Congress notes and bills in session week
The week covered Senate and House activity with bills on consular appropriations river and harbor projects and the Hennepin Canal. Votes show passage of measures, railroad land forfeitures, and tax policy discussions. Notable items include banking inquiries, Army court martial revision, and rail line asset seizures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Learing
Senate
Congress
New Oreans
Committee On Appropriations
United States
Agricultural” Department
Armce
Army
Otto
Swaim
House Committee On Appropriations
Randall
Dolemite
Clere
Treasury
Jared A. Smith
United States Corps of Engineers
O. J. Babcock
Diaz
Cortinas
Tn House
Oregon
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Indiana Territory
Missouri
Arkiingas
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Flood Devastates Springfield Vermont and Accidents Toll
On the ninth sheet water from clouds flooded Springfield VT with creeks bursting into many channels. Houses and barns washed away, fatalities and injuries reported. The storm damaged Main Street to depths of up to fifteen feet, total loss projected near 50000 dollars. Across the region, a series of accidents and political notes are recorded, including a murder inquiry, a train collision in Pennsylvania, and the death of former Supreme Court Justice Noah Haynes Swayne in New York City. A political delegation from Maine and California reached James G. Blaine’s residence in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
William Parker
Bella Spalding
Wi. U
Pennsylvania
Wilam
A. Duncan
Jacon Preser
Erie
John Hall
Pittsburgh
Letsdale
Chicago
Maine
Sant
California
James
G. Blaine
Portland
Augusta
Main Street
New York City
Revenue Reform League
State’ of
New York
Pross Anderson
Rochester, University
Neary
Delaware
Quarrel ends in double Kennedy deaths in Cincinnati
Fragmented OCR notes describe a fatal quarrel leading to the killings of Charles and John Kennedy in Cincinnati. The text also references unrelated events including railroad washouts, house strikes by lightning, depot fires, and various political conventions with Tilden and Hendricks, plus bank robberies and local disasters across multiple states.
Foreign Affairs and Crises Roil Europe and World Events
Reported events span Europe and beyond including Berlin’s Parliament building cornerstone laid with Emperor William present, Bismarck delivering speech, and tense diplomacy with Bulgaria. English rains boost crop prospects after drought, Hungarian riot leaves five dead, murderers hanged in Pictou, shipwrecks off Newfoundland with numerous deaths, and multiple colonial conflicts with fighting and executions.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Prince Bismarck
England
Miedspell
Hungary
Hunscary
George Lowpern
Joseph Thompson T
Pictou
N.S
Newfoundland
Berweaux Servis
Bulgaria
Cain Sdvicus
Avelels
Garrifc
Saatim
Cuba
Nonaco
Josseaz
Wea
Swisssphysigian
Mehdi
Aboull
Womeen
Heaviest rains in thirty years and global turmoil loom
Fragmented telegraphic dispatches report extreme weather across California and other regions with floods and damage. War, executions, shipwrecks, and industrial accidents appear alongside political contention as Boston and Salt Lake tighten security and a general dip in business failures is noted. International disputes include copyright treaty debates and Georgia defense payouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Wrecram H. Waxpennitz
New York
Europe
H- Lewellen Toninsoy
Seale
Ala
Troy Adams
Akulsig
Furkestan
Loomis’ Mill
Littleie
Rock
Ark
Massachusetts
Charles Weadman
Boston
Salt Lake
Fred Hoyt
Baltimore
Stanger
Marion Deems
Recta
Key
Toronto
Bay
Buttard
United States
Georgia
Senate
Neeed
Fiers
Massacre at Berber reported with Khartoum crisis
Observer accounts describe a brutal siege and massacre at Berber as Mahdi forces attack. Garrison of about 700 to 1,000 defending Egyptians and Sudanese, many killed or captured. News ties to Khartoum relief efforts and Egyptian leadership warnings from Nubar Pasha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Mehdi
Porces
Catko
Gerber
Leree
Éhptorg “Ale
Hussien Pasha Kalefa
Dongola
Hussien Pacha Kahalifa
Beresber
Pacha
Soudan
Gordon
Sartoun Yy Velievines
Nubar Pasha
Jonger
Shendy
Khartoum
Nubar
Korosko
Nubaar
Loxpox
Berber
Loudon
Soudon
Nile
Defeat of the Hennepin Canal Scheme by House Vote
The Hennepin Canal scheme was defeated by forty four votes in the House yesterday afternoon. Republicans 28 and Democrats 118 voted to strike out the section. sixty Republicans and forty Democrats voted to sustain. Some delegation members backed the measure, with Moulton Rigg and Shaw voting to strike out, Ellwood and Davis absent. The rejection blocked the canal proposal, which may reappear with separate debate upon the River and Mars bor bill, though it likely won’t be reached before next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Senate
Cincinniati
Union Frivy
Voorhees
Butler
New York City
Hennepin Canal
Trarsdaz
Wasmyetox
House
Itinals
Moulton
Rigg
Shaw
Ellwool
Davis
Avas Ee
Wellborn
Committee On Railways and Canals
Fire at New Brunswick Rubber Plant Ignites Firemen
June 13 Bostox reports a blaze at the National Rubber Company on Congress Street New Brunswick. Naphtha exploded amid dense smoke in the second story igniting uniforms. Firemen Hodgson Lasley Littlet on were burned badly and hospitalized. Others injured include John Flavel Cun ningham Willard Frost and Ladderman Sweetner. Losses are estimated at 600000 with 4900900 insurance on stock and 275000 on buildings.
