Epitome of the Week Shows Civil Service Debate and Adjournment
The Pendleton Civil Service bill advanced in the Senate with a new section barring office for habitual intoxication and later passed. In the House private bills moved. adjournment set to January 2. Senate considered political funds among officials and the Fitz John Porter relief. The House filed claims extension for lost horses and equipment, and Mr. Calkins was named to Civil Service Reform.
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Pendleton Civil Service
Senate
Turrsday
Fitz John Porter
Fitz-John Porter
House
United States
Calkins
Committee On
Civil Service Reform
Treasury decision bars Chinese wet nurse as laborer in US
A Treasury Department decision rules a Chinese wet nurse is a laborer and cannot be admitted to the United States. The Interior Department rejects the Standard Oil plan to plant Indians on quarter sections with leases and barb wire, deeming it unacceptable. Other items note the Indiana Drive-Well case, the Spanish American Claims Commission adjournment, and various fiscal and legal updates.
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Treasury Department
United States
Interior Department
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Supreme
Miscellaneous 19th Century Briefs From The East
A scattered NY and NE digest reports Merriam Montgomery killing his children after separating from his wife, Oscar Wilde sailing for Europe, a New Haven election ruling Democrats’ ballots illegal, Atkinson named receiver of City Bank of Rochester, a Pittsburgh pig iron association formed, Anna O Brien and mother drowned in a Syracuse cistern, Rusk brothers who stabbed an officer drown in Trenton, large bank depositor withdrawals in Rochester, Charles Peterson’s boiling water attack on Amber family, Gembok sails with fireball report, Boston broker Byron Kimsavy suicide, four jewelry firms burned in North Attleboro, Buffalo coal shipments record, and a fatal icicle accident in Laona New York.
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Merriam A. Montgomery
Packardville
Mass
Oscar Wilde
Europe
Outer Justice Park
New Haven
Conn
Commercial Bank of
Rochester
N. Y
Atkinson
City Bank of
Pittsburgh
Art Syracuse
Anna O’brien
William
Jacob Rusk
Jarvis
Philadelphia
Trenton
N. J
Monroe County Savings Bank
East Side Savings Bank
Cornwall
Charles Peterson
John Amber
New York
Gembok
Byron Kimsavy
Boston
North Attleboro
Buffalo
Laona
Charles Banks
William Smith
Multiple incidents of crime fire death and labor related events
A sweeping recap of recent incidents includes a Florida Everglades channel tale a fatal shooting at a Cincinnati livery stable the Macon Georgia warehouse fire the Jefferson Ohio bank liquidation and the Nashville Tennessee blind school chief's death. Also noted are a San Francisco boxer arrival a Prineville Oregon hangings Lebanon Alabama killings Loudon Florida feuds West Virginia counterfeit rings Iowa's 32nd state anniversary and fires in Fort Worth Texas.
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Everglades
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
James Caumley
Thomas Lamb
Cincinnati
English
A. H. Pugh
Second National Bank of Jefferson
Cisher
J. M. Sturtevant
Tennessee Blind School
Nashville
Jem Mace
Pugilist
San Francisco
Australia
Sullivan
Amos
Prineville
Oregon
Lebanon
Ala
Builard
Jaceway
Rockford
W. T
Peter DesGaron
Atlanta
Baltimore
Abner Webb
Prescott
Ark
Johann Most
Chicago
Apam Curreney
Beverly
W. Va
Fort Barrington
Darien
Lang
Kilpatrick
Lloyds
Fla
West Virginia
Bayou Texar
Iowa
Des Moines
Clarence Weight
Lizzie Swim
Fort Worth
Tex
Swim
Jay Gootp
Galveston, Houston & Henderson
Texas
Bessemer Steel Works
Cleveland
Ivison Slade
Yanceyville
N. C
Abilene
Kan
Miss Foreman
Arthur Sholinger
Beau
Sholinger
Shodinger
Tennessee
Weeksville
Montana
Oconee
Asa Lawson
Marshal Webster
William
Fire devastates Friend block in Milwaukee losses reach six hundred thousand
The blaze consumes the Friend business block in Milwaukee causing about 600000 in damage. Wounded men include three white men and several of both races. The Creek Indian war ends and Spieche’s force disbands as Chicotee’s warriors return to Okmulkee.
