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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1880
Page
1
Fragmented column mixes political debate and parliamentary chatter with ads for lawn cloth and carpets. It mentions Rev. preaching at a convention, references to Grace, and notes on New Orleans lottery drawings and Warner medical cures. Both public notices and commercial pitches appear amid scattered names and events.
Carcaco May 31 The Republican National Committee met with all forty seven members present. Chairman Cameron ruled there was no appeal and disputed motions, provoking fierce debate. After long disorder a six member committee was formed to name a temporary chairman. Anti Grant members planned Cameron’s ouster with J D Cameron to be replaced by W E Chandler at dawn caucus.
Fullmer's offers celebrated clam soup defiled crabs chowder and salt oysters ice cold. Seventy four deaths in the city last month and one hundred eighty five arrests this period. G A K thanks floral contributors for grave decorations and parade participation. Barbers planning a union. No police cases this morning. Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph opens local office. William Grantland breaks arm. Ellwood Craig charged with insulting a young lady, ordered to pay costs and post $100 bail.
Philadelphia and Reading agents request Lord Cairns former Lord Chancellor to head their Bondholders Protection Committee. He previously chaired the London Chatham and Dover Railway, aiding a settlement with creditors and restoring the line to prosperity, with Credit Lyonnais noted as its largest credit.
A local political snapshot shows the quiet, ongoing Democratic Sheriff and Clerk of the Peace contest amid Republican maneuvering. Complaints of fraud surface after the Republican sheriff nomination defeat, while the Democratic County Executive committee plans meet at United States Hotel to organize and name inspectors for the Sheriff and Coroner races.
Deaths recorded in the city last week total 23 with 22 in United States listed. Of the decedents 16 were white and 7 black, 14 male and 9 female. Causes include cholera infantum six, consumption two, accidents two, and other illnesses. Deaths by ward vary from five in First and Eighth Wards to one in several others.
A record of May fires reports minor blazes at Third and Market and other sites including a warehouse barrel spark and a roof fire at John Haggerty’s house. Also notes a Cape May excursion committee, language instructor changes, and the Republican National Convention meeting in Chicago.
Col Whiteley announces start of Delaware census work with enumerators gathering vital personal and business data in Wilmington. The two week operation seeks full participation, stressing required questions on birthplaces of parents and urged prompt, accurate responses for national statistics and public duty.
In a voice from the North American, Henry Ward Beecher champions Grant for a third term. Beecher’s influence, once weighty, has waned and his opinions no longer engage the public. Critics say his stance, and his apparent involvement with the machine, show poor taste and discretion.
In Mt. Cuba the Leet Wilson elopement triggers multiple suits for assault and battery. Wm T George faces fine after a store affray and armed threat to Mrs Sarah J Wilson. George and associates defend actions amid a volatile romantic scandal.
Our regular correspondent notes the end of Washington’s season with legislators and clerks heading to Chicago and the mountains. the Capitol remains, but interest fades as officers sign bills with 1,800 clerks running the government. The piece rails at politics and city life, lamenting lost primeval nature amid gilded offices and saloons. It also recounts a Vienna banking defalcation at Rothschilds’ house by Straffer, a longtime cashier, who confessed to years of speculative losses totaling $25,000, causing significant local uproar. The Presbyterian General Assembly of Wisconsin adjourned yesterday.
Local notices reveal probate actions in New Castle County with executors William Lodge and S. C. Biggs, advising creditors to file claims within forty days and to publish in the Wilmington Gazette. Also listed are Democratic County nominations for 1880 and a Socratic County Executive meeting at the United States Hotel in Wilmington.
Thomas Giffin named executor of William B. Foote, Mill Creek Hundred, in New Castle County. Creditors must present claims to the executor by May 2, 1881, or be barred by the Act of Assembly. Public notice appears in The Gazette.
The Louisville drawing notice announces the 21st monthly drawing held at Macaulay’s Theatre on June 30 1880. It details legal backing from Kentucky courts, the regular schedule ending June 30 after years, prize structure with 112 400 dollars in prizes, and payment methods. Address Boardman Courier Journal Building Louisville and Broadway offices for tickets and entries.
The ladies of Mount Pleasa Church sponsor a Berry Penivet festival on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday evenings and Thursday afternoon June 1 2 and 3 for the church benefit.
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