29 Jun 1872
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Newspaper
Wilmington Daily Gazette
Location
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1872
Page
1
The Daily Gazette cites inequality in Wilmington property taxes citing Mr. Southard at 1021 Market as a case. His $10,000 sale price contrasts with a Council assessment of 11,500, provoking dispute over official valuation and urging voters to replace those who set it.
Amesting in New Castle on Thursday night passed resolutions favoring a narrow gauge railroad to the city. The townsmen urged the Trusteen of New Castle Commons to allocate funds to aid the project. The third resolution envisions long term benefits, including improved water and gas access and economic growth along a proposed Railroad Avenue from Wilmington to New Castle.
Sumner prepares a speech on national finances for next month. Governor Jacob of West Virginia runs as an independent after bolting the Democratic nominations, with Republican backing. New Jersey’s Hudson County Democrat sees Hancock as a viable Democratic candidate. Baltimore delegate editor leads the Democrat. Judge Settle addresses Caswell County, North Carolina, and is pelted with rotten eggs. George W. Carter withdraws from the New Orleans National Republican over Baton Rouge ticket and federal influence. Sumner’s speech packets franked by Roosevelt are refused by New York Post Office. Roosevelt supports equal rule, while Grant documents are halted, pleasing Radicals who have franked for the Greeley party.
Dispatches from Havana report Governor Cabalza ill, San Garcia forces surrendering at Guayamara. In one week 102 insurgents yielded at Log Tunes, signaling end of rebellion for now. A Spanish commander notes no filibuster landings while local remedies and conflicting letters surface amid unrest.
An observer describes Grant in a grand procession scene noting paired bay horses in gold-trim harness, white leather outfits, and a raised driver seat. The lavish display, with a stern white stove-pipe hat on a pale man, culminates in recognizing the President among luxury equipment.
A mixed write up praises City Surveyor Daniel Farra for honest, diligent service amid civic works and zoning debates. The piece also notes a journalist's admiration for explorer Professor Agassiz and sketches railroad progress, tariff debates, and party divides among Chester Nike Democrats and Republicans.
The Telegraph and Messenger reports a New York meeting where an employee accuses stockholders of forcing votes for Lincoln and Grant and warns of enforcement act risks. The piece condemns coercion as white slavery and urges the strikers to press for fair terms from their masters.
The first train of cars carried freight for shipyards and factories along the route. Chester Academy graduation exercises under Charles Gilbert E q. were held on a Thursday evening with the graduating class receiving no honors. A new will in South Chester, being revised by the Chester Improvement Company, aims to be the county's next urgent project as completion nears.
Wm H Weigel of Baltimore faces perjury charges in the Butler vs Tilden matter before a U S District Court and was given until temer sure to furnish bail. Stokes murder trial of Col James Fisk Jr resumed with sharp quarrels among lawyers and court intervention. Tom Thumb arrives from Europe to build a new residence for impalf ale near Fairfield Coun.
Senator Thurman laments the decline of eloquence in Congress and its fading power to shape public opinion. He notes Demosthenes would be ineffective against a daily press of 1.8 million readers, while praising recent speeches by Thurman Bayard and others that failed to move a deaf, busy public.
A Saratoga journalist notes a wealthy summer visitor plans a somber season after his mother's death. He rooms at the Congress with mourning decor, Egypta furniture, and somber carriages for his guests, avoiding the ballroom and inviting only restrained gatherings. Public scorn labels him odd yet he defends filial devotion amid gossip.
Geneva June 28 special to the World. The tribunal adjourned until July 15 after issuing a public statement of grounds for rejecting the indirect claim. Credit for the settlement is given to Mr. Adams. Seapox London and other ports report the British press rejoicing over the arbitration outcome.
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