Capital and House Scenes From Washington in December
Washington December 6 Special Correspondence The capital shakes off lethargy as Congress opens with gay spirits and a long session ahead. The speakership fight remains ugly with Randall leading the minority. Georgia figures Hill Brow Stephens and Ka, along with Col Brown, figure in caucus moves. The comptroller’s annual report shows 86 national banks organized, no bank failures, and calls for tax relief and charter expiation reforms.
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Guiteau Hearing and Courtroom Exchange in Weird Idiosyncrasies
December 5 reports Guiteau brought to the courthouse amid a large crowd showing fear and agitation. The session featured tense exchanges with experts on mental state and warnings from Guiteau about testimony, while witnesses and the judge navigated questions of insanity and will.
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Godding
Saint Elizabethf Washington
James H. Meliride
Milwaukee
Walter Channing
Theodore Visier
Massachusetts
Gulteau
Grant
Conkling
Forty seventh congress opens with joint sessions in 1881
The first regular session of the forty seventh congress begins with both houses convening at noon. The Senate formally seats Senator elect William Windom of Minnesota, sets daily meeting at 1pm, and passes committee notifications. In the House, Keifer elected speaker after swearing in members amid protests over contested seats and several resignations. Objections to several seats are resolved with Dibble and Chalmers admitted after committee referrals. Justice Department report notes reforms and court transfer proposals.
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Court of Claims
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Epringye
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Mississippi
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Wisconsin
Jones
Texas
Committee On Elections
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Fire devastates Minneapolis milling district causing multiple deaths
At 4 AM a fire spread through Pillsbury, Excelsior, Empire, and Crocker mills in Minneapolis, destroying large mills and freight cars. Four workers died. an explosion at Crocker Fisk & Co. killed three more and injured others. Total losses reach about 568000 with several mills and stocks burning or collapsed.
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Lieutenant Flipper Case Details Servant Testimony
The defense in the Lieutent Flipper trial resumed with Lucy B. Smith testifying she served Flipper and roomed with Mrs Allah after returning to the post. She described keeping Flipper’s trunk and papers, taking two envelopes during a washing task, and being urged to keep the trunk locked. She claimed Flipper offered no business talk and said she could not recall the steps to leaving jail. A December 5 note from York reports Blaine’s son and secretary arriving, with masked details about a special mission.
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Caulone
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Ipper
Half Million Mississippi Acres Sell for Profit
The National Cotton Planters' association reports a 500000 acre Mississippi tract sold for about eight to ten cents an acre. Colonel Gordon, Georgia Pacific head, bought lands as overflowed property and resold to an English bidder for a profit near six cents per acre, with a total gain around thirty thousand dollars. Litham Alexander & Co. in New York handled payment. The buyer plans reclamation and settlement while more companies eye southern lands.
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F. C. Morehead
National Cotton Planters’ Association
Wade
Mississippi
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Georgia Pacific Road
Gordon
Litham, Alexander & Co
New York
Log- Hich
T. Hicharison
Telegraphic Briefs From A Distant Past
Telegraphic briefs report Bayon Sternes naming his newborn son Blaine Steuben born Friday. Senator Davip FAvin of Bloomington hints at marrying again. An extra police force stabilizes Downinga Street near Mr. Gladstone’s residence amid protests. A veteran New York public school figure is referenced along with kerosene incidents and other scattered notes.
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Davip Favin
Bloomington
Dewny
Downinga Street
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Gaexxan
Aea Fe Aca
New
York
Wii Inke
Stolen Bones The Earl of Crawford’s Body Abducted From Dunbecht Vault
London dated December 5 reports the body of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres was stolen from the Dunbecht family mausoleum near Aberdeen. The embalmed remains were moved after a vault breach, with police guarding the site. Investigations include tracing footprints, tracing suspected culprits, and possible ransom notes. The case links Florence embalmment and a complex trail across waters and Alps.
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Brutal Murderer in Georgia Town Case Sparks Concern
A convict named Ratteree, previously a railroad worker, killed a woman during a drunken spree in Buchanan after arriving as a trusted prisoner to escort another inmate. He shot the victim in the back near the shoulder blade, the wound deemed life threatening, as he was moved to Cedartown for confinement amid lynching threats. Authorities expect further details and potential investigations into using convicts as peace officers.
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Western& Atlantic Railroad
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Marietta
North Georgia
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Buehunsa
Harralson County
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Ratturee
Euchanin
Cedartown
Exposition Facis Among Delegates and Planters
Delegates at the planter convention include Colonel Ben Rieke of Yazoo Miss, Colonel Hicks, Judge Winchester of Natchez, Captain Smedes of Deer Creek, and George Foster of Louisiana. They discuss big plantation versus small farm systems, with forecasts of 1,400 to 2,060 bales of cotton and large agricultural capacity from Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Attendance notes mention crowded hotels and a need for more rooms as New England exhibitors arrive.
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Rieke
Yazoo
Miss
Colonel Hicks
Richardson
Winchester
Natchez
South
Thomas M. Smedes
Deer Creek
Mississippi
VS. Shields
Louisiana
Foster
Shields
William Povey
Greenville
Mssissippi
City Council Ethics and Salary Decisions Dominate Meeting
The city council convened in regular session to discuss election of street commissioners and school committees. A detailed monthly balance sheet was presented including salaries, streets and bridges, public schools, water works, and relief funds. A pay roll of auditors' salaries totaled 12 214.89 with various allocations. Debate over salaries for street and sewer commissioners led to resolutions setting chairmen and member pay, amid substitutions proposed by Councilmen Beattie and Knapp. the vote ended with action on the chairman's pay and board salaries.
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