The Virginius Case and American Cuba Policy Debate
The Virginius affair near the Cuban coast is described as a brutal incident with the murder of passengers and crew after capture by the Spanish ship Tornado. Reports note executions in Santiago de Cuba and a naval court martial, with potential further punishment for many crew. The piece argues for a strong U S response and hints at American expansionist aims including Cuba and Canada under Manifest Destiny, urging decisive action by Congress and the President. It also remembers John P Hale and his anti slavery leadership, contrasting his early career with later years and assessing his legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Congress
Brother Jonathan
Cuba
Canada
Spain
Sam
Neers
Real Estate Tax Exemption Debate in 1866 Act
Harrisburg Telegraph argues the 1866 act exempted real estate from state taxation and a new Constitution may void that exemption. The paper asserts real estate could be taxed or exempted by legislature, warning voters about constitutional changes and reflecting on political dynamics of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtin
General Assembly
Harrisburg Telegraph
Telegraph
Tweed Convicted and Given 12 Years in County Jail
The Old Democratic Boss Tweed has been tried and found guilty by a New York judge. He was sentenced on Saturday to 12 years in the County Jail and fined 512,750. Judge Davis delivered a scathing lecture before the sentence, and Tweed was moved to the Tombs for confinement. The piece notes a shift in New York’s political order and calls for continued action against “ring robbers.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morrissey
Tweed
Davis
Mrs P T Barnum Dies in New York on 19th
Mrs P T Barnum died in New York on the nineteenth. Her husband is stated to be in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Barnum
New York
Europe
Republicans Sweep New York Victory and Senate Leans
Complete election returns show Republicans elect Hopkins as Controller and Platt as State Prison Inspector and win both branches of the Legislature while keeping a Canal Board majority. Democratic victory is thus not decisive. Senator Cameron, chair of Foreign Relations, spoke with President Grant on the 21st and said Congress might declare war if Spain fails to make proper reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hopkins
Platt
Canal Board
Cameron
Senate
Grant
Spain
Congress
Powers of a Constitutional Convention Above the Constitution
The New York Supreme Court in 1846 held that calling or convening a convention is above and beyond the constitution. It described a convention as a people’s movement to change forms and boundaries, not a government action within constitutional limits. If the people can act through a convention, they can override the Legislature and dictate acceptance of their agents’ work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
N. Y. Tribune
New York
Supreme Court
President Grant on Spain Cuban issues and congress
President Grant spoke calmly on U S relations with Spain signaling no rush to judgment while supporting Spain's republican aims. He backs full redress for grievances and protecting national flag interests, with Congress to be advised before any further steps, amid Spanish and Cuban tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
United States
Congress
Presidents stance on Spanish and Cuban affairs upheld
The speaker asserts that public satisfaction will follow Congress sessions, as prudence and national honor guide the executive department, ensuring proper conduct of U S Government affairs regarding Spain and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Death of Sir Henry Holland Queen Vic Physician at 85
Our Friends notes the death in London of Sir Henry Holland aged 85 a physician close to Queen Victoria and a personal friend of Thurlow Weed. Weed publishes a letter from him and recalls his wartime support for the North praising professional reticence and royal backing during the Rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Holland
Queen Victories
London
Thurlow Weed
New York
England
Madrid crisis over Virginias affair fuels US Spain tensions
New York report from Madrid dated November 20 describes a grave diplomatic rift between Secretary Sickles and Spain's cabinet over the Virginias incident. President Castelar seeks restraint yet refuses concessions, while Sickles demands Cuban order enforcement and a U S protest. Public sentiment runs high. The Spanish side accuses Americans of interference as talks end unsettled with war looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Herald
Madrid
Sickles
Virginias
Castelar
United States Legation
Fisk
United States
Spain
Cuba
Santiago
Washington
General Sickles
Public Improvements in Washington D C Progress Shown
The Engineer of the Board of Public Works reports vast street and sewer upgrades in Washington with miles of sidewalks curbstone and paving plus extensive park work. Private building surges as 568 brick and stone and 504 frame structures rise near the Capitol sustaining the city’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Washington, D. C
National Capital
Sunday Herald
Sjack Run
Tiber Creek
Boundary-st
Capitol
Spanish brutality report on Cuban outrages alarms New York Masons
A Havana letter describes Spanish volunteers brutalizing widows of Masons shot in 1868 after news of the Virginias capture. Four women killed, seven died later, several gravely injured. New York lodge masters sign a petition calling for an emergent Grand Lodge session, echoed by New Jersey and Massachusetts masonry groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Masonic Lodge
Grand Lodge
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Michigan Fifth District returns show Williams win
After days of Democratic claims a Republican victory is declared in Michigan's Fifth District. Hon. W. B. Williams defeats the late Hon. W. D. Foster by about one hundred fifty votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
W. D. Foster
W. B. Williams
Export Trade At Peak Boosts Country’s Finance
The only bright aspect of the nation’s financial outlook lies in export trade, which is described as never better. This remarkable strength offers a hopeful counter to broader economic tensions.
