Congressional actions and Senate votes on Silver bill and pensions
Senate and House debates span lands entry under Homestead law and new Army rank to a long bond for savings. the Silver bill passes over veto after party line votes. pensions for Mexican and Indian war soldiers discussed. government debt and mint operations noted with officials' forecasts and adjournments.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Post Office Committee
Brazil
Treasury notes to replace National Bank notes proposed
Banking and Currency Committee favors inserting in the bill a provision that one third of any customs duties payment may be in Treasury notes with the rest in gold or new silver dollars. Notes to be interchangeable with 4 percent bonds at par. Treasury to begin administering the new Silver law. Secretary Sherman approves a silver certificate form and a dollar device. February internal revenue receipts fall by 1,485,227 from 1877. Representative Leonard, Louisiana, to Cuba to verify claims of colored Floridians kidnapped and sold into slavery. Public debt statement on Ist.
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House
Treasury
Treasury Department
Sherman
Florida
Gulf
Cuba
Leonard
Louisiana
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
Herrorp B. Hayes
Executive Mansion
Noted 19th Century News Summary from Pittsburgh to Rhode Island
Miss Von Hilvern completed a 100 mile walk in 27 hours 53.5 minutes in Pittsburgh. Bayard Taylor, new minister to Germany, visiting Kennett Square, Pa., received enthusiastically on the 27th ultimo. Carrie P Morton schooner presumed lost off Gloucester with 13 crew. Markle & Son's West Newton mill burned January 1st, loss $100,000. Josie Atwell died in Richford, Vt., from poisoned well drinking. There were 67 failures in New York City in February with liabilities of $2,658,598 and assets $695,000. US Assay Office NY sent $285,649 in silver bars to Philadelphia Mint. Reading bank Dime Savings Bank fraud arrest of A. L. Borer and C. Sellers. Large tariff protest meeting in Pottstown on the 2d led by Gov. Hartranft and Latta. tariffs should not be altered. Methuen Town Clerk Warriner a defaulter fled. Fall River mills to shut two weeks in March and two weeks in April. Emma mine suit new trial denied. Robert Emmet centennial celebrated. PA Railroad 1877 net earnings $20,137,390. riot losses $2,000,000. Seven crew members survive Otto George. captain and four others lost. Rhode Island Prohibitory Convention renominates state officers. Cart. Harrison, Metropolis rescuer, arrested in Philadelphia for looting victims’ effects. wife drowned in wreck. New York gap at 101 closed on the 6th.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Otto George
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Philadelphia
Gap
Parker released from jail becomes state witness
Parker former State Treasurer of South Carolina freed from jail and provides evidence against former office associates. He will testify for the state in future prosecutions. The Missouri Prohibitionists plan a June convention in St. Louis to nominate a state ticket. Governor Holipay of Virginia vetoed the Harbour debt bill. The Texas Central Railway train robbers’ leader captured. The Virginia House sustained the Harbour Tax veto. Imported trade dollars surge east from California in February. Kansas immigration described as unprecedented. Kentucky urges Congress to back the Texas Pacific Railway bill. Richard Green hanged at Kansas City for murder near Independence.
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Holipay
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Texas Central Railway
Virginia House of Delegates
Kansas City
Hughes
Independence
Global bank failure shocks London as Percival & Co. collapses
Willlis Percival & Co., London bankers, have failed with liabilities of £650,000. The 108-year-old firm's collapse is reported amid sweeping financial distress and market unease across Europe.
President vetoes silver coinage bill in 1878 message
The president returns bill 1093 to the House, urging that silver coinage be valued at market value and warning that paying bonds in degraded silver harms public faith. He cites bond sales in gold, notes the need to protect pre existing debts, and asserts national promises must be kept. Also notes death of Benjamin Wade in 1878 with obituary details.
A New Polar Expedition Memorial to Congress
James Gordon Bennett of New York proposes transferring the Pandora to the United States flag to pursue polar exploration. He asks Congress to authorize name changes, naval command, and discipline under US rules, with presidential power to grant further authority and government aid.
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U. S. Senate
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
James Gordon Bennett
New York
Pecinly
United States
United States Naval
Senate bill to authorize silver bullion deposits and certificates
The bill proposes Treasury deposits of silver bullion or bars with the Treasury, in amounts not less than twenty dollars, with certificates issued in twenty dollar denominations. Certificates would be payable to depositors at par for duties on imports and public dues, and paid in silver dollars or United States notes. Upon payment the bullion becomes U S property.
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Pacific Railroad Linking Fund
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United States
U. S
Great Britain
Congress
Military Affairs Committee
Beck
Union and Central Pacific
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Territories
Pembina
WasHincTon
Secretary of the Treasury
Death of Hon. B. F. Wade in Jefferson Ohio
Ex Senator B. F. Wade died at his Jefferson home at 6 30 this morning after a month long illness described by doctors as fever like, with attendants at his bedside since Friday. Wade had long served in public life and his loss is noted by local residents.
