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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1880

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2

Garfield and Ames clash over Credit Mobilier stock

The piece recounts Gen. Garfield denying stock ownership in Credit Mobilier while Oakes Ames testifies, showing records that Garfield held shares and received dividends. It highlights partisan debate as Democrats revive the Mobilier controversy.

Pious Journal Mobilier Gen. Garfield Oakes Ames Massachusetts Garfield Credit Mobilier

Tariff adjournment sparks House battle over revenue bills

Washington June 9 Congress plans to adjourn sine die next week likely impacting Tariff bills and the electoral count issue. Revenue reformers vow an earnest fight to force separate votes on measures like wood pulp paper chrome ore and salt while protectionists fear tariff moves will be defeated. A fisheries duties bill pares power to the President in tariff matters provoking opposition in the House.

Washington Congress Tucker Ways and Means Pennsylvania House Committee On Foreign Affairs Executive Department Great Britain House Senate United States Andre Tarrytown N.Y Wickford Harbor Narragansett Bay Virginia Kelley Rep Yeas Bayne Reagan Texas

Garfield Going Home to Ohio Amid Enthusiastic Toledo Welcome

Gen Garfield arrives in Toledo at 6 pm on a train from Indiana, greeted by about 2,000 Republicans. Gov Foster and Garfield address crowds at multiple stops, praising the Ohio nomination. A special engine will carry him to Cleveland for a grand reception.

Chicago Ohio Toledo Toledoo Gen. Garfield Laporte South Bend Elkhart Ligonier Kendallville Butler Edgerton Bryan Watson Swatton Foster Garfield Gov Cleveland Sam New York Grant Senator Conkling God Providence Republican Party

First Day At Greenback National Convention In Chicago

About 650 delegates and 1,000 spectators attended the Greenback Labor Convention in Chicago. Gilbert A. De LaMatyr was elected temporary president, with Charlies H. Litehman and Perry P. Maxon as temporary secretaries. The morning featured speeches on party principles and a protest over a portrait, followed by a women's suffrage memorial read by Mrs. Gage. The Pomeroy-Hoyt wing, with candidates Dillaye and Chambers, merged with the National Greenback Labor Party in the evening.

ChicaGo F. P. Dewees Pennsylvania Gilbert A. de LaMatyr Charlies H. Litehman Massachusetts Perry P. Maxon Kansas de la Matyr Gen. Garfield Congress Oregon New York Zach Chandler Gage Josephine R. Stone Fourth Congressional District Phoebe Cozzens St. Louis Anna B. Campbell Indianapolis Lucinda B. Chandler Philadelphia Stephen D. Dillaye New Jersey B. J. Chambers Texas Democratic Party Exposition Building Hugo Preyer Ralph E. Hoyt Pomeroy-Hoyt Greenback Party National Greenback Labor Party

Wholeale Merchants Fire in Louisville Causes Large Loss

A massive morning blaze gutted Arthur Peter & Co. wholesale drug house in Louisville leaving about 9100,000 in damages. Adjoining firms Kahn and Wolfe and Johnston, Newman & Co. suffered heavy to moderate damage with insured losses totaling well over 100,000. The Arthur Peter building, owned by Mrs. John T. Moore, also sustained significant damage. Nearby fires in Keen, New Hampshire caused further insured losses of about 2,700.

Louisville Arthur Peter & Co Main Seventh Eighth Kahn and Wolfe Johnston, Newman & Co Phenix of Hartford Norwich Union Arthur Peter John T. Moore Orient of Keenf N. H Alien Griffin C. H. Whitney Aren Woodson Robert Shelley

Railroads Consolidated in Widespread Consolidation Movements

Rail company consolidations announced as Pittsburg Titusville and Buffalo Railway merges with Buffalo and Southwestern Road, awaiting stockholder ratification. Cincinnati election signals virtual tie between C H and D Road and C I and Road. New York reports May railway earnings up 21 percent year over year, with regular dividends declared by New York Central and Harlem Railroad.

Buffalo Pittsburg, Titusville and Buffalo and Southwestern Road Cincinnati New York New York Central Harlem Railroad

Garfield nomination sparks Southern praise in New Orleans

Special despatches say Old Mad Wells of Louisiana Returning Board infamy is elated by Garfield’s nomination. He has attracted Southern Republicans in town and is seen as influential if Garfield wins. Louisiana Republicans note Garfield’s past role in New Orleans in 1876-77 as cunning and valuable. Congressman Wood P Russell and Miller also applaud Garfield as a key ally of tariff monopolists.

