Immigration growth and domestic prospects in New York
The New York Commissioners of Emigration report 1878 port arrivals totaling 121,369 from foreign countries, with 75,347 aliens and 46,022 prior U.S. landings. The steerage count was 53,801, and 30,586 planned to stay in New York State. Destinations after landing included the Middle States, the West, and other regions, reflecting migration driven by better economic prospects at home and opportunities abroad.
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New York
United States
Middle States
Canada
South America
Wealthy New York men form group for concert garden
A number of affluent New Yorkers organize an association to establish a concert garden offering popular music at popular prices free from opera or concert restraints. The note wishes them success and joy but cautions them to consider the fate of other musicales that thrived in writing but failed in practice.
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New York
Potter Committee hears Butler cipher despatch claim
Gen Butler admitted guarding the cipher despatches and promised to hand them to the committee. Republicans block investigation while Democrats press for truth. Blaine attacks subsidies. Also reports on Carn ival of Authors at Music Hall, Boston Produce Exchange dinner, Dartmouth alumni dinner, Attwood resignations, and a Poultry exhibition closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Committee
Gen. Butler
Tribune
House
Blaine
Senate
Music Hall
Old South Preservation Fund
Boston Produce Exchange
Young’s Hotel
Wade
J.Q. A. Brackett
O’brien
Slade
Lorimer
Curtis Guild
Dartmouth
Boston
Revere House
Cornelius G. Attwood
Berry
Horticultural Hall
Weather Indications for New England and Cautionary Signals
Indications show increasing cloudiness with snow or rain across New England. Winds shift from easterly to southerly as barometer falls and temperatures drift. Cautionary signals issued for Smithville, Macon, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Cape Henry, Cape May, Atlantic City, Barnegat, Sandy Hook, New Haven, New London, Newport, Woods Hole, Boston, Portland Section 8 and Eastport Section 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Smithville
Macon
Cape Lookout
Cape Hatteras
Kitty Hawk
Cape Henry
Cape May
Atlantic City
Barnegat
Sandy Hook
New Haven
New London
Newport
Boston
Portland
Eastport
Winter Weather Report From Signal Stations
Comfortable winter weather reported across the United States this morning. Snow fell at midnight in Burlington and Detroit. Temperatures ranged from 19 above at Eastport to 69 in New Orleans with rising barometers nationwide.
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United States
Burlington
Detroit
Mercury
Eastport
Portland
Boston
Albany
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Savannah
Washington
New York
Gloucester Memorial Demands Abrogation of Washington Treaty Fisheries
A Gloucester Massachusetts committee petitions President for repeal of Washington treaty fishing provisions. They cite ruinous effects on New England fisheries, losses of millions, and ask restoration of prior English fish duties. Signatories include Charles H. Pew Joseph Rowe Sylvester Cunningham David Tarr and David S. Presson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Masss
United States
Washington
Mass
New England
Alabama
Charles H. Pew
Joseph Rowe
Sylvester Cunningham
David Tarr
David S. Presson
Dominion Board of Trade backs compulsory inspection plan
Ottawa January 22 At the morning session the Dominion Board of Trade moved to urge compulsory inspection for butter and to amend the act to cover butter meat fish flour and meal A Special Commission will re consider the proposal The board also resolved that the government should promote Halifax as the main Atlantic port via the Intercolonial Railway for Northwest produce shipping to Europe along with mail and passenger service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion Board of Trade
Halifax
Intercolonial Railway
Dominion
Europe
Northwest
Albany Assembly Debates Insurance Probe Vote Reconsidered
In Albany on January 22 Mr Fish said he knew of close ties between the Insurance Department Superintendent Smythe and Knickerbocker Life Insurance President. He alleged disreputable connections as the House reconsidered yesterday's vote to order an investigation. The measure was defeated 80 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Fish
Smythe
Insurance Department
Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company
Two Workmen Die As Wall Collapses at Burned Building
Cincinnati dispatch reports two workers, Barned Martin Jordan and Thomas Mc Grave, fell about 60 feet when a south wall of P. Wilson & Sons' building, burned recently, collapsed during dismantling. McGrave died instantly. Jordan died thirty minutes later. both were married with families.
