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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1880

Page

2

Republicans Fail On Immediate Deficiency Bill Filibuster

The House Republicans renewed filibustering on the Immediate Deficiency bill but are checked by Democrats who plan to proceed with other business while the Conger Garfield dispute is resolved. The Geneva Award bill was indefinitely postponed by the Senate after an amendment excluding insurance companies, 38 to 19. The Madison Square Garden front wall collapsed during a Hospital Fair, killing several and injuring many while paintings valued at 150000 dollars were destroyed. Cincinnati hall telegraph facilities denial may shift Democratic Convention venue. Georgia Republicans begin a stormy state convention with a Grant Blaine split and many delegates colored. Texas Democrats close their State Convention endorsing Hancock for president, Cincinnati delegates uninstructed.

House Conger Garfield United States Senate Madison Square Garden New York City Cincinnati Boston Post Washington Senate Thurman Edmunds Eaton Treasury Blaine Mr. Voorhees Ways and Means Committee Congress Carlisle Alexander H. Smith St. Louis Frost Reagan Tucker Gibson Louisiana Reed Maine Messrs. Garfield Hear Yeas Messrs Allison Bailey Baldwin Blair Booth Burnside Call Cameron Pennsylvania Cockrell Coke Dawes Ferry Hamilton Harris Hereford Hill Colorado Georgia Jonas Kirkwood McMillan McPherson Maxey Morrill Paddock Pratt Plumb Hollins Saunders Teller Vance West Voorhees Williams Windom Withers Butler Conkling Davis Simois West Virginia Garland Groome Hampton Johnston Kellogg Lamar Morgan Pryor Ransom Lauisbury Slater Wallace Walker Whyte Anthony Wisconsin Hoar Jones Florida McDonald Goten Yen Logan Kernan Bayard Beck Carpenter Connecticut Barley Ill W. Va Greeme Hil Dopnston Maxcy Saulsbury White Penn Farley Bamim Col Ingalls Rollins Tellier United States Indiana Mr. Thurman Tyro Gordon Kereford Nev Maxer Pendleton Nays Fairey Hamlin Katt Retlins Messia Popham Rives Lester Credentials Committee Richmond J. B. Syphax Alexandria Montpelier W. H. H. Bingham B. B. Smalley Burlington L. W. Redington Rutland A. M. Dickey St. Johnsbury Lucius Robinson Newport James H. Williams Bellows Falls M. ©. Huling North Bennington B. P. White Calais Hancock Hiram Atkins Texas Galveston E. G. Bower Third Hyde Park G. G. Benedict Burlington Free Press Page Chicago J. W. Simpson Craftsbury C.W. King Lunenburg W. W. Grout Barton Litchfield Gideon H. Hollister New York Hahneman Hospital Madison Avenue W. A. Ogden Hegeman United States Life Insurance Company Bellevue Hospital William F. Tileston James Smith Flushing Hahnemann Hospital Albert McKay Tilly McKay Bellevue Gorman King William A. Ogden Hegeman No. 9 West Thirteenth Street Henry William H. Tileston No. 11 East Thirty Eighth Street L. I William H. Vanderbilt Anna Willitt East Thirty-first Street Josie Streeter West Thirty-second Street Rideau Canal H. Limberg Wm. M. Gray W. Ezell Dr. Dalton Mayfield Welland Canal Long Branch Iron Pier John Mason Charleston Montreal John Flanagan Philadelphia New Jersey Haytien Gen Nord Port Au Prince Salomon Jaksonville Fla Raphael Toledo Yudaleis Pina Toledo Pacific Railroad Pacific Railway Compton Mills N. J James Sheppard Heinrich Moran Moran Sheppard Moberty Ira Caisson Yancy Mitchell San Domingo Luperon J. W. Schooley Baltimore Corn Exchange Greene County Ohio Baltimore United States Circuit Court Denver James A. Dunn Caribou Consolidated Mining Company No Name” Lode Halifax Newfoundland Fago Becarileau Herring Creek Sheridan Hatch Mescalero Victoria

Insurance bill dies as Senate postpones action

Washington notes the Senate indefinitely postpones the insurance bill after a 38 to 19 vote defeating the insurers. Ed Munds takes over management while Eaton says there is no fund to pay losses and surplus bonds were moved to Treasury. Debate signals the measure likely dead for this Congress and touches tariff reform and House wrangling over the Immediate Deficiency bill.

