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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1880

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Republican Despair Over McDonald Whiskey Ring Book

Washington leaders fret as Gen. McDonald's forthcoming book details the Whiskey Ring. Republican denials clash with the implied disclosures, while Ames and Davis papers sharpen the political battle. Garfield Credit Mobilier questions add to party tensions ahead of campaigns.

Washineton Gen. McDonald St. Louis McDonald Sons of Oakes Ames Garfield Credit Mobilier David Davis

Hancock County Republicans Nominate Local Officials

Ellsworth Aug 10 Hancock County Republican Convention nominates N T Will Bucksport L A Emery Ellsworth Parker Tuck Bucksport Charles J Dorr Bucksport H B Saunders Ellsworth Lather Lord Surry John W Somes Mount Desert Wm P Frye addresses. Hadlock Buckeport pledges to Republican currency stance. Heed Reed nomination noted in separate district convention with Blaine presence. Fusion and Cumberland County conventions outline Democratic Greenback nominations. York County Fusion Convention lists multiple nominees.

Ellsworth Hancock County Ambrose White Buckport N. T. Will Bucksport L. A. Emery Parker Tuck Charles J’. Dorr H. B Saunders Lather Lord Surry Johm W. Somes Mount Desert Saco B. F. Chase Bington Charles E. Weld Blaine Nathaniel Hobbs Berwick Thomas B. Reed Portland Congress Reed Thomas G. Reed Hiram Knowlton James F. Brackett Lamington Charles M. Moses Biddeford B. T. Chase Bridgton Andrew Hawes Deering F. A. Staples Hiliot Lewis McClellan Elisha S. Jewett North Berwick Cumberland County Chas, E Casco J. Db. Sawyer Standish O. C. Green W.B. Shellin North Yarmouth York County Alfred Town Hall Court House Techabod Cole Eliot John T. Wedgewood Cornish J. Q. Dennett Joseph Dane Kennebunk E. H. Gove B. Leavitt Sacco A. K. P. Meserve Buxton Sherif E. F. Lord Sanford Gen H. M. Plaisted S. J. Anderson

Gen Hancock the Ablest Officer in the Army

Correspondent from Bedford Springs recalls a Baltimore lumber merchant James McDougal and recounts a Civil War anecdote about President Lincoln in the White House. Lincoln reportedly asked visitors to seat themselves and then hesitated to name the ablest Union general, promising to speak his mind.

Gen. Hancock Lancaster Bedford Springs James McDougal Baltimore B MecGranh Springs McDougal Douglass Democracy Lincoln Washington White House Mr. Lincoln

Conkling and Butler Meet in New York a Key Consultation

News from New York reports Senator Roscoe Conkling returned to the city and took rooms at the Fifth Avenue Hotel where he held a prolonged consultation with Gen. Benjamin F. Butler. Neither man disclosed discussion topics. Also notes Connecticut Republicans prepare for a state convention with possible new ticket plans and Gov. Hancock schedules limited office hours for visitors at Governor's Island.

Senator Conkling Gen. Butler New York Boston Roscoe Conkling Fifth Avenue Benjamin F. Butler Republican National Committee Connecticut Republicans HarTworn Oliver Hoyt Stamford Hobart B. Bigelow New Haven William H. Bulkney Hartford Hancock Governor’s Island

Political Party Extracts from 1868 Letters and Newspapers

A compilation of 1860s opinion snippets from the Washington Capital and New York World essays, papers, and editorials. Topics include military roles in inaugurating presidents, Hayes croquet costs, Hancock and Sherman remarks, Colfax in Credit Mobilier, Garfield’s address, and reactions to Alabama results.

A. ©. Buel Washington Capital Gen. Hanecock Gen. Sherman Hancock Hayes New York Commercial Advertiser the Tribune Jones Sullivan Gettysburg Longstreet United States Turkey Gen. Hancock New York World Gen. Garfield Schuyler Colfax Colfax Credit Mobilier Sond

Third Mass Meeting of Granger and Farmers Club in Massachusetts

Worcester hosts the third state union mass meeting of the Granger and Farmers’ Clubs with Gov John D Long and Daniel Needham among the speakers. Attendees from Worcester and Middlesex, sessions include music, addresses, and a field day before delegates return home.

