Saloon Shooting and Western Texas News Summary
Reports from Weatherford describe a gunfight after a dispute at Frank and Charlie's saloon with Marshal Bratton and John Millsap. Millsap was wounded. Bratton unharmed. Other brief items note horse thefts near Springtown, a deputy killer in Smith mortally wounding a suspect, Texas land revenue, and political chatter about Ireland’s expected votes.
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Weatherford
D. C. Bratton
John Millsap
Millsap
Frank
Charlie
Bratton
Kansas City Jail Sentence and Shootout Incident
In Gainesville Texas Dick Briant, labeled a bad negro, was fined ten dollars and costs after a trial for aggravated assault on Lee Stone. During transport to jail he resisted, struck Deputy Hunt, and was shot by Officer Harriet but survived as the cell door closed. A separate report from Prescott Arkansas recalls two Texas men painting, drinking, and firing pistols, one killed by a mob and the other jailed, while a boarding house guest vanishes after being sheltered as a likely thief.
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Gainesville
Tex
Dick Briant
Lee Stone
Harrot
Hunt
Harriet
Briant
Living Rock
Prescott
Ark
Texas
Fort Worth Mail Provokes Innuendo About Pendleton and Peter Smith
The Fort Worth Mail is accused of devoting much of its space to Pendleton and "poor Peter Smith." The Dallas Herald warns the paper to beware, hinting at social impropriety and suggesting the men may be entertaining rather than dancing at a formal event.
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Fort Worth
Pendleton
Peter Smith
Moses
Dallas Herald
Eastbound Livestock Trade Opens in Washington Territory
The North Pacific notes a rise in horses shipped from Washington Territory to eastern markets amid a surplus of medium grade stock and modest freight rates. A Boston dealer has ordered two carloads of horses as a starter. St Jor Mo Sept 1 A Gazette dispatch reports a horrific crime near Flag Springs Andrew County a 7 and a 9 year old girl were attacked and disemboweled by unknown assailants with threats of lynching if caught.
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North Pacific
Washington Territory
Boston
St. Jor
Gazette
Union Star
Flag Springs
Andrew County
John McGothlin
The Indiana Storm Sweeps Evansville Area
A severe storm in Evansville on August 81 destroyed Hamilton and Brown residences the Commercial hotel and several other buildings. Crops suffered extensive damage with corn blown down over fifty miles. Remarkably no lives were reported lost.
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Evansville
Uniontown
Hamilton
Brown
Blaine Seen Likely To Withdraw From Ticket
The Sunday Gazette reports Blaine may pull out of the Republican ticket. An eastern paper warns of a disastrous defeat in November if Blaine remains. It calls for a new ticket as the Plumed Knight’s support wanes.
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the Sunday Gazette
Blaine and Logan
Washington City
Blaine
John Kelly backs Cleveland hoping for large NYDem majority
John Kelly publicly supports Cleveland and predicts New York will deliver at least a 50 000 vote majority for the Democratic slate. Republicans worry over his stance but Kelly believes Cleveland will win the presidency and seek a place on the winning side.
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John Kelly
Mr. Cleveland
New York
Kelly
Cleveland
Cleveland Poised for Historic Victory in 1880 Race
The writer argues no Democrat would regret Blaine's withdrawal and predicts Cleveland will win the largest combined popular and electoral vote since Grant, reflecting 19th century political sentiment and party dynamics.
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Blaine
Cleveland
Grant
Heaald
Weather and crime rise as drought grips San Drego
San Drego reports persistent heat and dry conditions with intermittent signs of rain. Despite forecasts, no substantial rainfall has fallen in about a year, while magistrates in various precincts handle ongoing assaults drunkenness and related vices.
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San Drego
Tex
Vermont State Election Signals GOP Decline
The Vermont state election on the 2nd shows a large decrease in Republican majorities. This shift is welcomed by Democrats as a sign of strength. Officials say the results do not affect the presidential race and contrast with Arkansas indicating no broader trend beyond the state.
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Vermont
Arkansas
Blaine Faction Sees Dwindling Support in 1880 Race
The Dellas Herald notes slim enthusiasm for Blaine among followers as hopes linger he may withdraw. It argues he and his close allies would not accept another candidate, risking Republican unity and votes if he stays in with little chance. A second fragment mentions a Belle who once grew faint now flings a flatiron long distances, striking her husband.
