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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1878

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2

Election Returns Stir Sherman and Resumption Plans

Washington reports show Democrats gaining eight to ten seats from Ohio and Indiana, while Republicans hail the Greenback defeat as a major victory. Secretary Sherman says the result endorses resumption policy and will spur preparation for its effect. Secretary McCrary notes Ohio’s carry signals broad support for honest money. The GOP Campaign Committee vows renewed effort to win New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut before November.

Washington Ohio Indiana Sherman McCrary Republican Congressional Campaign Committee New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Connecticut

Republicans to print financial speeches as campaign pamphlets

Washington action plans pamphlet distribution of the Presidents Minneapolis financial speech and Schurz Cincinnati address by the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. Secretary Gorham facing possible removal after defection on the financial issue, per Tonight's Star.

Boston Post Washington Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Minneapolis Schurz Cincinnati Star Gorham

Ninth District Returns Favor Orth and McCabe in Indiana

Official returns from Indiana indicate Orth for Congress with district majorities in Warren, Benton, Tippecanoe, Fountain, Clinton, Montgomery, and McCabe for Congress carrying Boone and Montgomery. Overall state delegation: Democrats six, Republicans six, Nationals one. Senate Democrats 25, Republicans 24, Nationals 1. House Democrats 54, Republicans 41, Nationals 5. statewide pint ballot majority six.

Indianapolis Orth Warren County Benton Tippecanoe McCabe Boone Fountain Clinton Montgomery Congress Senate House

Des Morins Returns Signal GOP Victory Across Iowa

In Des Moines area returns from 54 counties show a Republican statewide ticket majority of about 12 200, with a potential rise to 15 000 if the trend continues. Congressmen elected include McCord Price Updecraft Deering Clark Sapp and Carpenter, with Greenback Weaver and Gillette winning districts six and seven respectively.

Iowa Moses McCord J. B. Weaver Hiram Price Epw. H. Gillette Thomas Updegraff William F. Sapp Nathaniel C. Deering C. C. Carpenter Bush Clark

Vermont special election set after Vermont district vote

Returns indicate probable gains for Forty sixth Congress with party formatting. Third District Vermont shows no choice at September election. Vacancy to be filled by plurality at a November 5 special election.

Vermont

Senate employes to be displaced before March Devens to the front

Cabinet discussions focus on removing southern officeholders tied to federal law interpretation as part of a Republican strategy. The president denounces Ben Hill and Lamar linked appointments, while Attorney General Devens is expected to aid a vigorous bloody shirt campaign in the South to recover losses in Congress.

Senate Devens Boston Post Washington South Ben Hill Hill Lamar Republican Campaign Committee United States South Carolina First National Bank of Bethel Conn

Horses Race Across States Draw Big Bets at Odds

At Chicago and Manchester and Maine events on October 10, horses dominated the page. Hopeful led most heats with fast times, while Rarus and Great Eastern chased, giving a high-stakes spectacle. Trotting cards at Manchester and Farmington featured multiple classes with favored entries and tight finishes.

Chicago Ill Great Eastern Hopeful Rarus Manchester N. H Careless Bay John Virgin Bit Rae Clara J Bate Be Ee Queeche Maid Eeteasadeers Etek Waueaesses Aica Entnescoessecveress George Wilks, Jr

London and Glasgow Markets Face Banking Rumors

New York reports a Glasgow special noting general unease in commercial circles as rumors circulate about a Lan cashire bank and the Glasgow Bank collapse. Four million pounds sterling losses deepen horror and depress business outlooks. Blackburn mills close as half the workforce faces unemployment amid widespread distress. A Bolton strike at Sunnysine mills leaves 1500 workers out of work.

New York Glasgow LondCon Lancashire Bank London Blackburn Eng Messrs Greenwood Bolton

War clouds loom as Turkish and Greek circles foresee clash

London dispatch reports in Turkish and Greek circles that war may be inevitable with Osman Pasha pushing a defensive line, Russian scouts near Constantinople, and Britain seeking an immediate explanation. Novi Bazar boasts Turkish and Albanian troops. Austrian advances fear panic in the sandjak. Roumania curbs Russian troop passage while the Bulgarian army numbers 153,000 amid treaty disputes.

London Times Constantinople Turkish Council Osman Pasha Central Vienna Presse Novi Bazar Varwaa Drina Anauts Ipek Kulkalandenen Novi-Bazar Plevije Sienica Polepolje Mitrovitza Russia Roumania Count Andressy

Internal Dissensions In the Celestial Empire News Brief

San Francisco reports on Qing dynasty unrest in Fukien and Ningpo with rioting against foreign missions, taxation mobs, and casualties. Hong Kong official absconds with 70000, while consular postings shift. Yokohama notes Japan budget with debt liquidation plan and floods cause damage. Bonin Islands schools established. Justine H. Ingersoll arrives. a mutiny incident aboard a ship is noted.

