Butler admits to being deceived in Kearney record
In this excerpt from a 19th century dispatch, Butler acknowledges deception in Kearney. The piece notes commentary by Stephens on a message, criticism of Gladstone by the Times, and various political developments in Congress, finances, and tariff matters. It also mentions a New York Chicago business excursion to Mexico and a rising push against Chinese immigration in California.
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Butler
Kearney
Alex. Stephens
The
London ‘Times
Gladstone
Russia
Turkey
Brn Hily
Dennis
Maryland
Senate
New York
Chicago
Mexico
Greenbackers
Congress
Hayes
Chicago Custom House
Liu
Committee On
Philadelphia Clearing House Association
Cincinnati
Germany
Reichstag
Herr Most
United States
Scourz
Sheridan
Sherman
Gen. Sheridan
Gen. Sherman
Blaine
South
House
Massachusetts
Nebraska
North Platte
Waddell
North Carolina
South Carolina
Joint Commission
Halifax
Bini Mtelaha Ai Tandon Vhs Rroran
Rio Grande
Iere
Washington
Paddock
Committee On Finance
Morrill
U. S
Beck
Secretary of the Treasury
Military Academy
Cox
Harris
Virginia
Rainey
Chalmers
Dibrell
Hunter
Treasury
Fort
Stephens
Committee On Coinage
Une
Julius Biuer
Springer
Prussia
Childs
Philadelphia Ledger
Grant
Forney
Badeau
Mackay
Nevada
Evans
Paris
Baddeau
Europe
Sun
Keene
President's message notes peace prosperity and yellow fever crisis
The 1878 presidential message praises national peace and strong credit while detailing yellow fever outbreaks in the South with about one hundred thousand cases and twenty thousand deaths. It describes relief efforts, tent and ration provisions, and calls for investigations into elections and civil rights enforcement. It also covers monetary policy, Chinese embassy relations, and Indian affairs.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Congress
Henry H. Benner
Eighteenth Infantry
J. M. Clamers
Posse Comitats
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Justicial
TIE Monetary Conference
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Post Office Department
Secretary of the Interior
Indian Affairs
Public Service
Indian Service
Indian Territory
Kansas
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Hampton Normal Agricultural Institute
Baltimore
R. B. Hayes
Executive Mansion
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Edmunds
Matthews
Texas Pacific Railroad
Walker
Niobrara
Bratt? Ranche
Birdwood
North Platte Valley
Niobrarg
Staunton
William Lewis
Lewis
Shenandoah River
Port Republic