Navy ships in commission fall to 179 vessels
The Navy Department reports 179 ships remain, carrying 1390 guns. Of these, 26 are sailing ships and the rest steamers or sailing vessels with auxiliary screws. Fifty three are active as regular cruisers and support craft, with 52 Monitor-pattern ships mostly laid up. Many vessels are deemed useless and slated for loss as part of preserving the Union.
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Senate clash over Grant opposition weakens Trumbull plan
Proponents led by Trumbull Schurz and Sumner push for an investigating committee but Republicans settle for an ordinary Senate Retrenchment Committee. Ackerman resigns as Attorney General. Geo H Williams of Oregon named successor and confirmed. Wyoming legislature repeals woman suffrage, veto overridden in lower house.
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Nast sketch reveals Thomas Nast in vivid detail
A Philadelphia reporter recalls Thomas Nast with a sharp German features, late blooming artist, born in Breslau, who rose to fame after 1862 with a Civil War themed Peace drawing. He lives at 110 Twenty Fifth Street New York with wife and three sons and a curiosity filled studio.
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Military manpower and finances under Secretary Belknap
Secretary Belknap lists 30 000 enlisted troops with 301 engineers 475 ordnance 200 ordnance sergeants 24 band 55 artillery companies 3300 light artillery 420 cavalry 10080 and 15000 infantry plus 200 non commissioned staff. Expenditures show 1869 80 644 042.76 1870 57 655 675.40 1871 about 40 000 000 1872 36 540 776 including river harbor 4 407 500. 1873 total 32 515 472 85.
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House approves apportionment bill for 283 seats
The House passed a Congressional apportionment bill setting 283 members based on 133 000 population per seat. An amendment bars state admission without population equal to one representative base. Vermont and New Hampshire lose one seat each. multiple states gain seats including Illinois five and California one.
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Grant Supports Tariff to Protect American Labor
The piece argues for maintaining a protective tariff to preserve home production and wages. It criticizes Secretary Fish as slippery, noting his possible departure from the State Department and urging firm action to settle the matter. The public shows indifference to Fish’s fate but wants resolution.
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Pennsylvania Democrats Lobby for Askin as Governor
Pennsylvania Democrats discuss J Henry Askin of Delaware County for governor. They have been asking for some time and now hints suggest they want support. Congress plans to adjourn from December 21 to January 8 for the holidays.
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Florida strawberries and distant notes of many tales
The itemized snippets cover diverse topics from Florida strawberry season to California grape production, a New York Globe note on Olive Logan’s Christmas marriage, and various political, social, and crime anecdotes spanning New Jersey voting results, Arkansas card factory, and Chicago fire aftermath.
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