Senate and House Action on Money, Indians and Public Bills
The week in Congress saw debate over coinage and currency while discussing Indian removals in Colorado and education funding for the colored race. Resolutions adjournment and a mix of bills on finance military pensions and canal surveys followed in sessions through Dec 12.
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Mr. Voorhees
Secretary of the Treasury
Voorhees
Colorado
West
Kirkwood
Walker
House
Representative Lay
Lay
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Sheridan
Indian Territory
Congress
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Ingalls
Maxey
Committee On
Military Affairs
Rio Grande
Davis
Treasury
Pound
United States
New York City
United States Treasury
John Marshall
West Virginia
W.va
Burrows
Allison
Committee On Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Cockrell
Plumb
Acklen
Panama
Manning
Treasury Department
McCord
Committee On Manufactures
Inter-Oceanic Commission
Massacre surrender demanded amid Indian investigation
General Hatch telegraphed Secretary Schurz that the White River massacre inquiry closed and surrender of the guilty was demanded. Indications suggested the tribes would accept the ultimatum. A fire at Bellevue Hospital New York City killed three burned children among twenty three patients. Congressman Lay of Missouri died in Washington.
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General Hatch
Ute Commission
Schurz
White River
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Congressman Lay
Missouri
Washington
Board of Engineers
Secretary of War
Detroit
Joseph Kimme, Jr
Bureau of Statistics
Seaboard
Los Pinos
Senate
Alexander Ramsey
Minnesota
National Board of Trade
John Hay
Ohio
Colorado
Ouray
Denver
Senate Finance Committee
House
Fires destroy two large Troy boiler shops in early January
A January fire in Troy New York destroyed two large boiler shops and damaged surrounding buildings. One man injured by a falling wall. a bystander leapt into the river to avoid timbers. Losses total about 350000. eighteen hundred workers, including 1500 women, lose their jobs.
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Troy
N. Y
Boston
Whittier
New York
Virginia General Assembly
T. T. Fauntleroy
John E. Massey
H. H. Dyson
Prince
Lowell
Gloucester
Mass
George’s
National Council of the Union League of America
Philadelphia
William M. Newell
New Jersey
Thomas G. Baker
Samuel F. Gwinner
Pennsylvania
Wm. V. Alexander
National Treasury
Southern
Congress
Rochester
James B. Sener
Virginia
Wyoming Territory
New York Post Office
Immigrant Remittance Rise and November Spikes Reported
Orders averaging over 12 dollars with 115 228 letters noted as issued. Immigrant arrivals to New York in November reached 14 600, up 8 855 from 1878, and year to date from Jan 1 to Nov 30 totaled 125 000, up 49 755 from last year. Fire at Red Rock Pa ruins town. 300 families homeless. oil well and tanks ignite. Pottsville coal mine accident kills three. Board of State Canvassers declares Republicans elected except two offices.
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New York
New York Board of State Canvassers
Frederick Hay
John Richler
James
Pottsville
Red Rock
Global unrest and disasters fill late reports
Reports detail fortified Russian fortresses in Poland and a sea flood drowning hundreds in Monkishkal Island and the Bay of Bengal. Famine strikes Upper Silesia with about 150000 affected. London Wesleyan Chapel narrowly saved from fire. Koros River floods Crosswordein after heavy snow. Queen Victoria honors Zulu war heroes. Japanese ministry reshuffle and anti China stance follow Grant’s advice. Abyssinia’s King John asserts claims. Canovas becomes Spain’s premier. Moscow reports arrests linked to an attempted czar assassination. Prussian rail purchases move forward. St Petersburg sees rising excitement amid uncertain events.
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Monkishkal Island
Bay of Bengal
Berlin
Upper Silesia
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John Wesley
Pesth
Hungary
Koros
Crosswordein
Windsor Castle
Yokohama
Grant
China
Cairo
Egypt
Massanah
John of
Abyssinia
Sennar
Golabat
Blue Nile
Canovas del Castillo
Moscow
Jower House
Landtag
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Utes Clash at Denver Commission Meeting Over Massacre
At the Denver Commissioners meeting Indians led by Ouray and Colorow faced demands to surrender men named in a White River massacre. A tense stand occurred as Ouray proposed bringing twelve men to view in Colorado while sending others to Washington for trial, fueling a standoff between Utes and white officials.
Dispatches Reveal War Vote at Colorow Council In Ute Agency
Reports show twelve named individuals including Douglas and Perscnne dispatched to return in five days. Colorow’s knife cast as a vote for war while other Indians kept knives, signaling no follow up. Utes left the council room en masse as signals to arms, bearing multiple rifles and revolvers. Ouray believes the Great Father rules the world. Townsend’s translation hints Washington as universe center. commission will not dissuade him from whites’ policy.
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Douglas
Perscnne
Colorow
Ouray
Townsend
Washington
Hayes
Eight Days in a Swamp A Terrible Pike County Adventure
Mrs. Mary Avery of Wayne County wandered through Link Swamp in Lackawaxen Township Pike County and sank to the knees for eight days. She survived by constant movement and birch bark with scarce drinking water until rescuer John Barsden found her. Doctors fear lasting mental strain from the ordeal.
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Pike County
Mary Avery
Honesdale
Wayne County
Rowsland’s
Link
Lackawaxen Township
John Barsden
Avery
N. S. Herald
Tragic Betrothal Ends In Death And Isolation
In Norwalk Henry Workman abandons his betrothal to Ida Richards after family opposition. He dies in an industrial accident far from home. Ida buries him and later dies at Pine Island Cemetery where she had watched the grave alone. The tale ends in a bleak, haunted cemetery scene reported by the W. Y. Times.
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Norwalk
Henry Workman
Ida Richards
Young Workman
Mr. Workman
Workman
W. Y. Times
Silver From British Mines in 1878 and Wales Gold Share
In 1878 British mines yielded 397 471 ounces of silver mainly with lead, valued at £88 296 19s 6d. Gold production reached 702 oz 16 dwts 8 grs, valued at £12 848 15s 2d. Almost all gold, about 697 oz, came from Wales.
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Wales
Prehistoric Settlement Emerges as Tulare Lake Recedes
As Tulare Lake in California shrinks, a prehistoric settlement becomes visible with stone buildings and canal traces once bordered by trees. Evidence suggests occupation by an unknown race as the waters retreat.
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Tulare Lake
Cal
An Electric Spring and Devil’s Spring at Caney Fork Mill
An Arkansas or Tennessee valley tale describes an old water mill near Buffalo Valley along the Caney Fork. The mill houses a famed Devil's Spring said to be bubbling with a dangerous flow. locals fear hauntings and misfortune yet a visitor calls the spring the most remarkable natural curiosity he has seen.
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Buffalo Valley
Tennessee
Extraordinary English diver Fleuss showcases independent underwater breathing
In London the Royal Polytechnic Institution hosts a dazzling display by Fleuss a 28 year old former Peninsular and Oriental Steamship officer. He dives with a self contained air supply wearing a heavy weighted suit and a mouthpiece connected to a small bore tube. He moves freely under water and even stays submerged for an hour claiming breathing is as easy as air. Dr Benjamin Ward Richardson notes the notable achievement and envisions applications in dangerous wells and mines as well as fire rescue.
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London
Royal Polytechnic Institution
Fleuss
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company
Mr. Fleuss
Benjamin Ward Richardson
Nature
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