Senate and House Actions Highlight 1881 Political News
The Senate met without session on the 23d while the House appointed a Special Committee on Payments of Bounties Pensions and Back Pay. Reports cover committee moves, oaths for J F Phillips, new bills on Supreme Court size and election law, and various foreign and domestic developments across Cuba Ouray Utes and Maine crisis.
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Foreign and imperial dispatches from Berlin to Constantinople
A summary of 21st to 26th reports notes Schleswig Deputies willing to take oath, Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba, Afghan rising feared with 40 000 natives aiming to wipe out the British, severe famine in Mosul, believed Nihilist threat to Odessa, Princess Louise heads to Canada, Dublin Home Rule League thanks US for aid to Ireland, Aurora linked to Jesuits, Belgian Congo trading post near Tallula, Teheran denies Russian defeat, distress in Adrianople with deaths from hunger, Fournier amid War Dept scandal, Arctic cold and Ireland destitution, Marlborough declines Dublin banquet, and a Turkish Turkish British convention signed to suppress slave trade.
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Senate action and state court ruling underline political turmoil
A bill to relieve Fitz John Porter was reported by the Senate Military Affairs Committee. Logan criticized the move as unconstitutional ex parte testimony and questioned congressional authority to pay for non rendered services. The House approved Yorktown centennial funding and Yorktown Celebration expenses. Maine Supreme Court rejected Fusion Legislature legality while affirming one lawful government. Rhode Island considers voting rights for women on school issues and prohibition replacement. A 400 mile test telephone link between Omaha and St Louis succeeds. A Leavenworth report notes 40 colored people from Monroe Parish arriving, seeking work.
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Commodity Price Report from New York and East Liberty
Prices for flour wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, cattle, sheep, and hogs listed by market and quality across New York, East Liberty, and Baltimore with cash and February quotes. Notes include wheat No. 2 spring and Chicago/Milwaukee values, pork and lard futures, butter and eggs, and various grade ranges for livestock.
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The Man Keeping City Lights Afloat In Darkness
A New York Express description portrays a lone attendant in a value-room who controls five gas mains with brake-like wheels and pressure dials. His careful attention to the dial ensures the city’s gas-light day begins smoothly, preventing flicker when theaters and streets illuminate.
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Temper and deeds warn of household ruin
A stark maxim from the New York Herald warns that a hot temper causes greater harm at home than a kerosene blast and one evil act can ruin a life, as a single ink drop stains a goblet of water.
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Exodus of colored laborers from the Deep South warned
The article analyzes migration fear in Mississippi and Louisiana as thousands of freedmen move toward Kansas and the Northwest. It contrasts Kansas as Republican and prosperous with Democratic Mississippi, urging reform to stop the exodus and invite immigration.
Speculation on Tilden and Hendricks in a Future Historian’s Tale
The piece contrasts Sammy Tilden and Tommy Hendricks as early good boys who became bold Democrats and aspired to the presidency. It envisions future historians depicting their rival nominations and defeats, with vivid backdrops of mob influence, ballots, and political crowd scenes to explain their failures.
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Victory over Maine conspiracy reshapes party fortunes
The Maine settlement is hailed as a bloodless triumph for popular rights, credited to Republican strategy amid a failed Democratic bid to oust elected officials. The piece warns of lasting damage to the Democratic party while stressing the broader safety of the Union and the discouragement of future conspiracies. It notes mixed signals from Democratic press and leaders, with implications for Tilden and Garcelon.
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Republicans Celebrate Victory for Popular Liberty
The Chi Inter-Ocean remarks that Republicans deserve special praise for their victory advancing popular liberty.
Wife Suspected in Sleepwalking Arson Fire Tragedy
In Andover a fire killed two boys in their beds and a second blaze appeared in the widow Frances R Beard’s room and a third in a closet. A jury ruled the fires were set during somnambulism by Mrs Beard and she was arrested for arson.
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Little Bills and Christmas Debts Frustrate The Household
A reflective piece on end-of-year finances shows how households dread January bills. It follows one family as they itemize butcher, baker, shoemaker and grocer charges, jesting at overcharges and gas costs while lamenting the rising totals. The passage also touches on broader topics from lighting lighthouses to new metalworking emigration warnings.
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Paying the Bills in a Hard Year
Kate Thorn writes in the New York Weekly about families strained by rising living costs. Workers face debt and fear bill collectors as holiday spending lingers and unhelpful gifts fade in a tough year.
Crinoline Arrives Shocks 19th Century Acadians
A New Orleans merchant introduces crinoline to Prairie Gros Chevreuil, provoking outrage among the Acadians who deem it barbaric. At a Saturday ball the garment wins dominance, women flood the boutique, and soon demand for hoops resurges as men and villagers react.
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Leeward Islands Rise as Sugar Source for Nation
The Leeward Islands in the West Indies are becoming a sugar supplier to the country. Five years ago no shipments arrived from that region. Last year shipments totaled $300,000 in value.
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