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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1883

Page

4

Boston Post items and notices December 1 1888

Fire department relief fund receives 100 from Stickney and Voor. A Brewster talk on Daniel Webster set for December 6 at Tremont Temple with tickets at the box office. Parker House donates Thanksgiving dinners for hundreds of poor children. 210 turkeys cooked plus 190 uncooked distributed. Battery A elects A W Carleton first lieutenant and J W Smith presides. J Potter becomes second lieutenant. Jones McDuffee Stratton issue new china and glass calendar 1884 featuring forest steel engraving and monthly calendars starting November.

Stickney & Voor Boston A. O. Brewster Daniel Webster Tremont Temple Temple Harvey, D. Parker & Co Parker House J. W. Smith Adj. G. W. McLaughlin A. W. Carleton Cartwright J. Potter Messrs. Jones McDuffee & Stratton

Noted Camden Doctor Jonathan Huse Dead at 73

A list of obituaries records the deaths of Jonathan Huse of Camden Maine aged 73 from heart disease on Friday Nov 30. The notice also lists other prominent figures including Col C O Sanford a veteran civil engineer who died in Petersboro Virginia at 73 and Thomas Clarke Hovey of Dover New Hampshire who died suddenly at 61 with past city and county offices held. Other obituaries include Mrs Abigail Bicknell mother of Rev George W Bicknell of Lowell and William Porter Lynn shoe manufacturer noted for using the Meiy sewing machine.

Jonathan Huse Camden C. O. Sandford Petersboro Thomas Clarke Hovey Dover N. H Abigail Bicknell George W. Bicknell First Universalist Church Lowell Livermore William Porter Lynn Meiay William A. Rice Framingham Centre United States Internal Revenue Office Massachusetts Plymouth Congregational Society Framingham William D. Field West Springfield Navy Busines Massasoit House Springfield United States Saratoga Willard’s Washington Delavan Albany Warwick New Natural Bridge Digisin

Fraud Suspects Empty Boston Stores Closed After Losses

A few months after opening at Leverett Street, Samuel B. Hodgkins & Co. allegedly took consignments nationwide as a trusted firm from East Boston but did not pay and closed. A second shop at 139 London Street, East Boston, run by W. A. Holmes & Co. is linked to the same parties. The suspects vanished after the investigation began.

Leverett Street Samuel B. Hodgkins & Co Boston London Street East Boston W. A. Holmes & Co

New England Weather Indications Turn Cooler With Light Showers

Indications point to colder conditions across New England with partial cloudiness and light rain or snow in northern portions. Winds shift to northwest and southeast as barometer rises and then falls.

New England

Weather Bulleting Weather Disturbances Shift Eastward

A slight disturbance moves east of Minnesota as a Lake region storm shifts toward New England, bringing high winds along the coast. Temperatures rise on the Atlantic coast and in the southern states while dipping in the lower Lake region. Readings at 3 PM yesterday include Washington 53, Norfolk 57, Savannah, a, Atlanta 64, Jacksonville 66, Pensacola 67, New Orleans 65, Galveston 66, Los Angeles 82, San Diego 77. Warmer, fair weather favored for the south and Middle states and Ohio valley Sunday, with warmer partially cloudy conditions forecast for the Lake region, Missouri and Iowa.

Minnesota Lake New England Atlantic Missouri Valley Lake Region Middle States Washington Norfolk Savannah Atlanta Jacksonville Pensacola New Orleans Galveston Los Angeles San Diego Ohio Valley Missuri Towa

Auction Sale Highlights From This Day

A vivid catalog lists stocks and paintings offered for sale. Items include 42 M Stocks from A L Day & Co and Francis Henshaw & Co 3 PM paintings by Leonard & Co with a price tag of £1.80.

A L Day & Co Francis Henshaw & Co Leonard & Co

Independence era teams clash in unnamed event

Fragmented text mentions multiple teams and places such as Northern Belle, Yellow Jacket, Union Con, Norcross, and Scorpion. Several percentages and scores appear beside team names with no readable context. The garbled OCR yields no clear event, date, or outcome to confirm.

