Deaths and political shifts echo across the nation
News briefs report the March 6 deaths of Chief Justice Moses of the State Supreme Court and actress Matilda Serron, plus Governor-elect Henry M. Matthews of West Virginia. Other items note Senator Cameron's resignation, estate bequest to the U.S. government, cabinet oath takings, and international developments from Greece to India.
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Columbia
D. C
Moses
State Supreme Court
Henry M. Matthews
West Virginia
Matilda Serron
Joseph H. Lewis
Hoboken
N. Y
United States
Cameron
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Stanley Matthews
Mr. Evarts
Dean
Col. Haskell
Senator Gordon
White House
Carter
District Supreme Court
Key
F. W. Seward
Sitting Bull arrives with captured mules at Wood mountains
Winnipeg reports Sitting Bull reaches Wood mountains with 1,000 mules and horses seized from U S forces. A New Orleans dispatch dated March 7 says State Senator Weber’s brother D A Weber was killed in St Francisville court yard, body riddled with seventeen bullets. Bodine defeats Occident in San Francisco race in two straight heats 2 23 1 2 25 1. Postal cards issued by the Government last year total 150 815 000.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Sitting Bull
Wood Mountains
United States
New Orleans
E. 8. Weber
D.A. Weber
Court House
St. Francisville
San Francisco
Occident
Bodine
Grain and finance items in the United States and Canada
Grain totals show February 24 1877 stocks for wheat corn oats barley and weekly seaboard exports for March 3. Financial figures include Hoyt failure with assets, Illinois Central February earnings, Treasury 5 20 bond call, insurer receivership and bank failure in Canandaigua, timber land purchases in Canada, Chicago City Comptroller report, and Indianapolis agent for London syndicate bonds.
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States
Canada
Seaboard
Illinois
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
North America
Guardian Mutual
Widows’ and Orphans
Reserve Life Insurance Companies
Albany
New York
State Life Insuance Company
Syracuse
Exchange Bank of
Ottawa
Gatineau
John Rose
Morton, Rose & Co
London
Chicago
Charles M. Walker
Indianapolis
Fires and accidents sweep multiple cities in March tolls
A series of late winter disasters includes Leonard’s Opera House and Robbins’ block in Fostoria Ohio with about 15000 dollars loss, Andres House in Grand Rapids with 5000 dollars, and a Waltham Watch Company building in New York with 500000 to 1000000 dollars. A Reading railroad Norristown line crash in Philadelphia kills Policeman James Boyer and injures others. Donovan I. fire hits downtown. St Xavier church stampede in New York causes seven deaths. A Pacific express boiler explosion at Galt Station Illinois kills engineer Watson and fireman Nickland, mortally wounds agent Wolcott. Bradford tobacco warehouse burns in Kentucky with 1150000 pounds lost. St John’s Newfoundland building collapse kills five. a tramp on the Northwestern is killed after being dragged thirty miles. Turner Lavish planing mill fire in Philadelphia destroys property valued at 40000 pounds.
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Robbins’ Block
Fostoria
Ohio
Andres
Grand Rapids
Mich
Waltham Watch Company
New York
Norristown
Reading
Philadelphia
James P. Boyer
Henry Lucas
William Bartel
Donovan, I
Oss
St. Xavier
Chicago and Northwestern
Galt Station
Mr. Watson
Nick Nickland
Saml. B. Wolcott
D. J. Bradford
Bradford
St. John’s
N. B
Northwestern Railroad
Turner, Lavish & Co
Cabinet selections and assorted 1877 political notes
The President names his Cabinet including Evarts Sherman Schurz and McCrary. Senate debate touches Kellogg Louisiana seat. A March dispatch reports John D Lee sentenced to death March 23. Other items include Guilty plea by Richard Vent, arrest of Thompson in Denver, Capitol altercation, train robbers caught near Flora, Illinois, and distilling crackdowns.
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William M. Evarts
John Sherman
Treasury
Carl Schurz
Interor
Richard W.thompson
Navy
Charles Devens
D. M. Key
George W. McCrary
Senate
Wm. Pitt Kellogg
Louisiana
Blaine
Cony Mula
D.‘J. Corbin
Hughell
Stanley Matthews
Sewarty
Matthews
Beaver
Utah
Boreman
John D. Lee
Lee
Salt Lake
Marshal Nelson
United States
Howard
Richard Vent
Indianapolis
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Frank H. Thompson
Denver
Col
Princeton
J. P. Thompson
Capitol Grounds
Washington
St. Louis
Flora
Ill
Alexander Sullivan
Francis Hanford
Chicago
Ohio and Mississippi
Bill Phelps
Julia Phelps
Robert Hess
George White
Nashville
Tenn
Agent Chamberlain
Georgia
Harrison Barker
Richard V. Smith
Joliet Penitentiary
London Press Praises Hayes Address Across Parties
London dailies comment on President Hayes inaugural speech noting its inclusive tone and high minded principles. The Lines finds much of the content welcome across parties, The Daily News lauds the excellent principles, while The Telegraph praises the dignified tone and temper on grave questions.
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President Hayes
London
Daily News
Telegraph
Hayes
Wonderful Effect of Blue Glass on the Pacific Coast
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent claims blue glass in a bathroom transformed microscopic creatures in bathwater into gigantic, floor‑covering “cyclops” after days away. An Iowa farmer newly married bets his wife can whip a panther, a remark noted with the odd clipping.
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Blue Glass
Pacific Slope
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Iowa
Markets in New York and St Louis Grain Prices
The markets report includes No 2 red fall wheat, western mixed oats, and corn price notes. Also listed are rye, pork hams, oats, rye, lamp lamps, and cattle in the trading slate.
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Louis
Chicago
Chicago Breves
Five Thousand Books Given Away for the Asking
Dr H James of the East Indies medical staff discovered that consumption can be cured. The books and papers detail self treatment and medicines. Craddock & Co offer the works free with only a three cent postage stamp requested from readers at 1032 Race Street Philadelphia.
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H. James
East Indies
Craddock & CO
Race Street
Philadelphia
Extraordinary Triumph of Mine and its Cure Claims
Consumptives may rejoice as Dr. J. H. McLean promotes his remedy for consumption, lung and throat diseases in sugar globules with mail order trial boxes for 25 cents. Also advertised is Daving's Rheumatic Remedy with circulars from Holphenstine & Hentley in Washington DC.
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J. H. McLean
Chestnut
St. Louis
Naye
Daving
Holphenstine & Hentley
Washington, D. C
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