Vance Favored by Edgecombe Citizens in War-Era Appeal
The Edgecombe residents urge Gov. Vance to speak again, praising him as a favorite since the war. The piece lists Democratic nominees for governor and other statewide offices, including Jarvis Worth Engelhardt Kenan Scarborough Love and several district electors and congressmen. It notes Byron’s lines about ambition and mentions Blaine in a reflective aside. Edgecombe seeks executive committee to open correspondence with Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgecombes
Gov. Vance
Executive Committee
Journal names Saunders DeRosset Moor in new management
The Journal announces a new management team with Col. W. L. Saunders taking editorial control, Capt. Thos. C. DeRosset as business manager, and Col. Benj. R. Moor handling the local department, signaling a push toward greater popularity and regional focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil: Journal
W. L. Saunders
Thos. C. DeRosset
Benj. R. Moor
Hayes Captures Republican Nomination At Convention
On the seventh ballot Hayes of Ohio secured 384 votes to Blaine 351 and Bristow 21, making Hayes the Republican candidate for President. Wheeler of New York was nominated for Vice President. The text asserts that pairing Tilden or another man with a western candidate could defeat radicalism in November.
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Hayes
Ohio
Blaine
Bristow
Wheeler
New York
Tilden
Campaign Speech Teases Victory Through Attack on Opposition
The speaker vows bold measures in November to defeat rivals. They claim to expose corruption and rally supporters under a banner of love and strong leadership. A call to strike at the enemy lines is framed as a lifeblood mission for their followers.
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Jarvis
Ken’un
Kentucky
Frankfort
Major Hall
State OF
North Carolina
Pitt County
Satterthwait
Sarah
Eliza Rhody
Emily Little
Josiah Daniel
Superior Court
County of
Pitt
H. Sheppard
Death of Col. R. F. Lehman of Newbern
Col. R. F. Lehman died in Raleigh on Monday the 19th from kidney disease. A former Register in Bankruptcy and Craven county legislator, he was respected as a man of probity and courtesy. The obituary notes conservative praise of his character and counters radical claims about party lines.
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R. F. Lehman
Newbern
Raleigh
Col. Lehman
Pennsylvania
Edenton
Craven County
Raleigh Sentinel sale and Col Conan return as editor
The Raleigh Sentinel was sold under court order to Col P Conan and George F Smith after purchase by R Y McAden for 500 dollars. Conan is expected as editor in chief. Gov Vance speech condemns corruption. a wartime blockade runner is cited as a loyal NC effort, praising Vance.
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Raleigh Sentinel
John Syme
Court House
Raleigh
R. Y.mcaden
Col
P. Conan
The
Sentinel
Danville News
George F. Smith
Danville
Expres
Conan
the Sentinel
Col. D
North Carolina
Edgecombe
James A. Odenheimer
Joseph Odenheimer
Tarboro
Tfey
Eald Court
Hi. L. Byr'pon
Edgecombe County
Frank Powell
Atv'y
Mrs Jarvis Reveals Rich World Of Letters In Richmond Note
The Richmond correspondence in the Petersburg Daily Index Appeal honors Mrs Hon J J Jarvis. It notes her literary reputation and her marriage to Hon Thomas J Jarvis, recently nominated as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. It recalls her early writing while a pupil at Lefebre's Academy and her later contributions to Northern periodicals.
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Richmond
Petersburg Daily Index Appeal
Jarvis
Sentinel change under new owners Col Conan to edit paper
Announcement notes Messrs Smith and Batchelor purchasing the Raleigh Sentinel and launching a daily and weekly Democratic paper named the Sentinel on July 1. The existing Sentinel will continue daily semi weekly and weekly with unchanged terms. Also includes a financial overview of U S presidents estates and values.
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Messrs. Smith & Bate
Sental
Col
Conan
Raleigh Sentinel
Sentinel
North Carolina
Geo. Surry
W. P. Batcuerou
Hayes as Republican Presidential Nominee Portrait
Rutherford B. Hayes is described as the Republican nominee for the presidency. The text notes his birth in Ghio, limited brilliancy, and age about 52. It recalls his 1875 governorship victory over Bill Allen by 4,000 in a vote exceeding half a million.
