Washington plot to destroy despatches in 1876
Washington january 27 report details how Republican senators ordered the destruction of cipher political telegraph despatches from the 1876 campaign. Orton and Western Union officials moved despatches to New York, then burned a trunk of letters. Morton and others examined and hid remaining messages, while Bullock helped arrange the trunk and received a consul post. Luther.
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Washington, D. C
the Post
Western Union Telegraph Company
House
Morton
Senate
Orton
Western Union Company
Radical Party
New York
Washington
Holden
United States Naval Observatory
Congress
Senate Committee On Privileges
Burbank
George E. Bullock
Elections Committee
Bullock
Pacific States
Hayes
Republican Party
Mr. Morton
Testimony on Cipher Telegrams in Western Union Inquiry
The Potter committee began its Washington investigation with Carey of Western Union testifying about cipher despatches relating to the 1877 political campaign. He described selecting about 300 cipher telegrams between New York and the South, and similar numbers from six parties, with Republicans possibly dominant for Florida. Whitney, Morrison committee, and others described handling and returning the trunk of despatches to Washington and later to New York.
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Joint Committee of Congress
Grant
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Carey
Whitney
South
Florida
Western Union Telegraph
Morrison Committee
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
New
Secretary Sherman urges adoption of majority sugar bill
Secretary Sherman in a letter to Representative Robbins urges adoption of the committee majority sugar bill to replace the current system. He notes the bill may favor one class but prefers passing it to avoid another year of unwanted experience and ongoing litigation over sampling and appraisement of sugar duties.
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the Treasury
Washington, D. C
Sherman
Congress
Robbins
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary’s fixed duty proposal strengthens bill in House
The measure gains a fixed rate of duty and a certain collection method, boosting passage chances in the House. Opponents led by Wood, Banks, Garfield, and Kelley fear defeat, while refiners join their effort to block the bill.
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House
Wood
Banks
Garfield
Kelley
Money to be at Once Appropriated to Pay Arrearages
Washington dispatch reports General Rice of Ohio will push a bill to pay arrears of pensions and possibly enlarge the pension office staff. Estimates of total payments range from 60 million to 200 million dollars as thousands of veterans who never applied may become new pensioners once bulk payments are authorized. The lowest new pension per person is implied to exceed 1300 dollars, with some cases higher.
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Washington, D. C
Rice
Ohio
Vacant Boston Sub-Treasury Office Fails to Attract Suitor
The Treasury Department seeks an officer for the Boston Sub-Treasury with a required bond. The office is described as "a-begging" and the bond plan of five equal $50,000 parts, arranged by Mr. Claflin, has not improved appeal. The assistant treasurer said he does not know who will be offered the position next.
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Wasuvictos
D. C
Treasury Department
Treasury
Boston
Claflin
Luther
Messrs
Hill
Chalmers
Hooker
General Bragg
Pinchback
Louisiana
Internal Revenue Bureau
Longstreet
House Appropriation Committee
Post Office Department
H. C. Little
Lewiston
P. R. Goold
Littleton
N. H
J. W. Moody
Waterbury
Navy
Ellerton E. Pratt
Senate
St Martin Cross-Examined by General Bauer Fails to Temper Temper
Washington January 25. Witness St Martin faced Potter committee all day under cross examination. General Butler pressed hard, knotting the witness on flies and provoking his temper. The witness claimed his word was worthless and attempted to implicate Gibson of the New York Sun, but telegrams showed he sought to sell himself to Gibson, who declined to buy.
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St. Martin
Jenks
General Bauer
Washington, D. C
Potter Committee
Louisiana
Jim Anderson
Mr. Gibson
New York Sun
Gibson
Wrights Land Grant Bill Faces Senate Challenge
Washington January 26 Wrights bill promises 160 acres and a government loan for each public domain settler as a special order. Democrats urge withdrawal, but Wright resists. A shift to the post office appropriation bill in committee is seen, with a two thirds vote needed and doubtful. General James Shields arrives in Washington awaiting election certification to seat in the Senate after his Missouri victory.
