01 Dec 1877
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1877
Page
1
Citizens are urged to examine and compare styles and abilities as part of a public call for evaluation. The request emphasizes careful observation by friends and the general public to understand differences and merits.
Trains depart Wilmington for Philadelphia New York Baltimore and others with listed times on weekdays and Sundays. Arrivals show multiple Philadelphia and New York services along with connections from Port Deposit New Castle Delaware R R and Wilmington neighborhood lines. Sunday schedules are noted for select routes and no Sunday trains exist on some branches.
From New York City a quirky claim by George Francis Train on thrift and a penny feast at 413 Grand Street is followed by a dramatic crime report from North American, Massachusetts. Matthew Davenport, an Englishman, killed his estranged wife and wounded Pratt after a cellar confrontation, Pratt fatally cut, Davenport jailed, Pratt dying.
From Wasarottom, November 29, reporters note Republicans loyal to Hayes expect a conciliatory message to Congress. The speech reportedly defends Southern policy, civil service reforms, and Senate appointment rights. Debates between Grant and Sumner feature in editorials as the South anchors reform, while Georgia’s Gordon may sail to Europe to drum up foreign investment. Oil wells in Pennsylvania and West Virginia total about 20,000, costing 193 million dollars with returns near 3.0 hundred million.
Mrs. Margerum suspects her husband of infidelity after tracking his pockets for evidence. A hidden registered letter to Miss Mary reveals an aquarium rendezvous. On the planned meeting day she confronts him at the aquarium, only to find him calmly exposing her suspicions as misled by a note and a propitious joke.
The Huron wreck shows a failure of seamanship not compass error or weather. Survivors blame inadequate ship fit and careless navigation rather than iron ship variation. The piece critiques Naval Academy training and argues practical sea skill comes from sailing, not land based schooling.
A historical column reflects on aging Democratic figures from 1860 and discusses constitutional questions about the Vice President's casting vote in a tied Senate. It argues limits on the VP's power and cautions against potential abuses or fraud affecting state representation.
Mrs Margaret Gray aged 116 died in Cabarrus County North Carolina last week. Born in 1761 she was mother to sixteen children and never left the county or seen a railroad. She was daughter of Michael Mike Garner reputedly Cabarrus’s wealthiest resident.
The Senate debated seating W P Kellogg of Louisiana amid fraud allegations from the 1876 election. Saulsbury’s amending motion to recommit for testimony was voted 29 29, with Patterson in the affirmative and Conover in the negative, blocking the amendment. Bayard condemned Kellogg and rejected the notion that the electoral commission ruling bound seating.
Special legislative committee reports that about forty ex members of the Maryland legislature, both white and colored Republicans, contend Patterson’s 1872 Senate election was secured by bribes. Testimonies claim payments from $100 to $2,500 to some, with offers refused to others. Elliott was offered $15,000 to drop out, arranged by Patterson via J. B. Dennis. The report notes votes bought during the election. a mass lynching in Columbia followed with a townwide verdict and immediate execution. New Mexico’s Colfax County reports a massive iron ore deposit near Mount Tron, boosting hopes of future industry. Also, J. F. Pinder sells 101 acres in Spaniard’s Neck, Queen Anne’s County, Md, to W. T. McClayment and Capt. Jas. Smith for $1,100.
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