Port au Prince forms new ministry and reforms
Notes and News summarize a freshly organized Port au Prince ministry, a new provisional government for San Domingo by General Cabral, and various global items. Also noted are legal cases in Evansville and Louisville, political shifts in France and Connecticut, and assorted incidents across the United States and abroad.
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Port Au Prince
General Cabral
San Domingo
Bright
Sandy Hook
Pensacola
Opposition to Logan's Chicago Relief Bill and Annexation Viewpoints
Private advices from Mexico describe chaotic conditions and see annexation to the United States as the only salvation. In Washington, opposition to Logan's Chicago relief bill arises from lumber and glass interests and two Chicago rings. Senate debates include Willard Warner’s Mobile collectorship and Spencer’s influence, with unsettled Alabama politics and a call for May 29 adjournment.
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Mexico
Senate
Times and Chronicle
WasnineTox
Logan
Chicago
West Side
J.D. Ward
Custom House
Thas
Ogden Square
Juarez
United States
Willard Warner
Mobile
Spencer
Alabama
Sumner
Morton
Sherman
Gov
Warner
Jail Set Fire Disrupts County Prison Break
Fire at the County Jail in Unsana near Gestivelane damaged a brick wall around eleven o'clock. Prisoners reportedly moved toward an exit as guards attempted to restrain them. Oberlin remains in critical condition after the incident.
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Times and Chronicle
Unsana
Oberlin
Gas Explosion at Starrs Works Sparks Widespread Rumors
Special dispatch from Richmond reports that the dead and wounded scare over the Starr & Co gas works collapse is unfounded. One man injured slightly as walls and roof blow out. wreckage minimal to machinery. Insurance covers expected loss of five to six thousand dollars. Fire risk noted with tanks still full. Sleighing described amid a lively season.
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Times and Chronicls
Richmann
J. M. Starr & Co
New Albany Collision Destroys Engine and Five Cars
New Albany January 21 at daylight the St Louis express from Mitchell on the New Albany and Chicago Railroad collided with a stalled freight train at Twelve Mile Switch. The passenger engine was wrecked and five freight cars damaged. The locomotive piled onto the rear car loaded with hogs scattering them. baggageyman William Newport was badly bruised.
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Times and Chronicle
New York
St. Louis Express
Mitchell
Albany and
Chicago
William Newport
Charleston Brothers Accused of Shooting Col. Clarkson
Charleston W Va January 24 Maj H Slack Jao Slack and Jao Slack Jr are charged with shooting Col Jao N Clarkson. Each faces $10,000 bail. Col Clarkson's condition is listed as critical.
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Charleston
W. Va
Maj. H. Slack
Jao. Slack
Jao. Slack, Jr
Col
Jao. N
Col. Clarkson
Kemp Sayler election case continued in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio January 24 the Kemp Sayler contest of the election was continued today. Arguments were made by McMahon and Houk focusing on retrocession of the National Asylum to Ohio.
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The
Times and Chronicle
CoLumbus
Kemp-Sayler
Messrs. McMahon and
Houk
State of
Ohio
Tannery Fire Destroys Greenville Plant
A fire last night at Bond & Bro. tannery in Greenville, Pa. consumed the building and its contents. Loss estimated at $6,000 with $3,000 insured in policies from the Home in Columbus and Pottsville Cattle Company.
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Greenville
Bpecia
Times and Chronicle
Bond & Bro
Columbus
Pottsville Cattle Company
Smallpox Decline and Tammany Frauds Stir City News
In New York on January 24, regular vaccination reduced smallpox with about ten thousand vaccinated last week, and officials see no rising threat. Reports of Tammany Ring frauds flame up as evidence in General Sessions shows a prominent member shared city plunder. Expect new disclosures involving Tweed Sweeny Hall and Connolly as a city treasury theft scheme unfolds.
