Doings of Democratic denunciators in Washington
Washington report surveys Democratic slogans on economy and clerk reductions, the Cuban slave-property issue, cabinet staffing shifts, and a two month record of House actions. It notes efforts to expose fraud on Pacific Mail, a Blaine biography, and a long list of bills and political disabilities addressed by Congress.
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Committee On Foreign Affairs
Springer
Cuba
Fish
Congress
House Committee
Philadelphia
New York
House
House Committee On Judiciary
Schumaker
King
Pacific Mail
Blaine
Democratic House
Dem leadership clash ends as Texas Pacific bill moves
In Congress Morrison faces sharp questioning after a scolding remark about a scoundrel. Townsend debates a hypothetical on veterans with Union service who later recanted. The Speaker halted the exchange as the bill passed. A subcommittee favors the Atkins Texas Pacific Railroad Bill with bond guarantees and embassy terms, aligning with St Louis Convention plans over Huntington backed Southern Pacific.
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Morrison
Democ
Townsend
New York
Texas Pacific
House Committee On the Pacific Railroad
Lamar
Atkins
Luttrell
O'Neil
Garfield
Texas Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Southern Pacific
Huntington
California
Democratic National Executives Open HQ in Washington
The Democratic National Executive Committee opened headquarters at 1321 F Street and will organize party structure in the states. Senate and House Democrats are invited to appoint committees in aid of the effort. A note on the Texas Pacific subsidy discusses subcommittee reports and opposition. Several Senate confirmations included pensions, surveyor general, and internal revenue posts.
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House Committee On Pacific Railroads
Lamar
Atkins
O'Neill
Texas Pacific
Col
Scott
Luttrett
Garfield
Senate
Chas. R. Gill
Wisconsin
Henry M. Atkinson
New Mexico
Wm. Bickell
Internal Revenue
Second
Minnesota
Simeon Walker
Carbondale
Henry C. Payne
Nilwaukee
Wis
Joan Huston
Millersburgh
Henry C. Leighton
Oskalooga
Iowa
Richmond meeting for Republican convention in Canaasoce City
The county GOP gathers in Richmond on February 5 with Sen Mor ton backed for President and Lon Sexton supported for Governor. Tom Browne expected to be endorsed for Congress if he can attend. News also of Prof Hoshour's upcoming garden wedding in Indianapolis on the 8th with testimonials sought from Mrs Morton and others.
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Morton
Martindale
Cary
Fletcher
Merchants’ National Bank
Indiana
Hoshour
Richmond Ri vumoxp Inv Mardi Gras Plan and Court Docket
The Republican County Convention is set for tomorrow in this city with Odd Fellows arranging an excursion train to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The next court term opens Monday with 321 cases including 37 partition suits and 49 notes. Elizabeth Smelser aged a little over 100 died yesterday and will be buried at Ekborn graveyard next Sunday. Sleighs appear for the season. The Richmond Scientific Association has arranged lectures with Prof. E S Morse starting the evening of the 23rd inst.
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Ricumoxp
Inv
New Orleans
Odd Fellows
Elizabeth Smelser
Ekborn
Richmond Scientific Association
E. S. Morse
The Ring Roosters and Uncle Sam Dinner Table
Special Dispatch reports in Evansville that Henry C. Jacques a gauger sentenced to six months in jail over whisky matters was found insensible in his cell this morning and remains unresponsive. Authorities note heavy drinking prior to sentencing and suspect supply stoppage as a trigger. This follows another tragedy in the same scene the death of Byron Bingham.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Evansville, Inc
Henry C. Jacques
Byron Bingham
Storrs and Campbell Arrive in St Louis for Babcock Case
Emory A. Storrs of Chicago and Benjamin Campbell arrive in St Louis as counsel for Gen. Babcock. The general himself is due tomorrow with friends from Washington. Roger Sherman, NY assistant district attorney, may aid by gathering evidence and verifying dispatches. The case is expected to involve more witnesses and extensive documentary material. A rumored suit against McKee for 700000 dollars is denied as baseless. C W Babcock, brother, attends to preparations for his brother's arrival.
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St. Louis
Emory A. Storrs
Chicago
Gen. Babcock
Benjamin Campbell
Washington
Roger Sherman
United States
New York
Sherman
Babcock
McDonald
Joyce
M’ Kee
Evening Dispatch
McKee
Constantine Maguire
Dyer
C. W. Babcock
Cincinnati
Gazette
Republican Party
Grand Jury Questions Western Union Manager over Dispatches
In New Onugaxs on February four, E W Barnes of the Western Union Telegraph Company testified before the United States Grand Jury about dispatches tied to crooked dealers. He claimed ignorance of such messages and warned producing them would take a week and involve hundreds of thousands of messages. The jury ordered the telegraph manager to comply if needed, with Judge Woods prepared to issue an order. District Attorney Beckwith noted delays from missing books. The Grand Jury was discharged until Monday, promising the chain of evidence would be produced.