Senate Rejects Claims of Underwriters and Delays Bill

The Senate declined to pay the underwriters claims and then moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. A reconsideration of the postponement vote followed, altering the sequence of actions on the measure.

Senate

Seventy-One Deaths and Wrecks From Sunday Storms

A Marshfield special reports seventy-one buried and about 150 seriously wounded after a deadly tornado. A baby found in a ravine and a two year old in a tree top survived. Destruction spread across Missouri and into neighboring states with many deaths and million dollar losses reported.

Marshfield St. Louis Corsicana Barry Texas County Missouri Licking Morgan County Webster County John Rose Richard Hale John Carson Mr. Scott Fayetteville Ark Kelton Paddock Crock J. E. Haughan Masonic Hall Tremont House Johnson County

Free Baptist New England Association Holds Portland Meeting

The Free Baptist New England Association met in Portland on April 21 with officers named for the year including President Rev. C S Perkins of Boston and Vice Presidents Rev. C S Frost, Rev. C D Dudley, and Rev. F E Davison. A committee discussed raising fifty thousand dollars for Bates College and a similar effort for Hillsdale, with Bates earmarked for a theological professorship. a group was formed to negotiate with Boston members on purchasing the Somerset Street Church property.

New England Association Portland Free Baptist New England Association Cheney C.S. Perkins Boston C. 5. Frost Vermont C. D. Dudley New Hampshire F. E. Davison Rhode Island J. J. Hale Maine H. J. White Lewiston J. M. Lowder J- H. Chase C. E. Cate J. Malvern Massachusetts L. Dexter J. 8. Brown Educational Society Bowen Fellerton Bates College Bates Hillsdale Howe Rufus Deering E. W. Porter C. H. Latham Lowell A. Given A. A. Harrington R. D. Stewart Somerset Street

Whittaker Outrage Probe At West Point Extends

The investigation at West Point continues with handwriting expert Joseph Paine of New York sworn in to compare cadet samples. Second class cadets begin testimony as Frank B. Andrus describes tensions over racial integration and possible demotion. Gen. Schofield issues a manifesto easing cadet restrictions amid renewed insults after the April incident.

West Point Whittaker Joseph Paine New York Gaylor New York Post Office Frank B. Andrus Michigan Indiana Schofield Taylor Newbury Newspaper Simpson Cobb

Abbott Arraigned in Lowell Murder Trial

Stearns Kendall Abbott appeared in the Supreme Judicial Court in Lowell before Judge Endicott and pleaded not guilty to the charge of shooting Mrs. Crue. He requested Lowell attorneys George Stevens and Wm. H. Bent as counsel, with trial date to be set next Monday.

Stearns Abbott Lowell Supreme Judicial Court Holden Endicott Stearns Kendall Abbott Crue George Stevens Wm. H. Bent Marston Stevens

Spanish Troops Break Insurgent Communication Links

Report from Havana says Spanish forces uncovered plans linking insurgent bands across Santiago and Guantanamo provinces via hidden mountain routes. They seized control of key lines, forcing rebels to abandon the mountains and flee to open country. If confirmed, the insurrection may be nearing its end.

Havana Santiago Guantanamo

Political clashes seen in national and regional GOP events

Ex Senator Barnum warns Cincinnati to grant telegraphic access for the Democratic Convention or risk moving its venue. Charles Francis Adams Jr lectures on individuality in politics denouncing party zeal and urging independent action. An Atlanta Republican convention erupts in a Blaine versus Grant clash with a contested chair, while Virginia Republicans convene amid strong Grant and Blaine applause and Mahone Readjuster tensions.

