Nevada State Journal editorial and assorted notices
The weekly Nevada State Journal notes prevalent discouragement yet urges patience for Nevada. It forecasts rail and mining growth, cites Union Pacific toward Portland and cross lines, and envisions renewed prosperity. The column references California wool, Maine Greenbackers, fever cases, horse racing, deaths, and political events.
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Carson
Great West
South
Washington Territory
Texas
California
Nevada
Comstock
Europe eyes Russia as tensions rise amid war rumors
European papers monitor Russian moves citing troop concentrations and armament near Danube disputes with Austria. They warn of Nihilist threats at home, note domestic unrest across major powers, and argue that rulers who seek wars to bolster power are fools and tyrants.
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Russia
Austria
Danube
Turkey
Seward
England
Germany
Europe
Switzerland
France
Spain
Time for proper election certification in Utah law
Two years ago county votes for President were discarded due to clerks failing to forward the abstract to the Secretary of State by law. The statute requires the Board of County Commissioners to transmit the abstract to the Secretary of State by a set date and for the Chief Justice and associates to canvass the votes, with the Governor issuing certificates and proclamations. An effort by Judge Van Zile to disqualify John T. Caine as a Mormon is noted as ballots deemed illegal and Caine ineligible.
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Carson
Board of County Commissioners
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Congress
Utah
van Zile
John T. Caine
Caine
Political critique on party control of Congress and reform vows
The piece argues Democrats now control the House and must prove sincerity in economy and reform. It predicts past Democratic missteps, warns of 1884 defeat if reforms mean purging Republicans and halting funding, and urges liberal, patriotic leadership to serve national interests.
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Congress
Butler Links Pendulum to Yearly Upheavals
Gen. Butler contends political pendulum swings biennially causing upheavals this year. He predicts a Democratic resurgence by 1884 that could thwart their presidential hopes.
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Gen. Butler
Economy and government reform in a nation on work
The piece argues true economy is honesty in expenditure, cites France’s costly yet productive approach to employing the poor, and warns idleness breeds crime. It describes a Montana railroad work party near a Flat Head Indian reservation and 求s guidance on how law and traders should operate, including military aid to keep liquor and outsiders away.
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Stan
France
United States
California
Indian Bureau
Washington
Peter Roman
Flat Head
Montana
J. L. Hallett
Nevada returns show mixed party gains across counties
WIKAT THE RETURNS SILOW. Official county returns indicate widespread ticket splitting and shifting margins. Strother leads only in Washoe. Adams and Cassidy win diverse county majorities, with Democrats carrying key Republican counties and vice versa, making it hard to declare a clear party result. Party lines ignored as electors split ballots.
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Nevada
Washoe
Strother
Storey County
Powning
Ormsby
Comstock
Adams
Ilko County
Cassidy
Leonard
Bigelow
Eureka County
Laughton
Nye County
California Tacks First Made At Emory Station
The Judson Manufacturing Company near Oakland has started producing tacks, with plans to run at about a ton daily. Over 150 workers are employed, rising to 300 as operations expand, and iron from the state will supply other hardware items. The new industry is praised as enterprising and valuable. The Jeannette investigation gets brief, unengaging AP dispatch coverage.
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California
Judson Manufacturing Company
Emory Station
Oakland
Hearing Set on Consolidated Virginia Case
Commissioner McFarlan of the General Land Office directs the Carson City Nevada Register and Receiver to set a day for a hearing to determine if any lode other than the Comstock exists within the Consolidated Virginia claim.
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McFarlan
General Land Office
Register
Carson City
Nevada
Consolidated Virginia
Comstock Lode
Great Expectation For New California Legislature
A cautionary outlook on newly elected California legislators as expectations rise beyond possible achievement. Dr McDonald the prohibition candidate for governor garners 813 votes while his reform efforts face widespread unpopularity. Ex Surgeon General Barnes remains frail. Woodward, Garfield’s physician, is also very weak after returning from Europe two months ago.
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Dr. McDonald
California
McDonald
Barnes
Woodward
Garfield
Europe
General Sherman urged to delay resignation over party bug
The piece argues Gen. Sherman should not hurry to resign over a political stir caused by Bob Ingersoll, noting his $17,000 yearly pay seems small by comparison and warning of Jim Blaine as a potential opponent in 1884.
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Bob Ingersol
Gen.Sherman
Jim Blaine
Pinney Sues Hamilton for Malicious Libel in New York
Geo M Pinney sues William Hamilton in New York for malicious libel alleging dissemination of a San Francisco paper excerpt from September 8 1877 that reflected on Pinney s conduct and antecedents.
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Geo. M. Pinney
New York
William Hamilton
San Francisco
Organized movement blocks ex priest O Connors Toledo talk
The demonstration to stop ex priest O Connor from lecturing in Toledo Ohio is said to be an organized movement from the Jesuit church. Mayor Romers told the police chief to protect O Connor’s speech freedom if necessary. Colonel Fielding Lowery of Dayton Ohio committed suicide citing accounting discrepancies.
