Congress Debates Tariff Provisions and Tax Proposals
The Senate discussed tariff amendments including 2 cent duties on starch and tallow, 35 percent on prepared vegetables, and 10 percent ad valorem on bananas to cocoanuts. Amendments were rejected or postponed as clerks moved through paragraphs 287 to 302 with adjournment at 4 40.
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Florida
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Vance
Yeas
Butler
Allison
Vest
West
Plumb
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
New York
Treasury
Gorman
Senate
River and Harbor Bill Debate in Congress Under Consideration
In Washmncrox on December 20, Mr Crisp of Georgia presided. House and Senate amendments to the American Historical Association bill were concurred. Conference report on Chippewa Indians aid was agreed. Debate focused on river and harbor funding with speakers from New York and Texas, arguing for and against specific river projects before adjournment at 5 PM.
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Washmncrox
Crisp
Georgia
Phelan
Tennessee
Senate
American Historical Association
Peel
Arkansas
Minnesota
McMillin
United States
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
House
Cummings
New York
Arthur
Galveston
Pow-Wow River
Mingo Creek
Mobile
Savannah
Duck Creek
Wapoo
Beaufort
Charleston
Congaree River
Contentia Creek
Lumber River
Norfolk
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Portland
San Francisco
San Diego
Stewart
Texas
Fitch
Crain
Harlem River
Mr. Fitch
Harlem
Blanchard
Louisiana
Mr. Blanchard
Rioters Quieted as Search Fails to Find Negroes
A MississippI report says White House searchers rode hard but found no Negroes they hunted. Guards say prisoners escaped last night. they won't pursue and want names scratched from the spotted list. The searching party is disbanded and the riot is nearly over.
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New Orleans
The
Picayune
Wahalak
Miss
White House
Joseph Ford Arrested in Fourth Avenue Homicide
Joseph Ford, who shot and killed Nellie O'Connor on Fourth avenue in New York last Thursday, has been placed under arrest.
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Joseph Ford
Nellie O’connor
Fourth Avenue
New York
Samuel E Sewall Obituary Ends Long Boston Career
Samuel Edmund Sewall died in Boston at age ninety after a long, uninterrupted legal practice. A Harvard alumnus and律yer, he defended fugitive slaves, supported anti slavery causes, campaigned for women’s rights, aided Garrison and the Liberator, and advised the New England Hospital for Women and Children. His funeral will be held at the Church of the Disciples in Brookline.
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Samuel Edmund Sewall
Samuel FE. Sewall
Boston
Harvard College
George Bancroft
George B. Emerson
Samuel J. May
David Lee Child
Caleb Cushing
Stephen H. Tyng
Stephen Salisbury
Messrs. Bancroft
Yng
William W. Allen
Harvard Law School
Unen
Ellis Gray Loring
England
South
Mr. Sewall
William Lloyd Garrison
A. Bronson Alcott
Mr. Garrison
New England Anti-Slavery Society
Liberty Party
Massachusetts
Sewall
State House
New Hogland Women’s Club
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Law School
Nathan Winslow
Portland
Lucy Sewall
Edward ©. Cabot
Brookline
Commonwealth
Anne Whitney
Memorial Hall
Lexington
Whittier
Church of the Disciples
Warren Avenue
East Brookline Street
Harvard Law School Association
Austin Hall
Perons
Samuel KE. Sewall
New England
Death of J N Matthews Buffalo Express Editor
J N Matthews longtime editor and proprietor of the Buffalo Express died last night. Born November 21 1828 in Bungay Suffolk England he came to America at 18 and settled in Buffalo. He started the Journal of Commerce in 1850 and later joined the Express serving under Sterling P Rounds the former government printer.
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J.N. Matthews
Buffalo
N. Y
Matthews Family Chronicle of Merchants and Newspapers
The article recounts the Matthews family in 19th century publishing and business. Wheeler Matthews Warren took control of the Commercial Advertiser in 1860 while Matthews later left to run the Press and form Matthews Northrup Co. The Express grew into a paying newspaper and the Sunday Express began five years later. Harriet Wells Matthews died last February. two children survive, George E. Matthews and Francis Amy. Lyman Payne, a noted breeder and former New York State Assembly member, died at 77 in Hinsdale, Mass., remembered for William Tell lineage and regional prominence.
