Reply to Sherman on Stanton memory sparks family hint
The son of the late Secretary Stanton is said to prepare a reply to Gen Sherman over his remarks about Stanton. The piece notes his wartime role as private secretary and his memoranda of key events. It also mentions ongoing whisky fraud crackdowns and Bris Low’s determined pursuit of dishonest Revenue Department associates and distillers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Sherman
Bris Low
Revenue Department
Growth of the Reformed Episcopal Church Reported at Chicago Council
The third Council in Chicago shows rapid growth from 1873 to 1874. It lists two bishops and forty ministers, with representatives from thirty-five parishes and seventy lay deputies, serving about four thousand communicants across sites in New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Pepin Bay, Illinois, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Pearls, Minnesota, and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Episcopal Church
Chicago
New York State
Newark
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Pepin Bay
Ohio
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburg
Louisville
Pearls
Minnesota
Pardon rumors and immigration shifts noted in Atlantic state paper
An Eastern paper questions Gov. Tilden's pardon of Ingersoll amid allegations of fraud linked to Tweed allies and Bweeny. The item sketches a Detroit Social Science Convention report showing European immigration trends and estimates of immigrant economic value, plus a Cincinnati Times summary of the whisky tax riots and federal response in 1791 2. It recalls Washington’s use of troops, the whisky insurrection, and speculated personal tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Tilden
Ingersoll
Tweed
Tammany Gang
Tilden
Peter B. Bweeny
Eway
Bweeny
Democratic State Committee
Detroit
Celine
Europe
United States
America
Germany
Whisky tax and corruption in Treasury examined
The piece argues that the whisky tax remains hard to collect and that revenue officers are easily deceived. It urges Secretary Bristow to uncover treacherous agents in the Treasury and Internal Revenue who fed the Whisky Ring with information, warning reforms hinge on cleansing these public servants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Bristow
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Washington hears of Shermans memoirs stir in press
A Washington correspondent reports strong Army officers resentment toward Gen Sherman as Memoirs publish. Grant biographers defend him, citing Badeau and Dana as confirming plans to march to the sea. The Herald backs Sherman, while debate on credit and authority continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Navy
O'D Army
Sherman
Grant
Badeau
Atlanta
Mobile
Savannah
West
Chattanooga
General ‘Badeau
Gen. Grant
Gen. Sherman
Arautes
Gen. Badeau
Chas. A.‘Dana
Grasshoppers seen fading as natural parasites spread
Prof. Aughey and Prof. Riley report grasshopper populations declining due to a rising parasite infection. He notes many eggs failed to hatch, and ground is littered with dead locusts eaten by a tiny parasite, suggesting natural enemies may release land from the invasion for years. Missouri warm region spared from eastward spread, experts say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Aughey
Nebraska State University
Riley
Missouri
Anya
Atlantic
Egga
Kentleman
St. Louis Globe
Hardin
Illinois
Woman suffrage movement grit shown in new campaigns
The piece argues that despite decline suffragists still press on with resolutions at New York’s twenty seventh annual meeting and moves in Missouri and Iowa. It contrasts hostile male opposition, cites historic examples from Thracian Amazons to early reformers, and mocks the campaign amid broad public indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman Suffrage Association
New York
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Missouri
Michigan
Suffrage Association
Wll
Iowa
Amazonas
Penthesilea
Rone
Anthonys
Foothlss
Anthony
Addison
Satirical advance on suffrage fuels public debate in historic blast
A dated editorial rails against ballot suffrage, depicting women in aggressive terms and blaming a failed war leadership for upheaval. It argues suffrage is a foreign menace and mocks reformers while invoking classical satire to condemn modern votes and assert male authority.
Pardoning power abuses spark calls for explanations
A New York Journal of Commerce essay urges careful use of clemency, noting Grant's liberal yet careless pardons. It cites Harris, Habel, and other cases, argues for accountability, and presses Tilden Beveridge to disclose motives behind mercy and recent pardons.
Wall Street Grapes Grasshoppers Rumors Shake Markets
Operators on Wall Street sought to corner grasshoppers by sowing rumors to lift cereal prices while short sellers pressed railroad shares. The text notes harvest pests will bring hardship to western regions but destruction this year appears far less than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Nebraska City
Wall Street
California Faces I influx and housing strain
Last month over 10 000 people aimed to make California their permanent home. San Francisco papers note the state already has more immigrants than can be comfortably housed, reflecting public concern over settlement pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Californis
San Francisco
California
Rescue and Death-Defying Feats At Keokuk Station
A Keokuk man ER BRADY, 47, peddling patent ironing boards, attempted three drownings in the Mississippi while in Burlington. Rescued each time, he was later taken to the police station. His family troubles and incoherence are noted, with plans for return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
ER Brady
Keokuk
Brady
Ballard House
Ballard
Jersey Street
Sliney
Lome
Teeth Lost in Gorge Rescue Tale From Ulster County
A Ulster County resident coughed over a six hundred foot gorge and lost a full set of teeth in an explosion like arc of bits that circled and fell. Local volunteers retrieved the dentition in a perilous descent, prompting humorous reflection on paleontological misidentifications and scientific debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster County
Curtius
Gulf
Sindbad
The
Stanislaus
Hipparion
Brown
Thompson
Michigan abandons Prohibition by force after decades
