J U Maine Judge Ill and Other Personal Notices
Judge Virgin of Maine’s supreme court is ill with nervous prostration. Mr Augustin Daly was guest of the Penn club of Philadelphia last night. The late Thomas Gaff of Lawrenceburg Indiana left a 2 million estate to close connections. Rev Dr Field to be honored at a Bangor reception. Richard A Proctor to reside in St Joseph Missouri to study stars. Isaac N Arnold s estate leaves 75000 with 10000 to W M Scudder if he changes name. Drs Henry J Bigelow and R M Hodges resign from Massachusetts general hospital after 30 years. Mr and Mrs John Jacob Astor sail for Europe. Newport house closed for summer. John L Hunter of Willimantic Connecticut visits the Post. tariff issue discussed. George W Cable returns to New Orleans. Creoles praise him as historian and friend.
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Virgin
Supreme Court of Maine
Augustin Daly
Penn Club
Philadelphia
Thomas Gaff
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Dr. Field
Europe
Bangor
Richard A. Proctor
St. Joseph
Isaac N. Arnolds
Chicago
W. M. Scudder
Scudder
Arnold
Henry J. Bigelow
R. M. Hodges
Massachusetts Gencial Hospital
John Jacob Astor
Mrs. Astor
Schwalbach
Mr. Astor
Carlsbad
Vheir
Newport
John L. Hunter, Esq
Willimantic
Conn
State Central Committee
Hunter
Connecticut
George W. Cable
New Orleans
Fall River strike nears close amid multiple incidents
The report lists a series of tragedies and suspensions, including 200 Thomaston mill workers dismissed, several deaths by suicide, accidental deaths, drownings, and a fatal injury at Greenfield cutlery works. It notes Lewiston strike prosecutors delaying action until September and other local misfortunes.
Dover Bay Arrival and Notable Tragedies Reported
The steamer Faraday carrying the Bennett Mackay cable has arrived in Dover bay. Drowned: John Martin of Hautes Fort and Edward Gray of Williamsport Pa. A man named Charles Ford, brother of Bob Ford, shot himself and died instantly at Richmond Mo. Eugene G Woodward, treasurer of the Presbyterian board of publication, Philadelphia, has left the city amid a $10,000 shortage. the church expects no loss due to strong security.</S>
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Faraday
Dover Bay
John Martin
Hautes Fort
Edward Gray
Williamsport
Susquehanna River
Charles Ford
Bob Ford
Jesse James
Richmond
Eugene G. Woodward
Presbyterian Board of Publication
Philadelphia
Nevada Rescues Romano Survivors After Collision
The Guion steamer Nevada, while en route from New York to Liverpool, collided on May 3 with the hull bound Romano from Hull to Boston. The Romano sank. its two passengers were rescued by the Nevada and later transferred to the French steamer St Laurent for Havre. The Nevada arrived at Havre with damaged bow and will undergo temporary repairs. One Romano passenger, Mr W E Snow, remains aboard the Nevada.
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Romerio
Hull
Boston
Nevada
St. Jowns
N. F
New York
Liverpool
Romano
Mitchell
St. Laurent
Havre
W. E. Snow
Randall Breaks with Democrats While Defeating Tariff Bill
Washington May 6 report details Mr Randall leading a faction against his party to block a tariff measure. Despite much of the Democratic House backing revenue reform, Randall aligned with Republicans, opposing tax cuts and defending protectionist aims. The tariff bill was killed 159 to 155 on the motion to strike the enacting clause, with Republicans celebrating and Randall applauding as the chamber adjourned.
