20 Dec 1876
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1876
Page
1
Mer it recognized Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters as the top merit at the Philadelphia Exposition. The advertisement touts quick pain relief, superiority to ordinary plasters, and endorsement by over three thousand physicians and druggists. Priced at 25 cents, advertised as a purely vegetable external remedy.
Fragmentary OCR from Catalony Post notes a consulting physician at No 4 Bulfinch Street Boston near Revere House. Mentions services for named diseases and expertise, with unclear names and dates.
Dawning reports from Republican sources allege fraud in Florida and Louisiana elections. General Barlow’s account claims Tilden electors won Florida by a decisive margin while Cowgill and McLin on the Returning Board allegedly excluded Democrats. Witness White cites a Republican designed law and white allied Wanderers posing as regulators to justify intimidation.
Cincinnati reports a Democratic soldiers and sailors meeting at the Burnet House was crowded by Republican ex-soldiers who disrupted the gathering to push their own views on Tilden’s election. Campbell, chair, faced jeers and threats as attendees debated intimidation and political influence in the late war vet community. Further remarks defend the Returning Board findings and criticize Republican motives while promising House investigation.
At 7 Suffolk Street Mr and Mrs Isaac Grossman celebrated their golden wedding with 42 descendants present under blue silk canopies and candle festoons. A grandson, KE L Sase, betrothed to Miss Rebecca Jackson, exchanged rings earlier in the day as part of the family celebration.
In the Senate the Pension bill passed by the House was reported and placed on the calendar. The Adams and Winthrop statues were formally presented to National Statuary Hall. The Oregon resolution was discussed as the House approved adjournment from Saturday to January 27 and from January 30 to the end of January. Diplomatic Appropriation was moved to be the day’s special order and Fortification bill passed.
Testimony from ex governor and several colored witnesses describes threats and intimidation during the election. Regulators faced recall, while colored voters faced violence, social pressure, and warnings about punishment for supporting the Democratic ticket. Witnesses discuss organization, influence of preachers, and shifts in political allegiance amid postwar unrest.
The citizenship of Lewis Pughe, once questioned for not meeting naturalization laws, has been fully established. President Grant received a pipe from Yanktonai chief White Ghost, who accompanied remarks supporting the peace policy. Gen Bradley T. Johnson urged adoption of his resolutions in the Virginia Senate, showing sympathy with South Carolina as resolutions remain pending.
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