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Handy
Jefferson
Squire Washington
Friend
Milwaukee
Spieche
Chicotee
Okmulkee
Global turmoil and disasters noted across continents
Reports from Geneva, Limerick, Vienna, and other cities recount financial suspensions, street clashes, floods, shipwrecks, fires, and a series of political changes. Notable items include the Interlaken bank collapse, Bishop Benson joining Canterbury, Gambetta's death, a Mecca cholera toll, and a Halifax earthquake shock.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Interlaken Comptoir Escompte
Benson
Canterbury
Donnet
Bordeaux
Denmark Street
Limerick
Vienna
House of Hapsburg
Iceland
Russia
Poland
Maron
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Larrach
Badén
New England
Clarence River
New South Wales
Levian, Hamburger & Co
Toronto
Can
Kars
Bradford
Eng
Belfast
Ireland
Worms
France
Lyons
Besancon
Lisieux
Danube
Dijon
Brussels
Baron von Winterfeldt
W. C. Anderson
Lachute
Quebec
Scotland
Mecca
Medina
Nice
Marseilles
Paris
Count von Wimpffen
Apispatcu
Ist
Wesbaden
Pachuca
Hermosillo
Francis
Debt figures and political notes from December era
The public debt statement lists total debt 1.120 billion with 12.5 million in interest and cash of 312.9 million. December decrease 15.4 million and June 30, 1882 decline 81.37 million. Ohio politics show Governor Foster backing uniform liquor licenses. Also reported are a Auburn NY collapse killing three laborers, a Granby NY murder, Ohio Congressional race result, Ireland bailiffs clash, and various federal legislative moves.
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New York
A. C. Chapin
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Foster
Ohio
Auburn
N. Y
Joshuua Gifford
Granby
J. D. Taylor
Seventeenth
J. T. Updegraff
Upper Cross
County Tipperary
Ireland
W. H. Hooper
Congress
Utah
Salt Lake
Brickwood
Little Rideau
Ont
Cooke
North Carolina
Jackson County
Joseph Wheeler
Alabama
Danube
Austria
Worms
Frankenthal
United States
Senate
Europe
Civil Service Reform Bill Passes Senate
The Senate passed a comprehensive civil service reform bill establishing a United States Civil Service Commission with three members, competitive examinations, merit based promotions, and protections against political coercion. It creates exam boards, sets salaries for the chief examiner and secretary, and outlines penalties for tampering with examinations. The act also covers office classifications, residency proofs, probation, and restrictions on political contributions by public servants.
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United States Senate
United States
United States Civil Service Commission
Senate
Congress
Washington
Boards of Examiners
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Brewith
House
Treasury
Montreal Man Sends Apples to Queen Victoria and Notables
A Montreal man dispatched barrels of Canadian apples to Queen Victoria Gladstone Lord Dufferin and General Wolseley. All replied with acceptance letters except the Queen who declined the favors noting a rule against accepting such favors while remarking the apples cannot be returned. The apples’ fate remains unclear per the Sun report.
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Montreal
Queen Victoria
Gladstone
Lord Dufferin
General Wolseley
V. Y. Sun
Toronto Prep for 1884 Semi-Centennial Festivities
Toronto citizens plan a four day program to mark the citys fiftieth anniversary in 1884. The celebrations will honor the milestone with civic events, commemorations, and public gatherings across the city.
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Toronto
Can
Thetefty
Tory grow corn in Australia at a cost of fifteen cents
A report notes corn production in Australia under the Tory government costing fifteen cents per bushel. It cites farming efficiencies and price controls affecting growers and markets.
