Senate considers Strobach claim amid ongoing firings and bills
The session resolves to inquire whether Paul Strobach, serving as marshal after a Senate rejection, is entitled to the office. The Senate debates bankruptcy and other measures, with executive sessions and adjournments. House agendas include the Morrison tariff and pensions bills as floods and misfortunes unfold nationwide.
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Senate
California
Hovusr
Watson
Morrison
House
Cox
New York
Eaton
Kelley
Snare
Judiciary Committee
Paul Strobach
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Carolina
United States
St. Croix River
Wisconsin
Rosecrans
Department of
Army
Sherman
Committee On Library
Treasury
Post Office
Herndon
Myra Clark Gaines
Supreme Court affirms mine title ruling in Calaveras case
The Supreme Court on the 15th affirmed a lower court decree in the Morgan gold mine title dispute in Calaveras County California, with costs awarded. Separate items note public health inquiry, treasury silver purchases, and administrative appointments.
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Tuer Supreme Court of the
United States
Morgan
Calaveras County
California
Brach
House Committee On Public Health
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Gustave Clemens
Illinois
W. D. Clarke
Tur
Navy
Jth
Congress
Arctic Signal Service
Greeley
House Committee On
House Committee On Coinage
Treasury
Washington Monument Commission
Commissioner of Patents
Supreme Court of the District
Hoe
Noted Art Critic Appleton Among Recent Deaths
Death notices from the East report Thomas G. Appleton of Boston, a famed art critic and connoisseur, and Brigadier General James A. Farrell, former Commissary General of Ordinance of New York, among those announced on the 17th. The Hugenot Society of America met in New York on the 7th electing John Jay as president for the coming year. An explosion at a Green Ridge Pennsylvania colliery on the 7th fatally burned John Dracosky Peter Entres and Michael Mexwal and seriously burned John Graham and Samuel Menkin. A Pan Handle freight wreck at Hanover on the 17th killed William McCarthy, who was riding in a car. train men escaped. The Arkwright Club meeting in Boston on the 17th voted to reduce working hours.
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Thomas G. Appleton
Boston
James A. Farrell
New York
Hugenot Society of America
John Jay
Pennsylvania
Green Ridge
John Dracosky
Peter Entres
Michael Mexwal
John Graham
Samuel Menkin
Hanover
William McCarthy
Arkwright Club of Cotton Manufacturers
Dolsen, Chapin & Co
Bay City
Mich
Xavier Lovey
William McCauley
John la Fountain
John Kelly
John Connelly
John Finlan
Thomas Mahoney
Anton Keifer
Wisconsin
Atkins
St. Paul Road
Milwaukee
Frank James
Federal
Huntsville
Ala
James
Dick Liddell
A. R. von Markers
Cincinnati Police Court
Grand Haven
Daniel Appeldt
Appeldt
Michael Murphy
Dr. Laws
Cornell University
America
Holcomb
Sanitary Commission
Neosho Falls
Kas
Peoria
Richard J. Oglesby
N. C. Smith
H. D. Dement
C. P. Swigert
Jacob Gross
George Hunt
Senator Cullom
Hamilton
Burton C. Cook
Clark E. Carr
John A. Logan
A. J. Brooks
Prohibition Alliance of Missouri
Sedalia
Alexander Ler
Crouch
Jackson
Cleveland, O
William Kyle
New
National Bank
Tom Democrats
West Virginia
South Carolina
Samuel J. Tilden
Indiana
Chicago
Benjamin Harrison
Richard. Thompson
John H. Baker
Goshen
Morris McDonald
New Albany
Louisville Short Line
Newport
Daniel Huffnagle
Edwin T. Sairn
California State Agricultural Society
St. Paul
St. Louis
Jacop Katteraman
East Tawas
Schultz
William Reynolds
William White
Reynolds
White
New Jersey
Phelps
John J. Gardner
Senator Sewell
Judge Fort
Tennessee
L. C. Hank
S. ©. Napeer
T. F. Cassels
W. P. Brownlow
Delaware Republicans pick delegates at large to national convention
At the state convention the Republicans named Washington Hastings John Pilling and George O Massey as delegates at large to the national convention with no instructions. The Prohibition call in Indianapolis draws 22000 signatures and may trigger a convention and candidate field.
