National and Local News Roundup from Washington and Beyond
National Board of Health downplays yellow fever fears for Southern cities this year while bank data shows 61 banks formed and 20 liquidated in the last fiscal year. Customs receipts rise to 185 million, mint coinage hits 84.8 million with silver ledgers, and debt figures show a large public total with a shrinking cash balance. Wall street notes update mail service, court rulings, races, and political maneuvers across the Northeast and Midwest.
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Washington
National Board of Health
Chicago
New York
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
New York Central
Hudson River
Treasury
Republican Nominations and Disasters Hit the News
Republicans in multiple districts name candidates including John A. Kasson and M. E. Cutts with others. A Chicago judge rules a deed to Mrs Spencer fraudulent as bank collapse cripples the Illinois Savings Bank. Mississippi levee breaks flood crops, with a family drowned. Senator Cameron declines continued GOP chairmanship citing health.
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John A. Kasson
United States
Vienna
Congress
M. E. Cutts
C. W. Pavey
Ilinois
Joseph Jorgenson
Virginia
A. E. Stevenson
Greenbackers of the Thirteenth Iinois District. On the 80Th Ult. Judge Barnum
Chicago
D.D. Spencer
Illinois
Savings Bank
Spencer
Mississippi
Quincy
Alton
Freemer
White Sulphur Springs
Cameron
National Republican Committee
International Dispatches and Political Shifts Reported
English court orders merchant to surrender 2804 pounds to underwriter after pirate Alabama loss. Russian warship sails from Cronstadt to Vladivostock with 1276 men and torpedo boats. Vatican accepts Prussian Church laws and will nominate bishops. Alarming Dardanelles defense plans outlined in Constantinople telegram. Gladstone’s Bradlaugh affirmation resolution adopted. Paris closes religious establishments. educational ones allowed until August 25. Bradlaugh faces £500 penalty for affirming. American Team wins shooting prizes at Dollymount. Berlin conference ends with thanks to Prince Hohenlohe. Dulcigno surrenders to Montenegro incited by the Porte. American champion Bogarovs defeats Rimell in pigeon shooting. Francois August Bonheur dies in Brois. Siamese Embassy visits Windsor with White Elephant order. Ex-Empress Eugenie sails to Cape Town for England.
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Gladstone
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Paris
Clark
Dollymount
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Porte
Dulcigno
Montenegro
Bogarovs
George Rimell
Brighton Beach
England
Francois’ August Bonneur
Rosas Bonheur
Brois
France
Windsor Castle
Queen Victoria
Tur
Eugenie
Cape Town
Notable London statue unveiling by evangelical peers
Lorp Saarressury unveiled a Rovert Ralkes statue in London on the 81 with several American clergymen present. A young Susan Remsen of New York died at twenty from pulmonary apoplexy worsened by tight lacing. her corset ribs were crushed into flesh.
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Culverweall Medical Company
Aun St
New York
Lorp Saarressury
Rovert Ralkes
London
Susan Remsen
New York City
Agricultural Bureau
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West Indian
Washington
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Offeral
Nancjo
United States
Republic
Spain
Cuba
Connecticut
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Fifth Avenue
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National Committee
Greenback-Labor Party
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C
Hayes
Coney Island
Workingmen's Party of California
San Francisco
Kearney
Hancock
English
General Weaver Accepts the Nomination for Presidency
General J. B. Weaver the Greenback Labor nominee for the presidency writes to the nomination committee in Chicago. He praises the platform, calls for monetary reform and anti-banking monopoly measures, and urges unity among industrial classes to restore Jeffersonian and Lincolnian democracy while opposing party monopolies and foreign labor inputs.
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Chicago
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Oxia
Renga
Treasury
Congress
House
Tia
America
Tan
Worlthy
Hendrick He Wright
Pennsylvania
Milous
New World
Unite States
Republican clash over Hancock and Garfield as war hero faces politics
The piece debates if the Democratic shift to support General Hancock signals a return to military leadership or if Garfield’s rise as a self-made statesman better suits the nation. It contrasts Hancock’s soldier’s life with Garfield’s self-made career and questions electoral implications.
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Hancock
Grant
Democratic Party
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Thurman
Ohio
Richmond
Washington
Surat
Crow
Filden
New York
Newdricks
Indiana
Ilden
Mllnois
Simpy
eClellan
South
Garfield
Yeu
Chicago
A Citizen President Versus Military Leaders in 19th Century Debate
The piece argues for a self made citizen president with broad knowledge and honest aims over military leaders like Hancock. It compares leaders to historical figures Gen Winfield Scott and Garfield, noting the nation needs statesmanlike leadership rather than sole military merit. It references circles favoring Hancock and fears over Hilden’s nomination.
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Arthur
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Baye Louisville Evening Post
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Atatesman
Hilden
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Whig Party
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Piorda
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An Old Clo Story About Garfield Editorial in Troy Daily
A democratic paper in Troy attacks Garfield via a worn tale of tailor Peter S Haskell. Garfield defends his honesty and payment terms while the Democratic press faces rebuke for misrepresentation. The Syracuse Journal notes the campaign slander as petty and harmful to public trust.
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Thor
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Hancock campaign judged costly and unnecessary
A Chicago Tribune Washington Special recounts General Hancock’s campaign as costly and futile, citing losses of life and money. it notes the 1860s inquiry by the Pass Commission and critiques Hancock’s handling and the resulting treaty with the Cheyennes. The dispatch contrasts Democratic reliance on Hancock with public distrust of the party’s motives.
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