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Onugaxs
E. W. Barnes
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States Grand Jury
Barnes
Woods
Beckwith
Milwaukee Whiskey Indictments Reach Chicago Suspects
Milwaukee reports Deputy Marshal Buckley brought from Chicago Alderman Judas Jones and Phillip Goldberg in custody. Grand Jury there returned indictments for a July conspiracy to loot the Collestor's office here of papers linking the whisky men. The bribe cited is 30,000 dollars. They deny knowledge of the conspiracy. Another co‑defendant remains at large.
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Milwaukee
Buckley
Chicago
Judas Jones
Phillip Goldberg
Indictments Not Quashed in Whisky Fraud Case
Curiaco Feb 4 Judge Blodgett overruled the motion to quash indictments against Hesing Rhein and Hoyt for complicity in whisky frauds. Trial set for March 6.
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Curiaco
Blodgett
Hesing, Rhein
Hoyt
Whisky ring case stagnation follows McKee ruling
The St Louis whisky ring saga shows little public knowledge about Babcock while Everest, McDonald, Joyce, and others loom as potential sources. A key McKee witness may stay silent to seek executive clemency, with Voorhees facing disappointment after a costly retainer and a failed appeal to rescue his client.
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St. Louis
Maguire
McKee
Babcock
Everest
McDonald
Joyce
Brakeman fatally injured in Winamac accident
Logansport reports Frank Trombla, a brakeman, died from injuries while coupling cars at Winamac. His family resides in Toledo. A Greenback Club formed in Winamac with about 200 names on the rolls. An attempt to affiliate with James Buchanan’s Independent party failed. A 100 lady volunteers canvass for State Centennial fund subscriptions with good success. Weather clear and cold with deep snow improving sleighing.
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Logansport, Inc
Frank Trombla
Winamac
Toledo
James Buchanan
Independent
State Centennial Fund
Floods Ravage Southern Indiana Homes and Fences
Special Dispatch reports floods along the Ohio between Evansville and Henderson washing away many farmer houses fences and out-buildings. The country overflows six to seven miles inland with immense damage. One young man is drowned as a house is swept away.
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Ohio
Evansville
Henderson
Babcock Case Trials Bring St Louis Legal Minds to Fore
The article discusses legal maneuvers surrounding Babcock and McKee cases in St Louis, noting that Henry Hardaway may testify later, as defense witnesses and jury selection appear pivotal. It profiles jurists like Judge Krum and Storrs, notes concerns over press access in the crowded courtroom, and reports on the political backdrop and local sentiment regarding the whisky ring prosecutions.
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Babcock
St. Louis
Krum
Storrs
Chicago
Grant
Philadelphia
Broadhend
Dyer
Bowen's Burden Before Plymouth Church Examining Committee
Henry C. Bowen addresses the Plymouth Church Examining Committee in Brooklyn, denouncing Henry Ward Beecher as adulterer, perjurer, and hypocrite. Bowen asserts he was unjustly attacked for silence and insists Beecher's alleged crimes be investigated, pledging to testify to essential facts. The committee summons Bowen to appear Tuesday evening to prove his assertions.
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New York
Henry C. Bowen
Plymouth Church
S. V. White
MR. Beecher
Brooklyn
Theodore Tilton
Beecher
Heaven
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry C. Bowes
Bowen
White
Wm S Ross Dies At Age Eighty Four A State Pioneer
Liberty Indiana Feb 4 Wm S Ross one of the State s first settlers died yesterday at eighty four and was buried today known as the State of Indiana for long residence He was a estimable citizen and a good Mason by which order he was buried He was sick only a few days and expressed willingness to die if he could vote in the next Presidential election for the Republican party whom he had faithfully supported
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Columbus
Cooper K. Watson
Sandusky
Lane
Dr. Warner
John Gobey
Noyes Gregory
General Assembly
Liberty, Inc
Wm. S. Ross
Republican Party
Remarkable Cure Report From Cincinnati Gentleman
A prominent Cincinnati resident reports long standing prostatic and urinary issues improved in days after using Sartaparilia Resolvest Ready Relief and Regulating Pills. He notes prior physicians failed to help and attributes his recovery to the medicines, declaring himself as well as ever.
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Cincinnati
United States
New York
Rapwax
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
James
Dr Radway Regulating Pills Advertisement Card
An old advertisement claims Dr Radway regulating pills purge, cleanse, and strengthen digestive organs. It touts a purely vegetable formula with no minerals or mercury and lists a long string of imagined symptoms supposedly cured, including constipation and various stomach and bowel complaints.
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Sadway
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