Election Returns and Washington Scene Report
The piece notes results with Grant at 31 states and 304 electoral votes while Greeley has 5 states and 54 electoral votes and Texas remains in doubt with 8 votes. It reports a memorial to Gen Meade and fires in Boston. It covers a White House congratulation for re election, torpedo experiments, and various Congressional and international law items. It mentions officials and committees preparing for next fiscal year and a disallowed case against Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Washington
Asah
Ne House
Fish
Jas. H. Spotts
San Francisco
Chase McDougall
James W. Thompson
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Richmond
Case
Newport
R.I
Loy
Khedive of
Egg
Admiral Case
Richmond, Danville & Piedmont Railroad
Boutwell
Cole
Senate
Gen
Garfield
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Wm. Wheeler Hubbell
Great Britain
British and American Claims Committee
Treasury
Louisville News Briefs on Rail Stock Plan and Smallpox
In Louisville Kentucky on November 9 the Elizabethtown and Paducah railroad stockholders accepted City of Louisville stock subscription terms for 10 000 shares by a vote of 22 200 to 6 900 Nine new smallpox cases were reported since Sunday Mrs Iddy Moran wife of Pat Moran was assaulted near Fifth and Levee while her husband was away and later gave birth to a boy Warrants issued for the assailants except for Biddy Moran and a male companion.
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Louisville, Ky Y
Elizabethtown & Paducah Railroad
Louisville
Iddy Moran
Pat Mooran
Fifth
Levee
Pat
California Port News Boosts Trade as Vote Counts Rise
San Francisco reports more vessel arrivals in thirty days than any prior period, reflecting improving business and strong grain tonnage. Complete county results show Grant leading by 10,851 votes while Clayton, Page, Luttrell and Houghton win Congress seats.
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San Francisco
Grant
Clayton
Page
Luttrell
Houghton
Congress
Appearance of the Horse Disease in Cumberland
In Cumberland Maryland the horse disease appeared yesterday morning with a few mules and horses attacked. It is believed to have been brought from Georgetown by canal mules arriving the previous night. No deaths are reported yet.
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Cumberland
Georgetown
Grant Wins Presidency With 304 Electoral Votes
New York November 9. Latest tables show Ulysses S Grant carrying 304 electoral votes and 747,673 popular votes. Horace Greeley carries five states Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Missouri with 54 electoral votes and about 55,000 in the popular tally. Texas eight votes not yet heard from. Dix leads by 87,633. official returns expected to raise these figures.
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Grant
Statens
Greeley
Texas
New York
Mr. Greeley
Geora
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Andissouri
Dix
Funeral of General Meade in Philadelphia Prompt Memorial in Fairmount Park
Philadelphia reports sorrow at General Meade’s death and plans a memorial in Fairmount Park. Citizens and officials appoint committees to arrange the tribute, funeral procession, and public ceremonies with veterans bearing the honor. The funeral will include a steamboat procession and a salute, ending at Laurel Hill.
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Philadelphia
Gen. Meade
Park Commissioners
United States Mint
James Pollock
Meade
Gen. Callis
Fairmount Park
George G. Meade
Francis Wells
R.C. Dunn
Pennsylvania Reserve Association
Grant
U. S
Laurel Hill Landing
General Meade
Disease hits horses as oxen surge in Chicago market
Chicago reports a horse disease at a crisis point with an estimated seventy five deaths yesterday. Express carriers rely on oxen as stable workers refuse to release horses. Towns from Wisconsin and Michigan ship cattle to the city while dealers stock up and transport goods. Oxen numbers fill stock yards and a Michigan hunter notes deer in the pineries are dying from the epizootic.
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ChicaGo
Express
Wisconsin
Portage City
Canada Victim Fatally Burned From Kerosene Spill
In Thorald Ontario a young woman Patland, about twenty, died after kerosene spilled from a can into a stove ignited. Her clothes caught fire and she burned from head to foot, suffering for about ten hours before dying at five in the evening.
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Thorald
Ont
Patland
Missouri Disaster Survivor Details and Fire Onboard
Reports from the steamer Moro describe a fire breaking out at nine o'clock on October 22 near the fire room, forcing abandonment within twenty minutes. Thirty seven passengers and fifty seven crew were aboard. three boats launched, with nine, then eleven, making shore around 2:30 PM amidst heavy seas. Rescue efforts and official returns note many survivors were nearly naked and unaccounted after the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moro Case
Havana
William Jones
Great Harbor
Jones
McDowell
Department of the East
Meade
St. Mark’s Church
Philadel
Grant
Greeley
Dix
Kernan
Havemeyer
Wrence
O’ Brien
Thomas Donahue
John Scannell
Scannell
Col. Blood
Woodhull & Claflin
Tennie
Victoria
Challis
Academy of Music
Louis Bonard
West Twenty-sixth Street
Saxony
London
Dresden
Perth
Danube
Boston Fire and Murder in Boston News Briefs
Boston reports identify the body found in the Charles River as Abijah Ellis aged in his city home. Two murder theories cite money or political quarrel motives with a witness detained. Sheriff Co brush factory in Dedham burned for 50 thousand dollars. Oakum works fire puts at ten thousand. Fireman Thomas Young funeral drawn large turnout. Horse disease eases. city streets regain semblance of normal.
