Returning Board details perils in Louisiana election
The Returning Board reports that many election papers were incomplete or unsigned, with over 650 polling places examined. It describes procedures for handling riots and intimidation, notes the White League’s attempts to suppress Republican votes, and details parish-by-parish omissions, refusals, and contested returns.
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Returning Board
M. Tod P
Polla
Carroll
St. Helena
St. James Parishes
Aes
White League
Republican Party
Red River
Ct Taché
Red
Ouachita
United States
St. Mary and
Grant
Friends of
Democratic Party
Natchitoches
Bossier
Gu Ty
de Soto
Terre Bonnecare
Winn
J Mapison Wells
Three Cushing Brothers Die for Country at War's End
The piece honors Will Cushing and two brothers, noting Willie’s brave stance on the Albemarle expedition and his death after February 1865. It recounts his farewell to relatives in Massachusetts, his refusal to surrender in battle, and his ultimate burial with military honors at West Point alongside their other fallen kin.
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Cushing
Washington
America
Sis
Albemarle
Massachusetts
Willie
Alous
Weat Point
Gettysburg
Cemetery Hill
Gen. Garnett
West Point
Cushing Honored as Arizona Fort Named After Lieutenant
Cor responding Boston transcript notes Lieutenant Howard Cushing killed serving in the Apache conflict for new settlements. A fort named Cushing has been established in his honor. the Arizona governor officially informs his mother, praising her as a Spartan mother who said death but not dishonor.
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Howard Cushing
Cushing
Arizona
Boston Transcript
The Death of Gerrit Smith
Gerrit Smith dies, removing a major historic figure whose life blended philanthropy with politics. He opposed slavery on humanitarian grounds, funded Kansas freedom efforts, and aided relief after the grasshopper plague. His wealth supported the needy, leaving a void noted by the St. Louis Globe as rare in modern American life.
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Gerrit Smith
Kansas
Individua
Union
Gov. Osborn
Vanderbilt
Stewart
Times
St. Lous Globe
Kellogg's Finance Stance Highlights Honest Administration
Governor Kellogg defends Louisiana financial policy before the Legislature, crediting recent amendments and a debt-free year with reduced taxes. He cites Mississippi overflow, White League unrest, and the 1873 panic as context for reforms and cites evidence from banker J. Ogelsby on city finances and reform measures including police funding cuts.
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Gov Kellogg
Louisiana
North
Mississippi
Cirago Pritune
J WH Ogelsby
Congressional
Kellogg
Renin
Herring Fishery of Scotland Ships Record Output
Tur take on herrings along Scotland's northeast coast reaches 800 million this season. Much of the cured stock sails to North German and Baltic ports for German peasants and emancipated Russian serfs. About 500000 barrels have already been shipped. The coast is perilous with frequent storms, yet fishermen report thriving lives and lower mortality than many trades. Across 40 miles of Aberdeenshire sea board, 1800 boats fish, 800 from Fraserburgh.
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Scotland
North Sea
Aberdeenshire
Fraserburg
Eastern girl Compare coal to 500 pound lump
An Eastern girl attempted to describe a coal lump weighing 500 pounds and said she was as big as mothers evershoes in a colorful, humorous regional line. The remark captures a playful image of size and rural speech.
Democrats Clash in New Orleans State House Turmoil
The report describes a chaotic scene in the Louisiana State House as conservative Democrats and White Leaguers clash with Federal troops. General de Trobriand clears the lobby, then enforces Kellogg's order to remove illegally sworn members, leading to Hahn's election and the House’s organization amid a Kellogg backed process.
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New Orleans
Kellogg
Returning Board
de Trobriand
Wiltz
Vigers
Hahn
Senate
Cicago InterOcean
Recollections and Economic Figures From Various Regions
A collage of notes notes profits and puzzles from the era. It cites Swink writings in the paper and sketches a range of statistics from Lake Erie to petroleum exports and gold yields. It includes subscription figures for several books and observations on coal use and self harm rates across nations.
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Theophi‘Tus Jones
Swink
Heinrich
Lake Erie
Virginia City
Nev
Pacific
California
Nevada
Cltub
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Oregon
Washington Territory
Washington
Mary C. Ames
Bre
T.B . Stenhouse
Kit Carson
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Wall Street
Mark Twain
Dudley Warner
A Bad Manager in a Parody of Marriage
A Saturday review mocks a wife as a poor manager. The piece describes her as untidy and inconsistent, with stained dress, disorderly habits, missed tax visits, forgotten gloves and card cases, and constant piano tunings.
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Saturday Review
A Woman of Demanding Paranoia in Domestic Service
A harsh portrait of a mistress who mistreats and distrusts her servants. She orders them about from dawn to night, neglects their welfare and wages, fishes for their faults, and offers little care or guidance in return. Her behavior breeds fear and resentment.
Indian in Corsets Excites Detroit Crowd and Police
An Indian man in Detroit bought a corset from a shop to outfit himself, then struggled with the garment in an alley. He eventually wore it, drew laughs from onlookers, and angered him enough to throw the corset down as a crowd and a policeman watched.
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Detroit Free Press
Insect Eating Plants And Mysterious Tongues
A report from the St Louis Academy details how milk weeds and related plants trap insects. Sphinx moths lose tongues and pollen as scars evidence, while plants may benefit by pollination or other means. A Texas man with facial injuries explains he attacked a newspaper office over a past article.
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St. Louis Academy
Riley
Cig
Mr. Riley
U Sectas
Europe
Chicago Tribune
San Francisco Board of Brokers Sold for 20000
The San Francisco Board of Brokers, consisting of eighty members, was recently sold for 20000 dollars.
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San Francisco
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Gov. Kellogg’s Financial Management
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Norway
Grand Duchy of Baden
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Hanover
Oldenburg
Lauenburg
Mecklenburg
Holstein
Schleswig
Saxony
Denmark
Saxe-Altenburg
Texas
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