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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1878

Page

2

Anderson Sentenced After Fair Trial in New Orleans

Thomas C. Anderson faced arraignment as a motion in arrest of judgment was overruled. He claimed persecution under law but Judge Whitaker affirmed a fair trial and justified verdict. Anderson received two years at hard labor with costs, per jury mercy recommendation, suspensive appeal granted returnable Wednesday.

Board of Aldermen South Boston Railroad Dover Street Bridge Park Commissioners East Boston Ferries James Gordon Bennett Congress North Pole Burnett Thomas C. Anderson Louisiana Returning Board Wells Turner Cassanave United States Court Ralph Waldo Emerson Old South Church Crispins Marlboro Board of Arbitration Cambridge Europe England Russia House of Representatives Washington Simmons New Orleans Anderson Whitaker

Official Notice of Closing Books for Funded Loans

Treasury circular announces closing of transfer books for 5 percent funded loan of 1881 4 and 1/2 percent funded loan of 1891 and 4 percent consols of 1907 with specified closing dates evenings the 10th or 11th of certain months and reopening mornings of the 1st days of following months with interest held from defined dates and transfers effected accordingly. Public notice from Washington dated February 25.

United States Washington Secretary of the Treasury

South Carolina General Assembly Supplies Scandal Exposed

The Legislative Committee reports widespread fraud in Assembly supplies. Witnesses describe purchases ranging from stationery to wines and cigars paid by the State, with pay certificates issued and used to bill extensive personal use by members and clerks.

Legislative Committee South Carolina General Assembly Senate House Woodruff Cc. P. Lestie A. O. Jones Generals Assembly House of Representatives Marseilles

State House Expenditures Revealed in Senate Report

A committee clerk testifies that the State funded lavish furnishings for the house of fame in Columbia, including carpeting, stationery, jewelry, watches, telegraph costs, stoves, and daily papers. The testimony covers Webster's Dictionary for Senators, numerous gifts, and vast bills during a session.

Sallus Randall House of Fame Columbia Ly Brand Purse State House Stewart, Sutphen & Co Nnis Williams Dennis Massachusetts Messrs Bryan & McCarter Stokes House Senate Woodruff Western Union Telegraph Company Isaac Sulzbacher Whittemore Maxwell Hayne William Johnston Tim Hurley Hayden Charleston Capitol Sulzbacher Sergeant Williams Crews Palmer

Arrival of Princess Suvaroff in New York

The Princess Suvaroff arrives in New York and stays at the Windsor Hotel. Her past includes a Russian grand duke husband who faced debt and exile after pawned diamonds. she later lived in Paris as a social figure and now travels America amid rumors of blackmail though friends deny a separation. The piece covers the coal combination inquiry and Clara Morris’s husband facing assault charges, plus mixed international dispatches.

Princess Suvaroff New York West Point Clara Morris Windsor Hotel The Sun Prince Suvaroff Russia Siberian Europe Parisian Isabella Suvoroff St. Petersburg Caucasus Paris Nice Monaco Trouville Leiderkranz Academy of Music Turkey Windsor Tendom America Suvaroff Legislative Committee Dickson Lackawanna Road George A. Hoy Pennsylvania Coal Company Erie Erie Road Samuel Sloan Lackawanna Railroad

Manchester City Savings Bank Appointed to Receivership

The Supreme Court appoints William B. Johnson as receiver to liquidate the City Savings Bank of Manchester. He will convert assets to cash quickly and wind up the institution. A Portsmouth Independent Greenback Club convention is planned for March 6 to nominate local state county and municipal officers. The body of Edward Herbert, 17, was found at Railway Wharf in Portsmouth, likely due to a medical episode. Rumors affect Amoskeag Bank stability in Manchester, but financiers deem it safe like Mount Washington, with deposits near 2 million and about 30 thousand paid out. the bank reports substantial surplus and readiness to meet claims.

Washington Gen. Burt Boston Gov. Burt Old South Church Gen Burt Congress Treasury Supreme Court of the District of Columbia United States McManus Moore Bristow Drige Humphreys Ircuit Cartier Court of Claims United States Supreme Court Senate Quartermaster’s Department Representative Seales Committee On Indian Affairs Indian Bureau The Interior War Department Supreme Court William B. Johnson City Savings Bank of Manchester Greenbackers of New Hampshire Portsmouth Greenback Club Edward Herbert George Herbert Railway Wharf Amoskeag Bank Mount Washington

Tidal Wave Damage and Quake Hits Callao and Peru

Callao advices confirm heavy damage and eight deaths from tidal waves on the 23rd last. Thirty to forty foot waves break over the mole. several small moles destroyed. ships in critical positions. many flee to Lima. Earthquakes at Iquinque and Pisagua cause alarm. La Noria damaged. railways impeded by landslides. Huascar towed and anchored. saltpetre region shaken with two minute quake.

New York Callao Lima Iquinque la Noria Santa Rosa Fort Pisagua

New Basis Planned for Vatican Diplomacy After Pope Pius IX

Rome February 25. Diplomatic talks suspended by Pope Pius IX’s death will resume on a new basis, disregarding prior steps. Pontifical Court personnel will be changed to ease hostilities. Cardinal McCloskey visited the Pope as King Humbert met US Minister Marsh. Pope Leo XIII reportedly less liberal than expected and may stay secluded in the Vatican.

Rome Pius IX Vatican Pontifical Court Cardinal McCloskey Humbert George P. Marsh United States Pope Leo Manchester the Guardian Pecci Leo XIII

Famine Relief Hopes Dim In Madras Mysore

The Times dispatch reports continuing distress in Madras and Mysore with relief works likely to run until August or September unless March prices fall. Unfavorable news from Oade and the northwest provinces shows the poorer classes suffering most.

London Times Calcutta Madras Mysore Oade Northwest

Shah of Persia to Visit Czar at St. Petersburg

Dispatches from Vienna and Paris report the Shah of Persia due in St. Petersburg soon with the Czar offering hospitality. In Paris Gen. Duplessis dies from a fall off a horse in the Bois de Boulogne. Berlin notes a likely rejection of the Tobacco Tax bill and Camphausen's forthcoming resignation.

Vienna St. Petersburg Paris Duplessis Bois de Boulogne Berlin Camphausen Liberal Liverpool Laplace New York Gilpin Versailles Assembly Leon Say Mareh Senate

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