Washington Gossips on New Officials and Extra Session Talks
In Washington February 9 the House plans 11 am meetings with twenty working days left for appropriation bills. The river and harbor bill may drop to 5 million, extra sessions discussed, and repeals of test oath laws tied to funding. Officials Merritt and Hartranft visit incognito. Marshal Usher meets Banks and Butler. Democratic caucus seeks juror oath and election supervisor repeal. Butler amendment on telegraphs boosts cheap line access. Ways and means to push sugar bill and currency stability. silver-for-gold exchange bill tabled.
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Fernando Wood
Blount
Appropriations Committee
Atkins
Senate
Merritt
New York
Hartranft
Philadelphia
Marshal Usher
Hallett
General Banks
Riggs House
General Butler
Butler
Western Union
Yeas
LuTumi
Capital
Washington, D. C
Ways and Means
General Ewing
New York Sub
Foreign News Condensed From European Despatches
Berlin reports highlight European tensions with Greece and Bulgaria. Paris notes Father Loyson church dedication. Liverpool sees spread of strikes but no new outbreaks as British police reinforce. Glasgow workers head to Cunard docks for Liverpool operations. Cyprus lands reportedly secured by England under a Turkey Russia peace treaty. The ameer in Afghanistan faces trust issues as English advances draw suspicion. Spotted typhus spreads in the Russian Balkan army.
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Liverpool
Cunard Docks
Prince Korsakoff
Bulgaria
Sofia
Balkan Peninsula
Ameer
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Rasganoff
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Frontier rectification talks in Greece proceed unsatisfactorily
Athens February 9. The commission for frontier rectification is negotiating but progress is unsatisfactory. An arrangement exists between Germany and Sweden that is hostile to Denmark. Paris February 9. De Lesseps has been offered the governorship of Algeria.
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The Old Man in Training
New York reports a Herald interview with McCullagh of St. Louis arguing Grant as the sole national figure for the Republican party. The Germania Catholic Journal notes Rome praising Grants fair treatment of Catholics and the Pope’s remark that even equity can be a rare favor in these times.
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Sherman
Blaine
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Washburne
Republican Party
Germania Catholic Journal of
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Cork
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Leo the Thirteenth
Bravest of the Brave tale from North Carolina
A North Carolina correspondent reports on Peter Stuart Ney, a schoolteacher in Iredell and Rowan counties who died in 1846. Local belief claims he was Michel Ney, famed marshal of France, duke of Elchingen and prince of Moscow, a rumor long whispered but now examined in detail.
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Iredell
Rowan
Peter Stuart Ney
Michel Ney
France
Elchingen
Moscow
Tate
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Fraud to Be Unearthed in Cipher Despatch Inquiry
New York February 9 Potter committee will probe cipher despatches tied to the 1876 presidential contest. It is claimed President Orton of Western Union ordered all related messages destroyed while Republicans discussed fraudulent transactions. Dr N Green, now president, allegedly will be summoned to testify. Despatches allegedly show the Republican committee bought the presidency from returning boards.
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Potter Committee
Orton
Western Union Telegraph Company
N. Green
Potter
Lotus Club
Coe
National Republican Executive Committee
Hope for Gravelin Traced to Vermont Murder Case
Yesterday a daylong inquiry in Tretow Kansas and Kansas City produced sworn statements from Farmer Kern William Fisher Frank Warner and the assistant postmaster and others claiming conclusive proof that John Jacobs formerly Kern's workman who vanished eight weeks ago is the murderer of Hobart O White at Weathersfield Vermont in October 1876 Gravelin's brother from Kankakee Illinois arrived and a thorough investigation of Jacobs self confessed arson and murder crimes in Vermont has been completed A reward with a minute description has been issued and indications place Jacobs moving toward eastern Missouri toward Illinois
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Farmer Kern
William Fisher
Frank Warner
John Jacobs
Kern
Hobart O
Weathersfield
Gravelin
Kankakee
Jacob
Vermont
Jacobs
Missouri
Illinois
Fairmount Feuds End In Lynch Threats And Fire
In Fairmount West Virginia on February 8 a Walton family feud erupts as Thomas Walton shoots a boy named Watkins four times. Watkins’ brother fights back, fracturing Walton’s jaw and dumping him into the river. Citizens drive out the Waltons and burn their house amid fears of lynching.
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Thomas Walton
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Waltons
He Preaches Against the Returning Boards in Brooklyn
Beecher, speaking at Brooklyn on February 10, denounced returning boards and urged the public to regard conscience in matters of Chinese emigration and Mormonism. He claimed states like Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida would have produced clear majorities if not for the boards, though he did not disclose which side led.
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Louisiana
South Carolina
Florida
Senate Approves Inquiry Into Amending Liquor Tax Law
In Ricaumont Virginia on February 9 the senate adopted a resolution urging the finance committee to study amending the Moffet liquor law to require saloon keepers to pay a tax equal to the bell punch tax and to remove the tax from their restaurants.
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Senate
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Blood Fails To Flow If Blood Is Thin Says Bitters
Advert claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters enriches and quickens the blood by stimulating digestion and improving assimilation. It asserts pale, wan people suffer from deficient circulation and that the remedy restores color, vigor, appetite, and stomach tranquillity. Also references a child cured by Dr Buil's Cough Syrup.
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Dr. Buil
Talmage on faith and sunshine in Christianity at Brooklyn Tabernacle
The Brooklyn Tabernacle service features sermon by Talmage quoting Proverbs and stressing a brief, plain creed. He argues for the central idea that Christ Jesus came to save sinners, celebrates the “sunshine” of Christianity, and criticizes worldly society in favor of robust Christian fellowship. Organist Morgan triggers a bell mishap as Talmage discusses theology and mercy petitions for Devlin. Mayor Richardson, Aldermen Barker, Dimon, and Senator Jewett sign the clemency petition.