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Bostox
Ilimth
National
New
Brunswick
Congress Street
Ilodgson, Lasley
Littleton
John’ Flavel
Cun‘ninghiam
Willard
Frost
Sweetner
Meeting on free trade plans at University Club New York
An important gathering of leading political economists at the University Club discussed forming a National Society to promote free trade theories. Prominent figures included Prof Sumner of Yale Prof Perry of Williams Son Worthington Ford and Prof David A Wells. The group aims to circulate theories and create a national organization restricting membership to those with a committed professional background in political economy.
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New York
University Club
Sumner
Yale
Perry
Williams
Worthington Ford
David A. Wells
Havey
Massachusetts PLC
Eceland
Italy
Wervsai
Tilden withdraws from presidency bid in June 1880 letter
Samuel J. Tilden declares in a June 1 1880 letter to New York delegates that he renounces further public office. He cites advancing years and limited strength, explains reform needs require new leadership, and says his public career is forever closed. He reflects on misrule and the duty to protect governmental machinery from corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Sige
Grammercy
Park
Ierman
Democratic Suite Committee
New York
Stat of New York
Tsata
Ee . tHaring
United ‘States
United States
Wny
Great Trust
Republic
Ftag
City of
State of New York
T' Gm
Democratic Party
Samuel J. Tilden
Cyclone Ravages Marshall County Wrecks New Martinsville
A powerful cyclone swept Marshall County thirty miles south of Waeeine on June 11. New Martinsville suffered severe damage and a boy named McIntyre was killed. Cattle, sheep and forests were destroyed, a steamboat was wrecked, and losses reached about 15000 dollars. A man named Maishan shot himself in Waeeine, age sixty three. Interior reports note widespread damage across the state.
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Parniex McDersort
Cincinnati
Charles
John
Kennedy
Nevada
Charles “Kennedy
Peter O’brien
Alliance
O’brien
Fing Union
St.Paul
Minn
California
Stockton
Tilden
Hendricks
Hastings
Kentucky
R. J.west
New Orleans
Austin
Tilden and Hendricks
United's States
Citizens’ Bank of
Wilmington
Del
Isaac
Jenkins
Pendleton County
Winnipeg
Man
Joss
Texas
Atshist
Fort Worth
Congress
Isaac Stanley
National Bank of Commerce
Cleveland
Justice Haran
Blodgett
Fred Erby
Chicago
Rae Tae
Anpy- Adams
W. Va
Ond
Otto H. Weidner
St. Louis
Ohio
Charles. H. Grosvenor
Martinsville
Castlewood
Willie Osborne
Minnesota
Itd
Louisville
Kyi
United States
Provinces
Thomas W. Bicknell
Massachusetts
Paint Rock
Ala
Wagner
Henry Patterson
Waeeine
Marshall County
New Martinsville
Boy-Namhed McIntyre
D. Morris Maishan
Matamoras
General Abe Buford Dies By Own Hand In Indiana
Indiana dispatch reports General Abe Buford of Kentucky committed suicide in Danville after despondent financial troubles and family woes. Letters found describe burden of life and plea to send his body to Lexington. he was 64, West Point graduate, Confederate brigadier, former racehorse breeder, owner of Basque Lonita, and related to the slain Judge Elliott case. He had recently fallen on hard times and distanced from gambling.