Boston Post Washington Old Mad. Wells Lousiana Returning Board Garfield Louisiana New Orleans Wood-Pulp Russell and Miller

Democratic State Convention Delegates Elected in Large gathering

Atlanta June 9 The Democratic State Convention was among Georgia s largest with delegates elected to Cincinnati. At large picks include Gen A R Lawton Savannah Hon T Barnes Augusta E P Howell Atlanta and Gen P M B Young Cartersville. The convention backed the two thirds rule and the delegation favored Field with one for Bayard and one for Tilden.

Atlanta Cincinnati A. R. Lawton Savannnah T. Barnes Augusta E. P. Howell The Constitution P. M. B. Young Cartersville Patrick Welsh Augusta Chronicle

Baltimore Democratic Conservativenominate Bayard favored

Delegates to Cincinnati chosen with harmony at Baltimore convention. Resolutions back Na tional Democratic Conservative policy, denounce Republican actions since 1876, call for civil rights, tariff reform, and restraint on federal power. Delegates named to Cincinnati. electors at large J Negitt Steele and Thomas C Hopkins chosen.

Baltimore Cincinnati United States National Democratic Party Republican Party Congress National Democratic Conservative Party Executive Thomas F Francis Bayard Delaware William Pinkney Whyte Philip F.thomas John Lee Carroll Bernard Carter J. Negitt Steele Thomas C. Hopkins

Garfield Accepts Nomination in Grand Pacific Club Meeting

In Chicago on June 9 Senator Hoar and committee notified James A. Garfield of his nomination, Garfield expressed grave responsibility and gratitude, pledging unity and a fuller reply to outline campaign plans. Senator Hearst similarly presented the nomination to Gen. Arthur, who accepted briefly.

Chicago Senator Hoar Messrs Garfield Arthur Grand Pacific Gen Hear Gen. Arthur

Tennessee Delegates Favor Most Available Cincinnati Candidate

The State Democratic Convention elected four at large delegates Maj. Thomas O Connor Knox Ex Gov James D Porter Henry John W Childress Rutherford and H W Carroll Shelby. Delegates favor the most available candidate with Bayard Thurman Seymour or Field as preferences. A Wilson county delegate contest led to bolting by the repudiation faction after admitting both delegations.

Nashville Tenn Maj Thomas O’connor Knox James D. Porter Henry John W. Childress Rutherford H. W. Carroll Shelby Bayard Tilden Wilson County

Tilden Delegates Chosen to the Cincinnati Convention

Detroit June 9 The Democratic State Convention at Saginaw nominated Tilden delegates led by Daniel M. Dickinson O M Barnes Col J E Messmore and Dr Foster Pratt at large The convention also resolved to retain the two thirds rule and to back defeat of the Chicago nominee labeling any Eight to Seven commission member as unfit for president

Music Hall Cincinnati Chicago District of Columbia Dexter Hall Tammany Men New York Sam Randall Club Philadelphia Iron City Tilden Club Pittsburg Frederick O. Prince Boston National Committee Tilden Detroit Mich Saginaw Daniel M. Dickinson O. M. Barnes Lansing Col J. E. Messmore Grand Rapids Foster Pratt Kalamazoo Michigan United States

Republicans Split Over Third Term Refusal Controversy

The passage notes discomfort in the party over a third-term refusal. It suggests Senator Conkling faces personal discomfiture and calls the second name a scandalous blot on the ticket, highlighting tensions between sound thinking Republicans and semi independent members.

Senator Conkling

Tennessee Crop Report Signals Improved May Conditions

State agricultural commissioners report May weather started dry causing crop worry but June rains improved prospects. Wheat 67, corn 94, tobacco 77 mid Tennessee, 81 West Tennessee. fruit outlook strong except peaches. grasses excellent. cotton averages listed as over 160 West Tennessee and 97 Middle Tennessee.

