04 Aug 1876
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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1876
Page
1
A chaotic fragment lists county officials and committees, church and lodge meeting times, and mail routes around Tarboro. It blends local governance names with a long unrelated satirical wartime anecdote and a San Francisco hotel bill joke.
Fred Barnaby, the strong English guard, is said to have captivated Don Carlos by throwing a donkey over a convent wall during his Times stint at Carlist HQ. He later studied Russian and Arabic, searched Central Africa, and reportedly lifted a hippopotamus on a wager, briefly hailed as king by a warlike tribe before declining the throne.
A fragment argues Gov Samuel J. Tilden will win the presidency due to practical business sense and moderation. It contends merchants and bankers trust his financial views, farmers and grangers value his stance on taxes and markets, and immigrants recall his generous historic aid.
A longtime associate defends Governor Tilden’s integrity and public spirit. The piece praises his private virtue and candid exchange of ideas from youth to maturity, highlighting his reformist finance views and legal prominence in railroad casework alongside notable lawyers.
The new postal law for third class matter took effect Tuesday. The act sets a rate of one cent per two ounces or fraction, with one cent for each additional two ounces. Senders may place names or addresses on mail with the word from, or print the article count on the package. Publishers may print paid subscription time on wrappers or postal cards and unsealed circulars may have addresses written or printed.
From the Philadelphia Times. Settle, a recurring figure in North Carolina politics, has been nominated by Raleigh's Republican convention for governor. Known for shifting roles during and after the Civil War, he led the convention that backed Grant's second term and may now marshal campaign machinery as deputy marshals.
The Courier-Journal outlines a Democratic Platform affirming Union permanence constitutional supremacy and free gov ernment with church state separation and civil equality. A Brazil king quotes modestly while a tramp pockets whiskey and bread in a country store.
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