Wood Denies Speakership Pledges in House Fight
A special dispatch notes Representative Fernando Wood denies pledges on the Speakership and says his allies may vote for any candidate. Six Alabama Democrats meet to back Wood, while Kerr and Randall contest the caucus. Officials see John G. Thompson as Sergeant at Arms nominee, with debate on Indian Affairs and District Senate reports due by December.
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Cincinnati Times
Washinctox
Fernando Wood
Sud
Ala
Wood
Randall
Kerr
Hia
Masy
John G.thompson
Ohio
Schoten
Tative Harris
Maryland
Chandler
Tobey
Victoria Niyanza Exploration by Manley Letter
A dated 1875 dispatch from Uganda details Manley's expedition aboard the Lady Alice. He describes coastal sightings, the geography of the Victoria Niyanza, and interactions with Mtesa the king, his court, and guards. He reports hostile native encounters, a naval review, and plans to map western shores and seek further access.
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Manley
Victoria
Sigauza
Mitesa
New York Herald
Mrega
Uganda
Victoria Niyanza
Alice
Victoria Sie
Ss Ae
Mtesa
Gallan
Soerden
Change of Locks and Return of Judge Richardson
A Cincinnati Times article notes a Treasury Department committee evaluating lock designs for bonded products. It reports selection of the Comminsion Lock with paper seal, manufactured in Baltimore by Bearsley, at three dollars each, and plans to replace American ear locks. Also mentioned is Judge Richardson’s return home from worldwide travel and possible leadership appointments involving Rep. William H. Upson.
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Bists
Speke
Xapesilly
Ryan Stanord
Murchison
Murch
Waser
Ivan Goce
Cincinnati Times _ Washinotos
Treasury Department
Department
Baltimore
Bearsley
Customs and Terval Revenue
Fawtwa
Rey Richardson
Cearge
Blairs
William H. Upson
Ohio
Retirement of Judge Advocate General Holt Ends Era
The Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt retires by his own request. Assistant Judge Advocate General William McKee Dunn is appointed to fill the vacancy from December 1. Congress has approved abolishing the office when vacant, no further appointment planned. Also outlines the new Western postal car service schedules between Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cincinnati, St Louis, and Indianapolis with specified departures and arrivals.
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Joseph Holt
William McKee Dunn
Congress
Wester
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Columbus
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Columbus Medical College gains certificate of incorporation
Dispatch reports fifty one students at Columbus Medical College, branched from Marling College. A certificate for Sovereigns of Industry Co operative Association of Cleveland with $10,000 capital was filed. About five recruits are entering barracks weekly. one hundred will join the Eleventh Infantry in Texas and training for branches to United States Karate Ba te and Green Lawn Cemetery.
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Cincinnati Times
Cotumacs
Columbus Medical College
Marling College
Sovereigns of Industry Co-operative Association of Cleveland
Eleventh Infantry
Texas
United States Karate
Green Lawn Cemetery
Levee Committee Secret Session In New Orleans Dispatch
Special dispatch reports the Vicksburg Interstate Levee Convention in secret session drafting resolutions for Congress to assume maintenance and control of the Mississippi levee system. Delegates from Louisiana and Mississippi discuss the best method to present a united delegation to Congress on the levee issue.
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Cincinnati Times
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Congress
Louraine
Appointment fills vacancy in state treasurer office
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Times reports on November 30 CHILLicotar O Allen announcing J Milliken of Hamilton appointed Treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the cof State Treasurer Which.
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Cincinnati Times
Chillicotar
Allen
J. . Milliken
Hamilton
Cof
Condition of Great Lawyer-Little Hope for Recovery
York reports on Charles O Conor in poor health as of November 30. He could take nourishment barely. doctors fear paralysis and decline due to age. Physicians planned to update tonight on possible recovery chances and prognosis remains pessimistic given his frail condition.
