13 Dec 1877
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1877
Page
1
A notice requests examination of tensever styles and qualities by local friends and the pillie to compare methods. The aim is to assess differences and determine the preferable approach for town cell projects.
Trains leave Wilmington for Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington and nearby lines with varied schedules on weekdays Sundays and for certain branches. arrivals from Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Port Deposit New Castle and other lines listed with specific times. Poems of eyes reflect on infant and adult perspective and the passage of life from child to elder.
A mixed set of brief items notes clay fence posts in Le high county oil output in the Smiths Ferry region along the Ohio river and a Delware and Hudson rafting tally. It reports a home for Jewish orphans project in Rochester and logistics of rail shop orders while noting a fatal accident in Allegheny and a history claim about St Johns Lodge Masons in Boston. It also covers French parliament vote reporting confusion and a ledger error in vote counting revealing a larger majority.
Judith Spencer reveals a long hidden truth to aid her impoverished family. Gertrude Norman, a grieving widow, shelters a motherless child and bonds with Judith as Cecil Norman’s reckless life threatens the estate. Arthur Spencer, aided by a benefactress, forges a path to respectability while a forged lineage battle unfolds.
A Philadelphia woman was shot dead by a male friend with a pistol in a churchbound tragedy. The coroner censured the owner, released the shooter, and the victim was buried. The piece argues for stricter laws and safer handling to curb preventable deaths from careless gun use.
A Washington correspondant notes a major challenge to Mormonism looming before the U S Supreme Court. George Reynolds Brigham Young’s private secretary was convicted of bigamy in Utah, appealed through territorial and federal courts, and now the U S Supreme Court argument awaits. The case tests the 1862 bigamy law and its constitutionality, with precedence given to criminal matter. The Justice Department will address the appeal soon.
The New York Sun reports a night of entertainment at Athletic Hall 102 Prince Street featuring Wilhelm Sleggster and two London Circus bears in a wrestling bout. Earlier bouts included Greco Roman matches Muranus versus Jonaris and feats by Emil Reignier lifting weights and handling cannon balls, provoking laughs as mishaps occurred. The bears, brown and gray, performed a clumsy dance before Heggster the Rhine challenged the brown bear, with a tense exchange ending when Reignier head tossed the gray bear for the first time, though the bear recovered and left the ring.
The Senate resumed debate on Mr. Matthews resolution on paying bonds in silver. Mr Chaffee of Colorado offered a substitute allowing bonds to be paid in gold or legal tender equivalent, stating fidelity to public faith. Boston mayoral results show Pierce 25088 over Price 22882. Pierce leads by 2151, reflecting cross party support.
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