Slander and Support for Norfolk City Guards in Washington
Washington April 18. Grand Army of the Republic condemns local officials who insulted the Norfolk City Guards for not carrying a flag during a visit. The Guards had borrowed a flag and paraded, disproving the insult. Colonel J. D. Brady defends Captain White and the Guards as loyal to the Union and notes their escort at the Portsmouth memorial services. Bragg continues with southern claims abolition efforts. Ohio political outlook discussed with Cincinnati and Hamilton County shifting toward Democrats, impacting next year’s legislature and potential Senate outcome. Greenback debate and floor fights on finance and coinage occupy Congress along with immigration aid organization news.
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United States
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Southern Claims
Wisconsin
Southern Claims Commission
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Massachusetts and Kansas on Committees in Congress
Massachusetts members largely back on committees with Morse keeping naval affairs chair. Loring moves between mines and education losses, while Crapo and Claitlin receive minor panels. Kansas Republicans demand Ingalls scalp, alleging bribery, with investigations likely this or next session. House to resume Monday amid dispute over possible legislation.
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Breach of Promise Suit by Cincinnati Woman
Charlotte Bruce, longtime head of cloak and dress departments at Shillito's Lewis & Livingston's and Andrews in Cincinnati, sues John B. Gibson for $50,000 damages for breach of promise. She alleges engagement from 1866 to October 1, 1877, he offered $50,000 in notes, renewed vows in New York, then failed to marry or return to Cincinnati.
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Lewis & Livingston’s
Andrews
John B. Gibson
Gipson House
Gibson
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New York
Nathan Barrett Case Settled After Shooting Incident
In New York on April 13 a reporter found Mrs Barrett unavailable at Thirty four Street home. She hinted a settlement between Mr Nathan and Mrs Barrett was reached and no further court action would occur. Nathan’s friends reportedly arranged the agreement and Mrs Barrett would post bail if needed.
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Postmaster Suspends Deputy Over Mail Tampering Charge
Albany April 13 a Saratoga Springs despatch reports Post master Judson suspending deputy Cassius B Thomas of the coal firm Thomas Brow for tampering with mail by withholding letters from coal dealers to the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company and circulars announcing price cuts. The misconduct is a misdemeanor under postal laws with fines and imprisonment possible.
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Argus
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Judson
Cassius B. Thomas
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Thomas
Thomas & Brow
Mules for Zulu Land Shipments From Albany to Cape Town
The steamship Ontario of the British admiralty transport department waits at the Battery with 400 mules to sail for Cape Town for use in the British campaign. The animals, arriving from Kentucky via Albany, are to be brought to New York on Tuesday. The demand for draught animals in South Africa is high and mules are preferred for the task.
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Ontario
British Admiralty Transport Department
Cape Town
Albany
Havior
Kentucky
South Africa
Experie
Aes
Indians Face Starvation Triggering War Fears
A Fort Buford telegram reports restless Yanktons near the British lines amid food shortages at Poplar River and Wolf Point. Runners from hostile camps seek alliances with Gros Ventres and other peaceful tribes offering gifts to join a planned campaign, risking a bloody outbreak.
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Fort Buford
Poplar River
Wolf Point
Gros-Ventres
Sailor Dies of Hydrophobia After Dog Bite
Milwaukee Wisconsin April 12. Peter Snell a sailor allowed a small dog to lick a scratch on his nose around February first. He died today from what doctors call a genuine hydrophobia case.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Peter Snell
Khedive and Sultan Turbulent Europe Tour Update
From St. Petersburg to London a mixed report on Egypt affairs and Grant’s oriental tour. In Kieff prison a tunnel escape led to mass shooting by guards. The khedive plots changes, while British and French bondholders push for debt terms. Grant’s journey includes Delhi and Lucknow receptions with royal salutes and elephant parades.
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Halim Pasha
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General Grant
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Today
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Lucknow
General Chamberlain
Columbia
Daniel
Ganges River
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Calcutta
Benaves
Leavenworth Appeal Aids Fugitive Negroes Migration
A Leavenworth committee appeals to the nation for aid as about 1000 colored people gather there with thousands more en route. They lack money clothing and shelter, with no clear refuges or leadership. Rainey cites scrip pay and urges organized help to relocate families to land or rail routes and to guide settlement.
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Rainey
South
Bohemian Man Ends Life After Domestic Turmoil
Mathias Bozdech a 28 year old collar-maker, known for heavy drinking and volatile temper, shot himself near Geyer and Carondelet avenues after another relapse. A Bohemian note reading Catherine said the act was for her, sobriety claimed, coroner ordered city burial for the impoverished family, and the body was taken to the Massmann home for final rites.
