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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1885

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Various World News Briefs From The Era

A survey of miscellaneous items notes a $100,000 courthouse planned for El Paso Texas a Chilean pension list absorbing $500000 yearly in the future a westward spreading buffalo gnat in the Mississippi valley and new uses for bone and sheepskin waste. It also mentions Florida strawberry shipments Hawaii France England and Russia topics including education banners and population figures in a compact digest of notices and curiosities.

el Paso Tex Mississippi Valley Holland Wisconsin University of Wisconsin San Antonio Rome Coos Bay Pacific Coast Amherst Agricultural College Farmington Honolulu Jud Galt Old Court House Spring Place John Ayres Santa Fe New Mex Florida Ocala Russia Kieff Moscow St. Petersburg Heidelberg Castle Bon Homme D.T Scotland California Agricultural Department Union New York Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Illinois Massachusetts Virginia Tennessee Connecticut Michigan Iowa Rhode Island District of Columbia Indiana Delaware Black Sea Warsaw

Williams in Washington Boston Post despatch cited

Washington dispatch details allegations about Williams including a false claim of borrowing money from Consul Adams. It notes Williams sought funds from Bayard while ill, claims his character is poor, and predicts forthcoming charges. Also mentions territorial New Mexico appointee Brinker and various department appointments and rulings.

Washington New York Tribune Boston Post Williams Consul Adams Davis Hayti Bayard Department Mr. Bayard Tribune Frelinghuysen

Virginia Coupon Tax Cases and Polygamy Appeal Reach Court

The U S Supreme Court decided against the state in the Virginia coupon tax cases, upholding bondholders rights and invalidating state measures to force tax payments in money. It also ruled on Rodger Clawson’s polygamy appeal, rejecting challenges to juror legality. Other cases include Dobson v. Hartford Carpet and related carpet appeals, with various decrees remanded or affirmed. Justice Matthews wrote the coupon decision with dissents by Chief Justice and Justices Bradley, Miller, and Gray. Justice Blatchford authored the polygamy opinion with Justice Bradley dissenting.

Washington United States Supreme Court Virginia Matthews Bradley Miller Gray Rodger Clawson Clawson District Court of Utah Supreme Court of the Territory District Court Grand and Petit Juries Petit Jury Justice Blatchford John Dobson James Dobson The Hartford Carpet Company Bigelow Carpet Company Circuit Court of the United States Ansonia Brass and Copper Company District of Connecticut Justice Woods Pacifica National Bank of Boston George Mixter Waite

Vermont Man Convicted of Murder in the First Degree

Oscar Meyer was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the January 184 crime against Herman Krause on Grand Isle. The verdict came after a lengthy trial with strong circumstantial evidence linking Meyer to Krause and the later discovery of a body at Maquam. The judge charged the jury thoroughly and Meyer’s sentence was deferred.

Si’. Albans Oscar Meyer Herman Krause Royce Meyer Krause Grand Isle Smith’s Point Jesving Smith Myer Coeree Ward Kiense Legislatie

Romance linked to ill fated steamship Daniel Steinmann

A romance emerges linking the steamship Daniel Steinmann wrecked at Sambro last year with the theft of $39,570 and valuables. A receipt for the funds, hidden by passenger Peter Andras Michielson, washed ashore in a trunk. Danish consul Tobin deciphered the letters, and the receipt is now reported to Copenhagen.

Til-Fatea Daniel Steinmann Halifa Sambro Peter Andras Michielson Hersehind Hasse Denmark Tobin Copenhagen

Rio Grande flood swallows bridge as spout causes surge

A Laredo special reports a wave eight feet high rushing down the Rio Grande carrying away part of the Mexican National bridge. Water levels rose 12 feet within hours and then fell as a great water spout upstream dumped debris, signaling major disruption to ranche property above.

Galveston Tex Laredo Rio Grande

Opposed West Roxbury park meeting signs petition

About 150 residents gathered at Wetherell ball Grove ball Monday to protest a proposed West Roxbury park assessment. Led by J. M. Way and I. W. Adams, they urged opposition, formed a five member committee, and gathered signatures for a petition to the Park Commission and city officials.

