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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1875

Page

2

Oceanic Regatta Sweepstake Races to Daylight Finish

At Oceanic House Isles of Shoals the sweepstake race ended with America beating Resolute by four minutes forty-two seconds to win the large silver punch-bowl prize. Wind was light but favorable at finish as spectators cheered the victor.

Appledore Island America Boon Island Butler

America wins Oceanic Sweepstakes Cup race at sea

Gen Butler's yacht America beat Rufus Hatch's Resolute by four minutes forty two seconds on a 38 mile course from Applecore House around Boon Island Ledges and Light return. Prize presented at Oceanic with judges C L Woodbury Johnson Wyman and Julius Palmer Jr. Hatch challenges Butler to a six day a week series for IX weeks from Sept 1 at $1000 a day on NYYC course.

Portsmouth N. H Gen. Butler America Rufus Hatch Resolute Applecore House Boon Island Ledges Col. French Oceanic C. L. Woodbury Johnson Wyman Julius Palmer Tom Lee Oceanic House New York Yacht Club

Meagre returns with Kentucky results show Democratic lead

Meagre returns from Kentucky show the Democratic majority about as large as the last governor race. Harlan and several counties report Democratic gains while Mason Paducah and Hart counties tilt Democratic. Governor candidates from the Democratic ticket gain across counties. no Republican legislators are elected. Sherman on currency argues for gold redemption and Republican party progress.

Louisville Harlan Couier-Journal Bowling Green Leslie Franklin County McCreary Madison County Mason County Paducah Hart County Lincoln Montgomery Nelson Ol’ Ham Rock Castle Gen Kentucky

City population up by ninety one thousand in five years

New York witnesses a census rise to 1 064 272 with a five year gain of 91 166. Ward by ward shifts show First Ward small rise, Twenty first Ward gains most from new residences while Sixth Ward falls over 1 000 as Worth street improvements and factories reshape the Lower East Side. Eastern wards near East Broadway show modest gains, total city growth 91 166 and island increase about 85 000 after annexed Westchester is removed.

New York Liberty Street Fifth Avenue Five Points Worth Street Broadway Bowery Canal Houston Police Headquarters East Broadway Grand Street Westchester County Manhattan Nathan Walling Conklin Ryan McQuade Troy

Inundation reports from Ohio Indiana and Illinois

The Observer at Marietta Ohio reports three inches of rain with the river gauge at 33 feet and rising. Indiana seen miles of railroads damaged and towns flooded with millions in losses. Ohio and Illinois report rail and bridge washouts, crops destroyed, and rivers swelling to record levels across multiple counties.

Georgian Bay Ontario Ovilla Ont Georgian Bay Lumber Company Port Severn Royal Canadian Etna Hartford and Western Washington Marietta Ohio Indianapolis Ind White River Indianola Vincennes Martinsville Gosport Vandalia Railroad Cartersburg St. Louis St. Mary’s Danville Cincinnati Lafayette Crooked Creek Peru Chicago Noblesville Bloomington Jeffersonville Madison Vandalia Mississippi Missouri Illinois Spring Osage Laramie Blackwater Hocking Valley Times Athens Hocking Valley Railroad Marietta and Salina Cincinnati Road Terre Haute Wabash Iowa

Great Britain Rail Carriage Scandal Trial Verdict

Col Valentine Baker was arraigned in Croydon on a misdemeanor assault charge for a railway carriage incident with a young woman. He was found not guilty of attempted rape but guilty of indecent assault, sentenced to twelve months in prison and a £500 fine plus prosecution costs. The Great Strike in Oldham reports almost universal stoppages with about eighteen thousand workers ill and strong employer hostility. The Faraday arrives at Deal after repairing the US direct cable. The O Connell centennial sees Liberal Earl Desart denounce the celebration as sectarian, with the Fenian Amnesty Association planning a mourning parade. fears of disturbance loom as Lord O’Hagan is set to speak and Conservatives stay away.

Turkey Europe Russia Austria Smilar Servia Croydon Valentine Baker Assizes Col. Baker Faraday London United States Deal O’connell Earl of Desart Kilkenny Fenian Amnesty Association Dublin Lord O’hagan

Herzegovinian Rebellion Fights Reported Near Trebigne

The Presse cites intelligence from the insurgent camp: two engagements with Turkish troops in three days along the Naventa river left bank and at Kupa Stolatz Nevesique and Drenovace. Turks reportedly lost three cannon and eighty rifles. Popoopolje rises as seven hundred insurgents aim for the Trebigne road with expected joiners from Suma and Montenegro frontier towns to siege Trebigne.

Vienna Presse Herzegovinian Naventa Kupa Stolatz Nevesique Drenovace Popoopolje Trebigne Suma Montenegro

German Minister to U S sails from Hamburg for New York

Baron Von Schloesser, German Minister to the United States, sailed from Hamburg on Saturday for New York. The German federal rifle meeting opened at Munich yesterday. Marksmen from the United States, Russia, Austria, and Switzerland will participate in the contests.

Berlin Baron von Schloesser United States Hamburg New York Munich Russia Austria Switzerland

Destructive Tornado Rips Fountain County Farmlands

The Indianapolis Sentinel reports a devastating Tuesday tornado sweeping from Danville Illinois to Crawfordsville Indiana. It levels houses, crops, and timber, with four deaths and many injuries in Fountain and Vermilion counties. The storm shifts caused by the inverted cone swirl uprooted trees, smashed barns, and scattered wheat and belongings, leaving regions of great desolation.