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Wheeler, Matthews & Warren
Commercial
Matthews
Matthews, Northrup & Co
Express
Sunday Express
Harriet Wells
Westfield
N. Y
George E. Matthews
Francis Amy
Charles Graves
Lyman Payne
Hinsdale
New England
Payne
New York State
Massachusetts
Funeral of Nathaniel J. Bradlee at South Congregational Church
The funeral for Nathaniel J. Bradlee was held at noon at South Congregational Church near Exeter and Newbury streets with Rev Edward Hale officiating. A large procession of friends, business associates, and representatives from New England Mutual Life Insurance, Roxbury clubs, and other local firms attended. Burial followed at Mt. Auburn cemetery.
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Nathaniel J. Bradlee
South Congregational Church
Exeter
Newbury Streets
Bradlee
Roxbury
Edward E. Hale
Alfred T. Turner
A. H. Rice
Thomas Gatfield
George O. Carpenter
William H. Baldwin
Caleb T. Bradlee
Henry D. Hyde
William ©. Hunneman
Henry F. Spurr
Mr. Coolidge
Sandwich Glass Company
A. Shuman
Frank Jones
8. C. Lawrence
James Denny
N. P. Banks
Herbert L. Perry
Samuel J. F. Thayer
Thomas G
George N. Folger
Percival L. Everett
Charles A. Cotting
Warren Sawyer
William T. Hart
Reginald Foster
Counsel Department
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics’ Association
J. G. Haynes
Oliver W. Wentworth
Newton Talbot
Alfred Bicknell
George A. Clough
Frank M. Ames
Francis C. Hersey
John H. Webster
Richard Beeching
James H. Freeland
Edward J. Jones
Charles J. Hayden
Benjamin F. Dewing
Robert J. Wright
George L. Burt
Henry B. Dennison
Massachusetts Title Insurance Company
Messrs. Jhomas Baldwin
Martin L. Bradford
Thomas Hills
Francis W. B. Kern
Hales W. Suter
James Longley
Arnold A. Rand
George H. Richards
John GC. Haynes
Henry H. Sprague
Samuel Wells
Henry Whittemore
Roxbury Club
George B. Faunce
Isaac Fenno
Roland Worthington
L. Foster
Morse
A. W. Tufts
John F. Osgood
Paul H. Kendricken
James M. Keefe
Boston Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Company
F. M. Stone
D.D
Benjamin F. Stevens
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston Sate Deposit and Trust Company
Frederick W. Lincoln
Boston Storage Warehouse
Gorham Rogers
Friends
James C. Haynes
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
George C. Lord
Boston & Maine Railroad
Charles S. Wood
South Congregational
Church
A. A. Rand
George H. Wetherell
C. E. Cotting
Stephen H. Williams
S. B. Dockett
George H. Flint
C. M. Seaver
Mercer Seaver
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Parson Davies seeks injunction over Casino Theatre show
Charles E Davies known as The Parson filed a bill in the Supreme Court to restrain Mayor Roche and Police Chief Hubbard from interfering with his show at the Casino Theatre and with pugilistic exhibitions by Jake Kilrain and Charles Mitchell. Judge Altgeld issued the injunction with $500 bonds posted. Davies claims Mitchell and Kilrain were to perform Delsarte physical culture demonstrations and sparring imitations.
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Curcaco
Charles E. Davies
the Parson
Supreme Court
Roche
Hubbard
Casino Theatre
Jake Kilrain
Charles Mitchell
Altgeld
Davies
Mitchell
Kilrain
Tariff Reform Dinner in Boston Hotel Vendome
The Massachusetts Tariff Reform League will host a dinner next Sunday at the Hotel Vendome with Hon. William E Russell presiding. Speakers include Secretaries Fairchild Endicot, Reps John E Russell Fitch, Hon. David A Wells, and possibly Speaker Carlisle. Tickets are $4, available via Emerson W Judd at 66 State Street. members have priority through noon Wednesday the 26th. Public tickets will be released after. Hotel rooms are limited and demand is high.
