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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1878

Page

2

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.

House Democrats House Senate Congress Lieut R. L. Hoxie Miss Vinnie Ream Ascension Church Gen. Sher

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.

Washington Shelley Alabama Committee On Railways and Canals Senate Dakota and Southwestern Railway Company Bismarck Dakota Black Hills Josiah G. Abbott Massachusetts Alexander Mitchell Wisconsin Tom Scott Pennsylvania

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.

California Treasury Department Boston McPherson Ihe Committee On Finance United States

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.

Columbia College Davis Newell Vosburgh New York John D. Townsend Messrs Sheils Lewis, Pinckney Waehner Lyon Grand Jury Aldermen Hackett Castle Garden Helvetia Liverpool Broadway Lessing Hambur Heraer Williamson London Second National Bank of Wikesbarre Merchants’ Bank of New Bedford San Antonio Texas New Laredo Poughkefpsie N. Y Board of Visitors West Point Academie de Medicine of France Vichy Seltzer United States

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.

Portland J. W. Bradbury Augusta U.S Board Canvansers Florida Electoral Commission Congress Hayes Tilden Charles H. Haskell Senate Republican Party Democratic National House Democratic Party A. S. Kimball Waterford State Committee E. W. Farley Newcastle

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.

Concord The Concord Railroad White’s Opera House O. Stearns Daniel Barnard Franklin John H. Pearson Pearson Barnard Board of Directors Onslow Stearns James W. Johnson Infield Frederick Smyth Manchester Joseph P. Pitman Laconia Join A. Burnham Boston Samuel N. Bell Thomas Vose Nathan Parker John Pop Obtron Esc Canase

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.

Suncook N. H Front Street Pembroke Michael Haley James John Welch New Hampshire Louis Liberty Pembroke Corporation Wareham Half-Way Pond Plymouth Albert Hathaway Agawam Seth Miller Providence R. I Union Natick Hartford Road Gov. Watson Thomas W. Briggs Newport King & McLeod’s Boston Haverhill Mass Washington Street J. B. Nicholls Frost & Whitman Barnstable Mutual New Bedford Thames S. Hathaway

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.

Detroit Mich McCoskry East Germany France Asiatic Turkey Constantinople London Paris the Times Berlin Bismarck Schouvaloffs St. Vallier Waddington Daily Telegraph Vienna England Europe Russia India Mohammeansu Pirinji Pirgos Kafak Todleben Skobeloff San Stefano Duke of Bedford Lord John Russell Edinburgh University Dugald Stewart Edinburgh Napoleon I Spain Portugal Byron Wellington House of Commons Russells John Liverpool Commons Earl Grey Charles James Fox John Russell James Graham Earl of Durham Melbourne Lord John Home Department Fourth Duke of Bedford Junius Earl of Aberdeen Crimea Aberdeen Palmerston Thomas Moore Moore House of Peers Earl Russell of Kingston-Russell Earl Russell Ribbesdale Frances Anna Maria Elliott Earl of Minto Greys Elliotts National Greenback Club Nashua William M. Wenner Nathaniel Bouton Polly Hutchinson Gilmanton William Hutchinson Manchester Granite Hall Warner Kearsarge Mountain Telephone and National Plaindealer Amoskeag Stark Langdon John Pass Eastern Great Falls R. M. Blanchard J. C. Hamilton Samuel Wepber Luther Hayes New Hampshire Fish Commission E. A. Brackett Brackett John McNeil Winchester Mass Joseph Kidder Amoskeag Falls Prescott Prof Quimby Dartmouth College United States Coast Survey Gunstock Mountain Gilford C. W. Stevens Thayer School of Civil Engineering Washington Lowell Springfield City Item George Green H. L. Fairfield Holyoke Maria Baldwin West Granville Parson Bellevue Cemetery City of Lawrence D. J. Poon Merrimac National Bank Merrimac Joseph F. Borden New Bedford John L. Tilden David M. Anthony Fall River Logtown Amherst Henry C. Richardson Methuen A. L. Dame Rogers Charlies Murnane Fitchburg Murnane Montreal Pittsfield Dennis Connors Fleming William H. Morse Worcester L. H. Goodnow Morse Newburyport Greenbackers City Hall H. M. Cross Reading Coal Company John Currier, Jr

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.

Ellsworth Southwest Harbor Loman Lewiston Philadelphia Cimbria Cramp Pennsylvania Road Iron Mountains Bethlehem

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.

Hanson Grant Saco Angus McLaine Calais Bangor Portland Eugene H. Little Charles Guptill W Clark John Ryan Tippling House Luke Donahue Annie Boothby Columbus S. Boothby Laconia Corporation Moongag Ma Maine Central Railroad Company J. H. Drummond Emery Darius Alden Abner Coburn Jackson Rockland Savings Bank Samuel Bryant

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