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Ie York
Charlies O O’ Conor
Teresina
Sal
Royal Geographical Society Honors Stanley for African Explorations
A Herald special from London reports the Royal Geographical Society met again last night to celebrate Mr. Stanley for his successful African explorations. Speakers praised his reward as fitting, comparing it with honors given to Speke and Burton at Burlington House after the Victoria Nile discovery.
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London
Royal Geographical Society
Mr. Stanley
Speke
Burlington House
Icebound Waters Halt Hudson River Canal Trade
Dispatches from multiple cities report rivers frozen and canal navigation halted for the season. The Hudson and Delaware rivers are ice bound, with canal boats blocked from Honesdale to Tidewater and crews wintering. Wind chills range from subzero to two degrees above, freezing vessels and ports along the lakes and bays.
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MiLrogo
Delaware River
Port Jervis
Delaware and Hudson Canal
Honesdale
Ellenville
Tidewater
City dog licenses raise funds and police orders target gambles
Since October 1 four thousand seven hundred ten dog licenses have been issued from the Mayor s office and put four thousand seven hundred ten dollars into the City Treasury. Mayor Johnston plans to issue an order to all Captains and Lieutenants of Police making them responsible for gambling within their districts. Harry Catlin proprietor of the Mint saloon on Race Street near Fifth was charged in Police Court with keeping a disorderly house. The case continues.
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Johnston
Harry Catlin
Mint Saloon
Race Street
Fifth
Wallace
Olice
Lingdon
Tangdon
Pr. Langdon
Langdon
A. M. Robinson
Nike
Treasury
Court Calamity and Oddities At Bear Pen Court
The bear pen scenes unfold with jurists and spectators as victims are led through a bizarre morning in court. Names like Callitian, Joe Cutter, and Mary appear amid a list of petty disturbances, arrests, and light punishments. The piece blends grim justice with farcical details from a chaotic session.
Coroner's Writing Worked Over in Fee Fund Audit
County officials review two Coroner reports for July and October quarters. Shott, the clerk, allegedly inflated fees for necessary writing, boosting his pay via the fee fund. After audit, July sum reduced from 57175 to 3750 and October from 10575 to 1087, per legal rates. John T Chandler, former Madura missionary, visits city and speaks to ladies on missions Thursday.
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Corsner
Shott
Shotts
Commissioners
Board of Control
John T. ‘Chandler
Madura
India
Seventh Street
Knighta of the Road Attack in Buckeye Street
Henry Myers and Charles Miller, along with John Butcher, entangled in a Buckeye Street assault after a night of drinking. Miller was dismissed in court, Butcher not proven, while Myers was bound over to the Court of Common Pleas with a $500 bond. details of the robbery included $30 and valuables taken from the victim.
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Henry
Myers
Charles Miller
Knighta
John Butcher
Buckeye Street
Hawilton Road
Chris
Pickett’s
Opsy
Miller
Christ
Delicate Avun Wilwington in bear pen court scene
In a comic Police Court episode Avun Wilwington trips into a bear pen as ex Detective Gus Coldier and Anna clash over a owed dollar. Anna demands payment while Gus pleads for protection. judge orders bond and caution against pursuing the man. Anna contemplates cheese and potential revenge at John Street residence.
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Wilwington
Gus.Coldier
Adnea
Anna
Gus
John Street
Richmond
Court
Dayton Man Promenades Naked on Fourth Street
A Dayton gentleman, Mr. George W. White, arrived in Cincinnati to seek attention and were followed by a crowd. Officer Davis detained him after White paraded, and he was taken to the station house. Jadpmann refused admission to keep the spectacle, sending White to the Work House for thirty days to await further contact.
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Fourth ‘Street
George W. White
Dayton
Cincinnati
F. F Davis
White
Private policeman Brooks fined for wrongdoings at Newport
A. D. Brooks, the private policeman on the Bellems, was arrested for going through the clothes of Mr. Bernard Bartlett of Newport while Bartlett was intoxicated. He was tried in Police Court yesterday afternoon and sentenced to pay a fine.
