Delaware County Dispatches and County Delegates
Fayette County delegates to the State Convention are instructed to support D. O. Barr for State Treasurer. A Peters burg postmaster appointment raises political friction as Republicans voice complaints about Southern murders blamed on troop withdrawals. Senator Thomas W. Ferry of Grand Haven is seriously ill with potential brain congestion after heat exposure in Chicago.
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Fayette County
D. O. Barr
Derwortz
Thomas W. Ferry
Grand Jlaven
Chicago
Senator Jones Promises Paper Money Report in Washington
Senator Jones, Manager of the Silver Commission, previews a report from Washington noting widespread industrial distress, unemployment, and wage cuts by rail and other firms. He argues the crisis is nonpartisan and plans to press Congress to consider a constitutional amendment to replace coin with paper currency as the standard.
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Washington
Senator Jones
The
Silver Commission
United States
State Treasurer Nomination Discussed for Daniel O Barr
Pittsburgh banker Daniel O Barr is pressed by supporters for the State Treasurer nomination. A former candidate in 1870 he won 55 votes on the first ballot at the Joint Treasury Convention. Delegates from Allegheny County are urged to back Barr to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Pittsburgh and nearby.
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Daniel O. Barr
Pittsburgh
Treasury
Barr
Allegheny County
Daniel A. Barr
Whitman
Nehell
Erie Chosen for State Agricultural Society Fair
Enis Pa June 1 1877 leading men of the State Agricultural Society met to select a site for the annual fair. Erie won by nearly unanimous vote after a forceful speech by President Hammond. The letter criticizes Gazette claims, notes local pride, and expresses hope for prosperity with widespread work and industry.
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Enis
Ephor LepGer
State Agricultural Society
J. R. Eby
A. E. Rapp
I. B. Rutherford
Abner Rutherford
John A. Small
Joseph Montgomery
William
Wammond
Eric
Hammond
Western
Penn
Customs House
Custom House
Dunlap & Co
Jacob Matthews
Evie
Congress
Erie
Argus
Butler Letters Show Tension With MacVeagh
Washington June 7. Benjamin F Butler reports two communications from MacVeagh and his second, one noting a provost court six month sentence for smuggling in Norfolk. An enclosed postal card from New York derides Butler and accuses monopolistic loot in liquor and quinine trades, alleging corruption during New Orleans supply operations.
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Butler
Washington Republican
Washington
Hostor Republican
MacVeagh
Norfolk
Benjamin F, Butler
New York
Benjamin F. Butler
Washington, D. C
Cockeye
Wayne MacVeagh
New Orleans
Quotes on Fraud and Presidency in Reconstruction Era
A compilation of opinions from Ulysses Grant, Charles Francis Adams, and others denounces fraud in Hayes's 1876 presidency. Authors condemn disenfranchisement and false certificates, calling the election a historically fraudulent usurpation and urging public memory and vigilance against future abuses. The remarks label a century of depravity and warn against repetition.
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U. S. Grant
Charles Francis Adams
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Daniel W. Voorhees
Potatoes and hotels and a burning ice house tale
A 19th century miscellany notes potato prices at $1.60 per bushel and cheaper apothecaries, hotels furnishing the latter. An ice house in Kankakee burns, exposing a pile of 50 000 tons of ice. In Northern Illinois on Monday June 4 rain did good. The piece also covers Will County coal mining and Braidwood miners strike, Wilmington grocery fortunes, Farmington musical gathering, and a defense of King’s New Discovery with commercial details, plus a Norwich Bulletin chemically abstruse note.
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Kankakee
Ilinois
Will County
Illinois
Braidwood
Voorhees Endorses Democratic Banner at Indianapolis Meeting
Gov Hendricks supporters heard Hon. D W Voorhees deliver a fervent defense of the Democratic party in Indianapolis. He recalled past defeats and victories, denounced fraud in elections, urged vigilance at the polls, and pledged to return to Indiana for further canvassing next year amid wild audience approval.
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Gov Hendricks
Indianapolis
D. W. Voorhees
Democratic Party
Party of
People
Party of Equality
Indiana
United States
Tilden
Mr. Hendricks
Supreme Court
American Republic
Joan
Voorhees
Incest and scandal in religious circles from a historic confessional debate
The author assaults clergy and lay leaders across denominations for moral failures including infidelity, concubinage, and abuse, citing Protestant writers and Catholic critics. He argues such sins undermine church authority, contrasts spiritualism with religious duty, and urges accountability while defending freedom of belief.
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Luther
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Rome
Trent
Cuba
West India Friands
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Page H. Again
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Linuve
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Enys
Karewell
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