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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1876
Page
10
Local advertisement rates listed for Daily Leader and Weekly Leader with per line and insertion details. Includes a dated note Cheyenne January 1 1876 signed H Glafcke proprietor.
The ticket lists N J Cobrian as Shevitt. Geo B Stimpson for Clerk and Recorder. K E P Johnson for Attorney. O B Sharpless for Probate Judge and Treasurer. A I Swan D K Smith I Nagle for Commissioners. Rev C M Sanders for Schools. Geo R Thomas for Assessor. Hor Cor for Surveyor. A E Hawes as Coroner. John Slaughter and Thos M Fisher as Justices of the Peace. R H W Kipp as Constable. T C Dickson as Low Justice of the Peace at Fox. A Martin as Constable. I Battle Yun for Justice at Fort Laramie. A W Means for Constable. Election Tuesday Nov 7 1876.
Wyoming Republicans adopt the national Republican platform, urge election of convention nominees, support home rule in territories, oppose Chinese immigration for labor, condemn current Indian policy, and commend Grant era actions against Sioux. The text emphasizes territorial governance, labor impact, and federal policy shifts.
Crook and officers pledge government duty to open public domain to settlers and protect them from Indian depredations. They demand compensation for improvements on Shoshone reservation lands and funding to survey lands for occupation, plus a wagon road from Union Pacific to the Yellowstone area as military posts and settlements extend in Wind River country.
The Republican party of Laramie County in convention endorses W. W. Corlett as the best available Delegate candidate, commends his integrity and ability, and urges economy in county government. It calls on the County Commissioners to locate and open direct wagon roads from Cheyenne to Custer City and Deadwood, pledging support for practical action.
The item collection notes a cable for the Brooklyn Bridge landing at New York, a Paris definition of a friend, Bonaparte’s remark on strength and weakness, rising California school absences prompting calls for compulsory education, humorous misreadings of performances in Ireland, and a Chinese admiralty roster. It also mentions licensing funds for Philadelphia hospitals, stolen horse-car tickets, Japan’s 12-ship fleet, naval training at Yeddo, and small-town curiosities including a 500-year-old compass claim and a Paris cobbler who inherited land and refused to sell.
The article recounts a Paris exhibit feature nicknamed the smallest house in Paris with an inscription about the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. It also narrates a Montana squatter who refused to move a frame shanty, was uprooted and floated downriver on a raft, ending with a curt note that full remarks won’t be printed in this paper.
In a Scientific American feature the author describes a tube formed from stiff paper held to the right eye while the left eye views through a second paper aperture. The viewer sees a floating second hole within the first, a true optical illusion produced by binocular vision.
A Democratic mass meeting in Edgefield District District of Columbia last Thursday led to injuries among attendees. Police report two individuals wounded with non fatal injuries. Authorities say the incident stemmed from verbal clashes escalating to violence, with no further details released.
Col Mosby writes to New York Democrats denying a circulating tale that 27 of his guerrillas work in Washington departments and nine in the navy yard including his brother. He also states he received no benefit from Grant's administration.
A Senate Journal entry reports a clash over 22nd joint rule claims by leading Democratic papers on counting electoral votes. It notes the House sent a resolution to suspend joint rules, Edmunds urged returning the measure, and the Senate asserts no joint rules are currently in force for the present session.
European notes from the Berlin and Paris correspondents indicate Austria reserves rights in Turkey while pledging neutrality if Russia invades. Reports claim a three power accord among Russia Germany Austria, with England and France expected to stay neutral as the cabinet met to discuss the critical European state after twelve months of negotiations.
The London Times reports that war between Russia and Turkey appears inevitable yet ministers will not rush action. Acknowledging major resolutions are to be avoided, it notes no ultimatum or contingency declaration will be made and parliament will not open in autumn. The cabinet is seen as taking no decisive step to reassure fears of British participation.
Colonel Young at Hillsborough responds to a former State attorney general, criticizing the Democrats for entering peace with bloodshed and for supporting the so called great writ of right. He accuses the party of favoring the rich over the poor and denounces the era as Democratic reform and solid South rule.
The piece notes shifts in congressional seats in Indiana and Ohio, with Democrats losing in several districts and Republicans gaining larger majorities. It highlights defeated incumbents Holman Landers and Williams, and gains for Sunter Cason Baker and Robinson, framing the Confeder ate Congress investigations as a factor in public sentiment.
A Scotch terrier in a city home shows a taste for music. The dog imitates notes on the piano and sings along, improving in confidence until it performs before the entire family. The owner hopes further training might enable talking, seen as a living proof of evolution.
The dispatch reports clear gains for Republicans across Ohio and Indiana, with Nolman the Democratic captain captured and Democrats shattered. It predicts a hard November struggle, urging vigorous policy and unity to secure victory while noting growing public sentiment in Vermont, Maine, Colorado, and Ohio.
The text questions whether the united rebel element and northern ignorance can prevail at the ballot box. It asserts that this combination will be defeated in November and that the party relying on corrupt influence will be repudiated by the people.
Senator Blaine addressed audiences in New York State this afternoon and evening as part of a prolonged campaign push. In Buffalo last Thursday at least 30,000 people lined a procession to honor the popular leader and show support ahead of the election.
Dispatches from South Carolina report Butler Rifle Club members planned to kill Gov. Chamberlain at Edgefield Court House. They boarded trains at multiple stations shouting orders while Republicans were guarded by U.S. troops. the meeting was disrupted by the rifle clubs’ din.
The President and Cabinet, after final action, instructed prompt compliance with Gov Til den's request to deliver Tweed to the New York sheriff upon arrival aboard the steamer Franklin. No unofficial communications with the vessel are to occur until Tweed is surrendered to Sheriff Conner, with the Navy issuing orders to enforce this.
The analysis tracks Senate party strength in March next, naming Democrats and Republicans by states and independents. It concludes the Senate will remain Republican for the 1876–79 term, with Democrats unable to gain control in the first half of the presidential term, and notes relief in preventing a clean sweep by the Democrats.
A Brunswick Georgia letter claims nine tenths of white residents have had yellow fever. A New England newspaper mocks a coastal fog bell. The Boston Pilot urges Southern and Western expansion over New England farms. The cubic air law in San Francisco draws evasion by crowded Chinese. A Boston preacher compares Mrs Woodhull to two Victorias, top and bottom. Texas cattle drive sends 30 000 head with 700 drivers to Kansas. The Worcester Press notes the independent voter is as seen as the sea serpent in Massachusetts politics. A woman sadly kisses her first husband’s photo at home.
A Dublin Nation editorial note on the Hell Gate explosion mocks mistaken geography, then cites various humorous and curious quotes. It references travelers misidentifying Staten Island, a Kansas orator’s remarks on Europe and America, and a Colorado-like tale of Edelweiss lore, ending with Etienne Gaurdinot’s long life tale and battlefield memories.
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