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Depravity Case In Great Falls Involves Young Thief
Etta Parker aged nineteen from Barnstead is labeled the region’s most accomplished thief. She stole women’s apparel a gold item and about $20, was arrested after fleeing a mill job. She pled guilty and is held on $200 bail for Supreme Court trial. Past crimes include time in a Massachusetts reform school and recent jail time in Dover and Rochester for theft. Her upbringing described as poor but respectable.
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Barnstead
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Dover
Rochester
The cattle plague spreads in eastern states say Canadian vet
Dr. McEachran, a Canadian government veterinary surgeon, reports pleuro pneumonia rampant in the eastern and middle states near Brooklyn, while Philadelphia shows no disease. He notes Brooklyn obstructions hinder his work and locals kill aged cattle for meat sent to New York. He claims Canada and western states are largely free of the disease.
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Discovery of a Fatal Clew in Elliot Murder Near Bangor
Bangor papers report Edwin Greenyer rode Elliot’s sled with permission shortly before the murder. A mysterious, talkative young man leaned against a stake at the rear. Greenyer recalls him as eighteen to twenty, medium height with a long coat and dark slouch hat. In Indiana a house fire killed sixteen year old Jesse Null. Daniel Null and others were badly burned. In Massachusetts a petition seeks commutation for William H. Devlin, condemned for wife murder.
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Fort Wayne
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Daniel A. Null
Jesse Null
John Hyler
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Mr. Null
Unfortunate Fall River Bankrupts American Print Works
Fall River mass February 9 creditors list shows American Linen Mill Company 121000 Mechanics 50000 Troy 63000 Richard Borden 54000 Anawan 24000 Metacomet 29000 Shove 15000 Merchants 7500 Fall River Savings Bank 295000 mortgaged Mount Hope mill 100000 Metacomet National Bank 50000 Fall River Iron Works 6000 drugs 80000 outside liabilities in Boston New York Providence New Bedford banks about 520000 total liabilities 1584000 assets over 2000000 with about 800000 quick assets nearly 1000 workers full capacity extension likely.
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American Linen Mill
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Annawan
Metacomet
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Fall River Savings Bank
Mount Hope
Metacomet National Bank
Fall River Iron Works
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New York
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New Bedford
Death of Thomas Lord Jr, Wealthy New Yorker
Thomas Lord Jr aged 84 died early this morning in New York. He married Mrs. Annette Hicks in 1877. He left more than 2 million dollars, while his wife had about 300 thousand. Born in Norwich Connecticut in 1794, he was the youngest of nine brothers with two sisters. His surviving brother David, 90, ran a dry goods business in New York and Philadelphia. Mrs Hicks later became Catholic and had connections to London society.
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Philadelphia
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Cardinal McCloskey
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General Schenck
Court of St. James
Cardinal Manning
Monsignor Capel
Defalcation Shock at Glen dale Elastic Fabric Company
North Hampton Mass February 7 At the January meeting of Glen dale Elastic Fabric Company directors Easthampton Mass it was found that treasurer Moses H Leonard owed 12000 in defalcation since 1876 he has taken the money while earning 2500 to 3500 annually Leonard resigned at the stockholders meeting turning over his books to Thomas Sawyer He is a 55 year old deacon of Payson Congregational Church and his actions have caused wide surprise with mortgages and a 10000 life policy pledged as security No prosecution will follow.
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Glendale Elastic Fabric Company
Easthampton
Moses H. Leonard
Leonard
Thomas Sawyer
Payson Congregational Church
A Particular Fiddler and a Double Funeral Mockery
In Presidio del Norte a fiddler halted a funeral march when he discovered a second corpse had been brought to the ceremony. The unhappy parents planned to pay for two funerals, but the musician charged for two corpses and, after reluctance, accepted the extra payment. The tale underscores a shameless attempt to double the fee, ending with the bereaved cheering the fiddler’s stand against fraud. Also included is a brief note on business failures and a medical advertisement from Buffalo.
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Presidio del Norte
Halifax
Truths in another column promote Hop Bitters cure claims
An 8500 reward claim promotes Hop Bitters promising to cure all stomach bowel liver nerve kidney and urinary disorders and offers $800 for any case not cured or impurities found. The notice urges testing and directs readers to see truths in a different column.
Finance and Commerce Boston Money and Stocks Notes
The Money Market shows torpid activity with ample funds and slightly softer discount rates. Elizabeth New Jersey defaults shock investors while U S bonds calls and bank shares move in a mixed pattern, with many regional savings banks facing potential windups amid dividend changes and new securities issuance.
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Tex
Boston Market Prices for Apples Beans Butter and Cheese
Boston market notes firm Apple sales at 1 25 1 37 per barrel for choice lots and lower grades. Beans priced for Pea Northern and Western varieties from 1 25 to 1 55 per bushel, yellow eyes and red kidneys listed with higher ranges. Butter market cautious with limited choice, various creamery and dairy pack prices from 13 to 30 cents, creamery and ladle ranges. Cheese quotes Northern factory and Eastern factory grades from 5 6 to 8 4 cents per pound, with fair to good at higher levels.
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Brighton Stock Report for Week Ending February 6
The Brighton market shows cattle totaling 2441 head and 3600 sheep and lambs with swine at 480 dollars. Prices listed for cattle weight ranges, hides, tallow, and skins. notable activity notes include delayed arrivals from the West, limited Maine supply, and some cattle shipped to Liverpool. Springers, Milch Cows, and store cattle prices and sales figures are provided amid a generally quiet beef market.
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