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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1881

Page

2

Senators Named as Newspaper Owners Include Hawley and More

An exchange lists United States Senators who own newspapers, naming Hawley Anthony Jones Plumb Hill Fair Allison and Mahone. It omits Hale who is said to own an interest in the Bangor Whig and Ellsworth American. Pendleton is believed to still have an Enquirer stake and Logan in the Chicago Inter Ocean.

United States Hawley Anthony Jones Plumb Hill Fair Allison Mahone Hale Bangor Whig Ellsworth American Pendleton Cincinnati Enquirer Logan Chicago Inter-Ocean

Senate and Treasury Affair Drafts in Virginia Split

Washington reports a Mahone faction led by Senator Lewis lobbying the White House for recognition while Republicans push to resist Readjuster ties. Jorgensen and others press for Mahone’s ouster of Brady and Potts, urging a straightout Republican ticket. A new party coalition idea surfaces with Greenbackers and Nationals hinting at a Republican Speaker choice.

Boston Post Washington Mahone Lewis White House Jorgensen Anent Brady Internal Revenue District Petersburg D. G. Potts Windom James Col. Potts Wickham Col. Mosby United States Hong Kong Mosby Virginia Senate Dawes Edmunds Conkling Plumb Jones Nevada Conger Frye Hale Harrison Mr. Mitchell Pennsylvania Messrs Hoar Lee Crandall Greenback Party Florida de LaMartyr Mr. Hiscock New York Nicholas Ford Missouri Department of Agriculture Kansas Ohio Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Far West Mahone Coalition Friends Gen. Wickham Republican Party of State Committee Senate Republicans

Woollen goods manufacturers appeal decision on wool duty

A Boston and New York delegation pressed Assistant Secretary French to reconsider the Supreme Court ruling in Victor et al. vs ex Collector Arthur of New York. The decision cut duty 50 cents per pound on many woollen fabrics and taxed stockings under schedule M rather than L. Knit shirts and drawers are in doubt and Customs was told not to apply the ruling to them until ordered. Judge French will hear the group at 10 A M tomorrow.

Washington New York Boston French Treasury Department Supreme Court of the United States Victor Et al Arthur

Post Office Defines Copyright Infringement Rules

The 1881 General Order amends Section 214 to require postmasters, on complaint of a US copyright owner, to collect the offending publication title, its US agents if any, and certify the copy for transmission to the First Assistant Postmaster General. A new clause to Section 432 adds that any publication violating US copyright is unmailable.

Washington Post Office Department United States Librarian of Congress Thomas L. James

Fire losses overwhelm several cities on April 15

New York reports a six story Mulberry Street brick building gutted with a $30,000 loss. Buffalo factories Stafford Foul & Co and nearby firms suffer $35,000 in damages with building losses of $10,000. Other fires in Pawtucket Providence Laconia Coventry and Decatur cause varied losses and insurance claims.

New York Mulberry Street William Smith O. Cumiskey O. Hollander Sintoff & Hartt Turners Reigelman E. Hohlman McFadden & Hatton J. Friedman Fans Mitchell Buffato Bufrato Stafford, Foul & Co Matthews J. N. Matthews Morning Express E. Hirschfeld & Co Hiram Exstein Manufacturers Boston Phoenix Hartford Springfield Fire and Marine Provipence R. I Farmers’ Mutual Laconia N. H Annie C. James Gilford Cincinnati Commercial Decatur Ala Trenton Ont

Storm and flood threaten Rock Island and surrounding areas

Flooding hits Rock Island Illinois with rising river and ice obstructing outlets. Lower lands submerged, First Avenue and streets under water up to twelve inches. Train service disrupted as passengers moved by carriage. residents evacuated to escape embankment breach.

Rock Island First Avenue Rock Island and Peoria Milan A. L. Lauderdale Fernando Miss Commerce D. W. Fly Vermont Derby Line West Virginia Green Brier County White Sulphur Springs New Brunswick St. Joan N. B

Freight rate rumors roil New York Central pool talks

Reports from New York state that freight lines operating on the New York Central may cut rates despite a manifesto by Commissioner Fink. A trunk line managers meeting at Vanderbul's house is set to discuss the issue and the pool integrity amid suspicions Baltimore Ohio and Pennsylvania aim to sever the pool. In Mexico City, Grant and Romero arrive as friction surrounds the new railroad franchise transfer to Palmer and Sullivan and six thousand workers are said to have been discharged from the Palmer and Sullivan line.