Nashville Tenn Bureau of Agriculture West Tennessee West Tennessee Middle Tennessee

bogus medical colleges face charges in Philadelphia

Proceedings start against five fake schools selling diplomas for 12 to 15 years. John Buchanan, dean of Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania, arrested and named president of the National Eclectic Medical Association, issuing diplomas under the alias James Murray, D. D. He led Livingstone University of America. Two more faculty members, Charles L. Polk and John J. Liggins, also arrested. six remain at large.

Philadelphia John Buchanan Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania National Eclectic Medical Association James Murray Livingstone University of America Charles L. Polk John J. Liggins

Deliberate Johnston murder shocks Rhode Island

Inquest into the killing of Amelia Potter at Johnston on June 7 1880 concludes with Walter Winsor confessing to a brutal crime motivated by a petty grudge. He describes luring Potter with strawberries then bludgeoning her with an iron bolt and attempting to assault her before disposing of her body in a pit. The bolt and grisly details galvanize Olneyville onlookers as Winsor awaits further examination.

Rhode Island Amelia Potter Providence Johnston Pocasset Road Walter Winsor Carroll Winsor Calista Potter’s Amelia Pawtucket Chronicle Lydia Morgan Mill Olneyville Phillips

Lord Mayor appeals for Ireland relief in distant telegrams

London reports the Dublin Lord Mayor cables U S and Canada for further Mansion House Fund aid as Ireland endures distress for farmers awaiting harvest. Also noted are Portugal the Belem monastery burials of Vasco da Gama and Camöelos, and a string of European dispatches from Madrid Berlin and Brussels.

London Dublin United States Canada Ireland Mansion House Fund Committee Lisbon Vasco da Gama Camoelos da Gama Lusiad Tagus Belem Portugal Pirwus Besika Bay Hayna Madrid Lepelletier Met D’ordre M. Vilar Gaulois Berlin Dortmund Russia Petropavlovsk

Garfield's Credit Mobilier ties scrutinized in political clash

Special despatch details Garfield's alleged ties to Credit Mobilier and a $1090 dividends loan standoff. It cites House committee findings, Ames correspondence, and letters naming Garfield among key beneficiaries as the 1860s graft controversy resurges in campaign talk.

The Rise and Fall of Putiloff the Russian Tycoon

The life of Nicoli Ivanovitch Putiloff spans naval service to vast Russia contracts. He built gunboats for the Crimean War and expanded into iron mills and rail production. Critics say subsidies and officials financed his fortune, with the Cronstadt St. Petersburg canal project draining funds and his empires teetering on collapse.

Willionaire Nicoli Ivanovitch Putiloff St. Petersburg Russia Baltic England Cronstadt Putloff Obouchoff Obouchof Steel Works Patiloff Great Sea Canal Oboucheff Steel Works Putiloff Putilog

Shipping interests to back convention for oceanic competition

The Board of Trade will convene ship owners in New York or Boston next October to outline legislation to strengthen US shipping for oceanic trade. Schell Tufts & Co. suspended in New York due to heavy liabilities from iron speculation. Funeral of John Brougham conducted at the Little Church Around the Corner with many in attendance.

New York United States Board of Trade Boston Schell, Tufts & Co Shipping and Commission Pearl Street London John Brougham East Twenty-ninth Street

Dublin University Club Offers Honorary Membership to Americans

The Dublin University Club invites the American team to enjoy honorary membership during their stay in Dublin. Rev. S. W. Folger, Baptist minister in Delhi Ontario, hanged himself in his barn on Wednesday, with temporary insanity suspected. Bart Stanchfield of Elmira New York died Wednesday from malarial fever contracted at Princeton College. The French Chamber of Deputies fixed July 14 as the national fete day, replacing August 15. Pittsburgh dispatch reports iron manufacturers voted to resume puddlers scale, signaling an end to the strike. A man named George W. Andrews, from Boston, was arrested in Buffalo on two failed forged checks totaling $740. The Swiss attached to the American Mission at Assioat aided freeing 68 slaves and arresting 35 Arab slave dealers. Through the British Consul at Cairo, 300 soldiers were sent to Assioat to seize the caravan. more than 1,000 slaves were believed to have arrived, with only 63 found, the rest escaped before arrival of troops.

Dublin University Club Dublin S. W. Folger Delhi Ont Bart Stanchfield J. K. Stanchfield Elmira New York Princeton College French Chamber of Deputies Pittsburg George W. Andrews Boston Buffalo Assioat Cairo Egypt England

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