Political currents mix in congress and Maine race heats up
Washington dispatch notes dull first week, Sherman moves on finance, and Republican splits shown by persistent calls for unity. North Carolina to Indiana negro migration alleged as political leverage. Maine and Massachusetts elections puzzle Democrats while Wallace committee probe looms and Tilden-Randall talks hint at 1884 Democratic strategy.
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Boston Globe
Washieton
Congress
Sherman
Pap
Republican Party
Ss Pgne
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New England
Wallace Committee
Senate
Maine
Tar Globe
Tib Gloor
Augusta
Blaine
Grandpa Hamlin
Wallace
Teller
Louisiana
Teller Committee
R Republican
Luther
Raft of Bills Signals Busy House Next Week
Washington reports nearly 200 bills were introduced in the House last week affecting new legislation and private measures. The roster shows many may not become law, while motions to suspend rules and test votes under the two thirds rule are anticipated after Monday’s state calls. Judge Kelley may seek a vote on a resolution regarding treaty negotiations and duties on foreign goods.
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Mannibal
Augusta
Garcelon
Louisiana
South Carolina
Mississippi
Maine
Hamlin
Matt Carpenter
Ladd
Frye
State of
Washington
House of Representatives
Randall
All Way
Kelley
Executive Department
United States
Ick
Maretzek Reported Insane After Opera Setback
Max Maretzek arrived in New York after abandoning his English opera company in St. Louis. He is described as insane from the enterprise’s failure and physically exhausted, under care of Dr. Valentine at No. 15 East Ninth Street. The company, known as the Max Maretzek English Opera Company, staged Fatinitza and H M S Pinafore among others and faced poor attendance and receipts during a western tour ending in Chicago and St. Louis. The chief singers included Florence Rice Knox, Annie Montague, Rachel Samuels, and A. Hateh. Maretzek’s harpist wife is cited as expressing the blow of the failure.
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New York
Max Maretzek
St. Louis
A.C Valentine
East Ninth Street
Normandy
Sleepy Hollow
Baltimore
Academy of Music
Mr. Maretzek
Park Theatre
Brooklyn
Florence Rice-Knox
Annie Montague
Rachel Samuels
A. §. Hateh
Chicago
Is. Maretzek
New Orleans
Strakosch Company
Maretzek
Free Circus Lions Report Roams Illinois Woods
Reports from Horseshoe Bend near the Mississippi River in Illinois say two lions escape from a London circus after a train collision. A German farmer Henry Demmerman was killed Wednesday night, then Lillie Dennis and a colored child were killed the next day. Schools are closed as locals hunt the beasts. the lions and a hyena are missing, believed to be circus imports.
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St. Louis
Horseshoe Bend
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Henry Demmerman
Lillie Dennis
Madison County
London Circus
Tug P. K. Hawley Explosion Kills Five Men
A report from Elyria states the tug P. K. Hawley’s boiler exploded near Black River, causing five deaths. The crew were Cleveland men: Captain Joe Bolin, the Shermutt brothers, Robert Greenough, and William Stanley.
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Cleveland
Elyria
P. K. Hawley
Black River
Joe Bolin
Shermutt Brothers
Robert Greenough
William Stanley
Democratic Victory in Louisiana Across Parish Returns
New Orleans dispatch reports from 31 parishes show debt ordinance support at 24 870 for and 18 650 against with a 6 220 majority. New Orleans contributes 8 661 to the tally. With 20 parishes pending, overall returns show Democrats leading by 26 010 over Republicans in the combined parish vote for parole.
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New Orleans
Republian
Fire Ravages Troy Industrial Row and Tenements
A morning blaze in Troy destroyed Sutherland's boiler shop and several factories along River Street, plus six tenement houses and a church. Losses reach 350000 with 1820000 insured. Firefighters suffered injuries as the blaze disrupted a neighborhood of workers, including many girls.
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Sutherland's
River Street
Monk & Hawley’s
Miller and Bingtare
Hustis and Dusenberry
Marshall and Riggs
Bowman and Son
Davis & Co
Brown
German Lutheran Church
Molien Ous
Pisru
Koras
Grosswardein
Hun
Hungary
Steamship boiler explosion rocks Pacific voyage
From London and other capitals comes reports of a boiler blast on Her Majesty's steamship Pelican off Callao, with many crew killed or wounded. The same dispatches note Chilean victories celebrated in Santiago and political turmoil in Spain over the Cuban reform bill.
