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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1881
Page
1
A summary of the front matter and sections listed for the issue. Includes local and general news, late editorials, correspondence, and features across the first through fourth pages, with notes on marriages and deaths, railroad matters, real estate, courts, mining notes, hotel arrivals, ship news, and obituaries.
The Herald printed a vivid tale about Michael Kennedy of Troy New York claiming an underwater boat lasting four hours. Kennedy debunked the story saying his latest device preserves beer in a keg while on tap.
Nantucket has spent months gearing up for the grand reunion of the Clan Coffin to be held Tuesday through Thursday. Several thousand Coffins and descendants are expected, with strong Boston representation. A Boston citizen will deliver an oration, another will supervise clam bakes, and a third will provide special French china sets imported for the occasion.
The year saw England grant eight hundred divorces and Massachusetts over six hundred. England’s population exceeded 24 million, while Massachusetts was under 1.8 million. New Hampshire with one eightieth of England’s people had more than one third as many divorces. Yet England likely has more wife beaters per capita than Massachusetts or New Hampshire, with similar numbers of unhappy marriages.
Ship masters view adventurous ocean voyagers with concern as they depart from diverse ports to attempt risky crossings. Masters say they must inspect small boats at sea to distinguish distress from foolhardiness. If found reckless, the voyagers should be spanked and sent away.
Comptroller Knox led the agenda at the bankers convention in a field day role. Secretary Windom, absent in person, offered a jetter read as part of the formal order. The remarks reviewed Windom’s spring refunding actions after Hayes vetoed measures, and noted current progress as an interjected report.
Chicago pilgrims pour in with over 2,800 receiving relates yesterday and more expected. The west arrives at an opportune time as Boston and New England awaken in manufactures invention and the arts. The exhibition opens next Thursday offering a liberal education for western guests at modest expense, inviting longer stays to gain its insights.
Mr. Henry Webb, counsel for Leo Hartment, argues a Blaine era propriety issue after a subordinate’s remark led Hartmann to fear liberty was at risk. Blaine answered the initial inquiry, and should not be pressed to discuss further by those lacking character. When the case reaches the state department, proper authorities will respond.
Secretary Windom and Comptroller Knox defend refunding policies and the future currency. The document notes about 54 million in subsidiary coin and 572 million held by the people, with national bank circulation at 355 million. It discusses gold payments at the New York clearing house, danger of overreliance on paper money, and the need for careful legislation to balance money forms. Officers elected include George S. Coe, L. J. Gage, Ben Eggleston, Geo. P. Branch, and others from Henry Buffalo to Randolph New York.
Miscellaneous notes report travels and moves of New Hampshire residents, business openings, and local developments. Highlights include George Huntoon en route to Jacksonville, several professionals relocating or visiting, new bridges and mills near Lebanon and Concord, a large Littleton mercantile block, and mining excitement at the Storrs hill copper mine with potential work for fifty miners. Reports also cover a suspected statewide thief gang, arrests in Grafton and Taunton, and ongoing police efforts across the state.
Ex Governor Joseph L. Smith bonds 50000 for Veazie property in Oldtown on the Penobscot river. The nearly 12000 horsepower site spans 1000 acres of back flowage and drops 16 3 10 feet over 500 feet. Smith plans to form a company, draw capital, and erect mills within a year. A Bangor citizen is courting Boston capitalists.
Bismarck report from Fort Yates says Sitting Bull condemned Spotted Tail’s death as a fool’s end and laments surrendering. Settlers urge Missouri River troops to Fort Yates and Lincoln, admitting the garrison is unable to quell a possible outbreak. Squaws carry ammunition into Sitting Bull’s camp. many young bucks may follow. Indians are independent and trouble may come unless forces are increased. St Jacobs Oil cited as remedy for rheumatism.
In Lynchburg the Virginia Republican convention adjourned sine die after endorsing the readjuster platform. The party kept to its own program, rejected nominations, and pledged to uphold state debt payment, public schools, and voting rights reforms while maintaining the party’s integrity. Descriptions mix political infighting with platform details and leadership appointments.
The Civil Service Reform Association of the United States met at Ocean House parlors with George William Curtis of New York as chairman and Arthur Hobart of Boston as secretary. Resolutions endorsed Pendleton reform, local examinations, and a national league to coordinate efforts, with plans for a provisional central committee and district auxiliaries. The session closed after Curtis’s address and a brief adjournment vote.
The New York to Chicago rate fell to seven dollars for single tickets and seventeen dollars for two with a ten dollar rebate at Chicago. Kansas City tickets dropped to twelve dollars as competition among St Louis Chicago and Kansas City spurs the rate war. Chicago conferences show no end, with the Western Passenger Agents and Western Trunk Lines adjourned to November. In New Hampshire the railroad bill to establish a general railroad law was indefinitely postponed by a 169 to 118 vote.
The New York cattle commission met in Saratoga to draft quarantine rules for European imports and disinfection procedures for export cars. It aims to map infected districts in the United States and address Canadian government discrimination against American cattle. Dr. Thayer reported on Nova Scotia cattle diseases. Prof. James Laws chaired the commission with J. H. Sanders as secretary. A thorough inquiry of major western cattle trade centers was ordered to establish infection-free status.