Indianapolis Wabash Valley Fountain County Iowa Danville Llinois Wabash River Crawfordaville Montgomery County Ihis Crawfordsville Perrynville Wabesh Vermilion County Harveysburg Marshall Attica Ledger Mr Loeb Tke Solomon Loeb Solomon Jefferson Sowers Wm. Newman Aaron Johnson Crawfordsville Journal Vermilion Pas Fountain Perrysville

France to aid Philadelphia Centennial exhibitors

The National Assembly in Versailles voted a 30 000 franc appropriation to support French exhibitors at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. In today’s session lawmakers also passed bills establishing the Senate and approving the Channel Tunnel bill.

Versailles National Assembly Philadelphia Assembly Senate

Carlists Repulsed And Retreating Near Seo de Urgel

Madrid reports Gen Martinez Campos presses cannonade on Seo de Urgel defense. Carlist generals Saballs and Corregaray tried to descend toward the plain before Barcelona but were met by Alfonsist forces under Gen. Weiler and forced to retreat into the mountains.

Madrid Martinez Campos Vitadel Seo de Urgel Saballs Corregaray Pla Barcelona Weiler

Mexican Bandit Cortina’s Turbulent Texas Career

A San Antonio Herald summary of Cortina’s life describes his 1859 cattle theft indictments in Cameron and Starr counties, his Brownsville revolt, and later actions across the Rio Grande. It details his raids, Mexican troop aid, battles at Brownsville and Matamoros, and his fluctuating authority in Tamaulipas, including affiliations with Gen. Mar mn Zayas and Gen. Commonfort.

Ora Ignsecio Galindo Antonio Garcia Curtllo Augustin Siliceo Cortina Rio Grande United States Brownsville Cameron County Juan N. Cortina Starr County Texas Guadalpe Theodore Zamora Hidalzo ‘County Mexico Muntamoras Lownsville Tese Matamoras Tamaulipas Bravo Rio Grande City Garcia Geffe Burgos Clarenoranche Guerrero Carrizo Marmn Zayas Geno. Commonfort Gon. Ruiz la Serna Ruiz Matamoros Tampico

Kansas Pacific Annuls Traffic Contract Amid Gould Clash

A Kansas City dispatch reports Kansas Pacific President Robert E. Carr says the traffic contract with St Louis Kansas City and Northern has been annulled. The move follows pressure on Jay Gould who reportedly urged the agreement but backed down under railroad circles.

Kansas Pacific Jay Gould Hoosac Tunnel California ST. Louis KaNsAs City Globe and Democrat Robert E. Carr Kansas Pacific Railwers St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Line

Prince Milan of Servia Visits Vienna for Health Check

Prince Milan of Servia arrived in Vienna to see his mother and consult a physician about a throat ailment. The Presse notes the lack of court and foreign office officials to counter political motive rumors, suggesting no political purpose to the visit.

Vienna Milan Servia Presse Foreign Office

Paraguay Treaty News Brings Pacific Reply Fears Of War Dispelled

Advices from Rio Janeiro report that the Argentine Government answered the Brazilian note on the Paraguayan treaties with a moderate and pacific reply. The exchange has dispelled fears of a pending war between the South American nations.

London Rio Janeiro

Crown Clerk Absent With 100000 In Paper Fraud

Halifax report states L H Dessaules, Joint Crown Clerk, absented Saturday leaving about 100000 in unprotected papers, 75000 of which are said to be forgeries. He has faced heavy patent-right losses. Also notes the steamer Carroll arrives from Boston and Halifax harbor scull race results. John Brown wins in 21 minutes 15 seconds over Frank McCarthy and R Estano on a three mile course.

United States Treasury Government Engraving and Printing Bureau Columbia Bank Note Company Washington John C. New Johnson the Evening Star Methodist Episcopal Church St. Paul’s Lutheran Foundry Swedenborg CROWN Halifax Montreal L. H. Dessaules The Dessaules N.S Carroll Boston Charlottetown Wilmot Dominion Government Halifax Harbor John Brown Frank McCarthy R. Estano Brown

Funeral of ex president Johnson at Greenville

Ex president Johnson to be buried with Masonic honors in Greenville Tennessee tomorrow. Officials including Gov Porter travel to attend obsequies. Remains lie in state at the courthouse with mournful displays as civic military and Masonic groups prepare to escort the burial on Johnson Hill.

Greenville Nashville Tenn Johnson Porter Tennessee Union Court House Brown Andrew Johnson Johnson Hill Napoleon Saint Helena Washington

Governor orders suits against Dennison Belden Co over canal repairs

Albany Aug 2 The Governor directs the Attorney General to file suits at once against Dennison Belden Co to recover funds allegedly improperly received under canal repair contracts. The move follows Canal Investigating Committee reports to the Governor.

Albany N. Y Dennison, Belden & Co Canal Investigating Committee

Board of Inquiry Finds No Grounds for Whittingham Trial

The Board of Inquiry assembled at Grace Church in Baltimore concluded there are not sufficient grounds to put Bishop William R. Whittingham on trial. The inquiry, convened by Rt. Rev. Bishop B. B. Smith, adjourned sine die after delivering its finding.

Baltimore Board of Inquiry Whittingham Grace Church B. B. Smith House of Bishops Virginia Pennsylvania Pittsburg Maryland Charles Breck Welleboro Mesars Williams Perry and Ritchey Mount Calvary

Emigrant train massacre tale heard in Leaver Utah

The defence offered a deposition of Brigham Young and George H Smith which was ruled out but filed. It states neither party issued instructions about the Arkansas emigrant train and people were advised not to sell grain for forage. They claim neither party knew of the massacre until later by general report. Most of the day dealt with counsel and court instructions. Judge Boreman to deliver charge tomorrow.

Leaver Utah Brigham Young George H. Smith Boreman

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