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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1880

Page

2

Ban dero and allies sail from Cuba with sixty members

In Havana on June 11 Guillermon and his two brothers Maceo and Quintin Ban dero led sixteen other leaders and seventy four supporters aboard at poshese de Cuba bound for an unnamed destination.

Havana Guillermon Maceo Quintin Bandero du Harte Bonet Poshese de Cuba

The Marshals Bill Debate Sparks House Turmoil

Republicans voice concern over Garfield’s record in a fiery House discussion on the Marshals Bill. The exchange highlights partisan strains and division over enforcement and jurisdiction.

House Mr. Garfield

Debate on tariff bill shows Garfield stance split in House

In a heated session, Mr. Cox and allies demand Garfield’s position read aloud as Kelley, Hawley, and others clash over tariff policy. The debate features party lines, quotes from Garfield’s speeches, and a push to pass the measure amid references to New York Times coverage and Chicago politics. The House approves amendments and passes the bill with a party-line vote. Senate post routes bill also moves forward as adjournment comes.

Robinson Rep Massachusetts Garfield Cox Connecticut Hawley Pennsylvania Kelley Greenback Wright Vox Conger Michigan Chicago Gen. Garfield Mr. Hawley Robeson New Jersey New York Navy Department New York Times Keifer Ohio Cincinnati Hutchins John A. Davenport Star Chamber McCook Democratic Party Mr. Carlisle Lapham Yeas Ways Senate

Senate adjourns on Gen Armstrong heirs bill as is

Washington June 11 The bill to pay heirs of the rig Gen Armstrong owners was taken up but laid over after Boar object. The brig was sunk by a British vessel in a neutral port during the war of 1812 and the claim has long stood before Congress. Hoar warns against government liability for diplomatic missteps. Capt Howgate asks to transport volunteers to Lady Franklin Bay aboard Gulnare to man a proposed Arctic station. Vessel coal and subsistence ready. volunteers expected to be found in New England and the expedition to begin at once if approved. Senate confirms multiple nominations including Eugene Schuyler as consul general at Bucharest and M. Jackson to Halifax. William G. Ritch named secretary of the New Mexico Territory. M. V. Davis named chief of the U S Mint in New Orleans.

Li Yung Choi Kwang-si Pekin Gazette Hong Kong Kwang- Si Canton Pekin Boston Post Washington Garfield Conkling Logan Frye Conger Chicago Congress Mr. Field Massachusetts Carlisle Field Harris Virginia Cox Hawley Connecticut New York Kelley Weaver Hendricks B. Wright Greenbacks Victory Mr. Robeson Mr. Cox Robeson Navy Department John Sherman Tutton Philadelphia John Hartranft Sherman Cameron Hill Butler Hampton Senate Messrs Kellogg Keifer Democratic Party Lapham Circuit Court of the United States West Virginia Dem ebBeinda Sakae Armstrong Boar Hoar Howgate Lady Franklin's Bay Arctic New England Eugene Schuyler Rome Bucharest M. M. Jackson Halifax William G. Ritch Territory New Mexico M. V. Davis Louisiana New Orleans Concord N. H Ella F. Bowers Timothy Haynes Ella Bowers Charles L. Quimby Gustavus Bartlett Kilburn & Glennon Thomas J. Wood John Burke John C. Keenan John K. Flanders Timothy Kerley West Concord Boston Norris Pillsbury Williams College Washington Post Thirteenth and I Streets Mr. Garfield Western Reserve Randall Blaine Foster Cobden Club Ohio Armory Bil Roscoe Conkling Grant Ring Shepherd de Golyer James A. Garfield Returning Board Electoral Commission Credit Mobilier Wayward Means Committee

The Republican Candidate Garfield Cited as Pretender

A critical portrait labels Garfield a cowardly pretender in politics and a weak, hypocritical man. It cites his alleged past misdeeds, loyalty to party over principle, and ties to New Orleans fraud and tariff obstruction. The piece argues Republicans bear responsibility for nominating him.

Reminiscence on Garfield and Political Labor of 1876

A composite of opinion from 1873 through 1876 argues Garfield is incorruptible and conciliatory to Southern Democrats, while critics cite Credit Mobilier ties and dwindling support. The piece predicts Garfield’s vulnerability in a national presidential race and notes party dynamics between Garfield, Arthur, and potential dark horse Seymour.

Another Disastrous Conflagration in the Oil Regions

Lightning struck a 20,000 barrel Tideout Pipe Company tank near Tideout, igniting oil that spread to a second tank. The Octave Refinery and Acme Oil Works burned, oil flowed into Oil Creek, threatening more property. Fire crews from Corry, Oil City, Warren, and Titusville fought the blaze as Breed street and the Franklin street bridge burned. About 100,000 barrels of oil involved. Titusville reported four hundred buildings destroyed.

Bradford Tideout Pipe Company Tideout Octave Acme Oil Works Franklin Washington Corry Oil City Warren Titusville Breed Street Franklin Street Pittsburg New York Lowville M. D. Moore & Son

Fearful Work of a Hurricane in Iowa Tornado Kills and Missing

A tornado in southeastern Pottawattamie County Iowa on Wednesday night destroyed farms and buildings, killed several including Jesse Ansler and William Pace families, and left about twenty dead or missing. The storm, about half a mile wide, lasted under fifteen minutes with no rain and impeded by lack of telegraph access, as doctors and citizens rushed to aid and bury the dead.