Perseres Aufurnia Stiarasakacece Iasena Sc Cccecass the Union Con Vorcesses

C Gerlach's Celebrated Lager Ad Promotes Native Beer

A vintage ad touts C Gerlach's Rochester Lager brewed for family and hotel use. It lists 89 Water Street and notes orders by mail and express.

A. C. Gerlach Water Street

Saugus woods shooting and town notes move through Lynn

Herman E Stone, son of police officer Josiah Stone, was accidentally shot in the Sangus woods during a friendly struggle over a gun. His injury is serious while Rev. James Mariner shows improvement after a paralytic stroke. Other items note gas inspector Hinman’s visit, a 60 foot chimney collapse at the old Raddin mill, the identification of James Porter’s body, funeral details for William Porter, and assorted local incidents from Lynn and surrounding towns including court cases, school funding, and new city directories.

Herman E Josiah Stone Sangus Woods Stone Wis James Mariner Charles W. Hinman Lynn Citizens’ Steam and Gas-Light Company Boston Raddin Mill B. F. Clements Saugus Woods Whursdays James Porter Third Rhode Island Heavy Artillery William Porter Central Congregational Church

Arrests and Accidents Reported in Local Streets

Joseph May aged 30 is under arrest for larceny of watches and jewelry from Quimby Co on Hanover street and claims discharge from a Philadelphia lunatic asylum. Dennis Kelley found safe in West Roxbury after missing from Brighton district. Albert Wells charged with assaulting John McDonagle with a knife on the high seas. Three men robbed John L Richards broker at 19 Brattle street of jewelry valued at 1000. Patrick McDermot arrested for assault on Thomas Kilday. he had prior charges and bonds. Miss Alice Merrill robbed of watch and chain valued at 40 on Washington near Bedford. Daniel Cochrane 21 run over by freight train. left arm severed, taken to Mass General. Samuel Butterfield improving after Maverick house accident. no bones broken but internal injuries feared. Man about 45 fell into Warren bridge draw-pit fracturing skull nose and collar bone. taken to Mass General. A postal card found addressed to James A Wesson Holmes Boot Factory Tremont and Castle streets.

Joseph May Quimby & Co Hanover Street May Philadelphia Dennis Kelley Brighton West Roxbury Norely Albert Wells John McDonagle John L. Richards Brattle Street Patrick McDermot Sheehan Ninth Division Washington Bedford Street Daniel Cochrane Seventh Street South Boston Old Colony Dorchester Avenue Massachusetts General Hospital Samuel Butterfield Maverick House Warren Bridge James A. Wesson Holmes’ Boot Factory Tremont Castle Streets

Doings at the Insolvency Court Spotlight Several Firms

At the insolvency court on Friday Warren L. Frost a fruit dealer at Faneuil Hall market was refused discharge for preference shown to a creditor. Charles E. Ashcroft of Ashcroft & Barker was granted discharge. The petition to reopen the assignee's account in that case was refused. Albert Webb & Co flour and grain dealers of Portland suspended payments and assigned to Judge Nathan Cleaves. Liabilities of J. S. Cohen & Co New York fur dealers are 177 986 with assets 109 377. The Kittanning rolling mills were shut down indefinitely. B F Dow & Co agricultural implement makers at Peru Ind assigned. Jacob C Bronsky Chippewa Falls merchant assigned. J B Kirby & Co Lancaster Ky tanners failed for 40 000. Dwight S Babcock Maplewood musical seminary East Haddam Conn assigned. Bailey & Brainard coffin trimmings makers Cobalt Conn assigned.

