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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1881

Page

2

House Votes to Refund Public Debt at Three Percent

The House passed the refunding bill to issue 3 percent bonds and 10 year certificates for public debt relief. Final roll call: 135 Yeas to 125 Nays with detailed member votes listed. bill otherwise identical to yesterday’s telegraphed measure. The House adjourned at 4:25.

Washington Fernando Wood Price Lawn Banics Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Yeas Cope Pontinhu Carlisle Mesers Acklen Atherton Atkins Bachnan Barber Beal Berry Bicknell Blackburn Iiss Blount Bouck Bragg Buckner Cabell Calaweil Chalmers Clardy Clark Clements Clymer Coffroth Converse Cook Covert C Ox Cravens Culberson Davidson Davis N. C Deuster Dibrell Dickey Dunn Dunorell Elam Evans Felton Jorney Frost Geddes Goode Gunter Hammond Harris Eaton Hopkie Henry Herbert Hill Tooker Hestet House Hall Hunton Hurd Hutchins Johnston Kelley Kenna Ketcham Kimmel King Kitchen Knotz Knott Lefevre Lounsberry Manning Marsh Martin W. Va Del McKenzie McLane McMahon McMillan Miles Mills Money Morrison Muldron Muller New Nichols O’connor Persons Philips Phister Poehler Reagan Richardson Richmond Ross Rothwell Russell Sanford Sawyer Seales Scoville Sheiley Simonton Singleton Ill Miss Slemons Smith N.J Sparks Springer Steele Talbot Taylor Yenn Thompson Tellman Lownshend Tucker T. Turner Updegraff Upson Vance Waddell Warner Washburn Weillborn Wells White Whittaker Whitthorne Williams Ala Willis Wilson Wise F. Wood N. Y Nays—Aiken Aldrich Anderson Bailey Baker Ballou Belford Beltzhoover Bingham Blake Bland Bowman Boyd Brewer Briggs Brigham Burrows Butterworth Calkins Camp Cannon Carpenter Caswell Claflin Colerick Conger Cowgill Crapo Daggett Cal de la Matyr Deering Dwight Einstein Ellis Errett Ferndon Field Fisher jFord Forsythe Fort Frye Gulette Gadschalk Harmer Harms Mass Haskell Hawley Hayes Hazleton Heisman Henderson Hiscock Harr Hubbell Humphrey Jones Keller Killanger Lapham Lindsay Loring Lowe Mason McCord McCook McGowan McKinley Miller Mitchell Monroe Morse Morton March Neal Newberry Norcross O’neil Overton Pacheco Page Phelps Pound Prescott Reed Rice Robertson Robinson Ryan Kan Sapp Shellenburger Sherwip Spear Stevenson

Congressional Debate Over Franklin Manuscripts Sale

Speaker Randall reported a secretary Evarts letter confirming Benjamin F. Stevens can sell the Henry Stevens Franklin collection of manuscripts and bonds to the State Department for 560 pounds sterling. The set includes Franklin era papers, official correspondence from 1776 to 1785, and notes on Europe, with broader notes on government finances and peace negotiations.

Washington Randall House Evarts Benjamin F. Stevens United States London State Department Henry Stevens Franklin Stevens Benjamin Franklin William Temple Franklin Franklin Europe Congress Senate Edwin H. Smith Virginia Naples Charles E. Allen Lancaster N. H A. W. Baker Lebanon N.H Delos B. Sacket Engineer Corps W. F. Reynolds Wm. P. Craighill Amos Stickney Frederick F. Dent John Hamilton Royal F. Frank Alexander McCook Wiliam H. Brown Henry B. Mizner William H. Saunders John 8 Poland Benjamin B. Martin Warren R. I

Grant and Cornell Welcomeed by New York Legislature

Gen Grant and Gov Cornell were escorted to seats in the New York Assembly chamber as Lieut. Gov Hoskins presided. Grant thanked the Legislature for the welcome, praising New York’s wealth and population while noting tax and property contrasts, as the event extended into the afternoon with music and public introductions.

Albany Assembly Hoskins Grant Cornell Flaskins New York Europe Empire Washington Great Britain Senator Winslow Eaker

Two Girls Die In Coasting Accident Near Reading

A despatch from Girardville reports a coasting tragedy in which Miss Mary Cardiff and Miss Honora Dougherty were killed after a sled, steered by a young man who fell off, crashed into a telegraph pole. Cardiff suffered fatal head injuries. Dougherty sustained a broken back and ruptured internal organs.