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Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ghio
Bill Allen
Hayes Wheeler Ticket and Republican Prospects Across States
The piece argues that anti Catholic dogma and inflation favor Democrats, suggesting a Republican win would be unlikely. It notes Ohio as a Republican stronghold until 1873 with Gov Allen’s small margin, questions Hayes’s popularity there, and critiques Wheeler as VP nominee for sustaining ticket strength in the East. It casts doubt on carrying New York New Jersey Connecticut California and Pennsylvania if Tilden-led Democrats run.
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Hayes
Ohio
Gov. Allen
Gov. Hayes
New York
Wm. A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Congress
Kellogg
Louisiana
New York ‘Herald
Pacific Railway Committee
Doolittle Proposes Slow Path to Coin Standard
Ex Senator Doolittle of Wisconsin shares a plan to restore silver dollars as legal tender, repeal parts of the resumption act, and retire war money monthly until it reaches parity with silver and gold. He argues the process will be gradual, taking five to seven years, but will restore gold and silver coin as the money of the Constitution.
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Doolittle
Wisconsin
Thomas Ewing
Ohio
Congress
Platform Adopted at Raleigh In Centennial Year
A Raleigh platform outlines the Republican call to unite patriots to restore constitutional administration and reduce government spend, endorsing amendments proposed in 1875, backing public schools expansion, and noting the North Carolina harbor and railroad projects as key aims supported by convict labor.
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Wonenitas
Republican Party
United States
North Carolina
Morehead, Saunders, Fisher
Wm. H. Thomas
Beaufort
Wilmington
Defection and Loyalty in Ballot Storm at National Nomination
The report tracks party maneuvering during the seventh ballot as Indiana withdraws Morton for Hayes and Kentucky shifts 24 votes, forcing Blaine supporters to confront a narrowing path. Maryland initially weighs switching to Hayes but sticks with Blaine, while the broader pattern signals the endgame in the battle for the Republican nomination.
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Indiana
Morton
Hayes
Blaine
Florida
Cumbak
Kentucky
Bristow
Iwall
Maryland
Messrs
Shoemaker
Gary
C.C. Fulton
New York Vote Declares Hayes Victory In Unity Push
The report details a political count where Hayes garners 61 New York votes and gains strength in North Carolina as part of a broader pro-unity stance. The scene captures a charged crowd amid this electoral drama with cheers and vivid reactions. In a separate column, Dr. R V Pierce extols liver health and blood purification, promoting his Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cures for numerous ailments tied to poisonous blood.
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Sachusetts
Blaine
Hayes
Michigan
Mississippi
New York
Pomeroy
North Carolina
R. V. Pierce, M. D
Pierce
Goldom
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New Hanover
Samuel L. Love
Haywood
Thomas S. Kenan
Wilson
Public Instruction
J.C. Scarborouh
Johnston
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James M. Leach
Alfred M. Waddell
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National Hotel
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J. J. Jarvis
Washington
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Laine
Blaine Stock
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Battle & Bro
Mordecai
Joshua Bullock
Ffreensboro Female College
Greensboro
T. M. Jena
N. H. D. Wilson
Sraades
Thos. P. Porter
Kentucky Cash Distribution Company
Edgecombe and
Sur
I. Macnair
Kent Oyrboro
Church Street
John N. Vick
Rocky Mount
N. C
W. L. Thorp
Nash and Edgecombe
Messrs. Bunn & Battle
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Jesse H. Powell
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John Cayton
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Raleigh, N. C
Pender & Jenkins
N. B
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ST. Louis
Demuth
Jane
Effie S. Graves
Thomasville, N
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Arthur C. Freeman
Main St
Norfolk
Arthur VII. Freeman
Hienty
Spout Spring
Greut Spring
East Carolina
T. E. Lewis
J. M. Spragins
R. M. Johnson
Tarboro N.C
Elizabeth Daniel
James Satterhwait
Elizs Rhoda
Lydia
Josiah Denielwallkee
Tease H. Powell
Odenheimer Bros
Philadelphia
United Indies
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Daughtery
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É&E
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N.Y
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