The Scramble for Office in Confederate Capitol
Washington dispatch describes a House scramble for jobs as doorkeeper postmaster and clerks fill positions with mostly Confederate or district friends. It notes dissension between Northern and Southern Democrats and previews potential committee assignments and naval policy reactions.
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Wasumetox
Congress
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Stuart
Virginia
Maryland
O’brien
Texas
District of Columbia
New England
Adams
Kentucky
Barclay
Reading
Mehaffy
Massachusetts
House
Col. Thompson
Spain
Chicago
John ©. Dore
Board of Trade
Omaha
Nebraska
Linderman
Hitchcock
Mississippi Valley
Defending the Noble Red Man and Senate Caucus Changes
The Interior Department rejected a $180000 claim by Van and Adair for Osage Indian attorneys fees as overcompensated. Republican caucus changes include Sharon replacing Ingalls on Education and Labor, Morrell filling Ferry’s vacancy, and Democrats demanding minority seats on Finance. McMillen of Louisiana resigns Senate credentials. 100 navy-yard workers discharged today.
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van and Adair
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Nevada
Ingalls
Kansas
Education and Labor
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Morrill
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Senate
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Kernan
Andrew Johnson
Eaton
Connecticut
Key
Ransom
Kelly
Caperton
M’ Millen
Louisi
Fires in Paterson N J ruin mills and warehousing
Early today a Paterson fire destroyed Harmony mill owned by R and H Adams and a Phoenix silk mill, with four story brick buildings and machinery losses totaling about 60000 dollars. A rear machine shop and silk weaving shop also burned leaving 200 workers unemployed. In Muir Michigan a Willett Bros planing mill burned with loss about 10000 dollars, origin accidental, no insurance.
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N.J
Harmony Mille
R. & H. Adams
Phoenix Manufacturing Company
Muir
Mich
Deroit
Planing
Willett Bros
City reduces tramp arrests by enforcement stance
Richmont Inc reports only sixty five tramps arrested last month, down from 118, credited to a strict city ordinance requiring tramps to work on streets. Mayor Hibberd traveled to Columbus to attend municipal officials meeting on the tramp issue. Olive Logan gave her lecture on Girls here tonight.
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Hibberd
Columbus
Unio
Olive Logan
Urbana whisky seller fined by mayor in six month case
An Urbana, D. saloon keeper Jos. Akers pleaded guilty to keeping his saloon open on Sunday. He was fined 40 dollars and sentenced to 24 hours in jail, released after paying the fine. The case marked the first whisky offense before the Mayor in six months.
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Jos. Akers
Death from schoolroom blow ends in death of boy
Special dispatch reports a 12 year old boy, son of John Wahl, struck on the head with a book by a classmate in play at Cuampa Bay school. The injury led to delirium and death. The boy was buried today.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Cuampa Bay, Inc
John Wahl
Escaped Convict Recaptured Near Wheel ing
H Morgan, an escaped convict who broke jail here some time ago, was recaptured at Wheel ing last night and brought back here this morning.
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H. Morgan
Wheeling
Western Union reports profits and dividend for six months 1875
New York December 8 reports at the Western Union Telegraph Company meeting show net profits for the last half of 1875 totaling 1 752 781 dollars A quarterly dividend of 2 percent was declared Salaries of all officers and employees earning over 600 per year were reduced on a sliding scale from 25 to 5 percent.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Watertown Child Murder Verdict Linked to Fran Rullan
Coroner's jury at Rutland finds Fran Rullan guilty in the case of Sarah Conkling a Rutland schoolgirl murdered there. A bloody coat worn the day of the crime is found and a partial confession is reported. The evidence leaves little doubt of the defendant's guilt.
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Sarah Conkling
Rutland
Fran Rullan
Passengers listed from Deutschland disaster voyage
Long list details saved and missing passengers from the steamer Deutschland. Names span Germany Austria Sweden Russia Austria and the United States, with many first and second cabin travelers, nun casualties, and Harwich landings. The report covers survivors, presumed dead, and ongoing salvage efforts near Harwich and at sea.