Warren L. Frost Faneuil Hall Market Charles E. Ashcroft Ashcroft & Barker Manufacturing Company Barker Albert Webb & Co Commercial Street Portland Nathan Cleaves New York Kittanning B. F. Dow & Co Peru Ind Jacob C. Bronsky Chippewa Falls Wis J.B. Kirby & Co Lancaster Dwight S. Babcock Maplewood Musical Seminary East Haddam Conn Bailey & Brainard Cobalt

Cable protests short readings and offers African Creole song snaps

In a letter to the Boston Post G W Cable defends his Wednesday readings as brief and announces a final third appearance next Tuesday. He jokes about locking the musical critic away and promises to intersperse more African Creole song snatches to sharpen listeners’ ears.

Boston Post G. W. Cable

Native North Carolinian to Return Remains to Family Graveyard

A man preserves a deceased relative in an airtight case kept in his home since death ten years ago. He plans to move to South Carolina and inter the remains in the ancestral North Carolina graveyard, maintaining the body’s good state of preservation.

North Carolina Southall South Carolina

Around the World on a Bicycle Plans Yearlong Ride

A young English bicyclist in San Francisco outlines a year of arduous travel by bicycle arriving here for winter rest. He plans to journey east through Ogden Omaha and Chicago, cross the Atlantic to New York then Liverpool Dover, traverse Europe into Asiatic Turkey Persia Turkestan to China, descend the Yangtse Kiang to Shanghai and sail back to San Francisco. He notes San Francisco to Reno as the hardest stretch and fears cycling in Asia where bikes are scarcely seen.

San Francisco Ogden Omaha Chicago Atlantic New York Liverpool Dover Europe Turkey Persia Turkestan Shanghai Reno Asia

Deputy Marshal Arrests John P. Jones in San Francisco Mail Fraud Case

Deputy Marshal Peterson arrested John P. Jones of Leckeford on a charge of using the U S mail to defraud Mrs M G C Lawton of San Francisco and Miss Jessie Jones of Oakland. He published an ad seeking a nineteen year old girl Mrs Stella James of Lockeford, San Joaquin County Cal as a good home. Respondents said the place was acceptable but no money to reach there and the fare sent was the last heard of the girl. Postmaster noted Jones persistently requested letters addressed to Stella James.

San Francisco Alta Peterson John P. Jones Leckeford United States Mail Cal Jones Stella James

Sheriff Pursues Hodgeman Over Poker Debt in Maine

Sheriff Wadsworth traced Lewis Hodgeman in Knox county to recover a 1440 dollar payout and a watch won from Boston runner W W Gilman. The pair’s poker games sparked a dispute as Gilman sought lawful redress after Hodgeman initially refused refunds. Hodgeman conceded after the sheriff’s firm stance.

Belfast Wadsworth Knox County Lewis Hodgesman W. W. Gilman Boston Hodgman Maine Hodgeman

Turkey carrier on Main Street arrests passerby laughter

A Hartford Telegram report describes a man heavily intoxicated on bug juice staggering along Main Street with an undersized turkey clutched and strapped like a baby. He toppled, lost his hat, and was seen trying to balance the bird on his head as Pratt Street ties tumbled to the ground.

Hartford Telegram Main Street Pratt Street

Discovery of a small planet by Palisa at Vienna

A cable despatch from Nunwvard College Observatory reports Palisa’s discovery of a small planet, identified in Vienna. On Nov 28 at 13h20m GMT its position was right ascension 3h19m14s, declination North 15°62'17", daily motion RA minus 48s, declination steady, twelfth magnitude. Harvard Observatory and Mr Wendall confirmed observations on Nov 30 at 9h17m27s, declination North 15°51'1.

Nunvvard College Observatory Palisa Vienna Harvard College Observatory Wendall

Pride of Erfurt Cucumber Sent From King Street Nursery

Mr Carl Willing gardener at the government nursery on King street left a fine specimen of the Pride of Erfurt cucumber he recently imported from Germany. The vegetable was boiled to pulp beaten to whipped cream like consistency and eaten with white sauce, described as wholesome and appetising.

Honolulu Carl Willing Government Nursery King Street Erfurt Fatherland Jaeger

The Late Rev W H Cudworth Lying In State

The remains of the late Rev W H Cudworth will lie in state in the church of Our Father today from 1 to 3 P M under guard by Joseph Hooker Post No 23 G A R. The Sabbath school will meet at 2 P M Saturday for a final look at the pastor’s remains. The funeral will be held at 1 30 P M next Sunday at the church.

