The Dying Hours. Congress Ends In Snowbound Drift
Washington, March 4. The Forty-ninth Congress closed amid a heavy snowstorm prompting talk of moving the inaugural date. Both houses sat through the night. the Senate rushed appropriation bills while the House struggled with vetoed public building measures. The Dayton bill faced opposition from Holman and Scott as Hoar clashed with Blackburn and others in a dramatic late session. Trotter’s confirmation for District of Columbia recorder drew intense debate, ending with a Republican majority backing the appointment. The President worked late, clocks misled by delays, and a political shuffle over river and harbor funding left key bills vetoed or pocketed. James Morgan.
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John Brown Sends Five Dollar Gift to Charleston
Prominent Charleston lawyer Colonel Henry E. Young reports receiving a letter from John Brown Jr dated Put-in-Bay Ohio February 22. The note offers five dollars as sympathy for Charleston after the 183 earthquake and expresses belief that slavery was the wrong to address. Brown says the family bears no animosity toward the South and hopes for national peace. Young accepted the gift and presented it to the Confederate Home, praising the spirit of reconciliation.
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Irish National League Convention in Lincoln Adopts Pro Parnell Resolutions
Lincoln, March 5. State convention of Irish National League met at the Opera House, with Hon. Patrick Egan in the chair. Resolutions denounce English rule in Ireland, pledge support to Parnell, condemn Glenbeich deed, laud Gladstone, thank the American press, urge Nebraska’s U S Congress delegation to oppose the British extradition treaty, and denounce non resident aliens acquiring large public domain. Pepper and Kennedy introduce a pledge praising the Irish Protestant Home Rule Association and its leaders. Officers elected for the year. Pepper then eulogized Robert Emmet in an evening address before a large audience.
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Fires Ravage New York and Other Cities Leaving Traumatic Losses
A string of late week fires devastate properties across several states and New York. In New York City a four story frame building on Eighth Avenue burned, trapping a woman in a narrow window and killing her and a child as flames spread to adjacent houses. Missouri Pacific and St Louis & Hannibal cars burned in a separate blaze tied to a city lumber fire worth about 200000 dollars. Wisconsin Richland Centre saw a fire destroy J Pietz saloon and local presses. Milton Massachusetts reports the Old Colony rail station destroyed. Gloucester Massachusetts fire damaged a canning factory and a fish dealer building nearby. Arkansas traders near Marianas report a cabin burned, killing three children.
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Townsend's Letter Reflects Jobbers and Congress Centralization
George Alfred Townsend laments Washington's jobbery and the supervising committee as a cabinet-like body in Congress. He argues wasteful appropriations, lobby power, and the need for executive influence, praising reform by a few reforming members like Randall while noting the enduring clash of money and morality in federal politics.
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Private life of a deputy sparks Dining Decanter joke
A translated Paris joke notes a right wing deputy’s private life under discussion among well informed circles. The punchline: he always has a decanter of water on his table, but this does not prevent him from dining well.
Last days of Forty-Ninth Congress end with sine die
Congress faced long sessions with tight votes on pay for DC judges and the tenure repeal bill. Hoar and Beck clashed over procedure while the Senate confirmed Trotter and Greely amid defense of the denial of arbitration. The President signed pending appropriation bills as time ran out before adjournment.
TWO PARDONS FROM CLEVELAND IN PRESIDENTS CLEMENCY
President clemency grants pardons to Norman H. Camp and J. W. Alden. Camp, convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years with a $10,000 fine, is pardoned after over a year of imprisonment. Alden, jailed for violating postal laws, receives a pardon after six months served, aided by youth and trial drivers' recommendations.
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Deaths a mosaic of notable 19th century figures
The death record lists Cyrus K Vilas at 71 in Alstead New Hampshire a NH constitutional convention member born 1815 along with Dr Michael Barrett a Toronto physician who helped found the Women’s Medical College in Toronto Captain Ezekiel Dyer a Millbridge ship builder who served in the Legislature and violin maker Joseph Neff noted for violins Mrs Faith Wadsworth Hubbard widow of Oliver Hubbard and daughter of Silliman long associated with Yale’s chemistry and geology Sandra Beath Pratt Baltimore business leader born 1812 died of heart disease Chief Justice Morrison California Supreme Court Pierre Eugene Grange French playwright Philbrick Lovett a Laconia resident veteran of 1814 Father Peter Beckx Jesuit general Father Beckx long service in Austria and the Jesuits Father Keckx a Belgian Jesuit leader in Rome and Louvain end with Hawburg burgomaster and other noted figures.
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New York
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Witnessed by the Rooster in Somerville Journal
A brief humorous item notes a grocer assuring customers of fresh eggs with a sworn affidavit of the hen on each egg shell, reflecting a playful local commerce exchange in Somerville.