Verdict Guilty on All Counts in Tweed Case
The jury found James Tweed guilty on all 204 counts in the Tweed case. Counsel seeks arrest of judgment claiming lack of court jurisdiction. A separate term of imprisonment per count may be requested. Tweed remains in custody, flanked by deputies, after the adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tweed
Graham
Tremaine
Ingersoll
Sheriff's Office
Thad Stevens Wins $20,000 Race at Ocean View Track
The four mile heats event at Ocean View near San Francisco featured Thad Stevens against Jo Daniels and True Blue from New York. Jo Daniels won heat one in 7:45, True Blue won heat two in 8:08, True Blue faded in heat three while Stevens swept heat three and four, clocking 7:57 to 8:20 overall. The California horse Thad Stevens, bred in 1865 by Langford out of Mary Chilton, claimed the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean View Track
San Francisco
California
Thad. Stevens
New York
Jo Daniels
True Blue
Thad
Stevens
Langford
Mary Chilton
City Solicitor Supports Constitution Convention Plan
Philadelphia November 17 In response to a communication from City Commissioners regarding duties for the special election on adopting the new Constitution the City Solicitor prepared an opinion. It holds the convention must recognize the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Assembly act of April 11 1872. He suggests a conference with convention members to plan submission for judicial determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Rail chief survey claims scrip dividend won’t hinder obligations
New York reports Colonel Thomas Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad asserts the company can meet its future obligations despite a directors action on a scrip dividend. Washington dispatches note Madrid authorities dispersed a mob before the Amer ican Legation and expect no violence involving Minister Sickles. A World editorial lauds the Democratic party’s enduring stance while the Detroit Post mocks patriotism with a Puget Sound court quip about Salmon theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washingdton
Madrid
Sickles
Democratic Party
Mount Washington
New York World
Detroit Post
Peter Merks
Pete
Puget Sound
Mount Rainer
Pacific
Various Obscure 19th Century Personal Notes
The text lists notable names and facts: the widow of Henry J. Raymond living in Rome, Marian Evans as George Eliot’s maiden name, Louis Gaylord Clark’s death, Mrs. Morse widow of a renowned professor returning to the U S, unsettled France Italy relations, Napoleon III era wines sold, a society remark about a musical piece, and a quip by Douglas Jerrold about whistling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Raymond
Rome
George Eliot
Marian Evans
Louis Gaylord Clark
Old Knickerbocker
Morse
France
Italy
Napoleon
Douglas Jerrold
Obituaries and Death Notices in New York Area 1872 1875
Notices from Carroll Chautauqua County and nearby towns record the deaths of Charles L Cowan Allen L Cowan Enrietypa Geer wife of Randall Fe Geer and Wheeler Rice, with ages 21 2 and a half, 35 4 12, and 61 in Frewsburg Jamestown papers copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Sheriff Sale of Bimber and Odell Properties in Warren
A sheriff sale advertised in Warren County by the Court of Common Pleas exposes at public vendue on a December date in 1873 the lands in Deerfield Township part of the Patrick Fits Patrick farm and the Bimber farm. The property includes 38.5 acres with about 15 acres improved plus a second parcel of 100 acres with a two story frame house and barn and fruit trees. The sale, to satisfy a writ of Fiery Facias in favor of A. Hasseno hling for the use of A. Wheelock, names George I P Bimber George H Bimber and Wm E Odell as owners. The sheriff is S. Davis, Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Court House
Warren
Deerfield Township
Warren Co
Patrick
Geo. H. Bimber
Wm. Odell
Deerfield
County of
State of
Pennsylvania
Richardson & Co
William Odell
J. Burton
Philadelphia Oil
George I’. Bimber
George H. Bimber
Wm. E.5
Odell
Hassenohling
A. J. Wheelock
S. ¥. Davis
Sheripff
Boro
Penna
Magnolia
Potter Farm
Jlemrock Oil Company
I. W. Irvine
J. F. Stearns
Yherierl
Brokenstraw Township
Penne
Brown's Tract
Hull's Hill
A. H. Ludlow
Wm. Granant
Wim. Graham
Wm. Graham
Dennis Sullivan
A. H
Aidiow
Thomas ‘Turner
Recorder's Office
Thomas Turner
Ely P. Kyler
Récorder’s
Mr. Davis
B. Mead
S. W. Davis
Herifi
Pine Grove Township
Hubly & Leiper Heirs
Nicklin’& Griffin
Conewanezo
John Wilkins
John Smith
Guy Irvine
Jerman Houpt
Harrison Hill
W. W. Ballard & Co
Hill
J. B. Legnard
Ss. W. Davis
Anheriff
Tidioute
Main Street
James Parshall
William Burdick
William Pike
S. V. Davis
Sheriff Sheriff's
Sherife
Waren
Wier
Potter
Oliman
Knows
Henry A. Hutson
Samme
Chambers Hutson
Benry
Hutson
Henry
Slutson
Thomas Conway