W. H. Cudworth

Happy Calais couple starts new life after fiftieth

A Calais Maine Advertiser note reports Mr and Mrs Bassford celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a bridal trip to Boston to see if it felt natural again. They returned Saturday and have begun housekeeping anew, enjoying a pleasant trip with much moonlight and happiness.

Calais Advertiser Bassford Boston

When Shall We Three Meet Again

A humorous fragment from the Emlington Free Press reports three intoxicated men were jailed over a weekend after a Saturday night arrest. A friend visiting Sunday morning brought another inebriated companion, and Sheriff Barton also detained him. The trio thus shared a long, comic jailhouse visit.

Emlington Barton

Boy's theory ends in tragedy at factory visit

Ten year old George Shetter visiting his father at Lippincott's axe factory argued a rapidly revolving flywheel had no spokes. To prove it he reached toward it and his arm was torn from the socket in a flash. The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette reports the accident.

The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette George Shetter Lippincott’s

Monsignor Capel Drafts Lecture On The Poverty Of Jesus

New York correspondent notes Monsignor Capel in a Brunswick hotel room overlooking Fifth Avenue, drafting a new lecture titled The Poverty of Jesus. He remarks that things have changed since Jesus' time as he works on the sermon.

The Buffalo Express New York Chicago Tribune Monsignor Capel Fifth Avenue

London growth and crime rates over the decades

As London expanded from about 1.53 million in 1831 to nearly 5 million by 1883, arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct declined from 31 353 to 26 296, suggesting improved public behavior amid population growth.

London

Judge Rankin's Four Sons Become Noted Minstrels

Judge W R Rankin of Columbus once prophesied legal and literary careers for his four sons Fitch Will Rit and Carl. Now all four have taken the stage as negro minstrels, pursuing paths as performers along the road.

W. R. Rankin Ohio Columbus Fitch Will Rit Carl

Devil fish of ten feet caught off Fort Point

J. J. Hammond hauled a large devil fish about ten feet across the tentacles off Fort Point on Wednesday. The creature bore 186 suckers on one of its arms, making the catch notable for its size and number of suckers.

San Francisco Alta J. J. Hammond Fort Point

Soul of the press in Vermont opinion questioned

A clipped note from the Burlington Clipper states that only a handful of Vermont papers print boldly and claim ownership of their own souls, while most defer to external influence or control.

Burlington

Libel Suit Dismissed After Reading From Punch

A London reading from Punch during a libel case in Reading mocked the plaintiff. Mr Montagu Williams defended the Sportsman against Central News, arguing the inventor’s sensational claims threaten society while illustrating the method of Central News with Punch excerpts.

Punch London Sportsman Montagu Williams Old Bailey Central News

Tildens Early Years and a Mystery Lady in Black

A New York letter traces Samuel J. Tilden born 1806 from Quaker New Lebanon to Yale and New York University. It recounts his shy youth, early writing, a romance with Miss Marguerite Morse, and a harsh marriage rejection that shaped his path to law and later wealth.

Harry Wrights New Philadelphia Club Names Its 15 Players

Manager Harry Wright lists 15 players for Philadelphia next season including Remsen Ferguson Chatfield Reilly Healy Daniels Ford Knight and others. Remsen formerly with Bay City in the Northwestern League while Ferguson pitched for Virginia of Richmond and Chatfield is an Albany alum. Reilly led Bay City in fielding in 26 games with .965. Ford led Virginia in batting. Knight served as a Bay City change pitcher.