United States Senate Mahone Virginia Garfield Hoar Dawes Stearns Kendall Abbott Crue Groton Boston Post Westport N. Y Spain Naval Department of Cuba Department of Agriculture Kansas Missouri Far West Walt Whitman Abraham Lincoln New York Central New England Rock Island New York Fink Vanderbul Joint High Commission Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania Ice Grant Mexico City of Romero Matamoras Monterey Palmer and Sullivan Pacheco Col. Lewis California Topolarampa Palmer and Sullivan Railroad Norfolk George White Abner A. Linnell Braintree Saia Dedham Abram C Paul Sherif Messen

Cincinnati Street Car Strike Expands Across City and Newport

Cincinnati and Newport workers stage a large night strike with about 800 participants over nearly 75 miles of track. Strikers vow to avoid violence, while cars are disrupted and drivers sent home. authorities plan to meet next Monday as public sympathy remains high but efforts to resume service continue.

Cincinnati Newport Consolidated Lines Newport Companies Lines

Mexicans Shot by Americans in Texas River Clash

In El Paso Texas two young Mexicans Jau rique and Sanchez were killed in a land dispute eight miles up the river. Mexican Consul led armed men to recover the bodies before inquest. A later clash left Hale Kiempkan Campbell and a Mexican wounded or dead. Hale and Kiempkan were killed in a street shooting with the City Marshal firing.

EL Paso Texas Jaurique Sanchez Justice’s Office John Hale Kiempkan Hale A. Campbell Campbell

Funeral of Rear Admiral James L. Lardner Held in Philadelphia

The funeral service for Rear Admiral James L. Lardner occurred at the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Philadelphia. Police and National Guard detachments escorted the body from the family home, with marines from the naval barracks, and a Naval Asylum delegation attended. Interment followed at Oxford Church near Frankford.

Philadelphia James L. Lardner Protestant Episcopal Church Naval Asylum Oxford Church Frankford

Tur key hunter shoots rival by mistake near Newport

George Wallace a telegraph operator and James Goodloe a prominent merchant separated while turkey hunting near Newport. Wallace arrived first and mistook Goodloe for a turkey, firing and killing him with a bullet that pierced his throat.

Little Rock Ark George Wallace James Goodloe Newport Wallace Goodloe

Murder Shocks Laramie as Rail Foreman Is Shot

Early today Charles Pirronnet a freight conductor killed roadmaster C H Graves. Both men were married with families. Pirronnet lured Graves from the telegraph office and fatally shot him. He was immediately arrested amid high excitement and threats of lynching.

Laramie Crry, Wy Charles Pirronnet C. H. Graves Pieronnet Graves

Trial in Danville: De Jarnette’s sister testifies for defense

In the Danville trial, De Jarnette who killed his sister in a house of ill fame, has his younger sister on the stand for the defense. She testifies to his kindness to her and to the sister he shot and to their mother. The court opening meeting with the prisoner was distressing.

Danville de Jarnette

Eighteen Spanish Officials Sentenced for Frauds in Cuba

London reports a Cuba Governor General telegram detailing a court martial sentence of eighteen Spanish naval officials convicted of frauds in the Ciba department. All receive penal servitude and the government plans further prosecutions.

Cuba London Madrid Spain Naval Department Ciba Berasge Blanco Havana Hessy Helfmann Roussakoff Michaeloff Kibaltschitisch Jeliaboff Sophie Pieoffsky St. Petersburg Mérnime Bismarck Empire Germany Bundesrath Frederik William Paris Figaro Ritter Ellouin Rumelsouk Vouages

Notable Brooklyn to New York Crime Roundup and Trials

John Jourdan escapes Bellevue Hospital after three months in custody on a Middletown Savings Bank robbery charge. Other items include Jasper Martin threatening violence over a refused marriage, John Blanchard accused of diamond theft, Levi I Thorne arrested over libel claims, Good Friday services across churches, Iselin misappropriation claim, and unions boycotting baker John H Schultz. Additional notes cover cigars stolen from Greenwich Street warehouses, Yale alumni trustee nominations, and a billiards match score.

