Temperance Convention Names Judge Shaw for Judge
Proceedings show James Shaw of Carroll County nominated for judge by the Temperance Convention. The formal ballot gave Shaw 60 votes, McCoy 23, Bustree 1, with Shaw's nomination to be made unanimous. Shaw may decline due to late timing, while McCoy remains a strong contender. Telegrams to Shaw from Milwaukee yielded no reply.
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Tyuesdell
Amboy
Narramore
Giles
James Shaw
Carroll County
Truesdell
Armour
Carroll
McCoy
Bustree
Shaw
Milwaukee
Eustace
Temperance
Rejects Nomination as Judge Contemplates Eustace Victory
Mr Shaw declines the Republican nomination leaving McCoy and Eustace as contenders. Reform clubs pressed him at the depot but he refused, signaling a clear field for Eustace. Correspondence from Stephenson County bar backs John V. Eustace for Circuit Judge, urging candidacy to fill Judge Heaton's vacancy. Eustace replies humbly, appreciating the call but stating the position should not be assumed against the wishes of the people.
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Temperance Hall
Snyder
Fulton
Naramore
Lena
Whiteside
Champlain
Teo—Stewart
Carroll
Melendy
Ogle
Knapp
Stephenson
Giles
Winnebago
Albert
Geo
Young
Embury
Ile
Ellenwood
Ogle Co
Eustace
Higgins
Dixon
Judge Eustace
Tie
Mr. Stager
Sterling
Caesar
Armour
Carroll County
Bro. Young
J. W. Baker
Garden Plains
Whiteside County
Judge McCoy
Committee On
C. N. Truesdell
Amboy
Stager
James McCoy
Mer. Truesdell
Truesdell
McCoy
Jounwar
Trenton
Tustace
Ife
Baltimore
Lincoln
Grant
Ion
James Shaw
Shaw
House of Representatives
Journal
Reform Clubs
Mr. Shaw
John V. Eustace
Illinois
Stephenson County
Heaton
B. P. Barton
J. A. Crain
James I. Neff
O. C. Lathrop
Leon’p Stoskorf
H. B. Amerling
M. Marvin
M. Stoskkorf
W. Scott Agney
QO. Taylor
Saath D. Atkins
H. M. Barnum
Hiram Bright
John Coats
Rost. H. WinEs
A. D. Meacham
Charles Betts
John C. Kean
Joan WY. Eustacr. Dixon
Speculations on Pius Ninth Death and Papal Succession
Rome mourns Pope Pius IX after 32 years on the throne and 85 years of life. Reports detail the death, the vigil at the Vatican, and the early speculation on a successor, highlighting Cardinal Bilio as a leading Ultramontane candidate and noting the planned nine day rites and conclave.
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Pope Pius IX
Rome
Inter Ocean
Pius IX
Victor Emanuel
Seven Hills
Humbert I
Quirial
Hiedmont
Vatican
Panebianci
Papal
Humbert
Pontifical
Simeoni
Osservatore Romano
New York
Cologne Gazette
Cardinal Bilio
Holy College
Cardinal Pecci
Sacred College
Luigi Billo
Antonio Fansbianco
Innocente Fertiere
Camilla de Pietro
Cardinal Simeoni
Mer
Lasaqui
Sacred College of Cardinals
Sistine Chapel
Basilica of St. Peter's
Verdict Reached in New Orleans Trial of Thomas C Anderson
In New Orleans on February 7 1878 Judge Whitaker read the jury's verdict finding Thomas C Anderson guilty but recommending mercy. The judge questioned jurors after polling. Anderson’s friends surrounded him as he left for the jail awaiting sentence. A new trial motion was denied on February 9 citing errors and trial bills.
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New Orleans
J. Mapison Wells
Whitaker
Anderso
Anderson
Oll
Superior Criminal Court
Cullom
Casellanos
Thomas C
Tao
General Johnston Named for Congress in Richmond District
General Joseph E Johnston announced as a candidate for Congress in the Richmond Virginia district. A Georgia paper proclaims him a pure home production. An Anstram estimate places allied Russia Roumania and Servia at 840000 with Turkish forces at 190000. About 200900 of the Russian force is believed to be in Roumelia.
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Joseph Js. Johnston
Richmond
Georgia
Anstram
Russia
Roumania
Servia
Roumelia
Indictment Call Ties Garfield to Broad Suspects
The New Orleans Times asserts Garfield Matthews Kelley Stoughton Sherman ITate and others share guilt with Anderson and Wells and questions why they should not be indicted if evidence could persuade the grand jury of their complicity.
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The
New Orleans Times
Garfield
Matthews
Kelley
Stoughton
Sherman
Itate
Anderson
Wells
Bulgarians to govern themselves under European Prince
Russia pressed for Bulgarian self government to calm Europe. The London Times argues five million industrious Bulgarians, directing their own affairs under a European Prince, would guarantee order in Europe and block Northern ambition.
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Russia
London Times
Europe
Temperance sweep reaches White House state dinners
The revival boosts national morals with no wines at White House state dinners and leaders enforcing liquor bans in the Capitol restaurants. The piece predicts future candidates, including congressmen and postmasters, must show clean records on temperance as reform accelerates.
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White House
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol
Washington
Postmaster of the City Facing Nomination Soon
With little over a month left, Captain D Atkins must face a possible nomination to succeed as Postmaster as his commission nears expiry. He has claimed he will not seek reappointment though decades in the role fortify his case, while prior notices urging him toward Congress may reflect his own influence.
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Capt
D. Atkins
Chicago
Congress
Ton
Unjust to Ingersoll Critique of Skeptics Debate
A letter criticizing Dr Armitage's attack on Colonel Ingersoll argues his claim that skeptics never fund charity is false. It notes large charitable disbursements by skeptics and by Ingersoll himself. The writer urges addressing ideas rather than attacking personal morals.
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Ingersoll
Armitage
Colonel Ingersoll
West
New York
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Foley
Pope Pius [X
John McMinurn
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