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Cincinnati
P. Wilson & Sons
Martin Jordan
Thomas McGrave
McGrave
Jordan
Cipher despatches and Southern war claims dominate day notes
The Potter Committee met privately as John Sherman pressed to call St Martin for cross examination. Cipher despatches totaled 690 as Butler explained their journey and disappearance. Debates in Congress showed opposition to Southern war claims and Ellis backed a constitutional ban. Hewitt plans to report the Army bill with Burnside’s note. Reagan Inter State Commerce bill hearing set for tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside
Senate Commerce Committee
Stormy debate in the House over Southern Claims bill
In Washington on January 22 a stormy House debate over the Southern Claims bill included Wisconsin's Bragg urging Northern Democrats to move away from the South’s Democrats for money via the Treasury. Louisiana's Ellis defended loyalty, while Chalmers said Bragg’s remarks targeted him. The session moved on to memorials for Beverly B. Douglas and the Mississippi Levee bill.
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Washington
House
Bragg
Wisconsin
North
South
Ellis
Louisiana
Conger
Atkins
Tennessee
Mr Chalmers
Mississippi
Beverly B. Douglas
Virginia
Messrs Goode
Pollard
Hooker
Walker
Springer
Dunnell
Pridemore
Clark
Tucker
Butler Cipher Dispatches Public Conditional Flans
General Butler presents cipher dispatches with conditional release plans debated by the committee. Officials consider making documents public under specified conditions. The discussion centers on transparency and controlling sensitive contents.
Treasury Secretary duties bill for bank note redemption
In the House Mr Stephens introduced a bill defining Treasurer duties in certain cases. It provides that when National Banks fail to redeem notes or wish to withdraw them the Secretary shall sell deposited U S bonds to the highest bidder for coin or Treasury notes and issue certificates of deposit for the coin or notes received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stephens
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
United States Treasury
General Sherman Plans a South Atlantic Inspection Tour
Washington January 22 The General of the Army intends a long tour through Florida Georgia and the South Atlantic States to inspect abandoned posts and neglected U S property and determine preservation measures He will revisit early life scenes and later campaign sites while safeguarding federal interests. The Senate passed a debt refunding bill allowing 5 20s to swap for 4 per cents with three months interest and the House Appropriations Committee finished work on the Post Office bill allocating about 1 250 000 to postal car service with the remainder to rail service. The Steamboat Inspectors propose tighter boiler access rules. Gen Arthur’s sharp reply to Sherman over the New York Custom House management will be reviewed by the Commerce Committee. Executive session notes say the Fishery award was achieved by tampering with the Belgian arbitrator and England will seek more than the initial 5 560 000 installment. Subscriptions to the 4 per cent loan reached 16 508 456.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
South Atlantic
Conkling
Washington
Florida
Georgia
United States
Atlanta
Senate
Morrill
House
Committee On Finance
House Committee On Appropriations
Blount
Board of Supervising
Arthur
New York Custom House
Commerce Committee
England
Libel suit against the Times in 1877 damages case
Trial began in New York federal court over Col Ellison Keitt's 350000 libel claim against the New York Times for alleging bigamy. Other items note Brooklyn sewer gas linked deaths, church resignation, insurance tax rulings, arson trial, bond market shift, ship losses, and mayoral personnel change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
TIMES
Roy
Brooklyn
Reno inquiry hears Lt Varnum on position and fords at the village
In Chicago on January 22 Lt Varnum described Reno's line after leaving the woods saying there were not enough men to hold, Reno created a diversion in the Indian village, Custer might be detouring, and Reno's force showed haste and demoralization with no cowardice but some uncertainty about Custer's fate.
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Chicago
Reno
Lieut
Varnum
Custer
Gray Horse
Col. Benteen
Gray Horse Cavalry
Renfo
Witness
Erie Woman Recounts Perry Era as Dobbins Dies
Mrs Capt Daniel Dobbins of Erie died today in her 190th year. She lived in Erie when Commodore Perry fitted out the fleet that defeated Britain at Put-in-Bay in the war of 1812 and was closely acquainted with Perry and his officers. Lafayette was a guest at her home in 1824, and she remained mentally alert with vivid memories of the past until shortly before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Daniel Dobbins
Perry
Put-in-Bay
Dobbins
Lafayette
Senators Beck and Edmunds Answer the Maine Trickster
Senators Beck and Edmunds respond to the Maine trickster incident in a terse exchange. The episode highlights political tensions as lawmakers weigh responses and public reaction grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck and
Edmunds
Maine
Blaine Opens Roach Subsidy Push in Senate Speech
Senator Blaine condemned free ships and urged subsidies during the Naval Appropriation debate. He launched support for the Roach Subsidy bill, honoring Senator Beck’s free trade case. A subsidy lobby was present and W. E. Chandler drew particular attention among the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Washington
Blaine
Senate
Maine
Beck
W. E. Chandler
Blaine Proposes Navy Reform Amid Senate Debate
In Washington on January 22 the Naval Appropriation bill was resumed as Blaine urged merit based commissions after 1883 and pruning surplus officers and yards. Beck countered that Blaine sought new legislation on an appropriation bill. Edmunds defended restraint. The session shifted to a bill on navy promotions, referred to Naval Affairs.