Reading Girardville Mary Cardiff Honora Dougherty Miss Cardiff Miss Dougherty

New Rail Links Sought in Maine and Western NY Board

A Bridgeton Harrison and Naples delegation met Grand Trunk official J Stevenson to discuss a west Bethel Waterford lakes to Portland rail line but no agreements were reached. New York Ontario and Western stockholders elected Woerishoffer Porter Winslow Schiff Amy Adams Clark Butterfield Jordan Chase Conda Fenner Houston. Foreclosure sales in 1886 totalled 31 roads covering 3375 miles with $166 million in bonds and $7 million in stock.

Norway Bridgeton Harrison Naples J. Stevenson Grand Trunk Penmg West Bethel Waterford Lakes Portland New York, Ontario and Western New York New York, Ontario and Western Railroad Charles F. Woerishoffer Horace Porter Edward F. Winslow Jacob H. Schiff Henry Amy William Adams, Jr Thomas C. Clark Fred Butterfield Conrad N. Jordan Edward E. Chase Charlies J. Conda William H. Fenner, Jr Theodore Houston Chicago Railway Age

Maine Law Makers Joint Session Debates Reforms

In Augusta on January 19 the senate and house discussed repeal of pilotage laws tax relief for Lewiston Auburn railroad and biennial state elections proposals. A constitutional amendment on female suffrage was sent to the judiciary, while a bill favoring women in office was reported not to pass. A joint convention declared Eugene Hale the U S senator.

Census Office Williams Rem Kentucky United States Senate Edmunds Congress Mexico California Messrs. Teller Plumb Thurmen Blair Coke Avagusta Somerset Piscataquis Lewiston On Auburn Judiciary Committee Committee On the Judiciary House Eaton Board of Prisoners Atlantic and Executive Council Committee On Printing Eugene Hale U. S London House of Commons Morning Post Nolan Galway Charles Dawson Forster Dawson Dwyer Gray Hull Manchester Salford Queen’s Bench Dublin Traversers Richard Adams Sheridan Sullivan Law Coast Guard Ireland County Clare Sligo

Fire damages Brockton block. lodgers lose goods

Fire at nine thirty this morning in the third story of a wooden block on Main and Crescent in Brockton owned by William Ryder destroyed furniture and clothing worth about $1,500 with no insurance. The upper floors housed lodgers while the Belmont market and Harradan Bros. on the lower floor escaped damage. the building likely suffered $500 in loss. Origin of the fire remains unknown. A nearby John Tilden estate block was scorched but saved. In York Me a mill fire at Chase's Mills caused about $20,000 in loss with insurance under $2,500. Bottomly of Athol Mass. lost stock insurance $1,200. a Bottomly son was rescued by firefighters amid heat and smoke.

Brockton Main Crescent Streets William Ryder Frank M. Sproul Belmont Market Harradan Bros John Tilden York Portsmouth N.H Chase’s Mills Frank Bottomly Athol Mass Bottomly

President Garfield S Train Car Will Welcome Inauguration

Washington dispatch describes Garfield and family traveling in a new palace car owned by W. D. Washburn of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railway. The car features ornate butternut and ebony woodwork, frescoed oak ceilings, private apartment, two beds, drawing room with ebony parlor set, heavy velvet carpets, and extensive facilities. The car is reported to cost about $17,000.

Garfield Washington Boston Herald W. D. Washburn Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Observatory Pullman

Cotton Planters Meet as Machinery Pushes Southward

The January meeting of the Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters Association in Vicksburg drew a large crowd. President Moreland said the secretary contacted English mill machinery makers for terms to sell to a southern joint stock company. The group tested Kemp & Burpee fertilizer distributors and invited Clark cotton cleaner reps for February. The association endorsed Planters Journal expansion in Vicksburg Memphis and New Orleans and planned a weekly journal in three cities.

Vicksburg Miss Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters’ Association F. C. Moreland England Barnes Cincinnati Kemp& Burpee Manufacturing Company Planters’ Journal Company Planters’ Journal Memphis New Orleans Planters Clark Cotton Cleaner South

London Storm Wrecks Havoc Across the Thames

A protracted gale and snowstorm devastate London and coastal towns. The Thames floods surge ten feet, many houses uninhabitable, bridges sunk, casualties feared, Parliament disrupted, railways blocked, and widespread property damage reported across the United Kingdom.

