English Land Congress Draws Crowded London Rally
M D Conway from London reports on a St James Hall congress rallying for radical land reform. Bradlaugh Besant Arch Sullivan Biggar Davitt cheered by thousands as they call to abolish primogeniture, reform land tax, and unite Irish Home Rulers with English radicals in a push seen as risky yet significant.
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M.D. Conway
London
Cincinnati
England
Oes
Congress
St. James’ Hall
Bradlaugh
Besant
Joseph Arch
Sullivan
M. P
Mr. Biggar
Commons
Davitt
Cobden
Bright
Northampton
House of Commons
Radlaugh
Lord Beaconsfield
Echo
Great Britain
Ireland
St. James Hail Panieve
Third Term Lovers and Grant Aides
A New York newspaper piece catalogs politicians favoring a third term for Ulysses S. Grant. It names Hamilton Fish Elihu Washburne Colfax Cameron Robeson Delano Belknap Pierrepont Creswell Williams Tyner Taft Babcock Arthur Cornell and others, detailing grants of offices and ties to the policy and noting their varied roles and fortunes.
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Hamilton Fish
Grant
Elihu B. Washburne
France
Colfax
Fenton
Conkling
Don Cameron
Secor Robeson
Navy
Columbus Delano
Interior
Wiliam W. Belknap
Edwards Pierrepont
Chicago
United States
England
Ohn
A. J. Creswell
Chorpenning Creswell
Maryland
Creswell
George H. Williams
Senate
Joseph P.ig Bynan
William Strong
Supreme Court
James N. Tyner
Father Taft
Eneral
O. E. Babcock
Arthur
New York
Cornell
Miss O’Neill’s Rise Stuns London After Irish Stage Stargazers
A gossiping chronicler notes that Miss Walstein and Miss Smithson lagged behind Miss O’Neill among Irish to English stage exiles. O’Neill, praised by Richard Lalor Sheil, seized Juliet and other ladylike roles with youth and beauty, carrying London by storm as Covent Garden’s Henry Harris paid high sums for his plays.
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Ireland
Miss Walstein
Miss Smithson
Miss O'Neill
Fanny Kemble
Paris
the O'Neill
Mrs. Siddons
Henry Harris
Covent Garden Theatre
Spain
Pescara
Grenada
Critic Praises Miss O Neill Then and Now
The Examiner’s critic praised Miss O Neill as nature upon her London debut and again on analysis of her acting. I later met her at a grand reception forty years on, where she remained handsome and dignified. She married Sir Wyboro Becher, kept her title, and spent her late husband’s fortune with grace.
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Examiner
Princeps
London
Unson
Miss O'Neill
Wrcxor Becher
Butler and the Soldiers' Home Policy Demands Continuity
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues Democrats should not remove General Benjamin F. Butler from the soldiers' homes board. It cites his proven efficiency, political influence in Massachusetts, and wartime opposition to monopolies, warning removal would be a strategic mistake during a presidential election season.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ben Butler
Benjamin F. Butler
General Butler
Massachusetts
Butler
Bay State
Faneuil Hall
Ken Butler
United States
Congress
Great Western Union
Clara's Musical Talent Link to Sumter Dwellers
The passage credits Clara with passing musical gifts to her daughter the famous singer who never returned to Sumter. Locals hold mixed views, believing the singer may be benevolent yet harbors a poor opinion of the town that bred her talent.
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Clara
Sumter
A Bride's Corset of Satin Embroidered for a Bride
New York fashion correspondent reports a satin corset priced at 700 with white silk embroidery and seed pearl adornments. It features Cupid and Psyche motifs, a low cut to show under thin chemises, and is shown on a model to impressed buyers. The maker anticipates a trend in decorative corsets but warns modest women may avoid it, except brides with peculiar circumstances.
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New York
Western Exchange
Cupid
Psyche
Tomans
Jefferson Davis Letter On Tramps And Vagrants
Ex President Jefferson Davis writes to Francis A. Wolff from Beauvoir February 19, 1880. He approves replacing truism slang with the term vagrant in a code amendment while lamenting the historic use of "tramp" and recalling Mississippi valor with the First Mississippi Regiment. Davis closes with cordial regards.
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Jackson
Francis A. Wolff
Yippah
Davis
Wolff
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Gale wreaks widespread damage across multiple cities
A Thursday night gale caused heavy destruction from Indianapolis to Cleveland. Houses unroofed, chimneys toppled, and trees uprooted, with major losses in Lafayette and New Albany where fire and wind resulted in substantial property damage. In Cleveland, roofs, walls, and facilities suffered, one worker killed and several injured.