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Times and Chronicle
New York
Tammany Ring
General Sessionsrand
Tweed
Sweeny
Hall
Connolly
Grand Duke Alexis Receives Welcome in Missouri Capitol
The Grand Duke Alexis and suite arrived in Jefferson City about 10 AM and were received by both houses in joint session amid a crowd at the depot and a crowded State Capitol. A luncheon at the governor's mansion followed by cordial introductions before the party departed for St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Grand Duke
Alexis and
Suite
Jefferson City
Representatives
Tol
Gen Beown
Sohprassenden
E Resen
Cogent
Senate
Hioh
Schmidt
Declaration of Bnai Brith Principles Adopted in St Louis
The Grand Lodge of B'nai B'rith in session in St Louis adopts a declaration of principles. It proclaims all men as brothers with inalienable rights, stresses freedom of conscience, and upholds charity toward differing opinions while defending civil and religious liberty.
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St. Louis
Grand Lodge of
B'nai B'rith
Seasion
Independent
Order of
Sons of Israel
Cardinal Prince
America
Foreign. The Tobacco Tax Scheme
Rothschild and a Vienna German house are with the French Government on a plan to immediately convert the three milliards francs indemnity due in 1874. Proposed payments would yield about 1,000,000 francs per annum to Rothschild and partners, in exchange for a perpetual stake conditional on meeting debt terms. A second government proposal envisions a fifty year battery with yearly drawings, offering tickets returning double the purchase price and permitting early draws.
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Ponne
Rothschild
On Sina
Vienna
Thomas Gite
Pal
Pera
Actin
Nebraska Legislature Struggles With Quorum In 1880s Session
In Omana on January 23, the Nebraska House has eleven members and the Senate six with no quorum. Efforts seek to bring absentees back as Governor election is planned for tomorrow. A major storm near Cheyenne blocks westbound trains and halts road access.
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Omana
House
Senate
House Journal
Cheyenne
Final Result Of An Ancient Grudge In St Paul
In St Paul Minnesota on January 24 Dan Shumway shot and fatally wounded Daniel Campbell at a Pacific Junction. Campbell attacked Shumway and a fight followed leading to Shumway’s arrest as the victim lay fatally hurt.
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St. Pau, Minx
Dan. Shumway
Daniel Campbell
Pacific Junction
Reges
St. Paul
Shumway
Campbell
Ee Shumway
Acquittal in Wharton Trial Shocks Annapolis
In Annapolis Maryland on January 21 the jury returned a not guilty verdict in the Wharton trial. A large crowd filled the court as the verdict was announced and Mrs Wharton appeared in good spirits amid the scene.
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Annapolis
Wharton
Lore
Ohio State Legislature Notes January 2 and 24
Senate naming Thompson and Knox to redistricting committee. Beavis bill on Cleveland water works. various bills on liquor bonds, county salaries, and court employment. reports sent to counties. adjourned. House discusses robbing alcohol manufacture, board of control in Hamilton County, and incorporation of fraternal and building associations. several bills introduced.
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Thompson
Rankne
Knox
Harrison
Beavis
Cleveene
Water-Works
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Toledo
Shank
Armatee
Hamilton County
Committee On the Judiciary
Leaobole
Aia
Times and Chronicle
CoLvancs
CIA
Ak R. Armstrong
Belmont
Congress
Deochebeek
Wilson
Hamailton
Board of Aldermen
Ae Comemeiners
Beng Creighton
Pene
I Steele
R. Babcock
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Wisconsin Assembly Resolves Telegraph Link to Post Office
In Madison on January 23 the Assembly adopted a resolution by 43 to 1021 requesting Wisconsin’s Senators and Representatives in Congress to seek an early act creating a unified post office telegraph system. The memorial urges repeal of the bankrupt law and broad access for the masses to the telegraph service.
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Madison
Senate
Congress
Wisconsin
Senate debate in Torra over corruption charge in election
In Kas Torra on January 23 the Senate debated the Triuse resolution to investigate the charge of corruption in the last winter's senatorial election. An exciting debate is expected as many witnesses from across the state are to be summoned to the Capital.
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Torra
Kas
Alg Long
Senate Lowlay
Triuse
Resolutions from Louisville Board of Trade on tobacco repeal
The Louisville Board of Trade adopted resolutions urging repeal of a tobacco regulation. Amid local political notes the House bill altered contract rates for public work, and the Paris Frankfort and Big Sandy Railroad charter amendment passed. Election results listed for State Printer Public Minder Librarian and a bill on government relocation to Louisville.
