Misa Mary Dancer's Will Redistributes Large Estate
News of the Week notes the death of Misa Mary Dancer of New York City and that more than four fifths of her vast estate will go to charitable and benevolent institutions. The will divides £335,000 among thirty-one societies after £185,000 to relatives and friends.
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Misa Mary Dancer
New York City
Aftica
Matthias Dancer
Gambier
Mary
Tus Puritar
Church of Brooklyn
Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company
Taxminer's Trust and Deposit Bank
Shemec Hinl
Penn
Jersey City
England
West
Henry H. Boody
Samuel J. Tilden
Fearers L. Lazarop
New Jersey Central Railroad
Bordu
Treasury Agenta
Montreal
Samuel Stratford
West Fourth Street
Chan
B. Spencer
Earle's Hotel
Culle’ Statea Comm
Missioner Shields
National Trotting Association
Buffalo
Rochester
Uties
Poughkeepsis
Springfield
Hartford
Washington political and fiscal updates span indictments to funding
Senate and House committees defer examination of party leaders papers. Indictments expected for seditious writings and libel. Bill totals include 14 million sundry civil appropriations and about 100 million for public buildings. Hewitt denied telegrams from Oregon. Senate quicker electoral count. Nominations approved: Siler, Flanders, Hall, Richards, Irwin, Poore. Printing bill cut, army reforms discussed, greenback funding proposal, patents rise in 1876, arrests for alleged bond information leakage.
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Senate Committee On
Committee On
House
Don Pitt
Grand
Iibel
United States
St Helena
B T. Flanders
New Orleans
C. H. Hall
Chicago
C. Richards
Southern District of
Ohio
James Irwin
Red Cloud Indian Agency
Nebraska
L. D Poore
Springfield
Dakota Territory
Army Board
Gen Schofield
War Department
Washington
Commissioner of Patents
Thomas G. Dovaxass
First Auditor of the Treasury
Suit Over Life Insurance Transfer Involving Two Companies
Receivers of the St Louis Life Insurance Company sue the Columbia Life Insurance Company in circuit court to recover nearly 11 million dollars alleged from an 1873 contract that transferred all assets of the St Louis company to the defendant as illegal and void.
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8. Louis Life Insurance Company
Columbia Life Insurance Company
St. Louis Mutual Life
W. A. Joupan
Fort Buford
Sious
Bismarck
Oskaoosa
Caplet
Prof
Watson
Ann Argor
Mich
Montana
Franklin
Idaho
Helena
San Francisco
Rock Island
Spotted Tail Agency
Crazy Horace
Multiple Crime Reports Ragged by 19th Century News
Collage of crime notes from Lancaster Kentucky and Milwaukee Wisconsin recounts include Master Commissioner Kenextor killed by nephew G C Kennedy over a lawsuit. St Louis fire damages bridge. diamonds stolen from Mrs Plankinton in Milwaukee. bonds stolen from King & Son bank. arsenic poisoning in Newark Jail. railroad fatality near La Crosse. mobility arrests in Nashville for murder of Lieut McInsyre. a German suspect confesses to a murder in Illinois. New York murder of a woman by Antonio Leon. a family dispute ends in stabbing and violence in New York City.
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EB. DD. Kenextor
Garrard County
Kentucky
G. C. Kennedy
Lancaster
St. Louis
Great Bridge
Buxotazs
John Plankinton
Milwaukee
Wear Peterson
la Crosse
Wis
Holt
Nashvile
Teon
Lieut. McInsyre
Georgia
Onegom
Jno. E. Kofman
Oregon
Julius Casabear
Mscom County
Ill
East Arn
J.’ Marsonino
Antonio Leon
New York
Dan- Seely Tata
St. Joan's
George Cremweil
Rick Om Cape
Re-elected Buonex Henpenn Wins Wilton Seat in Parliament
Conservative Buonex Henpenn is returned for Wilton, defeating Norris of Wheral. Reports note unrest in Europe with Russia’s stance, Ottoman disintegration fears, and military movements along the Danube. Famine distress in India and missing fisherman incidents are also reported amidst other overseas dispatches.
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Buonex Henpenn
Wilton
Norris
Golos
Russia
Ottoman Empire
ArisPatee
Pesth
Belgrade
Rasaia
Servia
Prath
Danube
Rustchuk
North Arcot
India
Mapore
Yarmouth
Afiichel
Khedive
Abyesinia
John O'Mshoves
Ireland
Gortachakoff
Blay
Chamber of Deputies
Lyons
Berlin
Constantnople
Bultan
Gratascasac
France
Cou. Goupon
Youdan
Egypt
Kisheneff
Odessa
Kieheneff
Complex congressional action on settlements and electoral count
The record outlines amendments and approvals in a chaotic congressional session. It covers settlement language, a semiannual payment discount proposal, executive sessions, and a long federal tally of electoral votes amid disputes over Louisiana Michigan Nevada and Crossman, with Senate and House maneuvers and recesses.
Amendments Reported and House Recess in Feb Session
Amendments approved including doubling the president salary from 25,000 to 50,000 and striking the repeal proviso. Yeas 23 nays 19. Senate and House proceed with electoral count, Daggett clarification, and select committee report on South Carolina. Sundry civil appropriation bill debated, quorum sought, multiple roll calls, and recesss until Thursday.
