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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1876
Page
4
At this season the paper notes Russia and others may act toward Turkey by Thanksgiving. The humorous line suggests Turkey will be knocked into pie. It reflects on John S. Cleveland leaving no property after years of hard work as a journalist and praises rising young editors.
The Democratic candidate Colquitt is said to hold a 75,000 vote majority, claimed as the largest ever for a Georgia governor race. The Albany Times, Democratic, counters that in November 1861 the Georgia vote was unanimously for Jefferson Davis.
John Morrisey breaks with the anti Tammany faction and aligns with John Kelley. At the St. Louis convention the rival Johns clashed over Tilden and Reform. The move signals the strength of anti Tilden sentiment within the party and suggests Morrisey is losing ground at home.
Electors meet on the first Wednesday of December to vote by ballot for president and vice president and transmit votes to the Senate president. Congress counts the electoral vote in a joint session on the second Wednesday in February, with the House and Senate in the Hall of the House at 1 m. The president of the Senate presides. No vote counted if objected to. If disagreement, the Senate retires to deliberate on admit or reject any state vote. If they reassemble and agree, the vote is counted. if divided, it is not.
A Philadelphia Bulletin recounts two competing stage lines in Utah Territory, Smith and Johnson. Johnson outbids by distributing premiums and securing Brigham Young's dispensation to marry riders, forming a vast network. Smith collapses, sells out, and Johnson accumulates wives and partners while debts mount.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs received a transcription from Indian Agent Thomas J. Mitchell at Fort Peck Montana recounting Little Buck Elk’s participation in the Custer fight. He claimed eleven tribes joined, comrades killed while trying to escape, and theft of watches and money from dead soldiers. Little Buck Elk offered to surrender Lieut Crittenden's watch. Mitchell notes traders from the Burning Grounds aided the Indians and doubts trade prohibition could stop hostility, driving tribes to agencies before winter.
The piece argues Corlett will not spend for his campaign and can rely on supporters and speakers, contrasting him with Steele who is tied to political paymasters. It condemns the practice of paying for office, calls for reform, and urges Wyoming voters to elect Corlett to Congress to end such corruption.
Advices from Bismarck report a party of hostiles attacked Colonel Otis command guarding supply transport from Glendive to Tongue River, driving back the train and capturing sixty mules. 500 to 800 Indians harass troops near Glendive as reinforcements are sent from Fort Buford. General Sturgis and General Terry move toward the Missouri, with scouts and infantry in pursuit, possibly a blind maneuver.
A New York Times writer notes the Black Hills offer rich gold prospects but suffer from scarce water. Ditches and reservoirs will be built over years to store summer waters, while mining remains seasonal. Deadwood hosts the Hildebrand claim, daily netting about $800 with $100 in costs, as winter halts placer work but quartz mining continues. The region also supports agriculture, enabling farming and mining to co exist with timber as a valuable export.
The Black Hills, long a land of romance to eastern readers, are described as familiar as travelers march a hundred miles on a toll road. Fences, rough bridges, ranches, and small settlements with high sounding names dot the route, creating a sense of adventure and homely progress.
Col C V Gardner retires as editor of the Deadwood Pioneer. A hospital fund benefit netted 73.30 at Langrishe's theatre. Council appoints Dr Babcock health officer through Dec 1 1876. Alpha mine sold for 50,000 to M E Pinney of Nebraska City. Deep claims stay active with drifting through winter. Hidden Treasure mine sold to Black Hills Gold Mining Co for 25,000 cash.
The piece argues Wyoming should elect Corlett as Republican Delegate to Congress. It lauds his oratory, scholarship, and bold stand for Western rights, saying he would represent all Wyoming residents and submit to public scrutiny. It notes his past service and integrity, urging support for his campaign.
A candidate is described as unduly loyal to the people over party, with integrity beyond question and a proven record of public service in Corlett for years. The plea urges voters to show by ballots at the approaching general election that they appreciate W. W. Corlett and his merit as a representative of their rights.
Official reports from the South describe armed mounted groups from Georgia riding through South Carolina to intimidate Black voters with threats and outrages. These cavalry units, linked to Wade Hampton’s forces, are active in North Carolina and Mississippi. A former Confederate planter reports systemic intimidation and Democratic fraud aims to suppress Republican voting, warning he may lose property if Tilden wins.
Georgia Governor Smith asks the Attorney General to rule on the constitutionality of Attorney General Taft's order and its enforcement. The governor plans to direct the Georgia militia to follow only officers with commissions, aiming to exempt citizens from serving in posse comitatus when U S marshals call.
Republicans in New York Brooklyn and Jersey City denounce mass voter registrations as a fraud linked to Tilden. Reports allege houses too small to hold many voters are listed as residences and hundreds of names are registered repeatedly, with authorities vowed to curb the abuse.
Reports from Ohio canvass allege Democratic fraud decisive in Banning’s 75 vote win over Stanley Matthews. One precinct audit found twelve voters absent, while evidence suggests similar fraud in other wards. Philadelphia registrations skewed heavily Republican, widening losses for the GOP. The piece notes far reaching electioneering tactics across states and regions, warning such methods jeopardize fair outcomes.
The Dallas Herald laments murder as a political instrument and warns that Texas faces harmful consequences from the Mississippi plan. It argues immigration, capital, and internal improvements suffer when law and order fail, urging restraint to avoid national harm.
General Merritt’s arrival at Red Cloud signals the closing of the Big Horn and Yellowstone campaign. Powder River expedition will include fifteen infantry and eleven cavalry companies commanded by Crook. Spotted Tail installed as Sioux chief. Merritt captures 500 Indians and 700 ponies, with arms to be auctioned at Fort Laramie on November 2.
Dissatisfaction runs through Democratic ranks over county and territorial campaign committees led by longtime rivals. They clash, trading with the common enemy for personal gain, threatening reform and party unity as calls grow to create a vacancy in the county central committee chair. Captain Bramel protests committee actions and demands Chronicle as party organ.
News from Custer City on October 25, 1876 reports General Crook surrounding the Agency Indians, disarming them, and seizing their ponies. Judge Harlow convened residents by bonfire and bell. telegraph operator James Halley read the dispatch as Major T. M. Neuson and others praised Crook, with multiple cheers and speeches following the relay of the information.
After a street meeting ends a joyful crowd gathers at the Custer House with songs and dances. The mood shifts toward security, contrasting previous beliefs that roving Agency Indians were behind attacks on whites, rather than soldiers under Sitting Bull.
General Crook informs Gustavus Von Luettwitz that Lt A H Von Luettwitz was badly wounded at Deadwood in the Black Hills campaign and required amputation to save his life. The letter notes prior gallantry at Rosebud and is written to console a German officer’s family, asserting pride in the lieutenant’s conduct.
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