Senate Sessions and bills on pensions and commerce
The Senate discussed pension bills for widows of General John Agan and others. Other measures included ar rears for disability pensions, state agricultural stations, and funds for a Colored People's World’s Exposition. House actions covered Erie and Oswego Canals improvements, pension appropriations, Naval reorganization, and a Charleston public building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
John Agan
Coke
Sherman
Call
Commissiondér of Agriculture
Purho
Blott
Birmingham
Ala
Liberia
Plati
Interstate Commerce
Mandergon
Nebraska
Emmett Crawford
Crawford
Logan
Francis P. Blair
Florida
McPherson
Erskine Allin
Springfield Armory
Jelita
New York Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Wahin
Messrs
Beck
Cullom
Stanford
Harris
Saulsbury
Nicaragua
House
Erie
Oswego
United States
James W. Reid
North Carolina
Swere
Weber
New York
Iloti Bee Ae Eens
Commissioner of Internal—Rever
Navy Department
Buck
Conn
Thomas
Lord
Del
Hiscock
N. Y
Willis
Tarsney
Mich
Tovary
Breckenridge
Afr
Maybury
Bedi
Merriman
John Ericsson
Oates
District of
Columbne
Hatch
Missouri
Department of Agriculture and Labor
Foran
Ohio
Commissioner of Labor
Yeas
New gleanings from the era of hard harvests and risks
A crane Michigan man owns a six legged calf. Hudson River ice crop expected large. Gulf storms disrupt rice plans. 1886 fire losses around 16 million. California wheat export potential 9.6 million bushels. Florida orange crop 750000 boxes. 1883 steel rolls production 1.35 million tons valued at 40 million. Louisiana sugar crop 140000 to 150000 hogsheads. Massachusetts savings reach 20197400. About 40000 doctors graduated in decade. British naval review planned for jubilee. South America loss of sheep and lambs from storm flood disease. Lori Luany toboggan ride at Tuxedo one mile long. Illinois famine forcing water haul and cattle driven long distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Gulf
Saris
California
Florida
Massachusetts Savings Banks
South America
Pirris Lori Luany
Tuxedo
N. J
Certrac Illnois
Struggle for Possession of New Jersey Speaker Gavel
Chaos marked the opening of the Trenton Assembly as 31 lawmakers including William Baird and labor Democrats clashed over who would hold the gavel. Police intervened, desks were smashed, and the chamber faced an hour of rowdy disorder before order returned and Senate actions stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Foir
William Baird
Warren
Joseph Atkinson
Newark
Terence McDonald
Hudson
Assembly
Abbott
Sergeany-at
Jast House
Donohue
Garrell
Wolverton
James S. Beckwith
Beckwith
Baird
Howler
Frank McDermott
McDonald
House
Senate
United States
Real estate values rise in New York City amid tax roll gain
Reports show NYC assessed real estate valuations at 1,257,275,1105 with an increase of 253,434,835 over 1856. News notes two horse thieves attacked Waterloo jail keeper John Walters, Walters died from injuries. Other items mention a Chicago toy firm failure, Indiana election chaos, and international tensions and disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Caldwell and
Johnson
John Walters
Waterloo
N. Y
Walters
Veneuo
Atusinc & Co
Chicago
West
Indiana
Robertson
Indianapolis
Isaac R. Diller
Illinois
Florence
Oscar Malmros
Minnesota
Cognac
Willoughby Walling
Leith
Germany
Metz
France
Europe
William Perry
Harvard College
Fulton
Hudson
Exeter
Nhs
Clinton Powder Company
Plattsburg
Ncy
San Francisco
Senate
Committee-on
Hippopotamus Kills Keeper at Paris Zoo
A keeper at the Paris Zoological Gardens was killed when a hippo attacked after behaving unusually. Assistants tried to beat back the enraged animal and rescue the man, but he died from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sgarte
Paris Zoological Gardens
Mass Legislature names leaders as the Senate President and House Speaker