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Wright
Shields
Washincoton
D. C
Senator Shields
Washington
James Shields
United States
Missouri
Willard’s Hotel
Senate
Caleb Cushings Will Presented in Probate Court
Newsorryrort Mass January 27 General Caleb Cushings will dated Madrid March 26 1876 names brother John N Cushing as executor to divide net proceeds between five children of John N Cushing and three children of the generals deceased brother William. No public bequests. Valued at 300000 to 1000000. Much land in Virginia and Minnesota. Residence noted as Salisbury.
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A. Augustus Ada
Legation
Edward Belknap
Charles D. Tyng
Cushing
Virginia
Minnesota
Salisbury
Caleb Cushing
Davenport investigation committee arrives in New York
Congressmen Lynde Forney and Frye led a Davenport investigation group to New York with aides and a clerk. They could not secure a room to meet. Frye says he had no consultation with Democratic members or Davenport. He dismisses the probe as buncombe while Fernando Wood claims mass starvations and voter intimidation.
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Tremble
Johnny Davenport
New York
Lynde
Forney
Frye
Davenport Investigating Committee
Davenport
Washington
Buncombe
Fernando Wood
Across the Border Object to American Vessels Being Admitted to British Registry
Shipbuilders and steamboat owners in Canada plan to petition Dominion Parliament to block American vessels from British registry. They deem it an injustice given the materials used in steamers such as iron brass boiler plate rivets and copper.
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Quaesec
Can
Canada
Duty on Crockery and Vessels Sparks Trade Dispute
The text argues that crockery and bedding should face duties while ships built in America are admitted free, noting idle shipyards and many American vessels in the Dominion. It cites about 200 American built steamboats worth $3,000,000 that pay no revenue, urging an end to ruinous business until the US grants equal terms to domestic vessels.
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Dominion
United States
Cobb seeks new trial in Arsenic case in Norwich
Counsel for Kate M. Cobb submitted a petition for a new trial to Chief Justice Park in Norwich. The filing cites rulings on evidence from Floyd Crane and Adele Cobb, challenges to the admission of testimony about endearments, competency of Adele Cobb, and juror conduct. The document notes no mention of newly discovered evidence and previews possible court action this week.
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Norwich
Conn
Kate M. Cobb
Park
Floyd H. Crane
Cobb
Popes
Charles E. Chipman
A. H. Allen
Christopher M. Gallup
Talmage on Cities and Virtue Across America
Brooklyn preacher Talmage argued from Zachariah that prosperity spreads cities abroad and that vices in towns outscale rural sin. He claimed villages imitate urban flaws, condemned gossip, bickering among critics, and warned that charity cannot bless unlawful gains. He praised unity among cities and urged divine grace for safety.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Cain
New York
Baltimore Liverpool freight line eyed by Boston capitalists
A Baltimore dispatch reports Boston capitalists led by Stuart McCorry and Mr. Ryan have been quietly inspecting Baltimore port terminal facilities to establish a first class freight and passenger steamship line to Liverpool. They plan a meeting with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President Garrett to discuss the project.
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New York
Baltimore
Boston
Stuart McCorry
Ryan
Liverpool
Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Quebec Arrives After 22 Day Liverpool Passage
The steam ship Quebec of the Dominion line, Captain Dale, arrived in Halifax from Liverpool after a 22 day voyage. She left port on January 3 and faced a relentless series of heavy westerly gales. The hurricane deck was swept clean, five lifeboats were lost, the remaining boat badly stove, and the chart-house wheel house and rudder were carried away.
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Hallifax
N.S
Quebec
Dominion Line
Dale
Liverpool
Work for the Nation Large Increase in Pension Lists
The report surveys a Congress racing toward its end with many measures in flux. Arrearages prompt an immediate appropriation. Debates cover tariff, taxes, electoral counts, silver token bills, Indian transfers, patent reforms, and numerous investigations. Appropriations advance unevenly as the Senate delays to curb House spending, while the pension bill passes and the president signs it amidst Senate caucuses and political maneuvering.