Harry Wright Philadelphia Baseball Club W. A. Purcell John Manning W. H. McClellan F.C. Ringo John J. Coleman Sidney Farrar Charles Mulvey J. J. Remsen C. J. Ferguson W. W. Chatfield Charles Reilly Joseph J. Healy Lawrence Daniels E. L. Ford Joseph W. Knight Remsen Bay City Ferguson Virginia Richmond Boston Chatfield New Haven Conn Albany N. Y Reilly Healy Providence R. I Daniels Ford Knight

Med as a Wet Hen Because His Newest Baby is a Girl

From the India Times King Thebau’s wife bears a daughter provoking court commotion in Mandalay. Theban upbraids the queen and midwife as courtiers lament lost largesse. Soo Payah Lat rules with an iron rod while rivals fade. The king may remarry but faces a female-led court and a drift from traditional four-wife rule.

The India Times Thebau Mandalay Soo Payah Lat Theban Burmah

Harper's Magazine English edition exceeds English rivals

The English edition of Harper's Magazine for November sells over 50,000 copies, more than four times the circulation of any English shilling magazine and far larger than the sixpenny monthlies newly issued in London.

New York Sun Harper’s Magazine London

Iron price talks project postwar market trends

A Cleveland iron manufacturer notes Tron as a cheap investment for patient buyers while warning short term sellers. He cites wholesale iron costs since 1855 and historic lows in 1878 and 1879, predicting a future rise but acknowledging uncertainty.

Cleveland Tron

Rival Cleveland Firms Promote Lottery Style Prizes

Two clothing firms offered lavish incentives to win patrons in Cleveland. One promised a horse and house with a February drawing, the other a fully furnished house. Merchants protested, an indictment followed, but a flawed count led the jury to acquit and the business continues.

Cleveland

Boston and New York Mail Sailings and List of Steamer Agents

A compiled table of ships sailing from Boston and New York with voyage routes to Europe and beyond, listing ships such as TyriaD Deronda Dantzic Lombard's Sons Henderson Bros and more, with departure dates in November and December and receiving agents like Warren & Co, Thayer & Lincoln, F W J Hurst, and Williams & Guion. notes include mail closures at Boston, mail steamers, and Pacific routes via Queenstown, Liverpool, Havre and Victoria.

Boston Tyriad Mendersen Bros Deronda Dantzic Lombard’s Sons Widdrington London Navy Lombard’s Sons Austrian Glasgow H & A Allan i J B Brigham & Co Liverpool Thayer & Lincoln Messina Henderson Bros Geo W Preston Warren & Co Thayer & Lincoln Liverpool New York Utopia Marseilles Henderson Bros State Nevada Baldwin & Co Oregon Williams & Guyon City of Montreal Inman SS Co England W J Hurst Lows de Bebian Holland W J Hurst Waesland Antwerp Peter Wright & Sons Zaandam Amsterdam Finch, Edge & Co Neckar Bremen Qelrichs & Co Republic R J Curtis W J Hurst Oder Hampburg Kunhardt & Co P H du Vernet Durham City Kansas Warren & Co Austrian H& A Allan Towb Sesesesseese Victoria Warren & Co Juliet Gibraltar Lombard’s Sns Europe Queenstown Parthia British Columbia San Francisco Japan Shanghai Hong Kong East Indies Oceanic Sanrancisco Sandwich New Zealand Dee Islands Fiji Islands Sydney Nsw Australia Pacific

Shipping arrivals list across ports in 30th and 29th

A compact nautical summary lists vessels arriving at multiple ports including Portland Liverpool New York Philadelphia Glasgow Shanghai and Hull. Ships such as Sardinian Caledonia St Ronans Mark Lane Harrowgate Carolina Glenmavis Laplace and Alhambra are noted with origins from Mediterranean Nor tor West Indian New York Marbella or New Orleans and other ports.

