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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1876
Page
10
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The article urges immediate action to guard Yellowstone National Park from destruction by tourists and mineral dealers. It cites widespread taking of hot spring and geyser fragments, including a wagon load of specimens, and calls for Interior Department protection April to November and permits issued by the Smithsonian secretary for scientific collection only.
A Cooper Union crowd of bankers merchants and other business men heard Evarts call for backing Hayes and Wheeler. John Jay opened the gathering praising financial national credit and warning that a solid southern presence in Congress is essential to protect public funds and national prosperity. The speech stressed economic stakes after the war and argued for Republican dictates on debt reduction and taxation to guard the nation against crisis.
The speech argues for restoring specie payments by 1879 and attacks the Democratic Party for protracting the Civil War and mismanaging national unity. It contrasts Tilden with Buchanan, cites 1860 events, and ends with Evarts praising the nation and urging support for Tilden in the upcoming election.
A column denounces Tilden for arguing that rebel soldiers are trespassers liable for damages. It mocks his view that conquered foes should pay losses at Washington, linking it to civil law and historic examples with sharp rhetoric about democracy and reform.
The Holly Springs Miss South of October 12 hints at an effective ten day pre election plan. It notes that adding a few carpetbaggers and colored voters' deaths in each precinct would amplify the impact of the campaign. Major W. M. Strickland is cited as having suggested the plan.
The proposal calls for organizing a hundred mounted men to canvass the council thoroughly for ten days preceding the election. They would visit every precinct with music and artillery and hold at least one meeting daily to arouse enthusiasm and prevent disorder.
The Northern papers fault young men for the South’s troubles, arguing older citizens lose control as Mary, Hampton, and Butler are described as newly grown. Southern papers urge youths to imitate their fathers in treason and to continue murder and intimidation at Republican meetings, and they do.
In a letter discussing othel claims the author states such claims are disowned by civilized nations public law and condemned by U S Supreme Court rulings. They only gain status through specific congressional legislation. The piece argues Congress would not veto them and notes they are the price of a solid South and of Tilden's election.
A Green Castle speech by D. W. Voorhees of Indiana condemns rebellion and urges concord among readers. A 1862 remark is quoted where he advocates forcing Union soldiers to wear an iron collar stamped with My dog A Lincoln, highlighting inflammatory wartime rhetoric.
The piece accuses Democrats of spreading the rumor that Grant will draft black men to fight Indians after the election. It claims only black Republicans would be accepted and suggests the tactic aims to frighten black voters into supporting Democrats. The author dismisses the ploy as a thin scare.
A leaked note about Samuel Tilden’s letter unsettles Reconstruction era factions. The writer questions its sincerity and potential impact on the Solid South and Northern votes. The piece hints at political maneuvering by party leaders and the odds of Tilden’s honesty amid Southern loyalties and New York concerns.
A Baltimore firm publishes a Confederate history of Andersonville arguing reform in Northern views. It claims the prison’s site choice, food access, and remote location aided hygiene yet allowed suffering and pestilence. Captain Wirz is said to be hung on biased testimony, with conspirators innocent.
A man hanged at Tanny-Fort near Bombay for a horrific murder whispered to the executioner in Gujarati, saying in under a minute he would know a great deal. The odd remark underscores the grim scene as the noose did its work.
A curious figure known as Jack the Grabber moors a boat near ships discharging cargo along wharves between Long Bridge and the Pacific Mail Company dock. His craft holds hooks and grapples designed to retrieve items from the bay bottom as coal and other bulk cargo move ashore.
In muddy waters Jack is described as the man to find a book. He searches the bottom with detective like care, examining the scene as though recovering stolen goods.
Nasby issues a final appeal to Democrats urging rally against hard and soft money, corrupt administration, and racial policies. He mocks officials and laments lost offices, urging one more push for victory and post offices.
The article reports Emperor William's stance that Germany would only act if its honor or interests demanded it, signaling reluctance to join against Turkey. It notes a speculative British neutrality theory tied to a hypothetical union of royal houses and a Baltic empire, aiming to deter conflict between Russia and Britain.
Henry Smith, traveling from California toward Arizona, wandered off main roads and endured ninety six hours without water. He survived by drinking his and his two burros’ urine for twelve hours, later cut his arm and drank blood, then severed his windpipe with a razor to breathe. He carried four Mexican dollars and five placer gold dust, two burros, saddle and blankets. pocket-book containing twenty dollars was lost. He claimed a sister in St Louis named Sarah, later divorced, living on Carondelet avenue near the Arsenal, and requested news of his death. A man named John accompanied him but refused to identify fully.
The Chicago and North Western Railway is hailed as the oldest and shortest path between Omaha and Chicago. The line has steel rails and updated track, with central Chicago depot and trains arriving ahead of rivals to secure Eastern connections.
Mr Cassem Hirche of San Luis Obispo, while returning home from prospecting through Arizona Sonora and New Mexico, arrived yesterday and told how Henry Smith perished on the Colorado Desert about sixty days ago. Hirche and another man found the dying man two hours before his last breath and heard his account, though it came in a fragmented, incoherent way.
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