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Jefferson
Ohio
B. F. Wade
England as a Military Power by Maj Gen Wolseley
Maj Gen Wolseley argues England is at peak military strength. He estimates 414000 drilled men ready, with 99000 standing at home and 180000 volunteers plus reserves, capable of forming two 30000-strong corps immediately. He contrasts today’s strength with 1854 during the Russian war.
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St. Garnet Wolseley
England
Royal Artillery
Mediterranean
Wade confronts insult with display of pistols in Senate
Wade, outraged by a Southern attack on Ohio in the Senate, vows to expose liars and refuses a duel. After a tense exchange, he returns to the chamber with two pistols in his desk, prompting shock among Southerners and polite deference from Northern colleagues.
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Wade
Senate
Ohio
Mr. Wade
Entleman
Senator Wade
Richmond elopements dominate season in best society
Ten of fifteen Richmond Virginia couples in the season’s best society have eloped. The latest case features Nannie Freeland, seventeen, daughter of a deceased millionaire, who married James Fox, a poor yet handsome railroad clerk, preferring him to a banker chosen by her mother.
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Richmond
Nannie Freeland
James Fox
Queen Elizabeth’s Wardrobe Hint Spurs Ruffled Remembrance
A Philadelphia Bulletin note recalls Queen Elizabeth with 1,500 dresses at her death and contrasts with Bessie who preferred a ruffly style, highlighting fashion quirks in a brief, lighthearted obituary-like item.
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Elizabeth
Bessie
Philadelphia Bulletin
Ohio News Items Summarized From 1870s Dispatches
Ohio items report suicides at Cleveland and Franklin, medical-legal cases, a murder verdict in Cleveland, a fatal scaffolding fall at McArthur, a 425 mile walk by Augustine from Bucyrus, and federal and state appointments. Also noted are railroad sale plans, a Cincinnati shooting death of a child by a sister with a pistol, university trustee appointments, and various legislative actions in the Senate and House.
Senate report upholds Baker challenge and confirms several nominations
The Elec tions Committee reported Baker failed to prove his claim for Senator Curtiss' seat and the report was adopted. Nominations for Longview Asylum and penitentiary directors were confirmed or referred. Bills passed include nuisance laws affecting corporations and debt real estate redemption. House actions included tobacco sales proposal and ratification of several bills. A Silver Bill salute was authorized for March 4.
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Senate
Congress
B. F. Wade
Conference Committee
Benj. F. Wade
Charles W. Boyd
Brown County
United States
Elections Committee
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Curtiss
H. D. Peck
J. C. Morris
Longview Asylum
Isaac G. Peety
Madison
Charles M. Roose
Ottawa
S. S. Warner
Lorain
Daniel McConville
Jefferson
H. D. Heffner
Franklin
Bellaire
Texas
Board of Public Works
Toledo
Geological Survey of
Ohio
Fire sweeps Hot Springs shanty area destroying hundreds of buildings
Early today a blaze started in a shanty occupied by a man named Greenlee and spread along the street destroying about 250 structures and numerous businesses including hotels banks post office and telegraph office. Firefighters battled from the Sumter House to Quinn Hill as thousands fled the valley. No lives were reported lost though damage is estimated at 200000 to 300000 with little insurance. The Daily Telegraph office was damaged amid the chaos.
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Greenlee
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Malvern Crossing
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Earl
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Daily Sentinel
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Bath-House
Daily Telegraph
Lamp Vendor Exploits Grief With Patented Burner Scheme
A traveling lamp burner seller entered a grieving household and pressured the widow and her friends, claiming his product would comfort the deceased and guide her to the afterlife. He continued until he had sold several lamps, while the woman and others sobbed in sorrow. The Louisville Commercial notes the deceitful tactic as Cheek.
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Bonaparte Lives as Prize Fight Comes to BorDENTOWN
BorDENTOWN New Jersey hosts a brass-band convention and a prize fight event, marking a notable shift from its wartime notoriety to a loud, celebratory showdown. The update captures local pride and the town’s evolving reputation.
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N. J
WN. Y. Telegram
Religious education and church growth notes across nations
A digest cites Catholic and Protestant expansion in England and America, Sunday schools in Scotland, Fisk University enrollment, Japanese and Chinese pupils, and the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. It mentions Moody's New Haven revival, Pan Anglican plans, and church funding trends.
Mutiny Stopped by Captain Ammen in Open Sea
Commodore Ammen commanding a Pacific squadron party aboard a merchant vessel faced a mutiny led by roughs from San Francisco. After threats, Ammen shot three leaders dead and ordered them thrown overboard to quell the uprising. He then manned the deck and had the rest secured in irons.
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Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Ammen
Navy
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Pacific Squadron
Ammon
Tam
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