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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1878

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Wager Shows Postal System's Global Reach

A Chemnitz resident mailed a card to himself May 24 proposing a world circuit via Alexandria Singapore Yokohama San Francisco and New York to Chemnitz to prove a 120 day travel limit. The card arrived 117 days after the original posting, prompting note that one hour earlier would have finished in 96 days.

Washington Postal Union Berne Chemnitz Saxony Alexandria Singapore Yokohama San Francisco New York Germany Berne International Bureau

Baltimore Banks Seek Clarification on Resumption Policy

The Baltimore banking committee, after a conference with Secretary Sherman, submitted a formal report and expressed hope that the Secretary’s frank views would calm fears over the Resumption net. It also adopted a resolution urging no preemptive policy lines until Congress reconvenes and currency acts are possibly amended.

Baltimore Sherman Associated Banks Congress

Treasury Report Shows Small Change in Customs Revenue

New statistics from the Register of the Treasury indicate customs duties for the last fiscal year varied little from the prior year, while total collection costs dropped about 311000 dollars. Major ports saw savings except Boston, where costs rose slightly, with Boston at 247660.63 against 627423.35 the prior year. several smaller districts also saw higher collection costs.

Register of the Treasury Boston

Silver dollar remonetization totals rise past two million monthly

Washington reports that through November 23 the total standard silver dollars coined since remonetization reached 19,814,551. About 10,500,000 are in the U S Treasury, 4,200,000 in mint vaults, and a little over 5,000,000 in general circulation. The first remonetization coinage occurred March 15, and the monthly output exceeds the legal minimum of 2,000,000 and below 5,000,000.

Washington United States Treasury

Court of Inquiry to review Reno at Little Big Horn

By direction of the President a Court of Inquiry is to assemble in Chicago on the second Monday in January to examine Major Reno’s conduct at the June 25 and 26, 1876 battle in which Gen. Custer was killed. The court will report an opinion and any recommended action. It comprises Col. King, Col. Merritt, Col. Royal, and Lieut. Lee as Recorder.

Washington Chicago Reno Little Big Horn Custer King Ninth Infantry Merritt Col. Royal Third Cavalry Lieut. Lee

Ex Gov Dingley and Cheney in Paris visit noted in dispatch

Reports from Paris place ex governor Dingley and Bates College president Cheney together at a social event. A loupeervier sparked excitement in Phillips village last week, while Smith Cram relocated from Foxcroft to Arcos and recently lost five children to diphtheria. James Morton shot a four foot ten inch tiger cat in Barnes district, and a three year old Durrell girl died after a rocking chair accident. Robert Morse of Newcastle took poison by mistake, and Jason Scribner faces a new trial in January before Judge Libbey after an indictment error. Pearl Gilbert, a Portland ship passenger, died in Cuba of yellow fever. William Haskell suffered severe injuries in a multiple fall during slate shed work at Abbot Depot. Rufus Gibbs won Bridgton’s legislative seat by seven votes over James Emerson. F L Bartlett notes Sullivan mine ore rich in native silver with seven foot vein, assays $40 to 800 per ton, 300 tons ready for shipment.

Dingley Cheney Bates College Paris Loupeervier Phillips Village Smith Cram Foxcroft Arcostook County Diptheria James Morton Simonton’s Corner Barnes William B. Durrell Kennebunk Robert Morse Newcastle Jason P. Scribner Kennebec County Libbey Pearl Gilbert Chase’s Mills E. Bredbury Portland West Indies Cuba William Haskell Field Bangor Abbot Depot George Taylor Bridgton Sullivan Boston

Manchester Directory lists 235 names up 661 since 1877

The Portsmouth Chronicle notes an 1878 increase to 235 names in Manchester's new directory. It also reports a late summer Fors's Beach hotel construction for Mr Knox, a large Dartmouth term schedule, and various local notices including a notable bankruptcy involving D Arthur Brown and Henry Francis Brown with an assigned property to deputies and creditors in Providence and Boston.

Manchester Fors James Martin Epping Cenin Congregational Society of Great Falls Tiwan Indagiin Webb Portsmouth Chronicle Dartmouth College Ceolieve Ortal D. Arthur Brown Henry Francis Brown Fishverville Boscawen Contoocoos Contoocook Concord Contooceok Manufacturing Company New Hampshire Messrs Brown John C. Pearson Fisherville Providence RK. 1 Boston

Legacy of a Derby Line trade and a Bennington term

The report details Frank Pierce of Putney shooting at his father’s home in a temporary insanity episode. It notes his past as a Windsor Hotel clerk and hotel work, plus comments on Hayden the wife murderer. It also previews the December Bennington County Court term with 256 jury cases, 18 State, 26 chancery, and a hot venue change dispute involving the First National Bank of North Bennington and surrounding towns.

