Proposals to place Grant on retired army list debated
Senate debates a Maine resolution urging General Grant's retirement from the army. The session also discusses the Foreign Contract Labor bill, passes amendments, and adjourns after approving minor changes to the Galveston Harbor item.
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Senate
Maine
General Grant
Yeas
Messrs
Butler
Groome
Hamton
Hawley
Maxey
Morgan
Saulsbury
Vance
Williams House
House
Galveston Harbor
Treasury records show 1876 84 expenses for special deputies
The Treasury reports to Congress the 1876 84 expenses for special deputy marshals supervisors of elections and chief supervisors totaling 1 973 916 dollars. Other items include pension eligibility for a wagon accident soldier the Star route and steamboat service costs and gallery tickets during Washington ceremonies. Confirmations listed 5 Senate confirmations and pension committee reports total 1 223 cases with 668 favorable.
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Secretary of the Treasury
House
Teller
Post Office Department
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
House of Representatives
Washington
George Washington
Alexandria
United States
Senate
Timothy Shehan
Minnesota
White Earth Agency
F. Wilson
Supreme Court of New Mexico
J. W. Haverstick
Los Angeles
Cal
Warren Truitt
Lakeview
Ore
Representative Matson
Indiana
Lottery Law Warrants Issued Against Middletown Tobacco Firms
Anthony Comstock in New York has warrants for arrests of P. J. Sorg & Co. and Wilson & Nally tobacco manufacturers charged with a lottery scheme offering prizes to tobacco buyers. Massachusetts Senate defeats a bill on disbelief in God as a witness. Niagara Reservation report outlines lands and a Falls viewing area with a $4,000,000 claims pool. appraisers award $1,433,000. Massachusetts to fast on April 2 per Executive Council.
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Anthony Comstock
New York
P. J. Sorg & Co
Wilson & Nally
Middletown
Massachusetts Senate
Niagara Reservation
Executive Council of
Massachusetts
Leprosy Case Shocks Port land Jail Inmate Ah Ping
A genuine case of oriental leprosy has been discovered in the county jail at Portland Oregon. Ah Ping a Chinese prisoner held for assault is isolated after authorities refused to receive him. He presents a loathsome appearance and is kept apart from all human habitation.
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Portland
Oregon
Ah Ping
Brisbee
A. T
Castanda & Co
United States
Illinois
Logan
W. R. Morris
John K. McIver
Detroit Board of Trade
Ohio Central Coal Company
D. P. Eells
Cleveland
Ohio
Propeller
Michigan
Chicago
Virginia & Midland Railway
Washington City
Treaty with Samoa signed at Apia by Germany
Reports say Germany signed a treaty with Samoa on November 10 in Apia to ensure good governance and justice for German residents. Court costs would be funded from fines and prison labor revenues.
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Samoa
Germany
Apia
Utah
Sonora
Irtovsk
Siberia
Lowell
United States
London
Ningpo River
Malaga
Spain
Poonah
Alexandria
Queenstown
America
Quebec
Can
Oregon Legislature Adjourns Without US Senator
The Oregon Legislature adjourned sine die on February 21 without electing a United States Senator, triggering indignation and plans for an extra session to appoint a senator and address appropriation bills. The day also saw President Arthur’s final public reception with high turnout and many officials in attendance.
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Senate
Shays
House
Keller
Nes
Oregon
United States
General Stewart Dead After Wounding at Metemneh
London reports General Stewart died on the 16th at Gakdul Wells from a wound suffered advancing on Metemneh after Abu Klea. Buller’s force at Abu Klea faced Arab fire. three Grenadier Guards headed to Suakim with the Prince of Wales’s blessing. crowds cheered the Grenadiers as they departed for Egypt. A Blue Book on Egypt protests the sinking fund suspension, arguing treaty risk.
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London
War Office
Wolseley
Gakdul Wells
Metemneh
Abu Klea
Gordon
Earle
Lord Wolseley
Buller
Korti
Grenadier Guards
Suakim
Windsor
Prince of Wales
Crimea
England
Waterloo Station
Gravesend
Egypt
Fatal Rail Accidents Reported Across Several Lines
An overnight series of railroad wrecks in Indiana New York and New Mexico leaves multiple killed and injured. An Ohio & Mississippi sleeper derailed near North Vernon killing two and injuring others. Midland Railroad casualties include five dead with a long list of injured. A Central Railroad derailment near Rochester delays occur. An Atlantic & Pacific collision at Bluewater Station claims John Brown Jr. and seriously injures Morris Barth.