Gloucester reports Yacht Aroostook under Captain Sturgis of the New York Yacht Club at the port and set to sail this afternoon for a Nova Scotia voyage. The Gracie under Captain Earle is also in port and plans to depart for Mt Desert tomorrow morning.
The Cabot company strike at Brunswick ends with workers returning today at offered rates. The Maine State Agricultural Society plans its nineteenth annual Lewiston fair September 6 to 9, linked with Androscoggin County. A clambake for 275 guests hosted by Brown Light Artillery at Long Island, Portland harbor. A Bangor lawyer rescues a pistol robbery near York Beach. Mrs. Crossman, a battered wife, visits her husband in jail, showing enduring devotion amid a crime scare.
In Concord on Thursday the house passed measures to exempt church property from taxation and to switch Nashua city elections from annual to biennial. A bill reducing savings bank tax was indefinitely postponed. A large union evangelical camp meeting opens on the shore of Lake Winnipiscogee on the 27th, lasting over two Sundays with clergy from several sects. The attorney general, Tappan, interviewed Sheriff Cross of Coos county about the Lancaster poisoning case. no arrests until grand jury report. The attorney general ordered Dr. Bugbee and Mrs. Towne exhumed for stomach analysis in Boston to look for poison traces.
The new Poultney bank begins business on September 1 with M D Cole, cashier of the Castleton national bank, as cashier. Selectmen of Montpelier plan to close groceries and saloons before 10 30 Saturday and Monday mornings and every night at 10 oclock, notifying proprietors. A vein of silver two feet wide was found in Moretown atop a mountain. landowner rejects 18000 but will lease one third. Ore assayed in Boston valued at 5000 per ton. Vermont fiscal year receipts 519361 with disbursements 414649. auditor orders 277539. Court expenses 47586. excess receipts over expenses in Rutland county 5113.
The Connecticut River railroad builds a new engine house at Springfield and modernizes repair shops. Embezzlement case of Capt Hanson of Lowell continues. Fox hunt at Katama draws praise. Essex County hound wins. Riverside Paper in Holyoke to replace a cave-in flume with a 300 foot, ten foot diameter iron penstock in eight to nine weeks. New England fair entries due by August 30 with judges announced September 5. Worcester railroads agree to free transport of stock and articles to the fair.
A 3 year old son of P F Richer of Hopkinton drowned on Wednesday. Mrs Mary Ann Rose of Providence was badly burned by a kerosene lamp explosion Thursday night. Richard Lynch, Providence and Worcester conductor, died on his train Thursday afternoon from heart disease. Mr Charles Manchester of Tiverton Heights was thrown from a load of straw Tuesday and fractured his thigh. The Providence and Worcester Railroad will move repair and manufacture shops to Valley Falls, with four large buildings to be erected and finished by December 1. Clarence A Barrett, about 35 from Nashua, a deceitful suitor, married to a Providence wife with a 10 month old, worked as a clerk for M K Becker furniture dealer. he deceived seven women, nearly marrying one Miss Freeman before exposure led to his flight. Becker reports a $300 deficiency and missing accounts.
Mrs. Simon Hahn of New Britain drowned herself while insane. An order in Hartford calls for a wire mattress for a steamer to carry President Garfield on his first river journey when moves seem wise. Michael Kelley of Norwich died in Middletown asylum after chasing a supposed ball of fire in his stomach, with suspected suicide.
The Western Sea lies anchored in Holmes Bay Machiasport Maine for three days with officers watching as head gear repair is reported. In St John New Brunswick the cotton laden vessel is linked to a Boston swindle scheme with unaccepted draft and odd actions noted during a stay in July and subsequent time in the bay.
Chicago Aug 11 a number of late Irish convention members will issue a statement through Hon W J Hines. They say there was little discussion in the meeting dynamite was not discussed and focus was on regular revolutionary agitation. They deny Crowe or Rosan attended and say they will review the skirmishing fund administration though not responsible for it. The fund totals about 92 dollars and Mynes did not disclose spending.
In Burton Missouri on the Wabash railroad a man named Jackson stabbed a woman named Langford after insult. Langford’s husband then killed Jackson with a knife. Langford suffered several wounds and both men are mortally wounded.
About fifty employees at the Musgrave Alpaca Company's mill in Chicopee struck yesterday over a company disagreement. The agent en route to New York left word that strikers would be rehired on the old terms. A settlement is expected in a day or two.
The report shows three months to March total imports at 153.75 million dollars and exports at 221.39 million. Brazil trade figures are highlighted, coffee dominating imports, and the broader South American trade shows uneven health. Also notes on isthmus shipments and Panama canal implications, plus updates on the President’s convalescence and White House bulletins.
