State Department moves to deny Irish paupers entry
Officials report no Irish paupers may land. customs can send back those landed at expense of vessels. Grigg posts withheld in Virginia. Gresham limits weight of ex congressman's recommendations. Cholera recedes in Asia. smallpox reported in Rio. Revenue bond for Carter, indictments against Kellogg and Brady. dynamite test. Treasury counts funds. Smithsonian statue unveiled. Local cases note a mob lynching in Arkansas and other largely undisputed events.
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State Department
Samuel 8. Grigg
Post Office Department
Grigg
Congress
Iowa
Virginia
Gresham
Mississippi
Chalmers
National Board of Health
China
Japan
India
Rio de Janeiro
William W. Carter
Internal Revenue
Indiana
Treasury
Washington
William Pitt Kellogg
U. S
United States
John A. Walsh
James B. Price
Joseph Cochran
J. M. Brady
Thomas J. Brady
Price
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Texas
Monroe
Shreveport
Portable Electric Light Company
Waterstreet
Boston
Navy Yard
United States Treasury
Gilfillan
Henry
Smithsonian Institute
Smithsonian
Coronation postponement and European unrest reported
Reports suggest the Russian czar's coronation may be moved to June 10 with little risk to the ruler despite Nihilist rhetoric. In Britain a cattle disease debate continues while Ireland endures famine like suffering. fires destroy Quebec Parliament and a Madagascar envoy arrival sparks fears of political plots.
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Russia
Lreds
Duke of Richmond
United States
France
Council
America
London Home Office
Ireland
Katana Imanoskoi
Dublin
Timothy Kelly
Phoenix Park
London Times
House of Parliament
Quebec
Canada
Dominion
London
Madagascar
Emigration from Liverpool to U S and Canada
Streamers started from Liverpool on the 2th carrying nearly three thousand emigrants to the United States and Canada. They are estimated to bring capital about $500,000.
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Liverpool
United States
Canada
Sacramento
New Orleans
Boisseau & Martinez
Hats, Loeb, Scheuer & Co
London
Pall Mallazette
New York
Kelly
Dublin
Phoenix Park
Knights Templar
San Francisco
Washington
Savannah
John Lilly
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
The Scott Liquor Tax Bill Enacted by Ohio General Assembly
The measure imposes annual assessments on liquor traders starting after passage, with two hundred dollars per business location and reduced rates for year-long operation. It creates liens on property, penalties for nonpayment, and requires local officials to publish notices and enforce provisions. It also bans Sunday sales except by physicians or druggists and sets fines for selling to minors or intoxicated persons.
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General Assembly of
Ohio
General Assembly
State of
General Revenue
Ceneral
Mandamus
State Senate
Guernsey County
Midford
Clermont County
House
Scott
Yeas
Sauhenes
Aso
Eee
Bard of Control
Pike County
Superior Court of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Messrs
Dexter
Strong
Simon Kenton
O .iv
Montgomery County
Stillwater
Harrison Township
The Frugal Man
A notorious frugal man married a widow hoping for wealth but learned the estate favored the baby. He became guardian to manage funds and claimed 37 for a wet nurse. Investigation revealed the nurse was his own wife, the child's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswego Times
State Senate Bills Pass Amid Debate on Tax and School Measures
The body advanced a slate of measures including county levy tweaks, road and turnpike authorizations, and school district refinements. In the House, a liquor tax proposal cleared along party lines, while debates covered municipal bridges, fire safety mandates, and court procedures.
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Hamilton County
Cornell Ad ‘Ooper
Cincinnati and Eastern Connection Railroad Company
Thrugh State Lnws
Millcreek
Steubenville
Ashtabula
Newton Township
Trumbull County
House
Price
New Concord
Muskingum County
Vallandigham
Montgomery County
Mead Bridge
Stillwater
Hughes
van Wet County
Senate
Chapman
Norton
Toledo
Green
Shelby
Miami County
Orange Township
She Pe
Franklin
Watson On Wight
Cincinnati Police Force
Morrow Township
Franklin County
Time of Cincinnati Board of Equalization
Versailles
Darke County
Board of Education
Board of Education of
McLean ,Township
One County
New York Youth Marry at High Rate
The New York Hould notes two hundred four youths under twenty wed within a year. The piece laments torn family lives yet observes many young women continuing to seek husbands despite early marriages.
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New York
Peculiar Mexican Burro in Houston Stirs Curiosity
A Houston report describes a rare Mexican burro with horns instead of hooves and a woolly body. The text notes caution if the animal is male to avoid its hind legs, highlighting the odd creature's striking features.
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Houston
Tex
Judge and Witness Banter in Courtroom Exchange
A judge scolds a man over polygamy saying the law allows only one wife. The man jokes he can manage with one law allows and one he took on his own, then faces jail for contempt. A barrister questions a female witness who replies with sharp defiance about contempt for lawyers.
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Georce Scheller
Newhall House
Milwaukee
Mallony
Scheller
Bigamist
Sailors complain of roast beef no chaw in it
The ship's captain served cabin roast beef to the crew who protested that there was no chaw in the meat. The captain tasted it and found it fine, asking for the reason. The spokesman replied with a wag that there is no chaw in the beef.
