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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1879

Page

2

Brintnall Favored for Public Board Seat

Mr Norman Y Brintnall meets general favor for election to the directors of public institutions. He is not new to city business and has two years of honorable council service. He is held in esteem by those who know him, and his location and qualities fit him for a Board position.

Samuel Wilkinson New York Henry Ward Beecher Life of Christ Beecher Shearman Sterling Norman Y. Brintnall Lamar Edmunds Mississippi Massachusetts Senate Conkling Blaine Matthews Howe Hour

Quiet Washington Day Amid Looming Extra Session

A calm day in Washington precedes the extra session as politicians brace for two weeks of work on House organization and Senate reorganization. Democrats see the situation as settled while Republicans admit missteps over federal interference in state elections.

Washington House Senate Taunton Rockwell Charles P. Stickney Fall River Union Pacific Railroad Company Boston Star Queen Shanghai South Gates Cohen Conway Davis United States Boston Dental College Supreme Court Reichstag Bismarck C. P. Gifford Warren Avenue Baptist Church Hong Kong India Congress Capitol Democratic Congress Randall Greenback Blackburn Committee On District of Columbia Treasury

Contested Pension Debates Highlight Senate Row

Washington reports on the Arrears of Pensions Amendment clash as Hoar faces Lamar over Davis. Lamar’s counterattack reveals Senate rivalries with Conkling and Matthews delivering powerful remarks. Matthews’s farewell lauds his legal skill and intellect, signaling changes in Ohio representation.

Washington New Senate Hoar

Vanderbilt suits settle false rumors amid street death and walking match plans

New York reports deny a compromise in the Vanderbilt million dollar suits as Judge Rapallo denies settlement rumors. A somnambulist woman, Mery Williams, dies after a Canal Street encounter. Arrangements are made for an international walking match at Gilmore's Gardens with gate money shares outlined. Other items note cows killed over pleuro-pneumonia fears and failed coal production talks amid rising Eastbound freight.

Vanderbilt New York Scott Lord Rapallo Cornelius J. Vanderbilt William H. Vanderbilt van Buskirk Canal Forsyth Streets Mery Williams Christie Street Gilmore’s Gardens London Jacob Hecht Abraham Stern Blissville Chicago

Plague fears from Astrachan raise consular alert

Washington reports alarming rumors of plague spread in Southern Russia. Consul Heap in Constantinople notes panic after a case near Salonica and says Russian measures confined the pestilence to initial localities. The U S Treasury Marine Hospital circular imposes stringent vessel disinfection rules for goods and ships from infected ports.

Washington Heap Constantinople Astrachan Salonica Treasury Department urecon-General United States Marine Hospital Service Customs Revenue Marine Hospital Service United States Russia Old World Treasury Black Sea Sea of Azos Mediterranean Red Seas

Catholics of America urged to fund Purcell debt

New York reports claim 8,600,000 Catholics could subsist a campaign to pay Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati. Some bishops and cardinals weigh in with cautious support while others oppose. Purcell receives Cardinal McCloskey permission to collect in Easter week, with assignments announced.

New York America Purcell Cincinnati Gibbons Baltimore Keane Richmond Williams Boston Cardinal McCloskey McInierney Albany Laughlin Brooklyn

Premature Nitro Glycerine Blast Kills Contractor

A nitro glycerine explosion at Dutch Gap on the James River kills M. C. Haggerty, a government contractor, and several others. Elias Hall, in charge of the glycerine, was killed or fatally injured. Haggerty’s body was not recovered. Reports vary on victims, with Aleck Brown identified among the dead and one or two negroes injured. The blast occurred as Hall rammed a canister with over thirty pounds of glycerine before the general blast, triggering two more charges and a massive shock.

