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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1883
Page
2
The Wilmington Post owner promotes subscribing to the National Republican with praise for its coverage from Washington DC. The appeal highlights wide political insight, urging Republicans to read the paper as the best in the nation.
The piece argues civil service meaning and praises Hon. Frank Hatton's Post Office reforms while criticizing a President for not promoting him. It reports on Wilmington political prosecutions of colored Republicans, noting trials, acquittals, and alleged ballot fraud, and discusses race, loyalty, and Reconstruction era tensions. It includes letters from observers and notes on national figures visiting Washington.
Commissioners plan in April to appoint a Justice of the Peace and two freeholders per township to assess land and personal property for taxation. Peter Cooper is cited for prudent finance, recounting a mock discounting scheme that ends with a lesson on exorbitant interest rates.
Early canvass of April 8 returns from spoth town precincts reveals ballot box mishandling with four days delay and two judges suspected. Paper alleges tally sheet doctored with chemicals transferring about two hundred votes from Kepane licao to Democratic candidates Ty jud. No charges filed yet. Republican majority noted.
A disaster report from Greenville describes a hotel fire in Galveston, Texas, on a Friday night. Victims include Mrs Pruitt proprietress and her crippled son George Pruitt. flames spread quickly and many perished in the ruins.
The National Republican claims the Democratic party faces a tariff debate tied to ex Speaker Randall. It argues Randall’s candidacy for speaker forces party unity on tariffs and labor, praising his integrity and urging Democrats to safeguard his position or face division.
A woman from the west side and her companion join a large crowd gathered near the Daily News office as returns on Carter Harrison and Mr. Gary show in precincts. The scene captures heated exchanges and chatter about precinct outcomes as people await results.
The court holds that when individuals among themselves exchange services in a harmonious arrangement with valuable consideration, the agreement will not be disturbed as the law aims to promote existing harmonious relationships. The dialogue reflects a colloquial dispute illustrating the informal nature of such arrangements.
President Arthur and party reached Jacksonville at 7 50 PM escorted by a citizen committee amid artillery salutes and cheering crowds of about 10 000. He travels to Sanford for several days, planning a ten day to two week stay if weather cooperates.
An essay about palmyra palms thriving in dry Tinneyelly soil with roots reaching deep to water held by Bishop Caldwell. It links living waters to Christian life and notes a Cork prison batch where Featheratove claimed American citizenship amid a broader labor and political commentary urging Democratic votes and free trade.
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