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Wasutheron
Senate Committee On Finance
Senate
House
Edmunds
Southard
Reagan
Hartzell
Banking and Currency Committee
Interior
War Department
Congress
Democratic House
House Committee
England to gain Cyprus sovereignty for £1,000,000
A Calcutta despatch reports Cyprus sovereignty purchased by England for £1,000,000. Other items note Afghan troop desertions in Cabul, political shifts in France and Germany, and bank and insurance scandals in the US. The London cables also cover papal-Italian reconciliation signals and emigration talk amid rising English distress.
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Cyprus
Constantinople
England
Berlin
London Post
Russia
Robert Lowe
London
Throndo
Piedmont
Paris
Germany
Cheyenne massacre details and Sitting Bull talks
The Cheyenne massacre report describes desperate, half starved warriors holding four infantry companies at bay for about thirty minutes. Nine survivors include two girls aged fourteen and fifteen. many riders lay dead or wounded in a pit. Critics blame frontier officers for army demoralization amid congressional tinkering. New York dispatch notes Sitting Bull seeking terms to return, claiming war has caused suffering, with chiefs urging peace and options for return.
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Congress
Grant shadowed by Dublin detective in Ireland
A Dublin letter reports General Grant was constantly shadowed by a Dublin detective seeking evidence that he led Fenian plots in the United States. Separate dispatch from New York notes American riflemen, who offered service to the czar at the outbreak of the Russo Turkish war.
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New Yorks
Dublin
Ireland
Grant
United States
New York
Sharpshooters Earn Bravery Honors in Russian War
Leaders of the party Jack Ketch of Galveston William Dwyer of Boston and John and William Taylor formerly of the Ninety fifth Pennsylvania received battlefield decorations for bravery. Ketch as corps commander was awarded the cross of Sv Stanislaus by General Skoveloff during the Balkans passage. They will leave Russia at the start of July after completing their service.
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Jack Ketch
Galveston
Tex
William Dwyer
Boston
John
William Taylor
Pennsylvania
Balkans
Ketch
Sv. Stanislaus
Skoveloff
Russia
Rail freight rate cuts tied to Chicago railmen dispute
The New York freight market reports lower rates from St. Louis to New York for grain flour and hog products at 29 cents per hundred pounds and fourth class at 35 cents, with similar reductions to Boston and seaboard points. First to third class rates remain unchanged. Trunk-line and steamship executives push toward uniform export through rates and Coast-to-coast adjustments. Baltimore and Ohio denies any rate cuts.
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New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Cincinnati
Peoria
Boston
Seaboard
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Portland
Trunk-Line Executive Committee
North Atlantic Steamship Conference
King
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Big Fire Devours Dry Goods Row in St Stephen s
A major blaze in St Stephen s New Brunswick on January 26 destroyed much of the dry goods district. Originating in Alexander Johnson s liquor store, the fire spread west and east through several shops, aided by a strong wind. Water supply failed briefly as engines failed to operate. firefighters saved some structures but many buildings burned, with total loss about 50 000 and insured around 30 000.
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Church of God and Missionary Societies
Talmage
Theodore Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
George Briggs
Massachusetts
John McLean
Ohio
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Italy
London
Paris
Rome
Bismarck
Germany
Berwin
Prince Bismarck
Tariff Commission
St. Stephens
N. B
Alexander Johnson
Shannon
Joseph McEleroy
William Vaughan
George F. Pinder
Smith & Murray
Dry Goods
Calais
Shyslop
de Wolfe
James W. Clarke
A. O. Barker
Miss Cavanagh
F. W. Andrews
H. Smith
G. W. Sloat
Messrs. H. & P
Two girls arrested for robbery after Providence boat stop
New York police detained Lena Reid and Annie Maxwell both seventeen, arrested by Officer Jourdain as they stepped from a Providence boat. They claimed innocence and were arraigned in Tombs court. A Southbridge despatch seeks details of the charge as Justice Smith sent them to the central office.