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Chicago
Delaware
Washington Hastings
John Pilling
George O. Massey
Indianapolis
United States Court
Charleston
N. C
Frederick Vandercook
Angola
Ind
McPherson
Heapty
Ohio
Yale Law School
New Haven
Iron Mountain
John G. Telford
Arkansas
Ireland
Polar Bluff
C. M. Dennett
Dennett
Wheeling Junction
Tose Turner
Greenville
Boiler Blast Kills and Injures Workers at Bay City Drill House
A boiler explosion at Dolsen Chapin & Co. drill plant in Bay City Michigan on the 16th killed Xavier Lovey and William McCauley, fatally injured John La Fountain John Kelly and John Connelly and seriously injured John Finlan Thomas Mahoney and Anton Keifer. The incident followed other regional calamities as rail workers and officials mourned and described extensive losses.
Nations to showcase at New Orleans World Exposition
China and Persia will have extensive representation at the New Orleans World Exposition next winter. The Paris Gaulois reports the Pope plans a strong encyclical against Freemasons and related societies. Gambetta’s statue was unveiled at Cahors with eulogies by Prime Minister Ferry and War Minister Campenon.
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China
Persia
New Orleans
Paris
Amoy
Hung Hoa
Tonquin
Far East
Rangoon
Burmuda
Mundaly
General Gordon
Khartoum
el Obeid
Tegeba
Mahdi
Millot
Phunamatram
Douggan
Gordon
Refugee ship attacked near El Baala after grounding
A Caio dispatch reports 455 refugees and Shendy garrison members fled Shenly on a steamer bound for Berber. The vessel grounded near El Baala, rebels overwhelmed it, and all aboard were massacred. Emigration news includes 5000+ arriving at Castle Garden and 800 Mormon settlers returning from a two year proselyting tour.
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Caio
Shenly
el Baala
Shendy
San Antonio
Texas
Macon
Miss
R. H. Turner
Pan-Handle
Cleveland & Pittsburgh
Mingo Junction
Canada
Pennsylvania Company
Lino Parer
New York
Chicago
J. L. Morris
Lake Edwards
Cairo
Angie Smith
Carrie Jones
F. D. Hemenway
Garret Biblical Institute
Evanston
Tur
Washington
House
Committee On Labor
Department of Labor
Senate
Pennsylvania Republicans Pick Blaine for President at State Convention
The Republican State Convention in Harrisburg opened at 10:25 AM to choose delegates for Chicago. Waddell served as temporary chair and unity was sought. Blaine for President and Lincoln for Vice President were urged, with the party resolving to back Blaine as the Pennsylvania nominee.
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Sarrispuna
Allegheny
Waddell
Washington
Pennsylvania
Chicago
John Stewart
James G. Blaine
Robert T. Lincoln
Blaine
Philadelphia
Committee On Permanent Organization
Galusha A. Grow
Grow
Republican Party
Allentown
Committee On Resolutions
United States
Congress
Arthur
H. A. Bingham
William J. Pollock
William BR. Leeds
David H. Lane
Samuel B. Gilpin
Harry Hunter
Alex Crowe, Jr
W. Elwood Rowan
J. T. Thompson
John Ruhl
B. F. Fisher
BR. Young
Horace Jacob Brock, Wagoner
G. A. Grow
F. F. Lyon
J. G. Senietfelin
C. W. Hill
P. G. Morris
E. D. Lewis
S. KE. Duflin
William H. Lannius
Jacob A. C. Kitzmiller
E. A. Irvin
State Central Committee
Adams County
John L. Hill
John R. Hendricks
R.T. Pearson
Walter Lyon
M. H. Houseman
Vincent Miller
William M. Hartsell
W. H. McCleary
R. C. Elliot
Armstrong
John F. Whitworth
Beaver
A. W. McCoy
Bedford
D. Stuart Ellott
Berks
Clarion
S. M. Pierce
Clearfield
W. A. Christ
Clinton
Seymour D. Ball
Columbia
D. Beckley
Crawford
John W. Crider
Cumberland
John S. Weaver
Dauphin
A. Portenbaugh
C. W. Baker
Delaware
Ecsar C. Lyon
Elk
James H. Haggerty
Erie
V. Holliday
Fayette
J. A. Hubbs
Forest
Archibald B. Kelly
Franklin
B. Hastngs Gehr
Fulton
W. Scott Alexander
Greene
J. W. Ray
Huntington
Jacob TH. Matthew
Indiana
Samuel F. Smith
Jefferon
C. Z. Gordon
Junita
William H. Jadgers
Luzerne
Edward H. Chase
FE. E. Wadhams
Lackawanna
Charles E. Lathrop
Lancaster
Thomas B. Cochrane
John Rowland
Lawrence
John McKinley
Lebanon
J. B. Koreh
Lehigh
Jamess. Bilery
Lycoming
S. Brown
D. B. Dykens
McKean
F. S. Johnson
Mercer
War clouds in Breathitt County ignite mob violence
Fears of civil war rise after the lynching of Hilenry Kilburn and Ben Strong in Jackson Kentucky. An armed mob hanged them at the courthouse portico as tension between factions and residents escalates, threatening further bloodshed and disruption of court proceedings.
