Grant signs bill to strengthen public credit and reform army
A late item notes Gen Grant's signing of a bill to strengthen the public credit and to appoint reliable Republicans to border state offices. Reports on the Tenure of Office Act linger as debate continues in the Senate without a vote. A Cuban provisional government minister travels to Washington to urge recognition of the Republic. Governor Palmer of Illinois appears likely to veto the Chicago Lake Front and Harbor Bill.
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United States Senate
Grant
Lopez reorganizes his army amid Brazil clash
Late letters from Brazil describe Lopez steadily rebuilding his force from remnants and fleeing natives after Cerro Leon. He issues a procla mation urging perseverance while towns remain under Allied control. Brazilian minister Paramnhost travels to Allied camps to pave peace efforts. McMahan stays with Lopez, fueling local ire as Montevideo bank suspends operations.
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Tilwminter McMahan
New York
Brazil
Cerro Leon
Asuntian
Paramnhost
la Platte
McMahan
Montevideao Bank
Crime notes defalcation and escapes across cities
Boston reports city treasurer J W Larra bie of Gardiner Maine facing a fifty thousand dollar defalcation. His father vows repayment. Hantrorp records James Nelson alias Dave Kently sentenced to five and seven years for burglaries, with prior escapes from multiple states and amputated feet. Ploughkeepsie notes Sing Sing convicts gagging keepers and escape, one keeper later dying. Memphis dispatches Helena arrests linked to Hindman assassination plot, including Charles Porter.
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J. W. Larrabie
Gardiner
Maine
Hantrorp
James Nelson
Dave Kently
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Plainsville
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Ohio
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Sing Sing
Memphis
Helena
Hindman
Chas. Porter
Washington Debates Tenure Act and Army Reforms
Washington dispatches report continued debate on the Tenure-of-Office Act and approval of the bill to strengthen public credit. Presidential refusals to remove officeholders for political reasons persist until the act is repealed, with Army retrenchment urged by Gen. Sherman and discussions on officer pay and posts. Grant signs the public credit bill. Georgia matters yield no result. Mississippi and Virginia issues loom for Reconstruction.
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Cuban Provisional Government Minister Arrives in Washington
Summary of hurried dispatches from New York and Boston dated March 18 report Captain Armstrong dying of fever in Brooklyn after a voyage on the Jas. Foster Jr. Senor Morales Lemus, backed by President Gespedes, travels to Washington to seek recognition of the Cuban Provisional Government. John W. Coleman, jailed for embezzlement in Louisiana, is discharged on habeas corpus after a judge notes lack of timely evidence.
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Lemus
Gespedes
Guba
Washington
Bostony
John W. Coleman
In. Louisians
Sewell
Congressional actions and bills in the Senate and House
Washington dispatch outlines a busy congressional day with a Chattanooga Rolling Mills sale bill, military road and post road bills through Dakota Montana and Texas, foreign vessel licensing, and pension related measures. It notes debates over the Tenure of Office Act, adjournments, and committee actions on Reconstruction and taxation proposals, including railroads and a civil officers removal issue in Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas.
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Wye
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Conklin
Judiciary
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Senate
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Trumbul
House
Woodward
Pennsylvania
Covode
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Slooper
Committee On
Ways and Means
Farnsworth
Committee On Reconstruction
Virginia
Texas
Mississippi
Butler
Massachusetts
Maynard
Paine
Reconstruction Committee
Spanish Cortes Member Killed in a Duel
Celestino Alozaga, nephew of the late Minister to Paris and a Cortes member, was killed yesterday in a duel. Reports from MaprRip dated March 18 note the death. Other items include France and Belgium plans for a mutual commercial conference, Ireland’s protest against disestablishment, a Preston cotton spinners strike over wage cuts, and Bishop Macrarie’s Cape Town consecration with objections from Cape Town and Natal dioceses.
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Paris
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Belgium
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Natal
Capture of Gen. Custar Denied in Indian News
St Louis reports no reliable word on General Custar after March 2 near Medicine Bluff Washita Mountains. McKeever doubts the capture claim as Fort Lyon has no late info. Pawnees in Ellsworth faced demands by a group of 25. two surrendered, three refused and were shot. Navajos about Fort Wingate number six to seven thousand amid clashes with semi civilized Pueblos.
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Ame Reever
Department of the Missouri
Custar
Medicine Bluff
Washita Mountains
Ellsworth
Kansas
Fort Lyon
Sibley
Fort Wingate
New Mexico
Pueblas
Condition of the fruit crop in southern Illinois and railroad news
Makanda Illinois reports four fifths of peach buds killed by late frosts while other fruits seem uninjured and may yield well. Weather remains warm and delightful. In Detroit General Railroad Aid law passed the House and heads to the Governor for approval. Baltimore Dr Mudd, recently released, arrived in the city. Wilmington Delaware Senate votes down the proposed federal suffrage amendment.
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St Patrick's Day Explosion Wounds Dozens Off San Francisco
Irish celebration in San Francisco includes a military procession and banquet. A powder keg aboard the cruiser Chrisopolis exploded during a salute for the Emmett Guards reception, injuring eighteen to twenty and causing considerable damage to the vessel.
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Brooklyn
Emmett Guards
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Sacramento
Sheridan to take command of Missouri Division in April
Washington dispatches report Gen Sheridan will depart to Fort Leavenworth tomorrow to formally assume command of the Missouri Division in April. Ex President Johnson accepts an invitation from Isachburg citizens to partake in hospitalities and will remain there tomorrow.
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Tennessee
Gen. Sheridan
Washington
Johnson
Isachburg
Fort Leavenworth
Missouri
Proclamation Cuts Direct Taxes in Cuba and Reduces War Tax
Captain General Duke announces taxes on plantations cattle and country real estate are reformed with a fifty percent reduction in the war tax on merchants and tradesmen to aid the Treasury. New duties are set on molasses and exported sugars to offset the loss.
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Havanga
Duke
St. Kouta Market Prices Record Daily Movements
Market report shows flour weak and prices mixed with buyers favored. Grady wheat steady to unchanged with range around 4.50 to 5.00. Barley and bacon firmness noted while whisky and groceries described as dull or steady. Sugar and lard prices also listed with minor shifts and higher provisions at 32.23 to 32.50.
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Market News Mixed with Bond Pressure and Southern Referendum
A dense market report describes gold prices, bond activity, and government securities with strong demand for new issues. It references grain and provisions, Chicago and New York shifts, and notable price moves alongside a lengthy political call by W. H. Phillips urging tough Union policy and swift constitutional action in the South.
Endorsement of Grant and Vengeful Call in A S Standard
The AntiSlavery Standard argues Wendell Phillips backs President Grant and urges swift Ku Klux prosecutions. It praises Grant’s inaugural pledges on emancipation, Indian citizenship, and law enforcement, while demanding immediate action against Southern rebels and loyalty payments to Southern whites and blacks.
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Jeff
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Holt
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