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Louisville Board of Trade
Sty
Aie
Mawes
Hawes
Alexis
Sandy
Paris, Frankfort and Big Sandy
LM. Major
R. Smith
A.C. Vallandigham
L. P. Tarlton
Geo. B. Crittenden
W. Hf, Steed
Louisville
Kentucky Farmers’ Insurance Company
Amnesties and amending bills review in Senate debate
In a long session the Senate debated the Amnesty and related bills, with Mr Morton opposing universal amnesty and urging conditional terms. Other discussions covered a park land bill, mining machinery imports, and political safeguards tied to Fourteenth Amendment rights. the House moved to appropriations and education funding as the week closed.
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Trumbull
Ilinois
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Thumbnall
Pomeroy
Committee On Public Lands
Yellowstone River
Committee On Finance
Louisiana
Chicago
Chandler
Morton
Senate
Jefferson Perls
Congress
Romigen
Jersey
Sion
Samper
Sumner
Thurman
Blair
Scott
Robertson
Endevor
Windom
Sheridan
Army of the Cumberland
HOUSE
Sargent
Committee On Mines
Sutro
Pierce
Townsend
New York
Dawes
Early Republican Rise in U S Presidential Elections
A compact historical look at Republican emergence from 1856 through 1868. It details popular votes and electoral outcomes for Buchanan Fremont Fillmore in 1856, Lincoln Douglas Breckinridge Bell in 1860, Lincoln McClellan in 1864, and Grant Seymour in 1868, noting regional voting patterns and state winners.
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Fillmore
Buchanan
Fremont
Pennsylvania
Frmont
Connecticut Lows
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Rhode Island
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Bell
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Mclean
Grant
Alabama
Arkansas
Sas
Nebraska
New, Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Seymour
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
New Jersey
Protective tariff debate in Canadian provinces sparks trade clash
The Toronto Leader warns tariffs will hurt farming while the Montreal News argues farmers gain little from iron imports. It contends tariffs may boost industry, feed workers, and widen national revenue, urging protectionist policy to attract English iron masters and fuel growth. Com. dif. term used for domestic crisis reports in label.
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Toronto
Canada
Montreal News
Progress of the Arson Trial in Troy Ohio
Special dispatch reports the State v Cecil case advancing with many witnesses, Goode's testimony linking Cecil to the fire, and the prosecution’s angles on Boswell’s insurance policies. Courtroom crowded. defense still to call numerous witnesses as of 3 PM Friday progress remains ongoing.
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Times and Chronicle
Troy
Cecil
Goode
Crecil
Frank Boswell
Nelson Goode
Chicago Rebate Bill Debated in Senate and Nominations
Special dispatch reports a lengthy Senate debate over the Chicago Rebate Bill with Sen Trumbull delivering a moving speech and urging passage amid global sympathy. President nominates F P Johnston as U S Attorney for Wyoming Addison C Gibbs for Oregon and George P Holcomb as Chillicothe postmaster. Sherman calls for generous liberality in Congress.
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Times and Chronicle
Washington
Senate
F. P. Johnston
United States
Wyoming
Addison C. Gibbs
Oregon
George P. Holcomb
Chillicothe
Ohio
Chicago
Trumbull
Qetaics
Sherman
Congress
Man in Pelt, Minnesota, Dies After Fire and Hanging
WaxoNa January 24. John A. Hancock aged 55, living with his son in Pelt, Wabasha County, burned the house and barn and hanged himself in the woods during a fit of insanity while his son and wife were away.
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WaxoNa
Minn
John A. Hancock
Pelt
Wabasha County
Senate motions on civil service rules and treasury funding
Washington reports Senate activity as Mr Sherman moves a bill to disburse officers pay duplicates, Mr Frelinghuysen introduces a civil service appropriation, and a motion asks for detailed government revenue and embezzlement figures since 1849. Morton and Corbett debate timing for May adjournment with Corbett and Cole urging earlier action.
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Sherman
Frelinghuysen
Conkling
Senate
Internal Revenue
Morton
Messrs
Corbett and
Cole
Senate Sustains Governor Veto On Chippewa Dells Powers
In Marion on January 24 the Senate backed the governor by a 16 to 14 vote to sustain the veto on a bill creating a Chippewa Dells investigatory committee with added powers. The joint resolution moves to present state documents to the Chicago Law Library. In the Assembly an amendment to the Constitution was offered to cap municipal debt at 105 percent of valuation.
