Reorganized select committees to investigate alleged fraud
A reorganization of select committees is announced to probe alleged fraud and oversee various political matters. The groups include the new Democratic and Republican teams, with names of chairmen and members, focusing on election integrity and public duties.
Congress Adopts Yellow Fever Bill In Extra Session
The Forty sixth Congress opened in Washington with the Senate called to order by the Vice President. Bills introduced include one to revive the Alabama Claims Court and a repeal of the test oath act. discussions centered on appropriations and the power of the executive to veto and modify bills. The joint caucus favored passing appropriation measures, including a political reform package, with emphasis on maintaining government functions during the extra session.
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House of Representatives
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To Treasury
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House
John CO. Burch
Tennessee
Richard J. Bright
Jodhaua
Schrober
North Carolina
Gol. Gorton
Virginia
G. Sullock
McMahon
Cincinnati
Bienare
Thitterworth
Young
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Congress
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House of Congress
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Ostrich Dishes and Guanaco Roasts Described in Menu
The article outlines ostrich as the centerpiece with versions like pot-au-fon and broiled steaks. wings served separately, gizzard roasted a la Indienne, and a custard of ostrich eggs with gin for dessert. It notes guanaco's fat and lean seasons with head roast as a traditional option.
Early Speakers and Pea Gardening Snippets
A list honors former Speakers from the first Congress, naming many figures such as Muhlenberg and Clay, with notes on Diet and state origins, followed by gardening advice on pea varieties Little Gem and Champion of England, planting times, soil preparation, and crop rotation tips from E P Roe and a Chambers Journal excerpt. The piece also recounts a Bushman and lion tale and surveys costs of congressional election contests from the last Congress, noting potential savings under a new law.
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Congress
Aspender
F. A. Muhlenberit
Theoilons Belaciah
Nathan Macon
Nathan Maren
Joseph B
Vero al
Joseph
Seaton
Trenueylvania
Vy Reanton Rven
Henry Ca
Henry Clay
Johnny
Taylor di
Philip B. Barbour
Steary Clay
Maine Bani
Watue
Michael C. Kore
Bam
Coa
Renatna
New York
Kes
Peonnyleniia
Huratte
Penneyvania
Aoe Audiana
Indiana
Laxton
McLean
England
Champion of
E.P. Roe
Harpers: Magazine
Aylward
Chambers’ Journal
Gettysburg Veteran Col Morrow’s Brave Wound Tale Unearthed
Washington Herald recounts Col Morrow of the Twenty-fourth Michigan recalling Gettysburg. He led a brigade, suffered a scalp wound, saved color bearers, and aided wounded at Culp’s Hill. Confederate riders coordinated ambulances at Gordon’s suggestion, a dramatic night rescue saving lives.
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Col. Morrow
Gettysburg
Washington Bullday Herald
Col. Bachelder
Senator Gordon
Georgia
Gen. Morrow
United States Army
Army
Twenty
Michigan Volunteers
Jars Ile
Morrow
Richmond
Col. French
Fifteenth Virginia Cavalry
Longstreet
Judge Wills
Tom
Docter
Aud
Culp’s Hill
The Mad Gigasker Camel Tale Reads Like A Circus
A fragment from a Boston Courier page depicts a rambling tale about a camel showman, a giant camel at Madgigasker, and a chaotic crowd. It follows narrator and siblings, circus scenes, shaman figures, and the dramatic night under bright lights. The piece blends travelogue, folklore, and comic asides with local color and odd dialect throughout.
Origin of the motto E Pluribus Unum traced in brief sketch
A Philadelphia Press correspondent summarizes the motto’s origins, noting its first appearance on copper coins struck in Newberg New York in 1786, later on New Jersey coppers and Brasher’s gold doubloon. It details later incorporations and withdrawals from U S coinage and a brief mention of medical ice-therapy methods and a Paris ball described by Mrs. Ingerford and Mrs. Mackey.
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Philadelphia
Col. Reed
Uxbridge
Mass
Newberg
New York State
New Jersey
Brasher
Kentucky
England
Manvian phorse accused of killing and eating sheep
A long dispatch mixes sensational fragments about a Manvian phorse charged with killing and eating sheep despite being caught multiple times. The article also lists diverse stats and curiosities from 1878, from San Francisco Chinese arrivals to Paris beet sugar production, plus scattered anecdotes.
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Tiz
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Paris
Michigan
Boston
London
East India Company
John Lubbock
Capt
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Crook
National Guards of
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Anna
Texas
Elii Burritt
West Indies
Lowell
Bell Telephone
Foxborough
Pennyworth the Pie Lady of Skelton Castle
Miss Margaret Wharton of Skelton Castle Cleveland, famed for paying her penny own fare, is described in a tale from Chambers Journal of Scarborough. The narrative recounts her grand pie procession through town, ending with a service at Lake House and a quip about social rank. Also mentioned are Hustover’s Scomatch Bitters praised as a vital tonic for emigrants and travelers adjusting to new climates and diets.
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Gowl
Lake House
Jordennal
Hustotver
W. W. Oils
Cincinnati
Ohio Farmer
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Guespe
Thny
Solora
Woo
Samuel Cary
Clacinnal
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Parsons
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Sage
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David AR. Baker, Jr
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