Southern sentiment on ballot fraud and justice in the South
The Tribune asserts public sentiment in the South supports ballot box fraud and blocks prosecutions. South Carolina and Louisiana cases show juries and public opinion hindering convictions. The Picayune defies this, while readers weigh the South’s political loyalties against the rule of law. Judge Gresham’s career shift to a cabinet post is noted.
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Tribune
South
Wade Hampton
South Carolina
Chalmers
Mississippi
Louisiana
United States
Charleston News and Courier
New Orleans
Times- Democrat
Bourbon
Republican Party
The
Picayune
New Postmaster General Walter Gresham Appointed
The New Postmaster General is Judge Walter Q. Gresham of Indianapolis. The cabinet vacancy arose from Judge Howe's death and Gresham's selection is seen as satisfactory and unexpectedly prudent. A seasoned soldier, famed lawyer, and respected judge, he lost a leg in the war and earned attention from General Grant.
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Walter Q. Gresham
Indianapolis
Howe
Judge Gresham
General Grant
United States District Court For
Indiana
Oliver P. Morton
Morton
White House
Tilden Redivivus and the Dynastic Echoes of 1884
The piece portrays Samuel J. Tilden as a persistent, aging force in the Democratic party. It notes his enduring ambition, influence in New York politics, and ongoing attempt to unite factions while contending with younger leaders and rivals. It predicts a somber 1884 bid, highlighting the spectacle of backing an aged figure over newer prospects.
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Grame Park
Sammy
Watterson
Democratic Ple
Tilden
Hancock
Mr. Tilden
McDonald
Indiana
New York
John K
Randall
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Democratic Party
Samuel J. Tilden
Pete E
Ng Co
Cago Tribune
Rumor of Tilden Randall Pact for Speaker and President
Political chatter centers on a rumored alliance between Samuel J. Randall of Pennsylvania and Samuel J. Tilden of New York to trade New York delegation support for Speaker in exchange for Tilden’s presidency. The plan faces opposition from Humpty Dumpty Cox and other candidates, with Carter Harrison and Bill Springer named in speculative scenarios.
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Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
New York
Randall
Tilden
Humpty- Dumpty
Cox
New York del Tion
Carter H. Harrison
Carter
Bill Springer
Illinois
Springer
Harrison
Tanta
Pene
New York Sun
Dana
Samuel J. den
Chicago Journal
Advertising Rates For Transient Notices At Clermont Gourier
The Clermont Gourier lists advertising options including transient notices at three dollars per first insertion with reductions for yearly runs. Business cards up to six lines are available at eight dollars per year.
Diverse 19th Century Industrial Glimpses Across Europe and U S
A wide survey notes nearly 1,000,000 barrels needed for truck transport from Norfolk. It cites Europe beet sugar output at two million tons with two thirds produced from beets. It describes steel iron alloy, coal-to-iron rail efficiency, new fire doors, and an electric Paris light called sunlight. It ends with U S thread production, spools usage, and annual consumption approaching 21 million spools.
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Europe
Francis
Newport
M. Kiel
M. Waleed
New Orleans
Gulf States Fruit Growers’ Association
United States
Alop
Iron and Steel
Various Anecdotes and Quotes from a 19th Century Column
A collage of quips and vignettes on manners, politics, travel, and society. Entries reference Shakespeare, Passepartout, railway electrification, a rattlesnake tail, a queen’s compunction, a flirtatious greeting, a village postmaster scheme, church fundraising controversy, a Lancaster dream, petroleum-use in a Russian locomotive, and a claim that muscle correlates with gentleness, concluding with a courtroom jest.
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Clermont Courier
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Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Myers
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Wharton
Circuit Court
Campbell
Manning
John Askew
Eldorado
Ark
Owue
United States Court
Rosberttson
William Willoughby
Henry Engle
Johnson Hinman
Newhall
Wx. Fats
Newcastle
Presbyterian Church
Mary Hinckson
Caspar Yousghem
Philadelphia
August Goeckel
Johnston & Seapley
Sidney
Abernathy Furniture
Leavenworth
Kan
Sprague
Calvert
Chase
Huntington
W. Va
Detroit
Dr. Edwards
Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity
Mary E. Bowen
Little Rock
J. T. Brown, Jr
Baltimore
Christine Nilsson
Mme. Albani
Belgravia
Covent Garden
H. R. Palmer
International Normal Music School
Meadville
Ashland
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Ozark
Arkansas
Newton Gastill
Fitzhugh
Arabella Snedeker
Limestone
Marshall County
Albert Crowe
Erie
Uniontown
Lizzie Nutt
Annie
Main Street
Dukes
Treasury Department
Hazen
West Indies
Lyman
Indian Territory
Legislative Proceedings
Conference Committee On House
Jones
Charles E. Taylor
Flora Taylor
Middletown
Butler County
Common Pleas
United States Senate
Benjamin Harrison
Detroit Post and Tribune
Tilden Redivivus
Clermont Gourier
Science and Industry
Norfolk
Shakspeare
Boston Post
Ngland
Miss Blank
Boston Transcript
Lancaster
Bob
Hammond
Wilkins
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