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O’connor
Toledo
Ohio
Romers
O'Connor
Fielding Lowery
Dayton
Death by self inflicted wound near Pioche Utah
A Spaniard named Joseph Vasquez, aged 28, died by his own hand at Mountain Spring Utah after years of rheumatic pain. At 11 am Friday he ordered his 10 year old girl to fetch his pistol, shot himself, and was later moved by his wife with three children to Sulphur Springs, Desert Station, Panaca, and Pioche for burial. He was a cousin of the California desperado Vasquez.
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Pioche
Joseph Vasquez
Mountain Spring
Utah
Sulphur Springs Station
Milford
Sulphur Springs
Desert Station
Panaca
Vasquez
California
Speaking of the rapid destruction of Western forests
The New York Tribune argues Western forests outvalue eastern hardwoods and gold, noting Douglas fir and redwood as vital for climate, prosperity, and health. It cites Census Bureau statements as a hopeful sign prompting prompt, intelligent action.
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The
New York Tribune
Port Orford
Tidewater
Census Bureau
David Davis rules out Senate bid and hints at 1984 race
The Times prints an interview with Senator David Davis who says he would not be surprised if Senator Logan won the Republican nomination in 1984 with strong East support for Blaine, while Davis claims no candidacy for the Senate and plans to remain in Bloomington after his term ends next March.
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the Times
David Davis
Logan
Blaine
Davis
Senate
Bloomington
Testimony Links Arabi Pasha to Alexandria Fire Orders
Suleiman Daud testified against Arabi Pasha, admitting he fired on Alexandria by Arabi s orders. He said Arabi ordered more fires via Mahmoud, and on July 12 directed troops to Ramleh Palace to murder the Khedive. Nouri Bey supported Suleiman s statements during the Ramleh Palace actions.
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Suleiman Daud
Arabi Pasha
Alexandria
Arabi
Mahmound
Ramleh
Chamber of
Metabo
Nouri Bey
Ramleh Palace
Suleiman
Verdict for Mrs Malliga in Utah Mining case
The jury in Mrs Halligan vs Utah Mining Co at Carson District Court returned a verdict for the plaintiff Wednesday evening, awarding 11,500 dollars for the death of James Halligan. Plaintiff counsel R H Lindsay and Woodburn Mitchell. defense Stone Hiles.
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Halligan
Utah Mining Company
U. S. District Court
Carson
Illness of the French President Grevy
A Paris dispatch reports President Grevy seized by illness with two brain hemorrhages due to indigestion. The attack is described as apoplectic and politics in turmoil as resignation rumors gain pace amid government concerns. Also, a New York package claimed to hold $20,000 in diamonds was opened to reveal only paper.
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Paria
Grevy
New York
Europe
Old order of business relations between Iowa pool lines and Union Pacific
A press dispatch from Omaha dated the 16th reports that Union Pacific will rescind Commissioner Midgley’s order on freight to Nevada via UP and restore the former relation with the Iowa pool lines. The notice suggests a misunderstanding prompted the earlier circular. The question remains what was meant by the old business relations and whether back-freight imposition continues.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Midgley
Iowa Pool
Chicago
Nevada
Iowa
Iowa Pool Lines
Senate Power Shifts After 1883 Transition Plan
The article notes a possible special Senate session beginning March 4, 1883 to choose a presiding officer. Davis will preside until then while Republicans seek to elect Senator Anthony, with committees currently Republican and offices held by Democrats. If Colorado elects a Republican, Readjusters and Republicans could organize and elect officers, including Mahone’s ally Riddleberger as Sergeant-at-Arms, soon to be a senator.
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Senate
Davis
Republic
Anthony
Colorado
Mahone
Riddleberger
Rich silver ore found near Pigeon River beyond border
News from A New Dorano in Montana reports rich native silver near the Canadian boundary twelve miles east of Pigeon River. General Wilde, with Dannett and McShee, has prospected there three years and surface veins yield nearly pure silver. Indications promise more fortune seekers in spring as settlers face Tulare county trouble.
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Duluth
Northern Pacific
Montana
Pigeon River
General Wilde
Dannett
McShee
Tulare County
Transit of Venus Brightens Evening Sky This Year
No 50 22 ae Venus becomes more brilliant as the evening star. Mars is shaded as Venus grows by a crescent phase and a line of telescopes will soon observe a sun transit on December 6. The next transit after 2004 may not occur for many generations.
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Venus
Mars
Arraigned in Court for Murder of Son in Los Angeles
Josiah W Smith faced the Superior Court in Los Angeles on Thursday charged with killing his fourteen year old son. The clerk read the complaint and Smith said the Lord inspired the act. the judge entered a not guilty plea and appointed counsel. The defendant showed indifference to the deed and possible fate.
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Josiah W Smith
Los Angeles
Hines Th U
Coungels
Smith
Supreme Court to hear San Mateo railroad tax case
The San Mateo county suit against Southern Pacific Railroad, a major tax case, was advanced by the United States Supreme Court to December 19 for argument. Justices deem the issue crucial, involving the scope of State taxation under the fourteenth amendment.
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San Mateo
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
United States Supreme Court
Senator Jones on national finance and debt policy
Senator John P. Jones discusses currency policy in Chicago, favoring converting funded debt into low interest bonds to aid labor and production. The Post supports pay as you go but stresses government securities remain necessary for trusts. It calls for careful tariff revision while resisting broad tax cuts.
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John P. Jones
Chicago
Jones
Post
Los
Nevada
Congress
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