Local official slate listed for key offices
For Becretary of State ISAAC R SHERWOOD for Supreme Judge WILLIAM WHITE for Member of the Board of Public Works JAMES MOORE for School Commissioner JOHN A NORRIS for Clerk of the Supreme Court RODNEY FOOS for Presidential Electors at Large DAVID TOD SAMUEL GALLOWAY
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William White
Board of Public Works
James Moore
Supreme Court
Rodney Foos
David Tod
Samuel Galloway
Railroads offer free passes to Republican delegates in Chicago
Reports list diverse 19th century items from Illinois, Rhode Island, and California. Delegates to the Republican National Convention will ride free on rails. Yale adds two fossils to its cabinet. April 15 is fast day for Lincoln’s anniversary. Burnside’s Rhode Island win margin is 4307 with Senate 28–5 and House 64–7. California meets in Sacramento to back reconstruction and impeach President. Jeff Davis trial planned for May in Virginia. Voorhes recalls Civil War treason claims tying him to Sons of Liberty, sparking a sharp remark about perpetual pursuit.
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Chicago
Yale College
Oglesby
Ilinois
Abraham Lincoln
Rhode Island
Burnside
Indianapolis
Ithode Island
Senate
House
California
Sacramento
Congress
Jeff. Davis
United States Circuit Court
Virginia
Chase
Springfield
Mass
Yoorhes
Indiana
New Haven
Sons of Liberty
A. T. Stewart Denies Desertion of Grant Support
From Wyandotte Pioneer. A. E. Stewart, an early admirer of Gen. A. S. Grant for the Presidency, denies Democratic rumors of withdrawing support. He states he continues to actively advocate Grant’s nomination and election to unite the nation.
Pups in Stovipgr Strait
Democratic papers seek a reputable soldier to lead their forlorn hope for the Presidential campaign. The Washington Ohio Jeffersonian derides General Sherman as a murderer and invader of private rights, vowing to defeat any Democrat who nominates him.
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Stovipgr Strait
Chicago
Sherman
Washington, Ohio
Jeffersonian
Pup
Pertinent Queries on Impeachment and Political Power
The Philadelphia Post excerpts argue a President’s unchecked power would collapse constitutional balance, asking why impeaching is needed if any branch could be vessel of all authority. It notes Andrew Johnson and suggests Horace Greeley as Postmaster General if he were deposed, plus commentary on lazy clerks and fashion trends in New York Society.
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Congress
Secretary of War
War Department
White House
Army
Navy
The
Treasury
State Department
Post Office
Department of the Interior
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Andrew Johnson
New York
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Mr. Stanton
Treasury Department
Stanton
van Wert
Bovine
Wm. A.terry
Ku Klux Outrages in Maury County Raise Alarm in Tennessee
From the Nashville Press. Maury County shows the Klan as active with outrages and murders. Four children abducted from a cabin near Columbia were tortured in a creek. A noted Klan member discussed plans to whip and murder colored people, revealing a bloodthirsty motive and urging swift vengeance on perpetrators.
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Nashville Press
Manly County
Maury County
Maury
Klan
Columbia
Ku-Klux
Fitzpatrick
Sulphur Springs
Ku Klux
Southern justice and freedmen under army scrutiny in Georgia
An Indianapolis Journal correspondent reports Atlanta observations on Southern courts. Military investigations in Georgia allege widespread brutality against blacks, noting numerous assaults by white citizens with almost no arrests or convictions, contrasted by swift punishment when a black person killed a white. A case near Cuthbert describes a black murder convict tortured in a dark cell for months, witnessed by a county court.
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Indianpolis Journal
Atlanta
Georgia
Albany
Rome
Cuthbert
Court of Justice
New Jersey steam man fails to walk and feeble exhibi t
The New Jersey steam man, on display opposite Bar num museum in New York, refuses to move unless his feet are raised. Described as very weak for age, he cannot bear weight and must be propped. Observers compare him to figures confined by force, noting knees are weak and he may topple quickly. Political insinuations blur into the report as the writer laments the steam race’s failure.
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New Jersey
New York
Old Barnum Museum
Weston
Stanton
War Office
Drew
Taylor
Captured Woman Jane Proctor Visits Near Emporia
Jane Proctor, captured by Cheyenne Indians about twenty years ago on the road to California, rests near Emporia at Novel Keily’s house. Twenty four years old, captured at age four. Fled after a Cheyenne vs. Kaws fight near Fort Laramie, lived with various tribes, speaks English imperfectly. Her brother remains with the Indians after marrying among them. She seeks information about her family, including father B. B. Proctor, and believes relatives may be in Southern Kansas.
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Jane Proctor
California
Keily
Fort Laramie
Jane
Miss Proctor
Kansas
B. B. Proctor
Grand Washington Methodist church to cost two hundred thousand
The new Washington Methodist church will be an architectural landmark costing at least 200000 and featuring Gothic daring. Trustees include Gen Grant and Chief Justice Chase. It will house a library, reading room, and lecture space as a basement foundation, with white marble porticos and Lebanon wood pulpit.
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Washington
Lebanon
Grant
Chase
General Grant
Methodist Church
Ghostly Visit Records Kerry Poison Case Tale
In a Sir Jonah Barrington reminiscence a Mrs. O Flaherty and tutor Lanegan are linked to a Dublin murder by poison. A London lodging tale follows as Lanegan appears as a specter to David Lauder, recounting his posthanging fate, escape, and final death in a monastery in Latrappe after long wanderings.
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Jonah Barrington
O'Flaherty
Lanegan
Dublin
David Lauder
Devereaux Court London
David Lander
Mr. Lauder
Davy
Davy Lauder
Lome
Kerry
Stephen’s Green
Jie
Kilmainham
Isle of Man
London
France
Southwark
Scotland
Lauder
Temple
Rye
St. Vallery
Latrappe
Abbeville
The Major Prefers Pure Brandy Despite Dropsy
A San Francisco resident nicknamed The Major, fond of brandy and water, lies near death from dropsy. His cronies visit him and ask about drinking, but he tests them with a joke saying he has drunk brandy for twenty years. He explains the liquid has evaporated, leaving water on his chest, and declares only pure brandy will cure him.
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San Francisco
Anasar
A Warning to young Men by Charls Lamb
Charls Lamb presents a stark warning to youth about the perils of early intoxication and moral decline. He recounts his own descent into ruin, urging readers to abandon drink before temptation leads to destruction. Also noted is a robbery at Gen. Sherman’s St. Louis home on the 15th, where a small quantity of silverware was stolen.
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Charls Lamb
Tonigh
Train Shooting Near Ashley Leaves Young Man Wounded
On Tuesday night a gunman fired at a red light on the New York and Western Express near Ashley. Ralph Lazareus, a local youth, was hit by buckshot in the leg. Conductor Thorp and Dr. Hamilton treated the wound. Road agent Patterson sent officers DeWitt and Brooke who captured the suspect and jailed him in Delaware. A companion said the shooter aimed at the headlight but fired at the red lamp instead.
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New York and Western Express
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
R. R
Ashley
Ralph Lazareus
Thorp
Hamilton
Patterson
DeWitt and
Brooke
Delaware
Sitate Journal
Vast St Peters Dome Reaches Four Hundred Forty Eight Feet
The article notes St Peters vast edifice requiring 176 years for erection and 174 more for perfection with a capital outlay of fifty million dollars and annual upkeep of twenty thousand. It asserts the structure covers eight acres, and the dome rises 448 feet making it a striking landmark as approached Rome.
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St. Peter’s
Rome
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United States
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