Russell Urged to Grant Cadetship for Devane’s Heir
The Wilmington Post editorial urges Hon. Daniel L. Russell to appoint the son of the late Col. W. S. Devane to the cadetship at West Point. The young man is about 17, intelligent, and likely to pass the exam. the appointment would honor Col. Devane’s memory and please district voters across parties.
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Daniel L. Russell
Col. W
Devane
Congress
Weat Point
Col. W. 8
Russell
Col. Devane
Attempted Assassination and Political Storms in 1880 Debate
A period summary covers an alleged assassination attempt on the Russian Emperor, reactions across Europe, and heated U S political commentary. It notes the Czar’s survival, the assassin’s motive, and international sympathy, then shifts to American disputes over Grant and Tilden, Republican unity, and debates on army use at elections.
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Tilden
New York
General Grant
Grant
United States
Republica
Gen. Grant
New York Times
Mr. Tilden
Pte Eee
Republican Iity
Democratic Party
Gramercy Park
Star Chamber
Thurman
Hendricks
Bayard
South
Congress
George Washington
Sr. Paterspurc
Russia
Kazan
Finance
Origins and scale of the African slave trade in early United States
A letter from William Lloyd Garrison states no formal record of Africa to America slave imports, cites 390000 by the Revolution, notes legalization 20 years after independence, 1793 cotton gin boost, 1808 prohibition with weak enforcement, smuggling into southern ports, and estimates over a million kidnapped Africans brought to these shores followed by severe judgments on the nation.
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United States
Garrison
Boston
Roxsbury
Africa
New England
Bristol
Newport
Whitney
Maryland
Virginia
Witliamm Lioup Garrison
Not in the Universal Postal Union
The Postmaster General announced Peru and Chile are excluded from the Universal Postal Union due to non adherence. Correspondence with Peru or Chile will not use Union rates. Postage rates set: letters 17 cents per half ounce, newspapers four cents per four ounces, and other printed matter ten cents per four ounces. Historical veto notes and party rhetoric accompany the update.
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Peru
Chile
Universal Postal Union
United States
Brunswick Frauds Exposed as Usurped Officals
The piece argues that Brunswick county occupants were not elected and face ouster by quo warranto. It notes real officials can recover fees, while the insolvent usurpers admit stolen property and may be jailed pending fines to the state treasury. Mentions Carlisle Kentucky figures adopting aliases and boasted oaths with bourbon.
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Blaine
New York Herald
Independent
Congress
Senate
Democratic House
The
Herald
Mississippi River
War Department
Mississippi
Delaware
United States
West Virginia
Hereford
Maryland
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Virginia
Fortress Monroe
North Carolina
Cape Fear River
South Carolina
Charleston Harbor
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Arkansas
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Rio Grande
Brunswick County
Supreme Court
Boss Tweed
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the Wilmington Post
P. Canaday
R & Prop
Wilmington, WN. C
Sompay Magrixe
Ahaa
Harding
Republican Party
Hell
Washington
Germany
Star
Soula
Joshua
Democratic
Lhe German Socialiste
Cincinnati
Tucker
Blackburn
Abram S. Hewitt
National Democratic Executive Committee
Sammy Pilden
Uncle Sam
Okolona
Union
North
Richmond
James
Radical
Jefferson Davis
Postal Union
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Tyler
Polk
Pierce
Buchanan
Johnson
Gen. Garfield
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mr. Garfield
Gin Paccoid
Brunswick
Walmington
North Front ST
Crown
Dehosa
London
Sayers
Loose
Muscatel
Gordon & Dilworth
Baker
America
Hamily
M’koy
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