Frank Marshall Pierce Putney Tomes Windsor Montreal Derby Line Hayden Bennington First National Bank of North Bennington Shaftsbury Arlington Dorset Sunderland

A month old child dies suddenly in New Bedford

A month old child of Mark O Conn or of New Bedford died suddenly of apoplexy on Friday. The item notes multiple local incidents and court actions across Massachusetts including resignations, drownings, and fishing reports.

Sarmatian Salutes as Marquis and Princess Arrive in Halifax

The Sarmatian leaves harbor amid royal salutes and cheering crowds as the Marquis and Princess visit Halifax. They are greeted by Duke of Edinburgh and Dominion officials, then sworn in as Governor General at the Province building. The city decorates streets for a grand procession to Admiralty House with hearty cheers.

Halifax York Point Pleasant George’s Island Citadel Duke of Edinburgh Gen McDougall Inglefield Joy Archibald Province Building Admiralty House Lorne Louise Hauifax Edgar Stuart Bellerophon Black Prince Dartmouth Princess Marquis Market Wharf Edgar Stugit Bunting Supreme Court House of Commons John A. Macdonald Privy Council Marquis of Lorne Ingiefield Tle Mary Archibald H. R. H. Duke of Edinburgh Louie Marquis of Dominion Court of Law and Equity Cabinet Senate of Canada University Legislative Council Legislative Asembly Corporation of North British Society Charitable Irish Society St. George’s Society Manchester Unity Odd Fellows Anglo African Society Catholic Total Abstinence Society St. Joseph's Pees Tobin City of British North America Nova Fcctia Duke of Kent Speer North America Duchess of Edinburgh British Empire Nova Scotia Senator Aikens Lowie Duke of Edingburgh Hollis South Pleasant Spring, Garden South Park Sackville Brunswick Gottingen South Street Pleasant Street Brunswick Street

Italian court calm sought after bomb arrest in Florence

Rome reports the bomber confessed the crime as authorities and the King and Queen met Senators and Deputies to discuss restoring tranquility and progress in Italy. Paris says French police seized placards threats to supporters of the royal ovation and dynamite was found near the royal train. Socialists were arrested at Padua and San Sepolcro.

Rome Florence Italy Paris Moniteur Humbert Padua San Sepalero

England Cotton Mills Hit by Wages Strike

Ten thousand cotton spinners in Oldham began a strike with more to join from Bury as a five percent wage cut faced resistance. Some large mills have not posted reductions while slate quarrymen see seven percent cuts. Oldham mills report 12,000 workers halted. Zofingen and Aargau mills in Switzerland operate short time.

London Oldham Bury Carnarvonshire Parrow-in-Furness Eng Geneva Zofingen Aargan

French monarchist letter praises past regime and calls for kingly return

Paris reports the Comite de Chambord writes to M. Munn whose election was invalidated. They congratulate him for opposing abuses of the old regimes still, but insist the protective shelter that aided past greatness must stand. They add that France must have God return as master and a king to reign.

Paris Comite de Chambord M. Munn Chamber of Deputies Thir France

Mrs La Bau to wed Lux Luxembourger Berger in Vanderbilt will case

New York November 25 Mrs Mary A La Bau daughter of the late Commodore Vanderbilt and a key figure in the Vanderbilt will contest will wed Francis Berger the Consul General at New York from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Berger, a former financier and author, arrives amid will litigation and social prominence as discussions hint at a soon marriage within two weeks if the will suit remains unresolved.

New York Mary A. la Bau Commodore VanDerbilt Vanderbilt Francis Berger Grand Duchy of Luxembourg M. Berger Grand Duchy of Luxemburg London Orange-Nassau Congress of the Grand Duchy la Bau

Oldest Dutch Reformed Church in New York Celebrated

Correspondence from 1878 describes the 250th anniversary of the Dutch Reformed Church in New York City, its early buildings, and notable clerical speakers. It also covers a Boston to New York maritime scene, South American trade implications, and a sermon on commerce and travel amid a busy city life.

Newman in Swamp Refuge After Louisiana Ballot Box Attack

A New Orleans dispatch says G. R. M. Newman clerk of the district court fled to the swamps after a late night raid on the court house. Ballot boxes and records were gutted and hurled into the Bayou Teche, and Newman reports armed men terrify his household while Parish Attorney Wilson warns he may be targeted. The case ties to alleged vote fraud involving J. R. Acklen and Hebert and sparks state investigations.

New York New Orleans G. R. M. Newman District Court St. Mary Court House Recorder Bayou ‘Teche W. K. Wilson Newman Franklon Tlam J. R. Acklen Hebert Wilson Franklin

Noted forger marries Boston girl and is arrested in San Francisco

San Francisco reports G. Saville, using the name Saville, registered at Baldwin Hotel on the first, induced E. J. Baldwin to buy 25 000 dollars in mining stock and pledged a letter of credit from Union Bank of London plus two ten pound notes. Declares innocence while police link him to a gang led by W. J. Floswell. Saville previously passed as an English nobleman in St Louis and married a Boston girl, then moved on to Denver and San Francisco.