The piece notes Prohibition advocates face disappointment as Michigan ends forceful temperance efforts after twenty years. It recalls earlier reform attempts and the 1855 prohibitory law, then describes a new system taxing liquor sales with annual fees for wholesale and retail permits, signaling a shift in policy and the high cost to sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New England
Michigan
Ohio
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maine
Wis
Rising living costs seen as overconsumption not true dearness
A European critic argues that rising household expenses reflect a larger scale of living rather than dearer goods. A Massachusetts student diary from 1751 shows frugal prices for rum tea and food, with total annual expenses of 165 dollars, despite lavish college life, illustrating earlier cheaper living and different spending norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Waltham
Newark
N. J
College of New Jersey
Costa
Boston
New England
New York
Our ‘Divinity
Haist
Falls
Prestas
Mr. Burr
Mutiny Aboard Three Mast Schooner Jefferson Borden
A Jefferson Borden voyage from New Orleans to England with oil cake faced a mutiny after March departure. Captain William Patterson, his two mates Corydon and Charles Patterson, and crew from several nations engage in a 36 hour mutiny off the coast of England after earlier discipline problems and onboard tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Borden
The
Nore
London Times
William Patterson
New Orleans
Beaton
England
Corydon F. Patterson
Charles I. . Patterson
Cailor
Buckley
States
Boston
Miller
Patterson
Henry Malthiends
Jacob Lumber
Henry Aken
Bremen
Germany
George Miller
Alen
Mattingham
William Smith
Corydon Patterson
Chas, Patterson
Mutiny and Shootings Aboard the Jefferson Borden Near the Nore
Captain Patterson awoke to a violent mutiny aboard the schooner Jefferson Borden. Mills and three sailors assaulted officers with bolts and grindstone pieces, pushing the crew to submission with gunfire. After days of danger, leadership and aid from the steward, Swede, and Miller enabled control, while the captain’s wife kept his watch as relief arrived with a Norweg ian bark sending men to assist steering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Mills
Atstes
Capt. Patterson
Miller
Malthicnde
Mallhiende
Boston
Broward
Russell
Smith
London
Jefferson Borden
Nore
Census Law Dispute Looms Over 1845 Provisions
May 20. In the last Legislature Cook County members sought to pass an 8 law for a state census this year. The law failed, and the 1845 census law remains in force with years tied to federal censuses. The repealing statute is not shown to exist, raising questions about how the census should be conducted and by whom per the existing text and Best 108 Jew provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best
Contested County Governance and Judge Allocation Debate
Lawmakers discuss township boards under County Boards and possible mandamus to fund duties while seeking to increase Cook County Circuit Judges. Primary interest centers on Chicago area advocates pushing for more judges, citing constitutional counts per population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Chicago
Cook County
Lighthouse lights extend inland navigation hints and costs
Washington May 16. Congress directed the lighthouse board to study inland water service and began funding. Temporary movable lanterns with oil, later fuller lights, and twenty thousand dollars monthly maintenance for about 300 lights are planned. Some positions already staffed at fifteen to thirty dollars monthly, with a goal to improve river channels from St. Louis to Cairo and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light House Board
DARE
St. Louis Republican
Mississippi
Walisco
St. Louis Railway Supplies, Manufacturing Company
Wallace
Col. Haines
Lighthouse Board
Ocean Service
Jefferson Barracks
Twin Hollowa
Illinois
Lissouri
Ilinois
Missouri
Perry
Twin Hollows Colely
St. Louis
Csiro
Perry’sa
Calico Island
Lilly’s
Aland
Fish Landing
Fort Chartres Wert
Frank Rickey
White Sand Depot
Glendale
Dickey
St. Mary's
Allen's Landing
Liberty Island
Thebes
Kil
Commerce
Illinois Bank
Rock Island
Lights Along the River Channel Speak To Safety
A historic navigation description details multiple river lights placed to guide vessels. The sequence includes two stacked lights on rocks near Thebes, a double-light above another to distinguish from nearby buildings, and key beacons on Uncle Joe's landing and Paul Jones rocks. The final light lies at Commerce point ensuring a direct line through the narrow channel at Pani.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thebes
Missouri
Uncle Joe's Landing
Paul Jones’ Rocks
Commerce
Pani
Jones
Uncle _ Joe's
Smith Ingham Case Ends with McGraw Fined Five Dollars
In Quincy a jury found John C. McGraw guilty of assault against C. M. Gilmer in the Smith Ingham case and fixed a term of imprisonment at eight years. Sheriff Craig and Deputy Hartman moved prisoners to Joliet. Gilmer’s remarks about McGraw under oath sparked further clashes. McGraw slapped Gilmer, who fell into Heming’s drugstore window. Gilmer swore out a warrant. McGraw was fined five dollars and costs by Police Magistrate Morton after testimony on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Ingham
Quincy
John DC. McGraw
McGraw
Gilmer
Hampshire Street
Fifth
Heming
Gilmy
Mig Graw
Morton
John OC. McGraw
Smith
Ingham
Brown County
Destruction of Birds Provokes Kansas Grange Action
Read about widespread bird slaughter in Kansas aimed at quail prairie chickens and other species. Advocates note protecting birds reduces grasshopper pests. Granges in Atchison and near Topeka pass resolutions to deter killing on farms and urge enforcement of laws to preserve bird populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Felix Street
Kapens
Kaneas
St. Louis
Kansas
Atchinson County
Bala Paysite
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Ove Tilton
Tilton
Porter
Greeal Sumeuan
Norfolk Virginian
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati Times
Congress
Gen
Neville
Pittaburg
Mifflin
Bedford
Col. Hamilton
Lexington
Marino
Ries
Grasshoppers
Palak
New York Journal of Commerce
Ben
Journal of ‘Comaneree
Hodge
Harris
Custom’ House
Journal of Commerce
Habel
New York City
Almed
Tammany Ring
Amias
Beveridge
Curius Dentatus
New York World
C. M. Gilmer
John C. McGraw
Shannoh Mili
Atebisun
Kan
Topeka
Noxine Moog
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