Imprisoned Martyrs and South Carolina Board Dispute
Secretary of State Hayne asserts the board of canvassers did not violate any court order and complied with the single directive to return vote totals from the July election. They contend they became functus officio after the next order to issue legislature certificates, and will not yield. Reportedly Judge Bond may grant a habeas corpus writ to release those arrested once requested.
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Hayne
South Carolina
Bond
U. S. Circuit Court
Louisiana to Decide the Contest
The N S Times from New Orleans reports anxious leaders from both parties urge the returning board to declare the election result. National committees’ members stay two weeks, delaying private affairs. Protracted sessions are planned next week with aims to finish by Friday or Saturday, while calm in the city seems surface level.
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N. S. Times
New Orléans
Returning Board
New Orleans
South Carolina Mandamus Fight Over Canvassers
A telegram reports continued argument on mandamus to force recanvass of presidential votes and to reject irregular polls. The scheme would place the court as board of canvassers to influence Hayes or Tilden results. The board claims it finished its work and will not obey new orders. Judge Willard notes jurisdiction doubts but no revisal court. Legislature meets Tuesday with sixty Republican House certificates and fifty five Democrats. nine seats vacant.
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South Carolina
Board of
Tilden
Hayes
Willard
Foote Attacks Potter on Presidential Election By The House
Ex United States Senator Foote ridicules Potter s view of the presidential question and asserts the constitution vests state chosen electors with final power. He condemns any court interference as unauthorized usurpation and insists only state tribunals decide elector votes.
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United States
Soote
Clarkson N. Potter
House of Representatives
Foote
Potter
Uncle Sam Supports Chamberlain as Governor in South Carolina
Washington issues orders from November 26 directing Gen Ruger or Col Black to back Governor D. H. Chamberlain in South Carolina against resistance to enforce Republican government. Instructions urge coordination with Chamberlain and disposition of troops to carry out the president’s plan until a new governor is lawfully inaugurated.
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Washington
Thomas H. Ruger
H. M. Black
J. D. Cameron
D. H. Chamberlain
South Carolina
United States
Chamberlain
U.S. Grant
Plains Arabs and Their Work As Troop Withdrawals Echo
As Kansas frontier troops pull back, Sioux Cheyennes and Arapahoe bands follow, threatening frontier settlements. Fort Riley’s evacuation leaves stores and garrison reduced to a lieutenant and two enlisted men. Diemer’s killing is blamed on a band from the Black Hills. Cattle raisers warn of winter trouble as Utes, Sioux, Cheyennes, and Arapahoes move southward and hunt buffalo along the Republican. Colorado cattlemen already take the field to aid in clearing the region.
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Kansas
Fort Riley
Republican River
Company C
Second Artillery
Washington
Diemer
Black Hills
Colorado
Crook's Campaign Reaches Cantonment Reno with 2200 Men
General Crook arrives at Cantonment Reno on the 18th with an integrated force of 11 cavalry companies and 11 infantry companies plus four artillery batteries. The expedition totals about 2,200 men, with Sioux, Arapahoe and Cheyenne scouts and additional Crow auxiliaries. They move to Goose Creek to scour the county, awaiting winter operations and marching under Col Mackenzie and Lt Col Dodge.
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Crook
Reno
Third Cavalry
Fourth Cavalry
Fifth Cavalry
Ninth Cavalry
Fourteenth Infantry
Twenty-third Infantry
Second Cavalry
Fourth Artillery
Goose Creek
Randall
Major Stanton
Mackenzie
Dodge
Powder River expedition advances with heavy supply trains
The force concentrates at multiple corrals with abundant wagons though transport is stretched by war. 150 head of beef cattle accompany the command for fresh meat as bacon proves unreliable. Medical staff, led by Assistant Surgeon Gibson, ensures hospital supplies and patient care. Major Stanton may head to Cheyenne, while Crook’s plan proceeds with expected strength and minimal disaster risk.