Slaughtering Indians Cheyenne Campaign Concludes in Nebraska
Fort Robinson Nebraska January 22 The Cheyenne campaign ends for now as Col Evans with Companies B and D Third Cavalry cornered renegades on a cliff four miles north of the stage road. The pursuit led to Capt Wessels four companies who halted fugitives forty five miles from the post. Thirty two were captured alive of forty nine in the field. Seventeen killed. Wessels wounded. Three of his men and an Indian scout wounded. One sergeant a farrier and a private killed. Ambulances proceeding to move the dead and wounded. More couriers with details expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Robinson
Neb
Evans
Third Cavalry
Stage Road
Red Cloud Agency
Wessels
Taunton Ministers Hold Annual Meeting at City Hotel
The Taunton Association of Congregational Ministers met in Taunton with 18 members present. Representatives from Fall River Taunton Attleboro Norton Dighton Somerset Seekonk Rehoboth Raynham Freetown Swansea Lakeville and Middleboro attended. A private session included sermon readings reviews and essays led by Rev. S. C. Keyser and Rev. F. D. Kelsey. Next meeting set for April in North Middleboro.
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Taunton
Mass
Taunton Association of Congregational Ministers
City
Mr Thrasher
North Raynham
Fall River
Attleboro
Norton
Dighton
Somerset
Seekonk
Rehoboth
Raynham
Freetown
Swansea
Lakeville
Middleboro
C. Keyser
F. D. Kelsey
Emery
Boynton
Jonah
North Middleboro
Funeral for George W. Eastman Held in Plymoutn News
The funeral for George W. Eastman was held in Plymou ton N F on January 22 with a large turnout. Delegations from the Knights Templars commanderies of Littleton and Lancaster attended, totaling twenty five and fifteen members respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PlymouTn
N. Fl
George W. Eastman
Littleton Commandery
Knights Templars
Lancaster Commandery
Funeral for prominent railroad conductor in Trinity Churchyard
Many lodges from towns came to honor the 45 year old conductor. A Lisbon Cornet Band led the procession from the house to the Congregational Church where a sermon by Rev. Tillotson was delivered. Due to heavy snow the Masonic rites were observed in the church after the sermon, then the bier was escorted to Trinity Churchyard amid floral tributes. J A Dodge and other railroad officers attended along with numerous railroad men and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
J. A. Dodge
Teisserenc de Bort resigns from French cabinet
The Times Paris dispatch reports Teisserenc de Bort has resigned as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. The cabinet gains not trouble, avoids consequences of his imprudent commerce treaty denunciation. Jules Ferry is seen as likely successor. Gambetta’s papers voice ongoing discontent and worry of a new crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
Paris
Teisserenc de Bort
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce
Jules Ferry
Teisserence de Bort
Gambetta
Republique Francaise
Petite Republique
Dufaure
Revolt in Venezuela Shifts Support to Guzman Blanco
Havana reports a majority backing Guzman Blanco as exiles sail from St Thomas to Puerto Cabello. Puerto Cabello fights in government favor, Bolivar shelling the town, and property and lives lost. Marcia Reynolds halted at the fort entrance. Gen Celeno reportedly defeated at Maracas and captured by government troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Venezuela
Guzman Blanco
St. Thomas
Blanco
Puerto Cabello
Europe
Bolivar
Marcia Reynolds
New York
Trinidad
Celeno
Maracas
Investigator boiler explosion at St Thomas sinks repair ship
Telegraph Company steamer Investigator left St Thomas on January 8 when its boiler exploded scalding six men and causing damage severe enough to condemn the vessel. Windward Islands crop reports are favorable. Haiti reports outbreaks feared and business quiet. Diplomats resume talks after France acknowledges a loan to the late Domingue government. Coffee at eight per quintal. Santo Domingo notes peace but dull business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
Telegraph Company
Investigator
Hayti
France
Domingal
Santo Domingo
Italian Senate Debates Tunis Policy and Cairoli Policy
In Rome on January 22 the Senate continued debate on foreign policy with Depretis reaffirming yesterday’s stance. He argued Italy must not alter the status quo with Tunis. The chamber endorsed the day’s order, urging loyalty to treaties and stability of finances and military, a move seen as censuring Cairoli's cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Senate
Depretis
Italy
Tunis
France
Cairoli
Plague Conference Advances Sanitary Cordons Across Europe
In Vienna a preliminary conference between German Privy Councillor Finkelnburg and Austrian Sanitary Board members discussed a strict sanitary cordon with cooperation from Romania from Memel to Sulina. Russia trade disruptions loom as the Northern Railway suspends dice from Russia after Friday and Newcastle reports Nijni Novgorod records a plague case.