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Tne
Bozdech
Bohemian
Catherina
Charles Suda Ana
Grant declines all presidential candidacy claims
A Washington special reports from a traveling companion of General Grant that he will not be a candidate for the presidency under any circumstances and does not want to re-enter public life. He would decline any public nomination when the time comes, a stance that surprises few of his real friends and may deter political maneuvering by ambitious politicians.
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the Herald
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General Dick Taylor Funeral in New York
General Richard Taylor son of Zachary Taylor tenth president and brother in law of Jefferson Davis died yesterday and was buried this afternoon at the Church of the Infiguration known as the Little church around the corner. Rev. Dr. Hangleton led services. Large attendance. pallbearers included Edward Cooper Charles L Perkins Abram S Hewitt Charles O Connor D D Withers and Hamilton Fish. Remains placed in vault to be taken later to New Orleans.
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New York
Richard Taylor
Zachary Taylor
United States
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Church of the Insfiguration
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Edward Cooper
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Hewitt
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Hamilton Fish
New Orleans
Texas man killed by son in self defence claim
Croerswatt, O April 12 special from Texarkana Texas reports G A T Patilio of Bright Star near Bright Star Texas faced a family dispute with his son William. William was arrested after being found dead with buckshot and admitted shooting, asserting it was in self defence.
John P. Phair Reaffirms Innocence Before Execution
The Vermont case unfolds with John P. Phair’s final statement to his counsel reiterating innocence, criticizing court and detectives, and lamenting alleged perjury and bias. He appeals for a new trial, cites poverty and uneven defense, and reflects on Morton Providence trials and the last letter from Windsor to a St. Albans contact. The piece notes funeral rites and mentions supporters, journalists, and legal figures involved in his pursuit of justice.
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Windsor
Joan P. Phair
Funeral of John P. Phair in Vergennes Vermont
The funeral for John P. Phair was held at his mother's Main Street home with Rev. George E. Hall officiating. Mourners heard remarks from Rev. George S. Pratt, who recalled Phair's sincere, contrite nature and last words, Lord, remember me. Choir members sang, and EF. B. Hayes supervised arrangements. Pallbearers were Joe Fajardo, John Lyon, John Barnard, and Richard Maldoon.
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John Lyon
John Barnard
Richard Maldoon
George E. Hall
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St. Albans
Earth
Thas
Courting by Letter Ends in Fiery Georgia Deception
In a Georgia hoax tale from Hawkinsville, Miss Redmond seeks a southern husband via a New York notice. She travels with family to Hawkinsville, discovers her betrothed is an impoverished, aged farmer. The party returns to New York City amid disappointment and scorn.
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Mies
K. Redmond
New York
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Herald
Awkinsville
Naughty ministers blaze tragedy tied to revivalist abuse
A Marshalltown Iowa letter to the Sun links the Eva Roberts murder and John Bell's death by suicide to misconduct by Rev John Haugheworth an Advent Evangelist. Haugheworth twenty five is blamed for jealousy sparked by a note to plural marriage and a revival at Gifford. The Sun questions revivalist credentials and notes Rev Fred Bell travels between Brooklyn and London amid troubling circumstances.
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Academy of Music
Original Plan by Steele Mackaye at Madison Square Theatre
Steele Mackaye announced plans as manager of the Madison Square Theatre to pay authors 25 percent of receipts and to reward leading actors with 20 percent of season profits, while producing plays reflecting modern romance and comedy. He will treat foreign authors under the same terms as American copyright holders.
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Madison Square Theatre
New York
Fifth Avenue Hall
Madison Square
Probable Boston Man Death in San Francisco Hotel
Josiah Bacon treasurer of the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company of Boston, who had recently arrived from the east, was found dead in his Baldwin Hotel room with a pistol-shot wound to the abdomen. He had been dead for hours, no firearm was found, and internal hemorrhage prevents deducing movements after the shot. A native of Massachusetts, age forty five, no light has yet been shed on the case.
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Josiah Bacon
Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company
Boston
Baldwin Hotel
Massachusetts
Letter on Plymouth shows yellow fever recurrence after freezing
A Plymouth sloop officer reports the ship was cleaned at Boston in January and for over a month the bilge-water froze solid. The vessel was sealed and fumigated with sulfur, yet cold persisted in the hull and water froze, proving freezing does not prevent yellow fever recurrence.
