19 Feb 1877
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1877
Page
1
The caucus reports a crushing defeat for the Extreme Tilden Democrats as a two to one vote decides to continue the count. Southern Democrats refuse to permit any filibustering or delay in the process.
Special Dispatch reports Washington Feb 18 as Southern Democrats rally to back orderly Electoral law. Reagan of Texas leads against delay, winning 74 to 35. Senate moderates Bayard Key back calm proceedings. Hayes inauguration framed as decisive end of filibuster threat amid heightened partisan tension.
A fragment reflects on the conduct of men in conflict and the tendency to follow established rules. The text suggests a wider moral observation about human behavior during upheaval and the persistence of norms that guide actions.
Washington February 18 President Grant is expected to refrain from any interference in Louisiana in the final two weeks of his term. Republican leaders and Southern moderates urge preserving the peace and allowing Governor Hayes to implement his planned policy without complications. A delegation from the South will ask Grant to defer action on Louisiana and South Carolina to his successor.
Special Dispatch reports Governor Cheney says New Hampshire will open its political campaign at once. He predicts the Republicans will win the State ticket and two or three Congressmen, while Democrats may contest the presidential victory but lack appetite for another fight. The election marks the first formal public sentiment after the commission's actions with both parties ready to defend or attack the tribunal's decisions.
A Springfield special notes Republicans in town backing John A. Logan for Secretary of War, backed by Gov. Cullom, with Beveridge’s prospects unclear as offices seem in Cullom hands. Gov. Palmer chama ters the Supreme Court exposed as highly political. DeHaven of Logan County convicted of passing counterfeit money and assaulted a witness while en route to jail. Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, head of the Naval Observatory, died of heart disease on Sunday.
Rumors say Hewitt may resign as chairman of the committee amid Democratic calls for change while Republicans expect the Electoral Commission to proceed and Hayes to be inaugurated. Talks float Bayard of Delaware and Hancock of Texas as possible cabinet picks, with Democrats aiming to push rapid appropriations to avoid a new session.
New York February reports from Democrats around hotels and clubs indicate acceptance that Hayes will win. The World urges support for the Electoral Commission action, while The Sun concedes no further hope and calls Hayes fraudulent. Oregon is expected to be counted for Hayes on technical grounds, Hewitt blamed for derailing plans to buy electors, and Tilden allies regret the split with Hewitt. Democratic managers in Washington are instructed to permit the vote count to proceed without filibustering.
A Western Democrat predicts Hayes will win with little opposition and expects a Republican reform era. He says the Democratic party may stay out of power for years while honest, liberal leadership prevails. He notes the House majority would hinder Democrats for two decades. A separate line mentions a wife killed in a stabbing incident involving her father Antonio Leon.
A wave of fires destroys or damages several buildings across Chicago, Toledo, Medina, Sag Harbor, Middletown, and Jersey City. Losses range from thousands to over a hundred thousand dollars with insured totals varying by property. In Toledo a Chamber of Commerce building suffers water damage. Medina victims include Fenn dry goods and several adjoining stores. Sag Harbor reports over thirty structures burned in a quarter mile stretch.
New York notes report Leon, brother of the injured woman, has been arrested while her father remains at large. The piece covers insurance investigations, misused securities, and legislative bills delayed for Superintendent of Insurance review. It notes legal actions against Continental Life and potential actions against railway firms, plus financial strains on coal-funded institutions.
The Hon. Lorenzo Danford says he does not seek the nomination and believes the next Ohio governor should come from Hamilton County. He endorses Stanley Matthews or Judge Taft as excellent, popular choices who can carry the county and influence the state result.
A Piqua committee led by W. J. Jackson Stephen Johnston and G. V. Dorsey will travel to Columbus on Monday to oppose a bill abolishing the Lewistown Reservoir. Local supporters warn the measure could ruin manufacturing and shipping along the canal from Piqua to its far reaches.