Boston Post Washington Barnum Connecticut Democratic National Committee Cincinnati Charles Francis Adams, Jr New York Steinway Hall Independent Republican Association Maine Adams Fremont Lincoln Nominant Party Republic Senator Hoar Massachusetts George F. Hoar King Fred Hoar Republican Party Congress Immura Louisiana Returning Board Chumber Gomorrah Mr. Adams Jessie Hayes Hendricks Edmunds Bayard Sherman Field Blaine Voorhees Grant Tilden Georgia Atlanta Pledger W. H. Smythe Pleasant Smythe Virginia Staunton C. P. Remsdell Gen J. H. Hull

Hull Fire Devastates Ontario Village Housing Losses Near 800

Ottawa reports Hull Ontario was swept by a major blaze. About 700 to 800 homes burned, leaving over 4 000 people homeless and hundreds destitute. The fire raged from 3 30 to 7 with great heat and smoke before wind shift helped control it. Several lives are missing and a dozen feared dead.

Ontario Ottawa Ont Hull Rrichmond

Testimony on Tay Bridge disaster defects cited by engineer

In the Tay Bridge investigation Henry Law, sent by the Board of Trade, testified to design and workmanship defects including fragile columns and misconnected struts, stating the pier base was too narrow and yielding struts caused the collapse. Other dispatches report banquet fair casualties at Madison Square Garden.

London Tay Bridge Board of Trade Henry Law Dundee

First half of 75-hour pedestrian contest ends at Huntington Hall

Lowell mass reports the opening phase of a 75 hour race with 17 of 30 men remaining. Clow leads after nearly 208 12 miles, O Toole 201, Mignault 188, Colbert 187, Fitzgerald 185, Layton 181, Carroll 179, Colston 17% with others close. A five mile beer and toe segment for $50 followed, James Fitzgerald winning in 44.19 while James Hurley was two and a half laps behind.

Lowell Mass Huntington Hall Clow O’ Toole Mignault Colbert Fitzgerald Layton Carroll Colston Benson Molyneaux Burke Lacouse Nestor Coughlin Murphy Gannon Boyle Peter van Mess James Fitzgerald James Hurley

Inquest Concludes on Devoll Murder in New Hampshire

Coroner's jury in Durham concludes examination of Peter F. Devoll death. Exhumed body shows decapitation and extensive mutilation with possible axe use and animal tooth marks. Jury blames blows from an oak club and violence by Joseph H. Otis, alias George Armstrong, with more details withheld.

Newmarket N. H Peter F. Devoll Durham Devoll Peter F. Devell Joseph H. Otis George Armstrong

Slate belts of New England to become world leading

A Boston letter urges capitalists to invest in New England slate lands, especially Maine, arguing slate quarries will outlast timber and metals. The writer cites England’s profits from slate and predicts state belts, if organized, could dominate global roofing supply and broader industries as civilization advances.

Boston Post Boston New England Maine England Megantic St. John Halifax Piscataquis Blanchard Chicago BanGor

Providence nine blanks Fort Fairfield report ice on river

Base hall at Providence weighs in with a 106 to 0 score as Brown University nine defeats Fort Fairfield. An Aroostook River ice report arrives from Wednesday. Willard Graves of Wallingford Vt. dies by suicide. John Wall II and Patrick Minton of Milford N H. are injured after a team accident. Mrs Charles Maynard of Lyncheboro N H. dies after cutting her throat. she leaves four children.

Providence Brown University Fort Fairfield Aroostook Willard Graves Wallingtord John Wall Patrick Minton Milford Mags Charles Maynard Lyncheboro N. H Wilde Little Thomas Little River Street Salem Lowell Carltonville North Street Dashbridge Ladd Centre Street Newton Sunday School Union J. F.C. Hyde Elot Hall Ward Seven Bradford K. Pierce D.D Zion’s Herald Lander Post Lynn Music Hall Cooper Fund Long

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