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South Pacific
Lonpox
Pelican
Callo
Henry H. Rays
George A. Gifford
William N. Turner
Henry A. Scrivener
The Utes The Work of the Commission Finished
Secretary Schurz reports from Los Pinos that closed testimony demanded surrender of massacre parties. The list includes head chief Douglas. Indians in council, likely to accept the ultimatum and surrender the guilty to avoid total annihilation. Internal struggle now serious as influence shifts toward surrender.
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Washington
Schurz
Hatch
Los Pinos
Douglas
Stabbed by Lover in Chicago Fatally Wounds Woman
Alice French a colored servant on North Sheldon street was stabbed twice in the neck by her lover William Moore from Indianapolis who urged her to flee with him. He fled as police sought to arrest him. doctors say wounds are dangerous and possibly fatal.
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Cuicanco
Alice French
Caleb H. Marshal
North Sheldon Street
William Moore
Darkey
Indianapolis
Alice
Senator McDonald
Commemorative Tablet Unveiled For Commodore Vanderbilt
Members of Dr Deems Church of the Strangers in New York unveiled a bronze tablet honoring Commodore Vanderbilt. The black marble slab is four feet by two feet four inches, with a three by one and a half foot bronze plaque ornate with engraving and decorative detailing. The tablet was paid for entirely by donations no one contributing more than one dollar.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Church of the Strangers
Deems
New York
Commodore Vanderbilt
Mormon Defiance at Provo Sermon Sparks Law Versus Faith
Salt Lake special reports Apostle John Taylor urged Mormons to choose obedience to God over certain U.S. laws during a Provo conference. He cited Daniel in the lions den and contrasted it with President Hayes, asking congregants to raise hands if they would follow divine law, a stance that sparked debate over church authority and national law.
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Salt Lake
Deseret News
Mormon Church
John Taylor
Provo
Lake Utah
Daniel
Hayes
Apostle
United States
Five Stormy Years of Arthur A Collins in Europe and England
Arthur A Collins of New Bedford recounts five tumultuous years starting November 1874 as a seaman on the barque Joseph & Spinney to Callao then Antwerp. After shipboard arms smuggling, he witnesses a captain's smuggling case, enlists in the English army with the Fifty-second Light Infantry, serves in Portsmouth Petersfield Aldershot and Windsor, deserts and is court-martialed, then is released after British negotiations. He later serves in the Coldstream Guards, faces arrest and imprisonment, is discharged in September 1880, and returns to New Bedford via Portland.
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New Bedford Mercury
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Joseph &. Spinney
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Antwerp
Don Carlos
Spain
Isle of Wight
Weymouth
Jane
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Portsmouth
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Aldershot
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Bristol
Danan
Darian
Bordeaux
France
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George and Mary
Chase
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J Gee
Exama O
Quebec
Magdalen River
Canada
Fortland
Portland
Kensedford
Mayor-Elect Kalloch Seeks Pistol Ban For De Young
San Francisco mayor-elect Kalloch asks police commissioners to enforce an ordinance restricting concealed weapons. He cites Order No. 1226 and a prior permit granted to De Young, noting its expiration and renewal dates, and urges action consistent with the city’s gun control measures.
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de Young
Kalloch
Board of Supervisors
Les Young
Permit Revocation Call for Charles De Young by Police Board
I.8. Kalloch urges police commissioners to revoke the permit granted to Charles De Young accusing him of repeated violent acts and libel against women. He claims De Young threatens further attacks and asks the board to act to prevent further danger to the public and his own safety.
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Mit
Charles de Young
Aigh Municipal Pomeee
Kalloch
Insolent Mexicans stand off house of means seizure
Reports from Chihuahua say Mexicans asked a prominent American lender for 3600 but were refused. They then seized goods worth three times that sum and demanded repayment. American Vice-Consul Scott protested to no avail. Ex Governor Alexander Shepherd plans to leave due to American risk. DeCamp, an American, was imprisoned for not visiting a wounded Mexican soldier.
