Election Brawls and One Consolation in 1879 Balloting
Wannd Ledger reviews the November 7 1879 results noting Tiproute Democrats backed Wes bie and Greenbackers faltered. It reports Chase and Weible victories and criticizes the Greenback ticket while praising Republican gains and warning that the two party system may settle into two straight parties. It quips about price pain, Ben Butler, and Rex Butler’s musings on clergy and prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somme
Theodore Chase
Sandy
Gen Allen
Congress
Nor
Warren County Politics and the 3-Ticket Defeat
A year after a Republican Ring critique, Democrats and Nationals formed a third ticket in Warren County, splitting opposition. The Ledger notes mutual censure yet predicts the Republicans’ win, urging future unity and warning the Greenback faction won’t influence county politics again.
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Warren County
Death of Two Eminent Men
Last week reports announced the deaths of Gen Joseph Hooker and Sen Zachariah Chandler. Hooker died October 26 at Garden City New York after a sudden decline. he was a daring Civil War officer born in 1815 in Hadley Massachusetts and famed for front line leadership. Chandler died in Chicago after addressing a Republican meeting. congestion of the lungs caused his death with a three hour interval before discovery. Chandler, a strong party organizer, faced criticism for political maneuvers while Hooker was praised as a cool commander. President Hayes ordered half mast for Chandler’s funeral, while Hooker’s passing drew fewer tears from the president.
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Gen
Joseph Hooker
Zachariah Chandler
Michigan
Gen. Hooker
Garden City
L. L
Chandler
General Hooker
Hadley
Massachusetts
Lookout Mountain
Chicago
Unn
Detroit
Natonal Republican Committee
Louisiana
Florida
Hayes
Tie
Slooker
Senator Chandler
Hayest
Funeral Day Proclamation for Zachariah Chandler
President Hayes orders executive departments closed and flags at half mast in Washington and nationwide on the day of Zachariah Chandler death and funeral. Chandler was longtime Michigan senator and former Secretary of the Interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
D. C
Zachariah Chandler
Interior
Michigan
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Hayes in 1879
The proclamation dated October 3 declares a national Thanksgiving Day to be observed on November 27. President Rutherford B. Hayes, noting unbroken peace and domestic tranquility, urges Americans to gather in worship and give thanks to Almighty God for mercies. Secretary of State ButHERFORD B. Hayes and Wm. Evarts sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasurindon
Heatherford B. Hayes
United States
Washington
Butherford B. Hayes
Wx. M. Evarts
Election results favor Republicans in several states
The article notes last Tuesday’s elections favor the Republican party overall with gains in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Wisconsin. Forest County proves a Greenback standout, defeating other parties there. Blair and Miller mentioned. the Kelley movement defeats Governor Robinson in New York while the Democratic ticket largely wins elsewhere. Virginia, Maryland and Mississippi vote Democratic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Robinson
Virginia
Maryland
Mississippi
Chandler and Morton in the Hayes Campaign Remembered
The piece honors Zachariah Chandler and Oliver P. Morton as leading Republican operatives in the 1876 Hayes contest. It notes Chandler's wealth from politics, Morton’s aggressive tactics, and both men’ s integrity in public life while criticizing carpetbag methods and civil service reform. Chandler is praised as a capable Interior Secretary and a force in party strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hayes
Zachariah Chandler
Oliver P. Morton
Morton
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
California
Hayes
Wisconsin
Chandler
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
Andrew Jackson
Republican
Schurz
Mr. Chandler
Heavy Snow Storm Hits New England and Vermont
A severe early snowstorm sweeps Massachusetts and neighboring states with heavy accumulations in New Hampshire and Vermont. Dover and Keene report major train delays as crews struggle with 8 to 15 inch totals. The storm rages as several local political notices urge votes for Joe Clinton and other Democratic candidates amid reports of mixed election results.
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Boston
New Hampshire
Vermont
Dover
N. H
Keene
Lebanon
Beginning of the Trouble at White River Agency
In 1878 at the White River agency the MEEKER family recounts moving to a valley site with orchards, gardens, and coal nearby. Tensions rose over ploughing land, leading to a clash with Utes. Chief Johnson’s son fired at a ploughman. The agent followed instructions to limit outside rations, fueling anger. Warnings of troops sparked fear as violence erupted and the agency burned, with the narrator and daughter surviving a brutal massacre.
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Josephine
White River
Meeker
Canon
Agency
Douglass
Thesavent
Iheiole Valley
Colorado
Douglass Avenue
Johnson
Uintah
Arapahoe
Indiana
Ouray
Jane
Pauvitz
Washington party visits birthplace site of Washington monument
Secretary Evarts and party travel from the Tallapoosa to Virginia to inspect grounds for a monument funded by a $3000 Congress appropriation. The group, including General Sherman and Mr. Seward, faced a rough beach landing before visiting Wakefield and the old Washington cemetery where two timeworn stones mark Mildred Washington and Jane Washington.
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Washington
Cor
Ewarta
Washingto
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Congress
Mary
Louisa Evaris
General Sherman
Mis
Choreh Point
Mattox Creek
Jones
Tallapoosa
Evarts
Mr. Seward
Dr. Wirt
John E. Nelson
Robert Washington
Lloyd Washington
Nelson
Mattox
Pope
Perkins
Wakefield
Martha Washington
Mildred Washington
Jane Washington
General Washington
Market Woman Seeks Busy Night, Still Silent
Cincinnati Enquirer describes Sixth Street stalls as a crowdless scene. A market woman leans from her stand and laments two hours with no sales, noting the gap between newspaper reports and real life as she swats a mosquito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sixth Street
Damages Against a Public School Board in Ohio
In Pome roy Ohio Wm Tucker sued the board of education and won 35 damages for depriving his daughter of public school privileges because she was barred from drawing a study. The board had ordered drawing be compulsory, but Tucker objected and the ruling may affect future compulsory studies. A second anecdote recounts a Chandler interior secretary exchange about placing a favored worker in a district job, highlighting political pressure and accountability.
