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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1878

Page

2

Circular on tobacco bonds and tariff debate in Congress

Washington March 3 A government circular requires collectors to treat all tobacco arriving at ports as bonded unless stamped as tax paid and to inspect for clearance certificates. Representative Turney will propose a tariff resolution while Ways and Means defers on whiskey tax. Speaker Randall seeks Cox consent to erase a disputed veto message from the record amid a feud over Hayes accuracy.

Washngton Duatoma Umless Internal Revenue Turney Pennsylvania House Ways and Means Randall Cox Hayes

Cheney the mall service superintendent aided GOP in New Hampshire

Special Despatch to the Boston Post reports Cheney, superintendent of mall service in New England, helped manage the Republican Party in New Hampshire and neglected duties as post offices were sold to fund voter purchases.

Cheney New England Mail Service Post Office Department Republican New Hampshire Smith Moses South Carolina Tilden Hayes J.G. Abbott Congressional Committee Cuba New York San Antonio Texas Mexico Constantinople Beard Boston Mary Trowbridge New England Boston Post

Leonard's Louisiana mission tied to Returning Board pardon

A Louisiana figure brands reports Leonard of Louisiana being sent to Cuba to guard kidnapped blacks as a lie. Leonard allegedly went to New Orleans as a confidential agent of the Hayes administration to plead for pardons for Anderson and other Returning Board members, aiming to influence Gov. Nicholls and state authorities while keeping the real purpose secret. The scheme supposedly hides North Louisiana fraud concerns and prevents public discussion of Returning Board corruption.

Washington Leonard Louisiana Cuba New Orleans Hayes Nicholls Anderson North Returning Board Yillany

Another Nice Comfortable Place Pound For G 8 Boutwell

The Republican war upon Secretary Schurz and the editor of the Sun controlling appointments is discussed along with the patent laws and silver legislation.

Boutwell Schurz THE SUN

Woman Driven Mad After Husband's Death at Bellevue

A wife wandered through Bellevue Hospital’s dead-house and fainted upon seeing her husband Hugh Finnegan’s bloody body. She later became a raving maniac and is confined in a padded cell at Bellevue. The report notes a post-mortem was performed on December 4.

Hugh Finnegan East Twenty-third Street Bellevue Hospital Bellmonta

Fire wipes out mills and endangers workers across towns

Newspaper dispatches report fires in multiple locations. West Twenty-ninth street corset factory damages stock and building after doors locked, risking 290 workers’ lives. Blackstone tenement house burns with a fatality. Carlton saw mill destroyed. woollen mills at Rome City, Ind., burned with heavy losses. One mill in Quebec also burned. Continuous March 2 reports from New York Providence Halifax Larter Quebec Cincinnati.

New York West, Bradley & Carrnes West Twenty-ninth Street Providence Blackstone Mass Blackstone Manufacturing Company Ellen Kane Halifax Carlton Yarmouth County Brown & Co Muller, Richardson & Co Miller & Kelly Larter Quebec

Treaty of Peace Signed and Troops Reviewed in San Stefano

The Peru correspondent reports a peace treaty signed on Saturday and 31 000 troops reviewed at San Stefano. A Vienna despatch cited by Agence Russe claims Russia aims to enter Constantinople with or without the Sultan’s consent, provoking British warning to stay St. Petersburg.

Russia Constantinople Nicholas San Stefano London The Times St. Petersburg Pera Peru Agence Russe Vienna Daily Telegraph England Prince Gortschakoff Standard Bosnia Ferikeni

Ex-President Hill Elected Harvard Club Leader in Portland

Ex-President Hill named president of the newly formed Harvard Club in Portland. C P Ingraham elected president of the Portland Mutual Fishing Insurance Company. Knox and Lincoln Railroad receipts in 1877 totaled 115071 while expenditures reached 75128. the company reports no floating debt. George Philbrick of Mount Vernon died by self-inflicted gunshot Thursday. mood reportedly low. Pembroke Savings Bank depositors vote to seek court permission to scale deposits 2 percent and resume operations. Dexter Lavings Bank trustees elect George Hamilton as treasurer replacing Barron, who was murdered. Public concern grows over a murderer of Barron hidden nearby. Rockland Free Press notes ongoing inquiry into Mrs Meservey’s death in St George and potential reward to spur action. Bath resident claims knowledge of a stash of 35 tons of gold and silver buried by Kidd era near Bath and Dead River. plans to pursue it in spring and to establish a new kind of National Bank with to-be-devised principles.

