Census cuts clerical staff and warns more layoffs
The Census Bureau trimmed its clerical force by 300 employees with another reduction planned at the start of the new fiscal year July 1. Other items note testimony in the Star route trial, appointments in the Treasury and Indian affairs, and various financial and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Washington
Thomas J. Brady
James
MacVeagh
Walsh
Berdell
Dorsey
Tuer
John W. Corning
Geneva
N. Y
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States Treasury
Treasury
A. N. Wyman
United States
James Gilfillan
Turk
Indian Affairs
General Crook
Department of Arizona
Peach Springs
Canada
Secretary of the Navy
Harber
Chipp
Post Office Department
Secretary of the Interior
New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company
Louisiana
Flower
Eleventh
New York
Independent State Convention nominates ex governor Sprague for Rhode Island governor
An Independent State Convention in New York City nominates Ex-Governor Sprague for Rhode Island governor. Other items note a physician certificate for corpse cars on trains, probate admission of Henry Siebert's million-dollar will, and various local legal and criminal incidents across the Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Rhode Island
New York City
General Railroad
Henry Siebert
Philadelphia
N. A. Dukes
Uniontown
Nutt
Dukes
Hannah
Elizabeth Judson
East Hartford
Conn
Berlin
Mexico
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
Providence
Augustus O. Bourne
Oscar N. Rathbone
Schuylkill River
Norristown
Massachusetts
Reform School For Boys
Westboro
Mass
Columbia College
Altoona
John O’neal
Pittsburgh
James Kahne
Belle Vernon
Marlborough
N. Y
Great Hotel Point
R. I
Vast array of 19th century calamities and political shifts
The report lists diverse items from legislative adjournment in California to railroad promises in the North Pacific, legal cases in Minnesota and Tennessee, and violent incidents in Texas, Virginia, and Illinois. It notes fires destroying Forest City California and Jacksonville Texas, indictments in Chicago, floods and drought impacts on crops, and international events in Mexico, Ireland, and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
Robert G. Ingersoll
H. F. Crocker
Granbury
Tex
John Baldwin
William Watkins
Roanoke
Tennessee
Texas
Nueces River
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Marshall T. Polk
Chicago
United States
Europe
L. L. Sapperr
Cincinnati
Limestone
Tenn
Forest City
Sierra County
Cal
Columbus
Diaz
Mexico
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Mississippi
Jere Dunn
James Elliott
Kirkwood
Iowa
Garfield
Iowa City
Tufts
Muscogee Agency
Yellowstone River
Glendive
Mansfield
Redcliff
Col
Oby E. Owen
Third National Bank of
New Orleans
Amos
Coomes
Smith
Helena
Montana
William Harris
Atlanta
Abram Pritzer
Samuel Lipton
Emelie Schwendel
William Keys
Greenfield
Stanton
John Taylor
Keys
Stanton Taylor
Poisoning of Prince Gortschakoff and Thames Race Report
Advices from Baden Baden state Prince Gortschakoff was poisoned. The Oxford crew won the university boat race on the Thames by three lengths. Vienn plans an international exhibition of city improvements in 1884. An explosion damaged Westminster Government Board offices at nine p m attributed to Iranian militants. A trench ten feet wide by three deep shattered one room as stoves were blown from their places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baden-Baden
Prince Gortschakoff
Oxford
Thames
Vienn
Westminster
Eng
London
Abbey
Parliament
Sir Charles Dilke
Local Government Board
Parliament Street
Downing Street
Charles Street
St. James Park
King Street
Whitehall Club
House of Commons
Westminster Hall
Fire Brigade
Charless
Commons
Harcourt
Home Secretary
Times Office
Kingstreet
Assassin Press
America
the Times
Gladstone
Various political and international notes from around the world
Reports from Providence New Jersey and elsewhere note Gov Sprague's nomination by the Rhode Island Democrats and Diaz visiting Chicago. Other items cover fires, blockades, a Tennessee abolition of public executions, a veiled threat to Canterbury, a fatal oyster boat accident, Irish Land League disavowal, the brigantine Lillian’s voyage, Arthur naming Gage as U S Judge, and an attempted abduction near Taylorville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Democratic State Convention
Providence
Sprague
General Diaz
Mexico
Chicago
New Jersey Fire Insurance Company
St. Petersburg
Russia
Quebec
Canada
Canterbury
England
Baltimore
Irish Land League
Florence Dixie
Lillian
St. John
N. F
Cape Spear
Arthur
George R. Gage
United States
Southern District of
Ohio
William White
Taylorville
Emma Bond
Emma
Attempted assassination of Lady Florence Dixie at Windsor
Lady Florence Dixie was attacked by two men in women’s clothes near Windsor amid slicing and stabbing attempts. She swooned but escaped with no serious injuries, aided by her St Bernard dog. she rejects Irish culpability and cites no clear motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Dixie
Windsor
Loapdoon
Florence
New York Herald
Ireland
Leicestershire
Windsor Road
London
St. Bernard
Land League
Lady Florence Dixie Assault Sparks International Debate
London reports of an attack on Lady Florence Dixie by two disguised men stir uncertainty with none confirming witnesses. O Donovan Rossa and Irish leaders questioned Irish links and framed the incident as possibly planted to manipulate public opinion. Patrick Egan doubted the tale and warned of potential family complications if true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Street
House of Commons
Duke of Edinburgh
House of Lords
Times
Jor BrapDy
Frederick Cavendish
Burke
Manuel Pinheiro
Paris
Switzerland
Cramer
Berne
Federation
Vera Cruz
Matamoros
Mex
James Mullett
Dublin
Patrick Egan
Ireland
Liverpool
N. C
Rome
Halifax
Charleston
Grand Rapids
London
Great Britain
Canada
Karl Marx
International Workingmen’s Association
Alexander
Hamilton
Ont
Dorst
O’donovan Rossa
Local Government Board
Bishop LittLesonn
Rhode Island
Berlin
Germany
Florence Dixie
Irish Land League
Windsor
St. Bernard
Rowells
Phenix Park
Kilmainham
Russia
France
Rheims
Chamber of Deputies
Montreal
Tuer
von Stosch
Archbishop McEvilly
Tuam
New York
O'Donovan-Rossa
Forster
Dixie
Sheridan
Land League
Dublin Castle
Marchioness of
Queensbury
England
Grand Central Hotel
Waterbury
Conn
Land-League
Fatal Blow After Refusal to Join Ball Game
Captain Grace’s ten year old son and several boys played in Alleghany City when two unknown youths demanded to join. Grace refused and was struck on the head with a cobble stone, fracturing his skull and causing death. The assailant fled as a large whaling fleet prepares to depart San Francisco for the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Alleghany City
London blast rips Westminster with Fenian link eyed
London reports a massive explosion rattling Westminster including the Abbey and Parliament complex. Police investigate a Fenian motive after blasts shattered windows and damaged offices, with no lives lost and suspects detained for questioning.
