Vermont Centennial Attendees and Presidential Tour Plans
News brief notes the Vermont Centennial attendance by Mr Hares and Cabinet members, and President's planned Southern States tour in late August or early September. It also mentions deaths, travels of actors and dignitaries, and harvest prospects with improving weather and crops in various localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caer
Jons A. Wensten
Juez
Montgomery Blair
Silver Spring
Brussels
Europe
Kiss Fanny Davenport
Theodore Tilton
Alice
Florence
John A. Kasson
Austria
Robert Laird Collier
Ger
Grant
Belgium
Corresvonpertr
New York Times
Tilden
East Ride
Osponnx
Kansas
Chile
Moopy
Saukey
E P
Sasa
Rome
Fourth of July notes and Idaho fighting reports mix with national items
From Portland the scene of the Indian rising in Idaho reports Col Whipple's force clashing with Looking Glass band on the Clearwater leaving four Indians dead many wounded and river escapes. Looking-Glass band estimated at 200. Also notes on tax measures troop needs South, New London finances, and the Polaris voyage. Military encampment in Ohio dated Sept 4 to 7 with Sherman Kilpatrick Crook invites. Nebraska State University building condemned. Hubbardstown centennial celebrated. Texas cattle raiders pursued. stolen stock recovered. Naval Academy exam results show 37 of 75 passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Portland
Ore
Whipple
Clearwater
Tarves Fe
GH Dia
New London
Conn
Tyson
Hall
F. M. Cockrell
Bradley T. Johnson
Nebraska State University
Weuwonrt
Hubbardstown
United States
Iio Grande
Washington
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Fires and Casualties Across the Nation and Abroad
A hurricane of fires and disasters reports damaged railways in Murcia Spain and a Rouen factory fire leaving 253 workers jobless. Warehouses burned in Bradford England. Fatalities and injuries occurred in Lebanon furnace blast and Kingston Hill cannon explosion. Steamship collision at Point au Tremble. Drownings from a boat overturn in Massachusetts and bathing deaths on Staten Island. Tornadoes and fires destroy buildings in Wisconsin and Colorado with multiple casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murcia
Spain
Tax Loys
Rouen
France
Bradford
Eng
Lebanon
Charles Smith
David Gantz
John Kilmayer
Edward Hoffman
Kingston Hill
R. I
Walter Waite
Tur
Elphinstone
Recwater
Point Au Tremble
Horn Pond
Woburn
Chester
Orange County
N. Y
Onwumi
Montclair
James Ferguson
Lord Dufferin
Canada
Staten Island
Rotonda Theater
Liverpool
England
del Norte
Col
Postaties
Roulin
Montmorenci
Quebec
J. H. Camden
Wheeling
W. Va
Pensaukee
Wis
Persaukee
Financial and commodity updates from the United States and Canada
Wheat 3,242,146 bushels. corn 10,410,176. oats 2,409,510. barley 461,049. Clinton Savings Bank NY suspends. Treasury notice extends 5-20 act and 1865 consols payments from Oct 5 1877. coupon bonds dated July 1 1865 amounting to 7,000,000. Charter Oak Life in play for policyholders. Spirit revenue for year up to close. Exports: pork 3,615 barrels. bacon 6,224,035 pounds. lard 8,49,670 pounds. flour 30,498.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garam
States
Canada
Tux
Clinton Savings Bank of
New York City
Tur Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury of
United States
Itia
Charter Oak Life Insurance Company
Reece Fet
Jast
Political moves and conventions in early As national notes collide
The report covers Republican stance on re election. Postmaster General discusses state convention calls and presidential order spirit. New Hampshire House opposes federal internal improvements. Democratic leaders plan August meetings at Whits Stuishur Springs. Ben Wade quietly backs the President. Paris cremation law petition discussed. Madrid reports 15000 troops bound for Cuba. Titan Presbyterian Council sends address to the Queen with 333 signers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Keyes
Madison
Wis
Postmaastes
Prampshire House of Representatives
Whits Stuishur Springs
Washington Republican
Ben Wade
Paris
Philadelphia
Madrid
Spain
Cuba
Titan-Presbyterian Council
Desperadoes Hanged After Murders in OA and Related Crime Spree
A desperado was hanged in OA for killing two Black children aged eight and two last winter. In nearby events, the Keesville National Bank was robbed by masked men, taking about 75 000 in deposits. Confederate ram Merrimac commander Garessy A P Jones was shot and killed in Selma. A Chihuahua to San Antonio specie train was attacked by 35 robbers on TeCo creek, with several casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laio
Keesville
N. Y
Garessy A. P. Jones
Merrimac
Monitor
Harral
Selma
Ala
Chihuahua
San Antonio
Teco Creek
Texas
