Vast Decatur land sale and wide world notes
One of the largest land tracts in Decatur County Georgia, over 3 000 acres, sold for under eight dollars an acre. Estimates claim seven million Texas cattle, nearly ten per person in that state. An Irish court compelled a lady to pay £200 to heal a gentleman's affections after she refused marriage. General Grant and Schuyler Colfax are said to be of Connecticut descent. Apples are shipped to China in ice and sell in Hong Kong for two dollars per dozen in gold. Pew prices in New York Presbyterian church range from 1 000 to 4 000. A Parliament petition seeks to legalize marriage to a deceased wife's sister in England. Britain wheat yield estimated at 15 000 000 quarters or 120 000 000 bushels, up 48 000 000 from last year. The price trend declines as harvest quality becomes clearer. Robert J. Walker testified he received 260 000 from Russia as counsel. The handsomest man in New York is a hotel bartender. One reporter and three editors elected to the new British Parliament. Albany State Capital foundations for 5 000 000 are being laid. An Indianapolis young lady used corrosive sublimate to remove a light mustache, damaging part of the lip.
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Texas
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Schuyler Colfax
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China
Hong Kong
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Fashionable Presbyterian
New York
England
Britain
Robert J. Walker
Franking Privilege Abuse Sparks Calls to End Privilege
A North Carolina congressman faces indictment for abusing the franking privilege. The piece argues the practice is broadly misused by members and friends, urging abolition and replacement funding from the Treasury to curb post office imposition.
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Congress
North Carolina
Raleigh
Treasury
Post Office Department
Ivilegenaom
Om Nail
Chicago corn corner draws sharp rebuke from Tribune
The Chicago Tribune notes a large corn corner by provision dealers in Chicago and compares it to New York stock corners. It questions why wholesale gambling in markets is allowed while card and dice gambling are banned and predicts a day of reckoning for the wrongs of the poor.
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New York Tribune
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
New York
the Tribune
Washington bustle over Johnson dispatches amid Sabbath calm
The State Department buzzed with activity on a Sabbath as dispatches for Minister Johnson were prepared. Congress suspects Laird & Co. of seeking sale proceeds from the blockade runner Wren, built and captured during the war. A Treasury clerk is missing with a deficit of thousands.
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New York
Herald
Washington Dispatch
State Department
Johnson
Congress
Laird & Co
Alabama
Wren
Register’s Office
Treasury Department
Militia for the South and States’ Self-Government
The note argues South Carolina may raise a local militia under new permission. It urges Congress to allow Reconstruction States with Republican governments and equal rights to govern themselves. It warns against外 federal overreach and endorses state-based self defense and policy.
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South
South Carolina
Congress
Colfax Urges Reform and Fiscal Prudence at Philadelphia Banquet
From Philadelphia New York Dec 21 Speaker Colfax addressed a Philadelphia banquet promising the incoming administration should pursue strict retrenchment honesty and high character in public service. He called for rigid guardianship of the Treasury against extravagance and a financial policy to maintain credit and restore specie payments.
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New York
Philadelphia
Colfax
Treasury
Chicago Market Notes Record Prices and Quiet Wheat
Chicago market report December 21 notes flour and wheat dull, corn quiet at 43 4, oats modest, pork active at 265 cash and 26 75 25 futures, lard 1 cash, dressed hogs firm and active around 10 11. The summary highlights futures quotes and commodity activity in a single day snapshot.
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Dee
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