Report on Pittsburg Riots Faults City Leaders and Wages
A legislative committee chaired by Mr. Lindsey of Warren concludes the Pittsburg riots stemmed from wage cuts and Pennsylvania rail changes rather than insurrection. It censures Mayor McCarthy and the police for poor duty, praises the Pittsburg Fire Department, and notes county authorities overstepped before state troops. It declines to rule on riot losses.
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Pittsburg
Lindsey
Warren
Pennsylvania Road
McCarthy
Philadelphia
Scranton
Fire Department
Erie Dispatch Criticized Over Col Watson Vote Rumor
The Erie Dispatch skewers Col Watson for not voting on the tariff bill claiming he was home seeking renomination. Multiple Erie Republicans see the Dispatch unfair as Watson was paired on the vote and the result unchanged. The writer expects Reed disapproves of the Dispatch tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Watson
Erie Dispatch
Erie
Dispatch
Gen. Brown
Reed
Eminent Lawyer Jeremiah Black on Hayes Tilden Contention
The N Y Independent quotes Jeremiah Black as a vehement Democrat and fraud critic yet an eminent lawyer who says Hayes’s title is legally perfect and only impeachment or death could remove him, with no chance of Tilden succeeding. He deems the Potter investigation aimless and legally ungrounded.
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N. Y
Jeremiah Black
President Hayes
Tilden
Providence
Montgomery Blair
Hayes
Blair
Louisiana elector nominee says bribery offer surfaced
Jupee A. B. Levissie testified before the Potter Committee that he was offered 100 000 dollars to vote for Tilden as an elector. He led lobbyist Asher to reveal the scheme but did not take the bribe. The record suggests the committee should focus on Republicans and avoid chasing the wrong targets.
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Jupee A. B. Levissie
Louisiana
Potter Committee
Tilden
Barl O
Asher
Potter
Alexander H. Stephens
Augusta Chronicle
Constitutional
Oregon
Mississippi
Stephens
National Executive Committee
Hayes
Tariff Bill Dieges in House Amid Hostile Vote
The tariff bill failed in the House last Wednesday by 134 to 120. The defeat angers Mr. Wood who believed his plan would aid statesmanship and hurt workers. Anderson is labeled by critics as a liar and trickster, harming the Democratic case. The Prohibition State Convention met at Altoona on May 29 nominating F. H. Lane for governor and J. H. Shallcross for lieutenant governor, with Calvin Parsons as Secretary of Internal Affairs and urging a vote for Judge Agnew for Supreme Judge.
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Warren County
Warren
Brokenstraw
Geo. H. Bates
Wm. Dupree
Levi Rowley
G. W. McPherson
Conenango
Daniel Gross
Wm. Sterrett
James McCain
William Jewell
Columbus
P. Parker
A. Cady
Ellis Spencer
A. Johnson
Cherry Grove
J. Far
Wm. Heighhouse
H. Barber
Pittsfield
David Dalrymple
D. L. Burnett
A. McIntyre
A. Anderson
Susar Grove
F. R. Miller
Green Clark
M. Kimball
S. Scott
G. Martin
R. M. Gray
Spring Creek
Barney Hill
Jno. Randolph
E. J. Eldred
W. Fuller
Pittsburg
Wallace
Tom Scott
Mr. Wood
Anderson
Mr. Tilden
Potter
Cleveland Herald
Altoona
F. H. Lane
J. H. Shallcross
Calvin Parsons
Agnew
Congregational Church
Chisholm
Mississippi
Treasury Department
Women’s Rights
Senate
Sargent
House
Supreme Court of the United States
Tilden
White House
Arlington
Virginia
Han
OTICE
L. D. Wetmore
Peter Lawson
Andrew Forsberg
Charles Forsberg
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elk Township
County of Warren
Pennsylvania
Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Decoration Day Observances Honors Union and Confederate Dead
Across the South ex Confederates joined in Decoration Day ceremonies honoring Union dead. In Norfolk Virginia the militia participated in the exercises and in Petersburg both Federal and Confederate graves were ceremonially decorated without distinction.
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South
Norfolk
Virginia
Petersburg
Death of Mason McDonalo Chief Clerk of the Senate
Mason McDonalo chief clerk of the U S Senate died June 5 at about sixty. His father held the same post years ago. In May over three million of the national debt was paid and the Treasury reports nearly two hundred million in specie on hand.
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Mason McDonalo
U.S. Senate
Senate
Treasury
Uprising myth and political notes dot August period
The Philadelphia North American frames the Bannocks revolt as an ongoing grievance against Indian agents and calls for moving the Indian Bureau to the War Department. The piece also reports Joan C. Fremont’s nomination for Arizona governor, notes Fremont’s 1856 presidential run, comments on the Beecher-Tilton case, and cites Blair on Potter investigations alongside Panola County Mississippi resignations. Oregon election results show a split victory with a Republican governor, Democratic congressman and legislature, and a new Democratic U.S. Senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Indian Bureau
War Department
Hewitt Bill On Army Size Narrowly Passes House Senate Revision
Mr Hewitt of the House pushed a bill to reduce the army to 20000 men The Senate restored the figure to 25000 as before The revolutionists would likely favor abolishing the army entirely
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Mr. Hewitt
House
Senate
Quay Chosen Chair of Republican State Committee
Hon. M S Quay selected as chair man of the Republican State Committee with Lucius Rogers of McKean named secretary. The action signifies strong party leadership moves within the state GOP.