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Maron
J. Re Reeves
New, Albany
Mistx
iLioyal
Aila
E. Avericar
Twentieth Winds
Chapa
Baltimore
Killen
Alfred
Minto
D. T
Moi
Minneapolis
Urbana
Lake Charles
John Powell
Otto Berwald
Herman Sigier
Wogee
Texas
Austin
Abe Buford
Indiana
Tom
Indianapolis
Ind
Buford
Kentucky
Abe’ Buford
Danville
Benjamin
t. _Buford
Froma Bouisville
Tom Buford
Elliott
Kentucky Court,of ‘Appeals
Tnusane, Hospital
B.T. Baronn
A. Boro
Lexington
A. Baronn
West Point
WW. S. Gancock
Buell
Buena Vista
Enquirer
Woodford County
Bluegrass
Elliot
Abe
Minority Report on the Danville Riots
The Cincinnati themed piece notes the minority report of the Senate Committee on the Danville riots. It condemns the majority for partisan bias and cites bloodshed with deaths and property damage. It asks whether other sensational inquiries would target issues like medical carcass sales or pork-packing effects in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Danville
Ohio
Danvilla
Cincinnati
Mississippi
Republican National Committee
Public Treasury
Horrible Murder By Tramps Near Hermantown Minn
Mrs Ann Enicka wife of a farmer near Hermantown was killed last Saturday after buying milk. Her body was found by a log, shot twice in the temple, outraged, and mutilated. Tramps camped nearby left clothing and evidence. community searches continue for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duuvry
Minn
Ann Enicka
Hermantown
Hoa
Enicka
Midnight Elopement Sparks Fatherly Scandal
In a humorous domestic tale a father discovers his daughter has eloped and reacts in dramatic distress. The coachman is revealed to be the groom, prompting a surprising blessing. A contrasting English church anecdote follows, noting a rector’s stance on infant baptism for a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jedediah
Philadelphia
Reform rhetoric pins hopes on Democratic rise against GOP
The Richmond Slate notes growing GOP corruption and aims to boost reformist sentiment. It argues the Republican party bottlenecks reform, cites Stalwart and Starrottte scandals, and predicts a Democratic tidal wave and new moral leadership under a candidate who will represent the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Reform
Samuel J. Tilden
Democrats
Mahone
Virginia
Wall Street
White House
Democratic Party
Hichmond
Remembered In Platforms Emancipation and Negro Voter Loyalty
Abe Lincoln's proclamation supposedly gave Republicans a bill of sale to the negro vote with negroes seen as voting cattle. The piece notes unrest, calls for real political power, cites census data on northern states, and mentions lack of negro delegates to Chicago and offices. It concludes with critique of party neglect and remembered status in platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Lincoln
United States
Republican Party
Jerder
Chicago
Connecticut
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvan
New York
Kansas
Massachusetts
Columbus
Enquirer
Vexatious Dilemma Over Civil Service Law For Republicans
A Republican discussion in Albany Argus relates to the Civil Service law and Section 15 penalties for officials who solicit or receive political funds. The piece questions enforcement, cites five year penalties, and warns that lawmakers and federal officers in state or local politics could face action if funds are solicited. The tone mixes satire and warning about potential prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
United States
Department of the Government of the
Uniteds
Edward McPherson
Republican Congressional Committee
Artie
General Curtis
Albany
Argus
Reason Why Democrats gain in canvass influenced by business
A Washington writer notes a shift toward the Democrats amid recent business disturbances. Republicans seek business support but blame their failures on Republican policies. The public blames unsound business practices linked to the party, aiding Democratic prospects and opposing war tax and tariff changes. A Harrisburg Patriot report also cites reflections on recent stock speculation and a monument in Querétaro marking Maximilian’s execution.
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Washington
Republica
Republican Party
Harrisburg
Patriot. Co
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Mass
Pinver
Wiscaestep
Tanbery
Salem
Samuel ‘I
Totter
Daniél Manning
Demvatic State Committee of
Grant
Society of the Army
Brooklyn
Newburgh
James ‘Quinlan
York
Streat &, Smith
New York Weekly
Tyne
Heister Cirser
Reading
State Senate
Peas
Foreign Intelligence
Naptia
Hardmead
Newport Pagnell
Harry Farmer
John M. Horner
Horner’s Mills
Union City
Alvarado
Music Hall
San Francisco
California Farmer
San Francisco Chronicle
Ernst von Hesse Wartegg
Queretaro
Mex
Maximilian
Fane
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