Postwar Dispatches Sketch Turmoil and Reform Motifs
A mosaic of brief items notes cashiering of Brevet Major Riley Fourth Artillery, sparse arrests in Nashville, Free Trade League plans in Cincinnati, currency shifts in Galveston, and high political chatter on O Mahoney and Welles. Reports touch on freeholders, loan refusals, Dixie bank openings, and global intrigues about Vera Cruz, Hayti and Russian missions. Also cited are labor unrest, prize fights, marshals’ pay, and a booming press with rich shipping and packing notes in a volatile era.
French policy fears drive unrest in Mexico amid napoleonic talk
A telegraphic item warns Genera toanight will leave for Rio Grande as French influence looms over Mexican affairs. American merchants fear Napoleon's next move will shape trade and trigger riots, with violence reported around Bread Street and reports from the Dispatch Times.
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Generati
Rio Granude
New York
Mexico
Desolate War Era Notices and Local Turmoil From War Treasury Reports
Provost Marshals Major Kiley of the 4th Artillery are cashiered. Papers seek names of the twenty seven rebels’ addresses. Riot arrests and Freedmen Bureau activity reported in Alexandria and Clarksville. Cotton shipments to New Orleans and Cincinnati noted. A tornado threat near Pulaski with casualties. Destitution in Arkansas reported. immigration rise. Specie currency in Galveston. Baltimore and port markets described. News on Fenians and Union intelligence. Christmas riots and police actions in Louisville and other towns.
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Paymaster Generals Department
Provost Marshall
Board of Enrollment
Freedmen's Bureau
Riley
Fourth
United States Artillery
Rush Barracks
War Department
F Battalion
Merrill
Savannah
Judge Advocate
Innetal
Washington
Cieneral Angur
Department of Washington
Eyre
Alexandria
the Tribune
Galveston
Unis
New Orleans
Alexanderia Riots and Elsewhere Chronicle
A late 19th century dispatch covers the Alexandria riots and related unrest. It notes military interference with civilian affairs at Lexington Methodist Church, a mill burned near Goose Creek, and local political shifts including JaMite S. Littow elected mayor. Reports of negro soldiers, Freedmen aid meetings, and race tensions dominate the page along with crime notes and railway freight impacts in Louisville.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Lexington
Short
Market Streets
JaMite S. Liritiow
Tompert
Clarnaville
Clarkeville
White Dominion
Locisville
Habeas corpus case rebuffs civilian control in Abercrombie matter
December dispatch reports Judge Giles ruling in favor of military authority over prt Abercrombie held by General Wooley for alleged desertion and aiding the enemy. Abercrombie, a former U S Army lieutenant, will be tried by court martial. a successor court martial is expected and Lovongyone Deaton’s wrongful conviction and execution are noted.
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Haltimere
Gilet
United States District Court
Prt
Erombic
Wooley
Richmond
Teet Lovongyone Deaton
United States Army
Giles
Hhe
Thomas Murphy
Abercrombie
Alvares Forces Advance Near Providentia
From Acapulco reports say Alvares's troops occupy Providentia twenty miles east of town with the rebels retreating along the line. Alvares remains confident of defeating the liberal advance, while Americans may be involved in the engagements. The Acapulco area faces harsh clashes and scarce provisions for liberals.
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San Francisco
Acapulco
Alvares
Providentia
Acapulos
Worth Takes Office as Governor, Replaces Malden
Jonathan Worth, governor elect, assumed the duties of the office today and relieved Provisional Governor Malden. Worth telegraphed Secretary Seward that he has taken charge of the position.
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Katrout
Jonathan Worth
Bscentivea
Malden
Worth
Seward
Weather notes and arrivals in December
The weather over the past ten days has been thick with constant gales. Mrs. Clay has arrived from Washington to visit her husband, bringing news of travel and family matters.
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Mra
Clay
Washington
Dauniaten
Anne
Governor Cox Staff and Public Notices Highlight 19th Century Gazette
Special to the moansratge Dany Hemare reports on Governor Cox's staff with names like Brigadier General 1, Melmont county officers, and the Military Secretary WT Coggeshall. The piece notes a prize draw for elrawites, a periodic Revival in Hillshor, and church or civic notices. Also mentions the United States District Court in Cleveland and adjournment of Southern Osle session in Cincinnati.
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Statant Cleneral
Melmont County
Wood County
Arny Corps
Mo. Dermett
Montgomery County
Sureen
United States Volunteers
Aldeede Camap
Gol. Jones Motlary
Trumbull
Consecration of Missionary Bishop Thomas M Randall
The consecration of Rev. Thomas M. Randall, newly elected Missionary bishop of Colorado and adjacent lands, was held in the city today.
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Howton
Thomas M. Randall
Colorado
Points Adelawent
New York Markets Report and World News Wrap
New York December 28 reports firmer railway speculation and demand for stocks with New York Central among leaders. Prices show slight fluctuations as the market remains oversold and active in government securities with some uptick in gold yields. Dispatches note imperial moves in Chihuahua and Monterey with Escalade's forces, plus political shifts in Haiti and Cuba.
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Port Wayne
Pittsburg
New York Central
Jrant
Bete Mag
Hadeon River
Miebtown Southern
Po Sc
Beck Deland Teas
North Western J
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Fort Wayne
Boure
Gield
Bite
Dirtakehot
Pithole Creek
Beinkehott
Bradlew
Central
Mt. Vernon
United States
Financial Markets Mixed as Government Cotton Sells and Loans Drift
A New York port report notes nearly 104 bales of government cotton sold today as markets show activity in stocks and money, with government securities steady and expectations of higher quotations. Washington reports Freedmen's Savings Hanks established in Southern states while reconciliation efforts continue, and Horace Turner, a deserter, is arrested at Fulton Ferry.
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Washington
Ae Oyenya
Evening Poat
Sharlan
New York Central
Albany
Tate
London Mivices
Doll
Oman
Atul
Seine
London
Syifume
Freedmens Bureau
Freedmen’s Savings Hanks
Richmond
Beaufort
Savannah
Mobile
New Curleans
Vicksburg
Huntsville
Nashville
Vigilance bands menace Kentucky counties amid postwar unrest
Beansville Courier reports returned soldiers in Crittenden and Union counties form vigilance bands to depredate and expel alleged former rebels. They claim robberies and threats of death as punishments, while noting many targeted men once aligned with the rebellion. Citizens seek protection and orderly restoration of peace.
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Union
Winnatoe
Kentucky
Crittenden
Beansville
Market Report From Carcade December 3
Wheat firm at 1 and 2 me for corn quiet with no. 1 and 2 prices. Rice wines active. Pork in fair demand at 27 and 75 for present delivery with seller option. Lard firm at 171 cents. Hogs active. Bushels and barrels listed for wheat corn oats and flour shipments totaling 2200 barrels flour.
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Cumberland
Yall Yye
Ohio
Fair Nest
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