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Newspaper
Tarboro Southerner
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1876
Page
2
A plea from Tarboro urges immediate aid for starving Savannah residents amid national relief efforts. The writer questions Tarboro’s silence, notes widespread gifts to the city, and warns that Tarboro could face similar distress if help is withheld.
The afflicted brethren in our sister state describe terrible suffering in Savannah with fever and hunger. Businesses are suspended and once comfortable families are now nearing starvation, needing immediate earthly help before it is too late.
The Raleigh Daily Observer reports that both parties see Ohio and Indiana as pivotal. Republicans once confident in both now concede Indiana lost and Ohio only by a hair, with Germans likely shifting to Democrats. The piece criticizes The New York Herald for libel on Governor Vance and notes editorials stirring partisan tensions.
A northern correspondent reports Gov. Vance warned against Northern radicals inflaming minds against Southerners, citing Ingersoll’s words copied by the Herald as coming from Vance. The letter from H. V. Redfeild predicts Settle’s slim chances, with Vance possibly winning North Carolina by 10,000 to 15,000 and Tilden ahead by around 20,000 fixing the statewide result.
A plea to members to attend meetings and support speakers. The author laments dwindling attendance, contrasts zealous member with others, urges renewed effort as the November election nears, and ties local action to state and national freedom.
New York Sept 24 crowds of 12 000 to 13 000 watched the blasting of a rock at Hell Gate to reopen navigation. The operation proceeded on schedule with no accidents as guns fired from 2 pm to 2 51 pm, blasting a line across the river and whitening the water in a narrow stretch between the little island and Hallets Point.
A massive blast at Hell Gate sends a dull thud through the area as rocks tremble and water erupts in yellow plumes tied to dynamite. The river briefly unsettled, then returns to calm while cheers erupt from the northeast and steamers. Police report no damage, and boats hurry to view the scene. The tide shifts toward Big and Little Mill rocks, which are slated for further explosions.
A wedding at Dr Nobles residence in Edgecombe on Wednesday 20th was performed by Rev F D Swindell. Groom N B Killebrew and bride Miss Katie Nobles received many bridal gifts. Attendants included Miss Pinkie Parker with Mr Charlie King and other named pairs. The feast and attire described. book notice follows for Madame L J Velasquez’s autobiography Woman is Battle detailing Loreta Velasquez’s Civil War exploits and the author’s North Carolina subscription sale.
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