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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1878

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2

Senate Amends Pension Agent Bill During Heated Debate

The Senate approved amendments to a bill authorizing a temporary Pension Agent in New York amid sharp comments from Missouri’s Mr. Crittenden and Vermont’s Mr. Joyce. Gen. Butler hinted at time constraints while Nevada’s Senator Jones savaged the president’s message as weak and unhelpful. Nome note ends this item.

Washington Senate New York Crittenden Missouri Joyce Vermont Gen. Butler

Venezuelan claim question dominates Foreign Affairs panel

In Washington on March 1 the Foreign Affairs Committee heard Mr William A. Pile argue for abrogating the Mixed Commission awards. He alleged Villa Fane, a Venezuelan commissioner, was corrupted by money while holding a senior Venezuelan post, with Pile facing a heavy contingent fee if the award is dissolved. The day also covered postal savings bonds, a 3.65 percent rate, and a proposed 10 percent legal tender note issue totaling up to 50 million dollars. The nomination of honorary Paris Exposition commissioners Parke Godwin, John T. Norton, and J. Herbert Shedd was announced. Tariff committee actions and Mrs Hayes’s reception rounded out the sessions.

Washington Committee On Foreign Affairs Villa Fane Venezuela Pile House Committee On Banking United States Parke Godwin John T. Norton New York J. Herbert Shedd Rhode Island Ways and Means Senate Finance Committee Hayes

Young Jewess Leaves Home for Christian Faith in Brooklyn Mission

New York reports Lucy Sherek a 17 year old Jewish girl from 125 Ninth Street leaving home after temple instruction at the Appleton Mission in Kent Avenue Brooklyn. She quit her Grand Street sales job and notes she cannot stay home, planning to live with a Christian family while pursuing baptism and Christian faith.

New York Lucy Sherek Appleton Mission Kent Avenue Brooklyn Emma Holmes 125 Ninth Street Benjamin Wade Grand Street Charles R. Coster Pension Agency Secretary of the Interior E. D. Morgan Senate Schurz Gen. Merritt Maine Laveday Street Prof Doremus William Bennett College Place Barclay Street Brooklyn Board of Supervisors City Hall United States St. Patrick Thirteenth Regiment of Henry Ward Beecher Col Austen Hawker West Perry Amelia Hyde Williamsburg Brooklyn Court of Sessions Canarsie East New York Littlejohn J. R. Reid Gold and Stock Telegraph Company Blackboard Exchanges William Tracey

Printing Ring Expose Marks Wide State Government Corruption

The Joint Committee of the South Carolina Legislature expands its report on extravagant state expenses with a detailed expose of the printing ring. It alleges fraud bribery and corruption across state departments and legislature noting Republican newspapers sustained under the carpet bag regime. It claims the corruption reached from top officials to most General Assembly members.

South Carolina Republican Party North United States Senate House Senate Butler Treasury Department Wrids Treasury Congress Hoosac Tunnel Troy and Greenfield Boston, Hoosac Tunnel Western Railroad Troy and State Senate London Russia Iowa Senate Missouri New York City General Assembly

Letter says Scott ordered arms for black militia to inflame Democrats

Prominent testimony attributes Ku Klux raids to state guidance under Scott. Officials allegedly authorized arming black supporters as a militia, drilling at night to provoke and incite Democratic resistance, with meetings planning increased severity to justify charges of rebellion.

Prom Moses New York Herald Scott Republican General Assembly Agaon

Greenback standard raised in Biddeford gathering

Solon Chase and Col. Montgomery raised the Green back standard in Biddeford Wednesday night. Judge Knight of Portland presides over a hearing on hop lager intoxicants. George Morrow of Belfast dies suddenly at age 50 while seated. Diphtheria rages in Monroe Jackson and Thorndike. One school district reports over a third of scholars dead. Gen. Charles P. Mattocks’s friends expect a US District Attorney nomination. Frank McGuire, a Biddeford teen, stars as a gymnast in New York and signs to go to San Francisco for $50 weekly. A sparrow nests at Islesboro with three eggs. Ice outfits advance at Gardiner Journal, Lincoln Ice Company tallying 28,000 tons in 13 days. Knickerbocker houses near lighting up with 50,000 tons of ice. operations to ease later. Fire at Stephen Chick’s Shapleigh Village buildings last December. Calvin Day and wife arrested, lodged in Biddeford jail on $1,099 bonds. A Chick witness testifies Day burned the buildings. questions linger on true culprit. Dexter murder and robbery case: Boston detective active but tightlipped. Bank president Bradbury travels to Boston. reward discussions for $1,000 for solving the case.