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A. D. Brooks
Bellems
Bernard Bartlett
Newport
Common Pleas Case Deliberations on Indorser Liability
In a Common Pleas session Judge Cox heard a demurrer in Gabriel Dirr v John G Spaeth estate, debating if an accommodation indorser can be pursued for repayment. The court rejected the broad equity-based defense and sustained the demurrer on jurisdiction and contribution grounds, with multiple cases noted for context.
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Common Pleas
Cox
Gabriel Dirr
John G. Spaeth
Frederick Spaeth
Counot
Plains
Glidden & Rothe
Canute
Fidelity Insurance Company
P. Q. Hearne
J. Fr
C. Bates
Gray & Tischbein
BOC. Crofton
Crofton
Walnut Hills
Board of Education
St All
Croften
Cannon
H. D. Peck
Fox & Bird
Superior Court Verdict In Renan V Ambarg And Lowenstein
In a case before Judge Yaple the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff Ww Renan against the indorsers Ambarg and Lowenstein for 152 dollars. The action involved a promissory note and a disputed discount or deduction claimed by the defendants. The court found the defendants liable for the amount requested.
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Superior Court
Yaple
Renan
Ambarg & Lowenstein
Ambe Wepstein
Indorsers
Uankraple
Battle and collapse in Liberia reported from Monrovia
A late 19th century dispatch from Liberia recounts Inland settlements being abandoned and Latrobe’s inhabitants largely ruined after a failed October assault near Harper. The letter notes three brass field pieces captured by natives, a weak government unable to sustain large forces, and a broad native coalition spanning from Bassa to Grebo territories. The item also mentions English financial matters and a treason indictment in a separate court proceeding.
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Cation
Liberia
Monrovia
The
Colonization Society
Latrobe
Harper
Senetcy
Bassa
Cape Palmas
Grand Labor
Berreby
Grebo
Public Credit
Whisky Trials at Indianapolis Pleas of Guilty
In Indianapolis in federal court Judge Gresham accepted guilty pleas from Philip C. Everwine George T. Simonson Jno E Phillips Harrison Miller David M Lewis George Hogan George F Cresp Christopher Cocooer Wm Monfort and Dennis y for fraudulent whisky transactions. A joint bond of 25000 was forfeited with J W and Gordon Bingham. Gesasa B Bingham remains ill at Evansville and W is at St Louis after surrendering securities. Sentence deferred to this afternoon or tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
United States District Court
Gresham
J. W
Gordon B. Bingham
Gesasa B. Bingham
Evansville
Tno
St. Louis
Philip C. Everwine
George T. Simonson
Jno
New York Stock Market Faces War Rumor Sparks Trading
On November 30 in New York the stock market rose for most securities but declined on fears tied to Spain and rail bonds. Rumors claimed the Midland Central Railroad would issue new bonds and face investigations, yet the Farmers Loan and Trust Company advised there was no foundation for the rumors.
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New York
Spain
The
Stock Exchange
Nest
Midh Central
Farmer's Loan and Trust Com
Serious Fire in Wheeling Injures and Kills
Fire at a Masonic hall in Wheeling West Virginia destroyed the Pelle The hall housed the Legislature. Several men were injured including J Oliver of Philadelphia who is not expected to recover. Loss estimated at 50,000 with insurance around 17,000. A third flyer caused injuries to two firemen and others.
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Wheeling
Www
Heeling
W.va
J. Oliver
Philadelphia
Oliver
Ottawa couple’s death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
Br Devis and his wife, sentenced to be hanged for causing Janet Gilmour’s death by malpractice, provided information that led to the seducer’s arrest, resulting in their sentence being commuted to life imprisonment.
