Notable Southern Orator to Speak at Centennial Next Year
Covgressman Lawar of Mississippi, a renowned southern orator, chosen to speak at the Centennial next year on behalf of the south. Reported engagement includes Macorr Davis, daughter of a former Confederate president, possibly marrying A J Hayes Jr., cashier of the Memphis National Bank.
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Covgressman Lawar
Mississippi
South
Macorr Davis
Confederate States
A. J. Hayes, Jr
the National Bank
Memphis
Revenue Bureau Totals and Tax Trends Across States
The revenue commission reports a total internal revenue intake of 2,085,609,186, near the national debt, with New York leading state payments at 494,564 and Massachusetts at 105,480,567. The 1866 peak receipts reached 3310,906,684, while last year shows a large drop in customs but a rise in internal revenue. The vice president’s health remains frail, with doctors confirming it unsafe to move him from the Capitol.
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Revenue Commissioner
Internal Revenue
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Massachusetts
Secretary of the Treasury
Capitol
Wilson
Atoszo Bett
Department of the Interior
Plummer
Maine
Bell
Teescare
Willie de Afttys
West evangelical alliance opens Kilwaukes gathering
The West evangelical alliance of Wieconal began its session in Kilwaukes on the 17th inst. Rev. Mr. Glendening, a Jersey City clergyman recently tried for ruin and death of a young lady in his flock, has been invited to lead a Presbyterian church in Henry. Millers in Minnesota and Wisconsin plan a Chicago meeting to seek exclusive flour transport from Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to the East for the winter.
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Evangelical Alliance of Wieconal
Kilwaukes
Glendening
Jersey City
Henry
Adispatcl
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Garrett
Daltimora and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Lowry
Omaha
St. Lewis
Sosiety
Valentine
Testimony shows whisky ring payments to St Louis officials
Reports allege 28 600 per week in St Louis was shared among government officials to protect distillers. Joyce the collector received a 3000 fine and 3 1/2 years in prison. Other items include shipbuilding revival in Baltimore, a bushwhacker attack near Atlanta, and a series of trials and crimes across the nation.
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St. Louis
Joyce
Eads
Prof Mitchell
Jos. Mitchell & Co
Luniaville
William A. Barden
Barden
Buchanan County
Michael Fitzgerald
St. Joseph
Government Coast Survey
Baltimore
Atlanta
John Jones
Mobile & Girard
Toene
Jackson County
Florda
Mananne
Crimes and Casualties from Recent News Briefs
Bonds set at 5000 for Dastex Bates and David Morgan once bank officials charged with perjury. Post office clerk Rienand Docks TapER arrested for robbing mail. bail fixed at 3000. New Orleans driver Jons McNamara shot dead after fare dispute. Dowling fires fatal shot. Wright Dyer & Co merchant Paut Wasant shoots himself. Clyde and Morgan steamer collision near Galveston Bay injures both ships after misinterpreted signals. Several other violent incidents including a life sentence for John McGorex and a fatal stabbing in Ripley county.
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Dastex
Bates
David Morgan
Wm. J. Cameron
Third Avenue Saving’s Bank of New York
Rienand
Taper
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Jons McNamara
New Orleans
John J. Dowling
Dowling
McNamara
Paut Wasant
Wright, Dyer & Co
St. Louie
Clyde
Morgan
Galveston Bay
Joux McGorex
State
Samuel Jackson
Brooklyn
Warrx
Ghinnall
Cole
Ripley County
Xelab
Meni
Sedatty F. Edwards
Boel Fdedeon
W. Hubbard
Geo. H. Ma
Counterfeit Indictment in St Louis Case and Local Injuries
Indictments for counterfeiting are reported from St Louis. In Kentucky, the Murray family of Fordsville faces arsenic or strychnine poisoning in their well, but recovery appears possible. A quarrel at Mount Sterling between J M Clinton and John Doyle ends with Doyle receiving three pistol shot wounds, two in the abdomen and one in the left arm, his condition critical.
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St. Louis
Charles Murray
Fordsville
Mount Sterling
J. M. Clinton
John Doyle
National billiard tournament opens in New York
Joseph Dion defeats Cyrille and Maurice Daly on days one and two as the field begins in New York. George A. Blosson from Chicago debuts as a new pro in a brilliant showing. O Lgrany and Weston begin their 500 mile Chicago walk with the leader 19 miles behind after two days. St Paul forms a baseball club the Gophers. An English setter from Thomas W Lane recovers a pocket book with 425 in cash and papers for Langley of Cambridgeport. dog earns a 50 collar reward.
