A monstrous infamy in Maine and Louisiana returns
The Logansport Journal denounces Bourbon papers defending the Maine result as false in logic and fact. It contrasts Louisiana’s open inquiry and lawful vote nullifications with Maine’s secret investigations and barred Republicans. It cites numerous minor defects used to overturn a Republican majority and warns of potential wider conflict.
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Logansport Journal
Bourbon Papers
Maine
Garcelon
Louisiana Returning Board
Louisiana
Returning Board
Gareelon
Council
Gareelon & Co
Garcelon & Co
Secretary of State
Portland
Farmington
Skowhegan
Auc
Senate
House
Bourbon
The Sgm of the Whole Matter
A Cincinnati paper rebuts Indiana migration fears by arguing no Republican conspiracy to import freedmen. It cites Greencastle circulars and ministers urging relocation, notes limited eligible voters among migrants, and blames reports on freedmen spy efforts and Indiana farm opportunities.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis Sentinel
Indiana
Greencastle
John H. Clay
Bethel Chapel
Sentinel
Liditor Langsdale
Parson Clay
Republic
Kansas
Missouri
South
North Carolina
Voorhees
Senate
People urged to recognize perils to the republic
Citizens are called to a full comprehension of threats facing the nation and the preservation of its government. The plea stresses vigilance against dangers that could undermine the republic and moral obligations to defend constitutional order.
Broxen-Hearted Horses
A Eureka Leader reader recalls an oldtime Jehu inspecting a lead horse on the Pioce stage. The bay leader, on the route six months, has lost spirit and vigor and now seems boggy. The driver notes horses tire on monotonous daily runs and may die in less than two years from fatigue.
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Eureka
Ney
Jehu
Three Dogs Die In Ridiculous wager fight near Bloomfield
Louisville Commercial reports a odd wager between Jim Houtchins and J F Cammack over a fighting bull dog and a small jackass. The jackass defeats the bull dog by grabbing its back and dragging it away, leaving the bull dog dead after about a hundred yards.
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Louisville
Bloomfield
Jim Houtchins
Jim
J. F. Cammack
Houtchins
Cammack
Bull Dog
Cammark
Jackass
Hutchins
Mr. Houtchins
Grant’s Southern tour and Washington postmaster race in 1880 era
From Washington telegrams detail General Grant’s incognito visit to Beales, plans for a Cuba and Mexico trip, and a White House invitation. Also covered are Senate party prospects, Peabody fund cuts in Louisiana, lottery case decisions, treasury policy on silver notes, and Emigrant Aid Society updates as Southern migrations surge and Republican campaign planning intensifies.
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Washington
J. M. Edmunds
Grant
Beales
Richmond
Columbia
Savannah
Florida
Cuba
Colorado
Galena
Long Branch
General Grant
Sheridan
Fred Grant
Mexico
Sherman
Gen. Grant
Philadelphia
Everts
Key
Ramsey
Devens
White House
Treasury
United States
Senate
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Indiana
Mahone
Louisiana
Peabody Fund For
South
Peabody Fund
Post Office Department
Colburn
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Little Rock
St. Louis
Kansas
Thos. B. Keogh
National Republican Committees
Tett
Greensboro
N. C
Keogh
Mr. Tilden
Bayard
Chicago
Congress
City
Garcelon
Ben. Butler
Edmunds
General Butler
Maine
Grand Army Hall
Augusta
Emigrant Aid Society
North Carolina
Greencastle
Ind
Aiken
South Carolina
Tilden
Hendricks
Hancock
Democratic nominating views on national unity and policy
The writer argues for candidates who govern for the whole country rather than party gain. He cites Hora to Seymour and David Davis as preferable nominees. He notes a shift in Democratic stance from free trade to protectionism and from federal internal improvements to expansive river and harbor spending, linking it to currency and finance debates.
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Horatio Seymour
New York
David Davis
Illinois
Democratic Party
Groaning of the Mother of Presidents in Virginia Politics
The Richmond Dispatch notes a sharp shift in Virginia politics as Readjusters replace Bourbons in key posts. Conservatives lament Radical and Negro appointments, fearing state debt and repudiation debates. Mahone’s influence looms as a potential 1880 challenge to the Democratic ticket.
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Virginia
Arthur Sullivan
Richmond Dispatch
George Washinton Cooke
Norfolk
Sullivan
Charles B. Foster
George W. Duene
Princess Anne
Pittsylvania
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mahone
Old Dominion
Oregon seeks large influx of colored workers as policy
Oregon officials propose attracting about 250000 colored people to the state and encourage their migration for economic reasons. The plan promotes a negro exodus, with employers showing preference for colored workers over other groups.
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Oregon
Abor
Great Horned Fish Attacks Baltic Ship
A Baltic incident reports a large horned fish striking the brig Marie near the mainmast and penetrating the starboard timber with a horn fragment measured two by one and a half inches. The vessel logged a shock at 10 p.m. March 28 and remained watertight though copper was torn away by the horn. The log gives position at 2°44′S 29°30′W on March 29.
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Baltic
Papenburg
Ostfriesische Zeitung
Marie
Arends
Tugu
Stockholm
Republicans Define Debt as Paramount Issue in Tennessee
A Tennessee Legislature caucus of twenty Republicans and allies resolves debt repudiation is unacceptable. Maine politics spark civil strife over election integrity, while Grant receptions prompt mixed Democratic and Bourbon press commentary.
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Tennessee
Grant
Philadelphia
Lee
Appomattox Court House
U. S. Grant
A. D
Frank T. Weldon
Maine
J. M. Hanson
Johnston
Cincinnati
Garcelon
Exposition
Chicago
Louisville Courier-Journal
Snadlyville
Yasooff
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Yazoo
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kansas
Arkansas
Voorhees
South
Daniel
New York World
Gracelon
Dems’ 1876 Indiana cost reveals party salaries
Indianapolis letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer notes it cost the Democracy 127000 dollars to carry the state in 1876 exclusive of focal donations. The amount reflects salaries in the party for a year and other party expenses.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Cincin
Enquirer
Democracy
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