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New York
Central Office
Jourdain
Providence
Justice Smith
Tombs
Southbridge
Mass
Lena Reid
Annie Maxwell
Key
Boston
Pensacola
Kealy
Vermont Attorney and Boston Counsel Take Depositions in Providence
George E. Lawrence Vermont state attorney and Samuel W. McCall of Boston, counsel for John P. Phair, arrived in Providence on January 25 to depose witnesses Phair says were with him in the city when the Vermont murder occurred. Depositions, lengthy, will be kept private until the hearing date.
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R. I
George E. Lawrence
Vermont
Samuel W. McCall
Boston
John P. Phair
Phair
Captain Boyton Treks Midnight Board from Battery
Captain Boyton and a companion in improved life saving suits completed a twelve hour voyage from the battery to the narrows and back at midnight. They carried a tin three foot ship named Baby Mine with a reflector, coal oil lamp, compass, barometer, coffee heater, rockets, biscuits and cigars. They lunch in the water during the voyage and progress back is noted this morning.
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New York
Boyton
Narrows
Ida Lewis Named Keeper of Lime Rock Light at 750 Salary
Ida Lewis, hailed as the Grace Darling of America, was appointed keeper of the Lime Rocks lighthouse at a salary of 750 dollars a year. Her mother had held the light at 500 dollars since Ida's father’s death, but resigns due to age. The raise honors Ida for lifesaving actions. Her husband reportedly left after marriage.
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Newport
Ida Lewis
Grace Darling
America
Lime Rocks
Ida
Lawlessness Swirls as Barnes Fire Fanned Frenchtown
A Mount Sterling Ky dispatch reports a large fire near Frenchtown amid fears Barnes supporters have burned towns to free him. In Mount Sterling seven houses burned while Barnes remained jailed and armed guards held back a mob of about sixty. The outbreak signals a possible clash as tensions rise in Ky.
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Crxersgatt
Mount Sterling
Frenchtown
Barnes
Fatal shootout over land dispute in Mayne county
In Mississippi on January 24 a fatal affray occurred after a land dispute between three negro men Riley Thomas and Dennis Alexander and three white men Pres Thomas and Walter Gamblin near Bluff on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. The Gamblin brothers were ambushed and shot. John Gamblin died and Pres Gamblin was wounded. The negroes fired back, killing Riley and Tom Alexander. Dennis escaped.
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Menripran
Miss
Mayne County
Riley
Thomas
Dennis Alexander
Presley
Walter Gamblin
Bluff
Mobile and Ohio
Gamblin
Murder in Paterson Barber Fatally Stabbed
Henry Berry a 21 year old Paterson barber was fatally stabbed in his shop by 15 year old William H. Langworth Jr. Langworth, known for boisterous conduct, used barber shears to strike Berry. Berry died of chest wounds. Langworth was arrested and jailed awaiting result of injuries. Langworth's father operates a nearby saloon and laments his son's conduct.
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New York
Henry Berry
Broadway
Paterson
William H. Langworth, Jr
Langworth
Berry
Sisters’ Hospital
Main Street
van Guson
Ku Klux Outrages in Wayne County Arrests in Ohio Menaced County
Nine men were arrested in Wayne county Ohio over alleged complicity in Ku Klux outrages in Darke county. They face charges tied to the murder of Stephen Wade and the kidnapping of his son plus other armed band crimes. Several suspects are prominent locals including an ex officer.
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Cincignati
Wayne County
Darke County
Stephen Wade
Mitchell Campbell
Irregular Irish Worker at Coal Firm Pays Price
An Irish employee named Barney faced harsh words from his boss after a costly blunder. The firm head, irritated by his thick-headedness, ordered Barney to go to the office for pay and shouted, You are so thick-headed I can't teach you anything. The fragment ends with unclear garbled text.
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Barney
Lara
Thas Smateon
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