West Roxbury Park Wetherel Grove Ball J. M. Way Andi. W. Adams Way Albert Bettesey City of Boston Benjamin Dean Patrick Meguire C. H. Dolan Park Commission A. Bolster Roxbury Municipal Court Martin L. Cate A. D. Williams L. J. Wood E. C. R. Walther Leonard Ware, Jr Betteley West Roxbury George O. Fillebrown Kazard Stevens Unas Gen Hazard Stevens Samuel Atherton Atbert Betteley William Minot, Jr Augustus Parker

Objections Filed to Durant Will Probate in New York

In New York on April 29 objections were filed with the surrogate to probate the will of C W Durant by his daughters Estelle Durant Bowers and Adele Durant claiming incapacity when signed. In court Elmira Clare won 5000 dollars for steamer collision death damages against Stonington owners. Count Paul O De Esterhazy pleaded guilty to receiving 420 dollars from John Dudas for bank deposit and requested leniency with suspended sentence. Kenward Philp won 5000 dollars against the New York Tribune for libels accusing him of forgery. Tammany society elected sachems John Kelly John Mequade John J Gorman Hugh J Grant P Henry Dugro James J Slevin Nathaniel Jarvis Jr Richard Croker James A Fleck Henry A Grembleton Charles Welde William P Kirke Joel O Stevens. Building inspectors Thomas W Dailey and Rupert V Hackey, linked to the Budden sick building collapse, were detained for manslaughter in the first degree.

New York C. W. Durant Estelle Durant Bowers Adele Durant United States Elmira Clare Stonington Clare Narragansett Paul O. de Esterhazy John Dudas West Virginia Kenward Philp New York Tribune Philp Morey Tammany Society John Kelly John Mequade John J. Gorman Hugh J. Grant P. Henry Dugro James J. Slevin Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr Richard Croker James A. Fleck Henry A. Grembleton Charles Welde William P. Kirke Joel O. Stevens Thomas W. Dailey Rupert V. Hackey West Sixty-second Street

Inquest Reopens as Maxwell Identity Hinted by Photo

St Louis officials resume the inquest into Maxwell's death with witnesses Bannann Barnier Rosch and police officials testifying. Rosch identifies Maxwell from a Clevedon college photo and notes the family wealth and possible non medical background. The inquiry adjourns until tomorrow.

St. Louis Preller Messrs. Bannann Barnier Maxwell Wm. Rosch Walter Maxwell Clevedon College Northampton England Nilen Burke Fruchte

Train Crash at Passumpsic Station Delivers Major Damage

ERaptorD Vermont April 20 A through freight on Passumpsie road collided with a side track car at the station. The engine fell two feet off an embankment and was destroyed. Seven freight cars loaded with lumber and hay piled within 200 feet. Cause: switch left open by Passumpsic cattle trainmen. Engineer Phillips and fireman jumped and survived with minor injuries. Delays expected for several days. Loss at least 31060.

Eraptord Passumpsie Road Phillips

Laborers strike for higher pay on New Haven railroad line

About 80 day laborers at Farrrorp Conn struck for 150 a day after earning 135. They were discharged and to be paid off tomorrow. Places will likely be filled. They attempted to interfere with workers and pulled several off trains, but no serious trouble occurred. A returning work train met a large striker gathering but was run by them with no molestation.

Farrrorp Conn New York, New Haven and Hartford

British minister weighs UK duty in Maxwell arrest

Washington April 20 Mr West British minister received a telegram from St Louis authorities asking whether the British government would defray expenses for the arrest and bringing Maxwell the murderer of Prelar to this country He turned the telegram over to the state department and stated there is no precedent for such action.

Washington Boston Herald Randall Mr. Randall Committee On Appropriations House Appropriations London Earl Granville M. de Giers Russia England Gladstone the Times The Times House of Lords Sir Peter Lumsden Gen Komaroff House of Commons Peter Lumsden Lord Randolph Churchill Cairo Egypt West St. Louis Maxwell Prelar

Carnival profits and prizes at soldiers fair draw crowds

The soldiers carnival closes with large attendance and sold out tables. Prizes include a Teechnology boys victory, a Sheridan portrait to post 7 G A R, and a boat raffle by Commodore Forbes. Guests, tables and exhibits fill the hall as committees report progress and plans for later events.