Solon Chase Col. Montgomery Biddeford Judge Knight Portland George Morrow Belfast Monroe Jackson Thorndike Charles P. Mattocks Senate United States Frank McGuire New York City San Francisco Islesboro Gardiner Journal Lincoln Ice Company Boothbay Shapleigh Village Calvin Day Chick Day Dexter Boston Bradbury

Dartmouth Trustees Name Greek Associate Professor Choice

Dartmouth College trustees appoint J. A. Wright of the class of 1873 as Associate Professor of Greek. The Legislative Commission on the Nipmiscogee Lake Company plans a May 8 meeting at Wolfboro for witnesses. Rev. Henry Ferguson resigns Exeter rectorate to serve Trinity Church Claremont March 6. Rev. G. Brinley Morgan moves from Goffstown to Exeter. Elkho the red Irish setter from Claremont wins champion stock nog at St Louis show. Berkley takes second in champion, first in open.

T. W. D. Worthen Dartmouth Bb. D. Wilcox Thetford Vermont Dartmouth College J. A. Wright Legislative Commission Winnipiscogee Lake Company Lake Village Wolfboro Henry Ferguson Christ Church, Exeter Trinity Church Claremont G. Brinley Morgan Goffstown Exeter Elcho William Jarvis St. Louis William Kent Catherine Kent Mary J. Kent Moses G. Thomas Polly Odkin Timothy Chandler Ruth Bartlett Mr Thomas Odlin Bartlett Richard Bartlett

Several Tragic and Community Notes From Vermont

Reports from Newport, Barre, Lyndon, and surrounding towns detail accidents and illnesses including Charles Prue crushing his arm at Lennoxville and Alma Crockett surviving a laudanum attempt. Other items note deaths, a missing persons move, found ring, and a town petition to legalize cedar posts as tender. A high school fund and railroad dispute developments are also reported with local reactions.

Charles Prue Newport Lennoxville N. Barker Barker Island Fond Alma Crockett Barre Newport Centre Congress F. P. Clay Thetford Alfred Ripley Brownington Burlington Joslin Huntington Demar Yarts Lucius Burt Lyndon

Plymouth County Officials Forecast Budget and Local Affairs

Plymouth County Commissioners fix year estimates at $20,000. Provincetown firm leadership changes eyed with Edmund Smith likely to head Equitable Marine Insurance Company. A Coast Guard age and sailing plans surface as Capt Crapo pledges a cross Atlantic voyage with a shorter boat if $5000 is guaranteed. Provincetown schools to close for three weeks for vacation starting next week Friday. Local civic notes cover church anniversary, road works, G A R camps, and a bank insurance meeting noting losses and stock activity.

Plymouth Provincetown A. M. Colton First Congregational Church Easthampton

Britain and Russia Near Peace Signing Amid Turkish Fleet Clash

In London March 1 Lord Derby expected a peace treaty signature tomorrow as Russia abandons plans to seize the Turkish fleet. Reports from Constantinople claim irritation at slow negotiations and a March 10 renewal date for a peace talk in Tryde Park. Austria prepares for possible mobilization while Vienna debates the credit vote and continued protection for Roumania and Servia. Typhus spreads among Russian troops in Roumania and Spain’s Cortes debates Gibraltar.

Russia London House of Lords Lord Derby Constantinople Tryde Park England Austria Roumania Turkey Spain

Infamous explosive mail for Holyoke carpenter in divorce case

In New Haven, police traced a deadly mail bomb sent to Oscar S. Carr, a Holyoke carpenter suing for divorce from Addie S. Carr. The package contained two boxes with hundreds of bullets, gunpowder, fulminate, and launching tubes. A trap triggered but did not fully ignite. Carr and associates tested it with stones, sparing his life. The incident follows Carr’s divorce petition citing adultery with Frederick S. Davis, an Lyman Mills overseer, and comes amid local scandals that sparked much comment in Holyoke.

