Senate and House Legal Senate Work Across Week
Chronicle of Senate and House actions this week includes committee reports on the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, amendments to the Legislative and Judicial Appropriation bill, and adjournments. Blaine's testimony and letters trigger intense House debate over investigations and a resolution to print dispatches.
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Kerr investigation recalled and Harney contradicted
The Kerr inquiry on the 5th Green featured recall and contradiction of Harney's testimony in several points. J B Moore testified of a New York interview where Harney claimed Bliss crowded him and that Bliss and Davenport aimed to exploit the Kerr charge. Harney denied this on cross. Speaker Kerr's statements were read by Ex Gov Newell of New Jersey at a National Executive Committee meeting in Cincinnati.
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Wilhelmina Weick to be hanged for stepson murder
Wilhelmina Weick was sentenced on July 5 to be hanged on July 21 for the murder of her stepson Michael Wieck in Buffalo last November. The New York Times report notes internal letters and political friction involving Blaine. Also reported are drownings of Willis Gray and Alexander Smith in New Jersey and mill receipts in Lawrence Massachusetts with a large indebtedness and looming notes.
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Troy
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Mary E. Griffith
Col. Cowden
Ohio
Marietta
Dayton
Patrick Pickens
Columbus
Frieyo
Bryan
Jessé Roperts
Montgomery County Infirmary
Joan Campbell
Pleasant Township
Fairfield County
George R. Friarz
Frintz
Joan Discher
Black Hills
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H. S. Near
Lawrence County
Cyrille Blouin
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Greene Township
Clark County
Stewart
Hocking
Perry
Fairfield
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Danie EL Cox
Genoa Township
Delaware County
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Toledo
Louis Miller
Akron
Wm. Hough
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Cambridge
Robert Cowden
Galton
Bellaire
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Farmer Center
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Herbert
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Miami River
Mayoralty dispute in Chicago highlights illegal election ruling
A Chicago Mayoralty case, Colvin v Hoyne, sees a majority of judges rule Hoyne’s election illegal. Reports also note Indian outrages in the West, a fatal shooting near Ripley, and various political moves including Wisconsin delegates siding with Tilden and Blaine support by the Wisconsin GOP delegation. Cotton crop updates and the Toledo Wabash & Western Railroad sale to bondholders conclude the notices.
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Ripley
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Custer
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Blaine
Samuel M. King
U. S
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Nashville
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Ohio
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad
Bondholders’ Committee
Mourad accession sparks diplomatic demand for recognition
Across many fronts reports note upheavals and political moves including Porte notifying foreign ambassadors of Mourad's accession, Mexican insurgent reverses, and Bismarck actions in Germany. Observations cover Russia, Turkey, Spain, and China with deaths, escapes, and trials shaping the international scene.
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Danube
Turkey
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Paris
London
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Disraeli
House of Commons
England
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Outremont
Dublin
West Australia
Kerr explains army reorganization role and Harney dispute
Speaker Kerr recounts entering Congress in 1865 and details his understanding of army officer appointments. He recalls offering recommendations in 1866 for Col. Jackson and Maj. Morrison, notes their declines, and asserts he never knew Harney. He describes Green's 1867 interview, obtaining recommendations, and his method of endorsing the War Department form.
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Thomas S. Jackson
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Thomas Morrison
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Mass Postmaster Arrested for Embezzling $7000
A sweep of grim incidents from across the nation reports embezzlement accusations against Hav erhill Massachusetts Postmaster David Boynton, a fatal shooting in Milwaukee, drownings in Michigan and Iowa, a prisoner-shot incident in Illinois, and other violent deaths and accidents including hydrophobia in New York and a fatal railroad side-track injury in New Jersey.
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Haverhill
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Daniel McGowan
Edward
Hoboken
N. J
Weber
Huron River
Ypsilanta
Mich
John Farrell
Milwaukee
Cheyenne
Wy. Ter
Monroe
Singer
Caldwell
Cairo
William Thomas Isaacs
Millersville
Friendship
Anne Arundel County
Thorntown
Ind
William Boyd
Terre Haute
John Grierson
John Cunningham
Cleveland
Margaret Kays
Stewartsville
Kay
Joel Taylor
Grass Lake
Salvador Belmont
New York
Larry MacMance
Louisville
Jewett
Ill
Edward Walker
McLean County
Catherine Carr
Orange
Eli Boughton
Plainfield
Bound Brook
William Monahan
Logansport
W. S. Maddock
Mississippi
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Trenton
Saxton
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Henry
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Blaine Illness Faces Nation as He Fights For Recovery
Ex-Speaker Blaine suffers severe brain and nervous system distress after a sudden illness at church in Washington. Doctors use cupping, revulsive measures, and electricity as he remains unconscious then gradually regains some consciousness. Political leaders from both parties visit, with hopes for a rapid, favorable recovery amidst a weathered day.
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Pope
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Robeson
Chandler
Jewell
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Ferry and Paddock
Gen. Garfield
England’s Rail Crossings Require Parliament Act Gatekeeper
In England a railroad may not cross a road at grade without a special Parliament act, and a gatekeeper must be on duty. Generally bridge construction is cheaper than paying ongoing gatekeeper wages.
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Frailty Thy Name Is Woman in French Shakespeare
A French translation of Shakespeare renders Frailty, thy name is woman as Mademoiselle Frailty is the name of the lady, shaping the famous phrase into a gendered French phrasing.
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Washington and Cornwallis Peach Story Recalls Veracity
An elderly Black man in Yorktown narrates a vivid tale of Washington chasing Cornwallis near a creek, with Washington allegedly beheading Cornwallis using the British general’s own sword. The Fredericksburg News notes the old man never varied his account, calling it strong proof of truthfulness.
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Prisoner Advises Self-Death Escape From Gallows
In Texas a prisoner confined beside a condemned man urged suicide to escape execution. The murderer hanged himself following the advice. The adviser faces murder charges as a legal cause of the death and has sworn a solemn oath never to aid another person again.
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