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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1874

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Change of Time for Nashua Acton Boston R R 1873

Schedule notices detail new departure times from Boston and Nashua with connections to the White Mountains and multiple Northern routes. It lists trains to Nashua Manchester Concord Acton Westford and Littleton, plus arrivals to Boston and other points, and includes additional winter and freight service details and station stops. The notice cites Mansfield and Abrams as officials.

Boston #i Fitchburg Causewayne Street New Hampshire Vermont Canada Ogdensburg Nashua Manchester Concord N. H Acton North Acton Westford Littleton Graniteville Dunstable Boston Waltham and Watertown West Concord Pawtucket Providence Taunton New Bedford White Mountains Northern Concorda R. S. Mansfield Buston, Lowell & Nwashuay Railroad Yoston Oeeeeere West Nashwa Greenfield Lyndeboro Wilton Milford Amherst Lowell Billerica Wilmington Woburn Cen Stoneham, & AM Winchester West Medford College Hill Somerville Centre Winter Hill Milk Row Mass Bedford Lexington Abington Way Lowell and Wed Ew Ton O.dus Poury Cam Sen Lowel Somerville Arlington Northern Depot Ain Naehua John B. Winslow Atcr Burg Monadnock Haiload Peterboro Jeffrey and Rindge Saratoga Croy N. Y Neorth Adams Hoosac Mountain Hlooeac AM. Shelburne Falls Brattleboro Waltham Athod and Way Worester Lancast Hinton Sterling Oakdate Boston Faiirs Hippleboro’ & Taunton Braileroad iBoston Boston Vidence Pleasant Street Middleboro A. E. Swasey Erie Railway New England Washington Street John Dunlap Agama Murthern Newport Bristol Hillsboro Bradford Geo. E. Todd

Boston Wholesale Prices Current Week Ending March 11

Boston wholesale prices for the week ending Wednesday March 11 are presented in corrected form for this issue. Prices cover various commodities and reflect market conditions as reported by local dealers.

Boston

Boston Market Review Week Ended March 11 Reported

Market notes show ashes stable with steady demand for coal and candles. Prices cited across commodities include coal at 5 8s per ton FOB Baltimore and various cargo sales, with coffee, molasses, oils, and wool markets described as soft or steady, and broadly little movement in dry goods and flour.

Tena ST Nay Des Boston Hemlock Cannel Cargo Ae Fis Pictou Acadia St. Domingo Cape Rio Russia Manila Colton Southern Pine— Uplands Gulf Ry Op Sap Cienfuegos Barbadoes Mons de Laines New Orleans Porto Rico Annatto Wilmington North Co Do. Paraffine Co Peru OAKUM Do. Junis Sicily Bank Egal Senegal Vermilion Norov Sions N.Y Ohio Orange York Otto Rose Appies Eali Ae Co Egss RGA Sinnes Ee Sal Carolina Senna Alex Rangoon East India Patna Cadiz Liverpool Bengal Calcutta Inferior Guatemala Pri Lima Havana Coast Cuba Portland Cassia Dupuy St. Croix Ilinois India Michigan New England Canada Bay Eclipse Anchor Malaga Joan Gibson Bond London Aona Shorts Hyson Young Hyson du Pont Powder Co Skin Ie An Ae A Imperial Souchong Japan American Powder Co Ningyong Twankay Congou Oriental Powder Mills Oolong Oak Hill Oe iBanca Straits Byard Borneo Hay Ingham L. F. Ae Buenos Ayres Atv Rio Grande California Sir Gordon B. Ayres Dutt Gordon N. Orleans C. G. Hope Mich N. Y Vermont Beca Madras EFRON B. Ag Billadelphia Wylster Etry Ae Cadia Nova Scotia Gowrie Cumberland Baltimore Java Maracaibo Uplands Abc Providence Prussia Common Labrador Muscatel Smyrna Turkey Valencia Parthia Ici Island City Messina Atlanta Palermo Fredonia Faya Batavia Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Illinois St. Louis Manilla New York Sierra Leone Singapore Calcutta Buffalo Savannah Texas Tron Rockland Choice Porto Cienfuegos Muscovado Extra Western No.1 Blaine Shore Bank and Labrador Lara Oyalvic Smoke Western Congous Pennsylvania Oregon Choice Eastern Maine Philadelphia Mobile Charleston Galveston N.C Port Royal Hatteras Cardenas St Jago Pascagoula Cape Hayti Logwood Wiscasset Kennebec River Norfolk James River Richmond Brunswick Fall River Hayti R. R St. George Bath Pocasin River Rockport Portsmouth Georgetown Hyannis Wood’s Hole Wicamico River