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Vienna
Finkelnburg
Memel
Sulina
Russia
London
Standard
Sanitary Commission
Nijni Novgorod
Birbeck Wins Norfolk North Seat After By Election
London Jan 22 A by election in Norfolk North filled the Commons vacancy from James Duff's death. Conservative candidate E Birbeck defeated Liberal Sir T F Buxton with 2742 votes to 2252. The Standard notes Sweden fears a general commercial collapse with many unemployed. A Russian steamer reportedly penetrated Oxus near the Afghan frontier. The Chinese Embassy met the Czar with ceremony. Cholera rising in Asia Minor. Paris Jan 22 heavy snow fell.
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London
Norfolk
House of Commons
James Duff
E. Birbeck
T. F. Buxton
Birbeck
Standard
Copenhagen
Sweden
Calcutta
Oxus
Madrid
Asia Minor
Paris
Logan Nominated by Illinois Republican Caucus Amid Outrage
The Illinois Republican caucus backed John A Logan despite accusations of disreputable means. The Tribune warns the Senate veteran’s six-year record is deficient on knowledge and reform, citing Credit Mobilier ties, high pay, subsidies, and machine politics. The piece asserts the selection harms the party, state, and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Logan
General Assembly
Logan
Illinois
Tribune
Republican
United States Senate
Senate
Credit Mobilier
Grant
Evel
Multiple State Legislatures Elect United States Senators
New Orleans reports adjournment to February 1 while the Senate caucus remains in session. Ballots from Little Rock show Walker leading with 44 votes to Johnson 31 and Bell 24. Albany announces Roscoe Conkling elected to a six year Senate term starting March. Hartford confirms Orville Platt’s Senate election. Springfield declares John A Logan elected. Harrisburg reports J Donald Cameron chosen for six years. Milwaukee shows Carpenter 84 in joint Madison vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bayard
Washington
Little Rock
Ark
United States
Walker
Johnson
Bell
Baxter
Albany
Roscoe Conkling
Hartford
General Assembly
Orville H. Platt
Springfield
Ill
John A. Logan
Harrisburg
J. Donald Cameron
Milwaukee
Madison
Carpenter
Ryan
Bouck
Railroad bills seek track discontinuance and tax exemption
Aveusta Maine January 22 The Committee on Railroads voted to report a bill allowing the Boston and Maine Railroad Company to discontinue 2 1 3 miles of track in South Berwick and another bill to exempt the stock of the Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Company from taxation under railroad acts so long as all stock is owned by Lewiston and Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveusta
Committee On Railroads
Boston and Maine Railroad Company
South Berwick
Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Company
Lewiston
Auburn
Maine prison count, court actions, and local tales
The Bangor Commercial notes 221 prisoners in Maine State. George Bedford, nearly 90, climbed Machias Centre Street Church bell tower to oil gudgeons. Bangor Tribune casualty marks its death. two Portland blacksmiths face a jury inquiry. Belfast court closes with verdicts, divorces, indictments. Thorndike man jailed for 18 months. A Biddeford widower’s marriage plan amid protest, and Lewiston poultry prizes highlight a week of varied Maine news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
George Bedford
Centre Street
Machias
Bangor Commercial
Bangor Tribune
George N. Avery
Portland
Prescott
Supreme Court
Belfast
Charles Stevens
Thorndike
Symonds
Biddeford
Boston
Lewiston
J. T. Ham
Auburn
E. A. Cilley
Fairfield
G. B. Bearse
Peter Jerrison
Charles Goff
W. Cook
Plymouth Rocks
C. W. Curtis
C. F. Goss
William Dickey
O. M. Dow
Committee of
Dow
Staples
Portland and
Oxford Central Railroad
Rumford Falls
Buckfield
Grand Trunk
Boston and Maine
Maine Central
Ogdensburg
Portlsand
Saco
Portsmouth
Capt Prince arrests and other 1878 Concord items
