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Taul Boyton narrowly escaped death at Louisville as the falls swept him past the city with severe bruises. In Galveston, San Antonio reports the Sixth Congressional District nominated Columbus Upson to fill Schleicher’s vacancy after seventy-six ballots. New York anticipates a major international race at Jerome Park between Peter and Spendthrift. Rowell has delivered the belt to England and awaits the next contest in London. The Greenback executive committee condemns reliance on party nominees for financial relief. Reports spread of pleuro pneumonia fears, but officials doubt affected cattle export from Chicago. Chinese arrivals in New York create a stir while Washington notes Sargent’s retirement and a Mediterranean cruise. A Kansas prairie fire kills a child and injures residents. Oregon’s Mitchell predicts a Blaine win in 1880. China’s Li Yueng Chois grows influence in Tonquin amid regional unrest. China’s press innovation draws attention as Shanghai and Hong Kong vernacular papers rise. Additional U.S. legal and political notes span Cameron-Oliver testimonies and homestead provisions for railroad lands.
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Canadian tariff dispute prompts House debate in Ottawa
In the House of Commons John Bright questions tariff policy across the Empire and the omission of a royal approval clause for Canadian bills. Sir Michael Hicks Beach says only telegraphic tariff summaries are available and expresses regret at proposed duty increases. Lord Lorne's instructions are not altering royal sanction rights.
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Snow thaw brings loggers back to pineries and county notices
Alpena county plans to send an agent to New York to secure immigration. The piece notes snow melt in pineries, return of loggers in large numbers, a farmer from Odessa shooting a man, a sheep incident in Hastings, a fast day declared after long litigation, a major woodworking machine case in Boston, a Woodstock silver mine, a historic schooner Polly, North Carolina mica sales, a money gift linked to a sick person, and rising Mississippi floods. It mentions carnival violence in New Orleans, Shreveport ladies aiding political prisoners, Red River boat prisoners, and continued cotton planting despite low prices.
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Michael McElroy
Odessa
Wm. Snyder
Jesse Townsend
Hastings
New Orleans
Shreveport
Red River
Arrogante Sinks After Storm During Firing Drill
The French floating battery Arrogante foundered off Ilyeres on March 21. Forty seven sailors drowned from a crew of 122 after a storm caused a leak during firing practice. Nearby ship Souverain failed to render aid. Arrogante sank about a kilometre from the Isles of Ilyeres. Armor was five inches at the waterline. guns nine six toners. tonnage 1838. engines 500 horsepower.
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Large LVI Congress session report and state notes
A long梶 docket from the LVI Congress includes Beck's bill repealing restrictions on army appointments for former rebels, Edmunds and Wallace resolutions, and executive session. State items cover Omaha taxes, Lincoln fairs, Wolf hunt in Gage county, school land deeds, and bishop Parrall’s finances amid ecclesiastical savings. Also noted are New York crime statistics, Oliver Cameron case testimony, and Maryland and Missouri local reports.
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Colton
Emperor's birthday prompts European speculations event
A jumble of international notes reports princes and potentates arriving in Germany for the Emperor's birthday, power shifts at St Petersburg, a Berne council vote on capital punishment, and various diplomatic resignations and rumors. The miscellany also covers a Louisiana constitutional convention result, a fatal fire in Texas, and boiler explosion injuries in Massachusetts.
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Ellis Proposes Larger Elections Committee to Improve Report Timing
Ellis offered a resolution to expand the committee on elections from eleven to nineteen members. He argued the move would save costs and improve representation as the panel often could not report on election matters before the last days of sessions.
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Jenny Lind Concert Amid Slavery Debates in Washington
In the capital during the slavery debate, Jenny Lind performed for Congress with notable figures present. Webster joined her singing with a powerful bass as Cabinet members and senators dined with Russian Minister Bodisco, creating a memorable, warmly received moment. The scene featured Liettes, applause, and mutual bows among Jenny Lind, Webster, and the audience.
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Americans Ship Honey and Goods to England in 19th Century Trade
The first shipment of American honey in the comb to Europe arrives intact in England, stored in glass boxes, signaling broader American supply readiness. Reports note growing American bee products and machinery in English markets, while colonial-era trade shifts concern English millers and Birmingham screws face competition from the United States.
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T. W. Higginson
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An Astonished Bridegroom
A Belgian bridegroom sought to reveal his bride had hidden lace worth thousands francs for a wedding trip. At the frontier the husband warned the official, who teased him by allowing a search that found the treasure. The bride was jailed and the husband earned half the fine as a bonus.
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Paris
Woman’s bird foretells war in 1880 legend from egg
A Kansas man reports one of his hens laid an egg inscribed with War 1880. A Norristown hen allegedly laid ten inches around the waist and carried a wartime map and battle scene on its sides. The tale claims the bird predicts general war in 1880.
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Bananas as a Staple Food and Its Civilizational Impact
The article argues bananas, though seen as a tropical luxury, serve as a staple in some regions. An acre can feed a person as effectively as twenty-five acres of wheat. Bananas grow easily, leading to laziness in certain tropic areas, with each plant producing 75 to 125 fruits in about a year.
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Iumboldt
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