Richmond Dutch Gap James River M. C. Haggerty Elias Hall Haggerty Hall Aleck Brown

Legal Tender Question Sets Up Supreme Court Test

Washington March 5 An 8S. B. Chittenden and Gen Benjamin F Butler agree to bear costs in a new case challenging the constitutionality of government notes as legal tender in peacetime Buiter argues for the debtor and Chittenden for the creditor Senator Edmunds and William Allen Butler will assist Chittenden The case aims to force a Supreme Court ruling on whether legal tender paper money in peace time is constitutional

Washington Supreme Court B. Chittenden Congress Brooklyn Benjamin F. Buifer Chittenden Gen. Butler Edmunds Vermont William Allen Butler New York

Belfast Caucus Nominates Flanders for Mayor

In Belfast Wednesday evening David S. Flanders received the Republican nomination for mayor. Damariscotta man David Chapman, about 65, leaped from a bridge Wednesday and drowned. New York’s Charles Crissey appointed Indian Agent at Sisseton Agency Dakota, replacing Edward H. C. Hooper of Biddeford. Wells town officers said to be under arrest for oath violations over the past year. Wrecked material washing up between York and Wells beaches suggests unknown origin. Bangor Marshal Reed and Officer Gordon investigated Elliot murder rumors. outcome unclear. State Reform Clubs convention opened in Brunswick with officers elected and temperance speeches. Maine Dairymen’s Association opened in Winthrop with papers on dairy stock and welcome remarks. Mills in Lewiston and Auburn industry active with strong orders. Cushman & Co. hiring more as spring trade grows.

Belfast David Flanders David Chapman Pittston Damariscotta Charles Crissey New York Sisseton Agency Dakota Edward H. C. Hooper Biddeford Wells York Bangor Marshal Reed Elliot Gordon Reform Clubs Brunswick Maine Dairymen’s Association Winthrop J. W. North Secretay B. C. Torsey George E. Brackett N. R. Pike Lewiston Lincoln Auburn Ara Cushman & Co

Dead adopted son of Marblehead resident found in bed

An adopted son of John Burns of Marblehead, 19, was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning. The report lists multiple local incidents including injuries from a sleigh accident, a contested election case conclusion, a foundry startup with 35 workers, a serious injury at a Springfield mill, a funeral of Rev J B O Hagan S J, and various local notes.

John Burns Marblehead Charles A. Sanborn Holyoke Boynton-Loring Amesbury Somerset Co-operative Foundry Company Edward Shea Howard Bros Springfield J. B. O’hagan S. J Holy Cross College San Francisco Worcester College Chapel W. H. Duncan Boston College Cemetery Fall River Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company Stephen Davos D. A. Brayton T. J. Borden Jefferson Borden William H. Jennings Walter Paine I. B. Chace P. D. Borden R. B. Borden E. C. Kilburn Andrew G. Pierce New Bedford George T. Hathaway YT. F. Eddy George B. Durfee Bradford D. Davos Gloucester Oliver Eldredge

Notable Reichstag Debate on Parliamentary Discipline Bill

In Berlin on March 5 the Reichstag clashed over Bismarck’s discipline bill with Prince Hohenlohe opposing and Lasker denouncing the measure as unconstitutional. Bismarck defended government aims, citing incidents of incendiary speech and Socialist threats, while the House rejected a committee referral and fixed the second reading for Friday.

Bismarck Berlin Reichstag Prince Hohenlohe Lagenburg Herr Lasker Federal Council Prince Bismarck Lasker Herr Hasselmann Breslau Congress

Wreck of British Bark Star Queen and Asian Trade Rumors

San Francisco dispatch reports the Star Queen wrecked off South Gates with the captain and 21 crew drowned. Chinese pirate raids feared. Washington negotiations awaited as Japan’s finance shows a lighter deficit than expected. British Minister Parks set to return to England amid treaty tensions.

San Francisco Hong Kong Star Queen Nagasaki Shanghai South Gates Mosby United States Hennessy New South Wales Chung St. Petersburg Peking Interior Army Tso Washington Yokonama Kawaji Europe Gen. Grant Japan Parks England

Russian Forces to Lead Eastern Roumelia Entry

Dispatches report Prince Dondoukoff Korsakoff to assume command of Russian forces in Eastern Roumelia. Russian authorities pledge Berlin Treaty compliance as Gen. Tchernaieff heads gymnastic clubs drill for military service. Austria and Russia discuss occupation reductions and boundary commissions.

London Phillippopolis Dondoukoff Korsakoff Roumelia Tirnova Bulgaria Paris

Official Amnesty Bill Announcement Amid War On Leon Say

An official government statement declares the amnesty bill amid ongoing conflict with Leon Say. The regional authorities emphasize legal clemency measures and outline eligibility and expiration terms for those affected by the war.