Atriends, Barbour Brothers Fred S. King C. G. Davis D. H. Follett P. D. Dana Minnie Sullivan P. T. Sullivan Company C Ninth Regiment John W. Hersey Department of Massachusetts Col. Hill Commodore R. &. Forbes Appleton & Litchfields Old South Church Commodore R. B. Forbes Col Wellington Newton Street Reeves Baldwin 5Th Infantry Seavy Gloucesters Bay States Almedas Woburns Boston City Band

Hartford Debt Report Signals Yearly Tax Plan

Hartford mayor Bulkeley presents the fifth annual message noting city net debt at 1,032,668 not counting water bonds. Sinking fund will retire 500,000 of 1891 bonds and 300,000 of 1893 bonds. Grand taxable list fell from 48,000,000 in 1881 to 46,006,600 in 1884 due to personal property value decline. Proposed tax for current year is nine mills plus a half mill for sinking fund. City debt has declined by over 250,000 in five years.

Hartford Conn Bulkeley

Montreal clerks threaten general strike over wages and hours

A longtime Grand Trunk railway employee who opposed earlier strike talk says a general strike could erupt unless Sr. Hickson restores salaries and working hours. An ultimatum may be prepared for presentation. A departmental conference with the general manager has been scheduled to discuss the issue.

Montreal Grand Trunk Railway Sr. Hickson

Northwestern cuts freight rates to Council Bluffs and Omaha

Chicago news reports the Chicago and North Western Railway reduced first class freight by 5 cents per hundred, bringing total cuts to 55 cents in three days, with proportional cuts on other classes. Other Omaha lines followed, excluding Milwaukee and St. Paul, and Northwestern also cut rates to St. Paul by 20 percent.

Chicago Chicago and Northwestern Council Bluff

Embargo on Callaway County Cattle by Railroads

St Louis April 20 H M Taylor agent of the U S bureau of animal industry arrived in St Louis and secured cooperation of Missouri Pacific Wabash and Chicago and Alton railroads to embargo all cattle from Callaway county unless accompanied by a health certificate from a government inspector.

St. Louis H. M. Taylor United States Bureau of Animal Industry Missouri Pacific Wabash Chicago and Alton Callaway County Callaway Contiguous

Burglars Break Into Malden Home

In Malden on April 20 unknown thieves forced entry at Samuel L. Roda’s residence at 13 Albion Street. They opened two trunks belonging to two servants, taking 100 dollars in bills and silver and 13 dollars from the other trunk along with several receipts and papers of no value to anyone but the owners. No clues have been found.

Malden Mass Samuel L. Roda Albion Street Stav

Mexican tariff proposal moves toward approval

City of Mexico report from April 20 notes a government commission assigned to revise the provisional tariff and classification has accepted the new tariff proposal by the company. It moves to the secretary of public works for approval and is expected to take effect June 1.

Paris International Suez Canal Commission Sweetwater M. de Lesseps The Gaulois M.sadi-Carnot City OF Mexico Galveston Secretary of Public Works

Russian Corvette Simitax Arrives in Norfolk Anchorage

Norfolk reports the arrival of the Russian corvette Simitax with 180 men four days out from Havana. An hour later the British man-of-war Garnett with 250 men and 12 guns joins, anchoring a quarter of a mile below the Simitax near the Stritax.

Norfolk Havana Vera Cruz

Robbed Mails A New Orleans Postal Clerk Vanishes

New Orleans April 20. Postal clerk M R Wells on the New Orleans to Port Eads line disappeared Friday with the contents of the registered letter pouch. The loss is estimated at several thousand dollars. Authorities investigate as a mail robbery case.

New Orleans M. R. Wells Port Eads

Jennie Stead Found in Salem Police Locate Missing Girl

A Salem despatch reports Jennie E. Stead, missing from DovER, located there by police. Her mother rushed to Salem to confront her daughter.

Dover N. H Salem Jennie E. Stead

Fortnightly Payments Debated In State House Session

In the house rules suspended to admit and refer the St. Jean Baptiste society petition for acts to the judiciary committee. A conference committee plan on repairs to the state house was adopted. Members Greenhalge, Board, Cross, Doherty, Rice, Randall, Tucker, Hooper joined. Randall excused. vacancy likely to remain. A bill by Oakes extends Fidelity Insurance company act to foreign firms. Several items read and referred or postponed including education text book policy and cemetery remains removal. Consensus on prison contract and public health orders. engrossed bill to curb school contagion. 14 day pay rule for manufacturers debated. 14 day pay bill substituted and passed to third reading.

