Will Tilden Run In Presidential Battle
Ex congressman Scott Lord predicts Mr. Tilden will seek the Democratic nomination for president next year. He cites southern support and New York dynamics, weighs Buell Bayard Hancock and Grant as alternatives, and notes Tilden’s national fundraising and reform image shaping the race.
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Scott Lord
Fortieth Congress
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Connecticut
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New York State
Conquering Horses by Electricity in Paris Innovation
M Defoy, a Frenchman, proposes a simple electric device to quiet and control restless horses. Through a small Clark apparatus in a box, the coachman or rider may operate it. A conducting wire runs inside the reins to the bit, connected to a magneto electrical setup for calming the animal.
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Societe d'Encouragement
M. Bella
Omnibus Company of
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Edison challenge from W E Sawyer on electric light
W E Sawyer former Boston journalist disputes Edison claims in a Sun publication. He lists eight technical tests for Edison lamps and offers $100 to prove them incorrect, asserting Edison misstates vacuum lamps, half power outputs, and material durability, with his address in New York.
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New York Herald
Menlo Park
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Walker Street
New York
Great Fraud At San Carlos Agency Exposed
A Massachusetts letter reports Major A. R. Chaffee of the Sixth Cavalry at San Carlos Arizona exposing a cattle weighing fraud by Lees contractor. Weights were swapped with altered weights to inflate cattle drafts by about five hundred pounds per 3000 pounds, a costly scheme given weekly receipts.
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A. R. Chaffee
Sixth
United States Cavalry
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Ana
Victory for Lotteries Injunction Sought Against Post Office
In Washington on December 22 Chief Justice Cartier and Justices Haynes and James discussed M A Dauphin v Postmaster General Key over a prohibitory order on delivering letters to lottery firms. The justices favored granting an injunction to stop post office interference. Cartier urged reargument, but the panel likely endorses the injunction. A decision is expected today with a likely unanimous result. If granted, the case moves to the supreme court to be heard early this term, and the current order blocking registered letters to the proscribed parties would be nullified for now.
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Key
Cartier
Haynes
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Post Office Department
Supreme Court
General Grant to Visit Washington and Cuba Tour
Colonel Fred Grant reports that General Grant will arrive Monday the 29th and stay two to three days with General Beall. The party includes Mrs Grant and General and Mrs Sheridan, with two or three reporters, traveling in two Pullman cars. They plan brief stops at Richmond Columbia and Savannah before sailing to Cuba and on to Vera Cruz, then Mexico and Nicaragua, with possible return via Galveston and Galena.
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Nicaragua
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Galena
Amicable Adjustment in Railroad Land Deal
San Francisco dispatch reports pins in a dispute between Texas and Pacific Railroad and city authorities resolved by telegrams. Texas Pacific will deed half its lands to Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, granting bay frontage and 5000 acres for a first class depot and wharf. Details to be finalized by company representatives and city officials.
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San Diego
Scott
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Child Burned in Stove Accident at Grafton
Sunday afternoon a kettle of soup and a teapot spilled on Mrs. Clover Dietz's boy in Grafton Massachusetts. The stove fell to one side in the house, badly burning the child. Hope remains that the injuries are not fatal.
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GrarFton
Clover Dietz
Figh ting in Afghanistan as British reinforcements press
A long dispatch from Calcutta dated December 20 reports Colonel Norman with about 500 men and two field pieces moving from Jellalabad toward Cabul to reinforce General Roberts. The British clash with Afghan forces near Kotal and Payichania defile yields furious combat with heavy Afghan resistance and no official loss figures yet. Additional notes indicate Afghan leaders plan wider action before Khyber reinforcements arrive.
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Peshaw
Norman
Jellalabad
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Roberts
Cabul
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Pasa
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Goroli
Payichania
Shirpur
London
Afghanistan
Reperts
Azmatulan
Dokaat
Mahmoud Jans
Keshawar
Apostolic Blows And Knocks At Pittsburg Church
A fierce church row at First Reformed Presbyterian in Pittsburg ends only with police intervention. Factional dispute over Rev. Nevin Woodside splits the congregation, prompting chaos during a Sunday service and a threatened police complaint, described as the liveliest prayer meeting in the city.