The Granger and Farmers’ Club Massachusetts Worcester Mass Granger and Farmers’ Clubs Sterling Middlesex Gov. Long Daniel Needham Boston D. J. Woodman Michigan A. K. Warner Greenfield Benj. P. Ware Marblehead James Draper Calvin Hartshorn State Grange John D. Long J. J. Woodman National Grange Odd Fellows

Prisoner Wounds Two Officers Before Being Shot

A prisoner wounded two police officers during a confrontation and was subsequently shot by officers. The injured officers were transported for treatment, while the assailant was taken into custody. The incident remains under investigation by authorities.

Fire-ravaged Hunter's Point lumber yard losses reach millions

A massive blaze at Hunter's Point, New York, destroyed the Nichaux hull and spread to six barges, a schooner, and a ship as well as vast lumber stocks owned by Watrous & Co and the Export Lumber Company. Flames forced vessels into the East River and prompted extensive firefighting efforts, with insured losses mounting to several hundred thousand dollars or more.

New York Nichaux Hunter’s Point American Lumber Company Newton Creek East River Blackwell’s Island Southern Belle Vail Julia Anna Eliza Metzler Tiber United States James Miller Belfast Screamer Portland T. Morris Perot Evening Star Windsor N. S Southern Home Canning Watrous & Co Africa West Indies South American Brooklyn Greenpoint Export Lumber Company the Tribune Long Island City Creek Havemeyer Cnaval Northern Light Harriet William R. Grace Webster Reeves & Church Commercial Fire Insurance Company Continental Franklin and European German American Guardian Fire Insurance Company Home Hope London Assurrance Corporation Long Island Manhattan Mechanics and Traders National Bowery New York City Republic Stuyvesant Sun Mutual Glens Falls Insurance Company of North America Merchants Meriden of Meriden Montauk Nassau Newark City Rochester Williamsburg City British American Assurance Company Canada Fire and Marine of Hamilton Dominion of Manchester Norwich Union of Norwich Royal of Liverpool Western Pennsylvania Pottsville Keeley Run Searer Board of Fire Commissioners Greenville Carne

Annual Meeting of the Texas Pacific Directors

Philadelphia reports detail the Texas and Pacific Railway annual meeting. The year ending May 31 shows 443 miles of line plus 48 miles of siding, with net receipts of 1 046 704 86 and a total surplus of 343 176 87 after bond interest and land taxes. Assets exceed liabilities by 420 507 84, with directors reelected and consolidation discussed for the read read company. The Reading Company reports its fifth receivership progress and balances. Union Pacific warns American Express it will not receive freight, and Wabash begins through trains into Chicago. The New York meeting notes Jay Gould, Dodge, Sage, and Ames traveling to Philadelphia where a large consolidation is anticipated.

Philadelphia Penn The Texas and Pacific Railway Thomas A. Scott John C. Brown Jay Gould Russell Sage Frederick L. Ames R. D. Barclay H. H. Houston William Shaw James P. Scott William M. Harrison W. C. Hall Frank S. Bond William J. Sewall Charles O. Baird William T. Watters E H. Perkins, Jr B. K. Jamison G. D. Brumhaar C. E Reading Railroad Coal and Iron Company Chicago Union Pacific Railroad American Express Co Omaha Burlington and Quincy and Quincy Northwestern Wabash Road

Manslaughter Indictments in Seawanhaka Disaster

The U S Grand Jury in Judge Blatchford's court finds criminal carelessness by government officials and Seawanhaka owners. Indictments target captain Charles P. Smith, engineer Weeks, life boat inspectors Jaynes and Craft, boiler inspectors Matthews and Caldwell, and directors including Kirk Barlow Tabor Udall Morgan Mott Townsend. They accuse all of manslaughter and urge severe reforms and compulsory examinations for crews and inspectors. Bench warrants issued for un aided parties. bail set later.