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Sporting
New York
Joseph Dion
Cyrille
Maurice Daly
George A. Blosson
Chicago
O'Lgrany
Weston
St. Paul
The
Gophers
Thomas W. Lane
United States Postal-Car Service
West Roxbury
Mace
Langley
Cambridgeport
Ward will case reaches final stage in Detroit
Detroit dispatch reports the Ward will case of the late Captain E. B. Ward nears conclusions. Estate valued at 5 million with 1 million debts. Widow and two infant children receive about 1.8 million free from encumbrance. Four trustees manage the remaining estate for five adult children from his first wife, now dead, who would receive only 200 per month from the family home. One son is lunatic and one daughter an imbecile amid contest by three non-deranged children. Jury deliberations began at 10 and continued to 5 with Judge Patchen adjourning until 11 tonight.
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Detroit Dispatch
E. B. Ward
Patchen
Ward
Northwest
Indictment Sustained Against Silk Smuggling Firm
Judge Benedict sustained the indictment against H. B. Claflin & Co. with the exception of the fourth count. The four count indictment alleges concealment of smuggled goods, transportation facilitation, and sale of certain merchandise. The fourth count was deemed vague and granted. The first three counts remain, and the motion to quash was denied.
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Benedict
H. B. Claflin & Co
Daring Rope Feat Recall at Aachen Fifty Years On
An English rope dancer at Aachen in 1770 faced a rival on the tower rope. The German student Kolter leaped over the pursuer, avoiding disaster and finishing the descent. King Frederick William II. promoted Kolter to outshine the English act, making him a renowned figure akin to Blondin.
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Jove the Thunderer
Crystal Palace
London
Aachen
Platz
Frederick William II
Kolter
Germany
Blondin
Brains Wanted for Two
A Flint street resident reports a house guest visit from a stranger who claimed to be sent by a Sunday aunt. The husband explains he gave the man clothes after the caller spoke, prompting his wife to scold him for the mishap and miscommunication. The couple share an uneasy dinner.
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Detroit Free Press
Flint Street
Washing Smoke Apparatus Raises Smoke Purification Method
An 19th century description sketches a smoke washing device operating at 2 factors Menlimoritant in aria. A fine water shower travels toward the smoke at five times speed and enters the chimney to mix with smoke, removing soluble gases and precipitating soot. The foul water drains into a cistern where fine black paint is formed.
Great Scare Concluded Interment of Guibord in Montreal
Details of the interment of Joseph Guibord at the Catholic cemetery in Montreal on the 16th inst are reported. Police and volunteers guarded the cemetery as a crowd gathered. the coffin was lowered amid cement filling and rain, withBoisseau securing police protection to prevent disturbance.
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Guibord
Montreal
Champ de Mars
Victoria Rifles
Montreal Engineers
Hochelagas
Prince of Wales Rifles
Garrison Artillery
Col
Steven
Boisseau
Joseph Guibord
Waru
Cote Des Neiges
Comyre
Institute Canadienne
Inibord
Bois
Citief
Local tragedy as gun misfire wounds wife in yard
In a Vicksburg backyard an unnamed colored resident fired at a barrel with a revolver, missing the target twice before a third shot struck his wife in the head or shoulder area, causing her to fall as bystanders cried out in alarm. The man claimed confusion and asked if the police had heard of the incident.
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Vicksburg
What c Alled the Butter
Jones causes a breakfast uproar at a boarding house over butter and a plan to hire Comanche Indians to scalp the butter. The landlady confronts him after a noisy sequence ending with Jones leaving for a new boarding place.
Passions that Induce Disease and the Virtue of Avarice
A summary of Popular Science Monthly guidance on how passions affect health. Anger fear hatred and grief harm the body while love sustains it unless it becomes grief. Ambition harms when pride distorts it or drives excessive toil. Avarice is portrayed as protective, with thrift and restraint reducing risks, aligning life with natural rhythms and limiting disease exposure.
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Popular Science Monthly
The Fast Mails in the Northwest Statistics
The report details daily mail weights for routes into Chicago and St. Louis, with figures for East and Southeast to Chicago, Northeast and South to St. Louis, and St. Louis to Chicago. It notes Chicago receives far more mail than St. Louis and mentions related distribution patterns and a reference to a Westminster house.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Arkansas Mail
Ema
Michigan
Missouri
Cleveland
Obi Onl
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Speke
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Aoldzera
Atlanta Constitution
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Jand
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