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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1876
Page
12
Colonel R. G. Ingersoll marks the campaign kickoff across the nation. He was set to start in Chicago but fell ill, then opened in Maine and continued to New York City on Monday night and Philadelphia on Tuesday. The season’s openings end as the fight spreads coast to coast.
The phrase truth of history is tested by a shift from Tilden and Reform to Tilden and Ether. The Tilden brothers operated an ether laboratory where they hid distilling high wines and paid no tax. The government seized the laboratory and shut down the family whisky operation with Samuel J. supplying capital.
Citizens of Lima once celebrated President Pardo as savior, but a week later riots attacked his house. Pardo and two ministers countered the crowd, a shift likely tied to his public measures.
A New York dispatch reports Tweed fled after escaping jail on a multi million dollar suit to recover funds he is said to have stolen. He sailed the Atlantic to avoid service of papers and only recently returned as a guest of the United States with costly escort. Sheriff Connor is said to have returned an execution unsatisfied due to lack of property to levy upon.
A Democratic laborer rushed into the South Akron Wigwam as the parade started and asked for a uniform. He said he would vote for Hayes and Wheeler and the straight Republican ticket, and was given a torch and cape to join the march.
Buffalo Bill, arriving from Terry’s command in Chicago, argues Sitting Bull hid near the Big Horn river after guiding forces eastward. He says the trail showed light traps and provisions were cast near the Big Horn, then the band scattered to elude pursuing troops as winter tightened.
A Cincinnati Gazett letter discusses expert testimony before coroner juries. The witness clarifies a murder scene description by stating the fatal wound’s location was misremembered, noting the charge struck between the hog pen and the wood house rather than a body area referenced by the question.
At a large Republican gathering in Augusta Maine on Monday night Mr Blaine responded to calls for a speech after election returns. He recalls his support for Governor Hayes nomination and notes Maine would speak in strong terms of approval, expressing profound gratification for today’s work.
The speaker praises Maine for independence and intelligent voting, rejecting Confederate agents and allies. He notes Maine and its sister states stood with the Union in the Civil War and now support a strong national position. The address ends with a closing wish for good night and cheer.
Brownsville report states U S detachment under Lt Col Merriam occupied New Laredo after the Mexican side faced anarchy and revolved to Cortina’s forces. Fifty men crossed from Fort McIntosh on September 6 to hold the plaza, following a demand by Consular Agent Haynes.
A Washington dispatch notes the National Republican Committee plans to flood Ohio and Indiana with top speakers before the election and to send twelve ex Union generals to the South after October to campaign until the presidential race. It argues free speech must be vindicated to protect citizens rights and bolster freedmen's courage to vote, asserting several Southern states could swing Republican with a fair election.
Charles Francis Adams, son of the last Adams, accepts the Conservative nomination for Massachusetts governor. The remark implies a provocative parallel to Southern slavery and signals a charged political moment on historic battlefield symbolism.
A Springfield Republican letter argues for Hayes and Wheeler praising their wartime service in the field and forum. It accuses Hendricks of aiding rebellion and condemns Chicago’s 1864 war-critique. The writer vows to choose a leader who risks self for the country, citing sacrifice and reform.
The passage argues the central issue is whether the nation’s full control falls to Confederate allies or the Union, labeling the Confederate Democracy as destructive and repudiation prone. It dismisses calls for a sound currency, reform, or retrenchment from those who sought to break the Union and advance rebel losses claims.
In this 19th century Jewish Inquirer style address, J Albany of New York argues the Democratic victory hinges on solid Southern support. He warns that Confederate control would dominate policy, threaten the Union, and place the government in Confederate hands, urging readers to consider national honor and security.
The poem laments a single venomous whisper destroying a good name and friendships. It contrasts private slander with its public impact, showing how one cowardly word can ruin a life and crush a human soul in an hour.
The Petersburg Index Appeal praises Grant, Babcock, Belknap, Robeson, Shepard and Blaine as honest figures while condemning the Radical party. It contrasts their alleged corruption with Grant, labeling reform claims by Democrats as a sham. The piece underscores partisan bias and denounces reform rhetoric.
The fragment notes Samuel J. Tilden’s association with Tammany Hall and his controversial actions on treason justification and tax issues, hinting at a political row without detailing events or dates. The piece serves as a brief sketch of Tilden’s contested political stance and affiliations.
Reading in the Pittsburgh Commercial, Leslie rank, known as the pirate of letters, shouts for Tilden and reform through his periodicals. A suit has begun in the United States Court of New York accusing him of defrauding the Government on duties for several valuable imported cigars.
Last Saturday afternoon David Thomas, an aeronaut with Donaldson, had a narrow escape over the New Haven Green. His balloon car collapsed against an insurance building and dangled sixty feet above the ground, with three passengers aboard.
The New York Tribune hails Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll of Illinois for his national reputation from a single speech and his Maine canvass work. The piece notes his Cincinnati convention eulogy for Blaine and his continued influence in Republican circles. Also mentioned is Danish Icelandic immigrant DPhervaldur Stephenson of Muskegon Michigan and his family showing a manuscript record claiming 1000 years of Saga lineage.
A Cass avenue resident hanged an old suit as a scarecrow effigy to deter boys but was found yesterday morning suspended from a tree with rope at the heels. The coat tails were cut away and the face filled with weeds and mud. a note warned of the foul influence as the big pears and rosy apples were thinned for an off year, keeping the trouble away from curious youths.
The Creedmoor contest saw teams from Scotland Ireland Canada Australia and the United States. Americans led both short range 100 yards and long range 1 000 yards with superior accuracy winning the championship and earning global admiration.
A humorous political anecdote set in a small Illinois town on the Illinois Central Railroad where a flippant Democratic speaker tries to address Republicans. A stout farmer challenges the speech, claiming there are Republicans present and offers to converse, prompting a back-and-forth about party loyalty and the speaker’s pride in his Republican stance.
A mustached farmer stands during a political exchange and, in blunt terms, says he feels like a tom cat cast among hungry rats with no boss rat to defend him. The scene ends as he walks out, leaving Democrats to consider the risk of questioning Republicans.
Boston reports continued active demand for wool with full prices for desirable lots. Fine fleeces scarce this season as holders resist selling except at outside prices, California fleeces firm, spring stock sold down. Fall and spring sales have been at 16 to 16 1/2 cents.
A corrected weekly listing for Cheyenne markets shows wholesale and retail grocers like Whipple and Hay, Pease and Taylor, and Leibly and Nichols offering groceries, grain, and provisions. The page lists numerous trades including attorneys, banks, clothing, hardware, hotels, insurers, and other services with shop names and street positions across Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and Ferguson and Enterprise avenues.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a letter or card, with scattered terms like ACTOS and 88, but no coherent event, person, or place emerges. Readable fragments include mentions of war, port, and directions, yet specifics are missing to form a factual summary or identify entities.
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