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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1874

Page

2

Great overflow damages across nine Louisiana cotton parishes

The Times reports the flood’s reach exceeds five million acres affecting nine large cotton parishes Carroll Morehouse Richmond Madison Franklin Tensas Caldwell Concordia and Catahoula with about 225,000 acres in cotton and 100,000 in corn cultivated. Sugar parishes Pointe Coupee East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge Iberville Ascension Assumption St James St Charles Terrebonne and Plaquemines also suffer extensive inundation with crops stock and small farmers Ok. Population in these parishes totals over 125,000 with 25,000 in immediate need and up to 50,600 likely requiring relief within sixty days.

New Orleans the Times Carroll Morehouse Richmond Madison Franklin Tensas Pointe Coupee East Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge Iberville Ascension Assumption St. John the Baptist la Peurche Saint James Saint Charles Terrebonne Plaquemines

Cremation Movement Gathers Steam in New York City

The Cremation Society holds a large meeting with prominent figures backing a joint stock plan to provide cremation for members who request it before death. Costs are estimated at 5 to 8 dollars per pyre, with post mortem checks for suspicions of poisoning. The group aims to place a cremation furnace away from business centers and will handle ashes per the deceased or family wishes.

Logan Carpenter Wisconsin Sunday Herald Congress Schenck Ohio West Southwest Memphis Bank Bear Gardden House of Representatives Adams Kentucky Committee On House Woodford New York Court of Claims Nismith Oregon Department of Justice Negley Pennsylvania Nesmith Durham Garfield Committee On Appropriations Attorney-General Mr Garfield Centleman Mr Durham Appropriations Committee Maynard Tennessee Dawes Massachusetts Wood Washington Wheeler Buchanan Germantown Jom B. Floyd Kellogg Connecticut Civil Service Reform F. Hoar United States Mr Nesmith Rockland Empress Excel W. Hi. Steele Commercial Wharf Emma L. Gregory Belle Brown George Shattuck Thomaston Ames Wharf Bath Saunswick Avril Portland Committee On Ways and Means Simon Herman Representative Beck A.goodrich Fay Fay Sanborn Davis DeKay Foster Yates Gen. Butler Caswell Barnard Columbia College Seeley New Orleans Frothingham J.F. Dwight Francis Hamilton New York City New Brighton Staten Island

McCulloch backs Grant veto and contraction policy

In a Times communication Hugh McCulloch praises President Grant veto of the Finance bill and urges a return to contraction policies he practiced as Treasury secretary. Reports note two English railway accidents yesterday causing twenty deaths and injuries. The steamship Faraday begins loading the new Atlantic cable.

Wm. Hunter Europe Gen. Sickles United States Daily News Plymouth Amerique Havre Admiralty Court Hugh M’culloch Grant Hugh McCulloch the Times England

Hayti Crisis Deepens as Dominique Troops Advance

Advices from Port au Prince dated April 5 warn of an imminent arrival of Gen Dominique with southern troops. The legislative chambers elect the president, risking clashes with rival factions. Foreign residents flee with valuables to consular houses as bloodshed looms. American Minister Bassett oversees American interests. Water-supply projects halt, and fever-related deaths among natives rise amid prostrated business and unhealthy rainy season.

Hayti Philadelphia Port-au-Prince Dominique E. D. Bassett Henry F. Liventzal

Baxter Proposes Tribunal Solution as Brooks Refuses

In Little Rock on April 25 Baxter offered to submit the disputed points to a competent tribunal and retire both forces except bodyguards. Brooks rejected the plan, leaving matters as they were a week ago. Martial law claimed in Jefferson County. Brooks’s forces reportedly supplied with arms from St Louis. Federal troops remain at key city locations.

Baxter Brooks Jefferson County Little Rock Ark Tor Flan Charabsil Baxter Chere St. Louis the Times Springfield

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