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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1877
Page
2
The U S supreme court case over the Louisiana returns, state and federal battles, and House electoral count vote details unfold. Georgia selects a U S senator, while Quo warranto rulings touch Hayes electors. Train massacre rumors, Kansas antics, and hog cholera woes fill the political and rural sketch.
The East reports on a call for unity among faithful of Arcadioceeze with the Cattle brethren to honor the Holy Father on his golden jubilee and fiftieth episcopate anniversary. It notes various local matters from stockholder appeals to court cases and bankruptcies in multiple firms and individuals.
An unclear obituary notes the death of Sixpcton Batxy at his home in Lain slte on the 2th Curt. Gizpxez, a mining operator from the Back Hills region, is described as traveling with samples from about thirty mines and aims to display them to attract capital. The text also references various historical and tribal lines with interrupted phrases and illegible sections.
News from Washington reports G W GuyFix arriving as a pilot holder from the Samoan Islands, Grant drafting a Congress message to hasten specie payments, and the treasury proposed funding legal tenders into thirty year bonds at 4 percent. The electoral vote count bill became law, the Supreme Court adjourned to February 17, and moves to redeploy troops for spring campaigns are noted.
A string of violent incidents and disasters is reported: self-inflicted shooting in Manister, Michigan. murder in St. Louis. a throat cut in Conyers, Georgia. multiple deaths from hydrophobia and exposure including a Memphis incident. Also noted are home factory fires, a ship crew loss near New York and Boston, a fatal hotel clerks shooting in Louisville, an oil works explosion, a Medina factory fire, a man frozen beside a Newville route, and a dentists duel in New Orleans.
Various dispatches report Egypt seeking a return of Gonnox on urgent summons, and powers discussing a possible vacancy of the papal throne. Austria Hungary and other Catholic powers pledge to ensure a regular election for Pius IX’s successor. Montenegro and Servia see peace talks, while Spain denies autonomy negotiations for Cuba. Turkish forces at the Bulgaria border show strain and supply issues as war concerns persist.
Reports say the Czar of Russia is gravely ill as fortifications proceed with energy. Paris notes Turkey may seek reforms, while Serbs and Russians face pressure to decide on aid. Havana rumors speak of Spanish insurgent talks granting autonomy after five years with elected governance.
Senate and House records show long debates on the electoral count bill, amendments by Morton and others, and the election of five members to the electoral commission. The sessions feature adjournments, executive actions, and votes on resolutions related to Florida, Louisiana, and Colorado cases.
President Grant urges Senate to adopt a bill providing a constitutional method to settle disputes over electoral votes. He stresses the need for orderly, lawful resolution and warns against irregular controversy that could threaten national peace.
A quoted exchange features Choquart talking about someone absent and lacking affection. He jokes about pulling the person’s nose in the near future, while others ask what for and why. The dialogue hints at tension and impending action without naming the target.
The committee continued the testimony of J T Littlefield clerk of the Louisiana Returning Board. He described altering votes to aid Wells supporters, destroying original papers, and sharing the plan with his uncle Spearing. Wells pressed for changes and forged signatures were discussed. he said to beware testimony.
A Havana paper reports the return to Spain of 118 survivors from the Chasseurs of Andalusia after seven years in Cuba. The unit began with 1,200 soldiers who faced fever, yellow jack, and combat losses. Other regiments sent home similar casualty lists. Madrid plans heavier reinforcements.
A January 1877 week brought extreme gales and widespread floods across Britain. Coastal wrecks, river floods from Land’s End to the Hebrides, and inundations along the Thames valley are reported. Niagara Falls details note ice formations and a nearly hidden observatory on the American side.
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