16 Oct 1877
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1877
Page
1
A compiled remark records Barnum’s commentary on Minister Noyes as reported by contemporary sources. The exact phrasing and context are preserved in the summarized account for readers seeking the historical stance.
The President's private secretary delivered the message at 1 30 p m as printed copies were circulated to Senators and members. Democrats split over Rainey's sworn-in status with Milla of Texas arguing for his seating. Senate adjourned at 1 40 p m after a protracted House debate and swirling disagreements.
Paris reports ongoing election tallies with Reppe claiming 317 Republican seats and 197 MacMahonites from 524 elections, while noon returns show 314 Republicans and 201 Conservatives. Second ballots loom as Conservatives hold 142 of 153 seats and Republicans 297 of 363 backing the dissolution order.
The October Washington note details Senate adjournment and committee appointments with the trial of a two-house quorum. Bills touch the Fourteenth Amendment and Pacific Railroad acts while railroad labor payrolls and car innovations are noted, including a new railway car for parties and excursions.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered numbers names and phrases. Mentions receipts cash and dates without clear verbs or context. Unable to determine a coherent event or subjects from the readable fragments.
Fragmented text lists Covington properties including lots on Mechanic and Julia streets and Lexington Pike with measurements and owners Bowen Graham Martin and Ges. It mentions legal license, a debt, a Col Booker benefit at Odd Fellows Hall, and a Covington Choral Society opening public event with vague details. The piece reads as a chaotic collection of notices and advertisements from a local paper.
A chaotic court record from the Cursatt Court of 8 in London details a sprawling foreclosure involving Lizzie Dellman and several successors, with valuations tied to substantial city real estate. The filing includes a sheriff sale listing a six horse wagon and ticket wagon among other appurtenances valued around 1000 dollars.
Fragmentary notice from Austin Nevada edition notes an event or advertisement involving Suan and Gia with scattered phrases. Limited readable names and context prevent full reconstruction of the story or purpose of the notice.
The president urges early Congress action to fund the army for the current year after the prior adjournment left pay due to officers and enlisted men. He notes statutory limits, emphasizes an extraordinary need, and requests specific appropriations for army and navy expenditures, along with related deficiencia. The message also covers French exhibition funding and international congress invitations, urging prompt consideration.
A special dispatch reports Senators expect Judge Spofford to be seated as Louisiana senator only after Privileges and Elections Committee scrutiny. Republicans plan to demand referral for investigation and seek unity on the move. Ex-Governor Kellogg is present and believes the committee will not reverse its prior stance.
The House admitted Rainey of South Carolina by a 175 to 68 vote after a 90 minute debate. Democrats yielded ground and joined Republicans to seat him, and Rainey was sworn in. The session then moved to Cain of South Carolina, another colored member, for debate.
Special dispatches report Monongahela River level falling to 22 inches with rain expected. In Evansville steamship schedules show Lily Cincinnati to Cairo and return at 1:30 P M, Silverthorn from Cairo to Waterloo at 3 P M, Dora Cabler 4 miles, and Celina to Nashville at 5 P M. Mercury at 56 and river rising. Louisville dispatch notes clear and warm conditions with multiple arrivals from Cincinnati and Henderson.
The text notes Texarkana mentions Kentuckian Claiborne F. Jackson a Missouri governor who joined the Confederacy. It highlights his marriages to five sisters from a prominent Missouri family and hints at familial resistance to his unions. The story reflects sensational recounting of his life and personal choices.
The text recounts an 1871 journey to Palestine where an old Ramleh monastery servant explains Samson slew Philistines by grabbing a donkey’s tail and swinging it, delivering a fatal blow. The account remains garbled but centers on this described method and a claim of vast Philistine casualties.
An Albany man formerly living on Soli day wlet is rumored to have died wealthy, yet the Burlington exchange notes he likely did not die fat.
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