Senate findings and bills move through Congress in May
The report notes serious discrepancies in Treasury accounts versus a minority view. Amendments pass in the Indian Appropriation and a call for indemnity over Newfoundland violence surfaces. Additional action covers pensions, internal revenue changes, and a sanitary conference.
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Senate
United States
Great Britain
Fortune Bay
Davis
W. Va
Treasury Department
Ingalls
Treasury
Morgan
Indian Commission
Rice
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Maine
Massachusetts
Newfoundland
Thomas
Select
Washington
House
Secretary of the Interior
Department
Ist
Notre Dame College
South Bend
Ind
Blackburn
Committee On Appropriations
Singleton
Ouse
Washington Democrats pick two delegates for Cincinnati
In Washington the Democrats of the District of Columbia chose two delegates for the Cincinnati Convention. Other items note Clerk D W Mippeton of the Supreme Court died in Washington after a fifty-year association, and reports on exports, currency, and treasury figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Cincinnati
D. W. Mippeton
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Senate
McKenzie
Ute
Indiana
Hayes
Key
Middle
Tennessee
Trigg
Treasury
Heintzelman
Bull Run
Delegates chosen for varied conventions across states
The piece notes that the Arkansas and Ohio Republican conventions support Grant and Sherman nominations respectively, with Ohio delegates elected to back Grant, while the South Carolina and California conventions also name delegates. It covers platform themes, local offices, and other state party actions, plus international and domestic political notes.
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Chicago
General Grant
Columbus
Dennison
W. M. Bateman
James A. Garfield
Foster
Sherman
Congress
Democratic Party
Charles Townsend
Supreme Court
George W. McIlvaine
Dwight Crowell
Board of Public Works
R. Hosmer
A. P. de Wolf
South Carolina
Columbia
Maryland
Baltimore
Texas
Wyoming
Indiana
Mary J. Thomas
Wayne
Haggagt
Marion
Richard Gregg
Thomas Debrule
J. B. Yeagley
George W. Demaree
John F. Clery
John L. Miller
Fracas on the Constellation and other 19th century items
A melee erupted aboard the United States frigate Constellation in Queens town Harbor Ireland when a white seaman asked for a dance and colored musicians refused. Offiers quelled the disturbance as iron belaying pins were used. Other items note parliamentary affairs in Britain and France, resignations, bank robbery, strikes, and bills on bankruptcy and ocean mail service.
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Rueala
House of Commons
H. B. W. Brand
Constellation
Cork
Ireland
Charles Bradlaugh
Northampton
Aldersgate
London
St. Petersburg
Moosa Khan
Mohammed Jan
Afghanistan
Orenburg
Pantin
Paris
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Royal Academy
Prince of Wales
United States
Queenstown Harbor
Bradburd
Chamber of Deputies
W. H. Doovrux
Washington
le Moyne
Citizens' Bank of
Banda
St. Louis
General Conference of the
African M. E. Church
St.Louis
D. A. Payne
Ohio
B. W. Arnett
Columbus
New Mexico
Mogulan
Silver City
Senate
Williams
Ingalls
Vance
Spofford-Kellogg
King
Russia
Daggett
Iowa notes endowment fund payable despite court ruling
A Madison court ruled Simpson Centenary College notes collectible and payable. The article recalls multiple Iowa events including a Des Moines stabbing death, a lynch mob risk, a shootout near Knoxville, drownings from floods, a libel settlement, a Dubuque fire, and local court and crime updates across towns like Burlington, Des Moines, Knoxville, Dubuque, and Ottumwa.
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Madison
Simpson Centenary College
Andrew Sneddon
Jake Bond
Des Moines
Bond
William McKee
al Hickman
Montrose
Keokuk County
Hickman
McKee
Governoox Gran
George H. Schafer
Fort Madison
Pharmacy
Edgar Campbell
Knoxville
Lewis Sherman
Campbell
Sherman
Dubuque
Theresa
Sweetland Township
Henry Kurtz
John
Henry
Michael Poor
Ralston Creek
Town City
Annnew Sonr
Burlington
Allan Carr
Dubuque Herald
Plaintff
Mr. Carr
Ger
Main Street
St. Cloud
Will C. Zimmerman
Merchants’ National Bank
John Zimmerman
Hiram Ciase
Buriington
Tona
South
Oskaloosa
Hampton
Duncan
Fontanelle
Primghar Tribune
Board of Supervisors
O'Brien County
the Tribune
St. Louis
Tilden's Platform at New York Democratic Convention
Humorous and scathing appraisal of the New York Democratic gathering. The piece mocks Tilden’s platform and the party machine, noting long convoluted sentences and claims of 4,800,516 defrauded voters backing a 1876 victory, with calls to repeat that vote in 1880. It cites Cipher Alley figures and the party’s devotion to frugality and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party of
New York
Lester B. Faulkner
Assembly
Tilden
Sammy
Gramercy Park
Saya
Fathers of the Republic
Pelton
Oregon
Florida
South Carolina
Democratic Party
William M. ‘Tweed
Mr. Tilden
Tlius
Cipher Alley
Citian
Nullification battles echo in Congress over army bill
The piece argues Democratic leaders blundered on the 1879 Army bill and again in 1880, detailing riders aimed at restricting federal troops at elections. It cites vetoes, party votes, and amendments, praising the Republican stance while condemning Democratic nullification efforts and comparing South Carolina intimidation to broader national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Hondof Artiae
Democrius
Senate
Edmunds
Chicago
Political Paragraphs Reflecting Democratic Struggles and Rumors
A compendium of quotes and quips from multiple papers lampoons Democratic figures and events. It notes alleged ballot tampering for Slippery Sam, Sax Senator Grover's illness affecting Oregon politics, and a satirical portrait of Tilden and party cohesion amid election chatter.
Tammany platform clashes with Sage of Gramercy Park
The Chicago Tribune reports a heated protest against Tilden's nomination, citing his record as marked by treachery dishonor and loss of support among boatmen and Democrats. It suggests Uncle Sammy may secure the Democratic nomination and notes the Kelly belt as a symbol of corrupt factional conflict.
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Tammany
Gramercy Park
Tilden
Nottish
Hess
May
Eleaters
Sammy
Democratic Party
Kelly Belt
New York
Kelly
Ylton
Chicago Tribune
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Herrick & Coxsee
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Jones and Linn
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M. L. Carpenter
Farwell
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Q. W. Lovell
Carpenter & Lovell's Bank
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H. D. Sherman
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Peres Blacksmish
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John S
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NUM Bonar
Ae Rundle
Duer & Co
Vu. B. Rundle
J. B. Litchfield
Bacher & Co
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QTE
Towner
Opalte Palmer & Paines
F, Bentley
FFP
Nplee
Dexter
Syousse
Cedar Rapids
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Daite & Leichardts
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F. Merriman
First Street
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Justice of the Peace & Notary Public
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Monticello, Iowa
Mason Work
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Hoyt
Kemble
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R. P. Dechert
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Hiinoie
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Brown
Youngstown
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Department OF the Interior
Washington, D. C
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Michigan
Francis A. Walker
Uperintenden Neue
Iowa State News
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Tilden’s
Indianapolis Journal
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Sam
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Grover
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Georgia
Jessie Raymond
Hill
Osborne
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Garceton
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Moses
dLincoln
Neb
Yue Woo
Miss
Alpatad
Chicago Journal
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Sir Tilden
Lansing
Ohio Republicans
Instapublian National Convention
John Sicherman
Republican Party
Mary
Republican Party of
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