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Tory
Australia
DeLong Report Outlines Jeannette Expedition Failures
Washington December 29 Lieutenant DeLong's public report details the 1879 to 1881 expedition from San Francisco to Wrangel Island and later discusses the ship's icebound stranding. It describes attempts to reach Siberia, the crew's endurance, and DeLong's recommendations for medals of honor for Sweetman and Nitidermat. The diary ends with the 1880 winter and wintering choices before the Jeannette sank and De Long died.
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Washington
DeLong
San Francisco
Sweetman
Nitidermat
de Long
Siberia
Bennett
Arctic Ocean
Lena Delta
Personal Crisis Reports in 1882 Telegraphed to Tribune
The 1882 telegraphic personal crisis list shows increases in insane and ill among the cases with unknown causes. Notable names cited include Samuel S. Ward Port Huron Mi William H Locke Eufala Ala Justus Koehler New York Father O Farrell Peoria Ill Ambrose Fachi ri New York Joseph Wm Curtis Milwaukee Aug ust Ash Nevada C Urner Cincinnati N Gardner Plainfield N Y Richard S Fay Boston Josiah S Pennington Baltimore James Tremaine Boston Cornelius J Vanderbilt New York Herman Monk Louisville William J Lund Georgia Edward H Green Philadelphia Rev Joseph Bartlett Portland Archbishop Nestor San Francisco C W Wetton Des Moines rail auditor Rev J L Denton Arkansas Fielding Lowry Dayton James F Atkinson Florence Lt Col Schofield DeWitt Co Ill James A Wilson Boston Byron Kimball Boston.
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United States
The
Tribune
BSI Onic Asiais
Cole Eee
Smumeitgs
Eeaite Sv Cpager
Ethan Parton Domgsti
Ales S Csa
Samuel S. Ward
Port Huron
Mich
William H. Locke
Eufala
Ala
Justus Koehler
New York
Father O’ Farrell
Peoria
Ill
Ambrose Fachiri
Joseph WM. Curtis
Milwaukee
August Ash
Nevada
C. Urner
Cincinnati
N. Gardner
the Baptist Church
Plainfield
N. Y
Richard S. Fay
Boston
Josiah 8. Pennington
Baltimore
James Tremaine
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt
Herman Monk
Louisville
William J. Lund
Georgia
Edward H. Green
Philadelphia
Joseph Bartlett
Portland
Archbishop Nestor
Russian Church
San Francisco
C. W. Wetton
Fat Dodge & Des Moines
J. L Denton
Arkansas
Fielding Lowry
Dayton
James F. Atkinson
Mining News
Florence
Wis
Schofield
U.S. A
James A. Wilson
de Witt County
Illinois
Byron Kimball
Mass
Chicago Tribune
John P. Healy
Corporation Courtiel
John Putnam
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
George Brooks
East District
North Carolina
John Pierrepont
Vermont
Richard H. Dana, Jr
Theophilus Parsons
Harvard College
Ezra Wilkinson
Superior Court of
Charles Fox
S. A. Purviance
Pennsylvania
Leas
Charles B. Mason
Burlington
Iowa
Benjamins. Benkley
Williamsburg
Jonathin H. Cobb
James Patten
Supreme Court of Appeals
Wheeling
W. Va
Elisha R. Potter
Rhode Island
Tompkins Westervelt
Staters Island
Ohio
Richard Dyer
United States District Attorney
R. B. McPherson
Tuscola
George H. Chapman
Indianapolis
Ind
Wilson McCandless
Pittsburgh
Richard J. Gittings
William M. Levy
Louisiana
William Schrey
Samuel B. Thomas
Ilinois
James Rayburn
Bloomington
J. D. Templin
Iowa City
Richard C. L. Moncure
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
R. W. Melendy
Hillsdale
James H. Graham
Carlisle
F. Taylor
Sandusky
Edward Hammond
Baltimore, Md.; Judge Harrison Conger, Janesville, Wis.; Philip B. Swing
Batavia
James L. Caldwell
Shelbyville
John Cotton Smith
Epicopalian
John Seely Stone
D. D
Theological School
Cambridge
Enoch Pond
Bangor (Me.) Theological Seminary
Henry W. Bellows
Unitarian
Simeon Parmalee
Del
Joseph K. Rodgers
Christian Female College
Columbia
George W. Musgrove
Presbyterian
A. D. Gillette
Baptist
Leander Streber
Chandler Robbins
Henry Vigador
Cal
Thomas Guard
Methodist
