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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1864

Page

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Boston Market Review Week Ending May 4

Market report lists items like coal coffee and cotton with varied pricing. Notable notes include steady ash pots, scarce pearls, steady eastern coal and Pictou Sydney staples, and firm leather hides with rising lead and iron prices amid broader commodity movements.

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Harvard Board Overseers Election Bill and Empire Outlook

Boston Post notes in May 1864 that a state senate bill changes Harvard Overseers elections to alumni and that judges of probate salaries may be altered. It reports on railway bills, a commission to investigate street railways, and a proposed mutual fire insurance fund. It discusses Worcester and Western Railroads consolidation, naming critics and praising the vote margin. It profiles Mr McGee, his influence in Canada, and cautions about Fenian patronage.

State Senate Harvard College House Committee On Horse Railways Union Freight Horse Railroad Worcester and Western Messrs Eben Cutler Ambrose A. Ranney Edward Riley George T. Sampson Charles T. Stevens Boston H. A. Scudder Dorchester

General Devens ordered to report to Fortress Monroe for Army of the Potomac duty

Brig. Gen. Devens after a New England inspection tour received orders to report to Fortress Monroe for duty with the Army of the Potomac under Gen. Smith. The two generals have previously served together and will soon share the campaigns and risks again.

Devens New England Fortress Monroe Army of the Potomac Gen. Smith

Hopkins argues trade tides favor Boston over New York

In a State House address Mr Hopkins rebutted the claim that Boston is 50 miles farther from the West than New York. He noted Boston is over 200 miles nearer Liverpool, enough to shift Western trade interest. He cited a State Street figure on consolidation prompting a large early subscription for the American Steamship Company.

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Worcester Worcester Railroads Consolidation Debate

Mr Erastus Hopkins advocates merging Worcester and Western Railroads in the Legislature. He argues Boston’s interests align with Massachusetts prosperity and urges interior voices to speak on extending port commerce and Western produce exports. Citizens will watch votes to see who supports the general good.

Erastus Hopkins Worcester and Western Boston Massachusetts Cape Cod Berkshire Hills Worcester County

Fenian Brotherhood in Canada Provokes Irish Leader’s Warning

A historical overview notes plans of the Society of Fenians in Canada and a caustic public letter by Rt. Hon. Thomas D Arcy McGee denouncing the movement. McGee links the order to John O Mahoney, a New York figure, and urges law enforcement against seditious societies while appealing to Irish-Canadians to reject the Fenians.

Society of Fenians Ireland St. Patrick’s Montreal Canada Thomas D’arcy Magee McGee John O’mahoney New York O’mahoney United States

Confiscation Policy Challenged by Court of Appeals

A Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling declares confiscation of enemy property blocks due process and not an act of war. The piece argues such laws undermine the Union, urge constitutional resolve, and blame Congress for feeding rebellion, urging a right policy to win Richmond.

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Prosperity of Girard College and French public life

The article recalls Girard College founded 1832 and its ongoing growth amid litigation over its will and a new industrial science chair inspired by Philadelphia. It notes the Duke of Orleans era, the Count de Paris, and the aim to educate for practical life, alongside lengthy discussion of Parisian society, the Mexican throne, Maximilian, and a broad surge of financial speculation fueling the Mexican loan and the Société Générale in Paris.

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