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Commercial Staples Prices Across Major Markets Report
Quotations for flour, corn, and oats from New York Chicago and St. Louis show gains in flour and wheat with mixed grain movements. Notable prices include Western extra flour at 4 75 74 90, special lots at 4 65 4 66, and No 2 red corn around 92 4 96. Market activity reflects 21,766 bbls receipts and 18,000 bbls sales alongside steady molasses and tobacco figures as supplies shift and shorts trigger excitement.
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Butter and Dairy Prices in Boston Market Report 1886
The Boston Weekly Glor r reports steady firmer butter markets with fresh creamery goods selling well while lower grades remain ample. Other items like beans, cheese, coal, coffee, corn, eggs, fruit, flour, fish, and straw show varied supply and demand. prices for dairy, fisheries, and staples are listed with regional quotes and weekly receipts. Major entities include Northern and Western creameries, Franklin county, Vermont, New York, and Boston market activity through March.
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Brighton and Watertown Market Arrivals and Cattle Prices
Arrivals of live stock at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending Friday March 4 include Western cattle at 80 head, Northern 2988, Tutai 757, Western sheep and lambs 7200, Eastern sheep and lambs unspecified, Northern sheep and lambs 900, total 8106, with swine 25 779 and veal 233. Beef cattle prices per hundred pounds dressed weight ranged 9.40 to 37.00. live weight prices shown for western cattle extra quality 15, first quality 54. Second quality, third quality and poorest grade noted. Prices of hides and tallow listed per pound for Brighton hides, tal low, country hides, lambskins, and sheepskins.
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Market Notes Show Steady Fish Trade at Port Despite Slower Week
The port market for fish, while not as brisk as recent weeks, remains firm with strong demand for the most desirable species. Notable arrivals include codfish, halibut, and hake totaling several hundred thousand pounds, while fresh and salt market quotes cover cod, haddock, hake, and various byproducts with prices ranging to high per pound levels and wholesale bbl quotations.
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Heir to $225000 in War Record Tale of Pittsburg Mender
Charles H Heiser a umbrella mender in a Pittsburg lodging house is named as one of three heirs to 225000 from cousin Tutge who died in Australia The will divides to Alexander Heiser Mrs Mary Probst and the uncle Henry Heiser The elder Heiser is said to have served Lincoln era as a private despatch rider wounded at McDowell battle and kept a bullet The man also served in the German army and had two horses shot at Gravelotte which left him with a lasting war record.
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Siberian Furs Dominate Winter Trade in Squirrel Skins
The supply from northern Russia swells markets as peasants hunt furred game in winter. Sebic fair opens February 1 and handles vast sums with village skins selling for as little as fifteen kopeks and up to millions in turnover. Major furs include fox, sable, bearskin and paws pelisses, with prices ranging from 150 to 3600 dollars per pelage.
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Piano Player Composers Offer New Pieces and Songs
White, Smith & Co present piano pieces by H. J. Sechrist Charles D. Blake and others. New titles include Little Nugget Murmurings from the Deep Morning Echoes Loving Hearts and Six Bass Pieces. Vocal offerings feature Hoyangéline Take Me Back Again and Mass of the Angel Guardians. Prices range from 35 to 80 cents.
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George Boardman
Smallpox Cases Reported in New York City
Small Pox in New York notices five cases discovered in the city on March 6. Patients were removed to the hospital for treatment and isolation as health officials work to prevent further spread.
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Barker's American Checker-Player offer up for sale
An ad from Charles F. Barker of Cambridgeport Massachusetts promotes Barker's American Checker-Player a 178 page cloth bound volume with 22 openings 634 variations 35 critical positions and contributions from Wardwell and Lyman. It price is 1 dollar postpaid. Order forms promise a free American Checker-Player with three copies and offer Barker vs Freeman Match Games alongside other works from Barker and Freeman at Water Street.
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Chess Problems From Bristol and Cambridgeport
End game between Barker and Smith with draws and wins for B and others. Solutions of positions 1286 to 1289 show varied results and problem notation.
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Wyllie Defends Title Across Scotland in Match Tour
Scottish champion Wyllie toured Campbeltown Dumfries and Hamilton West, winning most games against local players. James Reed of Pittsburgh travels to Scotland to arrange a title bout with Wyllie, the World blindfold champion, amid large crowds and mixed results.
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W. Strickland
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Herd Laddie
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J. H. Campbell
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Not What They Tell Their Wives Journal Note
A brief Journal of Education excerpt discusses men clinging to delusions and notes a habit may arise from perceptions of girls as delusive. The reflection hints at social attitudes toward women and romantic illusions without detailing a broader narrative.
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Hale's Honey and Cure All: Patent Liniments Ad
An old advertisement lists Hale's Honey as a cough remedy at 50 cents for 250 units, Gilen's Sulphur Soap at 25 cents, Germans Corn Remover for corns and bunions, Hills Nair and Whisker Dye, Pike's Teethache Drops claimed to cure in a minute, and Dean's Rheumatic Pills priced at 50 cents.
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