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New York
Chihuahua
Mexico
House of Means
Conant Scott
Alexander Shepherd
Washington, D.C
DeCamp
New Laredo
Cincinnati marriage society faces collapse and scandal
The Enquirer prints an interview with August Meyers detailing his experience with the Cincinnati Society for the Promotion of Marriage. He speaks of promised funds not delivered, a dissolved association, and mismanagement by Jesse J. Debrek and local politicians. Rings given to brides are questioned for material quality.
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The
Enquirer Today
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Meyers
Society
Jesse J. J. Debrek
Kentucky
Superior Court
Society For
Matthews sees Grant bid for nomination and senate fight
New York dispatch reports Stanley Matthews predicting Grant as Republican nominee with strong Cross-States support and Sherman challenge in Ohio. He cites Grant’s broad backing from New York Pennsylvania and parts of New England and notes Garfield v Sherman as potential Senate race outcome in Ohio. Also includes Mormon Delegate Cannon denouncing Evarts circular on polygamy and defending belief while pledging legal compliance.
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Washington
Stanley Matthews
Ohio
General Grant
Mr. Sherman
Pennsylvania
New England
Blaine
Chicago
South
Grant
Sherman
Garfield
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The
Heirs Claim Vast Baker Estate Across North America
The Crazy Heirs of Hannah and Betsey Baker, including Robinsons of Ottawa, claim 1600 acres in Philadelphia, eleven square miles on the Hudson, coal lands in Pennsylvania, and scattered tracts in New York and elsewhere worth up to 200 million. Canadian heirs allege a multi generation transfer and delayed claims due to ignorance. Also noted is a Lincoln family monument in Lincoln City Indiana honoring Nancy Hanks Lincoln, with the grave plot to Spencer County.
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Ottawa
Can
Hannah
Betsey Baker
Philadelphia
Hudson River
Pennsylvania
New York
William Baker
Canada
Brookville
Ohio
Jacob Baker
Army
Lincoln City
Ind
P. E. Studebaker
South Bend
President Lincoln
Lincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Lewis
Cincinnati
Mrs. Lincoln
Spencer County
Death of Detroit theatrical manager T W Davey
T W Davey a leading American theatrical manager died at his Detroit home after a kidney and liver illness. He produced Fanchon in America and oversaw Lawrence Barrett and Steele Mackay interests. In recent seasons he ran Detroit Opera House and managed Leubrie's Memphis Theatre and Fanny Davenport's touring company. He left a wife and nine year old daughter.
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T. W. Davey
Detroit
Fanchon
America
Lawrence Barrett
Steele Mackay
Lst
Detroit Opera House
Leubrie
New Memphis
Fanny Davenport
Davey
Gale wrecks brig E H Rich and harms Aspinwall docks
New York dispatches Panama reports a five day gale near Aspinwall causing immense shipping and property damage. The brig E H Rich of Boston wrecked after breaking free from the Royal Mail wharf, barques Albatross and Georgine damaged or sunk, several wharves damaged, and tracks flooded as R S Mattison details perilous travel findings from Aspinwall to Panama.
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Panama
Aspinwall
Tuckey
EK. H. Rich
Boston
Royal Mail Steamship
Pier No.4
S A.m
Adelle McLeon
Rockland
Vacille Mail
Bri Myronus
Ada J. Brouner
Baltimore
Mattison
Panama Railroad
Royal Mail
Pacific Mail
Mattison Pives
Satan Bridge
San Pablo
Barbacoss
Mr. Thompson
Bailamono
High End
Financial Leaders Demand Abolition of Legal Tender Power
A bipartisan caucus of over 400 bankers led by August Belmont & Co. and Drexel, Morgan & Co. signs a memorial urging Congress to abolish the compulsory legal tender power of treasury notes. The petition appeals to enhance business confidence, employment, and price stability. Mr. Tilden declined to sign but expressed sympathy with the aims.
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New York
Treasury
United States
Department of Business
Mysterious Woman Sees Dark Complexioned Child in New Hampshire
A dark-complexioned woman about 45 accompanied by a pale child passed through Rochester New Hampshire on December 3. The woman claimed the girl was her daughter from Brooklyn and bound for Alfred Maine to a Shaker village. The girl seemed fearful and unaware of their destination as the pair drew attention.
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Recngister
N.H
Attrac
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alfred
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