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Plymouth
Boston
Munitions of War for the Zulus Reported
New York April 14 It is stated that 4000 repeating rifles and 1 000 000 rounds of ammunition were purchased and shipped last week by Major Tuxen an agent of the Russian government or so it is said Intimations were given they were to go to Delagoa Bay a Portuguese settlement north of Zululand and the arms would be sold to Cetewayo and his tribe They were shipped as canned meats and hogsheads of machinery on the steamer Rhein.
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Reed
Monroe
Ohio
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Cetewayo
Jamestown to Relieve Alaska at Sitka
Secretary of the Navy orders the steamer Jamestown at Mare Island to Rouponte in ten days then to Sitka to relieve the Alaska. Jamestown will be fully armed and staffed, with all workmen authorized to execute the order, to protect Sitka inhabitants.
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United States
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Pe Mare Island Navy Yard
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Rouponte
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Alaska
The Assassin's Pistol Attempt on the Czar
A would be assassin fired five shots at the Russian emperor in the imperial patio in St. Petersburg. He was arrested and the czar was unharmed. Washington reported the telegram from Colonel Wickham Hoffman with strong public suspense.
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Department of State Today
United States
St. Petersburg
Wickham Hoffman
Writing on the Wall Marks City Homes in St Louis
Chalk marks including crosses and dots appeared on hundreds of front doors in affluent areas such as Chouteau avenue and Lucas place. Post office carriers reported many houses marked overnight, sparking fear of a planned riot by Communists and speculation about the marks signaling which homes would be saved or destroyed.
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Babylon
Boston Man Fakes Identity in Jersey City Marriage Claim
A Boston man about thirty eight years old and a woman companion, registering as R A Longfort and wife, claimed marriage in Jersey City. Justice Davis attended. ceremony conducted in the ladies parlor with a $500 diamond ring. the man used the name Stephen Longfellow, Cambridge, Mass, though no such person appears in directories.
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Taylor's Hotel
R. A. Longfort
Apna J. Hennessy
Charlestown
Mass
Stephen Longfellow
Cambridge
Stephen
Marriage in Dwarf Life Promises Unusual Nuptials
In New York on April 11 the dwarfs General Mite and Lucia Zarate announce a marriage next week. Lucia, fifteen and under five pounds, and General Mite, fourteen and nine pounds, are described as bright and intelligent. The arrangement appears as much a practical union as affection, to endure potential separation by show managers or families.
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General Mite
Lucia Zarate
Lucia
Canadian tariff faced universal condemnation in Londoun despatch
Reports from Londoun say Canadians oppose the tariff and public meetings by interested parties. Huddersfield chamber of commerce passed a resolution urging the house of commons to appoint a select committee to review Canada Britain trade relations and seek a more satisfactory basis. Other regions held meetings and resolutions urging consideration by the colonial secretary of points in the Canadian tariff seen as detrimental to British trade.
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Huddersfield Chamber of Commerce
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House of Commons
Beede Wife Rescued After Laudanum Threat in Conconrd
In Conconra New Hampshire on a Saturday night Mrs. Beede entered her husband Francis C Beede's room with an empty bottle saying she had taken poison. The bottle read laudanum and a doctor saved her. Beede, a provision store keeper active in temperance reform, has a devoted wife about forty years old.
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Beede
Disputed Will Petitions For New Trial In Philadelphia
William R. Dickerson petitions the court of common pleas for a new trial on the Whitaker will. The will was recently ruled fraudulent. Dickerson seeks further evidence and has consulted new witnesses ready to testify this morning.
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William R. Dickerson
Court of Common Pleas
Whitaker
Dickerson
Tim
Olive Cowbery gang trial reveals witness on hangings
In Hastings Nebraska the Olive Cowbery gang is on trial for murder and burning the victims Ketcham and Mitchell. A key witness, now state’s evidence, claims Olive helped hang the men and fired the fatal shot. Soldiers have arrived to guard the jail and deter any rescue attempt.
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Neb
Hastings
Olive Cowbery
Ketcham
Mitchell
Olive
McCarthy Claims Large Sum From British Benefactor
New York April 12 The unnamed 25 year old Dunla McCarthy of the city lies in Canada pursuing a claimed thirty million dollar fortune left by Major O Ke r a British quartermaster who served in several Anglo palan ventures and died six years ago Sources say McCarthy's claim appears well grounded despite the unsettled details
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dJunla McCarthy
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O’ker
Miss McCarthy
Vigilance Committee Formed in New Jersey Villages
Campgn New Jersey April 12 residents of Kirkwood and White have formed a vigilance committee in response to depredations by thieves in and about the villages. The measure aims to protect property and enforce local security measures amid ongoing concerns.
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Kirkwood
White
Vaiinuan
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