Congress weighs adjournment amid party splits and bills
Eastern Democrats favor June 10 adjournment while Western and Southern factions doubt the date. The Army and currency bills edge toward adjournment, but many expect little work before July. Reagan’s interstate railroad bill faces refusal to consider. Corbett to seek inquiry into the Custer massacre. Lieut Hoxie wed Miss Ream at Ascension Church with Gen. Sherman giving the bride away. Claflin returns for the Winnie Ream wedding and Tariff Bill noted.
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Dakota and Southwestern Railway Company Incorporation Bill
In Washington on May 28 Mr Shelley from Alabama reported a Senate bill to create the Dakota and Southwestern Railway Company to build a line from Bismarck Dakota to near the Black Hills. Incorporators include Josiah G. Abbott Massachusetts Alexander Mitchell Wisconsin and Tom Scott Pennsylvania. The Speaker ruled the bill out of order as it appropriates funds and should start in Committee of the Whole.
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A Bill on Fisheries Award Payments in Boston
A bill outlines payment of an old fisheries award with instructions to the collector at Boston. It mentions California elections and tobacco tax implications in the legislative note.
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Aldermen Meet in Secret Session Over Indictments
New York May 28 A secret Aldermen meeting discussed defense against possible Grand Jury indictments of several board members. A committee sought to confirm any indictments, with counsel and escape routes analyzed if vacancies occur. Poisoned by counterfeits migrants pass through Castle Garden as 280 immigrants arrive from Liverpool and more expected from Hamburg.
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Calls for congressional probe into Florida election fraud
Portland voices broaden demands for a full investigation into alleged fraud that reversed Florida’s electoral votes. Prominent figures including J. W. Bradbury and Charles Haskell urge Congress to probe the system, while others resist reopening the case, stressing the need for a clear verdict and public accountability.
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Concord Railroad stockholders meet at White's Opera House
The thirty seventh annual stockholders meeting was held in Concord with Hon. O Stearns presiding. Directors balloted for the ensuing year and results listed for Onslow Stearns James W Johnson Frederick Smyth Joseph P Pitman Join A Burnham Samuel N Bell Thomas Vose Nathan Parker with each receiving 16 530 votes and others less.
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Destructive fires strain on Front street and beyond
A large fire on Front street Suncook New Hampshire destroyed three wooden buildings and damaged several others. Losses totaled about 16300 with 4600 insured. Similar blazes occurred in Wareham Providence Haverhill Brattleboro Yarmouthport New Bedford Russell Ontario with multiple structures affected and insurance coverage noted. Incendiary causes suspected in several cases.
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Lord John Russell a Major Whig Leader in Britain
One of England's best known figures of the era Lord John Russell died in London on May 28 at age in his 60s. He was the third son of the Sixth Duke of Bedford and a lifelong Whig statesman who held offices from Paymaster of the Forces to Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister in all but name, shaping Reform and Catholic Emancipation. His career spanned Parliament and the Peerage, with notable works on British constitutional affairs and biographies.
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Russian Officers Leave Cimbria for New Naval Roles
A telegram from Southwest Harbor reports Capt. Loman and eight Russian officers depart the steamer Cimbria for good. The Paymaster and two officers along with eleven sailors leave Thursday for Philadelphia with the paymaster returning June 13.
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Multiple Maine Navy and Court News Snippets
Deputy sheriffs seized 65 gallons of liquor at the Eastern depot in Saco. Angus McLaine, 14, drowned near Calais while fishing from logs. Bangor debates a Greenback Club. private meetings continue. In Portland Superior Court Eugene H. Little jailed 18 months for breaking and entering. Charles Guptill nine months for larceny. W Clark four years eight months for receiving stolen goods. John Ryan fined 100 for keeping a tippling house. Luke Donahue 50 for keeping liquors. Annie Boothby of Saco died suddenly from laudanum. her husband Columbus Boothby, a watchman, found her. Maine Central Railroad case before Gov, attorneys. tax abatement claims for 1874–76. Rockland Savings Bank directors convened with ~100 depositors. assets 386,441.38. liabilities 369,441.38. surplus 17,005. confidence expressed in payer plan.
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