Splendid Mansion of Albert Grant in London Sold
The Times describes Albert Grant’s grand London mansion in Tokenhouse Yard near Kensington. Built for about £300,000 on seven acres, it features a stone central block with two wings, marble halls, a glass dome, extensive terraces, a music salon, a large picture gallery, and a grand dining hall. Outdoor grounds include a triple elm, fruit trees, waterfowl lake, hot houses, an orangery, and stables. lattice screens shield the estate from adjacent properties.
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Albert Grant
London
London ‘Times
Messrs
Driver
Thomas Colby
Jenning
Kensington Gardens
Frederick Lang
Chaucer
Shakapeare
Milton
Bacon
Thiere
House of Parliament
Many Tragic Incidents Reported Across Cities
Three men drowned when a boat capsized in Boston harbor. Logan Ohio's mayor sought governor aid to guard against a lynching mob at the jail. A tornado damaged central St Joseph Missouri, injuring several. A Brooklyn woman shot herself and her child at Sing Sing where she had just arrived for the summer. A Brooklyn church dedication occurred with bishops present. A man near Scranton was murdered and his head severed by a train. a Walworth mill building in Cambridgeport Massachusetts burned and collapsed injuring ten firefighters. Two injured likely to die.
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Boston
Logan
Ohio
Sing Sing
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart
Brooklyn
N. Y
Loughlin
Becker
Wilmington
Delaware
Candinal McCloskey
Patrick Connell
Scranton
Walworth Manufacturing Company
Cambridgeport
Mars
Ivis
Notable 19th Century Clergy and Officials in Europe and America
William Lloyd Garrison visits London while Cardinal Cullen lies ill in Rome. Army officers plan European leave this summer. Virginia Governor Walker travels to Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs to discuss Speakership. Beecher reduces Christian Union salary from 10000 to 5000. Hiester Clymer to Harvard exercises then Maine coast. Governor Hampton honored at New York Hotel. Brigham estate dispute over three million remains contested. Archbishop Wood named papal referee in Pittsburgh diocese dispute with Ancient Order of Hibernians.
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William Lloyd Garrison
London
Cardinal Cullen
Rome
Europe
Walker
Virginia
Greenbriar
Beecher
Christian Union
Hiester Clymer
Harvard
Maine
New York Hotel
New York
Hampton
Peter B. Brigham
Sic
Our
Boston
Reedmen's Bank to Likely Pay Dividend Later
Freedmen's Bank commissioners hold funds for a possible ten percent dividend but will not declare now due to high per‑deposit costs. They expect a twenty percent dividend after selling the Washington building, valued around 300000, and plan to settle mortgages including 28000 on Arlington Hotel furniture. They own 100 to 120 district properties, many valued but currently illiquid. past bids on bank buildings were as low as 105000. The aim is to pay about half of total indebtedness eventually.
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Freedmen’s Bank
Department of Justice
Washington
Arlington Hotel
Washington Clubhouse
New York Avenue
Tobacco as Currency and Parish Names in Colonial Virginia
A late work by Rev. Dr. Slaughter notes colonial Virginia used tobacco as salary for ministers and officials and as currency in warehouses. Parishes were nicknamed Orinoco or Sweet-scented by tobacco type grown. ministers’ tobacco often valued less due to mixing. Near the North Carolina line, pay shifted to tar pitch and pork. tar then funded roof tarring efforts.
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Slaughter
Virginia
Commonwealth
North Carolina
Sunday opening of museums and galleries debate motion
Mr Petermarice M P pushes a fourth annual motion in the British Parliament urging that national museums and galleries be opened on Sundays to provide greater recreation and instruction. Clergy and others have, in several cases, already offered restricted Sunday openings with no reported ill effects.
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Petermarice M. P
Taylor
Centennial Queen Miss Parke Perkins Marries Major Bentley
Miss Parke P. Perkins crowned queen at Philadelphia centennial last summer wed Major W. W. Bentley at her Buckingham County Virginia residence Tuesday. The bride wore a white satin dress trimmed with lace and the centennial crown, described as a regal and elegant union. The groom hails from Alaska County Virginia.
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Mareraux
Parke P. Perkins
Philadelphia
Buckingham County
W. W. Bentley
Eprom
Alaski County
Kent County crops and local notices mix in period fold
Crops in Kent County are reported generally good. Milford horse loss by colic. Breakwater and Pier fishing improving. Samuel Wilds takes a clerk position at Atlantic Hotel Ocean City. Bridgeville fair plans expand. Admin letters issued for Edward A Miller Middletown. Dover area wheat cutting begins. New depot and macadam street boost Hirring ton. locals seek a new hotel. Vessel Lucy Wheatly reported lost off North Carolina with two crew. Camden Union Camp Meeting directors plan larger encampment. Milford man cleared in Miss Smith case. Rev E Stubbs may join Meridian St Church Indianapolis next year.
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Kent County
A. B. Slaughter
Milford
Samuel Wilds
Capital
Dover
Atlantic Hotel
Oceanity
Bridgeville Agriculture and Mechanical Society
E. W. Lockwood Esq
Edward A. Miller
Middletown
Hirrington
John W. Hall
Lucy Wheatly
Gardner Louis
Lebanon
North Carolina
Camden
G. D. Watson
Peninsula News Highlights From Chincoteague to Virginia Politics
A sea turtle weighing 250 pounds was caught at Chincoteague last week. Wheat crops in Cecil and Carolina counties show promise as farmers prepare harvest. Salisbury pastor Thomas B. Smith died aged 59. Rev John Fletcher's schooner, the Rev John Fletcher, launched near Newtown. The Accomac steamer will be withdrawn for likely Norfolk route. Congress member John Randolph Tucker comments on Virginia democracy and Hayes policy. Virginia conservatives hold gubernatorial contenders race with Daniel or Mahone likely. Advices from Aspinwall report Lima unrest after British action against Huascar. British legation dispute calmed by presidential assurances. Passengers for Europe include W. S. Stryker, Clarence A. Seward, Rev A. Murray, and President McCosh.
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Chincoteague
Carolina County
Thomas B. Smith
Salisbury
Thos. R. B
P. E. Church of Louisiana
Reynolds
Reynolds Mill Property, Near Port pcRolt
J. ©. Bell
Conowingo
Timothy White
Elkton
Cecil County
Stephen Mearns
North East
John Fletcher
Nathan R. White
Northport
L. L
Swansgut Creek
Newtown
Accomac
Old Dominion Steamship Co
Chincoteague Bay
Posomoke River
Norfolk
Onancock
Virginia
J. Randolph Tucker
John Randolph Tucker
Congress
Cincinnati
Hayes
South
D. G. Potts
Petersburg
J. Tucker
Fitz Lee
Mahone
Col. Halliday
Gen. Taliaferro
Major Daniel
Tucker
Gen. Mahone
Aspinwall
New York
Shab
Lima
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