New York United States Grand Jury Blatchford Austin Jaynes Andrew Craft John K. Matthews Alexander Caldwell Charles B. Smith Edgar Weeks Seawanhaka Ben C. Kirk L. M. Barlow Stephen Tabor James Udall Edward Morgan Silas Mott Stephen A. Townsend Frere United States Senate House of Representatives Attorney General Secretary of the Treasury Grand Congress Steamboat Inspection Service Shields Shipman, Barlow & McFarland Charles P. Smith Seuwauhaka

Longwood and Hamilton clubs duel in Hamilton match

The Longwood Club of Boston beat the Hamilton Club of Hamilton Ontario by 9 runs after innings of 48 53 and 63. Bixby, F Peabody Jr, and Buchanan starred with sharp fielding and bowling from Wright and Dutton. A rain halt produced a draw in a return one innings. Major racing notes follow from Hechester and Worcester with multiple heats and times.

Haamintoon Hechester N. Y

Burglary Arrest Ties Wire Cloth Maker to Secret

New York reports Jos. Neetcher arrested at French's Hotel on charges of burglariously entering the Dekalb avenue wire cloth works Brooklyn. He allegedly paid foreman Leroy Simonson sixty dollars for secret manufacturing details and aided by breaking a door to obtain keys. Simonson also arrested. World’s Fair committee meets and appoints temporary officers and a twelve‑member site committee. Gen. Hancock sends supportive letter. Henry G. Stebbins named president.

New York Joseph Neetcher Cleveland Leroy Simonson Simonson Neetcher de Witt Samuel A. Haines Gen. Hancock

France’s Attitude in Greece Sparks Greek Discontent

Despatches from Rome and Constantinople indicate France withdraws support to Greece, refusing 30 000 rifles and signaling limited backing. British and other powers discuss coercive action against Albanians, with likely naval and land force cooperation, though hope remains coercion may be unnecessary.

London Rome Times Athens France Greece Thomassini Dilke Constantinople Goschen Turkey Abeddir Pasha Berlin The Porte Foreign Office

Invaders of Afghanistan Waiting for Relief

Dispatches recount Ayoob Khan wounded near Candahar and large, undisciplined Afghan forces. Roberts plans a relief force totaling about 16,566 Europeans and natives. Reports from Candahar describe troop quarrels over spoils and a camel driver’s account of Ayoob Khan’s injury. The piece also covers Franco politics, legal cases, and various global notices.

Afghanistan Ayoob Khan London Candahar Burroughs Wah Shere Ali Cabul Roberts Kushki Nakud

Sun newspaper starts in Calais by John L Sears

New England brief notes the launch of a Republican weekly named the Sun in Calais by John L Sears. Also reported are a Biddeford girl’s arm injury after a fall from a porch at Old Orchard, a Parkman man’s suicide attempt with Paris green saved by aid, and a Bath club formed with F E Owen and Dr J Small. Continued pressure from fishery officials urges prosecution of a Waterville salmon gaffer, with strict enforcement promised.

John L. Sears Calais the Sun John Meserve Biddeford Old Orchard Walter Murphy Parkman Paris Green Bath F. E. Owen J. Small Waterville

New York Agent Purchases Lancaster Farm as Summer Home

George P. Rowell, a New York advertising agent, buys a valuable farm south of Mt. Prospect in Lancaster for a summer home. Fred Legro of Lancaster is jailed in Woodville on a horse theft charge linked to Dalton resident Thomas White. Stewart I. Brown returns home from Australia in improved health. Sir Jeff Boston arrived in Melbourne to attend the exposition. Portsmouth officials begin governance with John M. Clark as president of the Common Council and Robert E. Rich as clerk. City Clerk Vaughan administers oath to Mayor-elect William H. Sise, who then swears in Aldermen and Councilmen. Daniel J. Vaughan is unanimously re-elected city clerk. Mayor Sise delivers third inaugural address.

