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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1881

Page

3

Washington shows trade surplus and army notes in 1880s summary

A Washington telegram reports exports minus imports for the month ending November 30 1880 at 35 804 340 dollars, with 28 830 704 dollars in 1870. Eleven months ended November 30 1880 show 141 801 002 dollars versus 230 279 087 dollars in 1879. Twelve months ended November 1880 total 109 035 044 dollars, compared with 260 245 083 dollars in 1879. The Cabinet debated Whitaker a colored cadet case at West Point with a court martial set for January 18 under General Miles. the President urged a chance to prove innocence. News notes include embargos on cattle imports, bank statistics, population totals, and various local incidents and fires.

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Severe winter grips multiple states with record cold

A sweeping storm blankets Maryland Virginia North and South Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama Louisiana and Texas with heavy snow and sub freezing temperatures. Sherman Texas reports five degrees below zero and many towns suspend business as residents enjoy snow and sleigh rides.

Maryland Virginia North Carolia South Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Texas Sherman John E. Kirby St. Louis William Fannie Johnson New Albany Ind Bishop Elder Purcell Cincinnati Abe Rothechad Bessia Moore Wis Anthony Deitera Wheeling W. Va Prussia Moscow Richmond Charleston D. C KeDue

Remnants of George Eliot Interred in Highgate London

Foreign Intelligence notes the interment of George Eliot at Highgate Cemetery London on the 20th. The dispatches span global events including Canada census, Spain building war vessels for Cuba, floods in Holland, Berlin anti Jewish meeting, papal stance on Irish affairs, Apache chief Manzag in Chihuahua, Transvaal independence appeal, Turkish finance, shipwrecks in the North Sea and Portugal, and violence in Mexico.

Tus George Eliot Highgate London Dominion of Canada Spain England Cuban North Brabant Holland Berlin Rome Sofeey Vatican Land League Alan Antonio Texas Manzag Victoria Chihuahua Great Britain Transvaal Tewrik Pasta Garnet North Sea Portugal China Rusaia John Weatrup Houston Mexico Monterey Chige Buangqui New Caledonia Eran Killarney Drogheda Bally Castle Killaly

Brave Engineer Tops Train Braking Crisis in 50 MPH Run

Iowa State News reports daring feats by railroad workers. Engineer Bond of Wabash Engine 27 cut a brake hose with a knife to trigger automatic brakes after a driving-rod broke near Defiance Ohio, saving the No 3 westbound passenger train from a wreck. A New London Northern brakeman narrowly escaped death in a yard incident, freed from under rolling cars by clutching an axle and pressing to the wheel-frame as cars stopped, suffering only a minor head bruise.

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Local incidents and railroad statistics in a Iowa era report

A chaotic blend of Iowa items notes a brutal blacksmith in Webster City torturing a horse, a Des Moines man planning an oleomargarine rendering plant, a snow collapse in Algona, and Iowa rail mileage and debt data. Also mentions fires in Fort Dodge, a temperance convention, a Des Moines thermometer reading, and various postmaster changes.

Gansmen Webster City Des Moines Algona Trern Iowa Anpurrn Howenr Fort Dodge St. Charles D. W. Talstead B. Jones Harlan Mount Pleasant T. 8 Berney Indrangla Berry Cope Polk County James C. Nobles

Senator Wallace's Discovery and the Democratic Mission

The Chicago Inter Ocean mocks Senator William A. Wallace for claiming the Democratic mission is to restore government to the masses and to fight suffrage corruption. The piece ridicules his simultaneous preaching Republican values while voting Democratic, lampooning his rhetoric and implying absurdity in his essay.

Democratic Party William A. Wallace John Kelly Tammany Miden Myers Indiana Congress Carter Harrison Wallace Republic William Wallace Daniouratis Party Wiallaca Sweern Gurowmead Ship of State Mr. Wallace Philip Barnum Chisago Intur- Ocean

John Brown Recalled as Vest Attacks Memory in Senate

The Indianapolis Journal denounces Senator Vest of Missouri for criticizing John Brown in a Senate debate over paying a Kansas territorial clerk for compiling a slave code. It defends Brown as a heroic figure who fought slavery, contrasting Vest’s Bourbon Democratic stance with Brown’s enduring legacy.

Senate Senator Vest Missouri John Brown Harper's Erry Confederate Congress Calmel Kansas Cockrell Ingalls Kanans West Associated Press Wrymouth Foldi Harper's Ferry Itia Senator West Vest United States Senate Indianapolis Journal

Democrats praise magnanimity over Garfield victory debate

In a House debate on the Electoral Count Whitthorne of Tennessee defended Garfield as lawfully chosen, while Democrats such as Wade Hampton and Georgia's Hill echoed similar claims. The Times critiqued Democratic rhetoric as self-serving and accused them of fraud and conspiracy in earlier elections, asserting Republicans held a clear majority.

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Political Brevities and Democratic Party Jibes

A compact column mocks the Democratic Party's woes and prospects, noting dull politics but a hopeful nation. It cites Ben Hill signaling Southern support for Garfield, while Southern editors urge a fair trial for his administration in a chorus of dated editorial voice.

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