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M.S. Quay
Republican State Committee
Lucius Rogers
McKean
House Adds Thirty New Stations to Life-Saving Service
The House approved thirty additional stations for the life-saving service. General Grant his wife and son are anticipated in Berlin on June 26. Congress adjourns on the 17th of this month. It is time.
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L. F. Watson
Congress
City of
Corry
Erie
Venango
Warren
Grant
Berlin
Drift Toward Anarchy in Presidential Unseating Debate
Opinion from N Y Tribune warns that attempts to unseat a duly inaugurated president threaten the republic. It argues that repeated fraud claims in contested elections would lead to perpetual challenges, bribery, and witness subornation, eroding faith in electoral outcomes.
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Louisiana
Brooklyn
Jersey City
New Haven
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
N. Y. Tribune
Threatened Indian Conflicts Foreseen This Season
General Sherman reports three possible Indian wars this season. Bannock resistance feared to echo Modoc violence, upper Columbia settlements face tension, and Sioux tribes may join. Chiefs fear insufficient army strength to respond amid a looming fiscal year start July 1.
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Washington
Sherman
Upper Columbia
Sitting Bull
Canada
Conspiracies and political tension amid Hayes era
Washington notes warn that reformers and conspirators risk civil war as the House moves to restrict presidential power. Prominent figures like Stephens and Key condemn efforts to unseat Hayes, urging lawfulness and national rebuke at elections. The piece also covers memorial efforts, adjournment plans, and Decoration Day tributes at Arlington.
Hendricks Meditates Democratic Revolution Against Tilden
Indianapolis gossip says William Hendricks plans a Western Eastern split in the Democratic Party over the Potter movement. Friends claim a 1876 St. Louis pact promised him the next presidential nomination if he took the vice chair, fueling fears of treachery and bold action.
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Hendricks
Tilden
St. Louis
Indianapolis Journal
Alexander Stephen
Indianapolis
Mr. Hendrick
Mr. Hendricks
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Luzerne
Charles W. Stone
Supreme Court
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Allegheny
Aaron K. Dunkel
Republican CO. Convention
Xxviith
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P. Metcalf
Erie County Committee
Criswell
Robert Dennison
Warren County Committee
Hoyt, Stone, Sterrett and
Dunkel
Boston
Wood
Joan C. Fremont
Arizona
Republican Party
Fremont
Freedom
James B. Mix
New York Post Office
Theodore Tilton
Woodhull
Beecher-Tilton
Henry Ward Beecher
Charies H. Alien
Panola County
Miss
U.S
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Our
Blairs
Potters
Alex. H. Stephens
Key
North
Mr. Stephens
Journal
Trushel & Mintzer
Henderson
Alson Rogers
Lien
Chromotype Copying CO
U. S
Canadas
C.H. Morgan, Kims
Jamestown
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Pine Grove Co
Warren Co
Lawrence Lesser
WM. Hodgh
Borough of
Irvine Woolen Factory
Sheason
Kinwe
Irvineton
George Hinton
Irvington
Hilip Byseker
Second St
Variety Hall
Mr. Vseker
Guy C. Irvine
P. Byseker
First National Bank
Wwarren, PA
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M. Beecher
Cashier
England
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National Line
Liverpool
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Christinia
Copenhagen
New York
P.& E. Railroad
M. Beecher, Cashier
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI=TED
District
Geo. R. Wetmore
S. E. Woodruff, Esq
Revere House
C. McCandless
A.A. Davis & Co
AVE
Borders
School & Blank Books
Vatiows
Warren, Pa
L. C. Baker
Assembly
F. D. Reeves, Esq
R. C. Wright
H. K. Siggins
Conewango Township
Ben J. Ellis
Sugar Grove
Nelson Mead
Youngsville
James Cable
Republican County Convention
Co. C. Thompson, Esq
Tidioute
W.J. Alexander
Orphan’s Court
Mhal
WM. W. Reed
Struthers
Iron Works
Waxrron, Pa
Struthers, Wells & CO
Warren Carriage Works
Bridge
Cordie & Koebley
Cohell Farm
Grandin
Limestone Township
M. G. Cushing
F.H. Wyman
Orris Hall
Carver
N. B
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Conewango Flea Nly
Wiscon
Davidson & Grindley
Brussels
Parmlee & Henry
Fred Morck
O. H. Hunter & Son
Iave
Ck&c
Beuritz
Devon
Asbourne
Price
Hamilton
NEW Firm
B. Nesmith & ‘Gon
Cashel
Bank
P. J. Troshel
A. Mintzer
Durkee’s
F. M. Canfield
Mail Office
Wells & Noyes
J. F. Wells &Co
Dross
J. F. Wells
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