London Thames Surrey House of Commons Biggar America Underground Railroad Elevated Docks Blackfriars’ Bridge Lambeth New York Baltic Liverpool

British and World News Roundup From Valparaiso to London

Advices from Valparaiso report Chilean forces near Lima totaling about 30 000 with 80 cannon and 10 Gatling guns while Lima defenses number 40 000. Other items note Durba n dispatches on Basuto desertions 950 burghers and Pondo chief Umhlouble killed. Royalist Powell wins Wigan seat. British North Atlantic Steam Navigation company proposed with £500 000 capital and four 4500 ton steamers. Netherland Red Cross cites limits on Transvaal aid. Scottish Heritable Society suspends payments. Leopold de Rothschild and Miss Perugia of Trieste wed.

London Valparaiso Lima Chillian Puenta Arenas Durban Carrington Umhlouble Letsea Basutoland Cape Town House of Commons Wigan Lord Lindsay Earl of Crawford Powell John Lancaster British North Atlantic Steam Navigation Company America Netherland Red Cross Society The Hague Transvaal Scottish Heritable Society Company Edinburgh Leopold de Rothschild Lionel de Rothschild Perugia Trieste

Poe Memorial Committee Plans Booths Theatre Benefit

New York reports the Edgar Allan Poe national memorial group arranging a Feb 17 benefit at Booths theatre with Miss Mary Anderson and Signor Salvini among participants. Collections and support from George Fawcett Rowe Kate Field and Genevieve Ward are noted.

New York Edgar Alan Poe Walnut Street Theatre Philadelphia Ford Baltimore Court of Appeals Harry W. Genet Genet Europe United States District Court Albany Cornell Brooklyn Wm. R. Purdon Barrett Supreme Court Robert Sewell World’s Fair Executive Committee Union Pacific Railroad Company Daniel Sullivan Patrick Guam Internal Revenue

First Year Cotton Futures Close at New Orleans Exchange

The New Orleans cotton exchange marks its first year of futures trading with total reported sales of 5,207,100, plus about 500,000 unreported. Only two failures occurred, both for insignificant sums.

New Orleans New Orleans Cotton Exchange

Flooding Hits Portland Area as Willamette River Rises

Heavy rain swells the Willamette River flooding a large area and submerging the lower Portland district. Railroads suffer washouts and several bridges collapse or are washed away in the rising flood.

Portland, Or Portland

Rioters Found Guilty in Allentown Hotel Attack

Eight men named McCloe Nicholas Charles Frank Harrison Dilton Louis John L Parker Frank Waters faced a jury after a riot at William D. Canover's Allentown hotel on December 4. Pistols were used and several were wounded. Judges sentenced each to two years in prison with a $500 fine. final sentence deferred to Friday.

Freehold N.J William D. Canover Allentown Nicholas McCloe Charles McCloe Frank McCloe Harrison Dilton Louis Palmer John Nixon L. Parker Frank Waters

Various World Topics Spark Surprise and Fear Across Nations

A roundup covers Queensland coal hopes, Gotha cremations, Delaware tax exemption bills, Oswego river frauds, a US Supreme Court justice note, Peruvian guano concerns, Camden Place history, Berlin bird color tests, German debt distress, language growth, Paris street collection bustle, Leeds garbage solution, and 1887 prophecies.

Queensland Australia Hungary Gotha Delaware Oswego Cardiff Clifford United States Supreme Court Camden Place Chiselhurst Leopold Rothschild Thomson Bonar Camden Pratt Lord Camden Berlin Germany Pall Mall Gazette England Russia Spain France

Dr W H Dehaven Murder Reported in Glasgow Ky

News in brief covers a murder of veterinary surgeon Dr W H Dehaven in Glasgow Kentucky by Nat Parish. Also notes land sales in Lyon County Iowa for English colonists and various national items from Kansas City to Albany.

W. H. Dehaven Glasgow Nat Parish Lyon County Iowa General Sheridan Kansas City New Mexico Friedberg Chicago Ottawa Messrs Barnett McKay Schroeder State Senate Albany N. Y New York Assembly Good Bear Big Skirts Crow King Sitting Bull Fort Buford Canada

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