The New Haven Journal Hand Holyoke Mass Oscar S. Carr Adams Express Express Carr Barmless Springfeld Union Frederick Davis Brattleboro Addie Marion Conn Addie S Eve Frederick

Deaths of Bartlett Wright Hills Woodbury Smith Niles Remiso Sayward

George H Bartlett of Fielding and Bartlett Lowell dies at about 40 leaving a wife and child. George Wright of Lowell dies at 54 from apoplexy leaving a widow and siblings. Edward N Hills Dartmouth student dies in Redwood City while ill. Mrs Hannah D Woodbury Francestown dies aged 62. Mrs Rosina A L Smith Concord dies aged 68, mother of journalist Major Albert W Suath. Jonathan S Niles Hartford figure dies aged 74. Major Levi Remiso Wolfboro native dies at Kittery aged 67. Nathaniel Sayward Meredith Village prominent citizen dies aged 87.

Lowell Merrimac House Concord N. H Haywood Nathan M Andrew C. Wright East Cambridge Dartmouth College Redwood City Cal Hannah D. Woodbury Jesse Woodbury Francestown Daniel E. Smith N. IL Albert W. Suath Hartford Conn St. Louis Levi Remiso Wolfboro Kittery Nathaniel Sayward Meredith Village

National Rifle Association receives warm British thanks

The National Rifle Association in London expresses deep gratitude to the Council and members of the United States NRA for the welcome, hospitality, and facilities provided for practice and the match. The British team felt the spirit of friendly rivalry was understood and reciprocated by Americans.

London National Rifle Association Counci United States United Kingdom

Vermont Agriculture Board Convenes with Full Attendance

The Vermont State Board of Agriculture held its final meeting of the day with full attendance. H Hubbard urged farmers to focus on corn, Miss Pierce recited a poem, and Prof. W. C. Atwater spoke on special fertilizers with diagrams. Col. A. B. Franklin presided the afternoon session, and Col. John B. Mead discussed farmer education. Gov. Fairbanks led the evening session as Charles Gibbs described Canadian husbandry. Prof. P. Collier explained the Department of Agriculture's work. The meetings attracted wide participation and were found interesting.

A. B. Franklin C. M. Fisher Cabot John B. Mead Randolph Hurlbut D. D Middlebury College Col. Mead Gov. Fairbanks Charles Gibbs Abbotsford P. Q P. Collier Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture

French Baroness Offers Dower To Reluctant Nun Bride

Paris Figaro reports Mile Therese Prevvost-Parados, daughter of a renowned writer, entered a convent after her elder sister. Baroness James de Rothschild urged deliberation but offered a 300,000 franc dower if she preferred worldly life. The novice remained committed to religious vows and took them at Antenil.

Paris Figaro Therese Prevvost-Parados James de Rothschild Rothschild Antenil

Navy Estimates For 1878 Incorporate Major Fleet Expansion

London reports from parliamentary lobbies indicate the 1878 navy estimates to be published tomorrow show a £55,013 rise, with half for troop transport. Plans include four starting first class ironclads, completion of five ironclads, twenty-six corvettes and gunboats, and thirty torpedo boats, excluding the £6,000,000 vote already devoted to the navy.

London

Manchester Base Ball Association plans season reorganization

In Manchester the Base Ball Association met in the Police Court room with a large turnout. A five member committee was chosen to arrange a thorough reorganization for the coming season. Twenty five shares of 25 dollars each were subscribed, aiming to raise 2,500 dollars, with the remaining 75 shares expected soon. About 1,500 dollars was spent last year to prepare the grounds.

Manchester N. H Manchester Base Ball Association

Vatican Pope Coronation To Be Private After Italian Warning

The Times Rome special reports Italy warns the Vatican via the Inspector of Police that authorities cannot prevent possible disturbance at the Pope's coronation since the Pope does not recognize the King of Italy. The Vatican is indignant and the ceremony will be strictly private. No progress toward Papal Italy accord.

London The Times Rome Vatican Italy Vatican 1

Cuban Surrender Report from Havana Armistice

Insurgents in the Central Department surrendered their arms before Gen. Martinez Campos at Puerto Principe yesterday afternoon. In the nearby Trocha district the insurgents also yielded their arms at the same hour.

Havana Central Department Martinez Campos Puerto Principe Trocha

Robbery targets Sylvanus Tyler store in Essex

Robbers struck the Sylvanus Tyler shop in Essex on Wednesday night taking 250 in cash and groceries. Earlier the same night they were driven off at Danielsonville after rolling Paine and Davenport’s office and drilling a hole in its side.

Sylvanus Tyler Essex Danielsonville

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