Wilmington Port Office and Aims of Debts and Elections
A fragment from the Wilmington Port Office discusses monetary policy with references to three percent consols and favored trade, followed by a violent incident near Wellin g Wharf, where Capt Willard’s crew repelled an attack on a schooner mate. Notices of upcoming shows and local events mix with detailed, rhetoric filled political accusations about Delaware elections and alleged voter suppression in the 1870s.
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Deaten
Anticles
Bliazard
Welling Wharf
South Side
Hestiana
James Upolite
Williard
Fyile Chet
Updite
George
William Es
Illard
Ollard
Plater
South America
Assault and Battery Case Heads Police Court Session
Mayor Allmond opened morning hearings with Julius Bucher charged with assault and intent to kill his brother Emile Bucher. Julius faced $500 bail after testimony from Emile and two witnesses, while Thomas Tillman Jimfer Benson and John Perry were arraigned for drunk and disorderly conduct. Perry described a brief stay in Wilmington, and Tillman Benson were fined a dollar with costs, while Riley Hancock were fined fifty cents for drunkenness amid a cold night.
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Allmond
Julius Bucher
Emile Bucher
Julius
Emile
Henri
Julis D. Benner
Bernhard
Thomas Tillman
Jimfer Benson
John Perry
Chambers
Perry
Darkey
Felton
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Tillman
Benson
Tom Tillman
Jimfor Benson
John Riley
Isaac Hancock
Beet Sugar Season Closes as Beet Supply Exhausted at Riverside
Delaware Beet Sugar Works at Riverside halted operations after three weeks of continuous run. Eleven hundred tons of beets yielded about 120000 pounds of sugar and fifty bogsheads of molasses, with 450 tons of beet pulp sold. Local buyers include Harvey & Sister and John P Allmond & Co among others. Mayor Allmond notes the sugar’s grade and color, predicting a retail price near one cent per pound. The plant may reopen soon to produce cane syrup in an experimental run for the Agricultural Department.
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Delaware Beet Sugar Works
Riverside
Harvey & Sister
John P. .Allmond & Co
W. H. Brick
James Morrow & Son
W. H. Morris
Allmond
Demerara
Agricultural Department
The Recent Court Term Shows Unusual Libel Trial Length
The term lasted 17 days with nine days devoted to one libel trial. No capital offenses were tried. The General Sessions Court sent one man to the whipping post for stealing two lanterns from the railroad. About 65 prisoners remain in jail.
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General Sessions Court
Temperance Alliance set to meet in Middletown on 15th inst
The Executive Committee of the State Temperance Alliance met in this city yesterday but did not transact any business. They adjourned to meet in Middletown on the 15th to hold a meeting of the Alliance there.
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Temperance Alliance
State Temperance Alliance
Middletown
Alliance
False Fire Alarm At City Hall Tower
A fire alarm rang from City Hall tower around six this morning but proved false. Two or three fire companies responded to the scene.
Quarterly Meeting and Local Notices from Newanx Gazette
Hannah Boulden underwent an operation for a burned hand by Drs Kollock and Henry. Quarterly meeting and love feast planned at the M E Church on the 18th and 19th. The Sunday northbound train arrived in two sections. A shoemaker reports brisk trade with extra help. Sodality of St Patrick’s Church to Elkton for a Catholic meeting. Kennedy Woodrow case may get a new trial. A boy nicknamed Motey, aged about 18, wandered to Jersey, was jailed for vagrancy and stone breaking, and vows to not go far this winter.
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the Gazette
Newanx
Hannah Boulden
Sodality
St. Patrick's Church
Elkton
Kennedy- Woodrow
Kennedy
Motey
Newark
Jersey
Delaware and Maryland ship canal proposal discussed
The Delaware and Maryland ship canal project is to be brought before Congress this session. Supporters say it would cut transport costs to seaboard regions, aiding Western and Southwestern producers and national interests. Water dept repairs on Market Street remove obstructions from Fifth to Ninth Streets, pleasing pedestrians and drivers.
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Congress
Delaware and Maryland
Balt. Gazette
Water Department
Market Street
Fifth
Ninth Streets
Western Blizzard Rips through Carthage Area
A severe cyclone struck December 7 sweeping southwest to northeast. Ten miles south of Carthage Wm Bayne and nearby buildings were demolished. Mr Forsythe’s structures also fell with no lives lost. Quimby’s buildings were destroyed fatally injuring him. Tarcoxie faced raging winds. a blacksmith shop and Masonic Hat structure were damaged. Round Prairie schoolhouse blown away. Newman's house collapsed fatally injuring his two young daughters. Marclefield suffered heavy damage as the storm passed with thunder and violent electrical shocks.
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Carthage
Missouri
Joplin
Wm. Bayne
Forsythe
Bayman
Mr. Quimby
Tarcoxie
Round Prairie
Newman
Marclefield
Justices' retirement uncertain amid court stability rumors
In Washington talk centers on possible retirements of Supreme Court Justices Strong and Swayne. They may stay till the current term ends. Also reported, Fort Buford may see Bieting Bull surrender soon per General Terry. Mayors elected in Poughkeepsie and Far River. Multiple robberies hit Woodbridge homes. one girl misheard prayer lines.
