National and regional political shifts and notable deaths
General Halleck’s rank noted. Senate elections in Ohio and Iowa shift power. Dr Robert Breckenridge dies in Danville, Kentucky, sparking reflections on his Presbyterian influence and letters to Breckenridge. West Point admission debate over Japanese students provokes wider questions of international education.
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J. Breckenridge
Danville
Presbyterian Church
John C. Breckenridge
Europe
Cameron
Committe On Foreign Relations
Japan
Military Academy
West Point
Pickpocketed Teller Ejected After Saloon Outburst
A drunken man, once aspiring to the presidency, caused a disturbance after visiting a saloon seeking whisky. When denied a drink, he grew violent and had to be removed by force. Described as a wreck, his friends say the only service he can render is to die as whisky has overwhelmed him.
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Comptroller
James Fisk, Jr
Brattleboro
Vermont
Chardain
O Flagg
Ninth Regiment
Prince of Erie
Annapolis
Detroit
New Hampshire
Alstead
Home Missionary Society
Peterboro
United States
la Grosse
Wis
Pai A
Daily Republican
Mankato
Minnesota
Nasby’s Return Shows Small Debts and Taxpayer Hope
A brief note cites Nasby of the Cross Roads Kentucky reporting for the quarter ending December 31 with a modest balance of 3.86 owed to him by the U S. and a small debt to the government. The text hopes for new methods to aid taxpayers and keep workers employed.
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Cross Roada
U. S
Senate Actions and Bills in January Session
Senate reports on customs service organization and appellate jurisdiction, Clayton accusations and elections, amnesty bill, and resolutions. House bills include tax repeal talk, coinage, West Point admission, and post office mail contracts inquiry. Adjournments note Ku Klux investigations and Roger Williams statue vote.
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Ae Flovse
Committee On Civil Service
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Ku Klux Committee
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Postoffice Committee
Auditor General's report shows big year for Commonwealth
The 1871 Auditor General report lists total expenditures of 7,024,079.85 with a Treasury balance of 1,476,808.59. It details loan redemptions, interest payments, government expenses by department, pensions, charitable costs, schools, and public buildings, plus a total revenue of 7,197.45. A Brooklyn shooting incident and national convention news follow.
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Board of Public Charities
Luzerne County
Mifflintown
Smicellaneous
Claims A st Great Britain United States against Great Britain
Condensed statement of the United States case to the Geneva Commission lists six claim categories for damages from Confederate cruiser actions, including direct losses, pursuit costs, transfer of American shipping to British flag, higher insurance, extended war costs, and interest. It itemizes per-vessel sums totaling 17.9 million dollars, plus added war-premium interest, with the British case promised as equally voluminous.
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Venience
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Boston
Chickamaqua
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Georgia
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Retribution
Sallie
Shenandoah
Sumter
Tallahassee
Harrisburg Legislature Draws in a Noted Deluge of Corrupt Ties
Harrisburg letters warn that the upcoming session will be marked by a flood of legislators enticed by bribes and favors. The correspondent cites gambling dens and bawdy houses as proving grounds for bargains and sales, accusing members of ignorance and graft. The piece laments the rise of Parliamentarian corruption and calls for God to save the commonwealth.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Railroa
N.Y
A. T. Stewart
WV. Y. Tribune
Orc
Berkshire
Tya
Eben Allison
Beaver
Pennsylvania ruling restricts vote to male citizens
In Philadelphia the court held that under Pennsylvania law the elective franchise remains limited to male citizens, despite broader citizen status for women. Judge Sharswood found the Ninth Article only allows voting for men, citing long-standing usage and charters. The article notes other local items including a Stevens monument in Lancaster and social commentary on women’s dress.
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Nisi Prins
Sharswood
Mrs. Burnham
Pennsylvania
Tate
Shars‘wood
Congress
Commonwealth
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Catacazy Affair Strains US Russia Ties
The dispatch notes a cooling of relations between Russia and the United States over Catacazy difficulties. Prince Gorbschakoff criticizes Secretary Fish as ungentlemanly toward Catacazy and the Russian government. He signals support for the disposed minister, delays judgment, and suggests Fish erred in haste against the Washington treaty.
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Maddie
Russia
United States
Catacazy
Prince Gorbschakoff
Fish
Washington
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Sort of Society Which Breeds Fisks
The New York Evening Post condemns a society that applauds smartness over probity in journalism and business. It warns that public journalism and mercantile culture shield corruption and dishonesty, letting vice go unpunished and breeding the like of Tweeds and Fisks.
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