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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1880

Page

2

Delegates chosen for Blaine at multiple state conventions

National convention delegates are named or instructed in several states. New Hampshire selects Blaine delegates in Concord on the 6th. Maryland and Tennessee also pick Blaine favored slates while Grant and Sherman support appear in others. Local incidents and fires, rail and industrial accidents are noted alongside political mobilization.

Senate Thurman Morgan Mayund Douay Circuit Court of the United States Circuit Court District Courts of United States Cers House Board of Indian Commissioners Chicago Blaine New Hampshire Concord Connellsville Madison Square Garden N. Y Harlem Railroad Company Department of Buildings Josephine R. Stone Massachusetts Kinderhook Allegheny City Shamokin Pennsylvania Rixford Ray McCrosan Thomas F. Garland Rochester Elmira McKilvey Rome William H. Vanderbilt Michigan Central Railroad Company Maryland Frederick St. Louis E. C. Hubbard Bluford Wilson John E. Sfenderson Columbus Cincinnati Delaware Dover Grant Alvin Hawkins Sherman B. A. Moulton Joplin John M. Palmer Illinois Magallon Mountains Silver City N. M Methodist General Conference Sth Fisk James B. Weaver Greenbackers Iowa Fayette Cook County Ill Springfield Washburne

Cincinnati Methodist Conference names four new bishops

A Cincinnati Methodist Conference on the 11th approved appointing four additional bishops. A Bartimore junk dealer at Fort McHenry faced an explosion while breaking condemned shells, killing six nearby. Other items note political moves in New Mexico and Rhode Island, women’s suffrage advances in New York, Blaine support in Nevada, and various Senate and House actions on tariffs, elections, and appropriations.

Cincinnati Fort McHenry Republican Executive Committee New Mexico Chicago Admiralty United States Queenstown Harbor Ireland Washington Rhode Island New York State Senate Austin Blaine Central City Deadwood United States Senate House Hill Spofford Ways and Means Pennsylvania Curtin Vs. Yocum Seth H. Yocum Andrew G. Curtin Bradford Chicago Tribune Kew City Wildom Rew City Bordell City Bordell Paar

Winnipeg Sketch Describes Busy Metropolis and Diverse Inhabitants

Henry Van Dyke Jr. depicts Winnipeg as a bustling hub eight years after its Hudson Bay Company fort origins. A broad main street, mills, spired Knox Church, and red river carts crowd the scene. Immigrants and travelers mingle, mud grips wagons, and the city’s rapid growth earns it the nickname Bleeder's Paradise.

Metropoli Knox Church Winnipeg Hudson Bay Company Assiniboine Rediver Henry van Dyke, Jr Harper's Magazine

Engineering feats of the last fifty years remembered

The article reviews half a century of engineering advance led by transport progress. Railways expand worldwide with vast mileage and capital. steam navigation grows from modest ships to fleet giants. telegraph and gas illumination spread rapidly, all signaling a transportation driven era.

William Barlow Institution of Civil Engineers of England England United States Liverpool and Manchester George Stephenson Stephenson British Association John Hawkshaw Europe Asia Africa China Japan Brassey South America Central Asia Sirius Great Western Cunard Servia Italia Washington Baltimore London Gas Works United Kingdom Barlow N. Y. Sun

Tilden and Democrats in the 1870s political melee

A collage of editorial excerpts from Chicago and Wisconsin papers outlines Democratic dissension over Tilden’s candidacy, with critics arguing his veto on southern strategy and the party’s grip on power. It notes Republican fears and a costly Voorhees inquiry drawing national scrutiny.

Two New York Conventions Split Democrats in 1880 Race

The Democratic State Conventions at Syracuse and a parallel meeting in New York split the party, unit rules and two thirds rule shaping the Cincinnati delegation. The Tilden faction gains control of seven ty votes with enforceable seating, while Kellys power in New York City threatens regulars. A letter by W S King defends reform and targets Donnelly in a bribery dispute, signaling fierce posturing ahead of the national contest.

New York Empire State Syracuse Cincinnati Tilden Samuel J. Tilden Gramercy Park Kelly Tammany Hall St. Louis Friends of the Conkling Hayes Blaine Sherman New York City Kellyiies Horatio Seymour Indiana Palmer Ilinois Chicago Journal

Exodus committee probe ends in mockery and partisan ash

The piece condemns Dan Voorhees and his investigation into the North Carolina to Indiana exodus as a political stunt to swing votes. It portrays witnesses as biased, details the small number of moving Blacks, and attacks opposition leaders Wallace and Randall over a staged Harrisburg convention amid drunken disorder and tempers.

