Radical Spite Toward Colored Dems and Election Testimony
A New Orleans hearing reveals alleged voter intimidation and harassment of colored Democrats amid a press workers dispute. Testimony includes beatings, threats, and threats to withhold pay, with witnesses describing a Republican-aligned intimidation effort and police inaction. The article also notes a 1800s Senate bill proposing a grand committee to settle presidential electors disputes and count returns.
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New Orleans
Dee
House
Morrison
Sam Boyd
Orleans
Traynard
Hayward
Tair
Foreman Bell
Ascension Parish
Packard
Nicholls
Weather Report and Postwar Railway Credits
Weather report from Washington notes cloudy conditions and snow for New England and the Middle States with easterly winds and a falling barometer. Colder northwest winds follow in the Middle States on Friday with rising barometer. Cautionary signals issued for South Carolina New Jersey coasts and at Galveston and Tailan ide. In postwar notes, the government had sold rolling stock to Southern railroads on credit totaling over seven million dollars. fifty roads indebted, with five defaulting, and partial payments totaling 1 705 508 dollars distributed among Edgefield Kentucky, McMinnville Manchester, Mobile Olin, Nashville Northwestern and others.
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New England
Middle States
South Carolina
New Jersey
Galveston
Tailanide
New York Express
Edgefield
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McMinnville
Mynchester
Mobile
Olin
Clarksville
Lotis
Nashville
Northwestern
Color Lin riot in Fayetteville over political loyalties
A violent clash occurred near Fayetteville as white and black factions fought to protect a black Democrat who voted the ticket. Twenty participants fought with knives, killing one white man named Donady and wounding several others. A county posse pursued suspects. two arrests made, with broad hopes for more captures.
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Wilameros
N. C
Latin Fayetteville
Fayerville
Donady
Hayes denies resigning Ohio governorship as others quit
Governor Hayes states he does not plan to leave the Ohio governorship while Commissioner Duell at the Patent Office has resigned effective New Year’s Day. The Oregon case Senate committee on privileges and elections opens today. Louisiana electoral returns remain unreceived. House leaders Randall Knott and Hunton debate using full subpoena power as Louisiana issues loom.
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Ohio
Duell
Patent Office
Oregon
Senate
Washington
Anderson
Louisiana
Ferry
Terry
Lousian
Randall
Knott
Hunton
Western Union
Louisiana Committee
Barns
New Orleans
Bulldozing outrages profiled in Louisiana testimony
West Feliciana witnesses describe intimidation methods by Webber and Powers who led a bulldozing campaign. They cite the murder of a white teacher Watson and arson of his house as revenge for alleged crimes, framing it as a political tactic amid radical charges against Democrats.
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New Onceans
New
West Feliciana
Webber
Ani
Sherman
Watson
Gana
Powers
Wells claim against United States for cattle and cotton taken by army
A voluminous copy of J Madison Wells's claim for cattle sugar molasses and cotton allegedly seized by the US army in Louisiana is presented. The $450,000 filing from 1873 was not admitted by the commission, and Wells ignored a required examination. Fraud findings marked Wells a perjured figure. the War Claims Committee and the Commission rejected it. it now rests with the Treasury Department amid partisan expectations.
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J. Madison Wells
United States
Louisiana
Claims Commission
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Wells
Emory
Alexandria
Custom House
New Orleans
Returning Board
Lawrence
Ohio
War Claims Committee
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Trouse
War-Claims Comittee
House
Treasury Department
Republican Party
Defalcation and Flight Rumor Shocks Wall Street
The New York World reports Ottis D. Swan a stock broker from 54 Wall Street and former secretary of the Bank for Savings fled Oyster Bay after allegedly misappropriating funds. He vanished after leaving his home Friday, with no trace of his whereabouts. He was married with no children and held roles with the Union League Club.
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New York World
Walstreet
Ottis D. Swan
Swan
Wall Street
Bank For Savings
City of
New York
Bleecker Street
Charles M. Fearing
Union League Club
Oyster Bay
L. A
Ils
Adulterated Milk Trial Heard From Expert on Lactometer
In a New York court proceeding on adulterated milk charges, Professor Robert Ogden Doremus, a veteran milk expert, testified on his decades of study and lactometer experiments. He argued the instrument misreads milk quality, noting cream and water affect readings, and that skimmed milk can register higher than rich milk.
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Robert Ogden Doremus
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