Hendricks Denies Attacking Tilden in 1876
A Cincinnati Inquirer correspondent cites Hendricks in Indianapolis refuting a Washington Star claim that he denounced or censured Tilden. He says he never denounced Tilden and would back any party nominee based on merit, aiming for Indiana’s Democratic support and broader party backing.
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Cincinnati Inquirer
Thos. A. Hendricks
Indianapolis
Washington Star
Hendricks
Mr. Tilden
Hendricke
Tilden
Indiana
Wait Forever Tale of the Patient Lover and Ivy
A Rhine legend tells of a beautiful woman who delays marriage for years as her lover serves as a soldier. He repeats wait or wait forever, and after she dies the grave ivy grows from her grave toward his castle, symbolizing her fate. Generations recount the ivy creeping from grave to castle, a moral about waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Earth
Interesting Statistics On Government Costs Since 1865
The text cites totals for contributions by the people to government obligations and current expenses since 1965, including 5,107,888,823 dollars, and 2,052,680,518 dollars for prewar government payments over seventy-seven years. It notes prewar annual cost averages of 26,671,306 dollars and postwar averages of 374,849,204 dollars per year, plus per capita figures for 1861 and the last twelve years after the war. It lists 1865 interest bearing debt at 2,221,311,918 dollars, 1879 debt at 1,976,414,700, retired legal tender notes of 86,006,950, and postwar coin debt increase of 947,710,700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Confederate Bishops Rise From War Service
The Philadelphia Times notes that many young Protestant Episcopal bishops across the South and even a few in the House of Bishops were Confederate officers who became clergy after the war. It argues military experience shaped their leadership and suggests ex-soldiers will generally strengthen church and state roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Protestant Episcopal Church
Quintard
Tennessee
Dudley
Kentucky
Peterkin
West Virginia
Harris
Michigan
Pins
Louisiana
Galliher
House of Bishops
Elliott
Texas
Wingfield
California
Penick
Cape Palmas
A Beautifull Passage From The Reveries Of A Bachelor
The passage argues that without religion a poor man becomes a mere drift in life while a woman needs faith as her anchor. It contrasts male reliance on fame with a woman’s reliance on Heaven and faith, and praises enduring truthfulness love and maternal influence.
Rumor of Washington garrison sparks Congressional opposition
A dispatch from Washington to the World reports talk of establishing a large garrison of regular troops in the capital. The plan would use the Washington Arsenal as a base with several thousand troops possible on short notice, opposing Congress and General Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Washington Arsen ‘Nal
Congress
Hancock
Hle
Congo
Prices Rise for Hardware and Building Materials in November
The builder reports steep price increases across construction essentials. Nails up about 70 percent, window weights 75 percent higher, locks and hinges 25 to 100 percent higher, and common glass 20 percent costlier since January. Sashes, doors, blinds, and brick show notable rises. lumber and shingles stay steady, while finishing stock climbs in the West and foresees regional hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Il
St.Ilva
Spider Eyes And Their Hidden Lights
Spider eyes vary by lifestyle with front facing eyes for cave dwellers, raised eyes for web dwellers, and scattered eyes for hunters. Under a microscope they appear as small, round, polished diamonds, reflecting the wonders found in tiny creatures.
The Manufacture of Matches Industry Expands Worldwide
The article notes a global rise in match production driven by high per capita demand. Britain averages eight, Belgium nine, and Europe and North America about sixty matches per person daily, with production scaling to millions. It cites large Austrian firms using vast quantities of hop horn, pine timber, sulphur, and strawboard, and highlights improvements in bundling wood and box making.
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Great Britain
Belgium
Europe
North America
Austria
New York
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Winston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
Gaston
New Berne, N.C
S. R. Street & Son Proprietors
Preston Roan
Winston
PB. Mast, Eugene E. Gray
Mast & Cray
Wenston
N. C
Forsyth
Sixchat
Court House
I. W. Durham
Winston, N. C
Beck & Moore
Barrow & Beck
N.C
W. T. Vogler
Main Street
Merchant's Hotel
Central Hotel
N. G. Bofessor
Dejusto
Topin
Winston, N. U
P. A. Wilson
Greensboro
J. M
Robert D. Johnston
KsSns
B. F. Cnos- Card
Jas. A. Gray
Fire Insurance
United States
SN. C. State Life Insurance Company
Ington
Winston, N.C
Henry
Foy
L. Vaughn
Felix Crutchfield
Vaughn & Crutchfield
Norwood
Court House Square
Isaac H. Nelson
J.brown
J.B. Vaughr
Brown
Letecf
Vaughn & Prather
Mets
Brown & Vacauy
Mr. Hendricks
R. D. Moseley
Randpather
Cmonus
Macon
Fayette Co
Tenn
Samuel A. Miller
Confectionery Store
Liberty Street
Smith’s Drug Store
S. D. Franklin & CO
Gent's
Furnisoine Goons
Franklin
Jno
D. Paylor
Stephen Neal
Confederate Bishops
Ile
Willie
Bill
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