Filibusters and confirmations dominate Senate actions
The Senate faced renewed filibuster tactics as Republicans refused to vote on roll calls, delaying proceedings. Conkling earned praise for his speech defending action amid charges of seeking to placate Democrats. Nominations for Stanley Matthews and Judge Billings loom, with debate over funding bills and a proposed postal telegraph scheme shaping the closing of Congress.
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Senate debates cabinet floor access and Jeannette relief bill
The senate debated allowing executive department heads to sit on the floor, with Pendleton leading a favorable report and amendment. Other actions included a vote on Morgan's resolution about counting electoral votes, a Jeannette relief vessel appropriation increased to 175000, and continued discussion of pension provisions and naval dispatches before adjourning.
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Secretary of the Navy
Peabody fund trustees elect officers and discuss scholarships
The Peabody fund trustees meet in Washington. Samuel W. Wetmore is reappointed treasurer with George Peabody Russell as secretary and Theodore Lyman as assistant secretary. They approve an arrangement for 100 or more permanent scholarships at the Nashville normal college and set forthcoming committee leadership. The session also covers tax measures, private bills, and U.S. canal policy discussion.
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Hamilton Fish
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M. W. Everts
Chaos in Commons as Ireland Coercion Bill Debate Rages
In the House of Commons the speaker vows to uphold debate freedom while limiting adjournment motions. Leaders dispute the coercion bill amid Dublin crisis warnings. Dillon travels to Dublin. land league activities are suppressed and a gunpowder device found in London. Galway gunfire incident and Galway coast fortifications noted.
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Galway
Davitt Arrested On Ticket of Leave Breach In London
Irish rebel leader Michael Davitt was arrested at Willesden for violating his ticket of leave tied to his Land League activities. His 1870 treason sentence had been reduced by release in 1577. he faced immediate remand to Millbank with prior transport security.
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Parnell criticizes arrest of Davitt in Irish crisis
London dispatch quotes Mr. Parnell calling Davitt arrest a fatal government mistake and says Davitt has worked to curb crime through passive resistance. He accuses the speaker of overreach and favors American parliamentary practices over British norms.
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Proclamation by P A Collins Calls Irish Unity and Action
A stirring proclamation from the Irish National Land League central office in Boston urges American members to organize anew and mobilize sympathy and protests. The document praises Irish leadership, denounces arrests and coercion, and calls for public meetings and broader branch formation across cities to support Ireland in its crisis.
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England
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Fires Destroy Several Plants and Homes Across Cities
At Taunton L Lincoln & Co paper mill North Dighton burned with contents. Loss 25 000 to 35 000 insured for 23 000. In Charles City Iowa courthouse fire ruined building. vault contents unknown. Bristol New Hampshire Matthews barn Groton destroyed in gale. Dover Capitol hotel burned. guests including legislators escaped. Wanda Manufacturing fertilizer works Ashley river destroyed. loss 75 000. Maurice Aurbach residence burned in St Paul. loss 20 000.
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Maurice Aurbach
Controversy Over Vaccination in Lowell Little Canada
Lowell Massachusetts February 4 The city physician faults tenement housing in Little Canada for high child mortality. Dr Augustine Thompson a homeopath who owns several tenements accuses municipal vaccination in 1880 of poisoning inhabitants. A hearing is set for Thursday night before mayor and aldermen with health board witnesses.
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Tenfeld
Mysterious Grave Robbery Plagues Philadelphia Cemeteries
Information reached the coroner that Mrs. Alice Donahue’s body vanished from its Cathedral cemetery coffin. The article alleges widespread robbing of burial sites across Philadelphia including Roman Catholic grounds. It claims grave diggers work with robbers, and many deceased are delivered to anatomists, with thousands believed stolen over two decades.
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Alice Donahue
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Blockley
Narrow Escape At Sea Off Gloucester Bank
Captain Daniel Crew of the schooner Carthage nearly fell victim to a wreck when a dory capsized during a bank visit. The captain and a crewman clung to the boat’s bottom in icy water until rescue arrived. Meanwhile fishing owners oppose an 1877 act amendment banning fixed contrivances for taking fish. The schooner Polar Wave reported the Willie A Stevens lost crewman John White overboard.
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Battle reports from Verrugas amid Chilean Peruvi an clash
Panama papers dated January 25 give Peruvi an army positions to January 13 with Verrugas battle listing 1500 Chileans and 900 Peruvians dead. Chilean attempt to seize Verrugas bridge failed. Ancor damaged by bombardment with passengers leaving January 13. Chilians also report attacked San Juan twelve miles from Lima on the morning of January 13.
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Ice Free Belfast Bay and Swindle Arrest in Maine
Belfast Bay is ice free as the Boston steamer resumes its usual wharf schedule. In Portland, Charles W. York, jailed as an accomplice of T. B. Swan in swindling schemes, was released on 1000 bail. Swan, a Maine legislator from Minot Mechanic Falls, is pursued as post office evidence mounts.
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Merrimack County October term opens with Judge Clark presiding
The October adjourned term of the supreme court for Merrimack county opened in Concord Wednesday forenoon with Judge Lewis W. Clark presiding. He filled in for Judge Stanley who was called away but is expected to continue. Also, convicts Charles E. Gerald and Jeremiah Marden were pardoned by the governor and council. The prison commission outlined sale terms for the old prison at $1,000 cash with the balance in thirty days, the property to be sold in April. Water shortages plague Portsmouth area as supplies fail on some streets.