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J. R. Gibson
Wood
Pettis, Price
LeGarde
Crook
Stanton
Cheyenne
Yellowstone
Powder River
The Storm Drops Heavy Snow Across The Region
A Sunday storm blankets a wide area with heavy snow, reaching about a foot in local depth and similar depths along the railroad to Laramie City. Reports from Denver and Pueblo indicate comparable snowfall while winds remain light and rail service stayed on time.
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Here
Laramie City
Denver
Pueblo
Cloud Peak of the Big Horns A Rugged Summit
A describing account notes Cloud Peak as the highest Big Horn range summit with a jagged top and dramatic cliff faces. The northern knob is larger with a deep snow drift, while a near crater like summit hints at ancient volcanic action and molten rock formations shaping the rugged granite pinnacles.
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Cloud Peak
Big Horn Mountains
Omaha Herald Confesses Hayes Likely President
The Omaha Democracy organ concedes all three disputed states will vote for Hayes, signaling his likely victory. It warns against continued fraud and conspiracy talk, calling for an end to the incessant denunciations.
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Omaha
Hayes
Herald
Republican steadfastness in face of fraud claims
The piece argues Republicans will prevail in key states despite Democratic fraud, urging calm and stating Hayes will win the presidency if electors are counted. it asserts white and black voters resist agitation and that violence by Democrats proves futile, calling for a season of sense.
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Vermont
Massachusetts
Tilden
Mason and Dixon
Hayes
Horrific assault and murder in Ouachita parish election
Eyewitness testimony before a Louisiana returning board details a brutal attack on Henry Pinkston and his wife on November 4. White Democrats allegedly dragged Pinkston from his cabin, killed him after forcing a vote against Radical tickets, and slaughtered their infant, while Pinkston’s wife survived with severe injuries. Voters in the parish numbered 2,167 Republicans, only 781 voting.
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Louisiana Returning Board
Ben. James
Eaton Longwood
N. W. Burrell
Eliza Pinkston
Palmer
Ilinois
Sheridan
Gen. Palmer
Louisiana
Geo. B. Smith
Wisconsin
Pinkston
John Sherman
Gen. Garfield
Eugene Hale
Gen. White
Corlandt Parker
E. W. Stoughton
Kelley
Henry Pinkston
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Crook’s Last Fight Sparked Editorial Battle in Paper
Associated Press reports the New York Herald’s editorial re Cooks campaign against Sioux, praising General Crook's bravery while denouncing Herald critic Davenport and suggesting slurs against Crook will be exposed as mendacious.
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Associated Press
New York Herald
Powder River
Mackenzie
Herald
Crook
Davenport
Roach
The Corners Respond to Tilden Victory in 1876
A first person narrative from ConFEDRIT X ROADS recounts the excitement of Tilden's win and the political shock across The Corners. The piece details plans to claim losses from the federal conflict, names figures Bascom Gavitt, Capt. McPelter, Deekin Pogram, Issaker Gavitt, and Pollock, and notes a failed payoff after Louisiana and Florida elect Hayes by a single vote, leaving the town despondent.
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Wicis
Kentucky
Votin
Tilden
Reform
Strate
Louisvillle
New York
Connecticut
Secessionville
Bascom
Deekin Pogram
M’pelter Issaker Guyitt
Squire M’grath
Louisville
Linkin
Smithers
Washington
Johnson
Issaker Gavitt
John Morgan
Fedral
McPelter
Deckin Pogram
Capt. McPelter
Speks
Pollock
Louisiana
Florida
South Carolina
Hayes
Spekilater
Hegin
Unclear OCR Item Sparks Brief Legal Notice
Fragmentary text from a historic page mentions names and costs with garbled phrases. No clear event, date, or outcome is readable to describe a definitive news item or quotation.
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Uncle Sam
Big Horn Range
Southern
Democratic
Cenluries
Nasby
Lar
Whit Sa
Saul
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