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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1880

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2

President Opposes Garfield Porter's Plan Amid Partisan Stakes

The President rejects Garfield's plan against Gen Porter and keeps open the chance of partisan dispute over Porter's army restoration. Democrats in Congress push a method to count electoral votes at this session to resolve post election disputes without law questions. Rev Charles E Walker of Somerset Methodist Church suspended on adultery charges. civil suit likely to pursue the scandal.

Garfield Gen. Porter Congress Porter Charles E. Walker Methodist Church Somerset

Porter in line for army restoration amid political clash

The Fitz John Porter case is set as a special order for Monday with a debate on the Geneva Award bill. President Hayes is portrayed as hoping Porter is restored, while Republicans clash in Congress. Also discussed are electoral count rules, tariff revisions, canned goods drawback, and a naval yellow fever outbreak aboard the Marion with Lieut. Wallis dead.

THE Boston Post Washington Fitz John Porter Hoar Hayes Mr. Garfield Gen. Porter Congress Porter Executive Department Gen. Sherman Senate Capitol Committee On Bicknell Morrison House Ways and Means United States Army and Navy Register U. S Marion Montevideo J. P. Wallis

House Concludes Rule Revision Debate in Committee of the Whole

The House finished its Committee of the Whole stage on the revision of the rules. Amendments to rule 28 limited suspensions to the first and third Mondays, with debates on suspensions allowed after seconding. Other changes covered conference committee explanations, seat drawing methods, and witness fees. The committee rose, reports were sent to the House, and final action is set for next Tuesday.

United States Senate House Washington Frye Maine Committee On Rules Bragg Dem Wisconsin Tucker Virginia Hawley Rep Connecticut Williams Blackburn

Clothing for Destitute Colored Admitted Free of Duty

Senate approves a bill to admit clothing donated for colored emigrants free of duty with Bailey urging a time limit to prevent misperceptions of government aid and Morrill pressing that delay. Butler calls for an investigation into Standard Oil’s monopoly and railroad coercion. executive nominations and miscellaneous items follow.

Washington Bailey Tennessee Senate Morrill House Gen. Butler Standard Oil Company House Committee On Commerce Pennsylvania Manilla Immanuel Auerhbach New York James Kk. Jowett Navy

Strike spreads as Cohoes mills push wage rise fight

In Cohoes New York 4000 workers from Harmony Mills Nos 1 2 38 No 3 Extension and Strong and Ogden jute mills strike for a 10 percent wage increase and a one hour noon break. Leader Samuel Sault calls mass meeting on Simmons Island with committees to press demands.

Cohoes N. Y St. Coors Harmony Company Strong & Ogden Jute Mills Samuel Sault The Regulator No.1 Will Harmony Mills Simmons’s Island William E. Thorn Simmons No. 1 Harmony Mill Nioteus Troy N.Y Hloyt Hoyt George W. Wynkoop Wynkoop John Wynkoop North Adams Mass Blackington & Co

Reverend Walker suspended from ministry after secret church trial

FALL RIVER Mass Feb 27 Rev Charles E Walker pastor of the Somerset Methodist church faces ecclesiastical discipline as a three day trial ends with suspension until the Annual Conference. The charge of adultery with Miss Priscilla Morris is contested. the second charge is upheld. A civil suit for divorce may precede the conference in Norwich on April 7 with Judge Fox and Attorney General Marston representing parties.

Walker Norwich

Pennsylvania Railroad Report Highlights 1879 Earnings and Plans

The thirty third annual Pennsylvania Railroad report shows 1879 net income for the main line at 7 482 480 with a New Jersey division net loss of 939 889 leaving 26 542 590. It notes 4 500 000 planned for 1880 construction and equipment including Filbert Street extension and Jersey City improvements. Bonds totaling 5 000 000 at 5 percent were issued for maturity needs. The Empire Line profits fund bond redemptions and a net surplus of 276 202. East west line comparisons show gains in tonnage and net earnings. The pooling system extends to other Western lines with arbitration board named Adams Jr Wells and Wright. A petroleum transport dispute and new oil pipeline affect traffic.

Philadelphia Penn Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pennsylvania Railroad Division Pittsburg United Railroads New Jersey Filbert Street Jersey City New Jersey Central Navy Yard Tradie New York Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis St. Louis Charles Francis Adams, Jr David A. Wells John A. Wright Pennsylvania Williamsport Seaboard Central Railroad of Union Pacific Western Union

Assembly Moves to Bar Kearney From Floor in San Francisco Row

In San Francisco on February 27 the Assembly debated barring nonprivileged members from the chamber after Kearney allegedly threatened Adams of Sonoma. A special committee found Kearney guilty of intimidation. Braunhart was suspended three days for defying orders, then removed as an intruder when he sought to vote.

