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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1876
Page
2
A roundup of literary plans, political races, and public notices. Jefferson Davis plans a European trip to foster Mississippi Valley trade. Grant sells a Washington lot amid real estate pool speculation. Lafayette painting purchase and Yorktown map move into state archives. California wheat yields and Farmville Mercury reform proposals close the slice. Indianapolis News criticizes Grantism and calls for broad political change.
In Connecticut last Tuesday Democrats swept statewide, electing Ingersell by 3441 votes, with gains across the Legislature. Senate and House party tallies show growing Democratic majorities, signaling a strong party shift.
The article warns readers about Hayes Arlington & Co and calls clerks and saleswomen to repair to Philadelphia by April 13. It notes Grantism repudiation in Washington and reports Sayles J. Bowen chosen as a Republican delegate to Cincinnati despite opposition from the district ring and office holders. It claims the President despises Bowen and marks his victory as evidence of administration unpopularity. Brooks of the organ competed but lost.
A list of dying words from notable statesmen recently deceased. Phrases include remarks attributed to Bristow, Schenck, Belknap, Williams, Pierrepont, Henderson, Grant, Robeson, De Lano, Dana, John McDonald, Boss Shepherd, Jim Blaine, and Babcock. The collection reflects varied tones from defiance to humor and mortality.
In a Washington letter from April 3 1876 the Democratic caucus bill is met with heavy opposition and party fault lines. Republicans boast control of departments for fifteen years and use finance as a political tool while Democrats debate ignoring the money question to restore honest efficient government. Amnesty critiques of wartime profiteers and post traders surface as investigations into the insane asylum diet and war expenditures unfold.
The report details reforms and investigations amid Belknap and naval scandals. It notes Republican fund-raising through blackmail, the navy’s crookedness, and impeachment triggers. It mentions silver coinage bills, Mississippi election probes, and Russia’s potential abdication affecting European balance.
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