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Ottawa
Br Devis
Janet Gilmour
Mining casualty not as bad as feared in Pa mines
Wilkesbarre Pa November 30 The damage to the Union Grand Tanner Mines was not as serious as reported Five thousand dollars will put each of them in good order The damage was caused by a roof collapse
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Wilkesbarre
Union & Grand
Funeral of a Railroad Paymaster in Toledo
Funeral services for the late Jona E. Carpenter Paymaster of the Toledo Wabash and Western Railway are announced for Thursday at 2 oclock in the afternoon in Toledo. The obituary notes his service and role with the railroad.
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Toledo
Jona E. Carpenter
Toledo, Wabash and Western
Atua.m
Fire in Oberlin Destroys Two Stores and Bookshop
A fire in Oberlin Ohio last night destroyed two grocery stores and a used book store with contents. Loss estimated at 545,000. Insurance 1,000.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Fire in Melrose Causes Large Loss
Melrose Massachusetts November 30 concert hall and a block of stores on Essex street burned this morning. Loss about 70 000 dollars with insurance 35 000. Dying condition of Senator Ira Harris reported in Albany November 30. formerly United States Senator, he is ill at his residence in Albany.
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Melrose
Massachusetts
Boardman’s
Essex Street
Albany
Ira Harris
United States
River Traffic and Coal Shipments Amid Falling Monongahela
Special Dispatches note the Monongahela river level at nine feet as cargoes move toward Cincinnati and New Orleans. Towboats Grand Lake, Tom Rees, Joseph A Stone, and others depart, with coal and coke consignments for Cincinnati, Nashville, and Natchez. Bales report quiet freight markets, bounties steadier hog prices, and cooler, clear conditions at Pittsburgh.
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Cincinnati Pittsburg
Monongahela
Market Boy
Wheeling
Exchange
Cincinnati
Rover
St. Louis
Grand Lake
Tom Rees
Joseph A. Stone
J. L. Rhoads
New Orleans
Lion
Natches
Smoky City
Lioness
Lange Ke Davis
Nashville
Carrie Brooks
Inesville
Devout Sunday Service Praised at Robinsons Opera House
A letter from a reader recalls a Sunday morning service led by Rev Henry Moore at Robinsons Opera House. The writer describes a moving worship with congregational hymn singing, prayers, and a sermon on the prodigal son, praising Moore as church leader and predicting great impact on Christendom.
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Henry Moore
Robinson
Atlantic
Greenland
Ley Mountains
Spain
Rodigal Son
Moore
Tate
Iphepentenat
Brother Moore
Suse the Great
Not guilty verdict in Bradford and Brannon post office case
Jury returns a verdict of not guilty in the Bradford and Brannon post office robbery case. In related proceedings the United States rests with claims over a wooden still and other property, with defendants and government officials referenced, and a grand jury action on distilling without bond noted as dismissed.
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Bradford and Brannon
United States
C. E Lucker & Co
Bateman
Moulton
Sieben
John C
Theodore Thomas Named Musical Director for Centennial Open
The New York Tribune reports Theodore Thomas has been offered and accepted the role of Musical Director for the Centennial Exhibition ceremonies. The piece praises his past work in Cincinnati, notes his orchestra will lead, and predicts a strong, thoroughly planned musical presentation drawing on voices from Philadelphia and other cities to showcase American culture to foreign visitors.
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New York Tribune
Theodore Thomas
Cers
Cincinnati
Thames
America
Death of Jacob Graff longtime local auctioneer
Local matter reports the death of Jacob Graff at his residence in the city in his 74th year after a lingering illness. He spent over thirty years in the auction business, was a prominent Masonic figure and former Grand Master of Lafayette Lodge. He likely presided as Grand Master when Kossuth joined the lodge in the Old Masonic Temple at Third and Walnut. Graff was among the earliest Chamber of Commerce members, with membership dating to the chamber’s founding.
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Graf Wes
Lafayette Lodge
Kossuth
Third and
Walnut
Graf
Graff
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers
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C. A. Newcomb
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