Gresham and the Louisiana Lottery stir political heat
The piece sketches Democratic barbs toward Postmaster General Gresham over the Louisiana Lottery, noting opposition from bourbon leaders and allies of gamblers, while urging law and order in mail management amid a broader debate on education and state policy. It also discusses the American and Western North Carolina press, newspaper support, and a forthcoming state fair with railroad incentives.
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Gresham
Ioan
Nazareth
North Carolina
Jarvis
Merriman
Ohio
the Star
Louisiana Lottery
M. Dauphin & Co
New Orleans National Bank
West
Draké
Carolina
The
NEW American
North
Nor Carolina
Tes
Winston
North State
Democratic Party
Wineston
Batblind
Bourbon Party
Republicana
National Republican Party
Industrial Schools Debate and Racial Education Split
A Northern editorial reprints "Old Fogg" arguing for a racial split in schooling with separate industrial schools for whites and blacks. It questions tax burdens, prompts justice questions about labor that built wealth, and calls for educating the enslaved to free minds within property rights and racial lines.
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State Chronicle
Old Fogg
Republican Party
Oll Fagg
Confield
North Hhinst
State Fair Outlook In Raleigh Exhibition Promises Growth
The Raleigh state fair from the fifteenth promises a grand display with extensive machinery, large livestock shows likely the biggest yet in the state or south. Hogs priced at twenty dollars, fine sheep, and notable cattle breeds will compete as speed trials run for four days.
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Raleigh
Jerseys
Spanish paper on cholera as cure for Britain
A Spanish contemporary claims cholera would rid Britain of 100000 Irish paupers and 100000 drinkers and other vagrants, saving pauper costs and boosting commerce. It argues deaths could pacify Ireland, improve slums, and resolve labor disputes, asserting no use for quarantines or precautions.
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British Isles
England
London
Ireland
Virginia voters face choice between reform and bourbon rule
A 1583 Petersburg notice urges Virginia’s electorate to vote on November six, pledging the Readjuster party as guardian of reform and loyalty to federal reconciliation. It denounces the bourbon faction as corrupt and burdensome, promising renewed liberty, prosperity, and political renewal under the Readjusters.
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Petersburg
Virginia
Commonwealth
Bourbon Funder
Bourbon
Readjustment versus funderism in Virginia debt relief
A historical comparison outlines the July 1 1882 debt figures under the Riddleberger readjustment bill versus earlier funding and brokers bills. It claims a $12 473 120 70 principal saving and substantial interest reductions, arguing readjustment spared taxpayers while repudiating no debt.
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West Virginia
Hugh McCall
Party of Readjustment
Govenor
Riddleberger
Commonwealth
Ter
Riddleverger
Wud
Treasury
Fedetorn
Literary
Mar Rae
Ube
Asnscal
Osiaaing
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Wilmington
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Squeers
Industrial Schools
Senator Mahone
Biddleberger
Sears OS
Lee
Granite Row
South Frort ST
Barre
Rocky Point
Sam’l
W. Holden
ING Establishment
Rerma
Guarante
Samuel W. Holden
Dru Sun
Wilmington, N.C
HU Boxe
Thos. C. Craft
Orington
Cape Fear
Fernet
Warren C. Coleman
Sonos
Mar
Ums
Adrian & Valleks
Detch Dulles
Jaren Taser
Oren Tenname
Hiram S Sibley &Co
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Bochauster
N.Y
Chas. Klein
Princess
J. D. Slocum
Ato . ER Pelton
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