Democrats and Republicans in Senate fight and Huron disaster notes
From Our Special Correspondent Washington November 30 1877 reports that the Senate balance may tilt Democratic with Kellogg expected to be seated and Wheeler shown as partial to carpetbaggers. News on the Huron wreck details investigations and survivor inquiries. McCormick to leave Treasury. a major storm on the Potomac and new Democratic daily planned. Austin and Indiana campaign notes outline a strong platform, currency remonetization and distrust of national banks.
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Washington, D. C
THE
Register
Senate
Congress
Butler
Allon Kellogg
Louisiana
Wheeler
Hayes
Navy Department
Department
M'Cormick
Potomac
New Democratic Daily
New Republican
National Union
Sleicher
Tex
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Fort Duncan
Texas
Austin
Democratic Central Committee
Democratic Party
Indiana
Radical Party
Radical
Democratic Party of
Indianapolis Sentinel
New Harmony
Board of County Commissioners
Posey County
Tavern Streets
J.T. Eagle
Patterson Denounces Hayes Reflecting Eternal Fitness
A terse critique cites Patterson denouncing Hayes as aligned with the eternal fitness of things. The remark suggests a moral or philosophical stance on current affairs within the era.
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Patterson
Hayes
The Bloody Shirt Banner Returns in Senate Battle
In a Senate session Republicans lifted the bloody shirt as their banner with Senator Conkling leading the salute and invoking ho hoc signo vinces. The New York Herald notes the symbol’s wartime victories and Hayes’s view that it faded, yet Republican Senators revived it to press party conflict.
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Senate
Conkling
Hayes
N. Y. Herald
Republican party under trial warned by quotes
The passage argues the Republican party has one last chance to represent intelligent, conscientious men. It condemns the party for placing a candidate in the presidency amid threats and violence and calls for purging the alleged crime to regain leadership.
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Republican Party
Jay Goulds Tribune
V. Y. Sun
An Agreeable Fact on a Republican Convention
A New York Herald line states that if the Republican party tries another national convention, that gathering would be its public funeral, phrased as a sharp political barb.
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New York Herald
South Carolina Legislature Probing Radical Actions
The legislature reports an investigation into alleged radical actions with significant scope. Officials describe substantial concerns and vow thorough scrutiny of the conduct and involved entities. The inquiry targets governance and security implications amid ongoing political tensions.
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South Carolina
Thanksgiving reflections with turkey, babies, and veterans
A New York correspondent ponders why gratitude aligns with turkey on Thanksgiving and laments indigestion as a possible cause. The piece surveys public charity meals, a 1400-turkey count, and a grand baby show awarding prizes for mothers and infants. Evacuation Day observances for 1812 veterans recede as aging figures attend their final feasts. The Evening Mail changes hands, with Clark Bell steering a more firm, readable tone.
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Is Beatstek
Republic
Turkey
Land of the Living
Blackwell's Island
Fifth Avenue
Simpst
Messrs. Leland
Sturtevant House
Broadway
Evening Mail
Clark Bell
Ravrx
Mixed report on Col. Alfred D. Owen’s career
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes Col Alfred D Owen of Posey county is described as gallant with Civil War service in the Sixtieth Indiana and later as Eightieth’s colonel. A reformatted account claims he ran as an independent and won, while the paper’s history asserts he was Republican nominated and elected amid cross party votes.
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Alfred D. Owen
Posey
Sentinel
Col. Owen
Sixtieth
Indiana
Eightieth
Indianapolis Sentinel
Alf
Fifteenth
Indiana Regiment
Sixtieth Regiment
Hightieth
New Harmony Race Choice Draws Diverse Opinions
The Mt. Vernon figure ace G. V. Menzies is named as the New Harmony Register’s preferred Congressman to fill Fuller’s seat. The Evansville Journal and Senator Conover weigh in on party dynamics and the complex seating of Kellogg and Kruntona amid shifting Democratic and Republican allegiances.
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Ace
G. V. Menzies
Mt. Vernon
New Harmony Register
Fuller
Evansville Journal
Florida
Kellogg
Louisiana
Sugar beet production tops one and a quarter million tons
In Europe this year more than 1 250 000 tons of sugar have been produced from beets. The remark suggests it would be glorious to find a use for the country’s dead beats.
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Eax
Europe
The Ghost of a Defrauded People
Republicans in Washington show unease over rumors that Tilden could be declared president by joint Congress action if Democrats gain a Senate majority. The text notes widespread political insecurity and fear among Republicans about such rumors.
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Washington
Mr. Tilden
Congress
Senate
N. Y. Tribune
Editors and the Press Demands in the Paper
A critique of editors who fill pages with content including misstatements and puffery. The piece condemns sensationalism and calls for responsible reporting rather than printing every attendee at races or dog fights.
Skeleton key unlocks a dead lock in boat item
A compact item notes a skeleton key as the tool to open a stubborn boat lock. The terse line highlights a practical solution for a maritime access issue.
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