Capt George Prince arrested at Exeter on Monday for obtaining money from pensions under fictitious names. Solomon Caverly donated a $500 bell and Jeremiah Kenniston a 65 chandelier to the Freewill Baptist Society in London. Edson Dearth returns to Bath family after two months away. He sought work at Ely mines due to unemployment. William A. McIntosh, from Portsmouth, held in $400 after Lewiston arrest for obtaining goods at Concord and Portsmouth Railroad freight house. Postal data show increases in money orders, mail, and stamps from 1870 to 1878. New Hampshire necrology for 1878 records six centenarians and notes remarkable longevity, with several aged residents listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Prince
Exeter
Solomon Caverly
Jeremiah Kenniston
Freewill Baptist Society
London
Edson Dearth
Bath
Ely
William A. McIntosh
Tortsmouth
Lewiston
Portsmouth
Concord and
New Hampshire
Sophy
Hanover
Ellen O’brien
Nashua
Mary Griffin
Londonderry
Mehitable Smith
Susannah Clark
Sharon
Betsey Carr
Unity
Lois Pletcher
Mary Fletcher Hospital Opens In Burlington Vermont
The Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington opened Wednesday funded by Miss Mary M. Fletcher. Burlington hosts a 5 acre site with a $25,000 building cost $50,000 facility cost and a $125,000 endowment. The brick structures include modern appliances and an extensive public library gift. The same day Rutland hosted the 12th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment with delegates from sixteen posts. Officers elected include Commander J H Goulding Rutland Senior Vice Commander A J Noyes Bennington Junior Vice Commander R J Coffey Montpelier. Montpelier welcomed the State Dairymen's Association starting meetings with remarks by Hiram A. Huse and E D Mason. papers on butter making packing soils and dairy trade were presented by J M Hale Thomas Whittaker and F B Thurber before the American Dairymen's Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fletcher
Burlington
Mary M. Fletcher
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Vermont
Rutland
J. H. Goulding
A. J. Noyes
Bennington
R. J. Coffey
Montpelier
State Dairymen’s Association
Hiram A. Huse
E. D. Mason
Richmond
S. Bliss
J. M. Hale
Georgia
Thomas Whittaker
Needham
Mass
Bliss
F. B. Thurber
New York City
American Dairymen’s Association
Declined Call for Rev Brown at St Ignatius NY
Methuen pastor Rev B A Brown refused a call to St Ignatius Episcopal Church in New York. Married Life: Mr and Mrs William S Everett of Princeton celebrated their fiftieth anniversary on the 20th. West Bridgewater home robbed of nearly $190. Dennis wreck death: Henry Halil’s body found at Beadie's rocks. Fall River woman Mary Maguire found dead. heart disease suspected. Dr John E Kinney injured in Old Colony Railroad collision. Lawrence Lumber Company officers elected. Archibald Wheel Company officers elected. Lawrence Common Council enlarges weekly city laborer payments. Bridge appropriation on Salem Street tabled. Alonzo Kidder and Linzey Ingalls arrested for fast driving. Ingalls claims father is a Lowell cop. John F Arnold case ends with not guilty verdict. Hanley's testimony contradicted by checks and evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Brown
Methuen
St. Ignatius Episcopal Church
New York
William S. Everett
Princeton
Ebenezer Whitmarsh
West Bridgewater
Henry Halil
Kate
Dennis
Beadie’s Rocks
Mary Maguire
Fall River
Central Street
John E. Kinney
East Wareham
Old Colony
Lawrence Lumber Company
Luther Ladd
George A. Shewell
Hezekiah Plummer
Morris Knowles
A. A. Lamprey
A. R. Chandler
H. D. Clements
Lawrence
Archibald Wheel Company
D. Arthur Brown
Concord
N. H
James Waite
Boston
Jacob Emerson
John Gale
Lowell
Ingalls
John F. Arnold
Pittsfield
Hanley
Eminent physicians declare Newport man Joseph Bradford hopeless
In Newport Rhode Island Joseph Bradford, a leading figure, is described as delirious with prognosis hopeless after a six-physician consultation. The report notes the severity of his condition and lack of encouragement for his family. Nearby Block Island reports a derelict fishing schooner Nettie M Rowe from New Bedford adrift near Brenton's reef. Island residents search for the vessel, offering a $1000 reward for its return. Providence man Smith B Keach, once a temperance publisher, was arrested on adultery charges after claiming a divorce in Washington county Arkansas and remarriage in Boston last September, with a Friday examination pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Joseph Bradford
