Black blasts Garfield in defense of liberty and law
A letter from Hon. J. S. Black of Pennsylvania denounces the anti constitutional party and praises General Garfield for public service while accusing him of party betrayal in the Louisiana graft episode. Black argues the nation faces another potential fraud in elections and urges vigilance and unity for honest government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Pennsylvania
New York
Brockie
Yor
Penn
Anti-Constitutional Party
Ras
Garfield
Union Pacific Railroad
House
Senate
al Stock
Mr. Ames
Cenéral Garfield
Blaine
General Garfield
Friends
BLACR
Augustus Schell
Donald McKay Dead and His Clipper Legacy in East Boston
Donald McKay, a renowned shipbuilder who died in Hamilton, built a string of famed clippers from 1845 onward. His yards produced ships like Flying Cloud, Sovereign of the Seas, Westward Ho, Empress of the Seas, Great Republic, and many others, shaping East Boston's shipbuilding boom before and during the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McKay
Hamilton
Boston
Washington Irving
Messrs
Enoch Train & Co
Liverpool
Mr. McKay
New World
Moses
A. Z
L. Z
Plymouth Rock
Helicon
Reindeer
Parliament
Moses Wheeler
Cornelius Grinnell
Sultana
Antarctic
Daniel Webster
California
Cressey
San Francisco
Cape Cod
MeuKay
Great Republic
New York
James Baines
Commodore Perry
Santa Claus
Benin
Japan
Zephyr
Defender
Abbottwrence
Amos Lawrence
Mastiff
Minnehaha
Henry Hall
East Boston
McKay
Trials of Kumorists and a Safe Editor’s Folly
A western editor faced comic trouble from readers who believed fictional names mirrored real people. Characters like Mr. Bunting, Hon. Carrington Carr, and Morgue caused threats and street scuffles as the editor dodged lawsuits and improvised names. The piece ends noting St Jacobs Oil as a best selling liniment and a successful cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bunting
Flagg
Repeates
Carrington Carr
Mongrel
Cross
Graves
Coffin
Cowwallow
Mr. Beast
Lyon
Lamb
Daguerreotype
Q. Watermelon
Saved by Oil in Baltimore Woman Healed
Mrs. Susanna Asmus of 11 Bartlett Street Baltimore Md had suffered sores and limb pains for twenty two years. After trying many remedies she used St Jacobs Oil and the sores healed and the pain disappeared she is now well again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanna Asmus
Bartlett Street
Baltimore
St. Jacobs
French novel to feature Edison ally Lord Ewald in tale
A New York World excerpt teases a French novel about M. Edison with a noble crony, Lord Ewald of Athelwild. The twenty five year old, returning from Abyssinia, abandons a statesman path after restless travels. Expedition to Magdala twelve years ago hints at a career shift and a sharpened scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
M. Edison
Count de ‘Villera de
l'Isle-Adam
Lord Ewald of
Athelwild
Stattfordshire
Magdala
Ewald
M. Hdison
Edison and a Lady in a Tale of Love and Mystery
The piece weaves a melodramatic tale of Lord Ewald and M Edison, with a mad passion for Alicia Clary whose diamond earrings dazzle at the Grand Theatre. It hints at a fictional plot involving marriage, wealth, and a coroner’s hinted inquiry into a missing body as a device in Edison’s labors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Clary
der Freyschutz
Grand Theatre
New York
Lord Ewald
M. Edison
Middlesex County
N.J
Frank Jones Grows From Charcoal Cart to Gubernatorial Hope
A New Hampshire native, Frank Jones rose from a charcoal cart on the Portsmouth market day to wealth and power. He became mayor, funded a public library, served in Congress on naval affairs, built a country seat near his old breakfast spot, and expanded holdings including the Wentworth house and National block. Known for generosity and integrity, he repeatedly declined governor polls to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
New York Sun
New Hampshire
Bartington
Portsmouth
Frank
John Swindels & Co
Charles
Rockingham House
Wentworth
New Castile
National
Europe
Congress
Aestheticists at London truth show crowd
The London Truth notes a recent entertainment by adherents of aestheticism. The piece mocks both male and female devotees for flashy attire and elaborate poses, detailing their chimney-piece gestures and stiff postures, and condemns their verbose, pretentious talk as meaningless twaddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Deacon’s Wild Warning in Michigan Wilderness
A Detroit hunter met a settler in Antrim county logging with oxen. The man, a former village deacon, insisted on his pious status despite cursing loudly at oxen and threatening the hunter. The exchange exposed stark contrasts between professed faith and coarse speech in a frontier scene.
A Yoke of Straw-Colored Steers and a Hard Day’s Work
A settler explains to a Detroiter there is only one way for a Christian man to work beside a straw-colored steer. He describes hollering, swearing, and singing Old Hundred to balance daily toil, and jokes about punishing a mule with his hands while guarding his mouth from outbursts.
