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The Grafton Eagle

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1884

Page

2

New York Vote Contests Delay Result In Close Election

The Grafton Eagle reports that with New York’s vote still under canvass the outcome remains uncertain. Both parties hire eminent counsel to contest every inch, while counties with no fraud show no shift in majorities. Critics fault delayed indictments and crime rise, blaming weak enforcement and a negligent mayor over the police.

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Political turbulence and reform discourse in era debates

Fragments recall strong public charges against Barnum and Democratic tactics, praising Republican resilience. The text notes New York Times opinion, calls for accountability, cites California’s political shift toward Republicans, and mentions irregularities in Ulster county vote tallies with specific figures, all reflecting tense postwar political contention.

Political Riot Fears Amid Inauguration Era

The piece notes looming candidates for Wheeling offices as inauguration approaches. It highlights Democratic and Republican tensions, accusations of ballot intimidation in St Mary’s and Iberia, and claims about Congressmen Kellogg’s defeat. It cites Vanderbilts funding and recent election returns showing Senate Republicans 41 to 35 Democrats and House 183 Democrats to 141 Republicans and one Greenbacker.

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Publicans and the 19th Century Republican Pulse

A fragmentary trading of political speculation notes the rise of Republican influence from Maine to California, naming Blaine, Clay, Webster and Cleveland as famed figures. It contrasts internal party shifts, favoritism toward mediocrity, and the looming clash with Southern bosses amid national nominating winds.

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Public sale of real estate in multiple counties on November court date

Special Commissioner Fasne Woods will sell at public auction at the Taylor county courthouse front door on November 15, under a Marion county chancery decree. Property includes lots and tracts in Taylor, Ritchie, Randolph, Barbour, and West Grafton areas with detailed descriptions and liens. payment requires full cash plus three notes for the balance due in six, twelve, and eighteen months.

Circuit Court Marion County National Bank of Ringmond Seville Court House Taylor County Nik Lyla Tose Hall Amd Joseph Hanley Gland Sam Gratton Granville Survis William Ef. Bennedy Gmfton Yates Jarvis Josoph “Miller Uber Lafayette Ke Ward John H. Means Ritchie County Ellenlore J. P. Strickler John EL. Goteitl Randolph County Beverly Said Jarvis Co. W. Yokam Said Yok Jame Logan A. Aater Jofix Barbour County Josiah W. ‘Reeves Frederick Berlin Fasne Woods

A View of the Atlas Shows Slavery's Geographic Reach

The piece invites readers to imagine a map of the United States, shading the slaveholding states and reflecting on how Lincoln's election spurred war. It argues the South holds electoral power and portrays Democratic and Northern regions as complicit in shaping a “Solid South” that bleeds into Indiana and New York, with European influence in New Jersey and surrounding areas.

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Bankruptcy纠? (Invalid input kept intact)

Clarence L. Smith clerk of the circuit court of Marion county alerts that Frank Worth as special commissioner in a case involving the Natibial Bank of King Wood against Granville I. Jarvis and others fled with court papers. A bond of 5000 dollars conditioned by law appears. approved by Clarence L. Smith.

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