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Wilmington Post

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1879

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National Flag Refusal by Norfolk Military Company at Capital

A Norfolk Virginia military company recently visited Washington and paraded in Confederate gray without the stars and stripes. The action drew strong condemnation from the Grand Army of the Republic and Union veterans. The piece discusses reactions, including Emigration and Greenback politics, and notes Rep. Daniel L. Russell was paired with Bland of Missouri due to a Brunswick county court engagement.

Norfolk Washington Grand Army of the Republic South National Republican S Bbean Congress Judas Iscariot McDonald Voorhees Republicmiem Weaver Iowa Daniel L. Russell Brunswick County Bland Missouri

Brunswick officials accused of fraud and theft

The article brands Brunswick County clerks and officers as fraudulent, claiming they seized office after a court ruling and now run a stolen goods operation to survive. It likens them to a desperate wife demanding heirs, warns of their venal motives, and teases further discussion of their prospects in a future piece.

Brunswick Brunswick County Supreme Court

Senatorial bill counts show seven senators led by Ingalls

The Forty fifth Congress records bills introduced by senator. Ingalls 87, Mitchell 83, Dorsey 78, Plumb 69, Cockrell 53, Spencer 51, Vorhees 43. It notes Ransom spoke once and that two senators introduced none. Commentary praises Ransom as a steady, practical voice. also a jab at the Boston Globe and a gambling bet on Grant in 1880. It closes with market gossip and the Poindexter trial date in Richmond on the 17th instant.

Senate Ingalls Mitchell Dorsey Plumb Cockrell Spencer Vorhees Burnside Eaton and Paddock Sargent Beck Merriman Steadh Maxey Edmunds Harris Howe Kernan McDonald Morgan Cameron Wisconsin Hereford Wallace Kirkwood Dawes Matthews Randolph Ransom Shields Morton Sharon

Johnson county notes from Wilmington era local items

The itemized column records multiple 19th century notes including the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Atlanta on May 8, Passover observations, a fire at the Nicholson building in Magnolia, and health and civic news. It mentions court cases, police concerns, a mail service proposal for Jacksonville Onslow, and Memorial Day remarks about Col. William S. Devane with aldermanic memorials.

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