Robert Pan
M. E Church South
Aberdeen
Alexander G. Mercer
Newport
R. T
L. D. Maier
Baltmore
Jacob M. Maning
Old South Church
Henry W. Longfellow
Mas
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Concord
Henry Giles
X. A. Willard
Little Falls
George J. A. Coulson
Paterson
N. J
Henry James, Sr
John W. Defrees
Miami
Union
William T. Thompson
Savannah
Morning News
Castar W. Early
Johnstown
Enoch Emery
Transcript
William R. Ellis
Lafayette
Courier
Julius Schultz
Wachenblatt
Austin
Tex
George Cozard
Register
David McCaleb
Galveston
H. L. Bloodgood
Sandwich
Free Press
Dr. J. W. Christian
Alabama Christian Advocate
Alexander Jorges
Freie Presse
Frank Queen Clipper
H. J. W. Garland
Catholic. Telegraph
Fredricx MacCretlish
Alta California
J. W
Martin Blum
Deutscher Amerikaner
Dubuane
Josiah King
Commercial Gazette
Samuel Bickley
Flint
James Isom
Richmond
Peter Markins
Little Rock
Ark
Mary Lydon
S. Louis
Judy Powell
Margaret Martins
Mr. Forteax
Shelby
Abigail Alden
Bridgeport
Winnifred H. Lally
Chicago
Catharine Mannion
Mourning Ranney
St. Louis
Bernard Duffy
Buffalo
Lucy Pickett
Saugatuck
John Springer
Marietta
Matthew Robinson
Wm. Bearing
Perry County
Alabama
Adam Hedgcox
McKinney
Isancc Newsbaum
Wabash
Louisa C. Andrews
Abigail Hall
Trempeleau_ County
Indiana
Maria Appleby
Norristown
Ocean Hotel Clerk Weds Interior NY Heiress and Inherits Fortune
A Hotel Ocean clerk falls for a wealthy New York State girl staying with her parents at the hotel. After disappearance and a quick marriage, they move to New Hampshire, gain forgiveness, and the clerk rises in his father in law's business. A few months later he inherits a fortune from a relative and the couple becomes well regarded in their circle.
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The
Ocean Hotel
State of New York
Ocean
New Hampshire
Remarkable rifle feats by Ellsworth Bierkower in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Telegraph reports Ellsworth Bierkower performing three extraordinary shots. He places a hatchet edge inside a half inch gas pipe with glass balls on either side, fires from forty feet with a Winchester, and splits the pipe edge to break both balls. He repeats the feat with unconventional aims using a mirror and a leg-level shot.
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Ellsworth Bierkower
Harrisburg
Rare kidney removal operation performed in San Francisco
A rare surgical procedure called rephrectomy to remove a kidney was performed again in the country by a San Francisco surgeon. The patient, a young woman, recovered rapidly, following the operation which has been done only seventy-five times worldwide.
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San Francisco
N. Y
Drunken man ignored by train after fall near Kansas City
A drunken man fell into a cattle-guard on a railway track near Kansas City and was passed over by an entire train without showing distress or alarm. The incident notes a lack of reaction from the man as the train passed.
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Darky
Kansas City
New York City Uses Eightteen Million Dollars in Eggs Each Year
New York City spends about 18 million dollars annually on eggs sourced from various producers. The figure highlights the scale of daily consumption across households and institutions in the metropolitan area.
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New York City
Notable Deaths in 1882 United States Leaders and Elders
The 1882 necrology lists prominent officials and figures who died in the United States during the year. It includes governors, senators, judges, generals, clerics, educators, journalists, and centenarians from states across the union. The roster features names such as Edwin W. Stoughton, Horace Maynard, Josiah Quincy Sr., and Benjamin Harvey Hill among many others.