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Deutschland
Wilhelm Leick
Cleveland
Carl Meher, Jr
Bremen
Julius Grossman
Hamburg
Anna Pettsbold
Theodore Tiedman
F. Sauer
Herman Nathan
Edward Stamm
Eliza Stamm
New York
Franz Hamm and Family
Texas
Adolf Herree
Heinrich Schen
America
Uttig
Jena
Austria
Lundgren
Sweden
Bertha Fundling
Theodore Fundling
Ludwig Hermano
Foner Emil Heck
Baden-Baden
Procorpi Paholko
Russia
Maria Forster
Fritzlar
Hesse Cassel
Barbara Hultenschmidt
Henrika Fassbender
Norbeta Reinkobe
Aurea Badzunia
Margaretha Meissner
Maria Meissner
Jacob Schmitz
Florian Bacurle
N. H. Hornlernick
Nickolaus Gross
Franciska Schnurr
Friedrich Hartel
August Beck
Franz Tremyer
Germany
John Giesick
Joseph Bopp
Johann Kuster
Osip Radischiff
Herm Mehrer
Jacob
A. Herzberg
M. Menderling
F. Schultz
J. Stange
A. Devries
H. Barter
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I. Behring
H. Mass
J. Fischer
J. Feltking
Hadler
A. Drimbe
G. Lagovis
E. Schiller
F. Horstmann
K. Stoppoff
J. Moschen
E. Steffens
V. Safarick
J. Cluttonen
Johann Stifka
Bernard Kirn
Franz Chaval
F. Stepka
M. E. G. Frusnett
M. Goover
Joseph Chura
Franz Holly
F. Georgine
Frederick Hartel
M. M. Milch
J. Schwarz
Catherine Bill
H. Weichmann
F. Neurmann
M. Kn
Bremenhafen
Loxpoy
Harwich
the Times
Channel
Cunard
Liberia
United States
The Times on Grant Message and Cuban Rebellion
London editorial argues Spain must suppress Cuban rebels to avoid devastating the island. If Spain fails to restore order, the United States may intervene beyond mere sovereignty to halt the unrest, stating Spain is on trial and its power to restore order defines its rights.
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Cuba
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United States
Death Toll Rising From Barnsley Mine Disaster
In Loxpox on December 8 fifty nine bodies were recovered from the Swarthe Main Colliery at Barnsly. Officials say the death toll will likely reach between 130 and 140 as recovery continues.
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Barnsly
Protestant Church Destroyed by Catholics at Indian Village
A telegram from Ika on the Ottawa River reports the Protestant Indian Church was wrecked by a crowd of French Canadian Catholics yesterday. London dispatches note that vessels were ordered from the East Indies to the Mediterranean.
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London
East Indies
Eccleston declines Iowa bishopric and other 1880s notices
The items cover diverse affairs including Rev. Dr. Eccleston of Philadelphia declining the Iowa bishopric, bankruptcies of Sterling, Ahrens & Co. in Baltimore, the Buffalo murder case linked to John Fineburg, and a new trial ordered for Harry Granice in San Francisco. Also noted are Princeton students allowed reentry after expulsion, Kentucky legislative speakers, New York Produce Exchange events, forgery arrest in San Francisco, a U.S. general's death, state bills on the Arkansas Institute for the Blind and a charity hospital, Boynton Packing creditors, Erie Canal water requests, coal production suspensions, Cleveland revivalists misreading a bishop-elect, Cathedral of the Holy Cross dedication, Philadelphia scaffold deaths, Captain Buell shot, vessel M. R. Warner released, gales rescue, and icebound ships City of Tremont and others.