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Isle la Motte approves bonds for bridge plan with state aid
Isle la Motte authorizes seven thousand dollars in town bonds to fund a bridge to the mainland as the state provides seven thousand five hundred dollars. Hayden the murderer faces a Montpelier hearing before Judges Ross and Veagey on the sixteenth with Henry Ballard as counsel. W E Howard of Ripton is hospitalized after a head blow from a club by Jim Phersons, who is jailed.
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Golden wedding celebrated by Hon James B Crocker and wife
Highlights from a community column note the golden wedding Thursday of James B Crocker and his wife of Yar mouth. Also reported are a fatal clothes fire, a mysterious disappearance, a parole release and recapture, a stock fine, a restraining injunction, a large property sale, a barge license proposal, a Lowell arrest, and a Newport-like suspect claiming San Francisco railroad work.
Sleigh Accident in Providence News and Telecomm Pole Debate
Mr. Z. Chaffee, trustee of the A. W. Sprague estate, was thrown from his sleigh in Providence Wednesday evening and revived after assistants brought him back. Physicians reported him improving. Citizens protest new telegraph pole installations, spurring legislative action to protect private property and require underground wiring in Providence Newport and surrounding towns.
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Bismarck’s Tobacco Plan Dominates Prussian Debate
In the Prussian diet debate on surplus imperial revenue the bill faces a supplementary session. Bismarck argues for tobacco to boost revenue while returning income tax. Richter condemns his customs policy and claims official reports misstate commerce. Gambetta’s Austria visit noted. other foreign and maritime incidents listed.
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Charges Against Representative Swan to be Investigated
In AvansTa Maine February 4 the senate heard petitions on a county court salary and a railroad charter in Oxford county. A house motion by Staples to form a seven member committee to investigate grave criminal charges against Thomas B. Swan was approved. The Swan committee met and summoned Swan for upcoming hearings while the towns committee neared its Rockland division verdict.
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Attachment Granted in Suit Over Bond Management
New York Feb 4 An attachment was granted today by Judge Barrett against nonresident defendants in the suit of New York New England and Western Investment company versus Toledo and Ann Arbor company and James M Ashley. The plaintiff alleges they acted as commissioners to negotiate all bonds and stock and that the defendants blocked completion of the contract demanding 236 750 dollars.
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Garfield era cabinet hints emerge from interview in Cleveland
Dr. A. B. Biliott editor of the Lansingburg Gazette says General Garfield indicated Blaine would be secretary of state Gov Foster would have influence Ohio would have cabinet representation Indiana would get nothing New York would receive the secretary of the treasury Conkling would not oppose General Garfield in the interview conducted in Mentor Ohio.
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Cable steamer completes shore ends for Tampico link
The telegraph steamer Dacia laid the shore ends of the cable and exchanged signals with Tampico this evening. The International will likely finish the Tampico to Vera Cruz section in a few days, after which the Mexican Telegraph company may accept and open the cable for business.
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Harbors Frostbound as Chesapeake Ice Heavily Formed
NorFouk Virginia reports the coldest day of the season with ice forming in every direction. Harbor access hindered as ships struggle to enter and leave. Baltimore steamers note heavy ice in Chesapeake Bay extending 150 miles, threatening a frozen harbor if temperatures do not moderate.
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Train wreck near Apoliquique kills two New Brunswick workers
The Sussex express train bound for St John derailed near Apoliquique station. One engine escaped unharmed while the other was wrecked. Engineer Thomas Gammen and fireman Robert McManus died. Several passengers suffered injuries.
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Seventeen Smallpox Cases Reported at County Poor House
In Chicago Illinois on February 4 17 smallpox cases were found at the county poor house exposing 1300 inmates to the disease. Officials had kept details secret until today triggering a sensation.
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Two Brothers-in-law in Nesbitt Mule Brawl Resulted in Double Tragedy
In Nesbitt Mississippi on February 4 a dispute over a mule trade between brothers-in-law Davis and McGhee led to a drunken fight in which McGhee was shot and killed. The suspect fled to Texas and reportedly died by suicide there.
Northwest Winter Storm Paralyzes Rail Lines Across Region
An extreme storm roars through the northwest with heavy drifting snow. Rail traffic along major corridors from St. Paul to Omaha stalls, suspending trains on the Southern Union, Hastings, and Manitoba routes. A family death is rumored at Sleepy Eye.
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Honoring Jefferson ideals in 1881 York note by Samuel J. Tilden
Samuel J. Tilden accepts honorary membership in the Jefferson Democratic association of York and praises Thomas Jefferson as a champion of human freedom. He warns against centralization of power and urges societies as centers for discussion to uphold republican principles. Dated New York January 27, 1881.
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Samuel J. Tilden
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Tobacco habits by French departments reveal inverse snuffing and smoking trends
A Pall Mall Gazette report on a French tobacco study shows Paris area departments lead in per head consumption, while Doubs and others show the least. Nord and Haut Rhin top smoking rates at about five pounds per person, with snuff use tied to cider regions. France trails behind the United States and several European nations in per capita tobacco use.
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Purchase of Entire Stock of Fine Shoes for Gents and Boys
Announcing the acquisition of the entire stock of fine shoes for men boys and youths from J F Pierce Co Providence. The line includes calf and grain leather gents and youths goods in congress lace and button leg boots and related styles offered at less than one third the cost to manufacture.
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