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Indianapolis
Central-avenue Methodist
Lafayette
New Albany
Cleveland
Dean's Oil Works
Odd Fellows
Earl Street
Cleveland Female Seminary
Woodland
Rolling Mill Company
Julius Brown
Irish Relief Movement Ships Flour To Aid Ireland
New York reports the first carloads of relief flour for Ireland arrived on the New York Lake Erie and Western railroad. One thousand bags of twenty four pounds each, about 12% barrels, were prepared with stars and stripes and pledged through the Merchants' Exchange St Louis. Six more cars arrived, bringing total to 1000 barrels. London Mansion House fund donations include 3000 pounds from Melbourne and other sums.
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New York
Ireland
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Merchants’ Exchange
St. Louis
Goddess of Liberty
Mansion House
Dublin
Mansion House Relief Fund
Melbourne
Sidney
Hyderabad
Willington
N. M
Baltimore
Mansion House Relief Committee
Kimberly South African
Buenos Ayres
Western Island Committee
Exiled Parson Murray sails for England and hides in Adirondacks
Boston correspondent reports Parson Murray left January 21 for England to start anew with no money or friends. He has been writing a literary work in the Adirondacks and may return as a writer and speaker. Critics may call his retreat melodramatic, hoping for a sensational comeback. Kansas holds large meeting to open Indian Territory to settlement. U S Marshal Allen reads President’s proclamation opposing invasion. memorial and resolution call for opening the territory, while opposing entry for cible.
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Boston
Springfield Republican
Parson Murray
England
Murray
Adirondacks
Kansas
Indian Territory
Kansas City
United States
Marshal Allen
Devens
Congress
Empress Eugenie Plans March 25 Trip to Zululand
London telegram reports Empress Eugenie fixed to depart March 25 aboard a Union Steamship Company German vessel, accompanied by the marquis de Bassano and Sir Evelyn and Lady Wood. A journey via St Helena to Cape Town, Durban, and Natal precedes a land trek to the Ityotyuzi valley. Continuous attendance by two English servants of the late prince imperial is noted.
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London
Cape Town
Natal
Durban
Eugenie
Ityotyuzi
Donga
Two Policemen killed at Cincinnati during storm
Cincinnati report says during Friday morning’s storm the Buckeye brewery chimney blew down onto an engine house where Policemen J Hassell and M F Doyle and a night watchman sheltered. Hassell and Doyle were killed, the watchman badly hurt. Winds reached seventy miles per hour causing major roof and telegraph damage.
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Cincinnati
Buckeye
J.hassell
M.f.doyle
Early Days of Clara Louise Kellogg in Sumter
A Globe correspondent visiting Sumter South Carolina notes Clara Kellogg was born there in a plain two story house now decaying. Dr Witherspoon recalls George Kellogg and his wife Mary Kellogg teaching in Birmingham Conn. Clara played piano early and impressed locals with her talent. The doctor calls Mr Kellogg a man of strong mind and credits him with inventing a solid head pin.
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Clara Louise Kellogg
The
GLOBE
Sumter
South Carolina
Witherspoon
George Kellogg
Clara
Birmingham
Conn
Connecticut
North
Dr. Witherspoon
Kelloggs
Exodus from Chinatown Spurs Citywide Chinese Exodus
The Orientals of China town in New York are greatly excited over a general exodus of their brethren from San Francisco. Several hundred Chinese have lately come east and hundreds more are on the way. It is said Chin Lung Fung, the Chinese minister in Washington, may appoint a consul for New York to meet the emergency.
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New York
San Francisco
Chin Lung Fung
Washington
Interesting Ohio suit shocks Cincinnati society
John Henry Browner sues David Thomas for 20000 alleging seduction of Emma Browner wife of the plaintiff. The case stirs local excitement as Thomas, a veteran attorney, calls it a blackmailing scheme, highlighting a clash of prominent individuals in Brown County.
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Cincinnati
John Henry Browner
Brown County
David Thomas
Emma Browner
Peinge
Mr. Thomas
Smithsonian Receives Berlin Professor Discovery Report
The Smithsonian Institution has been informed by Professor Toerster of Berlin about Polisa's discovery of a twelfth magnitude planet. It was found in eleven hours twenty-two minutes forty seconds right ascension, three degrees thirty-three minutes north, with a daily motion of four minutes north.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Toerster
Berlin
Polisa
Skeletons Found in Baltimore Mansion Vault
Workmen tearing down a thick wall in the Nicholson mansion Baltimore discovered a large vault containing the skeletons of a woman and a baby. Officials believe an early tenant built the vault to bury evidence of a double murder.
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Nicholson
Baltimore
Betting on Grant in New Orleans by Judge Lochrane
Judge Lochrane, a noted Georgia politician, wagers 1600 dollars in New Orleans that General Grant will win 200 votes in solid delegations and at least 108 from split tens on the first ballot, securing his contention at the Chicago convention.