War in the East and Turkish Montenegrin campaign updates
Despatches describe a large Russian force near Silistria with the city fortified and under threat. Reports from Asia Minor vary, Turks claim victories and Bayazid siege, while Russians counter with Melikoff and Tergukassoff maneuvers near Kars. In Vienna and London, telegrams discuss Persian aid to Russia, Constantinople turmoil, and mounting troop reinforcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danube
Silistris
Ackbar
Abd-ul-Mejid
Asia Minor
Kars
Bayazid
New York Times
Pera
Mukhtar Pasha
Faik Pasha
Van
Knassians
Allah
Berlin
Louis Melikoff
Araxes Valley
Erzeroum
Melikoff
Zewin
Erzerowm
Delibaba
Tergukassoff
Bayyazid
Araxes
Suleman Pasna
House of Commons
Besika Bay
Constantinople
Cristarenes
Suleiman Pasha
Ali Said
Nakita
Vienna
Man of Singular Character Jesus Christ Described in Ancient Manuscript
The document portrays Jesus of Judea as a prophetic yet worshiped figure, claimed to raise the dead and heal diseases. It details his tall figure, serene eyes, flowing hair, Nazarite curls, smooth forehead, and a demeanor of majesty, humility, temperance, and wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publius Lentulus
Judea
Rome
Jesus Christ
Tramp Master Frank Labelle Chronicles Frauds and Earnings
The diaries of 17 year old Frank Labelle, a self described tramp formerly from St. James Parish Louisiana, recount his scheme of soliciting money from lawyers to return home and diary their payments. He notes totals and dates including 449.05 by December 7 May 9 and 35.05 in the last week, with a peak 15.50 in Galveston on March 15. He claims Galveston and Houston are the best venues for his approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Labelle
Taylor
St. James Parish
Albany Penitentiary
Maine
Senay Eer
Galveston
Houston
Remarkable Brain Injury Survived After Wagon Fall
A Santa Barbara California report describes a case of a man from near St Helens who fell from a wagon striking his head on a stump. The brain was penetrated and a portion protruded before a physician removed it. The patient recovered and later walked and functioned normally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Franz
St. Helens
Santa Barbara
Cal
Preas
Election Commission Records and Proposed Bill Draft
Fragmented notes describe the Electoral Commission drafting a bill about official records and possession. The text hints at potential destruction of presidential records and cites a secretary and Washington involvement amid unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electoral Commission
Ee Ee
Commission
Ian Worthy
Grasshoppers Threaten Plains Crops In Yellowstone Country
A veteran reports billions of grasshoppers swarming south of the Yellowstone River and along the Big Horn slope. The insects cover rocks and trees, blot out the sky, frighten horses, and sleep settlers under grasshopper blankets. Officers fear later in the season the swarm will devastate maturing crops across Northwestern states. Washington cor: New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone
Vinn
Uncle Sam
Yellowstone River
Big Horn Mountains
Ing
Miles
Dobbins
Missouri
Missouri River
How the Locust Plague Was Treated in China and Philippines
A Chicago Tribune excerpt summarizes a Hong Kong letter from May 1877 detailing Chinese methods against locusts. It notes dry chillies, sulphur, and tar as ancient remedies and mentions Philippine use of chillies against swarms. The writer, J. Senza, suggests supplying chili seeds to farmers and cites India as a source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Hong Kong
Custa
Philippines
Widah Eileen Ebuineky
India
China Mail
Lassen
Sowza
Galveston Fire Sparks Focus on Coastal City Risks
The Galveston blaze shifts attention to a city with deep rural interests, on a narrow eastern edge two miles from the mainland. Vessels face danger when tides surge through a two mile channel, and storms have caused damage in 1867 and 1875. The city sits on piles seven feet above sea level with cistern water, yet it remains a key cotton and timber export hub with extensive coast trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Enterprise
Old mare Temple, queen of the trotting turf, near Philadelphia
A Chestnut Hill sale observer recalls a stabled box where a mare named Flora, out of Temple the trotting queen, was found neglected. The once-famous Temple, now 32, had endured thinning flesh and sunken eyes. Flora has had three foals since 1864 with Mr. Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Hill Farm
Philadelphia
Flora
Fifty Dollar Coin Prepares for Mint Die Strike
The new fifty dollar gold piece proceeds toward striking, with officials of the Mint advancing the die work as the first coin of its kind.
