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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1870

Page

2

Able Speech and Sensible Decision in Senate Debates

The session featured a heated debate on the Fifteenth Amendment removal of political disabilities. Senator Ferry argued for removal based on loyalty, while opponents warned of risks to governance and public funds. Other senators weighed loyalty, allegiance, and the impact on Reconstruction as adjournment followed a tense exchange. A separate report notes the Senate panel's stance against issuing a costly world map and affirms Broadhead's decision protecting sellers from agent misuse in government purchases.

Senate Ferry Chicago Morton Indiana Georgia Connecticut Warner Sawyer Drake Abbott Johnson Virginia State Rights Fowler Revels Mississippi Cameron Howard Senate Committee On Printing General Land Office Gotha Land Office Mercator Broadhead Boston Post Washington Congress SAN Diego Railroad Pacific Railroad Marshall and San Diego Marshall Trinity River el Paso Rio Grande Territories Colorado River Pacific Cragin Utah United States San Francisco South Perry Republican Party Ireland Hungary Wyer Congres Lawlesmess Judiciary Committee

House debate on American commerce and shipping decline

Mr Wood of New York argues the decline affects navigation, not foreign commerce, citing steam vs sail, iron vs wood, overproduction after 1845 to 1860, California gold, and restrictive US navigation laws that exclude foreign built vessels. He questions whether English and US laws ever boosted maritime prosperity.

House OF Representatives Wood New York House United States Alabama California England Hamburg Washtarn Wisconsin Lynch Maine Jolian Indiana Stephen J. Field Supreme Court of the United States Ogden Hoffman District of California Aris Banks Massachusetts Julian Judiciary Committee Hale Navy Department Morgan Onlo Sconeld Pennsylvania Secretary of the Navy Scofield Naval Establishment Sargent Welkies Cox Department Dawes Congress Mr Hale Navy United States Navy Navy of Great Logan Illinois U. S. Navy Washington Navy Yard Kentucky Washburne Welles Robeson Stevens New Hampshire Commodore

Democratic Ticket Triumph in New York and Brooklyn Elections

Democratic gains sweep New York City by about 70 000 with Church carrying Chief Justice and Selden trailing. Brooklyn likely votes 8 000 to 10 000 for city ticket and 10 000 to 15 000 overall. State totals show heavy Democratic margins outside the city with numerous cities listed. Total city vote places Church at 82 101 against Selden 22 186. state totals may exceed 75 000 and approach 100 000.

United States National Banking Association Bankien Congress Tawrac Canal Navigation Company Slackwater Company Manufacturing Company Mining Company Gas Company Bridge Company New York Church The Court of Appeals Selden Brooklyn Newburg Cohoes Hudson Canandaigua Oswego Rome Lockport Utica Barre Poughkeepsie Buffalo Troy Richmond Oe & Hantsees Chio Grand Lodge of Missouri Odd Fellows St. Louis Oshkosh Wis Irwi & Co Welch, Jenkins & Co Richardson Brothers Davenport Democrat Thomas Fluke Scott County Jows Fluke Kansas Pacific Railroad Woods Greggs McElory Starr Lieut Wheeler California Newexico Pauline Markham Lydia Thompson Alexander Henderson Archibald Gordon Storey Chicago Times Recorder's Court King Miss Thompson Miss Henderson

Masonic Convention Elects NH Masons Officers

The annual Masonic Convention in Concord New Hampshire elected officers led by John A. Harris as Grand High Priest and Edward Gustine as Deputy Grand High Priest. The gathering included notable attendees such as Horace Chase of Hopkinton and other grand officers.

Concorp N. H M. E. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Masons of New Hampshire John A. Harris Concord M. E Edward Gustine Keene Wm. Barrett Nashua John D. Patterson Manchester Daniel R. Marshal Abel Hutchins James Adams Candia Andrew J. Thompson Laconia Albert 5. Waite Newport George H. True Wm. R. Tapley Dover Oliver C. Fisher Herkimer John J. Bell Exeter Adoniram Smailey Lebanon Edward Savage Lancaster Chas, Savory Chase Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Royal Arch Masons

Mrs Stanton Lecture on Marriage in Apollo Hall

Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke to a large audience on the marriage relation and its application to the McFarland case, advocating suffrage as relief from married burdens. Susan B. Anthony presided, resolutions by Sorosis were adopted, and debates followed with prominent women in attendance.

Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton McFarland Apollo Hall Catherine E. Beecher Celia Burleigh Jennie June Croly Robert Dale Owen Tracy Cutler Eleanor Kirk Phebe Cozzens Susan B. Anthony

Pomp and rowing lift on Ashbury era trials and gala

Loxpoy reports Ashbury's conflict with umpires over second race in blustery Channel conditions as Sappho and Dauntless weather the voyage. A Tyne Rowing match with Taylor and Addy fails after injury. a Theatre Fund dinner in St James Hall marks charity aims with Dickens absent and Duke of Sutherland among guests. Parliament talks on census, colonial funding, and public duties amid Fenian fears.

Ashbury Leeward Cambria Loxpoy Sappho Dauntless Genevieve Dougis Cherbourg Dide Theatre Fund St. James Hall Price of Wales Duke of Sutherland Id’ Lenox Nawaub Bengal Charles Dickens Jol Baldwin Buckstone Dion Boucicault

Reichstag Advances Third Reading on Postal Treaty

The Reichstag yagsed to a third reading the bill carrying into effect the provisions of the Postal Convention between the United States and the North German Confederation.

Bern Reichstag North German Confederation

Financial and Commercial News From London And Beyond

Financial and commercial notes from London and other markets dated May 17 report Consols around 943 to 944 with U S securities steady. Liverpool reports mixed cotton, grain and pork prices with varying loadings. Paris and Frankfurt show quiet to steady movement in bonds and notes. Petroleum prices in Bremen Hamburg Havre and Antwerp move with modest fluctuations.

Financial and Commercial London Consola U.S Erie Ilinois Centra Shams Consols American Securities Steady U. S Ilinois Great Western Paris Rentes Frankfort Liverpool Uplands Orleans Do Orleans California de Orleans Nava Calcutta Trillow Bremen Petroleum Thalers Hamburg Havre Tres Ordinaire Pew Antwerp

Receipts at Ports Rise This Week in Bales

Receipts at all ports since last weekly statement show 14 262 bales this week, up from 11 510 bales the previous week. The figures reflect ongoing trade activity and port throughput across the reporting period.

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