Portland Liverpool New York St Ronans London Caledonia Mediterranean Devonia Glasgow Philadelphia Harrowgate Marbella State of Florida Shanghai Mark Lane Carolina Norfolk Explorer New Orleans Isle of Wight Glenmavis Laplace Alhambra West Indian Hull Galileo Germuda Wundreds H Burrows Crawley Siars Bath Douglass Hovey Wright Billie S Derby Naylor Lizzie S Haynes Sawyer Katie J Irelan Steelman Shadwan Pensher Anderson Bremen Poliona May Williams Bale Adam Whitney Boston Coosaw Euterpe Peters Trinidad Fernandina Drury Carrie A Buckman Lawrence Demerara Galveston Carrie Strong Stong Apalachicola Harding Melvin Pensacola Tilly Ida Wicks Mobile Colorado Crowell Nownan Rock Island Fla San Marcos Daniels Mary Stockham Reed New Haven H A Hunt Buckaloo Alexandria John S Ingraham Eva I. Ferris St Joan Wiliam Chase RS Graham Smith Hoboken Yannis Mattie S Collins Crocker Ipswich Anule Palace Crosby Eniemeipicla Alice B Adams M H Read Mary A Trainor Derrickson Charles W Wolston Minkie Lubec King Phillip Mitchell Clara Jane Alien Quopdy Mahoney Mary Oe Chase Ropes Hunt Saramy Ford Timsah Wilson Teneriffe Tybee John H Gould Fredup Bornacea Luisito Costangi Laguna Campeachy Counsellor Jackson Vera Cruz Discoverer Hughes Port Simon Port Eads Schs Yosemite Gustie Wilson Pearlieton Bernard Hall Wm Tipscrott Havre Minnie i Burrill Hldridge Liveno Roxburgh Dunlop New Bedford aArroth City of Fitchburg Fish Vassar Burlingame Ferth Libra Nielson Stettin Wallace Antwerp Thomas Dane Zingerella Port Depaix Chrystein Queenstown G C Stanford Scalavore St Rouans Campbell Thomas Dana Sisson Rockland Laura Portsmouth Amerique Sawtelle Brittania Perry Bolivia Donaldson Trivociia Wilden British Empire Pawcett Havana Tenners Jeffrey Savantonie Wilder Fernanddina Hermann Eyler Nereus Coleman Valencia Hess Loguayra Eking Denham Switzerland Beynen Nacoochee Kempton Savannah Wm H MoNel O’brien Shaughan Barks Reindeer Strandt St Ketts Monrovia Rogers Liveria Blue Bird Shaw Rio Janeiro Caprera Hichborn Adelaide Romance Toye Dunkirk Idis Bella Russell Jacksonville Francis E Halleck Manlee Ida Della Torre Walls Providence A M Haven Richardson Grand Manan Hell Gate Ichs Nile Webster M S Lewis Kelly Fawn McDonald Jos Eaton Chatfield Rondout A E Snow Lantrick Port Johnson Virginia Burgess Centipede Williamsport Iwis T B Garland Francis F Shubert Oakes New Tacoma Cygnus Wharton Landsee Thompson Brums- Wick Gra Goodwin Dickson Port Lownsend City of Brooklyn Swan San Francisco Hiram Jacobsen Sharpess Nordens Drenning Henricksen Hall Dutton Sarmatian Graham Lower Harbor Scis Gold Hunter Matthews Nautilus Perkins Atalanta Rhodes Blue Jacket Percival Nanaimo Edward O’brien Libby Nananmo Maare Bergman Port Townsend Rosario Swift Kanalut Mariposa Howard Honolulu Hayden New Tarcoma Wallacetown Woodhouse Newcastle Nsw Altamaha Meissner Baltimore Tribon Mabel Darling Ranger Nassau Rebecca A Taulade Champion

Maritime arrivals and cargoes list from a 19th century port ledger

Friday November 30 arrivals include Steamer Johns Hopkins from Baltimore and Perkiomen from Philadelphia, along with multiple steamers Cambridge and Neptune to New York and Hoboken, carrying mdse and moise. Numerous schooners and brigs sail via Vineyard Haven Provincetown to ballast and cargo ports, with vessels from Portland Bath New York and Gloucester. cargoes include sugar hemp salt and molasses. weather reports show west southwest winds and Cape God light.