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Washington
Randall
Congress
Morrison
House
Carlisle
Brown
Pennsylvania
McAdoo
New Jersey
Findlay
Maryland
Revenue Reformers
Blackburn
Eaton
Russell
Massachusetts
Kasson
Tariff Commission Ceat
Hunieet
Mr. Converse
Mr. Eaton
Converse
Ohio
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Randall
Lefevre
Seney
Snyder
West Virginia
Hutchins
New York
Henley
Glasscock
California
Anderson
James
O’ferrell
Wakefield
Nelson
Strait
Minnesota
Long
Ranney
Boston
Lyman
Mr. Cox
Arnott
Budd
Boyle
Connelly
Curtin
Dunn
Elliott
Ermentrout
Foxboro
Ferrill
Fiedler
Findley
Finerty
Foran
Geddes
Hopkins
Hucot
Jordan
Muller
Murray
Muchler
Paige
Patton
Post
Spriggs
Storm
C. A. Sumner
Tully
van Alstyne
A. J. Warren
Wemper
Wilkins
G. D. Wise
Townsend
Illinois
Gibson
Republican Party
Reagan
Texas
Geo. D. Wise
Virginia
Trial of Gen Swaim Opens in Washington Court
The Swaim court of inquiry met and organized with Gen Swaim present alongside his counsel. Bateman and Chandler presented charges and defenses, witnesses described business dealings, and the panel adjourned to continue tomorrow. Also banks may expand capital and rename with two-thirds stock approval. Connolly declines treasury solicitor post. Beardsley, Scott, Carroll nominees sent to Senate. Siamese embassy visits White House. AMA convenes with 500 members.
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Gen
Swaim
Bateman
Gen. Swaim
House Committee On Banking and Currency Today
National Banking Association
James A. Connolly
the Treasury
Senate
Navy
G. S. Beardsley
Horace B. Scott
Connecticut
Lysander H. Carroll
Concord
N. H
White House
Frelinghuysen
Consul Smith
Rodgers
Lieut. Potts
American Medical Association
Discontent grows as Cuba eyes emigration after elections
Havana dispatches report growing Cuban discontent with Spain's cortes results. Autonomists led provincial votes in Havana, provoking anger among Cubans. Government influence and alleged tricks favor conservatives. A fanatical Spaniard cried long live Spain, triggering panicked reactions. An agent in Vuelta Abajo lures families to Mexico to plant tobacco, 72 households already planning to leave to escape Spanish elections.
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New York
Havana
Cortes
Spain
Mexico
Vuelta Abajo
Vanelli Abajo
Strong London journal cries disgrace over Gordon affair
London readers react to Gen Gordon despatch in the Commons as the Pall Mall Gazette hails a scandalous turn and Canon Hoare notes public shame. Demonstrations grow, 3000 townsfolk cheer, while Germany pushes the Egyptian quarantine issue and Congo intrigues unfold with Stephens’ commission.
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Missionary Society
Canon Hoare
Gordon
Egypt
Germany
Nubar Pasha
Invincibles
Tubbegcurry
Thomas Moran
Houssas
Congo
Stephens
United States
France
Central Asia
Teheran
Baku
Caspian Sea
Resht
Persia
Standard
Berlin
Louis IV
Grand Duke
Hesse Darmstadt
Victoria
Kolamine
Adam Czapski
London
African Association of the Congo
Lansil Art Sale Opens at Williams & Everett Gallery
The Walter F. Lansil collection launches this after noon with nearly 69 paintings cataloged for sale. Marine and coastal Boston views showcase his finest work, described as among the best seen from any local artist in years, with strong drawing, refined color, and superior marine subject mastery.
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Walter F. Lansil
Willams & Everett
New England
Provinces
Lansil
Boston
Buffalos finally beat Boston in rough wind at Hanover
The Buffalos returned to Boston on Tuesday and won their first of the season while the Bostons suffered their opening loss. Poor hitting plagued both sides as errors and wild pitches shaped the late innings with Richardson, Brouthers, and O Rourke delivering key moments. Attendance reached 1078 as Bowdoin vs Dartmouth and other games were listed, with a busy slate including entertainment and Inter-Collegiate Lawn Tennis notes.