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LexinGton
Breathitt County
Jackson
Hilenry Kilburn
Ben Strong
William Thorp
Thorp
Kilburn
Strong
Court House
Seir
Receding Yazoo Valley Flood Prompts Planting 1884
The Mississippi River at Yazoo City reports receding floodwaters after weeks of inundation. Planters and laborers return home to begin planting the 1884 crop as the valley hopes for a federal solution to overflow.
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Mississippi River
Yazoo City
Miss
Yazoo Valley
Washington
Mississippi
Frank James Trial Opens in Huntsville Alabama
The federal court conducts the Frank James trial in Huntsville Alabama. James offers to prove an alibi while witnesses are subpoenaed at government expense and Dick Liddell testifies for the government.
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Frank James
Huntsville
Ala
James
Dick Liddell
Wind and rain level Dallas church and school building
A storm struck Dallas yesterday morning collapsing a corner Juliet and Ball street church that housed a colored school with thirty two pupils inside. Injured include Lula Wilson Harriet Bohan Malina Hall Lula Edmonson Arthur Perry Lacey Carroll Cicely Bland May Jones Annie Hall and Henrietta Avery. Schoolteacher Clarisa Williams narrowly escaped. Fire from a lightning strike damaged a residence at Jefferson and Carondelet. Property damage included downed trees and floods.
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Dallas
Texas
Tex
Juliet and
Ball Streets
Lula Wilson
Harriet Bohan
Jeg
Malina Hall
Lula Edmonson
Arthur Perry
Lacey Carroll
Cicely Bland
May Jones
Annie Hall
Henrietta Avery
Clarisa Williams Co Ored
William Warden
Jefferson and
Carondelet
Wes
General Aguero Proclamation in New York and Kingston
General Aguero in a Cuban proclamation urges Spaniards and other foreigners to aid in overthrowing the present regime with no mercy for enemies. Kingston issued a parallel note by General Ramon L. Ronachea claiming organized revolutionary centers across the Americas and Cuba and calling for funds to the New York Central Committee.
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New York
Aguero
Kingston
Jamaica
Ramon L. Ronachea
Cuba
United States
Mexico
Honduras
Venezuela
Columbia
France
Spain
Coeur d Alene Mines a Humbug
M I De Young of the San Francisco Chronicle reports the Coeur d Alene gold fields a humbug. He notes Salt Lake City as a stop and warns of a Gentile exodus unless Congress acts to grant equal footing with Mormons in the Territory, citing biased courts and legislation.
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New York
M. I. de Young
San Francisco Chronicle
Europe
Coeur Ad Alene
Salt Lake City
A Strange Sheep Disease Reported at Stock Yards
A disease with symptoms like cattle illness near Lincoln Illinois has appeared in sheep at the Stock Yards. Infected animals collapse in fits, with rigid muscles and foaming, and die after increasingly difficult breathing and gasping breaths.
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Lincoln
Local Clergyman Fatally Injured by Express Train
The Rev. William H. Pauling of Lawrenceville, Chester County Pennsylvania, was struck by a fast express train Saturday evening a short distance above Limerick station and died yesterday.
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Baltimore American
William H. Pauling
Lawrenceyville
Chester County
Limerick Station
Limerick
N. Y
Last Arlington purchase money paid to General Custis Lee
The government recently paid the final installment of the Arlington purchase money to General G W Custis Lee, the second son of General Robert E. Lee. Arlington is said to be the last entailed property in the United States.
