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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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