German piano maker seeks secret tone in United States
A German piano maker visited the country to study how superior tone is produced and took a journeyman job in a New York piano factory to steal the method. The factory owners dismissed several newly hired German workers to root out the intruder, yet they fear he may still be at work in another shop.
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New York
Vast Global Submarine Cables Worth 202 Million
Data shows a monumental 202 million dollar investment in worldwide submarine cables. The network is believed to span about 64 thousand miles, linking continents and supporting long range communications. Since 1843 earthquakes have averaged 575 per year, a striking seismic backdrop to this offshore infrastructure.
Close and warm campaign talk shapes 1884 race
The New York Tribune reports that Democratic contenders are shaping a late 1880s style bid with Mr. Cleveland teasing a potential second place and Mr. McDonald looming as front runner. An Indiana faction pushes a bold plan including Hendricks and Belmont in a cabinet, arguing for early, aggressive campaigning.
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Cleveland
Manhattan Club
Gregand
Indiana
McDonald
United States
Cleeland
Mr. Cleveland
Hendricks
Avith
State Department
August Belmont
Treasury
New Democratic Congress
N. Y. Tribune
Purely Partisan Objection to Dakota Statehood Exposed
A historical editorial argues Democrats oppose admitting the southern half of Dakota as a state purely for partisan gain. It details Dakota’s large area, growing population, and economic expansion, noting its potential to send Republican Senators and urging census data to determine eligibility under the enabling act.
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Dakota
Republican Party
Congress
Illinois
Indiana
Sioux
Land Office
Nevada
Florida
Vermont
New Hampshire
Delaware
Rhode Island
New Mexico
Montana
Washington
Kchange
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Conger
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Frye
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Gorman
Groome
Harrison
Hawley
Hill
Hoar
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Jones
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Morrill
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Sewell
West
Walker
Windom
Brown
Call
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Morgan
Maxey
Williams
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Vance
Camden
Chandler
Post Office Department
Josephine Merker
White River
Elisha Allen
Arthur
TheEnty
United Sates
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Smith
Lodi
Bryson & Smith
Meriden
Western Nail Association
Alleghanies
New York Produce Exchange
Joan Burns
Charles Burns
John Carney
Hyde Park
Oscar Wipe
Bunko
Stephen T. Price
Thomas Richardson
Begley
N. H. Dudley & Co
John J. Brown & Son
Castle Garden
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Worcester
Lauth Baunston
James P. Smith
Matamoras
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Salem
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Alexander H. Bullock
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Henry Highland Garnet
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Knoxville
Tenn
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Wisconsin
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Sam Dennisoff
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Ene
John D. Defrees
Berkely Springs
E. A. Straw
James F. Robinson
Kentucky
Josiah Quincy, Sr
Williard P. Hall
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L. A. Purviance
Martin F. Conway
Kansas
William B. MacLay
Milton S
Latham
California
H. W. Harrington
John D. Pierce
Michigan
Ozro J. Dodds
Samuel ©. Fessenden
Maine
Charles S. Benton
C. ©. Washburn
M. A. Ottero
Albert G. Burr
Stephen Coburn
George P. Marsh
Artemus Hate
George K. Dennis
Maryland
Emil Laserre
Littlefield
Fernando C. Beaman
John Hanna
Willard P. Hall
Lewis Campbell
O. P. Snyder
Robert W. Barnwell
South Carolina
Henry C. Murphy
Orville Robinson
N. H. van Vorhes
Silas Casey
Charles A. Webb
S. P. Ferris
Walter Gwynn
West Point
John H. Frantz
L. Lorain
Thomas H. French
Eugene B. Gibbs
George W. Patten
Joseph G
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James H. Spotts
Benjamin Franklin Delano
United States Naval Constructor
John Rodgers
Terry
David $8. McDougall
John C. Beaumont
Hugh Y. Purviance
Charities H. Poor
Henry Eagle
Strong
Robert H. Wyman
James F. Schenck
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