Gold and Treasury Claims Stir Civil War Finances
The article recalls a Civil War dispute over gold seized after Richmond fell. Virginia banks reportedly loaned 300,000 in gold to the Confederate government, leaving 240,000 with banks at evacuation. The government seeks 260,000, including a Georgia capture of 100,000 and 146,000 in bank custody. Treasury receipts for 1865 show 829,567,126 from customs and miscellaneous sources, with 248,285,048 revenue by April 1, 1866. Grant praised Sherman and Sheridan, noting their notable qualities and roles in victory. A coastal collision near Long Island Sound resulted in the Norwich disaster, with a total loss of vessel and cargo and around 11 deaths, while a Kentucky man described as a giant was noted in a separate item.
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Sherman
General Ice
Georgia
Bank of Virginia
Richmond
Virginia
Tee
Lee
Treasery
Revenue Commission For
Committee of Ways and Means
Treasury
Thase
Bey
Long Island Sound
Norwich
van Vliet
Electra
Sre
Monument Contract For National Cemetery Erection Awarded
The Soldiers' National Cemetery announces Jama G Barrensox of Hartford Conn. won the contract to erect the Monument at a cost of 47500 dollars. The design, White Granite shaft with Italian Weather Marble statuary, and Rome modeled figures will reflect the board's 1864 plan. Completion expected by July 1 1868.
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National Cemetery Monument
Darin Winns
Soldiers’ National Cemetery
Jama G. Barrensox
Fartford
Conn
New York City
Barrensox
Rome
Barr
Roerns
Rocens
Arrest of Counterfeiters at Dan Tice’s Circus Greencastle
A young man Wesley McCleary of Little Cove was arrested at Greencastle’s Dan Tice’s Circus for passing counterfeit notes on the Nations Bank of Indianapolis. He was brought by excursion train from Hagerstown and jailed. Sam Seyler, former inmate released from prison for the same crime, is reported as the chief counterfeiter and was arrested near Upton the same day after resisting an officer who shot him in the body but non fatal. The note theft continues amid a broader crackdown on counterfeit rings.
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Wesley McCleary
Little Cove
Dan Tice
Greencastle
Nations Bank of Indisapolis
Hagerstown
Sam Seyler
Seyler
Harper
Upton
Cherry Hill
Paasxics Aeros
Internal Revenue Decision and Reconstruction Debate
The report outlines a 1865 tax ruling allowing deductions for insurance and business losses, with restrictions on losses from fixed investments. It notes rounds of political maneuvering in Tennessee and New York on reconstruction, suffrage, and Tennessee’s readmission, plus rebel guerrilla activity in Kansas and Lawrence. French troop withdrawal from Mexico is confirmed. a Tennessee legislature expels two members for leaving the chamber.
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Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Parsons
Congress
New York
Sas
Tennessee
Democratic Leaders in the Union War Record
A historical overview reviewing how Democratic Presidents and Vice Presidents acted during the Civil War era. It cites John Tyler as treasonous, Franklin Pierce for urging rebels, Breckinridge as a Confederate general, and James Buchanan as cowardly, arguing against Democratic patriotism in power.
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John Tyler
Frank Pierce
John Co. Breckinridge
United States Senate
United States
James Buchanan
Man escapes living grave in German groom tale
The Cleveland Herald reports a dramatic incident where a German husband, taken ill and believed dead, was mourned by his wife and friends. On Monday the wife kept vigil, and by evening the body showed signs of life. Doctors revived both spouses after a tense, joy filled scene. The tale is followed by burdell murder confessions and other 1860s dispatches, including stock market and political notes.
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Cleveland Herald
Parron
Erie Street
United States voices on Mexico and European meddling
President Johnson transmitted a message to Congress detailing Seward's correspondence with M de L Huys on Mexico. It states the Mexican move to invite a French backed monarchy lacks legitimacy and warns France to withdraw troops. Seward emphasizes the US supports republican institutions and rejects European interference. The note also references Mexico's factional history and the risk to continental republics.
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Johnson
Congress
Seward
M. de L’huys
Mexico
France
Ita
United States
Napoleon
Maximilian
Republic of
Brazil
M. Dronya de L'Quys
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