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02 Mar 1880

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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1880

Page

6

Irish Landlords The Men Who Own The Soil Analyzed

A survey ranks Ireland’s chief landowners by acres and annual value, detailing Downshire 100,926 acres worth £80,927 and diverse estates across Antrim Wicklow Kildare Dublin Meath Cork Clare Down Donegal and more. It notes resident or absentee status, political leanings from Liberal to Tory, and tenant conditions from thriving to distressed, with histories of families like Fitzwilliam Wallace and Leconfield intertwined with Ireland’s land system.

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Ireland Marquis of Downshire Antrim Carrickfergus Downshire Kildare King’s County Wicklow Downshires Edwin Hill Hills Earl of Essex O'Neill Charles II James II Richard Wallace Down Richard Marquis of Hertford Suffolk England Paris Gladstone Lisburn Roger Smith Barbour Earl of Fitzwilliam Dublin Yorkshire Parnell Pitzwilliamses William Duke of Leinster Meath Abercorn Disraeli Duke of Tyrone Barons Court Donegal Derby Beaconsfield M. P Hamiltons Lord Strabane Castlereaghs Fitzmaurices Marquis of Lord Casulereagh County Down Baron Stewart Lord Castlereagh Marquis of Lansdowne Kerry Limerick Queens County Bowood Wiltshire Mr. Stewart Each Mr. Gladstone Calne Duke of Devonshire Cork Waterford Devonshire Blackwater William III O Youghal Walter Raleigh Spenser Cardinal Wolsey First Earl of Smith Ba Louth Tipperary Smith Barry Cheshire Foto Island River Lee Cork Harbor Cork County Earl of Barrymore Conyngham Clare Ander Pariament Conynghains William of Orange Marquis of Waterford Curraghmore Beresfords James I Corporation of Lome The Society Earl of Annesley Cavan Lord Annesley Guards County Cavan Annesteys Earl of Carysfort Lord Carysfort Arklow Probys Viscount Allen Baron Carysfort Earl of Charlemont Armagh Lord Charlemont Caulfields Oxfordshire Fermanagh Mayo Sligo Coleraine Creightons Erne James Marquis of Ely Wexford Marquises of Ely Atory Loftuses Viscount Loftus of Ely Viscount Powerscourt Bray Elizabeth Kingdom King Harmon Longford Westmeath King-Harmon Home Rule Party Roscommon Rockingham Boyle Lorton Sir John King Abbey of Earl of Bessborough Carlow Kilkenny Bessborough Peron Garden of Ireland Ponsonby Lord Farnham County of Marquis of Clanricarde Galway George Caona John Russell Diplomatic Corps Lord Anning de Burghs United Kingdom Henry II Roderick O’connor Fitzgeralds Dunkelm Clanricarde Henry VIII Roger Palmer Palmer County of Mayo Land League O'Connor Lower Hussars Life Guards Balaklava Palmers Charles Ll Viscount Clifden Lord Clifden Leopold Ellis Agar Ellis Evelyn P. Shirley County Monaghan M.P Shirleys Earl of Ferrers Tamworth Lord Leconfield Earl of Moremont John Leslie Leslie Sir John Monagant Raphoe Clogher
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Baronial Bummer among Nob Hill Social Set

A dubious British baronet is revealed as a Canadian music teacher. Sir George B Bridges, alleged by some to be a baronet, dazzled San Francisco society with charm and recitals before investigators proved no such title existed. His claimed Welsh seat and errors in name added to the mystery and laughter as he faded from the Occidental hotel scene.

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Nob Hill San Francisco Canada Virginia City Salt Lake G. B. Green Bridges Bart Boultibrooke Wales England Langlish Clerk Crawford Sir George Merope Lewis Morrison Morrison Lester Wallack Act Hamilton Can Jeunesse Doree Kip London Bishop Kip William Lane Booker Burkes de Bretts Bridges Lord Fitzwalter Fitzwalter Kent Boaltibrooke Herefordshire Sir’ George Brydges Sir. George Sir Sool Harford James Jones-Bridges Sir Harford Chronicle Eden Adam Pele Sir George B. G. Bridges Occidental George Green Sir George Bridges Walnut Creek Contra Costa County Adolphus Vane Tempest Gladstone Ingersoll Bob Ingersoll Justice Cartter District Supreme Court Jugge Cartter Bob Tavistock Housee Scssba Charles Dickens
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Lecture in Washington Hall Opens Irish Question Debate

A London Times report notes that the U S House of Representatives granted access to its hall for Mr Parnell to deliver a lecture on Ireland. It observes the room scarcity in Washington and that any Commons member or foreign guest with introductions could use the chamber, a grant seen as social courtesy rather than political significance.