W. W. Davis
South West Township
Theriff
Borough of
Ware Farm
Hemiockis Company
W. Irvine
S. Durham
Sheriff Sale of Pine Grove Land in Warren County Pa
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued from Warren Court on Sunday in December 1873 at 2 PM, a fifty acre unimproved tract in Pine Grove Township Warren County Pa bounded by Alexander Pendergrass Sweney and Dailey H and S P Allen Marshall Jones and heirs of Louis Jones will be sold as the property of CL Douglass and Levi Jones in the suit of J H Slocum for the use of Oscar W Davis sheriff Leister Warr Pa November 15 1873
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heriff
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Court House
Warren
Pine Grove
County of
State of
Pennsylvania
Alexander Pendergrass
Sweney & Dailey
8. P. Allen
Marshall Jones
Louis Jones
Thomas Stone
CL. Douglass
Levi Jones
J. H. Slocum
Oscars
W. Davis
Leister
Sheriffs Office
Warr
Ouse
Towit
Deerfield Township
Triumph ‘Hl Company
Tidioute
Titusville
Triumph Oi C Company
George J. Luce
Tidicute
Triumph Hill Oil and Water Co
Ss. W. Davis
New York and Allegheny Oil Company
William Green
Tidioute and Triumph Hill Oil and Water Company
Herife
Facia
Warren Conny
Wiliam Green
William Cartwell
S. W. Davis
Causes Listed for Trial in December Term 1873 First Week
A partial catalog of cases set for trial during the first week of December term 1873 at Warren, Pennsylvania, naming plaintiffs and defendants such as J B Brown versus D C Taylor, Parker versus Green, McGee et al versus Page & Hutchinson, and many others, with dates and docket references. The list includes numerous civil actions across various firms, estates, and corporations, reflecting a busy docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Brown
D. c. Taylor
C. Parker
W. A. Green
Page & Hutchinson
Dr. McGee
McKelvy
J. Eastman
J. H. Day
L. B. Hoffman
D.C. Phillips
Jones & Willard
S. Ditmars
C. T. Mix
A. Wallace
Empire Trans. Co
Neil
Adin
Penn
R. R
W. O'Neil
Wood & Hmilong
P. Brennesholtz
Joseph Lucher
Green
Jos
Admr
Wilson & Wilson
Wilson
B.D
J. Morris
Connaro
James Russell
I. A. Foreman
Smith & Fisher
D. F. Anderson
Rhinehart
P. Falconer
F. Fisher
R. Coyle
Same
Henderson
D. Irvine
Ediek
D. W
Stebbins
J. W. Chandier
J. C
D. Mead
Mead & Joss
Mead & Pallmer
F. Watson
T. Dailey
Granger & Co
Lockwood & Hlloyt
Wright N.S
T. N. Edsall
Biddle M. & J. Et al
Allanfic and Great Western R R Winter Arrangement Nov 3 1875
Train timetable and connections for the Atlantic and Great Western route with stations Mansfield Galion Urbana Dayton Cincinnati Louisville St Louis Cleveland Toledo MeAdvill Akron Chicago Milwaukee Omaha and more. Eastward through cars to New York with Corning Rochester Binghamton Albany Worcester Boston. westward no car changes to Cleveland or Cincinnati. connections via Louisville Short Line and other lines to Indiana Illinois Missouri and the West. Administration notice follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Galion
Urbana
Dayton
Cincinna
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
al Orry
Cleveland
Toledo
Meadville
Leavittsburg
Akron
Chicago
Milwauke Omaha
Leds Casacudaeenses
New York
Corning
Rochester
N.Y. Central Road
Binghamton
Albany
Springfield
Worcester
Boston
New England
Cincinnati
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Far West
Milwaukee
Omaha
Northwest
W. B. Shattuc
Ohio
D. Cooper
Train Schedule Adopts Erie Time on Northern Route
Passenger timetable effective Sunday November 2 1872 lists northbound and southbound departures from Titusville Garland Pittsfield Youngsville Irvington Warren Russellburg Fentonville Falconer's Dunkirk and Fredonia with arrivals at Dunkirk and Titusville. Trains run Erie Railway time which is twenty minutes faster than Warren time per Gen Supt Thayer and Supt Clute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Titusville
Garland
Pittsfield
Youngsville
Irvington
Warren
Russelburg
Fentonville
Dunkirk
Pitts
Ami Setany
Fredonia
Palconer
A&g Cross
Erie Railway
Cp. Thayer
s'tSupt
Trains on P and E Rail Road Schedule Issued
On and after Sunday November 2 1873 trains run westward from Philadelphia to Warren Corry and Erie with Erie Mail and accommodations. Eastward trains connect at Erie with L S and M S R W and at Corry with Oil Creek and Allegheny Rail Road. The note states Philadelphia time is twenty minutes faster than Erie time and cites WM Baldwin as general superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia & Erie
Erie Mail
Philadelphia
Warren
Corry
Erie
Warren Accom
Cerry
Coorry
L. S
Irvineton
Hunter's Store Slashes Prices Across Town
A lively notice proclaims Hunter’s Store brimming with new goods and deeply cut prices. It boasts 10 cent prints and 10 cent sugars, with dry goods, shoes, and wares advertised as sacrifice for cash, inviting nearby communities to visit and trade.