New York John J. Jourdan Middletown Conn Bellevue Hospital Connecticut Jourdah Court of Appeals Jasper Martin Huntington L. I Alice Halligan John W. Blanchard Mrs. Sweet Philadelphia Franklin B. Gowen Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Gowen Thorne Francrs Iselin Iselin & Barker Wall Street Richard Roche Schaefer Slosson Vignaux England America Greenwich Street Washington Street Yale Yale College F. J. Kingsbury Waterbury, Conn Brayton Ives A. J. Taylor Little, Brown & Co Boston John H. Brown Long Island Railroad Bridget Collins Worcester St. Louis Norwich Dinsmore Thomas Pares

Stalker Williams Kills Stork Then Snake Emerges

Lester Williams shot and killed a three and a half foot stork of a peculiar species. The bird was taken to Dr. Robinson’s office for examination by ornithological experts. While handled, a four foot snake protruded from the stork’s mouth and later crawled from its stomach, a rare ophidian find.

Lester Williams Robinson

Butler Spoons Controversy Sparks Plausible Claim and Ledger Proof

A Washington correspondent recounts a claim by a woman posing as the daughter of Gen. Twiggs that Butler stole her father’s silver spoons. Butler explains he sent Twiggs’s swords to Washington for museum trophies, kept family silver in Treasury vaults, and provided vouchers for items seized from Twiggs’s house. The piece notes enduring partisan belief and counterclaims.

New York Times Benjamin F. Butler Washington Garfield David E. Twiggs Butler New Orleans Twiggs Congress South Annapolis Academy West Point Treasury Quartermaster’s Department Butler and the Spoons

Northeastern Railway Snow Fight Drags On

The Northeastern Railway Company spent over 300000 dollars fighting snow since October. Thirty four snow ploughs and up to six locomotives each labored to clear drifts. One massive plough weighing 48000 pounds plus 80000 pounds of iron was repelled by a 52 foot drift, lodging against trees. From one cut 324000 cubic yards of snow were removed, but wind quickly rebuilt it in eight hours. Nine thousand men worked as shovellers at times this winter.

Appleton Post Northeastern Railway Company

Illiterate Job Applicant From West Virginia Seeks Post Office Job

Washington Post notes a West Virginia applicant with evident orthography flaws seeking a clerk position. The letter requests vacancies and praise for clerical suitability while omitting many words and using excessive capitals.

Washington Post Post Office Department West Virginia

Marriage Mixup Delights Wisconsin Town

A wedding plan in Waupaca ends in a comic mix up with a rehearsal party where the ceremony was forgotten after drinks and food. The couple Jim McCloy and Annie Christianson resumed preparations and finally wed the next night with the ceremony first.

Waupaca Wis Jim McCloy Annie Christianson

Old Hermitage Bourbon Unearthed in Treasury Tile Room

In a Treasury Department tile room a two gallon jug was found with a mouldy card to Secretary Howell Cobb from Lewis Wigfall. Inside the cork lingered a drop of Old Hermitage Bourbon, reviving memories of the era when "Old Buck" occupied the White House and the capital teemed with Southern warmth.

Washington Republican Treasury Department Howell Cobb the Treasury Lewis Wigfall White House

Freedom’s frame in federal law limits power and preserves union

The prospectus argues that free governments rest on constitutional supremacy over government. In the federal union the constitution limits powers to those granted to the general government. Resisters to overreach are true friends of the union. defenders of undelegated powers are its enemies.

Missing Nancy Boyle Found Murdered in School House

Nancy Boyle an 18 year old from near Westport New York was found dead in a school house six miles from her home. The body showed signs of rape and homicide and authorities say there is no clue to the killer amid great local excitement. The discovery ends six weeks of her disappearance.