Newport
Block Island
Nettie M. Rowe
New Bedford
Brenton’s Reef
Smith B. Keach
Providence
Washington County
Arkansas
Philadelphia
L. W. Howes
Keach
Connecticut Crime and Personal Tragedies Report
Hartford almshouse keeper Julius H. Thorpe dies Tuesday. A New Haven wife seeks divorce the day after marriage. Waterbury man John Kilbride dies after fatal fall. Hamburg's Charles M. Tiffany steals 420 in New York, lives riotously and is jailed. Norwich man Wesley Bishop faces murder and possible murder charges with potential trial outcomes. A sworn statement hints Fowler arsenic use by Charles Cobb Jr. Kate Cobb retrial risks hinge on admissible testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius H. Thorpe
Hartford
New Haven
John Kilbride
Waterbury
Charles M. Tiffany
Hamburg
New York
Metropolis
Wesley Bishop
Norwich
Charles H. Cobb, Jr
Fowler
Kate Cobb
Fires cause widespread losses across cities in January
Fire reports from New York Lisbon Loneon Derby Line and Sloan Sons & Co reveal multiple blazes. Losses range from 2000 to 30000 pounds with many buildings and stocks damaged or destroyed. Employment impact noted at Eccles cotton mill with 130 workers displaced. Insurance varied by case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murray Street
Tift & Howard
Lisbon
N. Y
Robert Secott
J. R. Clark
Theresa Armstrong
Loneon
Eccles
Ashton
Preston
Derby Line
Joseph Beltz
Barford
P. Q
Sloan, Sons & Co
Dey Street
Slosson Sets Billiards Record In Scoring Duel
New York report notes Sexton ill and out of play while Slosson posts runs of 71 97 and 441 the last tally the highest on record He defeats Sexton 600 to 87 over twelve innings with a 441 run in the eighth Slosson dominates ahead of tomorrow’s matches Daly vs Gallagher and Shaeffer vs Rudolphe In Brunswick billiards Gallagher of St Louis beats Garnier of New York 600 to 599 in 84 innings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brunswick
Thomas F. Gallagher
St. Louis
Albert Garnier
Mining stock closing prices in San Francisco
Official closing prices for mining stocks listed in San Francisco on January 22 include Alpha, Grand Prize, ANG, Hale & Norcross, Belcher, Julia Consolidated, Best & Belcher, Justice, Ophir, Overman, Chollar, Raymond & Ely, Consolidated Virginia, Crown Point, Sierra Nevada, Eureka Consolidated, Union Consolidated, Exchequer, Yellow Jacket, Gould & Curry. Richardson Hill & Co. at 40 Water Street offers prompt ORDERS and daily mining intelligence bulletins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alpha
Ceeseeesees
ANG
Cae Vcaeese
Hale & Norcross
Belcher
Julia Consolidated
Best & Belcher
Justice
Overman
Raymond & Ely
Virginia B
Crown Point
Sierra Nevada
Eureka
Union Consolidated
Exchequer
Yellow Jacket
Gould & Curry
Richardson, Hill & Co
Water Street
Newburyport Appoints Officials and Jurors Amid Local Changes
Michael Atkinson and Robert K. Southwell named as jurors for the Salem Superior Court next week. Pedestrian walkers E. B. Hidden and F. M. Vincent finish half their 48 hour trek with Vincent nine miles ahead. Merrimac Silver Mine to renew operations with new concentrating works. New city actions elect Snow as City Physician and McKinney to the Board of Health, with night watchmen pay cut by 12.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mass
Michael Atkinson
Robert K. Southwell
Salem
Hidden
F. M. Vincent
Merrimac
Snow
Alderman McKinney
Board of Health
Platt Honored at Large Meriden Reception
One thousand of Hon. O. H. Platts townsmen and visiting legislators attended a reception in Meriden to welcome the newly elected senator. Music by the band filled the armory as admirers from both parties shook hands and offered congratulations. Platt thanked the crowd in eloquent terms for their esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Conn
O. H. Platt
Multiple Fatalities and Unrest Mark News In Brief
