Senate presses plan to reorganize the judiciary with circuit judges
SenaTOR TRUMBULL pushes a bill to reframe the judicial system by appointing circuit judges to handle circuit duties now done by Supreme Court justices who would also have circuit duties. The debate centers on constitutional amendments to limit or reshape the high court amid Reconstruction era tensions and proposals to curb its jurisdiction.
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Trumbull
Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
McArdle
Breckinridge Proposed as Kentucky Governor Candidate
Three Kentucky newspapers support John C Breckinridge as the Democratic nominee for governor in the coming election. The piece recalls his vice presidency at age 85 and his role in defeating Douglas in the presidency race amid party loyalties and alliance with the Confederates. It suggests the party’s forgiveness would reveal its capacity to pardon.
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Tryo
Kentucky
John C. Breckinridge
Democratic Party
United States
Breckinridge
Douglas
Great Prize Fight in Illinois Ends After Two Rounds
In a short bout at a point opposite Quarantine in Illinois Gallagher defeats Allen in round two after Allen’s early advantage. Gallagher delivers decisive blows including a jaw and stomach strike, knocking Allen unconscious and prompting time to end the match with Gallagher claiming victory and offering to fight any man in America for $2,000.
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Mantlers
Illinois
Gallagher
Allen
Davie—Allen
Guldagher
Jay Sens
Norwich Nuptials Spark Public Debate On Race
Notices in the Norwich Union announce the May wedding of Moses Lee and Elizabeth McQuire at the African Church, both of Norwich. The color debate over hair versus skin tone reflects a broader hostile reaction to interracial marriage.
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IneChenango Union
Norewich
New York
Mar‘ringers
Itev
Scoville
Eidte
Moses Lee
Bony Black
Elizabeth McQuire
Norwich
Sumner
Eense
Elizabeth
Mose
Indian bureau transfer bill fails in Dill Lo debate
The proposal to move the Indian bureau to the war department was defeated. The article notes that Indians would have faced worse under war department control and expresses little praise for remaining in the current arrangement.
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Indian Bureau
War Department
Repeal of Death Penalty Earns Large Lower-Branch Support
Chicago Times quotes Mrs. Childe of DuPage opposing the measure as retrograde. debates on training children and progress toward abolishing penalties. The piece argues civilization should seek to remove causes of crime rather than punishments, suggesting a broad push to abolish the death penalty when feasible.
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Tne
Illinois
Childe
DuPage
Childs
Solomon
Llustrious
Chicago-Times
Body of detective found in Duck River near Columbia
In Columbia Tennessee a dead white man identified as Detective Barmore was found in Duck River with a noose and tied hands. Major Fredericks led soldiers to recover the body and an inquest followed amid martial law alarms in several counties. A separate negro burglary suspect was fatally shot by police after resisting halting orders on Main Street.
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Nashville
Fredericks
Columbia
Duck River
Tredericks
Barmore
Hey. Pu
Brownlow
Maury
Giles
Overton
Jacks
Itay- Lawrence
Gibson
Cooper
Tennessee
Effer T
Militia Incident Aboard Northwestern Train Near Huntington
On a westbound Northwestern Railroad train from Huntington to Nashville about forty militia rode eastward to the city. Passengers were crowded into the Indies coach to make room for State Guards, while the former coach was filled. A burly militia man, after entering the ladies coach and then the sleeping car, warned he had forty men capable of aid. A brakeman stopped him, and the man then returned to the passenger coach claiming to seek a specific person. He threatened to summon aid, and two guards may have been knocked off the train during tense exchanges. the man has not been heard from since.
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Northwestern
Huntington
Nashville
June Murphy
Muntra
Jate Murphy
Star
S. E
Weston hoax and grim discovery reach Burlington
A Burlington dispatch reports a sham Weston walking through town with sleighs and a genuine Weston arriving from New Haven after a 32 mile trek. The hoax was linked to Burlington college students. The real Weston aims to reach Rouse's Point amid indignation. Separately Joe Copeland’s body was found near Murfreesboro tied to a rock and rope, suggesting hanging before river disposal.
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Burlington
Weston
Swanton Falls
New Haven
Addison County
Ballou
Burlington College
St. Albans
Rouse’s Point
N. Y
Bangor
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Missouri
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Stafford Manfu CO
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E.C. Allen
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Maine
Ren Hickcox & Co
T. Pearl St
Teen Ears
Messia JS Hawes & Co
I Wes, &O
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Boston
Mass
PO Nox, Co
Dr. MO. V. Burton
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Florence Sewing Machines
Talor
Unite States
AENTS
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Whilytelphin
Cassimerese
T.H Riddle
Pesns
Riddle’s
Main St
Terre Latwute
Lad
Kissners
Palace OF Music
Ghio Street
Terre-Haute
Ind
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Robert Nunns, Gale & Co
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Prince & Co
West
Eisner's
Lothiny
Emporium— Am
Josiah F. Martin
Piice Goods
Thuan
Marshall
James
New Brick
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New York City
Dlas
Wall Street
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Uno
Jones Brotiters & C O
Louis Mocautio
Harpers Magazine
Chicago Evening Journal
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J. WH. Raymond
L.L. D . Prest
Vassar College
W. S. Clark
Agricultural College
Websters Nat'l
American Educational Monthly
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G. & C. Merrlam
Springfield
Febster
Dictio
Ommon School
Ier
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Saumerous
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Mison
Panny Man &Co
Blake
M Stevens
M. Seagrayve
Marshall, Ills
McKean & Co
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Legore
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Legores
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Renard
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