Ancient War Relics and the Walls of Trajan Across Asia Minor
The article recounts Trajan era defenses along a line from the Rhine to the Danube and across the Dobrudscha, describing earthen walls up to nineteen feet high. It notes Turkish and Russian battles of 1854, Zenophon’s retreat with the ten thousand, and the ancient Greeks’ route from Ovnexa toward Moush and Erzeroum before turning toward the Caucasus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrail
Danube
Asia Minor
Trajan
Spain
Rhine
Dobrudscha
Roumelia
Asia
Zenophon
Ovnexa
Bagdad
Tigris
Moush
Armenia
Lake van
Caucasus
Kars
Bayazid
Erzeroum
Ohio judge rules convicted killer can be escaper prisoner
Judge Bingham of the Columbus Common Pleas Court held that Mrs. Sarah M. Victor, once condemned for murder and later commuted to life, is an escapee after conviction. The order directs her to be delivered to county authorities to await review by the Supreme Court, which granted leave to file a petition in error. The ruling faces likely reversal and unsettles public interest in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Common Pleas Court
Columbus
Ohio
Sarah M. Victor
Cu County
Victor
Ohio Penitentiary
Senha
Esca
Said
Co Pataca Viser
Supreme Court
March to Em May Comic List of Russian Generals
A humorous extract lists Russian generals with spoofing endings echoing Bonaparte 1812 dispatches. Names like Formazow Jemalow Milodradovitch Jaladovitch Karatachovitch and others recur with wordplay on off itch and eff as a satire of military fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Bonaparte
Formazow
Jemalow
Milodradovitch
Jaladovitch
Karatachovitch
Schascheff
Souchosaneff
Schepaieff
Wassittchikoff
Kostmaroff
Tchogletof
Rajeffsky
Nevereffeky
Shonvaloff
Markoff
Krossnoff
Touchkoff
Rival Capitals: Petersburg and Moscow Clash in Identity
An analysis from the London Examiner describes a long standing rivalry between St Petersburg and Moscow. It notes Petersburg's drive to become Westernized and cosmopolitan while Moscow champions raw Russian character and ancient heritage. The piece highlights mutual disdain among residents and officials as both seek cultural primacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Petersburg
Neva
Russia
London Examiner
Queen receives American party at Windsor in state visit
The Queen hosts an American group led by Gen. Grant and Secretary Pierrepont at Windsor with the royal party. The evening includes a formal introductions in the Oak Room, a corridor inspection, and whist games, ending with refreshments as Mrs. Pierre and others comment on the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
St. George’s Hall
Pierrepont
Grant
Jeopoli
Christian
Gen. Grant
Prince Christian
Beatrice
Duchess of Wellington
Lord Elphinstone
Lord Derby
Duchess of
Therc
Weyrson
Wellington
Roxbury
Pierre
Three Newly Found Metals Mentioned in Middlesex County Bulletin
The report lists gallium neptunium and lavsiu m as newly discovered metals with values not fixed and not in the current list. Gallium is claimed to be more costly than gold, with Middlesex County Conn noted for the two later discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex County
Conn
Terrible Hatred: Ball Acquitted After Fatal Shooting
In Maysville Kentucky Levi Ball faced trial for shooting James C Owens after a lengthy feud over supplies worth 200 dollars. Ball, who claimed self defense, was acquitted while Owens died shortly after convulsions and a final oath from his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
Levi Ball
James C. Owens
Ian Owens
Ball
Owens
Revenue receipts rise to 119 million in FY ending June 30
Internal revenue for the year ending June 30 totals 119 million, up from 117 million last year due to crackdowns on illicit distilling and stronger whisky tax collections. The projected year total was 120 million but uncertainty over possible tax cuts reduced output and revenue. Washington Car, New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
United States
Russia
Rodney Sunedin Es O
Y Fairbanks & Co
Liverpool
New York
Austaia
England
London
Jane
Washington Car
Tirstime
Arrow lodged in deer's heart found by hunter
A Humboldt California Time article reports Mr E Sharp of Arcata shooting a large five point buck on Boynton's prairie. While boiling the heart after skinning the animal, a hard object revealed an ancient arrow barb embedded in the heart with a long scar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Sharp