Jewish Synagogues Jewish Benevolent Societies Turkey Herald Henry JL. Clinton William H. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Sarah Pierce Brooklyn Levi G. Burgess United United States Shields Chamberlain South Carolina F. J. Moses Wright Charles B. Ling Methodist Episcopal Church Washington and Greene Avenues A. W. Greenleaf The Stock Exchange Dr Houghton Greenwood Cemetery the Sun John Brougham Clark New Jersey Somerville United States Wallace Elimma Mining Compang Trenor W. Park Engineer Olsen Huron Free Masons of William Pearson Witby Avon N. Y Geneseo Hill Harvard Club Portland C.P. Ingraham Portland Mutual Fishing Insurance Company Knox,and Lincoln Railroad George Philbrick Mount Vernon Pembroke Savings Bank Dexter Lavings Bank George Hamilton First National Bank Barron Rockland Free Press Meservey St. George Bath Kidd Dead River

Pope Leo XII Crowned in Sixtine Chapel Ceremony

Rome March 3 Pope Leo XII was crowned in the Sixtine Chapel after a 9 30 to 1 30 ceremony attended by Cardinals prelates and diplomats. He was crowned by Cardinal Mertel on the balcony and blessed the crowd as troops dispersed rioters.

Rome Leo XII Vatican Constantine Holy St. Gregory St. Peter Cardinal Mertel Council of State Signor Crispi Chamber of Deputies Cardinal Simeoni Pontifical Simeoni Cardinal Franch

Death of James Flemming in Manchester

James Flemming of Manchester was found dead in bed on Friday morning. Heart disease was the cause. J C Jordan of Brookline Mass, longtime coachman for W F Hall, shot himself at Grant's Hotel in Great Falls on Saturday, about 58 years old, believed discouraged by lack of work and money. Dartmouth items note John W H Wright of the class of 1873 appointed Associate Professor of Greek after serving as Professor of Latin and Greek at Ohio Agricultural College. Seniors seek four weeks of vacation before commencement. petition to open the reading room on Sunday denied.

James Flemming Manchester J.C. Jordan W. F. Hall Brookline Mass Grant Great Falls Dartmouth John WH. Wright Ohio Agricultural College Germany

Locusts, Plague and Peru News From Peruvian Turmoil

Bleak Peru report cites locust swarms devouring crops in Lima and coastal towns while heavy rains flood Piura and Paita. A Peruvian drought prompts famine risk in Puno Cuzco and Aurequipa as Cordilleras see landslides on the Oroya Railway. Extradi tion case: C G Scrafford, Kansas bonds forgery, returned to U S after Panama ruling. W T Clayton protests. Maritime updates include Adams at Panama and ships near Rio Janeiro, Montevideo, and Magellan Straits. Omaha reports a Patagonian volcano. Karnak wreck.

New York Colon Peru C. G. Scrafford Panama W. T. Clayton United States Callao Serafford Kansas Liberty Republic of Colombia Scrofford Lees Territory Clayton Adams Punta Arenas Straits of Magellan Rio Janeiro Leipzig Ariadne South America Nicaragua Patagonian Omaha Montevideo Ascension Hartford Pacific Puno Cuzco Aurequipa Piura Poyta Lima Cordilleras Oroya

Deficiency Found in J D Abbott Town Funds and Vermont Tramp Troubles

A deficiency of 760 is found in J D Abbott Barnet town accounts. Vermont reports many tramps this winter with HL C Lane caring for 476 at an average 3514 cents per head. January saw about 120. groups of ten to twenty caused disturbances quelled with a revolver. Concord appears bankrupt. town bonds may yield 50 cents on the dollar. War and railroad debt depresses property values. grand list fell to 220 last year and likely lower this year. The Eddys, arrested at Albany, were released. their counsel Pratt argued absence of proof they intended reform or spirits appeared. Magistrate ruled no proof from statute on mountebanks, but they face city ordinance charges for unlicensed seances.

