Montpensier and the Tenure of Office Act Debate
A scanned column discusses King of Spain references, the Tenure of Office Act repeal arguments, and Gen. Grant’s removals. It notes Congress adjournment timing, rail track work from Carthage to Quincy, and critiques independent journalism in public life with references to Butler and Harper's Weekly.
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Senate
Longstreet
Grant
House of Representatives
Butler
Gen. Butler
Curtis
Harper's Weekly
Jourma
Maine
California
Montpensier to Be Proclaimed King in Spain
Advices from Spain render it certain Montpensier will be proclaimed King. He will arrive in Spain within a fortnight.
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Montpennsaler
Pale
Luxbox
Spain
Montpensier
Negro burned after mob seizure in Dooley county murder case
Atlanta dispatch reports a disguised mob seized a imprisoned black man charged with murder and rape, dragging him from Dooley county jail and burning him alive. Separate items note Alvin Wilkins robbed of 5000 dollars in bonds by two con men in Detroit, and James D. Martino released under President Johnson’s pardon with additional indictments. An obituary records the death of Thos. S. Woods, editor of the Ohio Patriot, in Columbus.
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Andy Johnson
Atlanta
Dooley County
Detroit
Alvin Wilkins
Canada
Bostoux
James D. Martino
Hide and Leatherbank
U.s.circuit Court
President Johnson
Martin
Illness and confirmations dominate Senate agenda
Washington dispatch reports nearly all nominations before the Senate confirmed while General Orders from the War Department detail retrenchments and promotions. Georgia politics and Louisiana audit turmoil headline the South with Wickliffe’s arrest and disputed seizure of the Auditor’s office in New Orleans.
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Senate
Complaint Against Gen McClellan and Railroad Enterprise
New York report notes a Sun letter from a Stephens battery mechanic alleging harsh treatment by General McClellan. The Methodist Book Concern paid one million dollars for a Broadway and Eleventh Street building. West Concord elected Mrs William Brown and Mrs Chandler Gastman to its five member School Committee. A Rosecrans Supreme Court order moved the Fisk vs Union Pacific case to the United States Circuit Court before Judge Blatchford.
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Gen. McClellan
Methodist Book Concern
New York
Europe
Glasgow
Stephens Battery
Hoboken
Broadway
Eleventh Street
Concern
N. B
William Brown
Chandler Gastman
West Concord
Jad Rosecrans
Supreme Court
United States
Giverné Court
James Fisk
Union Pacific Railroads
Blatchford
Hacket
Mandamus ruling aflicts Pacific Railroad case progress
Judge Blatchford decides Judge Rosecrans order complies with the mandamus and the case remains in United States courts. Erie Railroad contracts with Michigan Southern to build Akron to Toledo track with Erie using the line until October 10. Engineers depart Monday for Akron, giving Erie a broad gauge to Chicago.
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Pacific Railroad
Blatchford Trém
Rosecrars
Supreme Court
United States
Erie Railroad
Michigan Southern Railroad
Akron
Ohio
Toledo
Erie Road
Chicago
Disappearance of Isaac Hughes Baffles Davis County
Davis county Republican notes the mysterious disappearance of Isaac M. Hughes of Drakesville who left January 11 for Xecsanqua with a mule team and wagon. He spent the night with a relative and has not been heard from since. Also reported: ex Gov Seymour of New York staying in Davenport and a Davenport jail sentence for Julia Britton tied to counterfeit money. Burlington tracks to begin on Burlington and Carthage Railroad with a year of heavy contracts and a busy building season ahead.
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Keokuk
Davis County
Isaac M. Hughes
Drakesville
Xecsanqua
Iie
Seymour
New York
Tepfer
Davenport
Iowa
Julia Britton
Newel and Assopin
Burlington
Burlington and Carthage
Cuba Vessel Seized by Patriots in Caribbean Port
Havana reports the steamer Commoditor, en route to Cardenas, seized by patriot passengers. The capture occurred near Cardenas with some crew and captain landed on a Key. captors reportedly took the ship toward Nassau. A later Havana note says a heavy battle in the eastern department was only a minor skirmish.
