After the Sioux treaty opens Wyoming Territory to civilization, bold prospectors will push through the mountains to uncover rich metals amid dangers from hostile terrain and Indigenous claims, with Father DeSmet’s vanished promise fueling renewed search.
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Big Horn
Big Horn Mountain
Father DeSmet
Black Hills
Wyoming Territory
Omaha Herald
Painless Death by Electricity Described at Royal Institution
In a holiday lecture at the Royal Institution Professor Tyndall spoke on painless death by electricity. He cited Franklin and Priestly experiences with Leyden jars and noted his own shock at the theatre. He argued that electrical concussion reaches life’s center without signaling pain and compared to a rifle ball.
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Royal Institution
Professor Tyndall
Franklin
Tyndall
Forwarding House for Cheyenne Aimed at 50 000 Cash
Cheyenne seeks a forwarding house run by experienced, fair operators. Proposal calls for 50 000 cash capital and equal credit to secure low freight rates. Denver and Pueblo traders show interest in relocating to Cheyenne to haul freight to Deadwood, with promised favorable railroad concessions. Cheyenne’s merchants urged to act now to capture regional traffic and profits.
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Cheyenne
Union
Kansas Pacific
Deadwood
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
Pueblo
Black Hills
Indian ring may be considered broken ring
A cryptic note suggests the Indian ring could be treated as broken. The mention of corrupt agents being removed from their posts references a reformist stance linked to a figure described as Carl Schurz and his boot toe.
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Carl Schurz
New York Letter on Hayes and Crime in 1877
The writer notes Cabinet harmony in New York under Hayes and predicts a unification of factions. He praises Hayes as strong and reform-minded, warns against underestimating him, and suggests he will confront trading politicians. Also covered are a fireproof building failure, Joe Coburn’s ten-year Sing Sing sentence, Joe Gross’s Kentucky transfer, and a hopeful turn in business with merchants thriving.
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New York
Hayes
Bond Street
Waltham Watch Co
Joe Coburn
Cabinet picks show whig lineage amid recent turmoil
The passage notes that nearly all Hayes appointees share whig ancestry. Evarts Sherman Mya Devens Key Thompson McCrary Schurz are cited as whigs or likely so, though Schurz arrived after Van Buren's 1848 free soil upheaval that fractured the party.
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Hayes
Evarts
Sherman
Mya
Devens
Mr. Key
Mr. Thompson
Mr. McCrary
Mr. Schurz
Martin van Buren
Whig Party
Blue Glass Notes and Oddities from Danbury News
A humorous, miscellaneous column describing blue glass items and usages in New York and New Jersey. It covers blue glass slippers cure coins, pills for chapped hands, neckties, coffins, onions, and chromes, with absurd anecdotes about blue glass products and peculiar effects. The piece riffs on fashion, superstition, and public curiosities with playful untilted barbs.
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Danbury News
New York
Cinderella
Gen. Pleasanton
Long Island
New Jersey
San Francisco
Newark
Schenectady
Tilden
Hugged by a Grizzly in Deep Canyon Near Lassen
Walpole of Lassen county faced a 11 foot grizzly while crossing a canyon with rifle knife and deer. He wounded the bear with a rifle butt and knife then collapsed as the animal mauled him. A passerby found the bear dead nearby, Walpole bruised but not seriously hurt, vowing to be wiser if not better.
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Downieville
Cal
Walpole
Lassen County
Tie
Mgr
Salt Lake Laconics and Utah Southern Extension
Ogden is confident iron works will start within two months. The survey for Utah Southern extension is not finished. Zion will see several substantial residences and business houses built this spring. Polygamists condemn Hayes election and vow a hard wipe if he enforces his letter of acceptance. About 100 enslaved serfs work at the Temple. freemen could complete it in twelve months and then build a tomb for Brigand Justice. Clifford could not attend Hayes inauguration but previously rode with Brigham Young in Salt Lake City amid controversy over Brigham Young and concubines.
