Washington Letter from 1877 on politics and debt
A Washington correspondent reports on the New Orleans customs appointment of Mr. Lawrence, political deals around Wells and Anderson, and looming battles over the Army bill and Mexican border issues. It notes possible district attention, Supreme Court petitions, and a district debt caused by Grant appointees, concluding with Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washindton
D. C
Tue Ephor
Reiser
Lawrence
New Orleans
Wells
Anderson
Returning Board
Hayes
Louisiana
Fay
South Carolina
Texas
Maxey
Mexico
United States
Senate
Congress
Felton
Georgia
Chittenden
New York
House
United States Supreme Court
Grant
Wis
Austin
Crumb of Comfort for Law Year Word Mystery
A fragment hints at a linguistic puzzle as the term abyetor does not appear in Webster’s dictionary. The note invites readers to consider unusual spellings or arcane legal jargon, suggesting curiosity over a definitional gap in common reference works.
Letter From Charles Francis Adams to Lieut Gov Dorsheimer
A fragment from 1877 discusses fraud’s moral harm in elections and calls for vigorous counteraction. Adams urges honesty, opposes constitutional tinkering as sole remedy, notes Republican stance, and urges honest men to resist fraud. Mentions Bristow reforms, Mayor of Des Moines, Grant era Pennsylvania results, and Galveston News predicting titles lawsuits from the Kansas-Texas ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Adams
Dorsheimer
Tammany Hall
Quincy
W. Dorsheimer
Hsg
New York
Republican Party
C.F. Adams
Galveston News
Vanderbilt Will Contests Stir New York Surrogates Court
From Our Own Correspondent New York November 16 1877 reports a fresh surge in the Vanderbilt will dispute with stern family accusations and public scandal. The piece notes a moral and legal uproar as kin reveal alleged infidelities and cruel treatment, dragging the Vanderbilt name through a national spotlight amid ongoing probate proceedings. It also recounts lottery luck, a Brooklyn kidnapping scare tied to Charlie Ross, and a grim portrait of high society and justice in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
New York
Torus Enior
The
Register
Commodore Vanderbilt
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Fife
Metropolia
Mr. Russ
Scientific American
Munn & CO
Park Row
Athe
Cor. F & 7Th Streets
Washington, D. C
Senate Beat: Amend Silver Bill by Striking Enacting Clause
The article notes two approaches to handling the Silver Bill. One favors amending to strike the enacting clause, while the Cincinnati Enquirer suggests there is an equally good way to pay the bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tribune
Cincinnati Enquirer
Smalls Convicted Sparks Bipartisan House Controversy
The New York Sun reports Robert Smalls, a negro Representative from South Carolina, was convicted by a mixed verdict of bribery tied to a swindling printing bill. The piece denounces white Republicans who took bribes, questions House privileges during Smalls’s jail period, and condemns corruption across parties with names like De Golyer and Garfield cited as leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Bis
Daniel Webster
Jefferson Davie
Samuel J. Tilden
Henry Ward Beecher
Roscoe Conkling
Wm. A. Wheeler
Carl Schurz
Aaron Burr
Charles Dickens
Gilman
New York
Robert Li. Case
Security Life Insurance Company
Case
Republican Party
Cincinnati Commercial
Republican
Morton
Webster
Clay
Marshfield
Conkling
Blaine
Sherman
Garfield
Robert Smalls
Congress
Beaufort
South Carolina
Smalls
Credit Mobilier
State Court of
de Golyer Garfield
Louisiana
V. Y. Sun
Severe but Proper Criticism of Local Stage Shows
The Louisville Courier Journal condemns Macauley’s Pink Dominos and the Sensation Blondes at Public Library for indecency and demoralizing content. It calls for authorities to act to suppress these performances and warns that theater managers should respect public morals.
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Macauley's
Public Library
Macauley’s
Public Library Hall
Louisville Courier Journal
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the Register
G. W. Slater
Sasseur
Ndiana
Thomas A. Hendricks
Florida
Rutherford B. Mayes
Wm.a. Wheeler
National Returning Board
Judas Bradley
OUR
Washington
Des Moines
Eer Grant
Pennsylvania
Board of County Commissioners
Posey County
Main and
Yavern Streets
New Harmony
Indiana
J." Bagle
England
Broadway
Smalls, Garfield & Co
Qheriff's
Posey Circuit
Anthoney Raben
George Nans
Henry Peiffer
Catherine Peiffer
Mt. Vernon
State of
Laws
John L. Wheeler
No23
Pfos
Posey County, Hovey & Menartis
All Way Places
Thomas Sherlock
Lew, Kates
John
Jones
Cincinnati
Ranhin &O
Evansville, Ind
Otich
Nelson G. Nettelton
Richard Ford
Nettelton
Gell
Thomas BE. Wade
Center Township
Towit
Posey
William Williams
Indianna
John Roberta
George W. Curtis
Georce H. Wilson
D.C
Main Street
Batham
Baldwin & Snelling
Wilson Alsop
Stoddart's Musical Library
Just Publishing
All Newstealers
J. M. Stoddart & CO
Nnd Bt
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
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