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Marion
Senate
Chippewa Dells Investigate Committee
Chicago Law Library
Severe storm hits Lorpon and British Isles
A very severe storm began yesterday evening, lasting until late, causing torrential rain and floods in Lorpon. The Parliament building suffered water damage, furniture and decorations ruined. The storm spread across the British Isles to the Continent, with telegraph wires down and feared shipping disasters on the Channel and Irish coast.
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Lorpon
Parliament
British Isles
Continent
Channel
Irish
Convention Called to Meet on Ohio River Improvement
The Frazer resolutions committee reported to the Chamber of Commerce today on calling a convention to be held in this city. The gathering would focus on actions to improve the Ohio River as proposed by the committee. The convention is slated for Tuesday February 20.
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Frazer
Ohio River
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade
Boatmen's Association
Apd
CIA
Ohio
Iinet
W Cummeek
Gomareur
Col. Merrill, Neer
Congress
Pittsburg Coal Exchange
United States
T.t
Mississippi Valley
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Dilke Meeting Appointed in Trafalgar Square
London dated January 24 reports that a Charles Dilke meeting is set for February 5 in Trafalgar Square. The brief notes the chosen public venue and date for the event.
Spain Crisis Ends with Sagasta Ministry Resignation
In MapDxile January 24 report the defeat of Senor Herrera for president of the Cortes toppled the cabinet. The Cortes showed opposition, a test vote favored the opposition, Sagasta informed the King that dissolution or resignation was needed, and the Sagasta-Malampo ministry resigned as the Cortes is not in session on the holiday. The King will consult before forming a new cabinet.
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MapDxile
Senor Herrara
Senor Sagasta
Senate
House
Herrara
Zorilla
Serrano
Senor
Sarasta
Prince Napoleon Elected to Ajaccio Council
Paris reports Prince Napoleon has been elected to the Council of Ajaccio in Corsica. The January 24 dispatch identifies him as the elected representative, highlighting the political milestone in Corsican affairs.
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Napoleon
Paris
Ajaccio
Corsica
Stokes arraigned on Fisk murder charge adjourned to Monday
Stokes faced arraignment for the Fisk murder in the Oyer and Terminer today but agreement failed. Judge Ingraham’s illness prompted adjournment to Monday. No one left the courtroom until Székes departed after about ten minutes. A Custom House inquiry read a letter from the National Revenue Reform Association urging fraud exposure among inspectors and noting collusion with brokers to secure fees. An injunction against the sale of the New York Printing Company was lifted, with sale proceeds set for Friday.
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New York
Lucy A. Williams
Pearl Street
Brooklyn
Citizens’ Association
Sane Hamill
Committee of Seventy
Stokes
Custom House
Bern Hess
Delano
Internal Now of the Interior
Joshua Bailey
Fisk
Ingraham
Székes
National Revenue Reform Association
Letter Carriers Salaries Fire at Kansas City Move of Troops
The Merchants' Exchange adopted resolutions urging Congress to pass a bill raising letter carriers pay and asking Representatives to aid. A Kansas City fire destroyed $15,000 in property, insured for $7,500. Two companies of the Sixth U S Cavalry were ordered from Fort Riley to Memphis and will depart today.
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St Louis
Margaret Sanders
Staten Island Ferry Company
Westfield
Illnois
Indiana
Congress
Isaac N. Morris
Exeter
England
St. Louis
Merchants’ Exchange
Kansas City
U.S. Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kansas
Memphis
Caldwell probe dismissed as state interest questioned
In St Louis on January 24 a committee formed to audit last winter’s gubernatorial election found no investigation needed to satisfy the people that Senator Caldwell profited. The critique states Caldwell acts without party ties in the state, and only pursues personal gain, with no outside influence or denials from guests.
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St. Louis
Eet
Cane Snodgy
Caldwell
R. Caldwell
Connecticut Republican Convention Renominates Old Ticket
At Hartrorp Cr January 24 the Republican State Convention renominated Gateuae Jewell and the remaining slate for state officers, keeping the prior personnel as the nominees.
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Hartrorp
Gateuae Jewell
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