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Senate
Pinser
Journal of
House
Thunsday
Whitehorne
United States
Joseph FE. Johnston
Durham
Redtes
Wright
Springer
Daggett
United States Court
Sayer
South Crolins
Holman
Boring for Maple Sugar Misadventures Abroad
Mr Sniffin recounts tapping a non sugar maple that proved to be a black hickory. After a chaotic sequence of borings, spigots, and a burned kettle, the failed venture ends with a tale of misidentified trees and a lesson to buy maple sugar instead.
Thirteen at Dinner and a Sugar Smuggling Plot
An old English anecdote on the superstition of thirteen at dinner recounts Albert Smith's supper for thirteen guests bound for the Crimea, who survive the omen with good humor. The notice also mentions Treasury agents uncovering sugar smuggling involving a Brooklyn weasel crew and a vinegar factory use.
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Albert Smith
China
Crimea
Harper's
Srxcrit Treasury
Brooklyn
Carrio
Electoral Commission Resolves Louisiana Vote Count
The Electoral Commission reconvenes in Washington and upholds that eight electors from Louisiana, Kellogg et al, are valid for Hayes and Wheeler. It confirms other states’ votes, rejects various evidentiary challenges, and adopts a report endorsing the certified electors while noting ineligibility arguments failed.
Senate Convenes as Joint Session Considers Louisiana Certificates
In Washington February 19 the Senate joins the House to resume the joint session. Objections to Louisiana certificates are to be written and decided by a majority of commissions. Objections from Gibson and others center on alleged refusal to receive evidence. The presiding officer explains separate consideration by the Senate and House.
Senate and Honest act in joint session on Louisiana votes
In a 1:35 session the presiding officer announced both houses had considered objections to Louisiana certificates and would read their actions. Maine cast seven Hayes Wheeler votes, Maryland eight for Tilden Hendricks, Massachusetts thirteen for Hayes Wheeler, Michigan eleven for Hayes Wheeler, with further objections raised by Virginia’s Cucker. The count continued as discussed by the two houses and later adjourned at 5:20.
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Senate
Louse R
Justice Clifford
Electoral Commission
Outsigna
Eenate
Lamar
Kasson
Lbch
House of Representatives
D. L. Crossman
Michigan
Allison
Daniel L. Crossman
P B. Plumb
U. S
Kansas
Orcasman
Nevada
Daggetts
Committee On Powers and Privileges of the
Daggett
Meuse
Washington
Evarts
Florida
Clifford
Campbell
Returning Board
Merrick
Louisiana
Commission
Supreme Court
Hoar
Abbett
Abbott
Reiurning
Ate
Go Called Returning Board
Hunton
Bayard
United Statess
Weld
Justice Field
Accret Seaaion
Morton
United States
Snoud
Lo T
Yeas—Brasley
Edmunds
Frelinghuysen
Strong Miller
Uarfield
Nays
Field
Payne
Thurman
Justice Miller
Bradley
Representative Hoar
Miller
Strong
Garfield
Host
Hayes
Wheeler
Minnesota
Mississippi
Tiden
Hendricks
Missouri
Tilden
Nebraska
Bayes
Springer
R. A. Daggett
District Courts
District of
Senate and Honest Act
Louisians
Lousiana
R. B. Hayes
W. 4
Maine
Maryland
Maseschusetts
Virginia
Benton Manchett
Joint Convention Debates Oregon Elector Certificates
In Wasuixaton February 21 the two houses met in joint convention to count Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio votes for Hayes Wheeler or Tilden Hendricks. The electoral commission prepared objections over Oregon certificates and the Senate adjourned to reconvene with witnesses and arguments.
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Wasuixaton
Nevada
Hayes
Wheeler
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Tilden
Hendricks
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Cartwright Odell
Watts
Cronin
Miller
Parker
Mitchell
Cartwright
Odell
Electoral Commission
Senate
Commission
Justice Clifford
Kelly
Jonke
Bargeant
Lawrence
Post Office Department
Jenks
Merrick
Hoadley
Evarts
Stanley Matthews
Gas lighting's dawn and disbelief in old England
A historical note recounts William Murdock's discovery of combustible air or gas at century's end, detailing disbelief by MPs and luminaries like Sir Humphrey Davy and Sir Walter Scott, the first London shop lit in 1810, and Dr. Murdock's pioneering but contested role in bringing gas to practical use.
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England
William Murdock
Humphrey Davy
St. Paul’s
Walter Scott
London
Abbottsford
House of Commons
Mr. Ackermann
Historical Interest Rules for Simple Interest Calculations
A readable guide explains computing interest on principal for any number of days. It lists rates from four to fifteen percent with methods: multiply by days and divide by specified denominators, handling cents by separating dollars and cents, and noting odd phrasing and OCR errors in some entries.
Glasgow Magistrate Falls Asleep During Sermon
A portly Glasgow magistrate in summer heat dozes off in church during a sermon. A dog that had entered the church is blamed for the distraction as the minister jokes about waking the magistrate.
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Glasgow
Tharse
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