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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1879

Page

2

Senate and House Actions Highlight 1880 Defense and Finance Talks

The Senate receives a Treasury audit on white and colored soldiers pay parity while a deficiency act funds colored veterans’ arrears. Senate debate covers employe selection and removal rules. The House backs a Wood proposal to ease Franco American trade. Bond calls and tax moves prompt exchanges of 1858 bonds for 4 percent notes as Marshals stop deductions and Southern Democrats plan white emigrant relief. Speaker Tyler grants NH House floor access for the week.

Washington Secretary of War Senate Auditor of the Treasury Congress French McCrary Edmunds Pendleton Kernan House Fernando Wood New York France Secretary of the Treasury United States Internal Revenue Commissioner

Multiple fires across towns report April 23 damage

A long dispatch notes fires sparked by children’s matches in Rutland Vermont destroying mills and houses, with insured losses and uninsurable damage. Other outbreaks list Notre Dame Catholic University campus fire in Indianapolis and fires at Morrisville Hotel in New York Park and Davis House in Auburn, plus Exeter and Montpelier blazes.

Rutland George L. Russell Parker Kinsman George E. Graves Benjamin Capron Vilage Westchester Insurance Company Mr Kinsman Farmers’ Mutual of Montpelier National Hartford Notre Dame Catholic University South Bend Music Mimm’s P. J. Dougherty Father Soren Order of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Paris Napoleon Nyde Park Morrisville A. J. Robbins E. W. Thorpe Merriam’s Lewiston Davis House Auburn Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool Davis Addison Spooner North American Insurance Company Exeter N.H L. S. Johnson & Co Charles Bancroft North Street Vermont Mutual of Pottsville Mount Carbon New York James Gilfeather Vermont Mutual

Parole Wins Metropolitan Stakes at Epsom in Canter

Parole defeats Castlereagh by three quarters of a length in the Metropolitan Stakes at Epsom. Archer praised Parole’s courage and staying power after a orning win that boosted Parole to strong favorites for upcoming races at Chester and Epsom Summer meeting.

London Parole Castlereagh Epsom Archer England Gretton Isonomy Parele Newmarket Isonomy vi Eli King Chester the Times

London Pedestrian Race Heads Toward Final Day

The Times reports Brown leads Hazael by miles after three days of a 3800 mile test with Corkey and Weston close behind. Hazael shows effort to close the gap while Weston struggles with fatigue and poor sleep. On April 24 Brown and Hazael rest as a decisive day looms with Brown favored at 3 to 1.

London Brown Hazael Corkey Weston Lon Brown Boston Mason & Hamelin Organ Company Mason & Hamlin Organ Company Tremont Street

Contested Arrests Reach Across Russia and Poland

Berlin reports Lieut. Dubrogin arrested near Novgorod as a suspected chief in the Revolutionary Committee linked to the Taprovo printing office. Soovieff stands to be tried by a Grand Duke chaired court for Czar assassination attempt. Polish Moderates shift toward conciliation amid Solovieff events.

London Berlin the Standard Dubrogin Novgorod Revolutionary Committee Taprovo High Court of Criminal Justice Constantine Alexander Soovieff Cracow Liberal Poland Solovieff St. Petersburg Gov. Kropotkine Gen. Drentelin Warsaw Plevsk Tourgenieff Russia

London Times Comment on Recent Fighting in Africa

The Times notes a telegram from St. Vincent to Donald Currie & Co. stating Col Wood's column was attacked near Luneberg by Zulus and repulsed. It dismisses a Boer plan to seize Bartle Frere and reports Chelmsford will form a redoubt at Gingletova to aid the forthcoming advance like Ekowe would have.

London the Times St. Vincent Donald, Currie & Co Col. Wood Luneberg Times Bartle Frere Chelmsford Gingletova Ekowe

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Opens In Stratford

The Shakespearean Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon opened today on the poet’s 315th birth anniversary with a performance of Much Ado About Nothing. A brilliant audience attended as Stratford wore flags and welcomed visitors despite unfavourable weather.

