Broad range news items from Cheyenne and beyond
Cheyenne reports three hundred Russian Mennonites leaving Berlin for the United States. James Patten is confirmed Indian Agent of Shoshone Agency Wyoming. Trade with Manitoba grows. Peru mourns Henry Meiggs. Texas notes Thomas J. Pigrim’s role in Texas Sunday schools. A new horse disease in Central Illinois raises concerns. Anodic notes on diverse topics from the Ancient Order to railroad losses. Pennsylvania vote results shown. various political moves and military department reorganization noted. An Atlantic Inter Ocean letter recounts Civil War memories and a harsh incident involving O H Jones. Disraeli remarks on British neutrality and Turkey’s role in global power politics.
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Berlin
United States
Tin Senate
James 8. Patten
Wyoming
Manitoba
Peru
Henry Meiggs
Texas
Thomas J. Pigrim
San Felipe
Austin County
Illinois
the Sons and Daughters of Moses
Washington Colored Society
Bernard Slama
Long Island
Clark W. Upton
Great Western Insurance Company
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Sterret
Supreme Judge
Trunkey
Bartley
Greenback
Winton
Prohibition
Tunkey
Butlen
House
Smalls
Ihouse
South Carolina
Washington
Judiciary Committee
Atlantic
New England
New York
West Point
O. H. Jones
Adams
Jones
Hayes
Earl of Baconsfield
Disraeli
Great Britain
Russi
Turkey
India
Our White Elephant City Government Proposal to Abolish
A Cheyenne editorial argues to abolish the city government as a costly "white elephant" and shows how re adopting the Town Incorporation Act of 1871 could preserve order and fire protection while enabling waterworks and gas works under a county system. It outlines sections on governance, judiciary, fines, and officer duties, proposing a fiscally lean framework.
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Cheyenne
Hiw
Tire Department
Soldiers' Votes in Territories Questioned
A reader asks if soldiers may vote in a U S Territory. The reply cites U S Revised Statutes Page 330 Sec 1860 forbidding any officer soldier seaman or other in the army or navy from voting in a territory by reason of service unless the territory has been his permanent domicile for six months.
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United States
A. Lugislaton
Army
Cheyenne Tax Payer Urges Charter Change to Curb City Spending
A Cheyenne reader calls for abolishing the city government or, failing that, drastically curbing expenditures. He proposes an amendment to limit any single object to two thousand dollars unless two thirds of taxpayers approve a larger sum at a special election, to halt waste and save money for the city known as the Magic City.
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Cheyenne
The
Leader
Pro-Rating Explained by Denver Times Analysis
The Denver Times explains that a pro-rate plan for Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific would not save the Denver Pacific nor aid the Kansas Pacific. It argues a uniform per mile charge would divert through travel to Omaha, increasing costs for Kansas Pacific and Denver routes and reducing overall traffic.
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Congress
Chaffee
Union Pacific
Kansas
Denver Pacific
Denver Times
Kansas Pacific
Pacific
Ogden
Chicago
Union
Denver
Cheyenne
Omaha
K.P
U.P
St. Louis
Cheyenme
Mo. Vit
Kearney
St. Joe
Kansas City
New Great Seal Engraved For State Department
Julius Baumgarten, an engraver from this city, completed a new great seal for the State Department at Washington. The seal replaces the old one, dating from the nation's foundation, and is the only seal made for the department since then. It is 24 inches in diameter, an inch thick, and features a smooth surface with the eagle and the motto Pluribus Unum. It will soon be taken to Washington to be attached to the existing machinery.
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Julius Baumgarten
United States
State Department
Washington
Philadelphia Ledger
A Mule Die Story From the Virginia Chronicle
An old teamster recollects a tale from 1850 involving a four hundred dollar mule and a runaway apple supply. He describes bulk apples, the pot, and a dramatic mule death blamed on overcooked fruit, with a reward and later hangings for suspecting thieves.
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Gumbert & Webber
Mr. Daniels
Yuba
Santa Clara
Sacramento Union
Virginia
Nev
Chronicle
Public Sale Farce At Kansas City Fair
The National Live Stock Journal reports a joke in Kansas City where Goldsmith Maid, the famed trotting mare, was put up for sale at auction with no guarantees beyond title. Only a few insiders knew her value. bidding stopped at thirty dollars and she was bid in and returned to a caretaker, provoking laughter among the conspirators.
