20 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1884
Page
1
Pure Heggie and Co advertise whisky sales and delivery across the city. The ad mentions Heggie & Co offering brandy and whiskey, with notes of medicinal use and home delivery despite imperfect wording. It references Alabama and Georgia areas and a 1865 date fragment.
Reports from Washington describe Lamar pressing Mr Money's claims to influence Cleveland's cabinet role while senators push for openness on treaties. Executive sessions are seen as secretive and calls grow to reveal how treaties affecting public interests were made. The Senate adjourned without acting on a House resolution amid pressure on the temporary moral bill.
The senate discussed the interstate commerce bill and railroads, criticizing pooling and rate practices that harmed farmers. President nominates J. G. Fowint for Milledgeville postmaster, while executive session adjourns. Mr Blount clarifies remarks on agriculture petitions and a judge's reimbursement case is sent to judiciary committee.
Debates in the House and Senate centered on pension measures and the naval appropriation, with leaders arguing over lump-sum funding versus itemized expenditures. The proceedings featured amendments, yeas and nays, and a predicted lack of agreement before the holiday recess, leaving naval funds unresolved after January 1.
Judge Lawrence the first comptroller of the treasury testifies before the subcommittee on Wright election conduct in Cincinnati. He notes clerks acted as deputy marshals and questions legality of appointments. Thomas Cavanaugh discusses funds from Lincoln clubs to guard polls and prevent fraud. Colored voters and out-of-town marshals topics arise as witnesses describe efforts to secure an honest vote. The Chicago frauds section mentions Arthur Gleason giving information not yet in hands of the U.S. attorney. Gleason faces indictment.
Corvus C December 19 A Raleigh dispatch notes the North Carolina general assembly is close to adjournment. A repeal of the lien law was rejected while the Columbia canal completion bill passed overwhelmingly. University and Citadel appropriations survived fierce opposition, railroad commission abolition bills failed, and many major measures remain untimable before adjournment, with two extra weeks likely needed.
The Congressional Report Upon Its Progress notes the Washington Monument’s weight and ongoing construction, stating that about 187,78 tons have been accounted and that Congress appropriated 887,710 dollars. Virginia’s share in the monument’s funding is discussed amid ceremony and local recollections.
Mrs Annie B Shannon wife of Rosem Bwan John M Shannon of Jersey City, shopping for Christmas, was assaulted on a Union Square to Christopher Street car. A young man followed her, grabbed her satchel on Fourteenth Street, wrestled for it on the rear platform, and struck her breast when she tried to resist. A detective soon identified thief Charles Allan Rod McKenna, captured him, and he was jailed in default of $2000 bail.
Deputy Silverman of the internal revenue service returned from a raid on a moonshine still in Cambria county. He faced armed moonshiners, used cautious tactics, and, aided by a convict relative, located and destroyed the still. He says six men may be convicted from a nine man gang. three already sentenced elsewhere.
In Clattanoona and Louisville papers, Southern railway and steamship men discuss a brewing rate war as trunk lines from Cincinnati to Memphis and beyond slash or threaten to slash class B and D rates on grain provisions and flour. Meetings adjourn without agreement. next session in January may dissolve the southern pool if no settlement.
Major Secon and D C Baron report slow unloading of 3 000 carloads of exhibits and limited ground space delaying machinery hall work by about a month. Georgia plans a state paper postoffice system and alphabetized mail care to improve visitor communication amid expansive displays and logistical frictions.
The North German Gazette hints that Prince Bismarck plans to retire to recuperate after the December 19 events. It argues the chancellor seeks health and to prepare for the winter session, sensing the Reichstag’s obstruction and to avoid further public dishonor amid party struggles.
The steamer Oxenholm bound for Liverpool from New York met severe weather near Queenstown. Decks flooded, cattle were driven overboard and many carcasses washed ashore as the ship listed and broke apart amid the chaos.
December reports describe a continuing cold wave from Oshawa to Ottawa valley and New England. Cheyenne sees a 1 degree drop while Chicago climbs 1 to 15 degrees from the day prior. Ottawa valley records 30 to 36 degrees below zero with Mount Washington noted for heavy snow cover. A northwest hurricane and blown weather instruments hinder precise readings as New York reports near zero overnight.
A set of brief notes covering diverse matters from December items. Reports include calls to lower rents due to weak agriculture, French parliamentary moves regarding the embassy, praise for Leo X’s conciliatory stance, rumored U S ministerial succession, fresh cholera cases in Toledo, a German court ruling on a divorce appeal, and a postponed receivership hearing for the southern telegraph company.
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