May Day Excursion Prep and Court Opening at Cuthbert
The May term of the Superior Court opens in Cuthbert next Monday. The town plans a May day excursion to Fort Gaines with the Apperal weekly issue. the Asa news notes frost, a calico hop at Powell's hall, and court-related board arrangements. Local figures report collards over three feet wide, and Prof. Seals departs to lead Furlow Masonic Female College. Hale's Springs in Tennessee to welcome guests, while Mayor Atkins vows strict action against open drunkenness and street fights. Brooks House offers affordable meals for court attendees.
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Baptist Female College
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Furlow Masonic Female College
Wheat and oats promise in Frye Wrear county crop scene
Captain Atkins and J P Lyle report thriving wheat and oats with rust unlikely, while the county faces varied economic pressures and credit tightness. A Macon daily notes rail delays and a new paper, with local concerns on farming, debt, and adaptation to changing conditions.
Death Notice for Rebecca Crank in Georgia Chronicle
A bereaved husband laments the death of Rebecca Crank on April 6 1874 near Cuthbert Georgia after long bronchitis. Born April 5 1830 she joined the Methodist Church South in Henderson Texas County and lived a devout Christian life leaving behind two daughters and a grieving family.
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Jonn D. Crank
Fifty Thousand People Ruined in Floods
The Mississippi flood devastates five million acres across nine Louisiana parishes with 2.5 million submerged, leaving thousands in want. Relief is urged from cities and communities as many suffer hunger and loss of stock, while northern Georgia floods spur humanitarian action. A separate note reports the death of a child from red ant bites on an Auburn farm, as described by the Opelika Observer.
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President Grant vetoes bill on United States notes and banking
President Grant returns Senate bill 617 without approval, arguing it fails to prove it would reliably increase circulation and warns it departs from sound finance. He cites past pledges to redeem notes in coin, urges gradual return to specie, and notes existing reserves and bank note distributions.
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