Long-ago Washington news and misc. items of note
A Milford boy saves a mail bag to earn a commendation from the Postmaster General, while changes unfold as Key retires and Maynard becomes Minister to Turkey. Reports cover trade surpluses, coin and bullion movements, district nominations, coal prices, a horse record, a mass fire loss, political speeches, poisonings, train deaths, robberies, and maritime incidents across 1880s America.
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Washington
Nort
William A. Buckingham
Milford
Conn
Key
Judge Key
Horace Maynard
Turkey
Postoffice
Tennessee
Longatreet
Hayes
California
Ramaey
Sherman
McCook
United States
West and South political notes and incidents
The 25th reports Jere S. Black arriving in New York from Liverpool. Iowa Republicans meet at Des Moines nominating Hull Lucas Conger Powers McPherson and electors. An assassin shot Judge Sherman Page in Austin Minnesota. he is expected to recover. Texas Republicans nominate E J Davis for governor. Mastodon bones found near Chicago. Chicago rail workers demand wage hikes. strike ensues. Irish dancing at Indianapolis AOH picnic faces bishop’s sanction. General Sheridan and aides visit Los Pinos Agency. Colorado Republicans renominate Pitkin. ex senator Ross named Kansas governor nominee. California and Tennessee nominations noted.
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Jere S. Black
New York
Liverpool
Iowa
Minn
E. J. Davis
Wicker Park
West Division
Chicago
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Order of Hibernians
Indianapolis
Sheridan
Myers
Gregory
Strong
Los Pinos
Colorado
Pitkin
E. G. Ross
Kansas Democracy
California
Stephen J. Maybell
First
Tennessee
Jamaica Island Hurri cane wrecks terror with widespread damage
Reports describe a violent hurricane on the night of the 25th that injured crews in Jamaica Island, uprooted trees, leveled houses, and left thousands homeless. Kingston barracks and churches were destroyed, three wharves lost, and many vessels wrecked in the harbor.
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Kingston
TrancoruLo, Aglesro & Co
Liverpool
Alexandria
Aboukir
Dulcigno
Montenegro
Scutari
Theeban
Bombay
Peshawar
Ayoob Khan
Cundahar
Kunanehet
Switzerland
Cork
Ireland
Church and sees created in Chicago and Kansas City
Rome dispatch lists appointment of Right Rev. P A Feehan as Archbishop of Chicago with Alton and Peoria as suffragans. Kansas City also made an episcopal see with Right Rev Dr Hogan as first Bishop.
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P. A. Feehan
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago
Alton
Peoria
Kansas City
Hogan
Garfield's Cleveland Speech Attacks South Carolina Fraud
The speech urges young voters to back Republican unity against perceived civil war era scars. It denounces Confederate memory monuments and praises Kansas and Ohio while challenging census politics and South Carolina’s allegiance to rebellion.
Census frauds in South Carolina mar public record
A historical commentary claims South Carolina will show a census gain exceeding one million people a thirty three percent rise in ten years, attributing the surge to immigration and natural increase while critiquing miscounts and political manipulation amid broader population trends and methodological detail.
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Hayes
Hammond
Wade Hampton
Hampton
Butler
Congress
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Sofran
South
Caroline
Mike
William Haglish
Shamu
Zadienapolis Journal
Southarolina
Malthus
Europe
East
Darwin
Why Should There Be a Changed Policy in Government
The piece argues Democrats must specify what policy changes they seek beyond replacing Republicans. It questions proposals about centralization, war debts, emancipation costs, and constitutional amendments, urging a clear program rather than vague calls for change. It includes a Detroit Post and Tribune quotation endorsing Lincoln’s party and criticizing the timocratic party.
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Republcans
Gener
South
Supreme Court
Sen
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Detroit Post and Tribune
Davis on the fence and the 1880 campaign
A spirited critique sketches Senator Davis drawn from his fencing stance on Civil War loyalties and letters to political groups. It contrasts Davis’s neutrality with Garfield Hancock and other candidates, noting Democratic leanings in Georgia and a Republican majority in Iowa. The piece mocks Davis’s habit of writing letters and urges him to retire from public commentary.
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David Davis
Las
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Georgia
Rory
Davide Davis
Hancock
Tilton
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Thurman
Judge Davis
David
Otter
Hinsoh
Fiaan
Workingmen's Party
Hethara
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Greenbackers
Workingmen
John Kelly
Tuat
Cincinnati
David David
Rome
Feu
Garfield
Neal Dow
Weaver
Davis
Ob Burdette
Burlington
Hawkeye
Which Way Do Your Masters Point Toward Atonement
A garbled religious polemic recounts ceremonial debates within a church as a renegade leader and others speak of truth and error. The fragment references gospel figures, factions, and a call to unity amid dissent, with lingering questions about guidance toward righteousness.
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Virginia
Borie
Mortgage sharks and foreclosures target Hoosier victims
A Milwaukee Sentinel report details how Vice President candidate English allegedly built wealth via foreclosures and tax deeds, buying properties at sheriff sales and extracting full mortgage sums. Victims describe loss of homes, personal judgments, and hardship amid aggressive mortgage practices.
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Marion County
Indiana
Bfape Ward
English
Suley
Gopolar
UNO
Ah al
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Reece
Mary U
Absaly
Aeoerey
Renayy
D. Bieler
Garmin
Jiemes Frank
Bugtish
Bieler
Enlish
Charles W. Moody
187 Cent Ea
Indhink Avenue
Tonesdon Atroet
Douge
Hollen
Kalish
G Soul House
Mr. Moody
Milwaukee Sentinel
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