Martin Coleman of Newark died after being stabbed by his son on Thursday night. the son fled. Jason Robins, a hermit, found murdered near Farwell Michigan, likely over money hoarded. Judge W Fell Giles of Maryland is dangerously ill in Baltimore. Mrs Samuel Martin found dead in Petersburg Virginia, said to be frightened to death by a burning chimney. Fairchild fatally wounded defending a literary society in Deerfield Ohio. attacker fled. Five children killed in Pittsburg and Allegheny Pennsylvania from coasting accidents. six maimed. calls to curb the sport. Rondout New York resident Kingston fire-bug Charles Van Gaasbeck found guilty again of arson. In Baltimore, William J McCleary fined for interfering with a deputy marshal. Eberhard Folke, New York merchant, murdered in Mexico on November 8. Kerrsville Pennsylvania four outlaws ransacked George McKeethan and sisters. they survived. Montreal indicates Alderman Clendenning unwell in Ontario amid financial troubles. expected back to meet creditors. Charlestown West Virginia collector Morris raids three distilleries destroying whiskey. fight with Moonshriners. two more distilleries to raid. Monongahela coal miners at Elizabeth Pennsylvania vote three cents per bushel. strike possible if not granted. owners expected to concede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Coleman
Newark
N.J
Jason Robins
Farwell
Mich
W. Fell Giles
United States District Court For
District of Maryland
Baltimore
Samuel Martin
Petersburg
Deerfield
Fairchild
Pittsburg
Alleghenny
Rondout
N. Y
Charles van Gaasbeck
Kingston
United States Circuit Court
William J. McCleary
United States
Mexico
Eberhard Folke
Exchange Place
New York
Folke
Kerrsville
George McKeethan
McKeethan
Montreal
Clendenning
Hamilton
Ontario
Charlestown
W. Va
Morris
Monongahela River
Elizabeth
Red Shirts in Williamsburg cited in Charleston hearing
Teller Committee resumed. M Pinkney, a colored Republican minister, testified to three Red Shirt organizations in Williamsburg and alleged interference with a White Oak meeting. He recounted ballot-box stuffing at Kings Tree and threats against him. Other witnesses described tissue ballots and armed clashes. Adjourned till tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Teller Committee
M. Pinkney
Williamsburg County
White Oak
Swails
Kings Tree
United States
Palmetto Engine House
Palmetto Engine-House
A.W. Green
Freeman
Polis
R. S. Cathcart
Green
Palmetto
G. D. Bryan
The
Democracy
Ward One
Palmetto Enginehouse
Market Hall
Union
Death notices and obituaries from a Boston paper
The column records multiple deaths and notices including Whitcomb of Malden born 1820 in Princeton Maine, long service with Shoe and Leather Bank, J M Fenotti a Catholic priest who died in Colorado, and others such as Moses Robinson, Captain Coffin, J B Sheffield, Prof Abbott, and Ashburton Webster. Also notes Sir St George Gore's death in Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Whitcomb
Princeton
Mase
Greenville
Roxbury
Somerville
North Avenue
North Cambridge
Moses Robinson
Fort Ann
N. Y
Thomas Sheare Coffin
Little Harbor
Portsmouth
N. H
J. B. Sheffield
Saugerties
George J. Abbott
Goderich
Canada
Lewis P. Clover
Dartmoor
Brooklyn
Lyman B. Hitchcock
Marshfield
Ashburton Webster
Col
Fletcher Webster
Daniel Webster
New York
Boston
Trinity Church
Sanders Gardner
Rockland
Mass
John M. Hawrican
Vergennes
Colorado Springs
Grand Isle
Lyman D. Ames
Christian Churceh
West Randolph
James W. Burns
Chelsea
Boaston and Providence Railroad
United States Marine Hospital
Salvini
Lotty Sharpe
Augustus Lord
First National Bank
Goodwin
Piscataqua Exchange Bank
Samuel Lord
St. George Gore, Bart
Manor Gore
County Donegal
Ireland
Inverness
Ralph Gore
Weston and Judson Bank Failures Hit New York Area
In New York, J. W. Weston, a stock broker at 17 New Street and dealer in privileges, suspended after a sharp rise made meeting contracts impossible. The Cobleman's Flint Glass Company of Brooklyn failed with liabilities of 360,000. In Ogdensburg, Judson Bank also failed due to depreciation in real estate and securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Stock Exchange
J. W. Weston
New Street
Cobleman
Flint Glass Company
Brooklyn
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Judson Bank
Fatal kerosene lamp blast claims family in Hyde Park
Scranton reports a tragic blaze in Hyde Park as Mrs Davis and her one year old child perished from a kerosene lamp explosion on Monday night. Across the border at St Stephens New Brunswick William O'Brien and his two sons died in a camp fire last Friday. their bodies were found amid the ashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Hyde Park