Sheriff Sale Notices From Warren County Pennsylvania in 19th Century
A historic notice announces two distinct sheriff sales in Warren County Pennsylvania. First, the 1878 sale of two acres in Conewango township tied to Jacob J. Reig and John Denzer, with a beer cellar and small dwelling, under a writ from the Court of Common Pleas. Second, the 1873 Levari Facias sale at Ware farm Deerfield Township listing oil equipment and leasehold assets valued under I W Irvine for J F Stearns.
VELERIFE SALE AT WARREN COURT HOUSE 1873
Public sale set for December 1 1873 at 2 PM at Warren Court House. Property in South West Township Warren County Pennsylvania includes fifty acres with two small frame houses a forty by fifty barn several fruit trees and a water well. Described as part of tract 196 owned by J A Smith, seized in multiple executions for debts to various creditors. Sheriff's notice dated November 8 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Warren
South West
State of
Pennsylvania
Samuel Fisher
Fisher's Land
Holland Land Company, &c
J. A. Smith
Crouch & Brother
D. H. Mitchell
C. C. Merritt
D. Ti. Mitchell
P. Minnig & Co
ID. H. Mitchell
Ss. W. Davis
Warren, Pa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
John P. Hale
New Hampshire
Mr. Hale
Lincoln
Giddings
Lovejoy
Hale
the Tribune
Seward
Greeley
America
Free Soilers
Mr Hale
Stafford County
Free Soil
President Grant
Wy Yhertas
Esther Cornelia Chub
W. Ni. Chub
Siptley & Kinsky
Walter B. Kinsky
Littley
Warren Pa
Sheffield
Geo. A. Williams
Bnort
A. H. Barnes
J. W. Willard
Ludlow
Russell House
Bnortstl
Ncptce
Samuel Burton
Hulet Barton
Admir
Junius R. Clark
Orry
Jameston
Aneceenees
Cece Ceesreesee
Nellsville
Elmira
Binghasmton
Stward
Tim Wes
Allegheny Valey and
Pittsburgh Railroad
Cc. A. Clute
Orphan's Court
Robert H. Wiggins
Stephen Crouch
Christian Smith
Henrietta Lantz
Jacob Berchandy
A. Scranton
Sarah Jane Johnson
Lorenzo D. Way
G. N. Parmlee
R. Brown
Guy C. Irvine
C. W. Stone
J. B. Slocum
Nist James G. Marsh
Register. Register’s
District Court OF the
U.S
Alexander Ross
District Court of
Said Dist
S. H. Evans
Novi
Xehcutos Actice
Mentary
Catherine Ebliz Abeth Todd
Boroush
Warren, Co
Henry Brace
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
Kane
WM. A. Baldwin
Hunter
Quaker Hill
Yankee Bush
Kinzua Valley
O. H. Hunter
John Denzer
Warren and
Jamestown Road
Sugar Grove
Follet
Jacob J. Reig
Thomas Struthers
V. Davia
Sheriff's Ofice
Sheripfe
Warren Penna
Warrenn
C. Schiller
Henry Hill
Thomasf, Tasker
Stephen P.M. Pasker
Morris, Tasker & Co
Wv. Davis
Sherif
Warret 1
Brown & Struther
Seneca Fall
William Andrews
W. Humphreys, Jr
Heripe
Corydon Township
State of Pennsylvania
Kinzua Township
Mead & Eddy
H. A. Jamie
Collins
L. L. Lowry
Hi. A. Jamieson
Lso
H. A. Jamieson
Caldwell Central Petroleum Company
Kinzua Creek
Said
Robert English
Kinzua Village
William H. Dickinson
V. Davis
Borough
Empire City O'1 Company
Ss. B. Gould
C. Bd
5. C. Clark Jelitsch
Bernard
Ss. V. Davis
David Beaty
Glade City
F. A. Randall
O. E. Walker
Shefield
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