The Bourbon Democracy in North Carolina Debate Freedom
A Wilmington Post pamphlet criticizes the Bourbon Democracy for asserting liberty while enacting measures that oppress Black citizens. It accuses them of exploiting farmers, promoting Ku Klux violence, and manipulating elections to enforce white supremacy. The piece condemns their record on public education and urges voters to demand honest education policy and ten months of schooling for all children.
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Danfocracy
South
Fort Sumter
Ub Punchi
Epizuia
Democratic Record
Jarvis
Capitol
McIlhenny's
Democratic Party
Bennett
Buffin
Vance
North Carolina
Commissioner of Education
Migamippi
South Carolina
Old North State
Astoliza
Hon O Meares Court Larceny Case Summary
Public notices present a synthesis of His Honor Meares's decisions. Lewis Mou, a white man, stands charged with larceny of about one hundred pounds of brass taken from a meter and removed. The record outlines a political court proceeding and related actions.
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Meares
Lewis Mou
Tax levies and Democratic majority in New Hanover 1877
A letter by Horace A. Bagg criticizing a 1877 county tax levy as contrary to records. It argues the New Hanover County Board of County Commissioners, with a Democratic majority including David S. Sanders Fay, B. Worth, and I. B. Strainger, set the $1.00 per hundred dollar valuation tax, the highest since the war. The piece urges readers to verify records at the county court house and challenges Bagg to publish only verifiable facts.
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Horace A. Bagg
New Hanover“county
Bagg
Board of County Commissioners
New Hanover County
David S. Sanders
Fay
B. @. Worth
I. B.strainger
Democrats) At $1.00 On Every Hundred Dollars Valuation. Mr. Bagg
Court House
Liberal and Independent Ticket in Harnett County
An account of the Liberal and Independent slate in Harnett County with W B Surles for Senate A B Wilson for House John H Pope for Sheriff J W Atkins for Clerk of Superior Losah D McKoy for Register of Deeds. It notes cross party support and predicts the ticket will carry the county and garner Democratic votes while praising Surles as a reform candidate and mentioning party alliances and local political dynamics.
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Cody Bes Coun
North Caroina
Democrats
Liberara
W. B. Surles
Senate
A.B. Wilson
House of Represantatione
John H. Pope
J. W. Atkins
Superior
Losah
D. McK
Reneer
A. R. Wilson
Harnett County
Tinea
H. Pope
Pecos
the Liberals
J.A.D. McKay
Genteman Intestademin Crug
Fire and Crime Notices and Local Commerce Report
A fragmented town column reports a woman Agnes Norwood confined for arson, a boy burned by gunpowder near Brunswick, and a Rockingham blaze damaging several stores. It lists criminal convicts sent to Raleigh, a deputy sheriff’s pursuit incident, and a push for merchants to advertise in the Post as its circulation expands across North Carolina and neighboring states.
Torsue police court summaries and town notices
Recounts of area cases tried by the mayor, including suspensions and fines for disorderly conduct. Reports of ox recovery near Burgaw, drownings near Smithville, and jail sentencings for theft. Weather predictions foretell late August to early September storms along the Atlantic coast.
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Peter Smith
Walter Shaw
John Swinson
John Footer
James Gilmarten
Mary Eliza Lively
J. H. Cowan
Vemcor
Athentic States
Charleston
New Jersey
Fire Fiend at Plymouth Causes Heavy Losses
A serious blaze at Plymouth, North Carolina, on Wednesday morning damaged several stores including Jos Valeim, Magett & Co., and W. A. Bigant. Estimated losses run between 20000 and 25000 dollars with little insurance. The suspected arsonist is described as a reckless miscreant seeking petty spite.
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Plymouth
Somend
Jos, Vale
Magett & Co
W. A. Bigant
W.C. Ayres
Whitehurst
John W. Piercy
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Post
Agnes Norwood
Pender County
Acatiah
W. E. Davis 4Son
W. J. Penny
Sity
Brunswicke County
George
Rockingham
Russell
Messrs. Leak
Everett & Co
H.C. Watson
J. W. Holt
McCauley
Crimins Court
Devin
Larceny
Youre
Clara
Daniel Howard
Raleigh
Frank Baker
Frank Mott
John Johnson
J. ‘. McParland
Robert Ste Greme Perjary
I. B.teboe
Mayor's Court
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Burgaw
Fennell
Hilton
Zach
Holmes
Borgan
Antonio Cassaletto
Ben Murrey
Albert Herring
Les
Lewise Jack
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