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Cincinnati
Pomeroy
Ohio
Tucker
Board of Education
Zach Chandler
Interior
Chandler
Jones
Observations of Mars and Jupiter By Paris Astronomers
Galignani's Messenger reports Henry and colleagues at the Paris observatory using clear skies to measure Mars and Jupiter. Mars shows reduced south pole ice as summer ends, while Jupiter reveals a newly observed red spot occupying part of the disc with dimensions in arc minutes, suggesting changes in the planet's solid body rather than its atmosphere.
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Galignani
Henry
Observatory of Paris
Saturn
Altair
Mars
Jupiter
Europe
Credible Ayer’s Remedies Cited For Wide Range Of Ailments
The Scranton Times notes that Dr. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral cures consumption cases once thought hopeless and that Ayer’s Ague Cure swiftly breaks chills and fever. It also praises Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for blood purification and general revitalization, and mentions Ayer’s Pills as well known for health restoration.
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Ayer
Scranton
Question on Adam and Eve and the Fall from a Springfeld era
A Springfield Republican note recounts a six year old Washington girl asking why God did not kill Adam and Eve after their disobedience. The San Antonio Herald excerpt laments a dying patient’s final comforting lie by a nurse or minister, while Rev. James Beecher lives near Beecher Lake in Catskill country. Scotland reports snow injuring harvests.
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Springfeld
Washington
James Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher Lake
Catskill Mountains
Various notices and curiosities from a late 19th century paper
Reports include the burial of George Francis Train’s wife in Greenwood Cemetery New York. Princess Louise supposedly returning to England in delicate health. Nevada Bank downsizing capital due to taxation. a quip about a hen preferring not to sit on an egg. cider preservation in wine bottles with sugar. Z Chandler estate valued at two million dollars with city blocks farms and mansions. wool sale of 1 600 fleeces. advice to store roots in coarse sand. a Mrs Caleb Crow garden yielding a giant pumpkin from a peach tree. Ocean Haven sweet potato in Kern County weighing up to 22 pounds and used for hog feed and potential sugar. Nilsson to sing in Madrid and Cologne with large sums. Patti and Niccolini paid for a single concert. notes on the rising value of turf sport and new jockeys.
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Mme., Nilsson
Madrid
Jfor
Cologne
Dee
Patti
Niccolini
Poison Ivy Death Attributed To Chloral Overdose
Mrs James M Porter of Bridgeport died after suffering ivy poisoning from field mercury and self administering chloral to ease pain. Doctors attribute death to chloral overdose rather than ivy toxin, noting the drug's danger when not used under medical supervision.
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Dartford Times
James M. Porter
Bridgeport
Dr. King's New Discovery Promises Cure All Cittings
An advertisement proclaims Dr. King's New Discovery as a superior remedy for throat chest and lung ailments including consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis and hoarseness. It claims unique, permanent cures where other medicines fail and offers trial bottles for 10 cents and a regular size of 1. Sold by A W Morck & Co Warren.
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A. W. Morck & Co
Warren
Warner
Thien
Aes
Auishipgier
Warnes
Almost Young Again and Bible Revision Notes
An old reader reports Hop Bitters revived her in her seventies, then discusses the Bible revision’s cost and committee structure. It cites a $200,000 first edition estimate, no salaries, and travel expenses. Also mentions a rural deacon and a Boston opera view, plus an insurance notice for the Fideley Mutual Aid Association in Philadelphia.
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Providence
K. I.—Journal
University Press Company
Boston
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Tere
General Allen
Tiproute
Wesbie
Greenbackers
Burger
Joseph Chinton
Chase
Weible
Democratic Party
North
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Greenback
WebbLe
Clinton
Blair
Tom Greenbackers
Rex Bvutler
Warren County Politics
R. B. Hayes
Forest County
Miller
Joe Clinton
Joe
Reuben P. Davis
John P. Houser
Russellburg
Whitney
Republican Freehold
Columbus
Tidioute
Sugar Grove
Harres
Jon Clinton
Chief Douglass
Frank Dresser
Abe
Mrs. Price
Sewickley Record
Pittsburgh
William McClelland
Washington’s
San Antonio
Mollie
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Volnala County
Edward Geyer
Reading
George Francis Train
Greenwood Cemetery
Louise
England
Nevada
Eston
Z. Chandler
William Miller
Donegal Township
Washington County
Stortford
Caleb Crow
Kern County
Ocean Haven
Hendricks
Fideley Mutual Aid Association
Philadelphia
Annie
Hoon
W. Waters
A. d. Hazeurine
Warren Pa
Haar Vigor
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Warren Co
Havin
Joan Grindley
Water Street
Willow Liouse
Pwmset
Monett & Son
Eory
Ren
APE
Bats
Drugelsta & Deabers
H. Warner & Grenee
Rochester
Oye
B. Platte
Ae Peleee
Mos
Hickory Street
Warren, PA
Warreein
the Ledger Office
People's
Parmler & Henry
New York City
Brussels
Parmlee & Henry
Roe
A. A. Davis & CO
Icture
A. A Davs & CO
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