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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1883
Page
1
The letter argues a Republican surge in Pennsylvania will secure a presidential win, cites the Danville massacre as influence, and condemns Democratic lawmakers for perceived impropriety and pecuniary motives. It urges orderly conduct and changes in the December Superior Court jury process.
Fragmented text from a 1883 Wilmington Post issue references New Jersey politics Mississippi race Danville Virginia massacre and Nebraska. It notes postal specifics, party shifts, and disorderly harbor scenes with Captain Colvin. Contains stray reflections on human nature and seasonal imagery.
An assortment of items from Wilmington covers a schooner’s voyage to Antwerp, a Sunday school lecturer, Baptist delegates to the state convention, a fox hunt on the Wilmington Fox Diary, a prominent Peader county death, and delegates and alternates for Saint James and St Mark churches in the new diocese with details on locations and names.
A jumble of local notes reports party shifts in Connecticut and Virginia, mentions railroad men Col Ry Bridgers and Capt John I Divine as top in their field, and details a drowning at Market Dock. Also notes tramps about town, a city surveyor in the City Court room, and a change of post office names to Lake Waccamaw and Waccamaw at Springer.
The item notes a 25,000 Republican majority for New York, contrasting last year’s 196,000 Democratic lead, and calls for roosters to crow amid a racial incident in Danville, Va. It also reports libel judgment in favor of B. W. Davis, Embezzlement appeals, cotton shipments valued at 138,000, a Mexican Veterans meeting electing Freemont president, and Luther celebration travel plans. It ends with a Teachey depot fire damages and Haverly’s Minstrels attendance at the Opera House.
Local notices detail court actions, tax adjustments, and school district assessments in Cape Fear township. Reports include juror lists for Superior and Criminal Courts, poll tax reductions, remissions, and a county treasury balance. Also mentions wrecks, fires, deaths, and various regional incidents during the period.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sale of takes totaling about 13000 dollars. Mentions bidders and a likely time for the event with reference to Thesomane and Pity. Text is garbled but implies an auction action and sale terms.
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