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Boston
Charles River
Abijah Ellis
Itty
Dover Street
Leavitt Allen
Sheriff & Co
Dedham
Boston Oakum Works
Thos. Carrigan
Thomas Young
Boston Fire Department
North Street
Baltimore Election Riots and Accident Report
Baltimore detectives report a Sixth Ward election riot sparked by a colored Democrat named Jonathan Waters, with disruptions to business and a subsequent railroad accident contributing to unrest. No further details available from the fragment.
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Baltimore
Sixth Ward
Jonathan Waters
Murder and unrest shadow election day in early state report
A pistol fire amid a crowd leaves John Conway and a boy named John Bailey dead while several others are wounded. A possible Republican suspect is suspected as the shooter. Election results in the First District are still unclear. An Ohio railroad accident near Relay House injures Henry Seeces of New York and Charles Marsh. City reports say horse disease continues, with deaths and stagnant business.
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John Conway
John Bailey
Firat Iene
Ohio
Henry Seeces
New York
Charles Arsh
Prominent Broker Arrested for Forgery in City Stock Scheme
Alvin Wilkins, a prominent broker, was arrested in a case brought by Evans & Walker for forging a certificate of city railroad stock. Wilkins is bedridden by illness, with an officer posted at his home to take charge.
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Porgery
Derroir
Micn
Alvin Wilkins
Evans & Walker
Ilkins
Chicago Evening Journal fined for contempt of court
In Ottawa Illinois on November 9 the Chicago Journal faced contempt charges. Chief Justice Lawrence fined Wilson 100 dollars and Shuman 200 dollars with costs. Both paid the fines and departed on the noon train for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago, Evening Journal
Ottawa
Ill
Chicago Journal
Wilson
Shuman
Lawrence
Chicago
Weather Summary From the Washington Office
The report notes past 24 hour weather across regions with winds varying from north easterly to south westerly and changes in pressure. Clear conditions in the Ohio valley extend to the Gulf while eastern regions face clouds and rain. Probabilities indicate falling barometer in the northwest with southeasterly winds and mixed skies across the Lakes to New England.
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Lower Lakes
New England
Middle State
Ohio Valley
Gulf
Mississippi Valley
Western
Western Lakes
South Atlantic
Michigan
Missouri
Indiana
Western Gulf
South Atlantic States
Middle States
Relief funds in Italy flood disaster drive in London
London reports subscriptions rising to aid flood victims in Italy while Madrid notes a Cadiz based insurrection conspiracy thwarted by Internationalists. Generals Gaminde removed as Commander of Catalonia with Gen Balerichi named as successor. Dresden notes royal golden wedding celebrations ongoing.
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London
Madrid
Epoca
Cadiz
la Caracca Royal
Gaminde
Coen
Catalonia
Balerichi
Dresden
Saxony
General news items from a historic paper
Louisville reports no horse disease amid a carrier scare and a steamer Guatemala wreck that killed 23 near Tonala bar. Akron hosts the Lutheran General Council session as Zurich vaults 100000 volumes while Basle and Lucerne hold 94000 and 80000 volumes. A Georgetown Ky boy is eaten by hogs. Langston is urged for Attorney General. Sherman hails Meade with funeral plans. Lerdo de Tejada likely president of Mexico. Baltimore riot alarms urban voters with gunfire and casualties. Scranton rail accidents kill one, injure many including seven laborers fatally.
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Louisville
Guatemala
Tonala Bar
Lutheran General Council of North America
Akron
Ohio
Zurich
Switzerland
Basle
Lucerne
Eugene Barnes
Georgetown
John M. Langston
Williams
Sherman
Meade
Lerdo de Tejada
Mexico
Baltimore
Scranton
Penn
Curtain from Old Muslin Sheets
A reader describes turning partially worn muslin into window curtains. From the center of the sheet the worm portion is removed leaving two strips four yards long and wide about three fourths to a yard. Edges are sewn to form a seam, with cambric or calico trim stitched around the curtain and an extra row of stitching at the upper end for a tape.
Bible translations and church notes in a 19th century issue
A collage of religious items. death of Dr Goss Catholic Bishop of Liverpool. Rev Peter Cartwright widow. anniversary of Dr Cummins pastorate. Y M C A Toledo convention dates. Iowa boy named Do due to sequence. ultramontane priests in Italy. Brook Farm converted to Lutheran for children. Talmage on extents. Rev S M Stimson in Terre Haute. Baptist ministers in Boston disapprove open communion. Abraham Jaeger joins Baptists. Zion's Herald on beards. Bishop Simpson praises progress. twenty three Welsh congregations. Universalist Church Congress plans $50,000 Washington church. Ware begins Arlington Street Church ministry. Adin Ballou near retirement. Sabbath views. Beecher supports Christian unity. tobacco and religious meetings. Edwards monument in Stockbridge. Tyng parish New York building. Spurgeon on preacher strike. Paris census on religions. Robert Dale Owen on Genesis years.