San Francisco Assembly Chamber Sacramento Kearney Adams Sonoma Tyler Alameda Assembly Kingman Braunhart

Schedule of Games to be Played by the National League the Coming Season

The schedule lists the National League games for the upcoming season with dates venues and participating teams. It outlines the sequence of matchups across the league and notes key opening and closing dates for the schedule.

National League

Extraordinary Commission Formed to Combat Nihilists in Russia

London February 27 A proclamation by Gen Melikoff signals a sweeping government crackdown in St Petersburg with a Supreme Executive Commission to protect order. Melikoff to head the panel, with members named by Imperial decree, and all regional authorities placed under his oversight.

London Melikoff St. Petersburg Russia Europe Commission of Supreme Control Senate Gen. Melikoff Vera Sassulitch Germany France Paris the Times Berlin Prince Hohenrohe Count von Bulow Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hohenlohe Bismarck Reichstag Prince Hohenlohe

Mining Exchange Officers Named In New York

The new Mining Exchange and Trust Company in New York announces officers led by President H. G. Stebbins and Managing Director Milton S. Latham. The board includes Elisha Riggs and Henry Havemeyer among others. An ex Government suit against Postmaster James was discontinued. Counterfeit $10 notes flagged in Chicago. Ex County Clerk Gumbleton sues ex Gov Robinson for damages. Two Italians arrested for the murder of James Flaherty. Frigate Constellation to Ireland. 1800 Irish emigrants arrived.

New York New Mining Exchange and Trust Company H. G. Stebbins Elisha Riggs Milton S. Latham C. F. Christianson Drake de King L. Vonhoffman H G. Stebbins R. C. McCormick I. M. Lawson H. A. W. Tabor Drake de Kay Asa W. Tenney James Benedict Whiting A. L. Drummond United States Secret Service Chicago John Allison Register John C New Gumbleton Lucius Robinson Nichols Robinson Antonio Seca Vincent Strano Brooklyn James Flaherty Seca Flaherty Constellation Brooklyn Navy Yard Thompson Ireland

Ice crop forecast for Cape region gathers mixed reports

Cape Pond Ice Company holds a small leftover supply after two thin ice cuts for immediate needs. Fernwood Lake Ice Company has not cut and will supply Wolfeborough N H, with workers preparing temporary shelter. Chebocco Lake Company cut once then sent workers to Milton N H for supply. Manchester Bennett's Pond yielded seven to eight inch ice. Gloucester fleet models from 1876 appear at Berlin and Philadelphia expositions.

Gloucester Cape Cape Pond Ice Company Fernwood Lake Ice Company Wolfeborough N. H Chebocco Lake Company Rockport Granite Cove Cape Ann

Portland News Roundup: relief fund grows. local politics and transit

The Portland relief fund for Ireland stands at 4300 dollars and is to rise slightly. James A. Stout is nominated by Democrats and Greenbackers of Biddeford for mayor. A Grand Trunk freight loss of six valued mares occurs aboard the steamship Quebec en route to Portland. Miss Harris of Cumberland, 40, dies after a Grand Trunk Railway collision at Falmouth crossing. Fluently Block in Portland to be rebuilt with an elevator, replacing Portland Theatre. Hon. T. B. Reed is in Falmouth. Gen. J. D. Fessenden and wife plan Europe voyage. Ex-Gov. Anderson buys a house here. Henry Fox sells his State Street residence for 18000 to Charles A. Brown. Bion Bradbury eyed as delegate-at-large to the Democratic National Convention. Louis Pierce from Cumberland listed. A Paris dispatch harms stock in the English Hyde estate. English capitalists form a Portland company under English law to acquire John Winslow Jones property for sweet corn canning. Jones to be managing director.

Portland Ireland James A. Stout Democrats Greenbackers Biddeford Hickson Grand Trunk Quebec Harris Cumberland Falmouth Grand Trunk Railway T. B. Reed J. D. Fessenden Europe Anderson Henry Fox State Street Charles A. Brown Bion Bradbury At-Larce Louis Pierce Paris Hyde John Winslow Jones Mr. Jones

Governor Proclaims Thursday as Day of Fasting and Prayer

Walter Aiken of Franklin sells his screw factory to Russell and Irwin of New York for 150000 dollars in cash. Democratic State Committee plans meeting in Concord on March 18 to set time place and manner for delegates to the National Convention. A Boston Ice Company crew goes to Alton Bay on the 23d to cut ice and plans a 350 foot shed. John B. Smith starts a clothespin shop at Sunapee with full factory operation. M C G Muzzy expected to reestablish axe factory there. Joseph Emerson, once missing, found with severe frostbite. amputations performed in Boston. Prisoners' Aid Association officers pass resolutions urging Governor and Council to fund prison affairs investigation and naming Nesmith and Page to represent the association. meeting ends 5 to 3 amid stormy debate.

