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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1874

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2

For-Bearing Animals Exemption Bill Reported by Committee

Mr Dennis from the Committee on Commerce reported without amendment the House bill amending the act to prevent the extermination of star bearing animals in Alaska. Placed on the calendar. The currency question was taken up with Mr Davis of West Virginia arguing for transferring banking capital from New England to the South and West and favoring greenbacks over National bank notes. The Army bill adjournment.

Senate West Logan Sherman Congress Finance Committee Chandler Ferry Michigan Thurman Morrill Maine Stevenson Connecticut Dennis Committee On Commerce House Alaska Davis West Virginia New England Senate Committee On Appropriations Army Medical Museum Surgeon-General Gordon New York Committee On Finance Lion O. B. Hart Florida Jacksonville George Cummings Pittsfield Mass Supreme Court Harrisburg St. Louis Missouri Senate Paul Schoeppe Baltimore J.P. Schulenberg New York State Order of Patrons of Husbandry Albany Edwin P. Kellar Lizzie Holt Camden Lake Rockland

Romantic Saratoga elopement ends with father’s rescue

New York report describes Mr Westcot, a Saratoga native widower, marrying a young woman on Thursday at the American Hotel after a rapid courtship sparked by an advertisement. The bride, 18 or 19, reportedly wept over the hasty union, then fled with her father on Sunday, leaving Westcot bewildered.

New York Saratoga Saratoga Depot American Hotel Westcot Congress Hall West Albany Sun Kate Bunting Princeton N. J Bordentown Salisbury N.C Bald Mountain Mount Etna Ors

New Hampshire Democrats Sweep to Victory in 1874 State Elections

Special correspondence notes a sweeping Democratic gain in New Hampshire with 179 House members to 164 Republicans and four Democrats in the Senate, plus four party-favorable independents. It details vote totals for governor, discusses bolter tensions, and extends greetings to Connecticut Democrats amid national rivals.

Boston Post Concorp N. H People Office Granite State New Hampshire John P. Hale Democratic Party Administration Republican Party United States Grant Portsmouth Washington McCutchins Straw Republican State Committee Butler Senate Strafford Connecticut

Fire Ravages Nashville Furniture Works and Stores

A Nashville warehouse belonging to Tennessee Chair Manufacturing Company burned completely along with Greenfield Athwell Smeed furniture premises and EK Millar mattress factory. Total losses near 35000 to 40000 with limited insurance. buildings owned by Mrs W T Allison. Similar fires in West New Brighton and Brimfield cause 25000 and 2000 losses respectively with partial insurance.

Nashville Tennessee Tennessee Chair Manufacturing Company Greenfield Athwell & Smeed EK. Hf. Millar W. T. Allison Chair Manufacturing Company Paridenna Startford Company Greenticln Etna Ik. H. Millar West New Brighton New York Neptune Boat Club Dempsly Clark L. I Brimfield Massachusetts Springfield Mass Caroline F. King

Anti temperance meeting in Cincinnati denounces women’s movement

In Cincinnati German speakers denounced the women’s movement and urged resistance. Resolutions urged protecting citizens in their vocations and argued against female influence in liberty and justice. Other items note Albany temperance actions and a Chicago veto attempt on Sunday saloon openings.

Cincinnati Messrs Kroell Eusenlohr Rabbi Wise Emil Bothbe Herar Ecker Buffalo N. Y Ladies’ Temperance Union Board of Excise Commissioners Columbus State Temperance Alliance Raymond Burr W. W. White Clyde Cuhiicago Colvin

VHE COUNSEL IN THE TICHBORNE CASE

A committee is appointed to probe charges against Dr Keneally the counsel for the Tichborne claimant. Mr Whalley MP calls for a similar panel to examine charges against Hawkins the prosecuting attorney. The Ashantee army is thanked by the Queen for gallantry in recent engagements. Viscount Barrington Conservative re-elected for Eye Suffolk by 270 votes and Richard Assheton Cross re-elected unopposed as Home Secretary. The Oxford boat crew sails to race Cambridge on the Thames March 28 from Putney.

London Keneally Tichborne Whalley M. P Hawkins Viscount Barrington Eye Suffolk Richard Assheton Cross The Home Department Oxford Thames Cambridge Putney Galen Orr Ephraim Wilson Needham Mass A. M. Mace Blackstone Street Boston Lois W. Rowe Abram F. Rowe

Left Party Defeated in Versailles Mayors Vote

After a long Assembly debate on March 18 the Left censuring the Government for mayoral nominations failed by 62 votes in Versailles. The resolution sought to censure government action over city leadership appointments.

Versailles Assembly

Death of German astronomer Maedler at 79

Berlin March 18 Johann Heinrich Maedler a renowned German astronomer has died aged 79. He directed observations and contributed to celestial measurements during a long career.

Berlin Johann Heinrich Maedler

Accession of Mitre Eases War Fears in Argentina

The Rio Janeiro steamer arrives with Feb 23 dates. Mitre's presidency relaxes war fears with Brazil. A rupture with Chile looms. London reports tips on Erie and cotton prices. Liverpool notes 14,500 American cotton bales sold. Havana cites rising exchange and currency depreciation. Jovellar delays gold duties and approves foreign coin circulation.

LBON Rio Janeiro Mitre Argentine Republic Brazil Chile Inanachai and Commercial London Erie Paris Liverpool Orleans Havana United States Jovellar

Prince Kalakua Elected King of the Sandwich Islands

Honolulu reports Prince Kalakua elected king to succeed Lunalilo. Queen Emma supporters attacked the Assembly, beating members and causing damage before U.S. and British marines landed to disperse the mob. One member later died. W. L. Green thanked marines. Herman Widemen named Interior Minister and Hartwell Attorney-General.

Lunalilo Sandwich Islands Prince Kalakua David Kalahana Kamehameha Honolulu William San Francisco Emma House of Assembly United States W. L. Green Herman Widemen Hartwell

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