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Washington
Siren Court
United States
Strong
Swayne
Drum
Terry
Fort Buford
Bieting Bull
Ezra White
Poughkeepsie
New York
William R. Green Seneca
Far River
Massachusetts
James A. Fox
Citizens
Peritegs
R.M. Pulsifer
Newton
Woodbridge
New Jersey
Three Per Cent Bond Agreed Upon In Refund Bill
Washington December 7 The Ways and Means Committee unanimously fixed interest on refunding bonds at three percent, directing Chairman Wood to push an amendment lowering the House bill from three and a half to three percent. He plans to call the bill up for amendment tomorrow. Contests for Southern seats loom as Republicans target Democratic incumbents in several states, with nominations from Delaware to Louisiana. Fractional currency notes move to authorize ten twenty five and fifty cent notes up to ten million dollars.
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Ways and Means
Waasumnetor
Committee On Ways and Means
Sncrale Ks
Wood
House
Congress
Delaware
West Virginia
Wilson
Virginia
Cabell
North Carolina
Grandy
Latham
South Carolina
National Republican Committee
Georgia
Collins
Florida
Bisbee
Alabama
Lowe
Shelley
Mississippi
Chalmers
Chalmers, Representing the Sixth Or Shoe String
Lynch
Louisiana
Messrs. Gibson
Blanchari
King
Missouri
Lessingham
Frost
Senate
Ingalls
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury of
Congress Yesterday in Senate and House actions
In the Senate credentials for Thomas C. Manning were presented and referred. Bills introduced to tax legal tender notes and to regulate fractional notes. A barley malt duty bill was recommitted. Standing committees were renewed. Special committees on presidential elections census epidemics and other topics were created. In the House a bill to appoint an Assistant Secretary was raised. A ruling on a privileged question regarding counting the Electoral vote followed a lengthy debate and procedural standoff.
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Congress
U. S. Senate
Thomas C. Manning
Louisiana
U. S
H. M. Spofford
McDonald
Indiana
Ingalls
Kansas
Kernan
New York
Wallace
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Ward
Bicknell
Keifer
Ohio
Fragmentary Proceedings Document Aimed at Measure
A portion of the record shows Mr. drew addressing the assembly and pressing a demand related to the measure. A speech opposing the proposal is noted, after which the journal entry indicates the session adjourned.
Boycotting a Lady at Ballina Stirs Mob Action
A local Ballina incident recounts Miss Harriet Gardiner of Farmhill facing a hostile crowd after a quarrel with tenants. She fled a teapot assault, shopped unsuccessfully, and, upon police escort, was guarded to her hotel and home. The report notes she is an excellent shot and unpopular in the region. Nearby notes mention port issues, a steel boom pier project, and a theft case involving George Cruse in Baltimore.
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Ballina
Misa Harriet Gardiner
Farmhill
Killila
Miss Gardiner
Egg Town Corchestoner
Aree Goss
Cecil County
Elkton
Isaac N. Thorp
Ile
Thos
Thorp
Anderson Cole
Baltimore
Lodges and Fraternal Bodies Datum From Old Record
Fragmentary OCR listing lodge numbers and associations: To-Right. x. Lodge No 8 1 0 0 F. Bakin to Lodge No 6 K of P Morning Star Sat Division No 2 4 of T Harmony Lodge No 5 A O G F.
Real Estate Auction of Four Delaware Pennsylvania Farms
An auction notice for four adjoining properties near Wilmington lists No 1 a 115 acre farm and dwelling with water, orchard, timber, and outbuildings. No 2 a 53 acre parcel with timber. No 3 116 acres with improved farmstead and buildings. No 4 a woodland parcel of about four acres. Locations include New Castle county Del and Chester county Pa with access to Wilmington Kennett Square rail lines. Viewing arranged through George Cloud or J P Clouds representatives Abrams Executors and Stidham & Son, auctioneers.
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Home Farm
New Castle County
Del
Chester County
Wilmington
Kennett Square
Bennett J. Klair
John M
KE. Garrett
Bennett J. Blair
Mill Creek Hundred
Richard Fisher
George Bail
Delaware Western
Rosedale
Baltimore Central
Font
Selanom Sul
Las Ure Poe
Ee Eorge D. Cloud
J. P
Tames P. Cloud, Abrams, Execu L. W. Stidham & Son
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Wlarin
Webster
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Alfred H. Fy
Mauts
John S.K. Doherty
Jol
Henry Welch
Aucat
Ginner
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Waluuy Street
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Newark Letter
Delawar
Maryland
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Wats and Means Committee
Charity
Earth
Capital
New Jeans
Legee
Louisiana Lottery Company
A. Dauphin
Broadway
New York City
Harlan Cloud
Devenned
Papiie Bale
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