Assassination of Judge Gardner Stirs Alabama Controversy
Our Montgomery dispatch reports the probable fatal shooting of Butler County Probate Judge S Gardner. The shooter is unknown and the community is blamed for shielding him amid Ku Klux threats and a climate of mob violence. Judge Gardner, a Union veteran, faced repeated assaults and political intimidation, with calls for resignation and murder. The Greenville Advocate editor is condemned for fanning partisan animosity and urging submission. The piece condemns state inaction and questions Alabama authorities' responsibility for protecting loyal citizens.
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Butler claims on Russian America misstates relations with Indians
The excerpt criticizes Gen Butler for asserting the Russian Government faced no Indian difficulty in Alessia. It notes the Czar dealt with two tribes and did remove them, challenging Butler's memory. It argues Butler cites Scottish Highlanders and British Indians but aligns with a different policy due to a binding contract.
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Congress Reaches Agreement on Civil Office Tenure
Last week the two Houses adopt a conference settled plan on officer tenure. The President may suspend an officer when the Senate is out of session, with restoration if no successor is confirmed. The measure preserves Senate checks and avoids final removals without Senate advice. Only eight Senate dissenters. House passed by 108 to 67 with party splits.
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Sympathy for the Cubans and U.S. policy stance
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs backs a resolution supporting Cuban independence, aligning with past acts for Greece and South America. The article argues this shows moral support without direct intervention and suggests peaceful outcomes, possibly annexation, while noting Spain may react with diplomatic recalls.
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Retrenchment Committee Critiques Currency Printing Bureau
The committee faults management and system rather than outright fraud. It contrast government salaried operations unfavorably with private enterprise, citing incapacity and carelessness. It urges moving the currency printing away from the Treasury, with timing to be seen.
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Supplementary Currency Bill Passes Senate With Amendments
The Senate last week approved the Supplementary Currency bill with amendments. It allows a temporary expansion of up to 20 million dollars and a contraction after a year, targeting the Eastern States. Total circulation capped at 300 million. The measure governs transfers of excess quotas between states and sets rules for national bank depositories and suspended bank liquidations. House may concur with Senate version.
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Colombia Senate Rejects Casmine Canal Treaty in Big Majority
The Senate of Colombia rejected the Casmine canal treaty after a committee opposed ratification. The panel warned national sovereignty would be at risk if the United States controlled key territory and maintained a large force near Bogotá. They doubted the Colombia daw-givers would accept money later for vague promises.
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Senator Fenton and Opposition Attacks
The piece condemns malicious opponents of Senator Fenton for insinuations about his influence with President Grant. It urges proof of charges rather than vague hints and calls for an investigation only if claims are substantiated, arguing the insinuations reveal fictitious motives.
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Whisky and Tobacco Contention in the Mouse
Debate over extending withdrawal time for whisky in bond ended with an 88 to 59 vote against the extension. Whisk y rings were accused of influencing Congress, but the bill taxing whisky and tobacco was finally passed without a division.
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James Harper and His Brothers Build a World Wide Book House
At a New York publishers meeting, Ror Lockwoon recalls James Harper and his brothers rise from small printing work to founding Harper & Brothers. Their long career in publishing, built through industry and economy, stands as a model for American youth over nearly half a century.
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Senate Adopts Quaker Indian Plan Amid House Clash
Dispute erupts over Indian affairs funding as Senate backs a modified Quaker project with a $25,000 contingent, to aid the Interior Department in carrying out treaties negotiated by Generals SuRAMAN and Harry. The House resists any appropriation, foreshadowing a protracted controversy with the Indian Commission idea.
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Franklin County Pioneer Association Moves Toward State Society
A Franklin County Pioneer Association meeting adopts a resolution authorizing its Secretary to open correspondence with Ohio's county and historical societies to arrange a general meeting. The goal is to form a State Pioneer and Historical Society with delegates from county groups to preserve historic memory. The state Historical Society already meets in the city.
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Illinois law shifts death penalty decision to juries
The Illinois Legislature approved a new measure, signed by Governor Palmer, letting juries decide in capital felonies whether to impose death or life imprisonment or a term of not less than fourteen years. The change enlarges juror power, with uncertain outcomes likely until experience informs.
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Butchers of Chicago to Hold May Oxen Dressing Awards
A western sensation prize story mentions a Chicago butcher event in May. The fair will judge skill and rapidity in killing and dressing oxen with premiums and certificates of honor, framed as a public spectacle for carnivores and reputations.
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Papal Plans for Phonographic Reporters at Ecumenical Council
The speaker notes the Pope's use of phonographic reporters for the upcoming Ecumenic Council of the Roman Catholic Church and questions whether this marks a broader world movement since Nicea and Trent. The remark suggests curiosity about the council's impact and future papal actions.
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Postmaster Appoints Colored Man in Bennettaville
Postmaster General Cresner appoints H. J. Max Weelt to the Bennettaville South Carolina post office. Weelt served as a Commissary Sergeant in the Army of the Tennessee during the late war.
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Controversy Over Clerks Near End of Administration
The text alleges many female clerks were appointed in departments without legal authority or proper funds, and others kept idle without salary appropriation. It says discharge became necessary and accuses Democratic papers of a partisan uproar, likening it to former party efforts.
Cruelties Reported in Cuba By Spaniards Against Insurgents
The article claims Spain uses horrific violence in Cuba, describing massacres of women and children and treachery, assassination, and barbarities by despots trying to subdue an unwilling population.
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Enquirer Reflects on A J Andrew Johnson Quotation
The Enquirer notes a supposed quotation attributed to A J Johnson and acknowledges an accomplished inventor. The item frames the publication as a self congratulatory boast and hints at misread initials and recognition.
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Local Intelligence reports Republican gains in city votes
The city election results point to a clear Republican success with several wards counting toward gains. Reports from other towns show Republican advances statewide and in Connecticut the outcome looks favorable for JEWELE over ERuLisn with a small lead and a congressional gain in the First District.
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Washington Correspondence on Tenure of Office bill and patronage
Special Correspondence Cincinnati Chronicle reports on the planned presidential reaction to the Tenure of Office bill. It notes partisan divisions in Congress, critiques of the bill, and the looming wave of removals and nominations. Officials and reporters scramble to obtain the list of appointments, including Ohio cases, amid crowded press rooms and street scenes.
Wheat promise bountiful yield in northern Indiana fields
A CHRONICLE correspondent reports in early April that northern Indiana wheat looks thrifty with acreage up over thirty percent from last year. He notes plan to drain the Kankakee region may raise three hundred thousand acres to twenty five dollars per acre, and shares garden and vineyard hints for April.
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Public reception for ex president Johnson planned in Memphis
Rews in Brief reports a public reception for ex president Johnson in Memphis. Other items note generals Sheridan and Augur arriving in Chicago, Pennsylvania democracy convention dates, canal openings, and various local incidents.
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