Hayes Cabinet Rows Stir Senate Over Nominations
From Our Special Correspondent outlines Republican misgivings about Hayes picks including Evarts Schurz Devens Thompson and Sherman. The piece notes Conkling Blaine Moyton opposition and fears of a split within the party, predicting cabinet instability and calls for reform in the Interior and other bureaus. It mentions Grant Johnson era echoes and the potential impact on public service and finances.
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Washington, D. C
Yonie Bvvror
the ReatsTer
Hayes
Senate
Sherman
Devens
Thomson
Schurz
Conkling
Evarts
Tilden
Messrs. Devens
Thompson
Ife
Blaine
Moyton
Ohio
McCrary
Key
Grant
Congress
Johnson
Inez
House
Gilmore & Co
Virtuous Pilaves Accused of Theft
The piece notes that the Pilaves are said to abstain from drink and tobacco yet a highly virtuous individual was observed stealing. The report highlights the incongruity between reputation and alleged act, focusing on the unexpected lapse and social judgment.
Morton Awakes to New Scrutiny of Peers and Vassals
A critical speech follows the long debate over Wella and Hayes with the return of Confederate sympathies. The piece foresees Morton and Kellogg as sacrifices to reconcile loyalists and carpetbaggers, while predicting a “Solid South” victory and a shift in cabinet selections favoring southern allies. It marks a sharp rebuke of the administration’s apparent capitulation to Confederate interests and questions Hayes’s ability to unite North and South.
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Morton
Wella
David Dudley Field
AmiIa Peeroramlta
Hayes
Slayes
White House
Kellogg
Louisiana
Packard
Pelicans
Union
Illinois
Senate
Ben Hill
Fernando Wood
Israel
Appomattox Court House
Gray
Andersonville
Blaine
St. Louis
Hamburg
Tilden
National Treasury
Sunday Times
Johnny Rebs
Mason and Dixon
Returning Board
Ohio
Chamberlain
Ingersoll
Awake Arise Or Be Forever Fallen Chicago Times
The Chicago Times covers a struggle phrase urging action with headline style emphasis on awakening and consequences. Details are unclear but the call to rise or endure lasting consequences is foregrounded.
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Chicago Times
Army in Politics and the Army Bill Clash
The Forty-fourth Congress closes amid clashes over the army bill. The House backed a reduced force from twenty-five thousand to seventeen thousand and prohibited using troops to sustain illegal Southern governments. The Senate resisted limiting army authority or pay, delaying any compromise. The House remains firm, criticizing the executive and urging reflection on a vast standing army and its costs amid ongoing political strife.
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Democratic Party
Committee of the House
South Carolina
Louisiana
House
Kansas
Senate
Blaine
Chamberlain
Packard
Hayes
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Congress
South
Florida
Grant
John Sherman
Treasury
White House
WV. Y. Sun
Ringgold Grammar School History Lesson Incident
In Philadelphia at Ringgold Grammar School Misa Kitty questioned Mooney after he loudly recited aHistory lesson on North Carolina. He claimed Governor Seth Sother arrived in 1683 and ruled oppressively for six years before the people ousted him. Mooney received a misbehavior mark for the disruption as recess followed a classroom outburst.
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Ringgold Grammar School
Philadelphia
Misa Kitty
North Carolina
Mooney
Seth Sother
Miss Kitty
Our New York Letter. A chapter of accidents and disasters
The March 9 1877 New York column reports a devastating Rob bin s Appleton building fire that destroyed an Aladdin s palace of watches and jewelry with over 2 million dollars in valuables. A chaotic St Xavier Church panic killed six as 4 000 worshippers fled and a five story warehouse collapsed nearby without reported fatalities. The piece also covers the death of actress Matilda Heron and Joe Coburn s prison sentence, along with brief notes on social and political conditions in the city.
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Aladdin
Matilda Heron
New York
Washington
City Hall
National Capitol
Robbins & Appleton
The
Waltham Watch Co
Aladdin's Palace
Gorham Silver Company
Church of St. Xavier
Brooklyn
Sack
Buskin
Camille
Jefferson
Bijou Heron
Gotham
Rascal
Coburn
Sing Sing
Joe
An Editorial Brutus Out West Spares No One
An editor ventriloquizes Brutus to rebuke subscribers and patrons who owe debts. The piece mocks unpaid subscriptions and contracted work, urging payment with sharp satirical lines about creditors. It lampoons nonpayers, urging those who owe to settle now while jabbing at the free-riding few.
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West
Brutus
Casar
Shakespeare
Not a Clear News Item Fragment
A fragmented philosophical reflection compares fiction and reality and notes that imagining nobler scenes can create revolutions while fortune or nature provides less. It discusses vanity in social favors and self interest, indicating a critique of deceived happiness.
Correspondence on presidential claims and Mexican politics
A telegraphic exchange dated March 5 1877 shows Porfirio Diaz denying contested U S claims to the presidency and rejecting cordiality with the United States while the Brooklyn Eagle weighs Blaine Hays and fraud in U S politics. The piece notes Hayes winning by fraud and Blaine critiquing his administration amid Washington political conflicts.
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Executive Mansion
Washington
Mexico
United States
Ported Diaz
Palacio Nacional
City of Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
N. Y. Sun
Brooklyn Eagle
Braine
Hayes
Blaine
Fragmentary note on diet and health
A brief, antiquated assertion links disease to excess and immoderation. The passage likens a lamp, a fire, and the body to vessels spoiled by too much oil or fuel, claiming that natural health declines with intemperate diet.
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