Moody and Sankey at PuivapeLmnia prayer meeting
In PuivapeLmnia on December 8 the noon prayer service drew a large female audience despite bad weather. The requests covered churches in Rockaway and Pottstown along with many New York church members. Moody urged attendees seek encouragement not spectacle as Sankey moved hearts with Hymn 47. President McCosh led prayer before Moody’s sermon on Confessing Christ.
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Pottstown
New York
Moody
Prohibition Party Delegates Appointed for 1876 National Convention
The Prohibition party State and General Committee met in Syracuse and named C O Leigh of New York and J F Hume of Poughkeepsie as delegates at large to the National Prohibition Presidential Convention to meet in Cleveland on May 6 1876. It recommended that Congressional Districts send one delegate each and urged the Legislature to amend the Constitution to allow Bible reading in public schools.
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Prohibition Party
C. 0. Leigh
New York
J F. Hume
Poughkeepsie
Cleveland
Re-election of John W. Garrett as B&O President
Baltimore December meeting of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company directors unanimously re elected John W. Garrett to another term as president. No other changes were reported and the board approved routine actions for the coming year.
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The Whisky War On Milwaukee Ex-Ganger Testimony
Milwaukee December 8 ex Ganger W H Roddes agreed to turn state’s evidence if two criminal prosecutions against him were dropped. He said he took money from several rectifiers to aid revenue fraud and received six thousand dollars. He admitted making false affidavits in January through May this year. He has not named any parties involved.
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Hannah P. Knapp
United States Marshal arrest at rectifying firm on license charge
New York December 8 The United States Marshal visited the rectifying establishment of Wellington Kidder and Co 74 Broad Street and arrested the proprietors and workmen The charge is that the firm was rectifying spirits without a revenue license.
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National Council Union League of America meets in Puitaperputa
The Union League in Puitaperputa adopts a declaration of principles. It stresses preserving government credit, promoting beneficial improvements for commerce, expanding labor-friendly enactments, protecting public schools from sectarian interference, preserving church and state independence, and ensuring all citizens receive civil and religious rights if they obey the law and support the government.
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National Council Union League of America
Negley
Pittsburg
United States
Gas Ring Unearthed in St Louis Charges Fraud
Robert A Watt accuses Col Fred Meyer Supervisor of Internal Revenue of tolerating gas company frauds against the U S government. He alleges the St Louis Gas Company overreported to customers but underreported to tax collectors, defrauding the government for years. Clarke refers the case to Dyer who may order an investigation or send to the grand jury.
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Robert A. Watt
Fred Meyer
Internal Revenue
United States
Enos Clarke
Dyer
Clarke
United States Grand Jury
Shipping News From San Francisco and New York
San Francisco reports the arrival of the Golden Fleece and W A Holcomb, a six day overdue Los Angeles feared, and a search by the Richard Rush. New York notes State of Pennsylvania from Glasgow and Holland from London. Movittr reports Anglia propeller issue fixed. Lake Michigan navigation closes as fleets end season with most vessels arrived.
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New York
W. A. Holcomb
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Conquest
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Goodall
Nelson & Packer
Los Angeles
Victoria
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Richard Rush
State of Pennsylvania
Glasgow
Holland
London
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Anglia
Java
Liverpool
Loxpon
Helvetia
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Montreal
Death of J Ross Browne in Oakland
San Francisco reports the death of J Ross Browne at his Oakland residence this evening. The notable writer and humorist passed away in California, marking the end of a prominent career with ties to national journalism and exploration.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Third Term Platform Attracts Attention From Press
The Cincinnati Volksblatt, Chicago papers, and the Chicago Tribune discuss President Grant's message. They highlight proposals for education for all, mandatory literacy for voting, separation of church and state, taxation of church property, ending polygamy and Chinese prostitution, and a return to sound currency. The editors praise broad, patriotic tone and note possible revisions by Cabinet counselors and Morton involvement on education and church taxation.
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Grant
Poe
Chicago Inter-Ocean
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Morton
Indiana
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