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Lochrane
Georgia
New Orleans
General Grant
Chicago
New York and Boston Markets Highlight Mixed 1880 Finance
Financial notes from State Street Bank details a reprieve in money shortage with specie inflows from New York, bank loan rates falling to 2 percent, steady paper rates, and rising New York funds to par. Rail and copper shares show tame to bullish shifts, while government bond purchases and weekly sinking fund bids indicate steady demand. Local railroad earnings and consolidation debates surface amid varied stock movements.
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State Street
New York
United States
Pacific Mail
Ohio
Mississippi
Oisville
Nashville
Lake Shore
Freenape
First National Bank
Merchant's National Bank
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Hatch & Foote
John A. Dodge & CO
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Fsutuwyly
Boston Markets Weekend Business Overview in 19th Century Ledger
The Boston Daily Globe notes steady commerce with strong dry goods and boot and shoe markets, modest leather and wool activity, and firmer prices in coal, coffee, sugar, and wool. Prices vary by commodity, with apples, butter, eggs, and pork showing mixed movement while overall demand remains robust as stocks tighten.
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Boston Daily Glone
Hutter
New York Markets Report Flour Wheat and Cotton Prices
Saturday March 6 market notes show dull flour and meal with anxious tone as prices dip across grades. Cotton futures rise modestly while cash bids firm. pork and bacon markets mixed with firmer refined sugar and steady dairy values. grain futures weaken after early activity with notable No 1 white and No 2 red winter quotes.
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Southern Bakers
Southern
Uae
Staffordshire
Chicago
Western
New Orleans
Sunda‘es
United States
Liverpool
London
Glascoe
Hull
Cork
Bremen
Antwerp
Live Stock Markets Report The Cattle Market Steady
The supply of cattle in market has risen little from last week and western cattle quality remains similar. Prices for butchers cattle show no change since previous quotations and sales reflect slaughter purchases. Pricing for shipper purchases bound for shipment is hard to obtain due to incomplete figures.
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New York Commercial Bulletin
Perenne
Krailroad
Boston & Maine
Maine Central Roads
Little Rock & Fort Smith
Canensdurg & Lake Champlatn
Boston & Providence
Boston & Albany
Boston & Albany Company
Boston & Providence Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa KE
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TBBO
First Board
First Call
Nash
Crace
Brunsw
Te Pret
Chi
D& M
Huron
Eastern
Land Cob
Boston
Bos Wa
Iin
Nsidcetesvack
Catalpa
la & Mo Ry
Franklin
Rutland
M.k&t
Brookline
Boylston St
Do.com
Lear
Rockland
Cienfuegos
Surinam
New Orleans
Lord Oi
Elaine
Houston
Am Bush
Maine Central
Vermont
Edward Island
City and Western
Carolina
Rangoon
Calcutta
New England
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Accen
Peete
Watertown Market Reports Fair Demand for Cattle and Hogs
Shippers on a commission market six cents per pound for fine beeves with average live weight around one pound. Maine cattle mainly cows and oxen with light demand. several fat oxen and steers sold privately to buyers. Milkh cows scarce, prices varied by grade. veal calves in demand at six cents per pound live. Sheep and lambs mainly from the west, prices firmer, store cattle scarce. Swine limited, some western fat hogs offered. poultry not on sale.
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Shore
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ohio
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Sydney
Adelaide
Liverpool
London
Glasgow
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Malaga
MuScatel
Turkey
Valencia
Norfolk
Withinton
Manila
Russia
Rio Grande
River Plate
Dry Concordia
Corrientes
Texas
Calcutta
Dean Green
East India
Peime Eastern
Gabane Toy Reec
Peeske Tron
Brighton
Boston Daily Globe
Brichton
Net
A. N. Monroe
Wee A. N. Monroe
A.N. Monroe
Monroe
Ie Hathaway & Co
Athaway & Perret
J. Stetson
J. B. Cook & Co
B. Cook Emarks
Heston
Maine
William Scollana
Boba
West
Diesssctses
Boo
SLOO
G. W. Jones
J. D. Prindle
M. T. Shackett
J. D. Sanborn
H. Bird & Co
Faneuil Hall Market
Suker
Lambaa
J. KE. French & Co
J. A. Sargent
Dow «& Moulton
Aldrich & Johnson
Henry Morse
Gloucester Fish Market weekly arrivals and prices
Special correspondence from Gloucester reports weekly fish arrivals totaling 36 boats with about 1,075,000 pounds of codfish halibut and other species. Prices quoted for codfish halibut hake haddock cusk pollock and related items show regional market levels, with fresh halibut and various salted and preserved products listed.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
New Brunswick
Penn
Haddock
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