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Salt Lake
Ogden
Utah Southern
Zion
Hayes
Brig
Clifford
Brigham Young
Arkansas
Rumor of Mormon Colonies Extending toward Sonora
The report suggests Brigham Young Jr may plant 500 Mormons in Sonora. A spring Arizona reconnaissance by Mormon agents aimed at permanent settlements, with families from Utah already in the territory, creating a chain of villages from Bear River southwest toward Arizona. Leaders foresee Utah’s resources cannot sustain the population, seeking more room in the south with climate, soil, water, and timber advantages.
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Brigham Young, Jr
Sonora
Arizona
Utah
Bear River
Salt Lake
Spotted Tail rated key Sioux leader for civilizing mission
Spotted Tail, a powerful Sioux chief trusted by both whites and Indians, leads a band of about seven thousand and pushes for modernization. He wants saw mills, plows, horses, and schools to civilize his people and may join Crook against Crazy Horse if opposition persists.
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Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Crook
Crazy Horse
The Ten Hour Men and Government Claims
The article reports petitions by government workers at the Platte department for extra pay beyond eight hours. It notes a Supreme Court decision saying eight hours is not a fixed contract and that Congress may allow longer days with varying pay. The House Claims Committee will take no further action, leaving petitioners without relief.
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Department of the Platte
Cheyenine Q. M. Depot
House Committee On Claims
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Act of Congress
United States
Misplaced Infant Mystery Stuns Returnee
Mr. Ferguson, absent about two years, returns to a three month old baby in the house. He asks Nancy how this happened. Nancy replies with calm joy, "Blue glass," and the room falls into a silence so deep you could hear a pin drop.
Lost love and the one that got away refrain
A humorous lament about loving someone who is unattainable. The speaker recalls a satirical catalog of her attributes, noting her weight shoes eye color and waistline then jars of constraint with the line she is engaged. The fragment hints at yearning and ironic resignation.
Give Him a Lift and Not Mere Prayer
A terse call for practical aid over spoken piety. The piece urges immediate help for the needy, arguing that deeds speak louder than words and that true Christian virtue is shown by giving a lift to those down. It frames aid as essential, not optional, amid abundant religious rhetoric.
Hayes Jests With Miss Cozzens On White House Visit
President Hayes talked with Miss Phoebe Cozzens of St Louis during a White House call. Cozzens, a law student who defies gender norms by entering the professions usually held by men, joked about Grant naming her Chief Justice. Hayes replied he would have kissed something besides the book if that had happened.
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President Hayes
Phoebe Cozzens
St. Louis
White House
Miss Cozzens
Gen. Grant
Hayes
Running After Your Hat
A humorous reflection on chasing a hat, noting the rare moments of distress and the lack of charitable sympathy. It advises a balanced approach, avoiding rushing or lingering, to gradually approach the hat and then seize it firmly with a quick dive, treating the gag as a shared joke.
Desert ships revisit trails for Arizona mining drive
The San Francisco Call notes camels were imported for desert freight but faced obstacles from frightened horses and desert pebbles, becoming little used. A drove of forty two dromedaries recently toured San Bernardino bound for Arizona to haul machinery and provisions for miners, an enterprise run by Frenchmen betting on success for isolated districts.
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San Francisco
San Bernardino
Arizona
Robbers Steal Coat on Route to Golden City
Sheriff in Sidney Nebraska pursued a gang of thieves, while one robber stole Mr. H. P. Bickford of Golden City Black Hills a valuable overcoat at breakfast. Bickford, a quartz miner with Morton Vance Hoover & Co, was en route to his Palmer’s Gulch mining property with a stamp mill and workers. He seeks to recover his coat and reach Cheyenne, hoping to stay alive on the dangerous Cheyenne route.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Yuest
Cheyenne
H. P. Bickford
Golden City
Black Hills
Morton, Vance, Hoover & Co
Palmer
Guied
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