Walter Aiken Franklin Russell & Irwin New York Democratic State Committee Concord Boston Alton Bay John B. Smith Sunapee M. CG Muzzy Joseph Emerson Epping Prisoners’ Aid Association G. W. Nesmith Samuel B. Page

Windsor and West Windsor discuss township reunion

The townships of Windsor and West Windsor consider reuniting. At a North Springfield old ladies party seven women totaled 582 years in age. Mr. Morton Barton of Dorset was found dead of apoplexy in the woods last Monday. Republicans in the First District chose L Bart Cross and J G McCullough as delegates to the Chicago convention. Dr W P Andrews of Richford, a farmer, lost wealth and was sent to Brattleboro Asylum after threatening his family.

Windsor West Windsor North Springfield Morton Barton Dorset First L. Bart. Cross J. G. McCullough Chicago

Town Debt Settled Amid Treasury Balance

Athol reports $15 000 paid toward town debt in the last year with $9 318 remaining in the treasury. Jonathan Slate of Bernardstown sustains a broken leg while working in the woods on Tuesday. Uxbridge mill workers resume at a 10 percent wage increase. Springfield paper makers meet and decide not to raise prices due to natural trade. Knapp and Baker clash. Knapp wounds Baker with a jack knife and a warrant is issued for Knapp. Dr John Brown Smith freed after poll tax dispute. tax paid and costs settled. Gloucester Health Board acts to curb diphtheria and scarlet fever via schools and disinfection.

Athol Jonathan Slate Bernardstown Uxbridge Springfield Alfred Knapp Sanford Baker North Adams Knapp John Brown Smith Hampshire County Belchertown Gloucester Board of Health

Republican State Convention date set for March eighteenth

The ticket confirms March eighteenth for the Republican State Convention to nominate state officers and elect delegates to the Chicago Convention. The House passed a bill sentencing vagrants to at least one year in the state workhouse. The steamer What Cheer was disabled near Newport and City of Newport went to assist. J Monroe Wood, with a Buffalo wife, was hospitalized after head injury from an iron bar, while $3,008 stolen from George B Anthony of Portsmouth was partly recovered in a slaughterhouse.

Chicago House of Representatives What Cheer Newport Wickford City of J. Monroe Wood Buffalo N. Y Rhode Island George B. Anthony Portsmouth

Trinity College Ballot Totals for Presidential Candidates

A Trinity College Hartford canvass shows 39 votes for Bayard 29 for Grant and 26 for Sherman for Vice President. The tally reflects a campus presidential candidate contest among professors and students.

Trinity College At Hartford Bayard Grant Sherman

Women Temperance Unions Meet in Lowell and Bricklayer Guild Formed

The Women’s Temperance Unions of Middlesex County gathered at High Street Congregational Church Lowell with fifteen of thirty six societies present led by Mrs McLaughlin Boston and business chaired by Mrs F W Smith Boston. Reports praised progress and discussed home protection and child welfare with remarks by Mrs Rolfe Groton Miss Louise Baxter Nantucket and Miss Jennie Masters Boston. An afternoon essay from a Cambridge speaker on The Value of a Little sparked discussion. They adjourned to March 5 at Pepperell. Also that evening fifty four bricklayers formed a benevolent protective association in Lowell with a pledge for a uniform price and no work for less. season rate set at 250 per day from April 1 and 3 per day after June 1 ten hours a day. Officers named Patrick Conlan president Herbert Moulton vice president Thomas Collins secretary Joseph J Albert treasurer James McManus sergeant at arms John Lord Charles Lodkins trustees John F Murphy John O’Hara Gilbert Barris John Spellman Frank Conlan. A permanent hall was secured for weekly Friday meetings.

Women’s Temperance Unions Middlesex County High Street Congressional Church Lowell Mass McLaughlin Boston F. W. Smith W. H. Ward Rolfe Groton Louise Baxter Nantucket Jennie Masters Cambridge Pepperell Patrick Conlan Herbert Moulton Thomas Collins Joseph J. Albert James McManus John Lord Charles Lodkins John F. Murphy John O'Hara Gilbert Barris John Spellman Frank Conlan

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