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Bequimaux
Goss
Liverpool
Peter Cartwright
Posellion
Oxty
Cummnes
Toledo
Iowa
Italy
Brook Farm
Maes
de Witt Talmage
M. Stimson
First Baptist Church
Erre Haute
Boston
Abraham Jaeger
Mobile
Alabama
Baptiste
Zion’s Herald
Simpson
Universalist Conference
Washington
J.W.F. Ware
Arlington Street
Adin Ballou
Hopedale Iors
Ballou
Thos
K. Beecher
Profits of Farming from the Farmers Home Journal
The Farmers Home Journal argues farming yields solid returns for small investments, noting a $20 investment in a farm with necessary apparatus can support a family at city costs, while mercantile ventures require much larger capital. It claims farming is a safe business and failures stem from outside speculation rather than farming itself. The passage ends with garbled figures about steamship tonnage.
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Farmers’ Home Journal
The Fruit Basket and Spelling Game at a Picnic
A group at a rural gathering plays a game where a center child names a fruit and the others reply with their fruit titles. If the chosen fruit shouts its own name before the third cue, the crier changes seats. otherwise the fruit forfeits. Additional activities include a floor tapping spelling game for letters and a promenade game called Jogging Along with partners, releasing arms to switch mates on a cue. The excerpt ends with a cabbage dish recipe and method.
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Jerusalem
Thiers Dressing Gown Shortened by Three Women
An elaborately described scene depicts Thiers trying a new dressing gown sent from Paris. His wife, sister-in-law, and a friend each influence the garment, shortening it until it resembles a shooting coat. The anecdote closes with a test fitting where the gown is deemed ready by all. The piece then touches on Scotland and Ireland’s ancient peoples, Atlantis lore, and a brief note on Mexican press biographical coverage of Mr.
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Bird
Thiers
Paris
Mme. Thiers
Atlantis
Africa
Neptune
Vieson
Atlantic Ocean
Mt. A
Opera Folks Praise Faust and Il Trovatore Encore
Attendance last night dipped but the Opera troupe drew praise for Faust in two acts and the strong cast including Bernard and Mateus. Tonight features Il Trovatore with Fra Diavolo to follow. Prof Pepper’s illusion in New York City adds intrigue. Dick Carroll plans a new season with his sons in legitimate drama. Ed Locke earns acclaim for Brombones in Taylor’s play.
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Bernard
Mateus
Pepper
New York City
Dick Carroll
Ed Locke
Butler county stock sales and religious lecture notice
The article notes the Butler county stock sales moving forward and announces a sermon by Rev. D J Starr on science and life. It also reports on a new American Musical and Society meeting in Hamilton with leaders inviting public attendance and organization. An elderly man, William, 66, missing since Nov 5, is described and a local government meeting recap is provided.
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D. J. Starr
O. U
Horace Greeley
Butler
William Armstrong
First National Bank
Bas
Poo T. Pene
Butler County
Hamilton
Opera Hall
Wm. P. Bellangee
D. H. Hensley
Howake L. Ross
E. H. Miller
H. C. Howells
William
Democrat
O’leary
John W. L . James Beatty
Board of Education
Cae iTrader
Why Beet is High in England Deer Drive at Marlodge
A royal deer drive in the forest of Mar on Tuesday featured the Prince of Wales, Lord Charles Beresford, Major Teesdale, and the Earl of 2. Highlanders drove deer across a glen as 1000 deer, including stags, moved through the ward. The Prince and others shot several animals, with praise for the scenery and arrangement.
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England
Forest of Mar
Prince of Wales
Charles Beresford
Teesdale
Earl of 2
Marlodge
Viscount
Inwich
Maedund
Tion
Vicount Hinck
Dalrymple
Royal Spa
Tov Mim Lodge
Gillies
Scotland
How to Curl Hair
Instructions describe mixing powdered gura sene with water and spirits to prepare a solution for curling hair. The method suggests soaking hair with the mixture and rolling it in papers to create curls, then drying.
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Daily Evening Star
Mass
Dpegracilas Row
California
Michigan Pineries
Canada
York
Woodhull
Illinors
Wak Department
Offier
Washington, D.C
Religious Intelligence
Jonathan Edwards
Stockbridge
Massachusetts
Tyng
Inner Temple
Spurgeon
Robert Dale Owen
Adam
Methusaleh
Genesis
Shem
Fruit Basket
Caeon
Nellie Eyster
Ireland
Mouser
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