Senate and House Debates Chronicle Legislative Week
The record covers Senate votes on president pro tempore George Edmunds, various bills including rail transport and commerce, and presidential messages. It notes House actions on rail grants, Mississippi River improvements, and postal health imports, with debates on Porter and Garfield era issues. The sequence spans January 14 to January 19 with adjournments and procedural moves.
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Senate
Votem
Anthony
Edmunds
Sherman
United States
House of Representatives
George F. Edmunds
Vermont
Hill
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma District
California
van Wyck
Ciizens of
Kansas
Minnesota
House
Cobb
Committee On
Public Lands
Ling
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Commission
Townsend
Wells
Cox
New York
Hoar
Miller
Chicago
Cattle Breeders’ Convention
Plumb
Beck
Antheny
Hateh
Committee On Agriculture
State Department
Nutting
Niagara Falls
Lamb
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Wheelock
Venezuela
Onsgrove
Post Offices
Wm. Pitt Kellogg
Texas and Pacific
Southern Pacific
Flo
Union
Central Pacific
Disaster at Sea City of Columbus Strikes Devil's Bridge
News of the steamer City of Columbus ashore on Devil's Bridge near Gay Head with about two hundred thirty aboard and about one hundred nine unaccounted for. Eighteen dead reported and rescues by the revenue cutter Dexter after a gale and rapid sinking. Passengers describe harrowing scenes as lifeboats swamped and survivors clung to rigging and masts.
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City of Columbus
Devil’s Bridge
Boston
F. W. Nickerson & Son
Savannah Steamship Line
New Repford
Mass
E. W. Nickerson & Son
Gay Head
Dexter
S. E. Wrigut
Gay Head Light
Devil's Bridge
Devil’s Back
Guy Head
John L. Cook
John Roach
Revenue Cutter
The City of Columbus Wreck Vessel Recovery Details
Survivors from the City of Columbus are aboard the cutter and cared for by officers. The City of Columbus, built 1858 by John Roach & Son, sailed New York to Havana, later to Savannah. 1997 tons, 270 feet long, 30 feet beam, 4 first class and 45 second class passengers. Valued at 500000, insured for 250000 with English and American companies.
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City of Columbus
John Roach & Son
Chester
Ocean Steamship Company
New York
Havana
Boston and Savannah Steamship Company
Savannah
Columbus
Cruelty to a Sorrowing Girl and the Manitowoc Affair
A Kansas paper condemns journalists for spreading false marriage news about Miss Barnes of Manitowoc after a conductor Howie perished at the Newhall house fire. The woman faced relentless editorial cruelty and denial lag, while the public misread her grief as betrayal. The piece urges gentler reporting and empathy for the injured party.
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Peck
Parpers
Newhall House
Aoung
Howie
Miss Barnes
Manitowoc
Still A B Slaveholder in Staunton
A Virginia incident recounts a West Virginia mountaineer who traveled 150 miles to Staunton to sell two enslaved people. He could not accept the Civil War and went home with his "property," failing to find a slave dealer in the unrest era.
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Baltimore
Eyrie
Staunton
Resurgence of Black Gloves and Tan for Dresswear
The article notes a trend toward reviving black gloves for day and evening wear while light tan shades remain favored for dress occasions. It cautions readers not to read on an empty stomach or if feeling ill.
Boys in Blue Seek Congressional Recognition for Veterans
Resolutions urge Congress to honor and aid Union veterans of the Civil War, noting nations honor defenders and require prompt support. They call for Nebraska representatives to press for relief and care for old, needy Union veterans, honoring their valor and sacrifice.
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Union
Republic
Congress
Nebraska
Preamble and Resolution of Custer Post No 7 G A R
The G A R Custer Post No 7 in Omaha Nebraska on January 7 1884 adopted unanimously a preamble and resolution. George M O Brien post commander and Joan W Wonza post adjutant certified the document as a true copy.
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G. A. Custer
Nebraska
A. D
Geo. M. O'Brien
Joan W. Wonza
Tunnel to Brive Mont des Cabanes Ends in Iron Wall
Paris to Montauban railway tunnel project on Mont des Cabanes stalls after 1831 progress left with 26 feet remaining. Moistened red phosphate mud slows work as pillars bend and collapse kill several workers. Two years of futile effort cost millions of francs with no clear end.
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New York Telegram
France
Montauban
Brive
Mont Des Cabanes
Europe
Severa
France negotiates sale of state railroads for war funds
France is negotiating the sale of its state railways to raise money for wartime needs. Officials aim to monetize assets to fund military and domestic expenditures amid ongoing conflict.
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France
Dramatic Street Car Standoff Near City Hall
A New York City streetcar derailed near Center Street and blocked both tracks. A truck driver in a heated exchange with a gentleman on the platform escalated into a tense standoff as the driver’s team struggled and the crowd watched. The man warned of a thrashing if the truck remained on the track as the procession moved on.
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New York
Fourth Avenue
Center Street
City Hall Square
Said Eagle Eye
Saidwan
Bhava
Gersolf
Ron
Fifth Avenue
Theentleman
Crops Population and Railroad Mileage
The Rairoad Gazette notes one mile of railroad yielded 34 515 pounds of cotton in 1880 and 4 408 bushels of grain in 1880. Population per mile ranged from 44 to 518 across years, showing business sources for roads are lower than four years ago yet recovering gradually. The immediate future is not promising for rapid wealth but steady gains are possible.
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Rairoad Gazette
Drawing the Sympathetic Tear
A stranger recalls a death scene in Brooklyn with whisky and a crowd asking if murder or suicide occurred. The man was found in bed holding a New York Sun copy featuring a Holman boom installment, prompting questions about the strange cause of death.
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Brooklyn Eagle
New York Sun
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