Superintendent of Sewers City South Boston East Boston Charlestown Roxbury West Roxbury Dorchester Brighton Board of Aldermen Jeaude J W. W. Bowles Mr. Bowles Murray Sheerin D. G. Quirk James Teegern Copley Square Trinity Triangle Stonybrook Cutter Charles River Railroad Curtis and Hart Committee On Railroads Mullane Cambridge and Metropolitan Bowdoin Park Squares Cedar Grove Cemetery Austin Farm Committee On Auditor Hart Boston County of Suffolk Committee On Finance Alderman Hart Smith Welch Donovan Fernald Leighton Constable Davis Alderman Leighton Robert M. Morse, Jr Robert D. Smith Mr. Morse Iit Marshall Senate Somerset Pottery Works Wells Committee On Water Supply Wellesley Milliken Committee On Fisheries Edgartown Leonard Committee On Manufactures Sachem Lodge Pembroke Weymouth County of Essex Merrimack River Conway Academy Conway Vineyard Sound Yarmouth Dennis Harwich Manchester State House St. Jean Baptiste Society of Marlboro Judiciary Committee Messrs. Greenhalge Lowell Board of Boston Cross of Newburyport Doherty Rice Winchendon Randall Tucker Needham Hooper Medford Oakes Westfield Fidelity Insurance Companies Commonwealth Worcester Manly Hardwick Joseph Sanger Sherborn Committee On Prisons Reformatory Prison Reading Water Company James M. Barker Williamstown Water Company

Old pulpit from North Bennet Street church shown at Bromfield rooms

Thomas Green presented the old pulpit of the North Bennet Street Methodist church to the Methodist Historical Society at Bromfield street on Monday afternoon. The cornerstone dated 1828 marks a church with a history of collapse and varied ownership by Methodists Free Will Baptists and Roman Catholics.

Methodist Historical Society Bromfield Street Thomas Green North Bennet Street Methodist Church Free Will Baptists William Noble

Billiard Tournament Opens in Irving Hall

New York April 20 Irving hall hosted the 14 inch balk line championship with over 1000 spectators. Slosson defeated Sexton in two hours by 500 to 169 keeping high runs of 141 and 49 amid Sexton’s 33 23 and 15 efforts.

Jersey City Providence Trenton Philadelphias Trentons Baltimore Brooklyns Baltimores Philadelphia Metropolitans Cincinnati Cincinnatis Louisvilles New York Irving Hall Slosson Sexton Slossom

Rulnway Tower headline tied to notable figures

Ex mayor Prince figures again in society chatter as Miss Blanche Wills Howard debuts a new story titled Rulnway Tower. The Cleveland Plain Dealer editor W. W. Armstrong improves but remains unwell. notable locals and visiting dignitaries are named amid broad society notes and political recollections.

E.x Prince Blanche Wills Howard Rulnway Tower W. W. Armstrong The Cleveland Plain Dealer Mary Hogsden Burnett Miss Hall of Reston Nahum Capen Count Countess Magic Tom Thumb Baron Little Finger Europe Liverpool Bologna Adam L. Amberg Chicago Parker House Boston Cleveland J. R. Vincent Boston Museum New York World Jay Gould Mr. Gould Miss Cleveland Washington

Saloon Raid Nets Card Table But No Arrests Made

Sergis Houghton and Hanley with a Fourth Division squad raided the gambling saloon at 10 Avery Street Monday evening. They seized four tables layout and cards, but no arrests were made since a game was in progress.

Sergis, Houghton and Hanley Avery Street

Frelinghuysen gravely ill in Newark

Newark news desk reports Mr Frelinghuysen in a markedly weakened condition May be near death after days of near stupor. Authorities and family hold vigil as prognosis remains poor in this late April update.

Genuine Angostura Bitters Knows Real Import Origin

The Angostura Bitters produced by Dr. I. G. B. Siegert & Sons are the only genuine import from South America. All other bitters with similar names or claimed as imported from Angostura are counterfeit, made in the United States. Ask your grocer or druggist for the genuine article, manufactured only by Dr. I. G. B. Siegert & Sons.

Angostura IL. G. B. Siegert & Sons South America United States Dr. I. G. B. Siegart & Sons

Silk Dress Goods Sale Promises Wide Color Range

Colored Satins in 18 inch length offered in twenty shades at 55c. Sarah Silks 21 inches in all new shades at 1.00. Khadame Silks extra qualities at 1.25 and 1.50. Black silks strong bargains 75c and 1.25 to 1.50 for 24 inches. Arabian Suitings 40 inches Brown Gray at 24c. 4 1 2 inch Armures in ejectors 37 1 2c. French Drap Ete all wool Cashmeres 40 inches in spring shades at 57c.]]>

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