15 Dec 1877
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Enquirer Sun
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1877
Page
1
Washington dispatch notes continued intraparty struggle around Conkling and Blaine. Cabinet weighs Chinese and Mexican policies but yields no firm action, while Wade’s Georgia nomination faces opposition. confirmations proceed for several customs and consular posts.
In Washington the Senate discussed compensation for Interior advertising and referred a civil service retrenchment matter to committee. The House joint resolution on Mississippi River navigation passed. Edmunds introduced a one year extension for railroad settlements. Matthews' silver bond payment resolution saw debate with no action. A special committee on Mexican commercial relations was named. The Senate adjourns tomorrow and returns January 10. In the House the deficit bill conference report passed, Inland transportation funds retained, Paris exposition amendments concurred, and a wholesale government-departments probe was blocked by filibuster. adjournment followed.
The West against Mr Hayes held a large December Chicago gathering advocating silver remonetization. Resolutions criticize the President’s financial policy, warn of bondholder advantages, and demand restoring standard measures of value to ease government burdens on the people.
A severe Opelika fire starting about 6 16 PM swept through Lotsperch Ponder cotton office and Frazer Co brick warehouse destroying 130 to 140 bales of cotton and damaging several nearby brick and frame stores. Total loss estimated around 30000 dollars as firemen and citizens labored to save property.
Berlin says Russia seeks Balkan crossing before talks while Tsar views army enough. Servia orders frontier crossing. Osman Pasha’s force put at 27,000 with 60 cannons and wagons, Pleven siege toll rises. Crete unrest, Turkish troops mass on Servian frontier, British consul leaves Erzerum with archives. Sultan pledges equality, reform, and constitutional rights amid wartime.
New York shows factions over Senator Conkling allies naming a committee headed by ex governor Morgan with Hamilton Fish Jr. on the panel. Administration supporters threaten an opposition ticket if selections offend, claiming control of about 75 percent of club members. The same day reports a mystery death in New York as Mrs May Bell dies in morgue en route to Potter’s Field after claiming ties to New Orleans and Kentucky. Moonshine violence in Louisville leaves Edward Wyatt and Frank Webster wounded. farmer’s eye shot out and one man shot through the wad. Charleston sees J D Easter & Co fail, owing farmers notes totaling a quarter million in overdue debts.
The report cites mixed figures and temperatures from New York and Liverpool market circles. It mentions stocks, bonds, cotton futures, specie, and exchange updates with several broken names and dates, reflecting a disrupted OCR page.
Special to Enquirer Sun reports mixed commodity trades in Baltimore New York and New Orleans. Rye and flour steady to quiet while pork lard and bacon show uneven demand. whiskey and sugar hold firm. oats barley and corn vary by region with small gains in refined products and steady to firm prices across major markets.
The December dispatch records arrivals and sailings including Hampton Court Brinig Taqua Sythia Homeward Granville Bell for Southwest Pass Theobald for Savannah Netut for Pensacula and Bidamer Saragossa from Hartinare aboard the bark Christopher Columbus. The Steamer Mississippi sailed for New York.
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