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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1881
Page
1
Washington dispatches describe a Senate meeting with a Treasury report vote, confirmation of several federal appointments, and discussion of cabinet prospects for a future Arthur administration. The piece also covers Guiteau receiving money to purchase his pistol, legal actions, and rail and Indian territory matters.
The republican caucus nominated William Window for the United States senate last night. County conventions in New York and Irvington named several nominees including Delany Caldwell for surrogate and marine court judges, Judge Sheridan, John W. Harnett, coroner Dr Phillip Menkle, and Kings county officials. Democratic picks included Frank White for sheriff and Adolph Guebnor for justice of sessions. Hamilton County official counts show Foster 28 611 with Bookwalter 35 600 for governor and minor totals for other state officers. no change in Sears County where Devereaux was elected and Ludlow received 480 votes.
In Nicronta British Columbia on October 21 the Chinese and white laborers are quitting midway jobs in large numbers. The town swarms with departing workers amid claims the herd tax of three dollars and better pay on Oregon roads lure them away. The exodus appears to be spreading quickly through the area.
A Greenville Miss report says D Love taunts a young newlywed. Mrs Lanier is killed by her husband who is now in custody. In San Sanford Missouri stabbed Jacob Glenn after insulting southern women. murderer jailed. Kunkowski convicted in May murder case. Indictments for train robbery lead to arraignment and bail set at 4200. Libel editors in Sussex sentenced to prison terms and fines. Albert Smith found guilty of Lickberry stage robbery. other suspects to face federal court. A Jackson Amador claim reports a fire destroying residence Jehelleh. mother and children perished and authorities suspect accidental cause.
Edison Company rapidly extends electric light system in New York and Chicago. Wires laid from Peck Slip through Ferry Street to Beekman Street at about 1000 feet daily. Night crew to install suspended light from Pearl Street station with new dynamo. Heavy iron pipes and copper conductors used, with asphalt-based sealing compound. Work proceeds along William Street and adjoining avenues toward Nassau and Spruce. Edison thinks electric tram motor advances, after moving to Menlo Park for railway tests. Since 1888 Edison has patent activity averaging nearly one per week for electric light.
Reports from Quinex IQ dated October 21 describe a crevasse in the levee above Here state, with flood waters nearing Rockport four miles away. Residents along the river flee as crowds clog roads, cattle and livestock stranded on embankments, and farmers abandon homes with wives and children for Quincy. Indian Grove levee breach noted but not serious. rail service disrupted as trains halted and workers quit. The Missouri side bottoms flood to the bluff. the river spans nine miles below the city. The Fortige train market in APOOL reports grain trade quiet with steady prices, firm cargoes offshore, and lighter activity on spot wheat and corn, with some price declines for poorer grades.
October 22 telegram reports French and German delegations leaving their current base tonight and expected in Richmond tomorrow forenoon. They will then depart yesterday morning for Washington as the city remains crowded with visitors.
A Bloomington correspondent reports Senator David Davis hopes to retire from public life to focus on private business, citing health concerns and a long, strenuous career. He has not fully recovered from his wife's death three years ago, and friends fear his presidential ambitions are ended. Davis operates a grand Maryland style home and remains active, though few expect his political dreams to return.
The Day at Palico Courtne features six races with $300 to the winner in the two year olds dash and $10,000 total purses across events. Frankie Bocame wins the opening race by two lengths, ahead of Vam pire and Gladstone as Breckinridge Stakes unfolds for three-year-olds.
News items from London Paris and Havana cover strikes and plots in Ireland, a land league crackdown, a powder found near Athlone castle, shipping wrecks near Falmouth and Tyne, and a large fire at Lynchburg. Reports note royal and parliamentary actions, electrical exhibition awards, and Tunisia's siege dynamics amid regional tensions.
Special dispatch from New Orleans notes cotton counties showing the crop development to date. Early indications suggest modest progress with collecting and conditions varying by region. Reports from the Democrat indicate mixed yields amid local weather effects and market conditions in October.
The closing day drew a large crowd and strong interest with the day’s races hailed as the season’s finest in the south. Exhibitors plan to attend Atlanta expo. officials promoted visitation as a complete success. Rosa Wwie won the trotting free for all in three straight heats, and Martian led the running free for all. Bird’s b. Charles Nevelin triumphed in the private roadsters with quick heats and faster times.
A series of brief dispatches note balloonist Professor King and wife in Wisconsin reporting successful exit from the woods. Separate items cover Irish appeal for unity and aid, a Liverpool cotton market summary, a U S court verdict on cotton tires, a railroad accident in Chambersburg, a steamer grounding in Red Hook, a suicide in Arkansas, a bishop election in Pennsylvania, and a death in jail in Mifflinburg.
A mixed snapshot of Southern life and events from Sherman to Tennessee prisons. Reports cover migration of Rex buildings, convicts in Tennessee’s penitentiary, political and agricultural notes from Texas to Kentucky, and hopeful mentions of rail, cotton, radishes, and school attendance.
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