A sweeping political update notes Halsey J. B man named Senate President and Charles J. Noyes chosen Speaker of the House. Governor Bovnett of Maine urges a protective tariff on Canadian fish amid fishing-boat seizures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
William E.dizay
Wheelock, VI
Yoseph Perr
Robert Price
Philadelphia
Hartford
Conn
Thomas R
Various Global Incidents Reported Across Continents
Reports describe a Paris widow's suicide following her husband the Marquis's death. Other items include an American schooner seized by Canadians, Galway imprisonments for eviction resistance, France census figures, executions in Australia, an earthquake near Tunis, peasant revolts in Smolensk, Swiss avalanches, a Glasgow gas explosion, and a severe Midlands snowstorm disrupting traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis de Roys
County Galway
Ireland
France
Sydney
Australia
Djemel
Tunis
North Africa
Smolensk
Russia
Charkoff
Switzerland
Glasgow
Scotand
Midland
England
St Jacobs Oil and Dr Piere’s Golden Medical Discovery touted
The piece promotes St Jacobs Oil as relieving rheumatism and neuralgia with rest and home comfort as key, and lauds Dr. Pierte’s Golden Medical Discovery for cures of consumption and throat and lung conditions. It claims thousands testify to its effectiveness and notes all druggists stock it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Gross
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Baltimore
London
Pierte
Mercier
Emily Rhoads
McBrides, Mich
Wt. V. Pierce
Tris
Isabella
Ashe
Spain
Canandaigua
Pardee Medicine Co
E. R. McCall
Binghamton
N.Y
Kilmer
Kimer
Ing¢Hamton
Pierce
Prernce
Piercoe Golden
Pierca
Psu
Word's Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Borfalo, N
Radway
Fckas Radway
Sol
Draggtats
Drugevits
Falao
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Ijl Wiig
Mortan
Peg
Broadway
ARKS
Tee
Pittston Stove
Manual of Instruction
Siza
Taiin
Ui S. Stenograph
3D Street
ST. Louis, MO
Pacity Unlimited
Armiier
Avery Machine Co
New Jersey Assembly
Eastern and Middle States
Knights of Labor
Knights
Kate Nicholson
Maysville
Fort Worth
Texas
Youngstown
Michigan
Francis B. Stockbridge
Omer D. Yenger
United States Senate
Jacksonville
Gate City Guards
Atlanta
Delaware City
Fargo
Dakota
Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago Trades Assembly
Labor Party
J. W. Martin
Mississippi River
Henry Meyers
Jh. Vermillion Parish
Washington
Thomas Moonlight
Wyoming
T. A.riley
Ticonderoga
Thomas C. Manning
Louisiana
Treazie
Herbert I. Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Treasury Department
A. J. Lewis
The
Treasury
L. N. Buford
Mississipi
O. H. Willcox
John Moore
J. C. Duane
Lyo
City Steam
Immory
Stata
State
Penn
Buffalo
Western
Eas
Grenadier
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty’s Army
Inia
Cape Cod
Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
Rouder
Sen
Maeland
Sarsaparikhi
Hood
Hatcu
North
Brooklyn
Aoidby
Elxforgi
CL Hood.& Co., Apothecaries
Lowell, Mass
Cockle
Frese
C. M. Crittentoa
John G. Heron
464Th Street
Rochester
BOCK
John B. Gough
Mr. Gough
Lyman Abbott
Ae de Worthington & CO
Martford
James River
Claremont
Eientier
Washington,d.c
Washington, D. C
Bixler
Breet Mall
Star Noveliy CO
Brooklyn, N.Y
Hall
Ayer
A. M. Dauphin
Philadelphi
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
El’’S
Avce
Dr. Sage
Stallone
U. S
Ensmore
R. Fe
BP. O
Scipio N
Bonheur
M. W. Dunham
Wayne
DuPage
Eacles
Mason & Hamlin
Boston
Winter & Cesusa
Druguista
Rincaton
Tansilc
X. BraDuvry
Waterman
Tansidl I. & CO
BE iI
Jon Nevers
Jones
Dinghamton Ringhamton
T. Galt CO
Qos Rego
New Yorks
Pr. Williams
Cumin
Wales
Sas Ndard Silverwaki CO
Loston, Mass
Sears
Dr.d
Woodbury
N.pearlet
Albany
Frazer Axle Aig
World & Rease
A.W. McCormick & Son
Washington,dc
Francia Brill
Hesrstein
Loxo
Jetika
C.J. Weratuenny
Kansas City
Thorston
Realibys Weal
J. Smith
East Ave
Hubane Remedy CO
Lafayette
Ing
Soldiera & Melra
Rosadeen
Valentine
Sapenvillo
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