Oregon Electoral Commission Declares Hayes Victory In Oregon
The Electoral Commission met in Washington and Oregon votes were counted. The panel held that Odell Cartwright and Watts were the valid Electors for Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler, ruling Watts was eligible when he voted and that the two votes should be counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Clifford
S Hat
E. A. Cronin
J. N.T. Miller
John Parkto
Wuerpas
J. W. Watts
Ap Rieger
Senate of i
United States
Yeas
Abbott
Bayard
Clifford
Field
Hunton
Payne
Thurman
Bradley
Edmunds
Frelinghuysen
Garfield
Hoar
Miller
Morton
Strong
Justice Field
W. H. Odell
J. C. Cartwright
Watts
Odell and Cartwright
Oregon
Mr. Bayard
J.C. Cartwright
Mr. Hunton
Mr. Morton
S. Nays
Congress
Supreme Court Room
Electoral Commission
State of
State of Oregon
Sai
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
Wm. A. Wheeler
Cabinet and political gossip in New York during Hayes era
The piece reports on potential Hayes cabinet picks including John Sherman for Treasury and D D T Moore for Agriculture, with merchants backing moves. It notes Republican caucuses at Union League Club, a scramble for local posts, and that Tilden sees no nomination in a new election while Democrats oppose filibustering and fear disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Sherman
Treasury
Hayes
Mr. Morgan
D. D. T. Moore
New Yorker
Union League Club
Washington
Tilden
Broadway
A Tall Suit for Robbery Trial of John F Rice Begins
The Rice robbery case against old Schwim the miser near Ada opened before Squire Childs with about 100 witnesses. Schwim testified he lost 10 200 in currency and 21 000 in notes and bonds in Champaign County. The court was crowded and many expect Rice to be acquitted and possibly sue Schwim for 50 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
John F. Rice
Schwim
Ada
Squire Childs
Champaign County
Rice
Death by Own Action in Zanesville Prison
Special Dispatch reports in Zanesville that at 4 o clock this afternoon David Hahn, son of a respected Marietta Street grocer, died by his own hand in the city prison while confined for drunkenness.
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Zanesville
The
Cincinnati Gasette
Zannavinas
David Hahn
Marietta Street
Democrats Clash Over Oregon Vote Delay In Electoral Caucus
Washington and Westleton reports detail a heated Democratic caucus as leaders debate delaying the Electoral count to Monday. Key figures include Randall, Field, Lane, Lamar, Hill, and McMahon. calls for new elections and quo warranto actions surface amid filibuster threats and fears of revolution.
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House
Democratic Party
McMahon
Senate
Kehr
Neal
Ohio
Oregon
Hill
John Young Brown
Wilshire
Blount
Vance
David Dudley Field
Proctor Knott
Lane
Sparks
Randall
Republican Party
New York
Washington
Electoral Commission
Hayes
Wheeler
Lamar
Representative Ney
Hurd
Southard
Knottey
Brown
Harmon
Representative Field
United States Supreme Court
Willis
Redi Peorty
Tilden
Isiana
South Carolina
Wounded member objects to caucus recess plan
A portion of caucus members exited the hall complaining that her wound would not permit her to accept the recess scheduled from tomorrow until Tuesday, prompting debate over the session’s continuation and plans.
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Olution
Plan For a New Election Shapes Democratic Conference
A Thursday night meeting among Hewitt Field and peers debated Field’s bill for a people’s election. Amendments target an early May date and June 1 inauguration with Congress adjournment actions tied to military and naval appropriations.
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Tilden
Washington
Mr. Hewitt
David Dudley Field
Democratic Party
Mr. Field
Lane
Oregon
Springer, Ellis
Louisiana
Reagan
Texas
Col. Pelton
Field
Congress
Springer, Caulfield
Cainfield
House
Ohio State Journal Used as Campaign Document by Democrats
The Ohio State Journal editorial on Louisiana policy sparked Democratic caucus activity in Congress. It claimed Louisiana remained in rebellion and urged immediate presidential recognition of Packard, reflecting Hayes influence. A.W. Francisco and others denied Hayes incitement, noting the article originated in the State Journal without his approval.