San Francisco Cal Belgic Hong Kong Fu Kien Chusan Ningpo F. S. Huffam Supreme Court of Macao England Portugal Lisbon D. H. Bailey Shenghai United States Julius Stobel Kobe Japan Kuo France Tsing Chi Ta Lin Germany Li Fang Pao Yokohama Hugata Kiota Tokio H. W. Denison

Fever Rises With 113 New Cases in New Orleans

New cases include E. Punch and J. S. Flower of the Cotton Exchange and convalescents C. Stockmyer Jr. and Alexander Dalshemer. The Peabody Association distributed 12 400 rations to asylums and 54 300 on requisitions. Nineteen nurses were sent to Morgan City McComb City Donaldsonville and Berwick. Deaths total 48. Dr Choppin to convene Friday to form a local commission on yellow fever origins and epidemic characteristics.

New Orleans E. Punch J. S. Flower Cotton Exchange C. Stockmyer, Jr Alexander Dalshemer Peabody Association Young Men’s Christian Association Tl. Howards Morgan City McComb City Donaldsonville Berwick Choppin

Yellow fever deaths rise amid regional outbreak in Memphis

The Board of Health reports twenty-two deaths in the city and seventeen outside the corporation as yellow fever spreads. Notables and professionals are named among the deceased or ill, with medical and rail lines deploying doctors, telegraphs to Decatur and Erin, and eighteen thousand rations issued by the Citizens' Committee. The Howard Association notes forty-five new cases as Lt. Walter Harvey of the Bluff City Greys dies at Camp Joe Williams.

New York Hitchcock Boston Congress Committee Committee On Permanent Organization Joseph H. Harper, Jr W. H. Price Walter Lippincott Philadelphia Charles Randolph Chicago C. L. Thompson St. Louis E. L. Jay Newark N. J Charles Hutchins H. C. Houghton W. B. Judson W. E. Sheldon T. W. Bicknell Henry C. Lea Post Office Department Coree Econd Post Office Bissell Farrelly Price Harper Unnder Executive Board James Memphis Tenn Board of Health Corporation A. F. Dod James Brenton Mary Neil Root-Britton W. F. Williams H. L. Palmer Paris Cohen Langstaff McKenzie, Tenn Erin Stanton Bell H. Sauve Decatur Ala Citizens’ Committee Howard Medical Corps Walter Harvey Bluff City Greys Camp Joe Williams

Fever Reports Across Mississippi and Nearby Parishes

News from Oct 10 notes yellow fever cases and deaths across River's Landing Bullit's Bayou Terre aux Beuf and other Louisiana parishes. City by city reports show rising cases in Clinton Clinton Parish Vicksburg Delta Tallulah and New Orleans Biloxi and surrounding towns with Howard Association relief efforts and growing distress among plantations.

Natchez Miss River's Landing Bullit’s Bayou Terre Aux Beuf St. Bernard Parish Chattanooga Tenn Port Gieson Rock Springs J. D. Vertner Amos Buroch Howard Association Tousaw Parish Lindsley Evans Oakland College Matherly St. Joseph Clinton John O'Reilly Abraham Depues Herron John Butler George Marston Lucius Oixon New Cacer Depues’s Marston’s Howard Association of New York Jackson J. L. Power Odd Fellows of United States Meridian Odd Fellows’ Relief Committee of Vicksburg Delta Tallulah Del Edwards Bolton Williamson Carro Point Pleasant Plaqumine Parish Canton McCompe City Laa Bay St. Louis New Orleans Biloxi Grand Junction OsykAa Baton Rouge

Boston Hackney Carriage License Rules and Fees

The Inspector of Carriage Licenses will collect and relay license applications to the Police Commission and record granted licenses with owner names and numbers. Under police direction, enforcement of laws for hackney carriages and similar vehicles is ensured. The Police Commissioners may grant licenses with city use, revoke at will, and fix a one dollar license fee. Licenses expire July 1 following grant and transfers require Board consent.

Board of Aldermen City Summer Beacon Streets Dorchester Centre Street Charlestown Cambridge Court State Streets Dover Berkeley Streets Bighton Brighton East Htuston Boston Board of Police Commissioners Superintendent of Police Board of Police Commissionies Pennimon Square Henrys. Russell Samuel R. Spinney James M. Bugber Boston Baby Journal Boston Post

Fire destroys stable and damages house in Newport

A morning fire in Newport, Rhode Island destroyed an unoccupied stable owned by S. B. Sutt of Philadelphia. An adjoining dwelling owned by Mrs Bridget Kelley suffered about 500 dollars in damage. The Springfield Company insured 2000 dollars. The blaze was incendiary without doubt. Four families in the house faced losses around 300 dollars with no insurance.

St. Petersburg Riazan Moscow Berlin Reichstag Centre London The Daily News Bismarck National Gazette Russia Czar Czarowitch Eddystone Plymouth Maprio Tebnan Morocco Spain Newmarket Jannette New York R. W. Meyer East Sixty-first Street First Avenue Sixty-first Sixty-second Streets Sixty-first Street J. T. Lubrecker Sixty-second Street Meyer Notires Myers W. Jordan H. H. Underhill L. W. Styles Ditto Littlenecker James Joseph Betts Sarah Lewis F. M. Thompson Newport R. I S. B. Sutt Philadelphia Bridget Kelley Springfield Company Springfield Detroit John Conquest Clio Conquest C. R. Pratt Palmyra Lewiston Newark Bridgeport Conn Orange Hines United States Camden N. J

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