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House of Representatives Washington Parnell Ireland House of Commons Congress London
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Bordentown Royal Relics On The Market For Preservation

The former home of Prin and the birthplace of the Duchess de Monchy is now a market property. Trees once used by Prince Lucien Murat for hammock lounging have been cut, goats graze the decaying trunks, and the grand mansion awaits a buyer to preserve its ancient form. The town still retains royalty links, including Joseph Bonaparte’s barber, now a taffy and ore seller who thrives on shavers’ legacy.

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Prin Duchess de Monchy Lucien Murat Murat Bordentown Joseph Bonaparte
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Hayes at church Washington diary on Hayes visit

Prentice Mulford notes Hayes attending a Foundry Methodist Episcopal service in Washington. The piece critiques the sermon as dull and pedantic, praises the president's plain churchgoing, and comments on railway train critiques and republican virtue amid crowding and politics. It recounts the birthday anniversaries and temperance society events surrounding the visit.

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Prentice Mulford Washington Mr. Hayes Foundry Methodist Episcopal Niblo Willard’s Congressional Temperance Society
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Mrs Hayes Clothes Stirring White House Dress Debate

A lively exchange centers on Mrs Hayes and dress norms at White House receptions. Olivia’s critique clashes with Miss Grundy and a correspondent defends Mrs Hayes, noting her preference for high backs and sheer necklines, while others report worn furnishings at the White House parlor.

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Havana Cigar Factories Show Cuban Craft And Labor

A New York Times correspondent surveys Havana cigar making, detailing the factory layout, tobacco sorting, wrapper selection, and the roles of white, black, and coolie labor. The piece notes high insurance, large stock, and a push to expand output amid a failing 1879 crop.

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New York Times Havana American Gas Company Bath Vaniag Leavin New England Day & Martin
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Kate Daly Not Guilty In Ham Stealing Case At Court

A New York Telegram report recounts Kate Daly, a portly mother with infant, accused of stealing a ham and shoulder. The clerk described a ham protruding from a pocket. Daly testified she paid for a shoulder. Officer Clifford testified no pocket ham was found. the court found Daly not guilty after questioning shoplifting details.

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New York Telegram West Side Justice Wheeler Ees Justice
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The Nihilists Proclamation to the Russian People

The text presents a January proclamation by the Russian Nihilists denouncing despotism, praising liberty, and urging perseverance. It claims executioners will fail, promises future victory, and calls for unity among Russians, ending with chants for liberty and emancipation. The document asserts allies and martyrdom in the struggle.

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Committee For the Rothers Siberian Nero Pleyna Russia
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Old Si to Die at Home and the Exodus Then

A long verse piece recalls former enslaved African American life and migration, with lines about returning to a homeland plantation, farm work, and a longing for dignity as a child of the road. It contrasts hope with hardship and references Wabbash, Roanoke, and northern exile.

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Green Raffin Colo North Carolina Senate
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Tobacco Flavor Fades as Lands Wear Out and Guano Used

The text notes a shift in tobacco quality due to aging lands and the use of guano manure. Planters seek to procure cigars from that crop year, stressing the need to avoid mixing inferior tobacco from other years. The lands once yielding superior plants are worn, diminishing flavor and aroma.

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Conkling Maligned in Washington Letter Portrait

A Washington letter to the Springfield Republican ridicules Roscoe Conkling as vain and cold. It parallels Nast’s sketch calling him a cynical coward and describes a hotel clash where he refuses to acknowledge a handshake, insisting on being called senator, prompting the owner to ban him from the inn.

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Washington Springfield Republican Conkling Nast Senate Roscoe Senator Conkling
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Sala errors Augusta Ga with Augusta Me in America tour

George Augustus Sala, correspondent for the London Telegraph, apologizes for confusing Augusta Georgia with Augusta Maine in his Philadelphia Times piece. He plans to return to London by All Fools Day to begin a serious book about America based on a six month tour.

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Philadelphia Times George Augustus Sala United States London Telegraph Haying Augusta Appleton London America
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