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William IE. Russell
Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
Hotel Vendome
Fairchild
Endicott
John E. Russell
Fitch
David A. Wells
Carlisle
League
Emerson W. Judd
Recom
State Street
Boston
Old Songs by Abbey and Parsons With Pictures
Harper presents Old Songs with E A Abbey and Alfred Parsons drawings. The review praises the harmony of text and illustration, noting poetic renderings from songs like Barbara Allen and Sally in Our Alley. Parsons adds charm. the volume binds well in plain leather, contrasting ornate covers.
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Edwin A. Abbey
Abbey
Barbara Allen
Mr. Abbey
George Wither
Perigot
Cuddy
Jenny
Jockey
Sally
Charles Surface
E. A. Abbey
Alfred Parsons
New York
Harper & Bros
Mother Songs and Other Juvenile Books of the Season
A survey of new children's books for all ages highlighting Mother Songs by L. Prang & Co with color illustrations by Taylor and Birch. Reviews Familiar Selections from the Rhymes of Mother Goose, Old Friends with New Faces, Patchwork in Pictures and Print, Queer People by Palmer Cox, Brownies successor, and Mary D. Brine tales. Includes Molesworth A Christmas Posy and other lullaby friendly works, praising art, humor, and moral touches for nursery and growing readers.
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Walter Crane
Baby
Charles Stuart Pratt
W. L. Taylor
D. W.chadwick
Boston
L. Prang & Co
Chester Loomis
New York
E. P. Dutton & Co
Price
J. L. Webb
E. J. Lane
Cassell & Co
W. B. Clarke & Co
Will Gibbons
J. B. Young
F. Opper
Emma A. Opper
Frederick A. Stokes & Bro
Little, Brown & Co
Palmer Cox
Philadelphia
Hubbard Bros
Mary D._ Brine
Mrs. Molesworth
Macmillan & Co
Estes & Lauriat
Nevertheles
Taylor
Birch
Wide Awake
Mr. Chadwick
E. I. Lane
Madame
Mistress Goose
St. Nicholas
Mr. Cox
Cox
Christmas book notes on Longfellow volume and others
A dainty Christmas volume The Village Blacksmith from W B Clarke & Co printed in Bavaria with Bavarian inspired designs, includes color and monochrome illustrations and two poem copies. Also mentioned are The Christ Child translation by Elizabeth P Cordner from Marie Herbert and a Christmas poem My Father God Lead on by Ray Palmer from George H Ellis Boston.
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Longfellow
W. B. Clarke & Co
Bavaria
New England
E. & J. B. Young
New York
Christ Child
Marie Herbert
Elizabeth P. Cordner
George H. Ellis
Boston
Father God
Ray Palmer
Christmas Music in Churches of Charles Town and Roxbury
A parade of holiday music at St John’s Episcopal Church Charles Town and Eliot Congregational Roxbury features Advent propers, anthems by Handel and Chadwick, and solos for named singers and church choirs. Other services at First Church Berkeley Marlboro and Hawes Unitarian list festive anthems, hymns, and organ pieces with identified soloists and directors.
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Eliot Congregational
Kenilworth Street
Roxbury
Gions” . Watson
Schuecker
Berkeley
Marlboro
Shepherds
Chadwick
Nazareth
Buck
Best
Mrs. Norton
Fenderson
Mr. Parker
Hay
Oote
Eagle Not Released at State House Amid Cold Weather
Crowds gathered around the State House expecting Thomas F. McGuinness to free a fine American eagle at 2 PM. A sparrow emerged from the cupola instead, and McGuinness announced the bird would be kept for winter and released in spring due to the cold.
