Washington Letter 1877 discusses House scene and key appointments
Our Washington letter from October 19 1877 reports a civil House mood under Speaker Randall admission of two colored South Carolina claimants and cautious confirmations. It notes Harlan for Supreme Bench scrutiny, Randall's committee choices forthcoming, and Edmunds pushing a Senate committee on presidential election results with Spofford likely seated. It covers Hayes Garfield interactions and Stanley Matthews Ohio Senatorship influence.
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Washington, D. C
Register
House
Randall
South Carolina
White House
General Harlan
Kentucky
Supreme Bench
David Davis
McCreary
Philadelphia
Edmunds
Thurman
Spofford
Louisiana
Committee On Elections
Hayes
Garfield
Stanley Matthews
Ohio
South
Jones
Congressional Silver’Commission
Remonetization of silver eyed by Congress
The document advocates silver remonetization and predicts quick Congressional action. Senator Weston of Maine and the Commission’s secretary are described as well informed and confident that a bill will pass to implement the recommendation. It notes Mr Hays could veto and warns the Commission lacks a two thirds Senate or House vote.
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Congress
Commission
George M. Weston
Maine
Hays
Austin
Magnitude of the Democratic Victory in Ohio
The piece argues the Democratic triumph in Ohio will reshape state government with Democratic control of multiple departments and key judicial seats. It notes first-time Democratic elections for treasurer attorney general lieutenant governor and Senate representation and references national implications and reactions.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Breslin
Gov
Allen
Senate
United States
Wade
Sherman
Thurman
Pendleton
Cincinnati Commercial
Spirit of lawlessness in Republican leadership recalled
The Indianapolis Sentinel criticizes Republican leaders for dismissing elected officials and blocking Senate admission to Louisiana representatives Spofford and Evans, accusing them of disfranchisement and power driven by might makes right, recalling past removals of Voorhees, Brooks, and Stockton to gain a majority.
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Congress
Andrew Johnson
House
Voorhees
Brooks
New York
Senate
Stockton
New Jersey
Louisiana
Senate Chamber
Spofford
Ekvatis
Butler
South Carolina
Indapolis Sentinel
Tidal Wave Promises Victory for Democracy in 1880
A Vincennes Sun editorial warns of a great reactionary tidal wave sweeping radicals from power and propelling the democracy toward a sure 1880 victory. The piece likens the political shift to a leaking radical vessel sinking under a rising party tide.
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Vincennes Sun
Farm Account Book Offered By Indiana Farmer Company
The Indiana Farmer Company in this city announces a new Farm Account Book with sections for farm production and receipts, family expenses, and separate departments. It includes a balance sheet form and tables of weights and measures, aimed at subscribers of the Indiana Farmer. Priced at $2 for a year, the book will be cubbed to subscribers this fall and winter, with a higher retail price later. Indianapolis Journal notes demand across the West.
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Indiana Farmer Company
Indiana
Weat
Jesa
Wort
Indianapolis Journal
Needle Believed to Kill Roaring Spring Girl
A 12 year old girl, daughter of Rev. J. A. J. Williams, Roaring Spring, swallows a pin and dies after a sequence of throat and breathing troubles. Post mortem revealed a cambric needle in the left lung causing collapse and blood in the chest. Doctors Irwin and Stayer led the examination and reported the needle as the cause.
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J. A. J. Williams
Roaring Spring
Stayer
C. Irwin
Reform is Necessary Under Adama Era Spending
The text notes that under John Quincy Adama the government spent 26 million dollars in a year. It then claims Hayes seeks 6 million yearly for army support, more than Adama’s total expenditures. It also mentions St Lawrence county New York spans 1,671,522 acres.
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John Quincy Adama
Hayes
Adama
M. Y. Sun
St. Lawrence County
New York
Pennsylvania Sees Democrats Likely to Carry State
A Philadelphia New York Tribune correspondent notes Ohio shock weakens Republicans in Pennsylvania. Democrats expected to gain enough votes, with labor movements in cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh boosting the Democrats while mining regions tilt slightly toward Republicans.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York Tribune
Pittsburg
Controversy Over Tom Paine's Death Framed By Editors
A light quarrel between Colonel Bob Ingersoll and the New York Observer editor over Tom Paine's death frame of mind draws no real consequence. Death, whether peaceful or fear-filled, matters little to the record or the living. The Indianapolis Herald notes the broader truth that testimony at death is not of great value.
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Bob Ingersoll
New York Observer
Tom Paine
Indianapolis Herald
Seduction of the South and the case for army cuts
The Memphis Appeal argues against a large standing army. It warns that past usurpations and military encroachment on civil power threaten American liberty. It urges Republicans to vote for a reduced force reflecting current military needs.
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South
Congress
Memphis
Presidential demand and Senate rejection spark national controversy
The New Orleans Democrat questions the president’s push for a 32 million dollar army appropriation and the Senate’s refusal to seat Democratic senators. It asks whether local support and southern press influence have clouded judgment or if the Democratic House will back the president against laws and public sentiment.
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Republican Senate
Louisville
Democratic House
Senate
Wvew
Orleans
Radical Republicans Face Doom, Says Savannah News
The Savannah News denounces the Republican Senate as radicals who cannot ally with honesty. It asserts their infamy will rebound on themselves as their idols doom them, urging a more honest course instead.
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Savannah News
Ohio's Radical Congressmen Prophesy Ruin for Their Party
The New York Tribune notes that many radicals in Ohio's Congress have become Jeremiahs predicting the party's utter downfall and the opponents' certain victories not only in 1880 but in all elections through the century's end.
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Ohio
New York Tribune
Theyll Rue It Radical Senators Delay US Senators
A collection of brief quotes notes political quips and a fact about Canada Thanksgiving and California drought losses. The items mention Louisiana US Senators delays Jones the large man from Green County and a weather and drought statistic.
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U. S
Louisiana
Vicksburg Herald
North Carolina
James F. Jones
Green County
End of Cuban Insurrection Captures Leaders
The Times reports in New York that Havana sent a telegram announcing the Holguin Brigade captured Don Tomas Farreda, president of the Cuban Republic, and the secretary of the chamber of representatives, among others. Capture hailed as a major blow and precursor to insurgent collapse. many officers have surrendered, insurgent ranks thinned. The government offers unconditional surrender leniency to participants, implying shorter insurgent resistance.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
the Times
Havana
Mosovieko
Jovellar
Martinez Campos
Cuba
Morales de Los Rios
Chamber of Representatives
Don Estrada
Sportarno
Spanish Legation
Public sale of estate near New Harmony Posey county
The administrator of Thomas M. Pritchard deceased announces a public sale at the late residence near New Harmony in Posey county Indiana. Terms: twelve months credit on sums over three dollars with a promissory note and security. cash for three dollars or less. Julian Dale Owen, surviving partner, and Frank D Bolton, administrator, sign.
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Thomas M. Pritchard
Posey County
Indiana
New Harmony
Frank D. Bolton
Julian Dale Owen
Pritchard & Owen
Southdown
Cottswold
Ocd
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