Lawrence Mass Methuen Charles Whittier Boston Canada New England Trust Company of Methuen National Bank New England Trust Company Trust Company Methuen Bank Charles Pelham Butler Daniel W. Tenney J. C. Parker Leonard Wheeler Isaac Laney New Orleans Charleston S. C Chicago Congregational Church Whuittier Washington House Post Office Committee Cheney New England Post Office Department Republican Party New Hampshire Smith Republican Campaign Committee Rollins Henry Chickering Pittsfield Mr Cheney Fie Pittsfield and North Adams Chickering Sepator Dawes Vassal James L. Wilson Ashland N. C Mail Service N. H William Conn Portsmouth Concord Meredith N. I Boston Post Ofice Department Burt Wright New England Mail Service McLin Buncombe Congress Theislature Cincinnati Ohio Dickey-Tytus Hamilton Miss Dickey John B. Tytus Misa Dickey Tytus Phillips Exeter Academy Milwaukee Miss Ewing Nancy A. Dickey Clytus Commercial Dr McCarthy Thomas C. Campbell Campbell Col. Campbell McCarthy J. D. Abbott Barnet Vermont HL. C. Lane Westminster Eddys Albany Pratt

Washington Foregoing on SC Count Sparks Fraud Doubt

Congressional investigators debated the South Carolina vote counts with Hon J G Abbott and Mr Sayler doubting missing precinct returns. The panel reported Hayes ahead by about one thousand and Hampton by twelve hundred, while dismissing broader fraud claims. Columbus Alexander and Judge Cartter defended the count as fair and honest.

J. G. Abbott Boston South Carolina Congressional Committee Hayes Hampton Moses Cartter Columbus

Mill Shutdown in Fall River Over Print Cloth Slump

Fall River manufacturers vote to close mills for four weeks from March end to mid April to reduce stock and stabilize the print cloths market. The plan aims to cut production and allow workers to earn half pay, with outside mills urged to cooperate. The move follows months of declining prices and rumors of further cuts, affecting operatives’ morale.

Pall River Farr River Mass Ball River Bard of Trade New England Fall River

Notable Local Deaths and Events From Petersham to Northboro

Reported deaths include William Hathaway of Petersham aged 74 from heart disease on the 27th and Dewhurst of Winchendon who died by self harm in East Rindge N H on Feb 27. A Millbury birth yields triplets weighing sixteen pounds total and healthy mother and babies. Samoset mill Plymouth sees a Friday strike with 10 percent dock walkout. Fitchburg Police Court holds Thomas Slattery alias Robert Coleman for robbery at $1500 bail. Westminster street trees and fruit trees heavily damaged by ice. Williams College president expects resignations in 1893. A depôt death of a man with unknown name, later identified as Robert Cushing, formerly of Columbus Ohio or Lafayette Ind. Northboro reports excitement after Assabet House proprietor arrest for selling liquor. Orth­dox pastor Rev Dutton organizing discussion this Sunday.

Henry Devine Millbury Samoset Plymouth Thomas Slattery Robert Coleman Fitchburg A. B. Lawrence John J. Sheenan Westminster Chadbourne Williams Dr Hopkins Westfield Robert Cushing Columbus Ohio Lafayette Ind Northboro Assabet House H. Dutton

Quebec Government Resigns After Tax and Rail Bills Clash

Quebec March 3 The provincial government has resigned following the Lieutenant Governor's refusal to approve new tax or railway measures. Joly, opposition leader, begins forming a new ministry with names due Tuesday. House votes on estimates may trigger an immediate election amid heightened political tension.

Quebec Province of Cet Cervice Joly

State Conventions Scheduled This Month

The Republican State Convention will be held on the 21st inst. The Prohibitory State Convention will meet at the State House on the 5th inst.

State House

Hampton Praises Colored Militia and Swears to Equal Rights

Governor Hampton commends South Carolina’s First Regiment of National Guards, noting their return to discipline and promising to uphold every legal right for colored troops. He recalls pledges made in Charleston and seeks continued support from all citizens as he vows to govern for “the whole people” of the state.

National Guards South Carolina Charleston Gov. Hampton Gov Hampton Goveror

Strikes, hangings, and fires mark grim news from across towns

Ice near Albany drifts eastward while Welland Canal laborers remain orderly in a continuing strike. Australian drought pulls wool output 75 060 bales short. McGee, convicted in Cleveland, faces execution June 26. Merritz Keyzer family perishes in Fish Landing blaze caused by coal oil. Pottsville editor Sol Foster Jr. convicted by rival editor. Michael McAndrews hanged in Rodersburg for murder linked to a Black Hills trip.

Hudson Albany Welland Canal Australia McGee Mary Kelly Cleveland Oho Sol Foster, Jr Evening Chronicle Pottsville I. B. Fielders Miner’s Journal Michael McAndrews Rodersburg Montana Weaver Black Hills

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