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Warren County
Ledger Steam Printing House Advertises Printing Services
The Ledger Steam Printing House declares top class printing capabilities in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Editor and proprietor Bent. F. Morris notes prompt handling of orders and urges mail correspondence. The firm is registered with the Warren post office as second class matter.
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Nurthwestern
Penn-yl- Yani
Bent. F. Morris
Warren
Judge Cox Faces Assault by Guiteau in Court
The judge struggles to manage Guiteau in the Garfield assassination trial as anonymous letters from St Paul and nationwide critics demand swift verdicts. Public sentiment leans toward vengeance, not measured justice, stressing the strain on judicial authority.
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Cox
Guiteau
Guiteru
St. Paul, Minn
Garfield
James A. Garfield
Who Will Be Speaker In The House This Year
A Washington letter reports the House organization contest is underway with Radicals and Readjusters allied against Republicans. Eight or nine Richmonds are seeking the Speakership, with Kilkenny style fighting predicted as rival camps entrench. Leading candidates include Hiscock of New York and Kasson of Iowa, with an Ohio contender, Kiefer, in third. The Speakership is described as a powerful trading post with strong lobbying, and past grips by Randall Kerr Colfax and Blaine are referenced as precedent for fierce pressure now.
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Washington
Speaker
Kilkenny
Hiscock
New York
Kasson
Iowa
Ohio
Kiefer
Svorld
Randall and
Kerr
Colfax
Blaine
Editorial Echoes From A Turbulent Era
The column notes speculative politics about a cabinet post, cites belief that the Lencer will skip printing the President's message, and mocks Guiteau’s trial with theology and personality jabs. It recalls Garfield era habits, census data, and a plan for a new Fredonia bank, plus a Connecticut church dispute over Bible versions and a sensational Buffalo grave robbery mystery.
Judicial meddling in state court districts sparks criticism
The state split into eastern western and middle districts for Supreme Court sessions. A Philadelphia majority shifts most counties to eastern, angering western and middle districts. Justices Trunkey Sterrett and Gordon dissented. Critics say costs rise and justice loses independence, blaming the Philadelphia influence and warning of legislative appeals to correct the move. The Pittsburg Post and others condemn the change as overreach.
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Supreme Court
the Patriot
Stern
Philadelphia
Trunkey
Sterrett
Gordon
Pittsburgh Post
Middle
A Political Paradox on Southern Republicanism
The piece argues that a Southern Republican victory could backfire if the party remains rooted in sectionalism. It warns that to succeed in the South Republicans must abandon race-based tactics and federal dominance, appealing to southern interests without caste or color. It predicts a realignment of parties by policy rather than geography. The essay, attributed to the Buffalo Courier, contemplates a unified national agenda over sectional loyalties.
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Mahone
Virginia
South
Congress
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Auffalo
Pennsylvania Elopement Sparks Rural Scandal in 1880s
From Buffalo Press. Horace E. Burroughs and David C. Foster lived near Corry. Burroughs eloped with Foster’s wife after hiring Foster for lumber. Foster’s wife later died. Burroughs and the wife returned as man and wife. Foster then had them arrested. both jailed for trial. The case stirred large local excitement with searches and public outcry.
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Buffalo
Horace E. Burroughs
David C. Foster
Corry
Burroughs
Foster
Centreville
Concord Township
Erie County
Mrs. Foster
Alderman Truesdell
Scandal In Young Ladies Parlor Euchre Nights
A Dispatch item describes a secret pact among young people to kiss after each euchre win or loss, noted as charming by participants but surprising to onlookers and certain family members. The report hints at jealousy and public curiosity while ending with a remark about Eric being a dreadful city and police.
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Dispatch
Eric
Police
Philadelphia Climate Forecasts Severe Winter Yet Mild City
The Times notes an unusually severe winter expected nationwide and in Europe while praising Philadelphia for its comparatively mild middle latitude climate. It reports a mild autumn, a few frost events, and records the cold spell as not yet a real winter day in the city.
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Fimes
Philadelphia
Europe
Speakership of the House Shapes Up in 47th Congress
The American Register notes the Forty-seventh Congress faces a fractious House without a clear majority. It urges Democrats to nominate a solid Speaker and avoid entangling alliances with minor parties, warning against trading power with Greenbackers or independents while stressing party tradition and self-respect.
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Forty-seventh Congress
American Register
House of Representatives
House
Clouse
Virginia
Georgia
Mississippi
West
Utah
Democratic Party
Grant Backed by All Southern Elements to Win Nomination
The piece argues southern Republicans moonshiners and other vice elements will support General Grant, with northern capitalists and manufacturers pooling wealth for a strong stable government favorable to capital. It claims Blaine will be overwhelmed by this unusual alliance and mocks Blaine as unaware of his coming defeat.
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General Grant
Blaine
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