Arcata
Boynton
Dumboldt
Late Senator Pratt and charity gift tale at Harvard
The former Senator Pratt faced a gift incident as two ladies offered a dressing gown to him in Congress. He referenced a law forbidding such gifts, remained polite, and Harvard’s mission stance delayed a resignation. Trustees kept his post, while Harvard and President Hayes figures surfaced in the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Congress
Janes Rose
Lownin
Harvard University
Lowell
Hayes
Military Rewards in Italy Reported by Commerce
The piece notes Italy's heavy military burden with about four hundred standing men and direly low pay for soldiers. It cites private pay near two cents and cavalry pay of three cents per day, while officers and civil leaders earn large sums, including the King at 16,500,000 francs about 3,500,000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Cincin Commercial
Hard Times Dialogue Fragment in Mrs Smith Scene
A clipped excerpt shows Mrs Smith and an interlocutor discussing affording a dress during hard times. The dialogue hints at a husband keeping business going and references financial strain and ongoing effort.
Insurrection in Cuba Remains Languid and Disheartening
Reports from Martinez arr eight months with 30 men show pacification promises unmet as insurgents resist peace talks. Spanish risks grow with renewed dangers and annexation fears favoring the United States. Treasury drains amid stagnation while gold rises from 215 to 227 and amnesty creeps fail to restore confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Martinez Arr
The
Eagles Taken From Mountain Nest North of Santa Sohaek Cal
A hunter robbed a nest thirty feet up in a stick built eyrie, capturing two black eagles about six weeks old. The birds fed on jack rabbits and challenged a coyote during a chicken raid, the coyote killed by a shot after being grappled by an eagle. Full grown wingspan reaches eight feet and four foot height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Sohaek
Cal
Parliamentary Elector Counts by Region Published
Sir C Dilke released the annual return showing UK electors totals by region. England and Wales report 2 377 761 with 854 587 counties 1 514 716 boroughs and 12 458 universities. Ireland lists 261 265 electors with 175 919 counties 53 953 boroughs and 3 393 Trinity College Dublin. Scotland totals 301 313 with 88 594 counties 202 852 burghs and 10 867 universities. London areas include 22 497 Che 26 229 Finsbury 41 196 Hackney 4 681 Lambeth 45 343 Marylebone 32 679 Southwark 21 631 Tower Hamlets 34 063.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Dilke
United Kingdom
England
Wales
Oxford
Cambridge
London
Ireland
Boroughs
Trinity College, Dublin
Scotland
Burghs
Edinburgh
St. Andrew's
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Che
Finsbury
Hackney
Lambeth
Marylebone
Southwark
Tower Hamlets
Child Found Safe After Night In Tree Top Escape
A five year old boy, missing since noon, was found asleep in a tall maple tree about forty feet high. Neighbors heard his cries after dinner but the child remained quiet when discovered, and his aunt warned others to keep silence as rescuers approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westenay
Edward Owers
Ella
Aspen
Ain
Simple and Unpretending Ignorance in Language
A reflective piece on how ignorance pretends to knowledge and spoils language. It laments the danger when powerful men replace careful use with grand phrases that ring hollow like firecrackers in an empty barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Grant White
Buckeye Shake at Provi-Mx Mayor Speech
Hayes gives a friendly Buckeye shake to citizens during a public address in the Provost-Marshal era. A note from Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimer to the New York Sun discusses the Electoral Commission and its stance on a measure, indicating mixed support and indicating a broader public exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Provi- Mx
Anp Pexton
Tilden
Electoral Commission
Dorsheimer
New York
Py York Sun
Cincinnati
the Commission
Dorshermer
Millersburg Boy A Child Prodigy In Math
Reynolds a 5 year old son of Dr Best of Millersburg astonishes with natural arithmetic ability. He can add multiply and divide accurately without instruction and ponds his head before answering. If wrong he repeats the process until correct.