Leon Say

Turkish troops march against Greeks after frontier raid

Constantinople reports a Turkish force sent toward the Greek frontier after Greek raids destroyed the village of Kieulikienter. Greece calls the raiders brigands and urges Instructions to Mouhktar Pasha. Berlin notes a rumor Stolberg Wernigerode may take Alsace Lorraine governorship. Rome lists Dr Newman among cardinals to be created.

Constantinople Kieulikienter Greece Porte Mouhktar Pasha Beerrlin Stolberg Wernigerode Alsace Lperraine Rome Newman

Northfield House block burned in Vermont fire

The Northfield House block in Northfield Vermont including the Northfield Hotel barber shop post office and several shops burned this afternoon. Defective chimney caused the blaze with losses around 15000 and 10000 insured. Most furniture saved and provisions in the cellar burned. Fire still burning and nearby properties endangered.

Northfield Northfield House J. H. Ransom F. Carpenter Slack Fisk New York Marcu Central Iron Works Park and Hudson Avenues Brooklyn Howell, Saxton & Co Howell Mont Treach, Marcu 5 Grand Trunk Railway Company Wellington Street James Pegan Robert Rodgers CamauriscoTa Mge Newcastle Israel McFarland Jefferson Hall CoLtumpus Maren Dick & Doney CuHicaGco Ottumwa Lincoln Barre Ont Marcn

Maine Legislature Adjourns After Vetoes And Court Question

The fifty-eighth Maine Legislature adjourned without day after passing the payroll with mileage, while the Senate and House deferred to a Supreme Court ruling on mileage compensation. The Governor vetoed the payroll bill again, and both vetoed measures were laid on the table. The session totaled 64 days with 181 acts and 57 resolves enacted.

AvaGusta Marcus sSenate Supreme Court House Senate Maine

Masked men kill elderly man after arson attack in Coffee county

In Coffee county near Manchester, six to eight masked men firebombed Abe Wootten's cabin eight miles from town. Wootten and his family of wife and four children fled but he was seized, shot 190 yards from the cabin, and died as the attackers left. The wife and children sheltered by his body overnight.

Nashville Tenn Marion Coffee County Abe Wootten Manchester

Libel convict sentenced to two years hard labor

John Pendergrass was convicted of libel before Judge Mackey at King's Tree in Charleston, D C. He received two years of hard labor in the penitentiary or a five dollar fine plus costs. The libel stemmed from a Washington Republican pamphlet last November accusing King's Tree election managers of stuffing the ballot box and alleging some citizens voted more than once. Pendergrass had testified before the Teller Committee in Charleston.

Charleston D. C John Pendergrass Mackey King’s Tree Washington Republican King’s ‘Tree Pendergrass Teller Committee

Omnibus suit over policy surrender scheme in U S Life case

In New York on March 5 the Commercial reports a Court of Common Pleas action by John Tilton Andrew Ottendorph Lewis F Williams Charles L Mather and wives against the United States Life Insurance Company. They allege false representations induced surrender of policies from 1859 to 1865 and that agents nationwide carried out a twisting scheme. The suit cites over 2.7 million dollars paid from the reserve fund between 1870 and 1877.

New York Court of Common Pleas John Tilton Andrew Ottendorph Lewis F. Williams Charles L. Mather United States Life Insurance Company

Gibson brothers sentenced in Pension law case

David O. Gibson and William P. Gibson pleaded guilty to multiple Pension law indictments and defrauding the Government. David received five years in the penitentiary while William P. was fined $1000 and imprisoned until paid. Four more suspects are jailed awaiting trial as part of a mountain counties operation that netted about $12,000.

Louisville Marcu David O. Gibson William P. Gibson

Railroads endorse pooling plan for Westbound freights

In Philadelphia on March 5 representatives of trunk railroads backed a pooling system for West bound freights to Philadelphia Baltimore and Boston. The plan would apportion business across lines as in New York though the exact percentage awaiting final decision by Commissioner Fink.

Philadelphia Baltimore Boston New York Fink

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