Washington News Briefs on Blaine Bristow Amblin Conkling
Washington reports discuss Conkling as a Cincinnati Presidential candidate with New York delegation support and Morgan's withdrawal. Blaine biography chatter is dismissed as false. Brewers win relief from malt tax disputes, allowing proof of grain quality. Gen Bristow shown as reluctant to seek nomination yet viewed by some as the strongest Cincinnati choice amid party maneuvering.
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Conkling
New York
Congress
Senator Conkling
Cincinnati
Amos B. Cornell
Cincinenati
United States
Rapway
Feredele Saturday Evening Post
Anan
James
Bristow Talked of as Possible Presidential Candidate
Washington dispatches report ongoing interest in General Bristow as a potential president. The piece notes his silence on the matter, his refusal to entertain nominations, and resistance from Treasury officials supporting other candidates. It highlights his cautious stance amid national speculation.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Wasnixertos
Gen. Bristow
Morton
Blaine
Bristow
Washington
Col. Dyer
Attempted murder shocks Ripley as assailant is jailed
In Ripley Ohio James Wamser, an elderly Black man, was attacked outside his home by John Hamilton who slit his throat with a razor. Hamilton fled but was arrested at a local church and bound over to $1,000. Wamser remains critically injured.
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John Hamilton
Wameer
Hamilton
Georgetown
Wamser
Local man dies from stab wounds at Fountaine House
John Sullivan, stabbed last Saturday night at the Fountaine House, died this morning from his wounds. Jerry Chadwick, the assailant, has not been heard from. The Executive Committee of the Ohio Sunday School Union will convene at Clifton M. Nichols’s residence on February 16 to finalize plans for the State Convention at Dayton on June 6.
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John Sullivan
Fountaine House
Jerry Chadwick
Ohio Sunday School Union
Clifton M. Nichols
Dayton
Moody and Sankey Revival Sparks Call for Courage
In New York on February 9 about 5000 attended the Moody and Sankey revival. After prayer and singing, Moody urged Christians to show more enthusiasm and work for Christ. Three thousand stayed for a post service prayer meeting.
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New York
Mr. Moody
Christ
The Babcock Case Progress in Great Trial at St Louis
Washington dispatches in the Inter Ocean claim immunity offers to gaugers and distillers to perjure themselves, a charge the defense calls false and a tactic to derail whisky prosecutions. Supervisor Sutton and Regan Sutton are accused of obstructing action and aiding the alleged fraud. The Star reports W A Cooke, long an ally of the ring, has joined Babcock's defense and left for St Louis.
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Washington
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Lutton
Sutton
Regan Sutton
the Star
W. A. Cooke
Gen. Babcock
St. Louis
Cooke
Ring
Babcock Trial Opens with Confidence and Jury Sketches
St Louis reports General Babcock appearing confident as court sessions begin. The piece outlines the expected battle over indictment flaws, notes plans to depose President Grant in Washington, and provides a commissioned portrait of the jury panel with varied counties and occupations.
Whisky ring evidence shifts focus in Babcock trial
In St Louis on Feb 9 the government in the Babcock case passed over 1871 72 conspiracy to focus on the whisky ring from 1873 to 1875. Fitzroy testified about introductions to General Babcock at the Lindell Hotel and details of distillery operations, while Siedentopf and Ulrich’s men described methods and payoffs to revenue agents. The defense pressed for President Grant to testify but the court weighed the feasibility of such an arrangement.
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Aaron Wilson
Asa Saunders
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Istanubbe
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Grant
Johnny McDonald
R. M. Blackwood
Lewis County
M. Woodruff
Clark County
Pierrepont
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C. W. Babcock
Wilson
Ezra Johnson
Mercy
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Knox County
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Adair
W. S. Jewett
Jefferson
Wm. Jackson
Miami County
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Lewis & Co
New York
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Dyer
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Gen. Babcock
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General Babcock
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Ulric
Siedentopf
Ulrich
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Supreme Court
Col. Dyer
Foreign Fire Destruction Escalates in Pacific Conflicts
A Hawaii dated letter reports ongoing fires causing extensive property destruction. It describes a clash at Saga near Remedios with Spanish forces repelling insurgents, multiple deaths and injuries among both sides, and villages burned including Holgwin’s Fort Yereniquen. Eight hundred insurgents attacked Mabazon but were repulsed with fifteen dead while Spanish losses reached ten killed and eighteen wounded.
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Hawaii
Jaquery Grand
Saga
Remedios
Holgwin
Yereniquen
Mabazon
Egypt to receive large loans for crops and debt
Cairo on February 9 reports the Anglo Egyptian Bank will advance 10 million dollars to Egypt secured by crops and provide 70 million dollars to meet the Egyptian floating debt. Loxlow dispatches from Vienna claim consuls in Mosler were instructed to negotiate with insurgents on the basis of County AnDrassy’s proposals, which may be untrue.
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Egypt
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Vienna
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Andrassy
Paris Prefect of Police Appointed After Resignation
Paris Feb 9 Deputy Vaison named Prefect of Police replacing M Renault who resigned after meddling in politics. Minister Buffet ordered Renault to disavow support for a deputy candidate. London Feb 9 official Suez Canal shares purchase details align with Disraeli remarks. London Feb 9 Weston defeats Perkins in 50 pound cup walk, miles record. Loxpow Feb 9 firm Wm Merry & Son fail liabilities £90,000. Pesta Feb 9 Libs back Deak monument bill. Montreat Feb 9 Ferriere Co suspends iron firm liabilities $450,000. Gay Co suspends liabilities $100,000. Panis Feb 9 Prefect of Police resigns while candidate for Carbeil Assembly. Henpaug Feb 9 Carlists attack Alfonsist positions at Ovarzun.
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Vaison
M. Renault
M. Valentine
Chamber of Deputies
Buffet
Renault
London
Great Britain
Khedive
Suez Canal
Disraeli
House of Commons
Lonpoy
Weston
Perkins
Loxpow
Wm. Merry & Son
Foreign Roe
White Chapel
High Street
Southwark
Southampton
Pesta
M. Deak
Montreat
Ferriere & Co
Gay & Co
Panis
Carbeil
Henpaug
Ovarzun
Britton and Overstolz Vie for St Louis Mayoralty
In St Louis the mayoral contest ends with 10 votes for incumbent Jas H Britton and 16 for challenger Henry Overstolz. Overstolz takes office at 9 30 and speaks before the City Council. Britton vows to challenge the action in court as the case moves to the Circuit Court. Also reported: a Bloomington mob kills Cornelius Mershon in his jail cell after life sentences for a past murder. Rear Admiral Silas Horton Stringham and Italian statesman Marquis di Capponi noted among deaths. A London Graphic corresp from Kandy describes arches with fern moss dubbed Goldsmiths Destruction due to a king’s decree.
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Jas. H. Britton
Henry Overstolz
Overstolz
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Circuit Court
Bloomington
Cornelius Mershon
Mershon
Monroe
John W. Moore
Moore
Jeffersonville
Supreme Court
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