Political Row Over Kellogg Seat Reveals Louisiana 1876 Flaws
The Senate Elections Committee reports Kellogg guilty of corrupt conduct in 1876 Louisiana elections while Spofford is credited with Kellogg's seat. The dispute centers on Returning Board votes, Packard Nichols Hayes, and a disputed gubernatorial outcome. The piece notes the era’s ugly electoral tensions and calls for scrutiny of legitimacy.
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Senate Committee On Elections
William Pitt Kellogg
Louisiana
United States Senate
Spofford
Kellogg
Returning Board
New York Tribune Almanac
Packard
Hayes
Nichols
Friends of
Wormsley Hotel
Washington
Spafford
Salvation Army in England Targets New York
The Salvation Army corps, led by Commissioner George Scott Railton, arrives in New York with young English women as lieutenants in dark uniforms. They visit saloons asking if people want to go to heaven, singing and praying, after a first attack at Harry Hill's Variety theater.
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Salvation Army
England
New York
George Scott Railton
Harry Hill
House Coinage Committee Advances Silver Recoinage Plan
The House Committee on Coinage directs Rep Craffin to draft a bill to reco in all subsidiary silver half dollars in the Treasury to full standard weight 206 grains nine tenths fine. Warner and Davis to consult the Treasury on shipping four pounds of silver by mail without extra postage to meet national demand. Also reports on a deranged stone-cutter, racial politics in Mississippi, a Texas murder and mob action, a California election injunction ruling, a Colorado murder and lynching threat, and other political and social notes.
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House Committee On Coinage
Craffin
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Warner
Davis
the Herald
Mississippi
South
H. F. Lewis
Marshal
Texas
Lewis
Supreme Court of California
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Porter
Thomas Callan
Alma
Colorado
Duchess of Marlborough
London
Ireland
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Blaine
Lincoln
Illinois
W. Harrison
City of Mexico Arrives with General Grant at Galveston
A steamer named City of Mexico reached Galveston Texas yesterday carrying General Grant aboard. The Rhode Island Democratic State Convention instructed delegates to vote for Tilden.
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City of Mexico
Galveston
Texas
General Grant
Rhode Island
Tilden
Local Humorous Tale With Generals Emperors and Oysters
A quirky reminiscence features General Grant as a guest in a city night scene. He shares a laugh with Emperor Norton the First after a light mishap, while crowds enjoy a casual supper at Doe's Loxen Stamp with fresh oysters and celery salad.
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Emperor Norton
Doe
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