Sumner remembered as a central figure in public life

The Boston Post memorializes Charles Sumner, noting his long national presence, his honest reputation despite criticism, and the impact of his death on public sentiment. It reflects on his career, his teaching, and the evolving view of his legacy, while commenting on currency policy and Congress' role in trade.

Sumner Congress Senate San Domingo Horace Greeley Thurlow Weed Washington Cobb

Horticultural &c William Dougue Florist Florals

Horticultural and floral business notice for William Dougue proprietor at Floral Place Greenhouses 679 Washington Street. Advertises rosebuds lily of the valley hyacinths tuberose bulbs tropical plants for weddings and parties. Wholesale and retail with prompt orders by express or telegraph and public hours from 6 AM to 10 PM.

Fyrermont Centeras Lawrence Fitchburg Windsor Rutland Burlington St. Albans Montreal Ogdensburg Saratoga West Trans General Agency Washington St. Jan J. W. Hobart Wraverley Belmont Mount Pealy Cambridge Mt. Auburn Watertown Union Market Het Rae Met Fresh Ae Main Road Lincoln Waltham L. Heywood John Adams United States Floral Place Washington Street Coptf WM Dougue

New York Merchants Demand Safe Currency Policy

New York merchants rally over Congress delays threatening spring trade. They warn uncertainty in currency policy cripples business confidence and profits, urging decisive elastic currency measures. Importers, jobbers, and manufacturers press Congress to remove uncertainty and restore stable market conditions.

Congress Senate Finance Committee Ways and Means Committee House Treasury Merchants’ Meeting New York

Butlerism in the Grant Administration Exposed

A sharp critique portrays Butler as weak and self serving. It accuses him of defending extortion schemes, provoking party backlash, and failing to resist corrupt systems. The piece questions Republican unity and labels Butler and the President as compromised by the Sanborn and related scandals.

Butler Mr Beck Mr Foster Congress Worcester Jayne

All sorts on the second page and London notes

A long column of miscellany from the era covers despatches by telegraph and domestic tidbits. It references Massachusetts politics, real estate, finance, and naval records, with jokes about Mr Quilp and Mme Camilla, notes on public saloons in Worcester, and curiosities from Washington and New York. It mentions the Saxe Holme epidemic in London, discussions on edibility of big cats, and various political scuffles, including references to Sumner, Banks, Disraeli, and the Windsor reception.

Telegraph Turip Fourtuna Charles Sumner Massachusetts Quilp Mme Camilla Urso Farmer McCutchins Gaines London Sanborn’s Bliss Worcester Washington Jaynetre N. Y. Com Windsor Mr Disraeli House of Commons Marquis of Hartington Duke of Devonshire Duke Barrow Lancashire Buxton Eastbourne Keighley

New York Senator Proposes Reform on Hell Gate Pilotage

Senator Coe of Brooklyn introduces a bill to amend Hell Gate pilotage law. It would relieve U S coasting vessels and passenger steamers from pilotage dues now charged. The piece argues for swift action to resolve inter state commerce tensions and end a controversial, indefensible practice.

New York Coe Brooklyn Commonwealth Hell Gate United States Massachusetts Empire State

Treasury Should Halt Sanborn Contracts Now

The Treasury Secretary is urged to suspend the Sanborn contracts as Congress debates the system. Critics say informers’ powers were misused, with the law needing reversal to grant footing, and Sanborn operatives aiding the Secretary rather than revenue collectors.

Secretary of the Treasury Sanborn Congress The Treasury

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