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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1879
Page
2
The Graphic fears early fervor for Grant could jeopardize his political chances. It notes the campaign must stay lively but warns premature hype may sour the effort, given the expectation from admirers and backers alike.
The Post notes Democratic tactics to push repeal via appropriation bills and GOP filibuster fears in the Judiciary Committee. A violent South Carolina storm devastated Waterboro, destroying over a hundred homes and churches with many deaths and injuries. Senate debates on troop use at polls and a key Supervisor law argument filled the day in Washington.
In Washington the House debated the Supervisor law as Mr Carlisle of Kentucky argued that Congress lacks power over state voters and that elections must be free from executive control. He asserted that electors of state legislatures and governors are not federal agents and urged repeal of the election laws to protect constitutional liberty.
The Talmage trial continued with disputes in the presbytery over votes and motions. Dr Van Dyke clashed over questioning witnesses, and a motion to private proceedings was debated. A quarrel on church steps left Rev Alfred Taylor and a trustee injuriously involved as bystanders intervened.
A Wyandotte Kansas relief effort appeals for immediate funds for destitute colored refugees arriving by steamer. Seventeen hundred are counted with thousands more en route as local bankers Northrup & Sons handle contributions. Separately in New Orleans a Louisiana Colored Clergy Convention addresses Exodus questions with 260 delegates and committees on Emigration and Relief.
Simon Lamprey of Hampton, held on bastardy charges, secretly weds Eliza Rowe of Seabrook beside the track after meeting her at Seabrook depot. Deputy Sheriff Brown witnesses the ceremony as railway workers look on. both towns react with surprise and relief.
Gloucester reports 43 fishing arrivals in the past week with 195000 pounds halibut and 100000 pounds split codfish. A City Council hearing April 25 will consider purchasing part of the Burnham heirs harbor swamp for a public park. Ocean Gem from Gloucester struck a Cape Canso ledge. crew saved, vessel likely total loss, insured for 1500 with Gloucester Fire Insurance Co. Donations to sufferers listed. Universalist Society of Essex marks fifth anniversary with events led by Rev. Benton Smith. Bay State Granite Co property sold at auction to Charles Guidet of New York for 1925 and related lots totaling 10738.
Washington authorities describe how the Democratic majority uses appropriation bills to pass repeal measures, outlining Republican tactics to block general legislation. The piece cites past confrontations with Gen. Garfield and Judge Kelley and explains minority filibuster strategies to prevent bills from advancing.
An explosion of fire damp at the Argrappe coal pit near Mons, Belgium, causes shaft woodwork to ignite and collapse. About 240 workers are trapped with little chance of rescue, authorities report.
Lima telegram reports the entire coast blockaded and the fleet useless. Peru favors peace terms as negotiations continue with Pierola active for peace efforts.
Hanlan reports good carrying and speed in the new boat as he prepares to challenge Hawdon for the scullers title. He is in fair condition after a cold and a boil. Elliott says negotiations with Courtney may yield an American match if Liddell approves water and terms, possibly end of August or early September. Parole wins easily and rises to 8 to 1 favorite for Epsom city and suburban handicap.
The Times approves a memorandum from Harpers Brothers inviting suggestions on international copyright. It hopes American publishers and authors align with other civilized nations, urging the Government to meet this claim of justice.
Havana mail advices report incendiary fires continue near Sagua Matanzas Colon Cienfuegos Trinidad Remedios and Vuelta Abajo A vermicelli factory at Puentes Grande was burned with the owner losing over 100000 dollars in gold
Reports from London note Russian officers on furlough in Nice Monaco and Marseilles recalled due to repressive measures after the czar's assassination attempt. Other items mention archangel police chief stabbed and Yalta chief arrested, widespread arrests in Kharkoff and Kiev, and martial law at Odessa.
In Little Rock the U S Circuit Court ruled against Steacy and others in Steacy et al vs Elisha Atkins et al involving over a million dollars. The dispute arose from the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway contract with Warren Fisher of Boston. Fisher subcontracted to Steacy Yorston. Fisher failed, Steacy won a million in judgment, company insolvent. Atkins had stock paid to Fisher, bought in good faith. court held Atkins not liable. Steacy plans appeal to the Supreme Court.