British Bathers Observed at Brighton by Townsend
George Alfred Townsend visits English watering places and details Brighton bathing habits. He notes cold air and sea, rare swimming by women in blue flannel, and nude Britons offshore. Observations include bathing dress, shoes, legs, American and French comparisons, and Brighton’s floating bath houses costing one shilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Alfred Townsend
Brighton
Open confession of Ames loan and credit mobilizer tale
A rambling reminiscence recalls Ames and the Credit Mobilier affair with references to Schofield Kelley and General James. The speaker admits personal loans and dubious transactions while defending himself and others, then shifts to anecdotes about a London hotel register and Evarts traveling with family, all in a freewheeling, unreliable voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Electoral Commission
Credit Mobilier
Oakes Ames
Congress
Ames
Schofield
Bingham
Kelley
General Jones
Chek
James
Ibaa
A. T. Galt
London
W. M. Evarts
Finance and commerce market summary of September 25 1880
The money market eased with prime paper at about 4 percent and call loans from 4 to 6 percent depending on collateral, mostly United States bonds lowering rates. New York funds stayed heavy with discounts near 50 cents per $1000, and the bank statement showed gains in loans and deposits but declines in specie and legal tenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
United States
New York
Toeey
Prime Mercantile Paper
Ceeeee
Esenseyensevers
U.S. Copeny
U.S
Brighton Cattle Market Report and Prices
Live stock figures include 5345 head on wattle, 260 for sheep and lambs, 13590 calves and cows, 4512 western cattle, 280 eastern cattle, and various prices for beef cattle, hides, wool skins, veal, and lambs. Trade opened fair with activity varying by class. western cattle prices softened for common grades while prime export stock held firmer. notable sales cited by multiple brokers and buyers in Brighton and nearby markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Boston Daily Globe
Briantos
Massachusetts
Maine
Rackliffer& Howe
Richards & Davis
Libby & Brown
W. Scollana
Jersey
D. Keenan
Leow
J. Carroll
Durham
W. Scollans
Rackliffe
Epee
Chers
Nied
John Smith
Newmarket
N. H
Libby Sohkl
Bowers & Walker
Stuers
Eeea
Ami
Arvana Pene
Springers
Glor & Harpin
L Choice
M. G. Flanders
Choice
W. Soullaus
Benox
N. W. Robinson
G. W. Rolliy
Mooney
J. J. Emper
Robinson
Bragg
L Fowler
Flack & Son
John P Squires
O H
Niles Brothers
Lee
J A Hathaway
Carl W. Hall
H. Martin
East Montpelier
Carl
Dias
Jon He
Glee
Boston Markets Aims at Steady Trade in Various Goods
Commercial matters show a healthy tone in leading Boston branches with robust trade. Reports cover shipments, price levels for apples beans boots and shoes butter and dairy, coal demand, and general market conditions, noting firm prices, steady demand, and improving New England trade prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York
Vermont
Franklin County
Veront
Northern
Western
Worcester County
Pye
Nova Scotia
New York Markets Fall Mixed as Wheat Prices Edge Down
The New York market report shows activity in flour and meal with slightly lower wheat prices. Prices for various grades and futures issued, including September, October, November, and December futures, with substantial corn meal, rye, and bacon trading data and notes on pork and lard, reflecting a cautious yet active trading day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheen City
South
Fuao
Seator
New State
Ste
Western Dairy
Maore Leene
Western
Rennes
New Bend
Bauieic
Grain and commodities market snapshot with mixed rye and corn prices
The report notes rye, oats, and corn activity with October and November futures. No. 2 mixed and white corn values range around 38 to 44 cents, with substantial spot sales of 138,000 bushels and 200,000 bushels noted. Indian corn shows moderate activity, with futures around 50 to 54 cents for No 2 mixed, and 59,000 bushels for future delivery. GROCERIES report coffee, molasses, sugar, and refined products with steady to easing tones. Naval stores and oils move modestly, with ocean freight rates and routes listed to Liverpool London Glasgow Hull Rotterdam and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Mayaguez
Western
Calcutta
Boston
Western Extra
Uc Pal
Canada
Houston
Norfolk
Louisiana
Rangoon
Bond
Svagsac
Norinal
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mic
Wisconsin
California
Magnas
Peetason
Java
Manila
Liverpool
London
Glasgow
Hull
Rotterdam
Ireland
Cork
Continent
Copenhagen
Stettin
Gloucester Fishery Week Totals and Prices Report
Special correspondence notes arrivals for the week totaling 105 with 37 Georges and strong halibut and mackerel demand. Prices for cod, hake, and mackerel vary by grade, with reports of large Banks cod and salt mackerel sales and significant quantities delivered to markets.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Georges
Georges Odin
Nvedia Wedium
Hadioek
Bobi
Dome
Bickle Codnah
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Prince of Jurists
Union
Federal
House of Representatives
Pee Les
Indiana
Washington
Supreme Court
General Hancock
Tilden
Jackson
Mich
Daily Patriot
Messrs. Moore & Humphrey
Frank Jones
Detroit
Antrim County
Gath
Lerman
A. Vogeler & Coo
Baltimore, Md
Finance and Commerce
Boston Stocks and Bonds
Review OF the Week
Bolta and Braviers
Cranblakie
St Domingo
Prince Edward Island
Poe
Bieaot Bion
Milnois
St Louis
Michigan
Minnesota
Cholve Bakers
Lieve
de Hoxe
oDery
Prutte
Malaga
Sigade
Turkey
Sigeo
HSMP
Ge @ Ib
River Plate
China
Ise
Texas
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
P & Ark
A& LU
Aliouez
Seer Dow
Burge
Seve Ly Albany
Fereeernett
Ai O
Citral
Watertown Union
Arew
Commercial Matters
Boston Markets
Lo Bros H
NEW York Markets
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