Exodus Exodus Committee Exodus Investigation Dan Voorhees Voorhees North Carolina Indiana Yazoo Louisiana Mississippi Alabama South Carolina Congress Shelby County Chicago Tribune

Blaine Says He Won’t Accept Second Place on Ticket

Washington correspondent for the Boston Journal reports Senator Blaine declared he would not accept second place on any ticket. The Virginia Republican State Convention resolution proposing his name with Grant was officially sent to him, and he would publicly decline if nominated.

Washington Commeroff Constantinople Porte Hungary Faido St. Gothard George Brown Toronto Globe United States Montreal Department of State Canada Inspector of Customs Bremen William Hamburg Liverpool Batanga Cameroons Africa Levant Herald Pere Hyacinthe Abbe Bichery Paris Edinburgh Abbe Berlin Post and Telegraph Office Democratic Party Tilden John Kelly Tammany Democrats Chicago Journal Finley Springer Washburn Donnelly New York Wisconsin State Journal Mr. Tilden Mississippi Messrs Manning Singleton Chalmers Muldrow Hooker Vicksburg Herald Dem Cincinnati St. Louis Globe-Democrat 3&Voorhees American Congress Voorhees Indianapolis Journal W. S. King Minnesota Ignatius Donnelly King Mr. King Congress Mr. Donnelly Directory of Canada Ignatius Wm. S. King Committee of Investigation Harrisburg Wallace Mr. Randall Mr. Wallace Gramercy Park Randall Lewis C. Cassidy Cassidy Pig Ear Charley Republican Party Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Sax Boston Blaine Virginia Grant

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Defiance Co. Express Frank CC. Culley Cor. Clinton and First Sts Business Directory Belwyn N. Owen Jacob J. Greene D. Lamb Henry Schmick E.W. Downs A. Slough Adam Minsel E.C Carpenter WIGHT F.N. Horton Levi Colby Townsend D Newton WM. Willeman Ohn P. Frederick Ohn Dowe B. W. Slagle H. Schoonover F. M. Thompson F. and A. Masons R. A. Masons R and &. Masons Lefiance Commandery Masonic Hall Clinton Defiance Lodge Knights of Honor Defiance Fort Defiance Defiance Council Brone Front Bishop Post ST. John’s German Reform Church Fourth and Washington Streets Arn. A. K. Heinemann Ggboolath A Ge4ce Episcopal Church 2Nd and A. V. Gorrel A. M M. E Corner Third Wayne Sts A. J. Fish Wayne and Third Streets W. W. Thomas Juliett Streets Wm. Andrews Arabella J. Deindoerfer First Presbyterian Church Second Streets B. W. Slegle ST. John's Lutheran Church Washington and Rev. M. Zucker Dele A. Rohn Mom Waynee Streets Defiance, Ohio L. G. Thacker Buffington « Cos T. H. Ashton M. D.ffice Jefferson Street S. S. Hoffman FFICE Zeller & Bruner Rinaldo Evans River Road W.S. Powell G. W. Bechel Jackson Street Tard D. P. Aldrich, M. D Colby & Scott's H. W. Myers Buffington & Co Ohio Travis & Heacock Keystone William Carter Clinton and Attorney AT Law Latty & Peaslee Court Street Court House Hardy & Johnson Wolsifer’s S. W. Rohn Ttorney J. F. Deatrick Tuird Streets Oho George W. K.lley S. T. Sutphen Defiane Wolsiffer's Milton E. Orcutt Ralston’s Block Charles E. Bronson Ag’t Harley Bro S Defiance Post Office United States and Territories Scotland Wales Germany U. S Leake’s Scribner’s C. Diefl Mechanic’s Tools Fremont Harvester Company Rakestraw and the St. and Wabash Railway I. B. Hills &Son Strone Matteias Boots & Shoes L. E. Beardsley E. J. Pontius Millinery Third St Colby & Scott's Drug Store J. Bauer & CO AVE Viebach Clinton Street Maumee Naflanan J Brauer & CO Altimore R. Brown, Baker Defianch Congressional Jth Committee On Public Lands James A. Garfield Teller Wallace Committee Kellogg-Spofford Hoar Committee On Privileges Fort Harker Kan Bentley Secretary of the Interior Spofford-Kellogg Conference Committee Hovst Northern Pacific Washington, D. C Committee On Interior Department Schurz James H. McKenney United States Supreme Court Middleton James Key Rew Whitten, Burdett & Young Western Iron Association Pittsburgh New Jersey Trenton Mapzip Spain Cuba Roubaix Tourcoing Rouen Dusit Kilreed County Galway Bitlis Turkey St. Gothard Tunnel Manitoba Pittsburgh Chronicle Detroit Post and Tribune M. B. Andrus Seymour Bey General Hancock Vermont Rae California Booth
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