London Shakespearean Memorial Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon

Hurricanes Ravage Friendly Islands in March

Advices report a disastrous hurricane on March 6 at the Friendly Islands. The Roman Catholic chapel Wesleyan parsonage English Consulate Government warehouses and many business buildings were razed. Two thirds of the dwellings destroyed and the cocoanut crop ruined.

San Francisco Australia Friendly Islands

Radicals press for Rochefort seat amid Blanqui inaction

Paris dispatch reports Lyons radicals demand Daverdier resign to allow Henri Rochefort’s election. Daverdier resists. Discussions hint at a Russia England Eastern Question settlement. Miners urged to send delegates to a Yorkshire congress in May to consider a four to five week stoppage. Persian troops move toward the Afghan frontier. Moskva flood recedes. Hamburg merchants seek Reichstag tax changes. Count Schougaloff travels from St Petersburg to Vienna to return to London. Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice travel through Turin to England.

London Paris Blanqui Lyons Daverdier Chamber of Deputies Henri Rochefort Toumelia Russia England Yorkshire Moskva Moscow Hamburg Reichstag Count Schougaloff St. Petersburg Vienna Queen Victoria Princess Beatrice Turin

Edwin Booth Shot at McVickers Theatre

A would-be assassin, Mart Gray a 23 year old dry goods clerk from St. Louis, fired twice at Edwin Booth during Richard Jr. at McVicker's Theatre in Chicago. He was seized by officers and in custody at Central Station after recounting motives and intent.

Edwin Booth Chicago Ill Richard Jr McVicker’s Booth Mart Gray St. Louis Gray Keokuk Katie Lawrence Barrett Central Station

Merchant Seamen Bill Overhauls Shipping Commissioners Roles

A House bill proposed by Mr Cox amends the Revised Statutes to create Shipping Commissioners at every port of entry with bonds of at least 5000 and annual fees up to 2500. If no commissioners exist, duties fall to the local Collector. The measure also requires voyage crew engagements in writing and sets specific fees for engagement and discharge of crew members. A noncommissioner performing the duties faces a 500 penalty.

Washington Cox United States West India Islands North South America Shipping Commissioner

Col Sellers Involved in Hotel Fight Over quarrel

Auburn April 22 reports Col Sellers actor John T. Raymond in a brawl at the Gaylord House with Sedley Brown and hotel proprietor Andrew M. McCoy. Raymond struck McCoy, threw spittoons, and used a bamboo cane to wound McCoy, then fled by train and was released after legal mediation. Raymond later sought eye treatment and prepared for a Syracuse performance.

Auburn New York Sun John T. Raymond Col. Sellers Herr Weigel Son Gaylord House Sedley Brown Andrew M. McCoy Brown McCoy Raymond Central Hudson Railroad Whenaymond Syracuse

Dix Funeral Plans Suppress Ceremony and Reveal Coffin

New York April 23 Gen Dix dies and funeral directives ban parade and viewing. The coffin will be draped with the U S flag and kept closed. Remains to lie in Trinity churchyard vault before final interment at Dr Morgan's plot in Trinity Cemetery.

New York Shaler Dix Clarke United States Trinity Churchyard John I. Morgan Gen. Dix

Wheat acreage estimates show rise for Winter wheat

The April report from the Department of Agriculture indicates Winter wheat acreage is about one and a half percent higher than last year due to Spring sowings shifting to Fall in the West and Northwest. Overall wheat in the ground is about two percent below the average, with drought and mild winter affecting regions, but a very large Winter crop is anticipated. Rye acreage is down about four percent, following the wheat trend.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Maine Officials Open National Medical Association Meeting

Governor Garcelon left for Georgia to attend the National Medical Association meeting. The Methodist Conference opened in Pine Street Church Portland with Bishop Foster presiding. Charles Milliken died after suspicions of self poisoning. Rockland store robbed of revolvers spoons and knives valued at 200 dollars. Emerson Stevens & Co at West Waterville reports full operation with a 243 foot long building. Grand Division Sons of Temperance met in Augusta with officers listed and a cautiously hopeful report.

