07 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1880
Page
1
A chaotic report details election irregularities across counties including Alamance Ashe Beaufort Bladen and Cumberland. It cites Republican gains against Democrats with mentions of Jarvis and Canaday as contenders and warnings of continued fraud and intimidation.
Letters to the editor allege Democratic corruption and bogus tickets in Pender and Duplin counties. Accounts claim Republican Canaday was cheated by misprinted tickets and miscounts, with calls for reorganization of county election committees and notes on post election reflections.
The item notes a rise in the river improving steamer service, new shops for the Wilmington and Western Railroad, and several small fires with minor damage. It reports Bishop Atkinson’s health, a prominent two story building planned at Fourth and Brunswick, a steamship laid up for repairs, and a determination for National Thanksgiving Day. It mentions a cotton and wool trade context and delegates to the Presbyterian Synod meeting in Raleigh.
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