The Standard reports from Lonpox that Russia abandoned immediate Austrian cooperation and reached a pact with Germany. Pesth telegram says 8,000 military engineers are gauge adapting Roumanian lines to Russian rails, to finish in twenty days. Russian troops prepare to cross the Pruth with rail transport for artillery units and ambulances.
The Standard's Berlin dispatch reports Edhem Pasha ousted as Grand Vizier. Mahmoud Damad, Sultan's brother-in-law, is named Vizier aiming to abrogate the constitution. Edhem Pasha to assist. new appointee lacks foreign language skills. A Constantinople dispatch notes Edhem asked to appoint another Grand Vizier.
London reports the body of John O Mahony will arrive in Ireland amid nationalist interest. Demonstrations are planned in Cork and Dublin with thousands of Irishmen showing hostility to British rule. Home Rulers will gather with revived Nationalists, the Fenians, and Cardinal Cullen is being asked to permit a lying in state in the Catholic Cathedral.
On February 17 in Matamoras Gen. Blanco fronts Diaz era factions to restore order. Gen. John W. Cortina arrives with about 1000 cavalry to receive honors as roads, mail, and telegraphs reopen and commerce revives. In San Francisco Mejia Alcalde Prieto Iglesias and Garcia depart for New York to pursue further aims.
The Times Rome correspondent reports that any Cardinal may be elected Pope after Pius Ninth’s death, regardless of nationality. The sacred college debated this, and the decision will be communicated to all cardinals.
Montenegro requests a two months extension of the armistice to consider its claims. Turkey is unlikely to grant the extension. Negotiations between Turkey and Montenegro are to be completed here in Constantinople. Servian delegates head for Constantinople after meeting in Bucharest.
The Temps confirms the Sultan is ill and fears paralysis of the brain. A day later The Post in Lonpox denies the rumors, citing a reliable authority.
A Standard dispatch reports Captain Mitchell an engineer in the Khedive's service and fifty soldiers on an exploring expedition in Atyminla have been murdered by natives.
The man-of-war Valorous arrived at Yarmouth after a weeklong search for missing fishermen. Twenty-five vessels and 150 hands are officially listed as lost, ending the effort.
Austrian dramatist Herr Mosenthal dies. Quake shocks Quincy California. New York Yacht Club votes to abandon its two Manhattan and Staten Island houses. Alexander Barlow, ex cashier of Fishkill Bank, arrested with $50,000 bail. Grand Duke and retinue arrive in New York and attend opera. Propriety press merged with Argus under Demas Barnes. Texas Pacific Railroad foes abandon bill push. Duke of Edinburgh resigns command of steamship Sultan and returns to England. Isaac B. Charles sentenced to penitentiary for murder in the second degree. Geo N. Ernst arrested in New York as a murder suspect. Alexander George, LRK elder, dies at Hot Springs and buried in Little Rock. Petitions circulate in New York with many signatures.
A long list of varied incidents fills the page: burglary and grand larceny cases against John Johnston. railway fare cuts on the Grand Trunk line. a police shooting and a staged arrest. Gov. Sanford and Indian troubles in Arizona. receivers appointed for New Jersey Central and Lehigh coal interests. a fatal fall after hayloft accident near Fort Wayne. a ship ashore near Hillsboro Inlet. robberies and arrests in Dayton and Kenton. a bank closure threat at Champhig. a fire and murder in Omaha. a gunboat plan over a suspected massacre at a distant island. rail trusteeship petitions in Mobile & Ohio. cattle rustling by Indians near Spearfish. a bank shooting in Minneapolis involving Kate Noonan and Wm. Sidle.
A San Francisco dated note to the Associated Press reports Oregon Governor seeks broader renown. The patch mentions travel routes and ships arriving from Glasgow London Baltimore and New York with several steamers and liners listed in transit.
Fragmented weather report noting a river level stay and minor changes with references to locations and times. Text appears garbled with partial city names and dates, providing limited usable data for a full forecast.
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