Whitehall N. Y Nancy Boyle Westport National Rubber Works Bristol Collins Chace Providence Nathan F. Dixon Westerly United States George Harris Minnesota Newport

Providence Methodist Conference Considers Consolidation

At the Providence Methodist Episcopal Conference session a committee was appointed to confer with the New England Conference on consolidation. The group also addressed a proposal to rename the conference and adopted strong resolutions against tobacco use.

Fall River Providence Methodist Episcopal Conference New England Conference

Legislative member elopes with rival's wife in North Carolina

W J Manden a Pasquotank county Republican legislator eloped Monday with J A Johnson of Woodville's wife. They vanished with a large sum of money believed to belong to Johnson. Mrs Johnson, about 35, is described as pretty. Manden, about 40. No clues to their whereabouts.

Ralfigh N. C W. J. Manden Pasquotank County J. A. Johnson Woodville Johnson Manden

Maine News Bits from Belfast to Gardiner and Beyond

Items report a Belfast woman suicide after attempting self harm, Gardiner library funding stance, L A Torrens named Lake Maranacook Festival director with 1000 chorus voices, a Portland literary group with five of thirty four born outside Maine, Maine's homogeneous population claim, a Ellsworth child death from poisonous leaves, Rice library Kittery treasurer report with funds and gains, ex governor Ichabod Goodwin reelected president and officers named, East Corinth alarm over a citizen fleeing with step daughter and family assets aboard two horses and wagon, with further details of a wife and child left behind and another wife reportedly elsewhere.

Alfred Staples Belfast Sons of Temperance Gardiner L. A. Torrens Boston Portland Maine Union John B. Mitchell Ellsworth Rice Public Library Kittery Ichabod Goodwin W. H. Haskell E. C. Spinney East Corinth Paris West

Through Passenger Pooling Among Rail Lines

The pooling arrangement among Central Vermont, Southeastern, Passumpsic and Boston Concord Montreal Railroads covers through passenger traffic from Montreal to Boston. Several Vermont judges and a set of criminal escape cases are noted, plus Addison Vanderhoof reported missing and later found deceased near Dead Creek, and two jail escapees Bedor and Brown recaptured while others remain at large.

Vermont Passumpsie Boston Concord Montreal Doe Supreme Court Foster Stanley Bingham Allen Smith Clark Sawyer Addison Vanderhoof West Addison Dead Creek Joseph Bedor Harry Brown Haverhill Bedor Lyndonville Brown Sherbrook Canada Wells River

Vermont News Roundup Echoes Farming, Finance, and Legal Calls

Montreals shipped 1014 horses to the States in a month. Ex Gov Smith of St Albans funds prizes for Vermont farmers. Chief Justice Pierpont rules drunkenness not grounds for divorce. Rutland sells 39000 in town bonds. Vermont towns funding schemes suggest lower interest. A big snowstorm hits central and northern Vermont with feet of snow. A Chittenden County suit concerns 2800 pounds of allegedly tainted cheese. Merino sheep appreciate higher prices in Addison county sparking local dissension. A Northfield financial scandal note leads to a divorce and restitution claims. Carr death‑row reprieve request denied after Montpelier hearing.

Montreal Smith St. Albans Vermont Pierpont Rutland Roxbury Chittenden E. M. Slayton Manchester Richmond Northfield Nabob Nabob Chittenden County Henry Bailard Burlington Redfield Carr

Six to eight Lynn shoe makers remain from 1860 list

A survey shows only six to eight of the three hundred Lynn shoe manufacturers from 1860 still operate there. Other items note a fatal assault in East Longmeadow, a bank defalcation narrowed to one thousand, and various regional incidents and society news.

Connecticut Yorktown Niantic State Agricultural Society Lynn Smith Ranson Luther Bridge East Longmeadow Charles M. Leighton Philadelphia Newburyport Boston Rollstone National Bank of Fitchburg Carlton Dimpeck Nova Scotia Westboro Summit Street Lawrence Foster Abiel Wilson George Gould North Andover Stephen M. Wilds Indian Neck Buzzard’s Bay Lincoln Tempies Knob Cape Ann Yacht Club Pamed Bennett Griffin F. H. Gainey W. F. Parsons H. F. Sanford

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