Elopement of Youth Shocks South Brooklyn Family
In New York on March 6 a nineteen year old son of Edmund Fougera secretly married Miss Jessie McIntyre, sixteen. The outraged father disowned him, calling the match foolish in a country he says favors stability. The article also recounts odd farmyard mischief blamed on witches in Somerset, a tale from the Boston Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South Brooklyn
Edmund Fougera
Seventh Street
Jissie McIntyre
Ninth Street
Consul Reports Cork Exhibition To Impress 1833
In a dispatch to the Department of State the United States Consul at Cork says the industrial exhibition of arts products manufactures and machinery to be held in that city during the summer and autumn of 1833 promises to be a grand success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of State
United States
Cork
California sues Central Pacific over bond contract breach
The state brings suit against the Central Pacific Road seeking 1 942 500 dollars for failure to perform its contractual obligation to guarantee interest on its bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur
California
Central Pacific Road
Missouri Free Trade League Organized in Kansas City
The Missouri Free-Trade League was organized a few evenings ago in Kansas City under the presidency of former Governor doing Phelps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Free-Trade League
Kansas City
Doing Phelps
Dog Attacks Boy in Mississippi Bites Nose
A Mississippi dog bit off a boy’s nose and swallowed it in an incident reported recently.
Democratic Filibuster Blocks Seat for Lee in South Carolina
The Chicago Tribune reports that Democratic filibustering blocked seating Lee, the elected Black congressman from South Carolina, and denied him pay after a House ruling. It notes broader obstruction stalled 126 Senate bills including the Shipping bill, presidential succession, and French spoliation proof, harming national legislation and revealing racial prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lee
Richardson
South Carolina
House
North
South
Senate
Germany
John Porter
Chicago Tribune
President Arthur a steady servant of the people
The article praises Chester A. Arthur as a slow thinking steady president who will execute laws rather than craft new ones. It contrasts him with eager leaders, noting his calm, nonpartisan approach, lack of ambition for reelection, and firm yet prudent handling of removals and appointments, presenting him as a safe chief executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Johnson
Lincoln
New York
White House
Frien
Exhumation of Tage Remains Follows Venetian Siege
The 1851 exhumation of John Howard Tage’s remains near Venice moved to Trieste after delays. U S Consul Sparks oversaw the process under martial law, with fifteen men, a lead coffin, charcoal packed box, and a moonlit transfer to the Austrian Lloyds steamer. The body was loaded into the Independence at Trieste and sent home by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Malta
John Howard Tage
Tate
Cone
Tunis
Venice
Mr. Webster
William A. Sparks
South Carolina
Mississippi
Trieste
Morgan
Payne
Marseilles
Lagunes
Lloyds
Sparks
Europe
Brace
Grosswardein
Kossuth
Webster
Haussemann
St. Christopher
Adriatic
Independence
Spezzia
Washington Star
Panther Attacks Mare. Hunter Yields to Providence of Rim
An inland tale from Springfield recounts a panther roaming Southern Worcester and Rhode Island. In Mendon the animal ambushed Farmer Cass’s old mare, delivering a fatal bite. Dolly’s ribs were broken as the beast feasted, ending the creature’s brief triumph.
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Springfield
Mass
Worcester
Rhode Island
Granger Lamb
Sturbridge
Mendon
A. J. Cass
Dolly
Chinese bill system praised in Rochester note
The Rochester Post Express comments on Chinese paying bills yearly rather than weekly, noting it when a payer is short. The piece says it would be nice to delay payment until next year and expresses approval of the Chinese method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Post-Express
Pomfret Vermont Lacks Doctor Merchant and Lawyer
Pomfret Vermont, settled 113 years ago, has no resident doctor or lawyer and lacks mercantile business and other key services. The note reflects a sparse, aging community scene with limited professional presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomfret, Vt
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Defiance County Expressee
Frank
Culley
Defiance
Ann Roland
Bridgeport
Appleton Street
Boston
Charles Derby
Salem
Maine
Judson
Hartford
CaRlton B. Curtis
Erie
American Tract Society
Justice Strong
Foreign Intelligence
Lady Dixie
San Francisco
Jesse Milier
Somerset
Miller
Loston Post
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