In a Washington train incident fifteen to twenty masked men overpowered police and dragged James Carroll from the car. They hanged him with a rope from a tree about 100 yards from the field, ending the seizure in roughly thirty minutes.
The bulletin lists varied cases from Sixth Texas District results showing Upson’s 4000 vote majority to violent deaths in Missouri New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It notes a land dispute shooting in Missouri and a gas explosion in Otto colliery Pennsylvania injuring miners. Also reports acquittal for ex Indian Agent Livingston, seizure of Culp & Co cigar factory California, and legal opinions on women notaries. Additional items include hangings murders in Texas Pennsylvania and Virginia, bank claims decisions in Independence Missouri, a corruption inquiry in Illinois dogs, and the Philadelphia real estate agent murder case with no definite killer.
A severe rain storm began with a tornado sweeping through Waterboro destroying over 200 dwellings and churches. Fifteen people died and many were injured leaving most residents homeless. At Oakley station many negro houses were leveled and one man killed. Similar casualties reported along the railroad track. In Walterboro the Rivers house was blown down killing the wife daughter and a Mr Philemon Sanders. Trains were delayed with no arrivals since Tuesday.
The steamer Star of the East will begin its season by making its first Boston to Kennebec voyage next week. A man known as Capt Josiah Staples of schooner Thomas Potter hanged himself at Sandy Point on Thursday. Cause unknown. The Laurena has been moved to Auburn lake to serve as a pleasure boat after last season’s Hallowell Bath route. A male infant’s fully developed body was found in a Pittston house vault Thursday. a woman was arrested in connection and an inquest will follow. At C B Fosters Richmond a fifteenth anniversary party honored Capt John H Talpey and wife. The elopement tale of Mrs George S Stevens with Robert Littlefield is false. she traveled to visit relatives in Massachusetts while he merely happened to ride the same train.
Deacon Jesse Knowles of Hampton, blind eight years, has had his sight restored. He is over 80. The Newmarket hardware store of Treadwell and Folsom was robbed Wednesday, $41 in coin and scrip taken from the drawer via the cellar. Laban Keniston, aged 90, a veteran of the Mexican and 1812 wars, was buried Wednesday in Newmarket with a Newmarket Guards detachment attending.
Charles Murphy visited T. B. Cudworth’s office in Brattleboro to settle a note given to Cudworth's father seventeen years earlier. Though the note was lost and outlawed, he paid the principal with interest to date totaling about $50 and also settled a $200 claim for another man.
The Springfield Union notes a Worcester farmer’s suicide, Dr J West’s debt-driven absconding from Wales, a New Bedford medical student wounded by an accidental shot, a Springfield man killed stepping in front of a train, Fall River man jailed for cotton theft, a New Bedford tort verdict for damages after an icy sidewalk slip, a nearly sixty year old Upton woman severely burned, a suspected abortion in Worcester, a Meade Street homicide context under post mortem review, and a Cheshire assault on Hon John C Wolcott following allegations of swindling.
The United States steamer Tallapoosa led by Capt. M C Ritchie arrived Friday at the torpedo station in New Port bearing twelve saluting guns and powder for the station. Separately John Roller’s body was located on East Haven shore linked to the schooner Kane as Capt. Peter son’s arrest for murder is anticipated. The Congregational Church in Pawtucket celebrated its semi centennial with Rev. J d Woolley delivering the history address and further exercises. Peter Keough, recently hiring a girl in Providence, abducted and abused her in a Kent county lane and was sentenced to 15 years in State’s Prison. Newport Aldermen report Burdick 80 vote lead for mayor, Read 101 for City Marshal, license proposition 108, engine house project approved by 230 majority.
A syndicate of nineteen banks including the First National Bank and Fisk & Hatch subscribed to 150 million dollars in four per cent government bonds and 40 million in funding certificates. The bid, formed to purchase the called 10 40 bonds, was led by major firms and expected to influence market prices.
Gen Thomas H. Benton, nephew of a Missouri senator and former Ohio gubernatorial hopeful, died in St. Louis last week. David J. Gould of Newport Rhode Island died suddenly in his yard on April 17. Henry Brewerton, retired Engineers colonel, died in Wilmington Delaware on April 17 at age 78 from heart neuralgia.
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