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First Reformed Presbyterian Church
Nevin Woodside
Woodside
Gall Non
Ouston
Wreodside
Hemston
Republican scheme to seize electors threatens next presidency
Washington dispatches discuss a proposed plan by Republican leaders to secure electoral votes in key Northern states by altering laws or districts for electors. Analysts warn of a bold tactic to win the presidency if Democrats fail to block changes in New York Connecticut New Jersey Ohio and possibly California. The Porter case is also set to move through Congress with a Bragg bill restoring FitzJohn Porter, opposed by Garfield but supported by a bipartisan push for justice.
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Mr. Tilden
Mr. Lord
Kelly
Tilden
New York
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Islature
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Rhode Island
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United States
Insane Rochester man ends life amid debt row
George H. Crowley, 28, collector for the Rochester Daily Union, cut his throat and tore the wound open after allegedly learning his name was published in a mercantile union debt list. His wife found him and attempted aid as his condition worsened with a silver breathing tube in place. He left a wife and three children.
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Rochester Daily Union
Mercantile Union
Serious Charge Against a Congressman in New Jersey
A note for 10000 dollars drawn on Hackensack Water Works Company dated October 9 1879 and apparently signed by Jacob L Westervelt is said to have been endorsed by Congressman Voorhees. Found by the assignee of Voorhees the note sparks rumors of forgery.
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Jersey City
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Hackensack Water Works Company
Jacob L Westervelt
Hackensack
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Io Apsi
Westervelt Sivas Nies Raying
Barron Defalcation Case Heads to Bangor Court
Dexter, Me December 19. The Barron defalcation within the Dexter Savings Bank leads to a civil suit against the Barron estate. Bank officers allege a loss of 479.82 with interest and seek reimbursement as the executor Samuel Copeland travels, while public sentiment shifts between belief in Barron’s innocence and conviction of defalcation. The Barron Memorial Church nears completion amid controversy.
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John Wilson Barron
Dexter Savings Bank
Barron
Henry A. Piper
Boston
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March of
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Josiah Crosby
Samuel Copeland
Amos Abbott & Co
Copeland
Supreme Judicial Court
D. B
St. Albans
Death of a New Yorker from Blows by Police Man
John Slatterly dies at charity hospital after alleged blows by officer John Mohr. Eyewitness George R. Gee recounts a drunken man being pressed for his name, then struck first with a light blow and later a heavier one to the head, killing him. Mohr denies the blows and refuses to explain.
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John Slatterly
Charity Hospital
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George R. Gee
Mr. Gee
The Recent Chilean Victory at Dolores Details
The Chilian victory sees 11,000 allied Peruvian Bolivian forces marching from Noria to join 65,000 men under Solivia. They attack a 6,000 strong Chilean corps at Dolores near Agua Santa. Chilean guns inflict heavy losses, and the battle ends with the allies retreating, their cannon captured and their generals Villegas wounded or killed.
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Noria
Solivia
Dolores
Agua Santa
Villegas
Capsize of a Schooner Off Point Reyes
A Pacific Coast vessel believed to be the Mary D. Pomeroy from Crescent City bound for San Francisco was sighted bottom up off Point Reyes. Eight officers and twelve passengers were aboard. twenty lives are thought to be lost. The exact fate remains uncertain amid rough seas and no immediate rescue.
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Mary D. Pomeroy
Crescent City
Point Reyes
Distance from Chicago to Montreal Cut by Hundreds of Mules
A Peterboro Ontario delegation explained a Trent Valley scheme to Henry Lyman and Montreal officials to connect Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario by waterways. They outlined plans to shorten the route, noting the many small lakes involved in the project.
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Henry Lyman
Montreal Board of Trade
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Lake Ontario
Plan to connect Great Lakes by canal across Ontario
Representatives of commercial boards discussed a proposed canal highway for barges to link Lake Huron and Lake Ontario. The plan, costing about 4,000,066 dollars, would shorten the Chicago to Montreal route by hundreds of miles. A government survey shows 136 miles navigable, 59 miles require canal, and 9 miles remain unnavigable along the Georgian Bay to Bay Quinte route.
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Sad end to a useful career in Westfield education
M M Lloyd longtime Davis School principal and former school committee member in Westfield has been removed to the Northampton insane asylum after brain fever and a suicide attempt near a disused well. The 35 year old educator, noted for high student performance, faced financial strain from a failed $10,000 real estate investment tied to the Phelps homestead and a mislaid boarding hall site, with hopes adjustment of the property easing his condition. The community and friends await his recovery and return to reason.
