Removing J Madison Wells as Governor of Louisiana 1867
Historical notes recount Gen Sheridan removing ex Governor J Madison Wells on June 3 1867 and replacing him with Thomas H Durant amid levee corruption and political strife. Sheridan and Grant supported the move while press and lawmakers debated the legality and impact on Reconstruction era governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times
J. Madison Welle
Louisiana
Gen. Sheridan
Heapquantsra Oy Mixrrany
New Oxizans
J. Madison Wets
Louisians
Thos. H. Durant
Durant
P. H. Sumatpan
Gro. L. Harbury
A. A. G. Wells
New Oxteans
J. Madison Wells
New Orleans
Biz
Pranders
Jas. W. Forsyth
P. H. Suxxipay
Miitary
Mississippi
Wells
Sheridan
Stanton
Gaid
Grant
Shermard
Sherman
Garfield
Hale
Kelly
Returning Board
Bayes
House
Banning
Washington social scene shows class lines and Cabinet bustle
The narrator describes Washington etiquette and splendor around official life. Nobles and attachés mingle with crowds as residents judge dress, status, and invitations at prominent houses and cabinet venues.
Two Gaudy Visitors Overrun Cabinet Social Callers
A Cincinnati Commercial correspondence describes a distressing scene where Mrs Blank and her daughter mingle at churchgoing society. The writer questions whether such visits to ministers’ homes, just for show, are worth the ridicule they bring and notes the weariness of the women shuttling between houses seeking esteem.
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Sarah
Blank
Father Blank
Testimony on Late Elections Before Louisiana House Committee
Testimony from New Orleans hearings details intimidation and violence against Black voters in the late elections. Alexander Davis and others describe assaults and threats by Republicans and Democrats alike, with affidavits, threats to kill, and notes on tax and administration change motives.
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House Committee
New Orleans
Alexander Davis
Orleans
WM. Jacobs
Davis
Martin Dubart
Nichols and Wiltz Club
Nieger
Baron Breaks English Marriage Plan In Humorous Tale
A humorous tale from a French aristocrat recounts a baron who planned to wed a wealthy English heiress but learns she is the daughter of a quack doctor. He breaks off the match. his father Count K would rather marry the heiress himself and does so. Commodore Vanderbilt’s condition improves after illness.
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France
Lacy New Dano
H. Hoopers
Ding Dong Cant You Wait A Little Longer
Poem excerpt from St Nicholas reflecting on the turning of the year from seventy six to seventy seven. The speaker laments time passing while noting growth and the wish to relive or better each year. A nostalgic children’s verse tone appears in the rhythm and refrain ding dong.
Rescue at Sea Aboard a Packet Ship
Passenger recounts a dramatic overboard rescue from New York to Leypencal. The mate commands a rapid, synchronized effort as crew lower a boat, fish the swimmer from the sea, and bring him aboard while the ship regains its course at ten knots. The revived man is treated with grog and kept under guard as the vessel resumes its voyage.
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New York
Leypencal
Royal Halliards
Cptain
If I Were a Boy Again From the Youths Companion
An essay-like meditation on childhood lessons and lost opportunities. The narrator would learn to use tools, take up a trade, and craft objects, valuing practical skills, country knowledge, and the art of handiwork over mere leisure. The tone recalls a youth periodical urging practical self-improvement.
If I Were a Boy Again A Country Moral for Youth
The narrator muses on practical boyhood training including farming, seamanship, and self discipline. He urges learning to row and sail, good sleep, diary keeping, and careful teeth care. He warns against sea sickness, late hours, tobacco use, and smoking’s harms through a neighbor named Pipes as a cautionary tale.
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Simpkins
Jenny Lind
Christine Nilsson
Irda
Chester
Pipes
Those Friendly Tunnels at Tunnel Hill Ga
A Western and Atlantic train stops at a small station in Tunnel Hill Georgia where a dapper young man escorts an 18 year old damsel. Gossip heats as a court plaster on his chin reveals the prank and he escapes with a cigar as the tunnel closes.
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Tunnel Hill
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Speculator in Wives Foils Middletown Widow Scheme
A traveling real estate pretender named Charles Waddell Wil lis wooed and married a Middletown widow, Mrs Summers, then sought to convert her valuables and land holdings. He drew $1,000 toward lots in a sham deal and fled after exposure, leaving Summers out about $2,000 while his true identity and other marriages are alleged. The case highlights a matrimonial con game across Indiana towns.
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Indianapolis Journal
Charles Waddell
Waddle
Middletown
Wayne County
Middletownians
California
Hoe
Summers
Waddell
Ater
Indianapolis
Willis
Straughn's Station
Thither
Surimvera
Charles Waddell Willis
Mrs. Summers
Dr. Summers
A Strange Coincidence at Two Theaters Fire
The Herald notes a striking coincidence at the two great theater fires Richmond and Brooklyn. Prominent figures in each theater were related as grandfather and granddaughter: Spencer H. Cone, later a Baptist minister, and his grandson Spencer W. Cone, father of Catherine Cone who married Isadore Lyon, now known as Kate Claxton.
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Herald
Richmond Theater
Brooklyn Theater
Spencer H. Cone
Baptist Church
Broome
Elizabeth Streets
Spencer W. Cone
Catherine Cone
Isadore Lyon
Kate Claxton
Oath of Office Administered by Chief Justices
The oath was given to U S presidents nine times by Chief Justice Marshall from 1801 to 1838, seven times by Chief Justice Taney from 1887 to 1861, and three times by Chief Justice Chase from 1861 to 1878. George Washington was sworn in by the New York state chancellor in New York City on April 30, 1789, who cried Long live George Washington, President of the United States.
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Marshall
United States
Taney
Chase
George Washington
New York
New York City
Shanghai mixed court case ends in acquittal after lodging house dispute
A mandarin held for theft at a lodging house is acquitted after being identified by a local official as the son of an old friend. The lodging house keeper is jailed and beaten for falsely charging him and for alleged opium poisoning attempts, with further threats over a $40 payment.
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Shanghai
Hsien
Unusual Field Notes and Insect Studies Across Regions
A pot of musk keeps flies away. lime and candle deter pests. a giant puff-ball near the Dene measures 8 ft 6 in around and 74 in high. Potassium sulphocarbonate shown as a vineyard insecticide. Rome fears missing Italian explorers. Riverton salt well in Sangamon reaches 2000 feet with potential salt works. Military test at Gibraltar favors riflemen over a Gatling gun. Silkworm food trials include mulberry leaves and lettuce. Austria explores dynamite in vineyards to loosen soil. A Monmouthshire beer recipe uses rettles and dandelion with ginger and yeast. Rhinoceros killed by fire in marshes, with mastodon remains found. Sunken ships raised via air bags. myths about poisons persist, some killing unseen.
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Dene
France
Rome
Africa
Roman Geographical Society
Riverton
Sangamon County
Ill
England
Austria
Monmouthshire
Eng
Aone
Schliemann
Troy
Hector
Andromache
Bogland
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N. H. Wilson
Ascension Parish
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Donalsonville
Jim Lewis
Freeman Bell
Commodore Vanderbilt
St. Nicholas
Vainea
WLVES
Emerson
Italy
New England
Panrehrtots
America
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