George P. Rowell New York City Mt. Prospect Lancaster Stewart I. Brown Penacook Fisherville Australia Sir Jeff Boston Melbourne Portsmouth John M. Clark Robert E. Rich Vaughan William H. Sise Daniel J. Vaughan Sise

Portents of Poison and Mill News Stir Vermont Towns

Middletown sees a poisoning alleged against Isaac Stevens wife with two hired girls Rowe in custody. H. W. Love leaves Rutland Review Inquirer. L. W. Redington assumes editorship and Democratic slant. Burlington cotton mill Winooski adds Lowell machinery for cheaper print cloth. Lowell speeders and 36 Foss & Pevcy cards installed. Roofs rise on Moore and Arms mill at Bellows Falls. Robertson Moore & Co to build nearby, 8,000 sq ft. Canal headroom remains for another mill. 25 ft high river wall to be built. canal extended 300 ft.

Middletown Isaac Stevens Rowe H. W. Love Rutland Review Inquirer L. W. Redington Redington Burlington Moore & Arm Bellows Falls Robertson, Moore & Co

Drownings and Injuries Reported in Local Incidents

Reports from New Bedford harbor and surrounding towns detail a 25 year old man named William B. Kelley drowning during a Tuesday forenoon swim. A 12 year old Eugene Morceaux of Lawrence was struck near Andover by a Boston and Maine locomotive and is not expected to survive. A man, a moulder named George Hodges, died after being struck by a Modoc train on the Boston and Albany line at East Brookfield last night. Charles Simmons, his wife, and their daughter Mrs. Davis of Westfield were fined for horsewhipping Dr. Levey amid a slander case and appealed to the Superior Court. In Methuen, Judge Harmon ruled the death of Maurice Sullivan was a gunshot from Constable Mitchell and Mitchell acted in justification. Franklin Wares pads William H. Ross of

William B. Kelley James S. Kelley New Bedford Harbor Eugene Morceaux Lawrence Andover Boston and Maine Modoc Boston and Albany East Brookfield George Hodges Charles Simmons Davis Westfield Dr. Levey Harmon Maurice Sullivan Constable Mitchell Methuen Mitchell Franklin Wares William H. Ross

Dr Levy assailed by two women at Westfield

A peripatetic doctor named Levy was assaulted and horsewhipped on Monday night at Westfield by two women one claiming he slandered her by saying Marks a traveling picture seller married with six children in New York. The assailants were arrested.

Levy Westfield Marks New York Tecumseh Stafford Mills Fall River Stafford Mill John F. Towers Attleboro News York Express Capron Powers

Boy Wilbur Marsh Drowns in Seekonk River

A 13 year old named Wilbur Marsh of East Providence drowned Monday evening in the Seekonk River. The tragedy occurred during a likely boating or swimming incident as local authorities investigate the circumstances.

Wilbur Marsh East Providence Seekonk River

Package of shells explodes in New Haven post office

In Connecticut a package of cartridge shells addressed to the Waterbury Brass Company exploded in the New Haven post office on Monday. No injuries were reported. The sender, once identified, will be prosecuted.

Waterbury Brass Company New Haven

Destructive Hail Storm Hits West Randolph and Brookfield

A severe hail storm swept West Randolph and Brookfield, Vermont, around 8 PM, leaving 2,000 broken lights and widespread destruction. Trees, fences, and crops were flattened, oats and wheat ruined, corn stripped, and the Masonic building heavily damaged with substantial losses to a small farming village.

West Randolph Brookfield

Treasury transfers gold to Philadelphia mint for coinage

The Treasury department moved 5 million dollars in gold bullion from the New York Assay office to the Philadelphia mint. The gold will be minted into eagles and double eagles to meet demand for gold coin.

Washington Treasury Department New York

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