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Blaine
Dellas
Upshur County Mast Crop Shows Notable Blend of Quality
The mast crop in Upshur County this year is very fine with strong yields across multiple species. Local farmers report healthy acorn and hickory production, suggesting a robust forage base for wildlife and potential improvements in local livestock feeding.
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Upshur
Boston Youth Proposes Lads Daughter for Move
A Boston youth boarding in hillside town asks Jennie to move to Boston offering 83 a week and every other Sunday off. Jennie, harvesting straw berries, worries aloud about the proposal and whether the offer is real as the farm house visit ends next morning.
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Boston
Jennie
Mr. George
George
Boy Questions his School Attendance in Rural Yarn
Fitzgoober scolds Pinder for truancy asking where he has been. Pinder, dropping his books, claims to have been at school though a passerby said he fished. Pinder asks if fishes have schools, playing on a pun as he backs toward the door.
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Rascal
Fitzgoober
Pinder
Academy
Loweys
A Good Wife and the Value of Marriage
A moral reflection extols a good wife as humanity’s finest treasure and warns against vain adornments. Pure affection is praised as priceless, while money should not sway marital harmony. Happy homes arise from mutual earnings and shared duty, with the wife guiding a peaceful household.
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Quen
Mysterious Avon Cemetery Plant Tells of 1814 Soldier
For seventy years three stalks of a plant grow each season beside the old state road near Avon New York. The plant, rare in the state and unknown beyond Connecticut regions, marks the burial spot of John Alexander an American soldier murdered in 1814 while traveling from Sackett's Harbor to Buffalo. The stems sprout and seed with each year’s return, without increasing in number.
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Connecticut
Old State Road
Avon
N. Y
John Alexander
Sackett's Harbor
Buffalo
Alexander
Eail
Webster's Double Eagle Impresses Guests in Mint Folly
Daniel Webster was shown a double eagle from the mint by his secretary who fetched tea at noon. The next day he paid a small bill with a gold coin, but all had vanished as he had circulated it as a toy to guests and children. He proudly gave the coin to anyone impressed, disregarding its value.
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Daniel Webster
Mr. Webster
South's Prosperity Through Railways and Industry
The piece argues that standardizing rail gauge in the South removes regional remnants and enables vast growth. It envisions bridges linking Henderson and Cairo, expanded coal and iron works, cotton and sugar cultivation, new rail lines, and rapid southern city emergence as the nation gains wealth shared by workers.
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Ohio River
Henderson
Cairo
Blue Ridge
Railway Register
When Dinner Fails in a Field Farmhouse Tale
A hurried farmer and his hired man miss the burned wood and find no dinner. The starving party questions the absent meal as the wife replies the meat hangs on the ladder to warm. The group delays and spends noon chopping wood instead of eating.
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Sarah
Debates on corporal punishment and range fires in Texas
The article argues for whipping as a deterrent to protect families and property and notes extensive fires near Double Mountain Fork of Brazos causing damage to range operations. It names Nave & McCord and the Cattle Company as principal closers and cites incendiary origin. It also reports wool tariffs hurting sheep prices and poultry costs, with Austin Capital quoted.
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Double Mountain Fork
Brazos
Nave & McCord
The
Cattle Company
Eagle Pass
Austin
London Physicians Seek to End Aniline Dyes Use
Doctors and dye merchants in London promote shifting away from aniline colors toward vegetable dyes amid claims that aniline dyes cause painful and dangerous skin eruptions.
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London
Chinese Learn European Ways Through Ship Engine Work
A recent incident on a Chinese ironclad showed the engine taken apart and reassembled entirely by native engineers and workers, reflecting rapid adoption of European techniques in maritime technology.
Husband Reunites After Eight Years in Ighton Scene
An affecting Enoch Arden style reunion in Ighton England saw a husband return after eight years' absence to face his wife who once cast him with a poker. The incident drew police attention as the couple reunited amid emotions and scandal. A Gainesville hunter reportedly shot eighty two fat prairies in one day, a remarkable hunting tally.
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Enoch Arden
Ighton
England
Gainesville
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