Virginia and Louisiana politics in 1879 amid postwar shifts
The Virginia legislature is described as Readjuster Republican fusion likely to elect Mahone to the U S Senate, while Louisiana voters elected state officers and approved a new constitution. The piece notes southern racial politics, Grant term debates, and two bills in Congress opposing greenbacks and favoring stable finance, signaling Republican discord and Democratic leanings.
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Readjusters
Virginia
Gers Wm. Mahone
United States Senate
Withers
Indiana
Louisiana
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Lim
Grant
Hemor
Senate
House
Republi
Hayes
Me Shermar
Carpenter
Sen
Mouse
Gillet
Towa
Congress
United States
Ohio
New Jersey
Connecticut
Secretary of the Treasury
Republican Party
Kelly
Tilden
Iowa
Washington News Reflects On Civil War Echoes And Finance
Washington dispatch discusses Republican and Democratic tensions over southern policy and war claims, the census, deputy marshals, and finance. It notes General Gordon’s measured stance, Sen. Bayard’s monetary proposal, and cautious Republican-Senate dynamics, with comments from Hendricks Johnston Hampton and others.
N C Conference Appointments List for Winston Session
Rev T L Pegram provides a long list of ministerial appointments across districts and stations in North Carolina, naming Greenstone Greensboro Guilford Trinity Forsyth Stokes Madison Day River Mission Wentworth Salisbury Mooresville Statesville Mocksville Davie Yadkinville Mt Airy Surry Wilkes Roaring River Exodusters and noting emphasis on exodus west to Indiana amid local rabbit trade in Greensboro, claimed as the world’s greatest rabbit market.
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N.C
Hest
Winston
T. TL. Pegram
Greenstone District
W. H. Bobbits
E Greensboro
D. R. Bruton
J.C. Thomas
Sup
Guilford
T. SL. Edwards Sot Garden
L. I. Groom
Vanklinsville
L. E. Thompson
Randleman
Madison
J. W. Lewis
Day River Mission
J. Johnson
Wentworth
Davie
J. OC. Rowe
Tredell
M. V. Sherri
Alexander
J. P. Simpson
Little River
A. Carson
Hunting Creek
A. M. Long
Yadkinville
S. D. Peeler
Mt. Airy
N- E. Coltrane
J. Wilson
Surry
G. J. McLeod
Mountain
M. Foy
Wilkes
F. J. Eudaily
Roaring River
J. F. Craven
Greensboro
Miss Fisher Goes to Europe and Masons Meet
Miss Fannie Fisher the author ess has gone to Europe. The colored Grand Lodge of Masons met in Greensboro on Just Tuesday. An assassination attempt on the Russian Czar was made last week with a torpedo under the Moscow railroad track. the train passed safely and nobody was hurt. Our tobacco markets show strong demand and good prices this week. A tonic for languor and tiredness is advertised as Lop Bitters promising relief from irregularities and systemic drain.
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Tilder
Couse
New York
Hendricks
Bayard
Seymour
Mr. Tilden
Mr. Hayes
Michigan
John Sherman
Agnes Jenks
J. Bart
Supreme Court
Congress
House
Senate
Sennor Kernan
The
Colored Grand Lodge of Masons
Greensboro
Russia
Moscow
Local ads tout goods at Allen's Corner and Thompson's Drug Store
A flood of 19th century ads promotes cigars at Thompson's Drug Store and Carolina Chill Cure. The Sentinel Job Office offers visiting and invitation cards, envelope stock, and 50 cent per hundred Otp papers. Trade names include Hinshaw Bros hardware, Carton Rives Co, and Saimis brag Store. Warnings about prices and fashion appear as citizens urged to shop locally.
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Wronixe
Sentinel
Lighlander Simekins J Co
Carten, Rives & Co
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Gonger
Capitol
Conmell
Morton
Pane
Committee On the Judiciary
Johnston
Court of Claims
Treasury
Ilarris
Cscuit
Wade McAmpton
General Butler
Joe Johnston
Ben Hill
New Orleans
Kellogg
Kendricks
Ransom
Gordon and
Humpton
Goldsboro
West
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Wendiicks, Vorhees
McDonald
Sherman
Price
Town
Wood
Ways and Means
Kidd
Greenbacker
Maine
Coke
Voorheas
Beck
Delaware
QuesTios
Carpenter & Co
President Hayes
Soft Money Brother
Fort
Illinois
White House
Wade Hampton
Joseph E. Johnston
Goveal Hampton
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Hampton
N. C
Promised Land
Cii Saturdey
Allens Corner
Thompson's Drug Store
Carolina
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Thompson
Otp
Saimis Brag
Varanda
Pelion
Surra
RD. Stou
Satrrit
ALGEN
Sale
Reds
Boston
Phildelphia
New
Balmore Clothing House
Arm Hardware Store
Policerif
Hallety & Cb
Portand
Grabeith
Moore
Day
Stokes County
Esaac Ih
Nelson
Arrist
Griffith, Moore & Co
Vaughn & Crutchfield
Norwood
Winston N. C
Elec
Ted Stock
Vera Patr
W.- B. Vaughn
L- A- Vaughn
Stoke County
Selsemen
Foust’s. Main Steelt
Winston, N
Geo T. Foust
Pfohl &Stockton’s
Winston, N.C
Pfohl & Stockton
M. Bohannon
Yadkin
Messrs. Pfohl
EL. Hege
Salem, N.C
POOL
Pfohl
Stockton
J. M. Pegram
Guilford County
Pfokl & Stockton
Pat Ag
Fl. W
Davidson County
Brown
Efohl & Stockton
Jockton
Walton Hester
Kernersville
Esa
Smith ’S Drug Stores
Winston, N. C
DR. Squibb
SMITH
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