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Capitol
Randall
Lane
Oregon
Springer
Ellis
Reagan
Texas
Col. Pelton
Tilden
Hewitt
Field
Lamar
Packard
Louisiana
Chamberlain
South Carolina
Congress
Grant
Springer, Gilfield
Hurd
Marsh
Hewett
Cox
Ohio State Journal
Tilden Democracy
Washington
Ohio State Journal of
Columbus
Hayes
Gov. Hayes
Stanley Matthews
Charles Foster
Dennison
Ohio
Washington City
Jas M. Comly
State Journal of Yesterday
House
Confidence game in Columbus ends in blood and jail
Thompson, a confidence man, swindled Morris Butt of Louisiana for 75 on a fake check of 1500 aboard the Little Miami train. In Columbus depot, Butt shot Thompson in the head after a chase, then both were captured and Thompson jailed.
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Columbus
Thompson
Morris Butt
Louisiana
Miami
Cincinnati
Butt
Dudley Field
Fire destroys several stables in Bucyrus area
At 11:20 PM a blaze broke out in Pfleiderer's stable east of Main street and quickly spread to Kiess and Gross stables across the alley. The fire also damaged Walthers barn. Pfleiderer carried $300 in Richland Mutual and Walthers $100 in Buckeye. By midnight the flames were under control with total damage under $1,000.
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Bucyrus
Main Street
Pfleiderer
Kiess and Gross
Walthers
Buckeye
Richland Mutual
Senator Sherman Visits Columbus and Heads to Washington
Senator Sherman met many friends at the State House in Columbus this morning before leaving for Washington at noon. He did not disclose to reporters his business in Columbus. Judge Boyle of the Circuit Court of St. Louis issued a temporary injunction restraining the Columbia Life Insurance Company from prosecuting any actions against its property without court consent.
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State House
Washington
CoLumnus
Sherman
House
Columbias
Boyle
Circuit Court of
St. Louis
Columbia Life Insurance Company
City
Completing the Count A Senate plan to open certificates if House stalls
In Washington on February 22, Republicans expect the Senate president to open remaining Electoral certificates if the House delays the count. He will issue notice to the House to attend and proceed in the Senate chamber, with tellers recording the tally as the law directs. Public support is seen as backing this constitutional step to finalize Hayes’s presidency before March 4.
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John Young Brown
Democratic Party
Wilshire
Mr. Blount
Gov. Hayes
Dudley Field
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
United States
Washington
Tilden
Hendricks
Statesman
Gramercy Dark
Hayes
House
Government and diplomatic updates from national proceedings
Reports note the Louisiana committee backing a bill recognizing Nicholls government. France’s M Outrey presented credentials to the President. Williamsons named for DC commissioner, and several postmaster and public money roles confirmed. Senate discharge on Alabama and Mississippi witnesses follows.
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Louisiana Committee of the House
Nicholls
M. Outrey
France
United States
James A. Williamson
Iowa
District of Columbia
J. H. Ketchum
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Alabama
Mississippi
Steamer Belle Rowland Sinks Near Fulton Arkansas
The Belle Rowland loading 1000 bales of cotton from Monroe City sank on Ewan Lake ten miles above Fulton Arkansas during its down trip. The steamer is a total loss but no lives were lost.
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Fulton
Arkansas
SuxeVerort
Belle Rowland
Monroe City
Ewan Lake
New Orleans
Indian Depredation Near Spear Fish City in Black Hills
February 23 report from Deapwoop Wyoming describes a small Indian raid on Spear Fish City near Convent. About 100 shots exchanged. no miners injured. Darkness hindered details of losses. Baughton herd driven off earlier by Indians from the Fi Bottom region.
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Deapwoop
C. T
Convent
Spear Fish City
T Baughton
Indian scouts to operate against hostiles from Tucson
Merices San Francisco reports that forty five Apache scouts under Capt Buford leave Tucson today to pursue hostiles. The advices describe stock losses and some killed and wounded among the hostile forces.
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San Francisco
Tucson
Arizona
Buford
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Cronin
Cincinnati Gazette
Judge Miller
Senator Edmunds
Senator Thurman
Mr. Edmunds
Messrs
Fields
Hoadly
Mr. Thurman
Grover
Odell
Secretary of State
Florida
Nami
Associated Press
Watsington
Democrats
Revolutionists
Westleton
Bucyrus—Loas
Senator Sherman
President Ferry
Democratic Morning Daily
E. M. Marble
Michigan
Patent Office
C. Goodenow
New Ulm
Minn
F. N. Thayer
Evansville
Ind
Alex. W. Maitland
Negaun
Mich
E. T. Bangs
Hillsboro
Ill
Andrew Downing
Boone
the Belle Rowland
Black Hills
Merices
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