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Bostons
Buffalos
Boston
Galvin
Whitney
Bisons
Hornung
Burdock
O’rourke
Morril
Rowe
Richardson
Crowley
Wise
O’ Rourke
Hackett
Jim
Brouthers
White
BO Are Collins
Boree
Bics Snc
GOMD
Tour Ce Sons Esncoe
A.B
Pos
Hormung
Sutton
Morrill
R F
Aumis
Abn
Torines
Suboios
Ccanesiaseeeo
de Bostons
Lillie
Sostons
Pased baltis—Rowe
McLean
Lynn—lLynnsg
City Points
Louisville
Louisvilles
Columbus
St. Louis
Toledos
Boston Polo Club
Institute Rink
D. J. Canary
Pythians
Shreve
Crump & Low
Hart Truvorp
Conn
Trinity College
Harvard
Yale
Trinity
Amherst
Williams
Wesleyan
Lehigh University
S. T. Miller
H. B. Tucker
DD. M. Colgate
H. A. Taylor
H. G. Dunham
Chas. Scott, Jr
R. B. Davis
Lehigh
Brown
Providence
Clevelands
New Yorks
Chicagos
New York
Philadelphias
Detroits
Philadelphia
Altoonas
Altoona
Howards
Amhersts
Cambridge
Bowdoins
Dartmouths
Hanover
Boston Reserves
Plainfields
Plainfield
Salem Baseball Club
Salem
Worcesters
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Pythian
Fairmounts
Marlboro
Smuggling Trial Ends With Treble Duty Battle in Mexico
After rough seas and a dangerous bar the Tam authorities seized 30 packages to Brazos and ordered discharge. Capt Du Jay faced a smuggling charge, was jailed then freed at the American minister and consul’s request. A 40 day dispute led to treble duty, Du Jay lacking funds. Mexican authorities boarded April 14, hauled down the American flag, and imprisoned the vessel. The consul arranged hotel shelter for the crew while Du Jay returned to the U.S. He credits Minister Morgan and Consul Cassard for his release.
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Tam
du Jay
United States
Morgan
Consul Cassard
Delegates chosen for Fifth District Democratic Convention
Somerville and Cambridge caucuses elected delegates to the Fifth District Democratic Convention in Cambridge to pick delegates for Chicago. Somerville Wards 1 2 3 4 list multiple named delegates with orders to back Butler delegates. Cambridge wards 1 2 3 4 5 also name numerous delegates. Continuous party activity described with extended ward terms to Jan 1, 185.
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Somerville
Cambridge
Bow Street Hall
Chicago
Ward
Timothy T. Coughlin
John Leahy, Jr
John J. Hanley
Joseph H. Reach
M. J. Sparks
John M. Woods
J. F. Davlin
Franklin F. Perry
Patrick J. White
W. A. Flaherty
M. F. Farrell
William N. Flynn
Johan J. Conlon
Henry McConnell
Patrick H. Gray
Edward E. Brien
T. M. Brady
Michael Kennedy
Bleckwell
Bernard Luchte
Butler
Cambridge Democratic Caucuses
Democraic
John F. O’brien
Wm. E. Russell
Chas. E. Raymond
David A. Burns
John M. Dorran
Geo. A. Thorton
Henry H. Gilmore
James H. Daley
Stephens J. Jennings
John L. Gannon
Mortimer Downey
Wm. Coveney
Horace E. Clayton
P. J. White
Michael Cogan
John H. King
W.E. Doyle
F. Fitzpatrick
J. J. Kelley
Timothy Sullivan
Stephen Anderson
J. W. Coveney
E. McSweeney
Henry Waleh
Col. J. W. Coveney
Wm. Bertsch
Henry P. Trask
J. W. Mahbody
F. J. McCarty
John Corconnan
Charles Mcliugh
J. W
McCarty
James H. Wells
J.S. McCarty
D. J. Mahody
Russell S. Edwards
E. A. Alger
Jeremiah Murphy
Geo. A. Sawyer
Michael Corcoran
Know Nothing Resolves A New Bill in Relation to Assessment
Senate actions include two daily sessions from 11 A M and 2 P M except Mondays and Saturdays, amid debates on Know Nothing resolves and various committee reports. The Cape Cod Canal bill gains amendments on security for damages and delays further consideration to Friday.
