Fitz John Porter Bill Passes Senate Amid Controversy
The Senate approved the Fitz John Porter relief bill by 36 to 2 after debates on whether to review a court martial verdict. Sen. Logan argued Porter disobeyed orders and warned against eroding army discipline, while others cited unjust outcomes for Union soldiers. The measure awaits House concurrence and the President's signature.
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General Grants
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Logan
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Bull Run
Frye
Pope
Mississippi
Holland
General Rosecrans
General Grant
Grant
Lee
Mr. Sewell
Longstreet
Sturgis
Manassas
Conger
Widow funds raised after Matthews murder in Hazlehurst
Mrs. J P Matthews widow of the man slain by Democratic neighbors in Hazlehurst Mississippi seeks a fund for support. Mrs Chisolm, widow of a earlier Mississippi victim, adds a letter recounting family losses and urging justice and political accountability, noting Republican loyalty and calls for legal retribution.
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J. P. Matthews
Hazlehurst
Miss
Chisolm
Mississippi
Washington
Matthews
Copiah County
Johnnie
Cornelia
Cain
Henry Gully
Vance
American Congress
M. CaisoLom
Carter Harrison backs Tilden in Chicago political scene
Philadelphia Telegram notes Harrison supports Tilden, a major blow to the old ticket. Blaine’s Western Reserve boost aided by Garfield ties boosts his appeal. Chicago Evening Journal questions sending Republican orators south amid fears of Bourdon terrorism and biased voting.
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Res Carter Harrison
Chicago
Tilden
Philadelphaa Telegram (Inc
Blaine
Western Reserve
Ohio
Garfield
Bilaine
Chicago Evening Journal
South
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Bourton
National Republican Committee
They Hate the Negro and the Government Also
A polemic arguing white Southern superiority and racial violence after emancipation. It contrasts lingering prejudice with Black political rights, cites Danville and Copiah riots, and questions loyalty to the United States by Southern elites and Bourbon factions. It also discusses Republican strategy and candidate considerations for 19th century elections.
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Savery
Virginia
Mississippi
Danville
Copiah
Poras
South
Matthews
Meridian
Mercury
United States
Hws
Osé Lous Globe- Democrat
How Not to Win In Politics And The Payne Relation
The piece uses Bunker Hill rhetoric to warn Republicans about a Democratic candidate aligned with big money and liquor interests. It notes Payne’s wealth and reputation but lack of a compelling platform or record. It also mentions Ohio as a key state and warns that Payne’s ties to corporations may undermine anti corporate sentiment.
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Blicans
Payne
Republican Party
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
V. V Tribune
Bunker Hill
Gerst
The
Daily Register
National Republican
Danville Hears Witnesses On Bourbon Democracy Forbearance
In Washington Sen Sherman’s committee questions Danville Virginia residents about political intimidation and social ostracism. Mayor Johnson’s city report is blocked by the Council while a riot in November left four colored men dead and others wounded.
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Danville
Sherman
Washington
Johnson
Sherman Committee
Adulteration in Milk Sparks Senate Investigation Claims
A column notes consumers pay about 7 million dollars yearly for water sold as milk and cites a New York Senate investigation into dairy adulteration. It recounts detection methods from an Austrian chemist, details Green County Wisconsin cheese output, Swiss factory milk use, and 1880 UK and US cow milk statistics with value estimates per quart.
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Devon
Jersey
Guernsey
Durham
New York
State Senate
Green County
Wis
Limburger
United Kingdom
Great Britain
United States
Sheldon
Variety of Cheese Styles Exceeding American Palates
Breeder's Gazette notes American cheese taste favors standard forms while European varieties offer vast diversity in size shape flavor and aroma. It argues for adapting dairy production to foreign tastes to boost consumption and suggests creating family sized cheese to ease use without cutting.
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Breeder's Gazette
Cream for Butter Factories at Dairymen's Meet
C C Buell of Rock Falls NL outlines the spread of the creamery system, noting 400 Wisconsin and 800 Iowa creameries using gathered cream, and one half of Hiiness creameries on the plan. He cites higher butter yields, price gaps, and pooling benefits, with cautions on quality and regulation. The talk ends noting Eastern adoption and a New York Hotel clerk earning 3000 dollars annually.
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Ontario
C. C. Buell
Rock Falls
C. C. Fairlamb
Iowa
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Chicago
Plan Outlined for Greely Relief Expedition
The Navy favors a two ship relief approach reaching Upernavik by May 15 and Littleton Island soon after, with depots, gear, and a steam launch. One vessel wintering near Dobbin Bay if needed, others scouting depots at Washington Irving Island and Cape Sabine. Proposes private rewards to speed rescue and cautions against hasty northward moves.
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Greely
Dagereset
Upernavik
Littleton Island
Cape York
Smith Sound
Washington Irving Island
Cape Collinson
Carl Ritter Bay
Cape Sabine
Dobbin Bay
Franklin Pierce Bay
Calrns
W. S. Schley
Greenland
Littheton Island
Red Coated Witness Wins Land Case in Clever Defense
Daniel Webster recalls Barnaby and Bruce at a New Hampshire bar where Bruce exposes a red undershirt and red flannel coat to turn the jury. The tale ends with Bruce's eloquent reversal securing the land suit for his client. Cedar Keys, Florida, runs £2,000,000 in annual business with no bank.
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Daniel Webster
New Hampshire
Mr. Webster
Old Barnaby
Barnaby
Bruce
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