San Francisco Bank of England New York O'Leary Campana Edward C. Davenport Bridgeport Jenn New Jersey van Loo Panama Havana Colon Sagua Cardenas Charles Connor Owens Boston Commissioners of Charities of Kings County Gallatin National Bank Tompkins Street G. Saville Baldwin E. J. Baldwin Union Bank of London Bank of Calfornia Saville Oakland W. J. Floswell St. Louis Denver Thts Fie Mimwanted C. Joy Rocky Mountain Detective Association London Stville Thomas 5 Kirkpatrick Broadway

Great Dairy Fair Preparations in New York

Preparations near completion for the great Dairy Fair at the American Institute building opening December 2. Prizes total six thousand dollars. Entries of butter and cheese over two hundred pounds each number nearly a thousand, with many from abroad. Blooded cattle exhibition expected to be the largest yet, with limited accommodations forcing discrimination to maintain quality. A full creamery and cheese factory will demonstrate butter and cheese making from milk reception to consumption, using four to five hundred gallons of milk and about thirty gallons of cream daily.

Boston Post First Avenue Hotel New York City Boston New York New World Fifth Avenue Twenty-ninth Street Thomas FE. Vermiye James Michaelius Island of Manhattan Garden Street Fulton and Williams Streets Morgan Dix D. D Protestant Episcopal Church Howard Crosby Presbyterian Church R. 8. Storrs Congregational Church Tiffany Methodist Church Anderson Baptist Church Brooklyn Roberts Brazil Rio Janeiro Liverpool Rio England United States St. Thomas Pernambuco Bahia Para South America Porter & Coates Goldsmith Coleridge Pope Keats Edinburgh Flodden Drake Fay Rheims Amiens Cologne France Germany Spain Italy American Institute

Fugitive Trapped: Nashville Merchant Seized by Boston Creditor

New York reporting states Redmond, a Nashville merchant who fled amid creditors, was seized at Chattanooga and escorted to Nashville by Ward Blake of Carrick Calvert Co Boston and an associate. He was kept under surveillance after being carried from the city by train. Blake declines to reveal his location. Authorities believe Redmond carries over $10,000 in cash.

New York Nashville Redmond Ward Blake Carrick, Calvert & Co Boston Nashville House Chattarooga Tullahoma Blake

Forged Note Forgery Case In Hartford Bank

A man using the name Saul Stern passed a forged note for 3106 at the Connecticut River Bank in Hartford. He claimed to be a Stern & Sons partner of Paterson New Jersey silk makers and swapped a New York draft for goods worth 1000 dollars, a 1800 dollar check, and 200 dollars in cash with diamond merchant David Mayer. Mayer pursued Stern, recovered the goods and the check, while the draft awaits investigation and the real Brown & Thompson Co. denies any dealings with Paterson.

Mayer Stern Sere Brown & Thomson Paterson House

Supreme Court Dismisses NH Railroad Cases in Session

Fortsmouth New Hampshire November 25 The Supreme Court in session here dismissed several NH railroad disputes due to adjusted questions The cases include Amoskeag Savings Bank vs Eastern Railroad and related actions The court also heard Merchants National Bank of Boston vs Eastern Railroad and Frank Jones involving notes totalling 35000 dated February 5 1875 The Kane Trustees question awaits submission to the full court

Fortsmouth N. H Supreme Court Amoskeag Savings Bank Eastern Railroad New Hampshire Eastern Railroad Company Converse House Somersworth Savings Bank James W. Emery Albert Jones Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway

Railroads Meet Over Eastbound Passenger Rates

In St Louis two meetings of railroad representatives discussed restoring eastbound passenger rates but made no definite agreement. Report says Atlantic and Great Western charged scalpers and some reads claim rates won’t be restored until tickets given to scalpers are withdrawn. A further meeting is slated for tomorrow.

St. Louis Atlantic Great Western

Lowell meeting endorses mayor and alderman nominees

In Lowell Massachusetts at a meeting of the Independent Butler Battalion Mayor Richardson was endorsed for re election George E Scripture and C A R Dimon were nominated for Aldermen at large At a Democratic City Committee meeting a letter from B Puffer declining nomination as Alderman was received Action was deferred to the next meeting.

Lowell Mass Butler Battalion Richardson George E. Scripture C. A. R. Dimon Democratic City Committee B. Puffer

Prominent Manchester Lawyer Dies After Illness

Morrison Hiland of Manchester New Hampshire, a longtime partner from the firm Morrison and Hiland, died of apoplexy on November 25. A Langdon native and Dartmouth graduate class of 1862, he served in the state legislature in 1876 and on Gov. Weston's staff in 1874. He was active in Amoskeag Veterans and the Masons, respected as a brilliant NH legal figure, and brother to Dr Thomas Hiland of the U S Navy.

Morrison & Hiland Manchester N. H Langdon, N. H Dartmouth i Gov. Weston

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