Council Iowa Pottawattomie Jesse Ansler William Pace Alex. Ansler Red Oak

Supreme Court Refuses to Vacate Boucicault Arrest Order

New York June 11 The Supreme Court refused to vacate the arrest order against Boucicault linked to a divorce suit by Agnes Robertson after he left for England The court upheld General Sessions sentencing Rev Edward Cowley to one year in prison and a $250 fine for ill treating children at Shepherd Ford Bail denial cited ill health Also Johann Pisker a German saloon keeper died by oxalic acid self harm due to business troubles Widow Ibach and four sons with daughter Clara remain jailed in Ludlow Street to answer forgery charges totaling $12000 in Germany A Negro sailor Ford shot himself on Broadway by lying before a heavy truck head severed

New York Supreme Court Boucicault Donohue Agnes Robertson England Court of General Sessions Edward Cowley Shepherd Ford Frederick Pisker West Thirty-sixth Street Ibach Clara Ludlow Street United States Germany Ford Broadway

Governor Seymour Denies Nomination Bid Amid Health Concerns

Utica reports Gov. Seymour dismisses Syracuse despatch urging his nomination. He reiterates he cannot accept any nomination due to health, stating he has never contemplated active political involvement and aims to withdraw from public life, despite party interest and sympathies.

Utica N. Y Seymour Syracuse Syracuse Courier Observer

Grant Surprises at Chicago Convention, Garfield Support Strong

Gen Grent in Milwaukee interview calls Garfield a strong man who has been right and says he cannot carry any Southern State. He expects Seymour to be Democrats’ nominee. A National Democratic Committee meeting is scheduled at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati on June 21 at noon, per Fred Prince.

Gen Arthur Garfield N. Y Seymour Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Eagle Western Reserve Credit Mobilier Colfax Bingham Japan Republican Party Congress White House World Milwaukee Grent Chicago Democratic National Committee National Democratic Committee Grand Hotel Frederick O. Prince Sect Dem National Committee

Vigilant Spaniards Fire On American Vessel At Sea

Philadelphia dispatch reports the fruit schooner Ella A Merritt, sailing from this port to San Antonio, was fired upon fifteen miles east of Guantanamo by the Spanish warship Nuncio. The Nuncio fired a blank shot, then a second shot that struck water and pierced the rigging. The Ella A Merritt dove, the Spanish officer boarded briefly, then departed. no one spoke each other’s language and the vessel resumed its course.

Philadelphia Penn Ella A. Merritt

Miners Benefit Front Formed To Resume Work In Denver

A 3,000 strong citizens organization in Denver pledges to restore mining operations. The group says workers will resume at existing wages if intimidation by the Mines Union ends. It warns leaders of the union will be held personally responsible with their lives for any interference.

Denver Col the Times Leadville

Lawyer Charles A Hill Arrested for Counterfeiting in St Louis

In St Louis on June 11 Charles A Hill a local lawyer was arrested on charges of counterfeiting and uttering bogus money. Officers found him manipulating one dollar notes to appear as ten dollar bills and uncovered a counterfeiter outfit and molds in a adjoining sleeping room. Buckingham, who was present, was also taken into custody.

St. Louiis Charles A. Hill Buckingham Hill

Brown University class day exercises conclude in Providence

The today brown class day featured an oration by W H P Faunce and a poem by James Austin Jr. Ivy was planted on the Campus after addresses by Meader Pyke and Smith Jr. and by President Robinson. An evening promenade concert lit the Campus and a ball in a campus tent closed the exercises.

Providence R. I Brown University W. H. P. Faunce James Austin, Jr Messrs. W.S. Meader J. T. Pyke S. W. Smith, Jr Robinson

Thunderstorm Hits Baltimore Area, Fatal Lightning Strikes Reported

A powerful storm swept Baltimore and southern Maryland early this morning with rainfall of 2.11 inches. No city damage but two men died from lightning near Cheltenham in Prince George county. Trees frayed railway at Pope's Creek delaying trains. lightning struck two farm buildings on Mrs Osborne’s property along the road, causing fires.

Baltimore Cheltenham Prince George County Pope’s Creek Osborne

London Hosts American Rifle Team in Dublin Welcome

London reports that the American Rifle Team will be greeted by a Dublin reception committee after arriving in Queenstown. Sir John Arnott will host a reception on Monday, then the team heads to Dublin on Tuesday. In race results at Ascot Pa role placed eighth of ten in the Ascot high weight plate race and fourteenth of twenty-three in the Workingham stakes. A Bombay despatch notes Col. Gordon sailing to China. Ayoob Khan’s movement from Herat toward Candahar collapsed. At Guildhall on the 16th the King of Greece will receive the city address. Pirates threaten Kalymne, Asia Minor, attacking nearby villages.

London Queenstown Dublin John Arnott Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland Ascot Parole Bombay Col. Gordon China Ayoob Khan Herat Candahar Guildhall Greece Kalymne Asia Minor

Potato Field Scenes and Court Actions Across New England

Scarecrows dot potato patches and corn fields in Maine while a 73 year old Keene resident is hit by a train at Cole's Crossing leaving his recovery doubtful. In Mt Kinco rear hatching house 30 to 31 thousand trout and 10 thousand landlocked salmon are added to Moosehead Dake. Osgood A Clark of Portsmouth, a river thief, ordered to pay 400 for his October Supreme Court appearance for stealing rope from Henry Faul. Joseph Shannon of Gloucester bound 800 for appearance in Superior Court after breaking into schooner George Clarke and stealing crew property. A dozen hod carriers at the Hamilton Mill strike in Lowell over non union workers, halting work. Bennett contractor leaves for Boston to hire men.

Maine William Gray Keene N.F Cole’s Crossing Mt. Kinco Osgood A. Clark Portsmouth N. H Supreme Court Henry Faul Joseph Shannon Gloucester George Clarke Superior Court Salem Hamilton Lowell Bennett Boston

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