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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1872

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2

Senate Amnesty Debate Highlights Morton Thurman Clash

Senators Morton and Thurman spar over Amnesty and Civil Rights bills with sharp partisan tones. Debate hints at campaign themes and delays a vote for days. Mentions include Miss Bella Wonderly and Gov Campbell marriage, but main focus remains legislative wrangling and committee actions.

Senate Morton Thurman

On the Occasion the Future Policy of Japan Toward the U S

A fragment suggests a discussion of Japan's future policy toward the United States emphasizing a higher civilization and patriotic sentiment. The text hints at political theory and diplomatic stance within an era of evolving international relations.

Japan United States

Eighteenth Day Probing Defalcation Claims Against Authorities

Special Despatch to the Boston Post reports Senate Investigating Committee proceedings revealing damaging assertions about defalcation claims and appointments at the Custom House. Witnesses describe high cartage rates, dismissals, and pressured settlements affecting public stores and collectors. The inquiry appears unlikely to conclude soon.

Bailey

Retrenchment Committee Hearings Detail Bribes and Misconduct

The Retrenchment Committee heard testimony on bribes to inspectors to hold goods on piers, forced storage charges on sugar, and alleged frauds by revenue officers. Witnesses including J R Van Vechten and Bertrand Hess testified to neglect, malfeasance, and prior indictments, with Senatorial letters and district attorney actions discussed.

New York Col. Stocking Morton, Kellogg Harris J. R. van Vechten Bertrand Hess Bailey Delano District Attorney’s Office Casserly Hess Nolle

Republicans Converge in Hartford for State Convention Caucus

Hartford delegates arrive for a Republican State Convention caucus with Gen. James de Prats presiding. Speakers include Dr George S. Miller, Augustus Brandegee, George Marshall, and others. The tone favors renomination of Gov. Jewell and the state ticket, with delegates to the National Convention to be chosen tomorrow. Support for Grant administration noted but no instruction to vote for a candidate.

Hartford Conn James de Prats George S. Miller Enfield Augustus Brandegee George Marshall New London W. G. Smith Orange H. L. Harrison New Haven Abijah Watlin Hariventon M. Taylor Grotam A B. Woodward Norfolk Joseph E.russell Greenwich James E. Durham Bridgeport E. B. Sumner Willimantic C. L. Griswold Chester Gov. Jewell Grant

Maine Senate Considers Peck Defalcation Case and Election Law Action

In Aveusta Maine January 23 the Senate received Neal Dow’s petition regarding the Peck defalcation case, referred to the Joint Special Committee of Morris Philbrick and Cole. An order to clarify election law for officers was introduced. In the House a Maine Central loan bill was laid on the table and set for Thursday. Committees were directed to study broad changes from corporate capital to female admission at the College to Agriculture and state auditing and Western Normal School funding. A flood of petitions followed.

Aveusta Senate Neal Dow Peck Morris Joint Messrs Morris, Philbrick Cole Maine Central College of Agriculture Western Normal School

Numerous 19th century brief items span crimes and politics

General Rosecrans denies support for a Mexico filibuster. Reports of failures after a long suspension in Scranton. A California man Bristol commits suicide in Harrisburg. Arthur Marsh killed near Holyoke. Botts prepares for execution and funeral after Halstead murder. Ancient gold coins found in Philadelphia. Guzman Blanco besieges Apura as revolutionaries face capture. Trenton Bank offers 15000 reward for burglars. total loot about 30000. Paterson clerk Henderson missing. Mrs Ewell dies in Nashville. Gen Ewell gravely ill. New York court discusses suits against Connolly and parties involved.

Rosecrans Mexico Scranton Bristol California Harrisburg Arthur Marsh Connecticut River Holyoke Mass Botts Pet Halstead North Third Street Philadelphia Laguayra South America Guzman Blanco San Fernandino de Apura Trenton N. J Henderson Paterson New York Nashville

Trial over Madame Jumel estate case with Bowen as claimant

In New York on January 23 the United States Circuit Court heard the case of George Washington Bowen claiming Madame Eliza Bowen Jumel’s vast estate. Bowen argues he is Jumel’s son under an illegitimate inheritance statute, while Chauncey Shaffer for the plaintiff outlines her Rhode Island birth and life as Ellie or Betsy Bowen, Elise Bowen Jumel in New York. The defense, led by Nelson Chase and Charles O’Conor, counters the lineage claim as witnesses prepare for a two week examination. Separately, rumors swirl about the City Hall ring fraud investigations and forthcoming indictments, including Tweed and Connolly, amid suspected multi‑million dollar deposits to private accounts. A journalist, B. W. Tomlinson, faces a shooting incident in Columbia involving a South Carolina legislator, while Savings Banks brace for potential runs as financial nerves tighten in Wall Street.

Ito San Francisco Grand Hotel Iwakura DeLong United States Japan Washington Treasury Department Department of Public Works Empire Pacific Robeson Mariner Navy Department Grant Borie A. T. Stewart Washington Society Mr Borie Long Branch New Jersey Princeton King Cole Philadelphia Alderney Nineteenth Street Hartley Arlington Mills Lawrence Mass Richmond City Illinois Indiana Ohio Congress Story Oil Erie Story Rickey & Co McKennon U.S. Circuit Court Indiey State Temperance Union Connecticut New York United States Circuit Court Shipman George Washington Bowen Rhode Island Eliza Bowen James Providence Harlem Bowen Madame Jumel Ellie Betsy Bowen Madame Elise Bowen Jumel Gen. Washington Shaffer Gen James Tusaiver Jamel Grand Jury Ring Oyer and Terminer Grand Jury Ring Grand Jury Tweed Connolly Controller’s Office B. W. Tomlinson Charleston News South Carolina Columbia S.C Tomlinson the World State House Brooklyn Army of the Potomac Charleston

Tragic Manchester Wife Kills Husband Then Self

Dennis Shea and his wife die in a tenement at 611 Elm Street after a brutal attack. Shea slashed his throat with a flat iron and the wife is found with fatal head wounds. investigators cite possible temporary insanity as motive. Four children, workers at local mills, lose parents.

Manchester N. H Elm Street Dennis Shea Thos. Kilty Shea Kilty Mr Shea

Noted Case Delays and Dramatic Courtroom Scene in London

In London on January 23 the famous case persists with the defence opening argument likely to extend another week. Bonds have fallen from one hundred to eighteen pounds amid a crowded court with many high ranking spectators. The defence claims 300 witnesses and promises sensational revelations. A separate dispatch reports a Spain slave traffic protest to Earl Granville, Spain’s treaty breaches acknowledged but deemed too delicate for intervention. A bishop is assaulted during Exeter meeting over liquor sale bills, ending with police clearing the hall after clashes and injuries.

London Anti-Slavery Society Earl Granville Spain Lord Granville England Madrid

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