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Serious Scrimmage Over Butter and Cheese Testers at the International Dairy Fair
New York December 22 The dairy fair climax sparked a heated contest for butter and cheese testers. Thomas Bamber led the vote count with over 1200 ballots amid clashes, arrests, and police action as Tolsey’s supporters surged. Court action followed with no complaints, while Tolsey secured the butter and cheese region MAINE in a broader political dispatch.
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Robert Bamber
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Frank I. Moulton
Beecher-Tilton Scandal
den Seaeny
Raniers
F. B. Thurber
Justice Murray
Brothers in Law Kill Rival Over Inherited Estate
In Ricum Mono Kentucky on December 19 a tragic shooting left prominent dry goods man Hon. R B Little dead. James H Arnold, Little’s brother in law, fired after confronting him over a note tied to Mrs M L Hood’s will and estate shares. Arnold surrendered after the killing, claiming provocation.
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Kentucky
New York Woman Dies From Fright Over Lost Teeth
Mrs. Cora Nourse of New York died after believing she had swallowed her teeth. She sought medical reassurance, was told it was impossible, yet she persisted in fear and collapsed from mental exhaustion. Funeral services were planned for the following day.
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Four Men Die and Three Wounded in Nitro Explosion
A wheepes special reports an explosion of nitro glycerine on the Canada Pacific near Rat Portage. Four men were killed: J. C. Logan foreman, John Frazer, Patrick Malark and age. The wounded include William Conway seriously, Lawrence Peters and Mike Kearney. A man slipping with a can triggered the blast.
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William Conway
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An Illinois Coal King's Flight
Peoria Illinois December 19 Thomas Neill a local coal king left the city days ago amid great excitement this culminated today in the announcement that Neill had failed from 200000 to 300000 probably the latter amount He was widely known and universally respected His whereabouts are unknown.
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Democrats Split On Davis and Seymour Ticket
The Times of Cincinnati on December 20 interviews several leading city Democrats about the presidential candidate. They express little preference between David Davis and Horatio Seymour, arguing a Davis-Seymour ticket with one as president and the other as vice president would be unbeatable.
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Tilden Denies Paying for South Carolina Vote Story
Samuel J. Tilden denounces a New York Star report claiming he arranged to secure South Carolina's electoral vote for $30,000. He rejects all alleged interviews and letters, calls the tale a complete fabrication, and says none of the details ever occurred.
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New York Star
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Brother and sister reunite to share California fortune
In New York on December 22 a Montreal lawyer described the search for heirs of California millionaire Philip Donhue. Brothers Patrick and Philip, and sisters Lee and Ann, were missing since 1849. Philip left $1.5 million to Patrick and the sisters, later found after years of claimants. The siblings met in New York after thirty years and plan to travel to California to divide the estate.
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German Republicans in Ohio oppose Grant for third term
Richard Smith of the Cincinnati Gazette says German Republicans in Ohio would bolt the party if Grant were nominated, risking a Democratic win. He cites a strong prejudice against imperialism and the third term. Keyes Enos Root Martin Howe fear Ohio and foreign votes could defeat Grant.
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Wisconsin
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Illinois
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Kansas
Howe
Iowa
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Talmage to be Tried for Slander
The Brooklyn Presbytery faction plans to proceed to trial on charges of slander rather than appeal to the general assembly. Some members favor a confession to shorten proceedings and perhaps lessen punishment, while others resist any compromise with Talmage. His fiery speech on moral rottenness has sparked division within the Presbytery.
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Cuban struggle gains fresh NY momentum as Garcia arrives
General Calixto Garcia Ynigués, founder of the Cuban Revolutionary Committee, arrived in New York from Jamaica to protest the Janfon capitulation and renew the war for independence. He reports East Camaguey and Los Cinco Villas in hopeful condition with 4500 insurgents under capable leadership and a western force of over 2600, partly armed and mounted.
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Cuban Revolutionary Committee
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Los Cinco Villas
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Camaguey
Secretary Sherman on Grant for President
Secretary Sherman in New York states that Senator Cameron was elected to the national Republican committee for fitness, not a presidential preference, while remaining a friend of General Grant though opposing a third term. A fatal burn accident in Gloucester reports a woman burned in bed clothes after a fire with matches last night.
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