England and France face variable crops as drought spreads from Switzerland to northern France, threatening hay and grain yields. In England the wheat crop may exceed last year by roughly 300000 quarters if August weather holds, while German and Swiss reports note favorable harvests with pockets of drought in Mecklenburg and Schleswig. Gambetta avoids a large public rally in Belleville, opting for private meetings, as political campaigns and European trade exhibitions keep pace with concerns over currency and Jewish protections in Prussia.
An interior department order directs public sale of about two million acres in the Duluth Minnesota district. The president may issue a proclamation once available. The tract is said to include valuable timber land. Treasury reports show daily receipts of 321210 and 691687.60 from internal revenue and customs, with $141000 in national bank notes redeemed. The department bought 569000 ounces of silver for mint delivery, the largest move in weeks amid high prices.
Beached Paradise: the Parry house at Beach Haven New Jersey burned down this morning with 250 guests escaping largely in bath attire and without most clothing. Proprietor faces $30 000 loss as guests arrive in Camden in comically mismatched garments.
Matthias Jones arrived in Abington in custody of officers after raping Mrs. Taylor. He waived examination at the courthouse and, unable to post bail, was committed to Plymouth jail. He had enlisted in the U S army on July 26 in Boston under the alias Michael Sullivan of Abington and was arrested at New York harbor.
A drowned man near Red Head New Brunswick is identified as W Lord of Milltown Maine. J W Billings of East Saginaw Michigan and his son Edward Billings were burned to death in a Wednesday house fire. Provisional government forces in Peru reportedly joined the Montoneros near Lima. Yankton artesian well hits blue shale saturated with petroleum after 300 feet. Elijah Body fatally shot Josiah Dunham at Corey Indiana. lynching threats follow. Englishman J C Drake from Kansas City vanished with 17000 dollars from St Joseph grocers Turner Frazer & Co. Excavations for a public garden in front of a Mexican cathedral uncover a 1526 era structure. Christiana Tyler confesses to murdering two children near Washington. Panama Aug 2 reports a failed revolution and poor canal prospects. four senior officials dead from fever and primitive machinery hindering canal work.
The annual reunion of the First Heavy Artillery association drew 500 Essex County residents to Oak Island grove Revere on Thursday. Officers were elected led by W H Morrow as president with a Salem band in attendance and nine members noted as deceased. Letters from Gov Hancock and Gen Long were read amid sympathy for President Garfield.
The harbor and land commission’s weekly meeting granted licenses to Hoosac Tunnel Dock and Elevator to drive additional piles at Damon’s Wharf Charlestown Alfred Butler to build a wharf in Mill Creek Revere and William Gutterson to extend his wharf Fort Point channel. Hull selectmen license to take gravel from beaches for highway repairs extended to 1882. Walworth Manufacturing authorized to dredge a channel in front of its South Boston wharf to five feet depth at mean low water, 800 feet long and sixty feet wide, with spoil placed as approved by the board engineer.
Notable figures including Geo W. Riggs a Washington banker shows slight improvement. Joseph Connell occupies a cottage at Crescent Beach Nantasket while Joseph H. Manley is named trustee of Augusta Savings Bank. Secretary Blaine and family travel to Augusta. Sidelines cover politicians, clergy, editors, and social events from Massachusetts to Vermont and New Brunswick, including noting Charles D. Sins hosting a grand Seashore house hop and a Burlington to Bangor travelogue.
A Thursday noon meeting of the Massachusetts bar in the supreme court room gathered many members despite vacations. Att Gen Marston chaired with Hon Sidney Bartlett as chair, and a committee of five was named to draft resolutions for a future gathering. A twelve member funeral attendance committee was also chosen, including Marston, Hon. Hoar, Foster, Gaston, Russell and others, to depart Boston by 8:30 Friday morning, then adjourn.
Corinne Merrie Makers presented The Magic Slipper at Oakland garden to a very large and enthusiastic audience. Little Corinne 25 Cinderella impressed as the Sergeant in the police chorus and sang well. Leila Fariell as Prince Poppetti, Lizzie Hunt as Dandina, J H O Connor as Clorinda, Harry Haskell as Alidore, and Lina Loraine as Thisbe received praise for their performances and dancing. The Stark Slipper is set for tonight and Saturday with Pinafore announced for Saturday matinee.
About 1,250 people joined Thursday’s Provincetown excursion while a big crowd also rode the night moonlight trip. Pyrotechnic exhibitions impressed observers off Fantasket, with Messrs Russell and Sturgis praised for a fine show, and another boat display. Tonight’s final moonlight trip departs at 7 30 and promises full views of the firework exhibition by Mr Saip at Botel Nantasket.
Frank J. Costa aged 52, a worker at Pear son cordage factory on Norfolk avenue Boston High lands, lost his hold while handling hemp bales last Monday afternoon. He struck his head on an iron post after a sixteen foot fall, was brought home unconscious on Kemple street, and died at noon Wednesday from a fractured skull. He leaves a wife and five children.
M Sato presents a Japanese fireworks display this afternoon and evening at Hotel Nantasket. The Boston and Hingham steamboat company Nantasket Beach Railway and Old Colony railroad will provide safe reliable transport to and from the beach for visitors.
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