District Convention Calls for May Nomination and Delegates
A Democratic-Conservative district convention will meet in Goldsboro on Wednesday May 24 to nominate a congressional candidate and a presidential elector, and to elect two delegates to the St Louis Convention. Each county earns one vote per fifty in Merrimion in 1872. By order of the District Executive Committee.
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Edgecombe County
Court House
Tarboro
Raleigh
NNO
Dancy
Chim
N. J. G. Cuantes
Sec’y
Goldsboro
St. Louis
Coastal fish trade drives daily boats to Franklin line
The Norfolk Virginian reports heavy fish cargoes from North Carolina oysters and fish shipped north via Blackwater Line to Franklin. Freight trains on the Seaboard arrive with hundreds of boxes iced and sold for commission per box, then sent to northern markets.
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Norfolk Virginian
North Carolina
Blackwater
Franklin
Seaboard Road
Why Bristow will not do for the Republican Candidate
The Cincinnati Times argues the 1860 Republican line requires a proven war record and strong party leadership. It dismisses Bristow as unsuitable a southern born candidate with no political record or experience, unlikely to unite Blaine and Conkling, or Republican delegates.
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Bristow
Cincinati Times
Republican Party
Blaine
Conkling
Murder of Gen Howard Stuns South Carolina Town
A shocking murder near Gen. Howard’s home in South Carolina ends a beloved, respected elder’s life. Three Black men were arrested, confessed, and planned the crime for alleged money believed on his person.
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Howard
South Carolina
Fifty Cents Sparks Deliberate Murder in Robbery Case
A crime report notes a murder carried out for fifty cents shared among three killers. The text shifts to a stockholders meeting for the United States Centennial Exposition and cites an estimated eight and a half million dollar outlay with sources and a 1.5 million deficit. It also reprints a North Carolina bird protection law ratified March 18 1875, detailing prohibited bird killings in several counties with penalties.
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Cees
State of Pennsylvania
City of
Philadelphia
United States
Davidson
Adolph
Rowan
Warre
Guilford
Rockingham Jorange
Caswell
Mecklenburg
Edgecombe
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Randolph
Anson
Warren
Gulford
Rockingham
Orange
Tarboro
Court House
A. D
George Howard
D. W
Alsop
Orren Williams
MAPE
Hi Agricultural Society
Guers
Blaine’s Mistake Seen in $64,000 Rail Funds Inquiry
A Washington dispatch argues Blaine erred by not seeking an immediate investigation into a $64,000 loss tied to $75,000 of Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail Road bonds. It notes Congress will likely pursue the matter via a judiciary committee inquiry into Union Pacific actions, with a subcommittee already summoned to probe the overall issue.
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Washington
Blaine
Union Pacific Railroad
Little Rock
House
Judiciary Committee
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Louisiana
J. R. West
New Orleans
West
Democrat
California
Dabcock and
Porter
Billings
United States
Senate
The Candidates and State Factions in 1876 Campaign
Washington letter from May 2 1876 notes Thurman’s Ohio friends mobilizing for a sharp state fight while seeking cross state strength to back him at St Louis. New York delegates expressjubilation over Tilden’s convention endorsement. Hendricks supporters actions unclear.
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Thurman
Ohio
St. Louis
New York
Tilden
Hendricks
Inside St Louis Clash Signals Democratic Unity and Scandal Threads
The piece argues strong backing for a presidential nominee with broad popular support, notes harmony at St Louis, and highlights the Senate carpetbagger issue with George B Spencer of Alabama amid a reform push. It also covers Louisiana Senator J R West's libel suit threat, and previews the Benap impeachment trial with Carpenter guiding Belknap.
Confrontation Over Belknap Testimony Promises Lengthy Senate Session
The final vote hinges on Belknap's admission and whether the Senate will allow extensive negative testimony about Gen Belknap. Arguments warn a long session as congress debates economy and delays in appropriations. Crook reports Red Cloud Agency Indians near starvation unless supplies are sent.
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Pinchback
McDowell
Army
Belknap
Senate
Congress
House
Crook
Sheridan
Chicago
Red Cloud Agency
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