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Arlington
G. W. Custis Lee
General Lee
Washington Post
Arizona Schools Struggle as Eastern Teachers Seek Miners' Allure
The Denver Tribune notes the heavy effort to keep Arizona schools staffed by teachers from the East. It observes that these teachers quickly yield to the temptations offered by lonely miners, suggesting recruitment difficulty and regional hardships.
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Arizona Schoels
Denver Tribune
Indians Cash In On Sassafras Roots Trade
Several Indians from the Cattaraugus Reservation travel to Buffalo to sell wagon-loads of sassafras roots at good prices, boosting their earnings. The report notes the swift wealth from this local barter.
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Cumberland Tannery
McCendree
James
Cumberland
Cattarraugus
Buffalo
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J. C. Steele
Cambridge
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Marlé
W. A. Carpenter
Davis Block
Sam’l C. Ludcock, Attorney-at
Cosgraveuilding
Main Street
W. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Guernsey County
Febutt
Physicians and Surgeons
C. A. Moore
Cambridge, Ohio
Postoffice
Jess
L. C. Wells, M. D
Hlomoeopathist
Taylor Block
E.j.blair,m.d
Herald Fice
J.C. Warne, M. D
Wall's Drug Store
Wai. T. Ramsey
HH. D
Providence Hosital
National Medical Dispensary
Washington, D. Cc
Hutchinson Block
S. S. Carnes, Proprietor OF
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Main
Cambridge, O
D. K. Kyle
Marble and Granite Works
Lambert Tho Thomas
E. Harp
BE. McPeee
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
John Moss
City Hall
Steubenville Street
William Ogier
Public Square
Davis
Easil
Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
J. R. Downar
Eagle Hotel
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B.S. Hering
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H. M. Close
Antrint Frontel
William Smith
Antrim
Julio
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John W. Robinson
Brire Eouse
Corner Market
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WM. Kirk
Zanesville, Ohio
Thompson
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J. W. Lippincott
Beecher
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Murker City
Washington, Ohio
James Smith, Prop
Globe House
Cumberland, Oho
James Canady, Prop
Ogier’s Drug Store
Reblitf H. H. Veitch
Truz & Co
Augusta
Maine
Portland Maine
T. C. Stanley
Ehlanger
Ogier
H. Hankrn
Co. W
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Cumberland Wee
Blue Bell C. & M
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Hartford
Senecaville -Morgan
F. M. Atkinson
Gen. Minger
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Mill Street
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Hallett Book Co
Portland
Pittsburgh Gingnati
New Comerstown
Cincinnati Express
Columbus
Express
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Eastern Express
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Central Standard Time
W. H. Kirr
James McCrea
News OF the
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Rochester
Faraday
London
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Mains
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Saco
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Pocahontas Mine
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Wilkesbarre
Charles A. Spaulding
Conn
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Republican State Convention
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Magee
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W. H. McClellan
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Montgomery
Joseph Lees
Aaron Swartz
Montour
William Russells
Northampton
E. Lehman
Northumberland
Clarence G. Varius
Perry
Willian E. Gross
Pike
J. H. van Etten
Potter
Arthur. B. Marr
Schuylkill
John S. Barto
John J. Mathias
Snyder
E. C. Hamilton
Somerset
J. Cover
Sullivan
Daniel Huleh
Susquehanna
N. F. Beardsley
Tioga
Robert M. Simpson
SS. D. McDonald
Venango
C. W. Gilfillan
Warren
George O. Cornelius
Ernest
F. Acheson
Wayne
W. H. Cummings
Westmoreland
Edwin F. Stuart
John Mundell
William J. McClaughlin
Edwin L. Levi
Joseph B. Artemus
Horace A. Beale
Alfred Facenthal
I. McHose
James P. Wickersham
Samuel B. Thatcher
John Seabold
Daniel Edwards
P. W. Shearer
Cyrus Ksitchen
BL. Woods
Bayne
Magee’s
Quay
McCoy
Stewart
Jayne
James McManes
T. Lewis Emery
Hamilton Disston
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Atchison, Kansas
Atchison
Kan
White Clay
Champion
Greenleaf
Effingham
General Aguero
Coeur d’ Alene
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