Davis
St. Stephens
N. B
William O’brien
Milberry Brook
Chinese New Year celebrated at Hartford HQ reception
The Chinese Educational Commission hosted the New Year event in Hartford today with a large reception this evening attended by Gov. Andrews and wife, several state officials and legislators, and about one hundred prominent citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Chinese Educational Commission
Gev. Andrews
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Nicola
Houston
Opstroxe
Sicnat Service
Deseanuieas
Cecwack
NEW England Fisheries
Dominion Commerce
General Butler
John Sherman
Shellabarger
St. Martin
Hiscock
the Tribune
Hewitt
Tilden
National Democratic Committee
Southern Claims
the Potter Committee
Butler
Flans
New York Tribune
Potter
Moses
Congress
Messrs Conkling
National Bank Notes
Gotham Gleanings
Shipman
United States District Court
Ellison
Keitt
South Carolina
New York Times
Col. Keitt
George Jones
the Times
Clinton Avenue
Manhattan and
Niagara Insurance Companies
Corporation Counsel
Isaac Badeaux
Howell
Abraham Lertstein
Ludlow Street
Gumbleton
Bar Association
Adam Bowlby
Plymouth
Aquin
William E. Northing
John D. Newman
Newman
Winskinskee
Tammany Hall
Wallace P. Groom
Peter Cooper
Manhattan Island
Abraham Heet
the Navy
Senator Blaine
Navy Department
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Great Britain
Pensacola
Pacific
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Mauine
Whs
Kentucky
Vermont
Beaus
Dawes
Quartermaster’s Department
Marine Corps
Committee On Naval Affairs
Nebraska
Congregationalists
West Indian News
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Chicago Tribune
Maine Railroads
David T. Tealer
NEW England News
Arnold
Maggie Shirley
Florence
Northampton Gazette
Springfield Union
Hartford County
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
California Mining
J. M. Fenotti
J. M. Finott
Colorado
Brookline
Arlington
Pilot
Chickering Hall
John Swinton
Germany
Bismarck
Louisville
Solomon Johneson
Robinson’s Creek
Pike County
James Bentley
MANUP
S. Doanhe & Greenough
State Street
Groom, Thomas & CO
GAY, Aaron BR. & CO
Johnson, HH. T. & CO
Arch Street
Tobey
Prp. S
Milk Street
Dodd
Horace
Washington Street
Niles, S. R
Tremont Street
Pettingill
BIRD
Henry C. &O
Tremont St
Colman, Moses & Sow
Portland St
DAY
Hawes & Henshaw
State St
Hatch, Samuel & CO
Congress St
Barris
Harris, Cyrus L. & CO
Central
Henry & Hatch
Summer Street
Holbrook & Fox
Post
St. Winnett, J. & CO
Bankers
T & CO
Merchants
BANGS
FEF
FENNO
Congress Square
Foote & French
Congress Street
Loud, T.3.& Bro
Parker & Stackpole
Devonshire
Peck, F. H
Stone & Downer
Book Publishers
Batcheliler
Blanchard, Fuller & CO
Pear
Summer St
KEITH
M. L. & Sons
Federal Street
Martin, Skinner & Fay
High St
Bond & Son
Water St
Burnett, Jos. & CO
Macomber, Bigelow & D
Oliver
Beattie
WM. A
Marsh, Francis Jr
Sears
Ballard, Vincent
Temple Place
Men’s Furnishings
Chaffin, J.C. & CO
Wash Street
Freeman & Ghay
Hewins & Hollis
Nichols, W.F. & CO
Merchant Tailors
Calrow
John G
Washington St
Lyon, Gorge
West Street
Whitcomb, H. P
Orcamns
FSTEY
Hunt Bros
Wash
St. New
Chickering & Sons
Henry F. Miller
Brallett & Cumston
Wash. St
Hazelton
St. Hallet, Davis & CO
Washington, Real Estate & Mortcaces
Bahrres & Appleton
Brown
Seth F
Old State House
Barnes & Carter
Cundy
W. H
Milh Street
Chandler
Dev
Lincoln, WM. & Son
Devonshire St
Porter, Alex
Thayer
Edward F
Equitable
Willis
J.D. H
Winnett, J. & CG
Wade, J. M
SAFES
Damon, Gyo. L
Sudbury Street
American Steam Safe Works
Morse, E. KR. & CO
WM. Bond & Son
Bentley
Barley Hascall
Ilinois and St. Louis Bridge Company
Keystone Bridge Company
Trenton
N. J
Assembly
Newa
Norrouk
Grace Davise
Pernambuco
Hampton Rocks
Rossend Castle
Mediterranean
Palestine
Liverpool
Devonia
Glasgow
Southampton
Donau
Panama
Grenada
Aspinwall
Crescent City
Isaac Watts
Ask Caswell
J. Ballou
Portland Street
Ena
Proya WigFactory
Paine
Canal and Friend Streets
K R. H. Eddy
Hilley
Britain
Eddy
Chas. Mason
Patents
Patent Office
Edmund Burke
R. H. Eddy
George Drape
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