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National Live Stock Journal
Kansas City
Springfield
Charley
Utah Deseret Statehood Bill Aims For Equal Union Admission
Delegate Cannon introduces a bill to admit Utah Territory as a state named Deseret with a republican constitution. It bans slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime, ensures religious liberty, and guarantees civil rights without race or color distinctions except for Indians not taxed. The constitution would require U S consent and popular ratification for its irrevocable ordinance.
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Cannon
Utah
Deseret
United States
Ilis
Ex Senator Morton a Tender Husband and Father
A funeral eulogy reveals Oliver I. Morton as more than a governor. The speaker portrays a conspicuous tenderness in family life, praising his constant affection for wife and children and noting his wife’s devotion during his illness. The account emphasizes private love, loyalty, and a gentler side beneath public power.
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Morton
Bayliss
Oliver I
David
Jonathan
Senate
Free Press Question on Silver Dollar Value and Debt Payments
The Detroit Free Press asks who would guarantee the silver dollar of 4124 grains remains usable for debt payments as prices begin to fluctuate. The inquiry frames currency value against a gold standard and potential volatility in coin worth.
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The
Detroit Free Press
Proclamation for Thanksgiving by Governor Thayer
John M. Thayer governor proclaims November 29 1877 a day of Thanksgiving in Wyoming Territory. He urges public worship and home prayer across Cheyenne and reads in the governor’s hand with the Great Seal affixed. Signed November 16 1877.
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John M. Thayer
Wyoming
Cheyenne
United States
Joan M. Thayex
Cattle Seized for Violation of Freight Rest Law
Six car loads of cattle were seized on the Chicago and Alton line about 150 miles from Chicago for violating the federal law requiring rest feed and water after 28 hours in transit. Officers notified the shipper who failed to remove the cattle and the seizure followed, with penalties of four to five thousand dollars hinted for forgetfulness.
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Surpress
Chicago and Alton Road
Chicago
United States
Pro rata case argued in Omaha circuit court
The pro rata case brought by the Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific Railroads against the Union Pacific was argued in the United States Circuit Court at Omaha. Judge poppleton and Rogers and Wright represented the Union Pacific, while Usher Holmes and Woolworth represented the Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific.
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Kansas Pacific
Denver Pacific
Union Pacific
United States
Omaha
A. J. Poppleton
That City
Messrs. Rogers and Wright
Iowa
Usher
Lawrence
Kansas
Holmes
New York
J. M. Woolworth
Secrets poised for December vote on new constitution
Tax indications suggest Secrets will be unsure on the December 5 constitutional question. That day also sees legislative elections to choose the United States Senator to succeed Senator Gordon, with differing opinions on that result.
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United States
Gordon
Bonapartists and Clericals Control President MacMahon
The text claims President MacMahon is dominated by Bonapartists and Clericals. It argues they feared Germany and Italy, and that his resignation would have doomed their grip on governance in France, prompting them to avoid force to prevent upheaval.
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Macmahon
France
Germany
Italy
Cabinet session reviews department matters for presidential message
The cabinet meeting focused on issues under department heads, from which the president will select topics for inclusion in his forthcoming message to the regular session.
Utah Divorce Case Shift Proposed to Federal Court
Senator Dawes introduces a bill to move all divorce business in Utah from Territorial courts to the United States District Court prompting congressional review.
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Utah
Congress
Dawes
United States District Court
Garfield Delivers Noted Finance Speech in Congress
Garfield's Monday address is hailed as the best ever on finance in the American congress. The speech is praised for its engaging style clear thoughts and strong logical conclusion.
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Garfield
American Congress
Silver bill unlikely this session stalls in committee
In Washington the silver bill is believed unlikely to be disposed this session as committees struggle to reach quorum and discuss it.
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Washington
Corron Reports 4 Percent Drop in Agriculture Output
Department of Agriculture returns show a four percent decline in total production from last year despite favorable picking conditions.
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Department of Agriculture
Paris Correspondent Foresees Impending Civil War
A Paris informant asserts that civil war will begin within weeks or days, expressing a stark early warning of imminent internal conflict and political upheaval.
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Paris
Montenegrin assault damages Antevari fort defenses
The Montenegrins have overrun all defenses of Antevari except the main fort which is damaged by bombardment. The Tax Senate Finance committee debated the silver bill for two hours yesterday without reaching a result.
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Antevari
Senate Finance Committee
Sunnavor Davis Delivers Tepid Treasury Discrepancy Speech
Sunnavor Davis gave a long speech on treasury discrepancies but drew little attention or interest from the audience. The remarks focused on accounting gaps and policy questions without yielding visible impact or reaction.
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Sunnavor Davis
Treasury
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