Texas cattle breeders hold over a million head of cattle
The text notes that Texas cattle breeders own 1,025,000 cattle plus horses and mules and 682,000 acres of enclosed pasture. It cites 1870 figures: 424,504 horses, 61,322 mules and asses, 428,048 milch cows, 132,409 oxen, and 2,933,045 other cattle, with owners far outnumbered by ten men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Local Woman Finds Egg That Hatches into Snake
Mrs. John Bohler of Jalapa, wife of the borough Supervisor, broke eggs and found one with a speckled shell containing a smallEgg formed snake. The strange find was embedded inside the egg during routine kitchen work reported by the Pottsville Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bohler
Jalapa
Pottsville
Tribute planned for Pure P. Brass by London publisher
The author of Hold the Fort, killed last December in the Ohio railroad disaster, will be honored by F. BE Longley in a memoir. An accompanying note from a young woman hints at a Sunday home visit, while the piece ends with a muddled aside about a congregation and a sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure P. Brass
London
F. BE. Longley
War Against Disease With Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy against nervous disorders and general infirmities. It claims health benefits, fortitude, and strength from a trusted preparation, praising the product's potency and honesty in trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Ty Appell
Winnort Fever and AGvuE Tonic for malaria districts
An advertisement notes Winnort's Fever and AGvuE Tonic used by companies in malaria regions. Testimonials from contractors claim benefits for time, labor, and money invested. G. BR. Frvtay & Co., New Orleans, and proprietors supply through all cavesists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnort
al. G. BR. Frvtay & Co
New Orleans
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Taz News
Commercial Notes
Christ
Grasshoppers
Washington Cor
New York Tribune
Flora Temple
Windsor Castle
Mrs. Jones
Avoirdupois
Vanadium
Secaande
Internal Revenue Receipts
United King
Texas Cattle
Sherman
Jewett
American Stove Makers’ Association
Cincinnati Times
Cashmere Bouquet
Colgate & Co
Graefenberg
Graefenberg Co
Hofmann
East Liberty, PA
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wuerat
Baek
Space Naan
Michigan
Canara Reep
Uniop Staten
James Subleil
Ind
Tmfor
J. R. Hill & CO
P. Kimball &0
Nevany
Tousehold
Meltze Akearer
Bovey
Apie
Indan
Lesia
Epineninart
Ealtine
Kexval & Ch
Shane
Aimple
Jay F Bronson
Detroit
Wall St
N. F. Burnelands
N. F
Bos House
Simaeo
Patenes
Chst Agancest Senitathon
Barton
Aden
Eptonaads
Medical Institute
Alec Abe
Jon M. Soupper
Cinehanatt
Aeris
Aested Sons
J. A. Bos
Oo Haaen & CO
BO Cobal
Ye AL Thomson
Jackson
Osgood
James R. Osgood & CO
Boston
Mass
H. Hallett & CO
Unham Pianos
Danham & Sons
Wavereems
East 14Th St
Reasonable
Yerros Easy
Bunat
W. K. Clarke
Providence
Warner
Sil
Satteen
Teo
Warner Bros
Proadway
Babbitt
Thronte
Rabbit & i
Wee Ke
Man
Bowron
Sears
SUN
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