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Goerson
Philadelphia
Sarah Pierson
Henry R. Pierson
University of the State of New York
Albany
New York
Union Square Theater
John Parselle
Greensburg
Court House
Massachusetts
Gurley
Troy
N. Y
Eastern New York Beekeepers’ Association
Solomon Vrooman
T. Pierce
E. W. Philo
H. W. Garrett
Chestnut Street
John McCormick
Thomas Marshall
Jefferson College
H. L. Richmond
Meadville
Crawford County
James Irving
New York City
Robesonia
Reading
William R. White
Henry Borie
Bishop Mullen
Oil City
Lewis A. Bingham
Jersey City
Oneida County
United States
Alexander Smith
Yonkers
Coyne
New York Trade Union
Yale Divinity School
Monroe
Marquand Estate
Divinity School
Marvin
West Thirty-Seventh Street
Michigan
Senate
G. W. Tyler
Hill-Sharon
Max Gumpel
T.C. Cashman
J.F. McLaughlin
Sharon
California
Cleveland, Delphos & St. Louis Narrow Gauge
Toledo
Ohio
Goodspeed
A. W. Jones
Youngstown
Jones
Michigan House
Illinois House
Congres
General Grant
Fitz-John Porter
Grant
Quitman
Robert Raymond
Robinson
St. Louis & Iron Mountain
Popular Bluffs
John P. Kline
Fred Smith
Santa Fe
N. M
Arthur
McElroy
Hatton
Teller
John Davis
Washington
Horace B. Ferron
Batavia
Chicago
Joseph C. Mackin
W. F. Gallagher
Arthur Gleason
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Toll Gate
W. Va
Parkersburg
Sergeant Gunning
Royal Irish Constabulary
Dublin
Ireland
H.C. Fallis
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
New Castle
Charity Sullivan
Dayton
New York Associated Banks
Midland
Indianapolis
Ind
Maccatatack Bridge
North Vernon
E. P. Eldridge
Jefferson
Texas
Peter Carroll
Baltimore
Midland Railroad
Andrew Augur
George Freer
Thomas Maloney
George Miller
Thomas Darbey
W. Miles
C. Stevens
John Bruce
Central Railroad
Here
Alberquerque
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Bluewater Station
John Brown, Jr
Flaggstaff, Ariz
Morris Barth
Holbrook, Ariz
Fire at St Michael's Orphan Asylum Gates Panic on Mount Oliver
Fire at St Michael's Orphan Asylum on Mount Oliver, Pittsburgh, delayed by frozen hydrants and terrain. Fifty children were safely removed, but one Sister of Mercy is missing as flames caused near panic. damages estimated around $7,000.
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St. Michael’s Orphan Asylum
Mount Oliver
South Side
Pittsburgh
Sisters of Mercy
Kohler Pipe Line Bill Defeated by Senate Amid Budget Notes
Senate sessions report defeated Kohler Pipe Line amendments as the house debated license regulation for intoxicating liquors and worker protections. Bills on railroad policemen enforcement and tax shifts passed or were referred. financials show state receipts and disbursements with a negative excess.
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Senate
House
Byal
General Assembly
Yeas
Kohler
Mr. Ely
Columbus
Postscript Biscuit Gaffe Sparks Hartwell Romance
A Hartwell youth famed for thrift adds a note postscript to his girlfriend asking for a biscuit for the bearer. She responds by sending biscuits prepaid for life, then asks him to cover future needs. A chill follows as their C O D relationship cools.
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Hartwell
Negro Key
Indian swimmer crosses Missouri River at Bis marck
An Indian named Tsi-ung-cheung swam the Missouri River at Bis marck North Dakota wearing buckskin trousers with his left hand tied behind him. The temperature was below freezing and ice formed along the shores yet he completed the feat and earned the bewitching daughter of a fellow scalper as his bride.
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Tsi-ung-cheung
Missouri River
Bismarck
D. T
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Militia and Muster Figures Reported in United States
The document cites 83,779 organized militia members in the United States and 6,680,506 men eligible for military duty. It notes the scale of organized forces alongside broader availability for service across the nation.
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United States
House Foreign Contract Labor Bill as Amended by Senate
The act forbids any person or entity from aiding or arranging alien immigration or labor contracts prior to immigration into the United States. It voids premigration agreements and imposes fines up to 1000 dollars per offense plus possible imprisonment for vessel masters who land alien laborers under contract. Provisions preserve limited temporary foreign service and skilled labor under certain conditions. The bill returns to the House for concurrence with Senate amendments.
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Senate
Great Kanawha
Falls
United States
House
Reagan
Committee On Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
Southwest
District of Columbia
Circuit Courts
Treasury
Frightful Runaway Accident Near Muncy Valley
A wood sleigh party returning from neighbors was struck by a runaway team eight miles north of Muncy Valley Pennsylvania on Thursday night. Joseph Harberacker and son Henry died from injuries. Hannah Harberacker and children Mary and Willie suffered fatal or severe injuries.
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Muncy Valley
Joseph Harberacker
Hannah
Mary
Henry
Willie
General Colston Assesses Soudan War
General K. E. Colston, once with the Khedive’s service and now a Washington resident, criticizes Wolseley’s position in Egypt as perilous. He discounts reports of Mahdi forces diminishing, warning that English underestimation could inflame enemy strength and boost their numbers.
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New York
Washington
K. E. Colston
Egypt
Wolseley
Colston
Fire in Hocking Valley Mine No 5 rages unseen
Striking workers at nearby towns hold daily meetings while mine No 5 burns in a distant section unknown to authorities. Fire crews plan immediate action though extent unknown. A store and the syndicate hotel at Buchtel were burned Thursday night. cause presumed accidental.
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New Straitsville
Crafts
Syndicate Hotel
Buchtel
Wholesale Horse Stealing in Texas Leads to Arrest
Jules Vermea was arrested in San Antonio on February 21 for stealing hundreds of horses over a year. He and two accomplices arranged shipments with a dealer, delivering fifty horses to a depot before a raid elsewhere led to capture outside the city. Four dozen stock owners from Western Texas arrived to identify stolen animals.
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Sax Antonio
Tex
Jules Vermea
Texas
Vermea
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