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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1880
Page
2
A detailed critique argues against a Democratic plan to count electoral votes via a joint national returning board. It warns that such a move undermines state authority, risks fraud, and could empower a partisan majority to dictate the presidency. References to 1877 objections and prior contested electors illustrate the dangers.
The N. X. Tribune reports factions debate approaches as the party can not secure victory and weighs the risk of pursuing the presidency. The piece hints at strategic caution amid uncertain outcomes and signals a decisive stance if winning remains unlikely.
The Indianapolis Journal argues Indiana remains a close pivotal state, often labeled doubtful. It notes Democrats rarely win outright in fifteen years, with Republicans gaining in spring elections. It concludes Indiana will likely vote Republican next fall if the party remains united and well organized.
The piece argues New York’s 35 electoral votes are crucial for a Tilden victory and that without New York the Democrats face near certain defeat. It warns Kellyite opposition may jeopardize Tilden’s bid, predicts a doomed Cincinnati convention, and cites the Globe-Democrat commentary on the 1876 political clash.
Wade Hampton yesterday claimed victory as Kellogg’s champion not from affection but duty. He said Butler was admitted to the Senate under a pact that also admitted Kellogg, and Hampton pledged the obligation of the Democratic party to uphold the arrangement. He warned that ejecting Kellogg would hurt the party.
Tilden declares he will resist losing the Democratic nomination this year using any means including a double barrel or six shooter while his single barrel previously secured the party’s last convention.
In a playful snippet, observers react to a strained moment as a character named Boucacelo is referenced. The dialogue mentions a toper and plain soda as remedies, with colorful asides from the Picayune and others, capturing a lively but cryptic newspaper flavor.
The piece cites editorials from Chicago Journal and Cleveland Leader condemning Southern Democratic leaders, cites Gully’s alleged crimes in Mississippi, notes Tilden fundings to Ireland, and reports Senator Voorhees facing investigation and a missing committee clerk. It frames partisan tensions over veto power and corruption.
The minority of the Senate Select Committee rejects the majority findings on alleged voter intimidation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It states no fraud or bullying was proven and argues Congress should not legislate unless the states fail to remedy such issues. Signed by Blair and Kirkwood.
A broad, fragmented brief covers immigration, royal names, a Georgia county plow scene, a Boston Bible debate scene with five hundred New Testaments, Nordenskjold’s Arctic commerce hopes, San Antonio veterans on San Jacinto Day, barley sprouting from a seed in a Turkish egg, secret czar and Paul I passages, a Dakota gift loss, Memphis food critique, Exodus earrings, and Thebes murals showing gold rings.
The New York Sun reports a rapid rise in American beef and live cattle exports to Great Britain from the late 1870s, noting shipments of fresh beef reaching hundreds of millions of pounds and live cattle numbers soaring. It questions whether the trade may peak soon while observing prices and underselling concerns in English markets.
A mysterious verse fragment asks where the baby went and if she has been spirited away or become a lofty lady. It hints at a wind lifting the child, a change in her manner, and a fortnight’s absence with no mishap reported.
Mrs Lucy E Sanford recounts a boy named Willie who is struck on the head by a thrown stone and dies that night from a fractured skull. The story, told to warn cheerful boys to play gently, reflects a mother’s grief and a village’s sorrow.
The tale follows Tommy Tingle who ignores his mother and endures a chaotic purgative spirit visit. A sequence of supernatural mischief swirls as he resists chores and clutches at a calm, only to erupt in a tantrum of pounding and demanding freedom from rocking the cradle.
Tommy Tingle dreams of running away to escape chores and a bird show. A rope and a pole elevate a bird coachman on a street stunt, but the scene collapses as the boy wakes in bed. The tale, by William N. Burr, appears in the Times.
Rev Lorimer Fison reports Fiji lacks uniform funeral practices. Widows are strangled to accompany husbands, often by the brother of the deceased, with some chiefs keeping their cloth secret to guard goods. Bodies lie in caves or mausoleums as beliefs about spirits and returning vengeance influence burials.
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