Garcelon Georgia National Medical Association Pine Street Portland R. S. Foster Charles Milliken Commercial Street Rockland H. H. Crie & Co Emerson, Stevens & Co West Waterville Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of the State Augusta James M. Larrabee H. F. Rockwood John S. Kimball G. Scribe James Nash G. T J. K. Osgood Stephen Cobb Patrick Hayes Grand Sentinel Grand Worthy

Tilton Liquor Dealers Ordered Closed by Selectmen

Town officials in Tilton notify all liquor dealers and apothecaries to close their bars amid rising regional tensions and official orders. William H. Vaughan named Telegraph Superintendent of the Eastern Railroad replacing Horace W. Rowell who has resigned.

Tilton William H. Vaughan Eastern Railroad Horace W. Rowell Merrimac Jacob Langmaid Durham Boston and Maine Newmarket Portland Connecticut Blood Pond Upper Falls Messrs London Cate Pittsfield Walter E. A. Fentress Portsmouth Navy Yard Commodore Beaumont John H. Knox Portsmouth

Milestone Birthday and Local News from Vermont

Mrs Sally Stockwell of West Brattleboro celebrates her 100th birthday on April 30. Reports of potato bug swarms under Panton snow drifts eight feet deep. An infant girl found near Centre Bennington with head injuries and finger marks suggesting murder. investigation underway. A hearing before Hon. C W Clark examines pending railroad suits between Central Vermont and Montpelier and Wells River, arising from a September 1876 collision that cost Engineer Merrill his leg.

Sally Stockwell West Brattleboro Panton Centre Bennington C. W. Clark Chelsea Central Vermont and Montpelier Wells River B.¥. Merrill Central Vermont Central Company Wells River Company Wells River Road Central Vermont

Aldermen reject licenses in Fitchburg vote 4 to 2

Ledger items report an array of incidents across Massachusetts. Palmer and Bates of Athol fail with liabilities $40,000 tool The North Adams accident injures Henry Smith with a hammer. Adams man Cairns breaks hip in carriage overturn. Holmes dies in his chair at South Plymouth. Pickpocket Nelson linked to Manchester arrest in Haverhill. Aiken arrested in Fall River for horse theft. value $300, recovered. Supreme Judicial Court adjourns at Taunton. Totten divorce decree confirmed. Lawrence dance hall raided. five fined. one jailed. New England Free Will Baptists meet in Lowell. conference papers discussed. Gloucester council proposes adjusted appropriations for City Hall printing and Poor etc.

Congress Gen. Williams Kentucky Senate House Robeson Parole Epsom England Supreme Council Royal Arcanum Young’s Col. C. H. Taylor John A. Cummings Judge Tennant Michigan Charles H. Hartwell Wollaston Dedham Massachusetts College of Pharmacy College Hall Thomas L. Jenks Doliber South Carolina Horticultural Hall Democratic Central Committee Vermont John A. Dix New York Fitchburg Palmer & Bates Athol North Adams Henry Smith Thomas Cairns Adams Cairns Elisha Holmes South Plymouth Eugene Nelson Manchester N. H Haverhill Lawrence Marshal Batchelder Nelson Mayne Fall River William Aiken Snow New Bedford Aiken Supreme Judicial Court Taunton Lydia R. Totten Libelilant William L. Totten Samuel Loomis Common Street Henry Lacillade Mary Strodell Charles Prairie Philomene Provencal House of Correction New England Association Free Will Baptists Lowell C. C. Perkins J. J. Hall D. H. Adams Newmarket Bowen and Hayes Maine P. W. Perry E. W. Ricker New Hampshire G. 8. Ricker Brown Lyndon Centre Dudley Bowen Gloucester City Hall Common Council

Dual wedding at Presbyterian Memorial Church in New York

J S Hartley the sculptor weds Miss Rose Inness and George Inness Jr artist weds Miss Julia Smith in a ceremony at Madison Avenue church. Inness siblings are children of George Inness Sr landscape painter. Miss Smith is daughter of publisher Roswell C Smith.

New York J. S. Hartley Rose Inness George Inness, Jr Julia Smith Presbyterian Memorial Church Madison Avenue Miss Inness George Inness Miss Smith Roswell C. Smith

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