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Cape Cod Canal
Senate
Mount Hope Cemetery
Nathan Appleton
New England Cremation Society
Pillsbury
Judiciary Committee
Reed
Committee On Prisons
Campbell
Committee On Harbors and Public Lands
Loring
Joint Judiciary Committee
United States
Clara Barton
County of
Dukes
Brockton Real Estate and Improvement Company
Somerville Wharf and Improvement Company
Joint
Committee On the Judiciary
Supreme Judicial
Superior Courts
Committee On Railroads
Joint Committee On the Judiciary
Intergale
Cape Cod
Legislation and debates fill afternoon session highlights
The house met at 2 pm with Speaker in the chair and heard reports on railroads and telegraph access. A Mount Hope Cemetery bill faced debate and a close vote after reconsideration, including opposition by Mr. O Neil and support from Mr. Cummings.
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Committee On Prisons
House
Senate
Moody Merrill
Nantasket Beach
Mount Hope Cemetery
Willson
Salem
Marden
Ernst
Boston
Old Colony Railroad Company
State House
Ball
Worcester
Clarke
Howes
Cambridge
Yeas
O'Neil
Cummings
Starbird
Lowell
Pattee
Quincy
Morse
Sharon
McLaughlin
Hartwell
Fitchburg
O’neil
Doherty
Maine and Vermont Democrats Hear Talks on Tariff and Cleveland
Gen M W B Edgerly argues tariff reform to the Chicago News while Maine and Vermont Democrats discuss convention calls, delegates, and a platform plank against the prohibitory amendment. Vermont leaders favor Cleveland after Tilden. In Nashua NH, Cleveland is a preferred second choice, while Oxford Me reports Blaine cheers.
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M. W. B. Edgerly
Chicago News
Tilden
New Hampshire
Maine
Waterville
Rust
Dana
State Committee
Payson Tucker
Portland
William M. Rust
Belfast
Edward Cushing
Chicago
Vermont
Green Mountain
Burlington
Samuel J. Tilden
Cleveland
L. W. Reddington
Rutland
N. P. Bowmen
St. Johnsbury
H. F. Brigham
Bakersfield
B. B. Smalley
Nashua
N. H
Gov
Carpenter Badly Injured at Roxbury Watch Factory
A carpenter named John McDougall at the Howard watch factory in Roxbury fell through a hatchway while at work with a broad-axe, cutting his lower jaw badly. Several other local incidents include a larceny arrest, a boy fatally injured by a car, a boiler accident, a possible sailor from Quincy linked to a railroad death, a missing person telegram from Colorado Springs, a toddler’s possible fatal fall in South Boston, a murder victim identified at Neponset, and a horse and buggy reported stolen from Washington Street in Milton Lower Mills.
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John McDougall
Howard Watch
Roxbury
William Sheehan
W. J. Leviton
William P. Donovan
First Street
Dorchester Avenue
City Hospital
John F. Moody
Squires’s Park
Cambridge
Massachusetts General Hospital
Old Colony
Neponset
Quincy
Colorado Springs
John Whalen
Boston
Catharine Burke
Silver Street
South
James King
The
Sailor's
Brewer Rejects Resin Coating in Barrels
Charles A. King announces he has abandoned the use of resin for barrel coatings in lager beer. All resin has been removed from his barrels and will not be used again in any related process.
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Charles A. King
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Bowker
Political News
Oxford Democrat
Oxford County
James 5. Blaine
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North Street
Damon
Sudbury
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