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Havana
Cardenas
Nassau
Remedions
Madonis
Pacific steamer Hermann lost near Yokohama with troops
News from New York reports the total loss of the Pacific steamer Hermann about seventy miles north of Yokohama. The vessel carried Japanese troops and has been wiped from radar and records. The disaster expands wartime losses in the Pacific theater.
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Pacific
New York
Hermann
Yokohama
Casualties and Narrow Escapes Across Cities
A man injured by a Terre Haute bound train near Alton Illinois is alive but badly hurt after being thrown from the track. In New York Ellen Walker and Haywood suffer injuries in a freight car crash with a Fourth Avenue horsecar. In Illinois a family narrowly escapes gas poisoning from a coal stove in Hil. and all are recovering.
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Alton
New York
Elgin
Ill
Terre Haute
McConnell
Ellen Walker
Haywood
New Haven
Fourth Avenue
Lockwood
Sing Sing
Sullivan
Exci. Hil
Adjournment of Congress Likely After Mid-April
Washington dispatch reports both parties expect no adjournment before mid April. Paraguayan question, Georgia case, and Pacific railroads study dominate agenda. Recon Committee considers reassembling Georgia legislature with test oath. Washburne and Davis cases slated for investigation. Union Pacific and Central Pacific track progress noted with rails yet to be laid between monuments.
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Congress
Texas
Georgia
Washington
Reconstruction Committee
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Washburne
Davis
Messrs Bliss and
Masterman
Committee On Reconstruction
Secretary of the Interior
Salt Lake
Utah
Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Road
U. K. Wannex
U.S. A
J. Breckensderfer, Jr
Union Pacific
Ogden
Monument Point
Loss of the Steamer Hermann Near Yokohama
The Great Republic arrives with reports of the Hermann wreck February 8 outside Yokohama harbor. Two hundred seventy lives lost. ship total loss. Also notes British and Chinese tensions, Catholic missionary issues, and anti-foreigner placards in Foochow.
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Hermann
Yokohama
San Francisco
Great Republic
Hong Kong
Hakodado
Burlingame
Lord Clarendon
North China
Pekin
Celestial Empire
Chefoo
Foochow
Sivata
Cackchafan
Salnave in precarious state amid Haitian turmoil
Advices from Port au Prince dated March 18 report President Salnave in a fragile condition due to finances. The Haitian Navy has not been paid for three months, tensions rise between blacks and whites, and assassinations are feared. A procession pleads for blockading Aux Cayes port. Gold stands at a 270 premium. Steamer Commandataro passengers and crew arrive at Cardenas and denounce conditions.
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Salnave
Havana
Porte Au Prince
Aux Cayes
Commandataro
Cardenas
Purser and engineer lead seized vessels in Havand riot
Two men were killed in Havand streets today and six arrested for uttering seditious cries. A convict from Illinois Beniten Garne entered wheater New-York. William Forrester, an escaped Joliet Penitentiary convict, was arrested in Houston Street after resistance. Théodore Allen intervened and Forrester escaped. Allen, a known ringleader, fled. In Boston, Portsmouth Navy Yard ordered the steamer Galena fitted for sea, destiny likely Cuba.
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Havand
Illinois
Beniten- Garne
Wheater New-Yorkk
William Forrester
Joliet, UI
Houston Street
Théodore Allen
Forrester
Allen Bree
Boston
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Galena
Cuba
New Healing Method Critiques Stimulants and Medicines
A letter argues that medicines and stimulants do not cure disease, claiming disease results from blocked bodily functions. The author promotes magnetic and hygienic methods, rejects “laying on of hands,” and asserts quick, affordable relief at the Quincy House through a newer healing system.
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Quincy House
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