Withdrawal of Judge Merriman in U S Senate race shocks Wilmington
The Wilmington Post reports Judge Merriman withdrew as a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate, predicting Vance would have won regardless. The piece notes Merriman’s rare retreat after a six year bid, his bold 1873 revolt, and warns public figures to heed the logic of decisive action while touching on broader defense and political memories. It also recounts John Quincy Adams' 34 years ago clash with Sangster, his restraint, and the court’s 30 day prison term and $100 fine for the southern antagonist.
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Judge Merriman
United States
Vance
Republica
Washington
John Quincy Adams
Quincy
Massachusetts
Sangster
Adam
Standers
Adams
Jackal
Jackson
John Tyler
John B. Gordon
Tebavindey
Georgia
Democratic Pres
Governor Vance Urges Cautious Progress In State Affairs
The governor’s message praises broad policy areas like education agriculture public works and humane institutions while noting a sober tone. It warns against rapid efforts to downsize the army and criticizes proposed dismantling of arsenals and munitions factories as poor judgment and dangerous to national defense.
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Commonwealth
Tis
Burnside
Congress
Europe
Germany
France
Springfield
Rock Island
Matrimonial Engagements and Public Decorum
A column argues engagements require restraint in public and private life, urging young women to protect their dignity and maintain reserve. It warns against using engagement as license for intimacy and stresses self protection amid male advances. The piece includes a satirical excerpt on religious debates and a February issue note.
Librarian of Congress Reports Growth in Library Volumes
The annual report by A. R. Spofford to the Senate notes additions of 3 881 volumes to the law department and 17 656 to the miscellaneous library along with 11 659 pamphlets and 2 544 maps. Total volumes reach 352 659 with about 120 000 pamphlets. Copyright fees total 13 184 50 dollars, and the Joint Committee on the Library reports 26 380 383 dollars in unexpended balances. Spofford urges construction of a new building to meet needs.
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A. R. Spofford
Librarian of Congress
Senate
Library Committee
Law Department
Treasury
Joint Committee On the Library
Convict Lease Abuses Spark Georgia Prison Controversy
Col. R. A. Alston reports severe mistreatment in Georgia convict camps with 10 to 40 percent mortality in four months at some camps. Leases to Democratic leaders and contractors are blamed for inhumane abuses and law violations including chained convicts and improper subletting. The piece cites a New York Times letter asserting a broader systemic failure under Democratic control.
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R. A. Alston
Georgia
John B Gordon
John A. Murphy
Ben G. Lockett
Gordon
Brown
New York Times
Col. Alston
W. D. Grant
Jefferson County
Grant
Richmond County
A.S. Barnwell
Dade
United States
Barnwell
Maryland
Texas
Washington
Georgia Penitentiary
Jessees
Georgia Prison System under Fire Over Convict Labor Abuses
A public condemnation accuses Georgia officials and lessees of profiting from convict labor abuses. The piece argues leaders in power resist reforms, and cites corruption within state prison management while criticizing Georgia's claimed progress and Christian governance amid alleged inhumane practices.
Old Man Gone and Long-Lived County Couple
An Alabama Gleaner style obituary notes the death near Boon Station of an eighty six year old man, his seventy three year old wife surviving, and their sixty three years of marriage. It mentions their large descendants, including fifty seven grandchildren and about forty great grandchildren. It reflects on the couple’s long life and era. It also cites political commentary on Bourbon era influence in the South and forest resource usage in 1874, with references to Kellogg regime and plantation era politics.
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David Mitchell
Boon Station
Jackson
New Orleans
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Alamance Gleaner
South
Louisiana
Kellogg
Memphis Avalanche
Baronet
Inter Cccam
Adulteration Crises in Food Says Boston Paper Warns
George T Angell reports to the American Social Science Association in Boston on widespread food adulteration. He cites red lead in cayenne pepper and mustard, arsenic in confections, terra alba in creams of tartar, and adulterated flour and milk with dangerous additives.
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Ation
Boston
New York Times
George T. Angell
American Social Science Association
New England
England
Paris
Sam
New York
California
San Francisco
Elis
Literary notes and forthcoming works and a cow in ice
The column lists forthcoming books and authors including The Realistic Assumption of Modern Science Examined by Prof. Herbert and Young Mrs Jardine from the John Halifax author. It notes editions and introductions from Macmillan Scribners and Williams Norgate. A cow stranded in the Catawba river for five days kept a clear space by breaking the ice.
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Herbert
Macmillan & Co
Catawba
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Kate Southard
North Georgia
T. J. Smith
Washington County
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Derry
Bampton
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Heinsberger
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Market Street
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Fairbank
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Wilmington, WN
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Augusta
John F. Divine
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