Washington Gossip on Blaine and 1884 Politics
Washington correspondence reports Republican attacks on Senator Lamar and Blaine. It notes Lamar heirs sue for cotton confiscated in 1863, cites Oregonian critique of Blaine, previews Thanksgiving observations, Congress outlook, and cabinet speculation for Cleveland. Includes inauguration plans and party maneuvers with several named figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Register
Washington, D. C
Republican
Senator Lamar
Mississippi
U.S. District Court of
New York
Gazaway B. Lamar
Treasury
G. B. Lamar
Bank of the Republic
Savannah
Sherman
Lamar
Senate
Arthur
Cleveland
Supreme court blanks liability of trust fund holders
A Indiana supreme court decision holds trustees and administrators not liable for lost trust funds if they deposited in a bank unless they knew the bank was weak or could have known by ordinary intelligence. The ruling cites the Indians Bank collapse while noting no fault by current trustees.
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Supreme Court
Indians Banking Co
Indianapolis
Indiana
John B. Mitchell
New Albany
T. A. Hendricks
Lady
Cleveland and
Hendricks
Albany
Gov. Cleveland
Rockport
Grayville
Kingdom
Mt. Carmel
Belva Lockwood
Belva
Terre Haute
Sumner
Blaine
Peoria County
Lll
Leavenworth
Josiah Godbey
Elkhart County
Pittsburg
Shawneetown
Calkins
Kentucky
Vincennes
New Petersburg Bank
Diptheria
Evansville
Oakland
Cannelton
Harrison County
Gibson County
Political Notes and Gossip at the State Capital
Revised presidential electors totals show Cleveland 244982 Blaine 258520 Butler 8716 St John 8078 Democratic plurality 6512. Eight districts favor Democrats and Calkins’ district swings 2688 for Democrats. Prohibitionists plan to organize a straight temperance paper and recruit voters against the Democrats as Republicans falter. Notes cover diverse items from New York ferry passengers to Cleveland memory, wild dogs in Georgia, and Cuba’s 169 newspapers.
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Cleveland
Thurman
Ohio
Bayard
Delaware
Garland
Arkansas
McDonald and Holman
Indiana
Eaton
Waller
Connecticut
Hancock
Reagan
Texas
Hewitt
New York
McClellan
New Jersey
Allen G. Thurman
P.m
P.m. G
Blaine
Richard T. Merrick
Don Cameron
Pennsylvania
Don
Cameron
Indianapolis, Inc
Butler
St. John
Calkins
Republican Party
Prohibitioniata
Blaineites
Major Kidd
Steele
Meat Congress
Dallas County
Tex
Soathington
Conn
Orange County
Harpers Monthly
London
Dateta
Associated Press
Union States
Maine
Sebsengk
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Eereen
Maryland
Illinois
South Carolina
Georgia
Massachusetts
Virginia
West Virginia
Louisiana
Nevada
Oregon
Sane
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Coc. W. Slater
Hansdon
Notary Public
New Harmony
Ind
Janto
New Harmony Register Ia
Krall & Mumford
Megister
Era Brothers
H. T. Slater
Enry Brown
YY Helm & Coa
New Harmony Megister
Eter Weber
C. New Harmony
New Harmony Register
Old & Kenneltlt
Ohn Walz
Ehn W. Miller
Marble Works
U.S Patent Office
U.S. Patent Office
Washington
Arctic
Albert
Newsom
Seater
Church St. Bet. Main & Brewery
Perret
Newson
J. W. Davis
Undertaker
Boyd
Granary Street
Main
New Warmony
Eugene S. Thrall
Horace P. Owen
New Harmony Banking Co
Eugene
Thrall
Thomas Mumford,Jr
Eugene F. Owen
Charles A.parke
William H.owen
Alfred Dale Owen
William Richards
OTARY
Posey
Vanderburgh
Gibson
Union
Henderson and Daviess Counties
Eureka
Main Street
Jacob Brbeith
Bretth
Breith
Jery New Harmony
Meat Market
Noah Frank
Pai
Charles Kimmerling
Kimmerlin’s
Henry Brown
Jeo
Frank D. Bolton
AN_ Real Estate and Collection
Fretageot
Monitor Saloon
J.T. Eagle
Adam Marsh & CO
Star Saloon
Thomas
Ford
Wees
William P. Ford
Hiatt
Church Street
Congress
Gregon
Portland Oregonian
United States
Soldiers’ Home
Irmense
South
Capitol
Washington Monument
Riddleberger
Lincoln
North Carolina
Washington Chronicle
Rep
John C. New
Michner
Republican Committee
Democratic Rational Campaign Fund
W. W. Corcoran
New Haven
Blaine Hippodrome
Illinois Returning Board
J. G. Blaine, Esq
James VI
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
Washington T
Voorhees
Vem
Union Ferry Co
Foster
King of
England
Grant
Arkansas Origom
Italy
Sicily
Boston
Blaine-Butler
Florida
Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Dakota
Alaska
Grand Rapide
Cuba
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