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Thomas F. McGuinness
14 Elm Street
State House
Cambridge School Board final meeting confirms nominations
Cambridge school committee held its last meeting of the year. Confirmed: Alice P. Fay Washington school Mary C. McNally Gore school Flora C. Ingraham Hepard school Minnie V. Reed Webster school Annie L. Riley Tarbell school. Georgianna M. Tupper resignation Webster school filled by Annie M. Dow. Emma J. Young confirmed Tarbell principal. Over 1500 residents petition for city kindergarten. Textbooks adopted for Latin and Latin English schools. Christmas vacation set to begin after Friday morning session December 21.
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Cambridge
Alice P. Fay
Washington School
Mary C. McNally
Gore School
Flora C. Ingraham
Hepard
Minnie V. Reed
Webster School
Annie L. Riley
Tarbell
Georgianna M. Tupper
Webster
Annie M. Dow
Emma J. Young
Messrs
Allison
McKenlegett
Hall
Morse
Kendall
Sheldon
Die Braune
Erica
Republican Institution Holds Annual Meeting at Youngs
The Republican Institution, founded in 1818 as the city's oldest social group, met at Youngs last evening with 41 members present led by President Vinal. Attendees included Otis Monroe aged 91, William Parkman, Hon. Stephen M. Crosby, John Carr, George O. Carpenter, W. A. French, Dr. T. H. Brown, Albert Barker, Dr. William Ingalls, F. A. Drew, M. R. Bradford, George R. Richardson, Dr. Eben Jackson and others. Short addresses covered various topics.
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Young
Vinal
Otis Monroe
William Parkman
Stephen M. Crosby
John Carr
George O. Carpenter
W. A. French
T. H. Brown
Albert Bowker
William Ingalls
F. A. Drew
M. R. Bradford
George R. Richardson
Eben Jackson
Startling Statistics From a Boston State Department Official
A Boston December letter quotes a State Department official warning that New England faces a rising kidney disease threat. The official cites alarming Massachusetts figures and notes symptoms like headaches languor and appetite swings. Hunt's Remedy is touted as a preventive measure with claimed successes. The writer urges public awareness and timely action to reduce sickness and deaths. Beacon.
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Boston
State Department
Massachusetts
New England
Henry Wilson
Charles Sumner
Wendell Phillips
Hunt
Medical College
Bright
Proposals for Armored Coast-Defence Vessel Contract
Navy Department invites sealed proposals for one armored coast-defence vessel of about 4000 tons. Bids due February 20, 1880, with three classes of proposals allowing standard plans or bidder modifications. Vessel completed within three years, payments in ten installments with 10 percent final, must use American materials, and include bonds and deposits. Secretary Whitney reserves right to waive defects or reject all bids.
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United States Navy
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Congress
Naval Service
United States
Naval Establishment
Secretary of the Navy
Department
Cass
Suc
Washington, D.C
William C. Whitney
Dredging Proposals Sought for Camden Harbor Maine
United States Engineer Office Portland Maine invites sealed proposals in triplicate for dredging in Camden Harbor Maine. Proposals must be received at No 537 Congress Street by 3 p.m. January 10 1839. Refer to Acts of February 26 1885 February 23 1887 and related Statutes. Information furnished by Jared A Smith Lieutenant Colonel Corps of Engineers U S Army.
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United States Engineer Office
Portland
Maine
Camden Harbor
Congress Street
Hursday
Congress
Jared A. Smith
Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army
Shakerism in New Hampshire Lecture Noted at NH Historical Meeting
At the adjourned sixty fifth annual meeting of the New Hampshire Historical Society yesterday Elder Henry Blinn of the Canterbury family of Shekers delivered an interesting lecture on Shakerism in New Hampshire.
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The
New Hampshire Historical Society
Henry Blinn
Shekers
New Hampshire
Auction Notice For Horse Carriage And Farm Wagons
Sales of real and personal property attended when ever desired. Horse and Carriage Sales every Wednesday at Salesroom Brighton. Horses and Lands for sale in various parts of the country. On hand at private sale at auction prices new custom built farm and reed carts hay wagons grocers' and express wagons carriages and harness. Residence 159 Warren avenue Boston.
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Brighton
Warren Avenue
Boston
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