Johns Hopkins March Baltimore Moise E Sampson Perkiomen Miller Philadelphia Professor Morse Austin Hoboken Walkesbarre Mills Port Johnson Neptune Berry New York H Mitney Cambridge Ingraham Bangor James Littlefield Star of the East Collins Bath Yde God Tremont Donovan Portland City of Gloucester Proctor Gloucester Celina Tibbetts Pernambuco Vineyard Haven Provincetown York Buckley Barbour Perth Amboy Daniel Brittain Coleman Nellie C Paine Nickerson South Amboy William L Abbott James Poyce Crossley Weehawken Albert Stearns Kelley Alma Johnson Robert Morgan Galvin P Harris Higgins Artemus Tirrell Snow Lucy D.thatcher Tiverton Mary Stewart Coombs Swis Centurion Blodgett Medford Jordan Fairfield Addie E Seavey Moody Ipswich Traverse Lane Herbert Perkinsport Bark Trojednica Aus Montevideo Sarah Wooster Fanny Flint A O Gross J K Bodwell M E Eldridge Lawrence Haines Hull Cape God Light

Ship routes and cargoes listed from Joelphia and Genoa

Spoken cargo details show og ag LC ag Bee sailing from Joelphia to Hiogo on Aug 26 and from Genoa to San Francisco on Aug 15 with lat long and tonnage notes. Brig Minnie Abbe Plummer sails from Cape Haytien to New York on Nov 28 carrying 74 26 tons.

Og Ag LC Ag Bee Joelphia Hiogo Westark Andreaital Genoa San Francisco Minnie Abbe Plummer Cape Haytien New York

Whalers Report North Atlantic Sealing Roles and Vessels

Bark Northern Light from New Bedford to San Francisco reports 370 bbls oil and 5000 lbs bone taken after voyage from Japan Sea. Wanderer of San Francisco, formerly New Bedford, damaged last week while in ice and awaiting repairs. Captain Bourne of Admiral Blake reports ship at Teneriffe No. 7 with 24 bbls spell since Bermuda, expects Bermuda again in March or April. All well.

Northern Light New Bedford San Francisco Japan Sea Wanderer Capt Bourne Sch Admiral Blake Marton Teneriffe No. 7 Bermuda

Notice to Mariners at St Pierre Lighthouse Changes 1882

Notice describes lighting updates at St Pierre, Martinique on November 1, 1882. A fixed red light of the fourth order, 56 feet above sea, is shown at a new lighthouse at Bertin place. The St Mathe battery light is replaced by a fixed green light. A red light will be shown above the jetty to warn vessels in anchorage and to cast off shore lights.

St Pierre Martinique St Pierre Road Thouthern Bertin Place Lon St Mathe Battery

Gloucester port fish receipts and incidents report

Totals show 188 000 pounds codfish 219 400 haddock 650 hake and 214 000 halibut landed this week at Gloucester port with Pollock 200 000 pounds and mackerel 122 000 pounds noted. Loss of main boom reported on Isaac A Chapman after haddocking trip and Mascot brings 160 barrels of kerosene with an abandoned schooner sighted nearby and oil afloat.

Ibs la Have Bank Bank Halibating Sop Nunses Avalos Ceeece Ecbuces Sia Cape Ann Advertiser Gloucester Mass Navy

Hull of Luo's Murchison sold at Norfolk beach

Norfolk on November 28 reports the hull of the Luo's Murchison sold on the beach with Baker Salvage Company as purchaser. Also launched at Millbridge Maine on the 15th a 116 ton schooner Jenny Lind under Capt Jones A Leighton. West Haven Connecticut launched November 29 a 900 ton three masted schooner James M Ives from Gess ner Mais yard, to be used in coasting trade with keel 40 feet, overall 165 feet, breadth 35 14 feet, depth 14 6 feet.

Norfolk Sh Luo Murchison Baker Salvage Company Millbridge Py J Hinckley Yenny Lind Jones A Leighton West Haven Conn James M Ives Gessner & Mais

Disasters and wrecks plague Atlantic shipping routes

Multiple vessels including Bark Jomsburg Herseth from Quebec and Sir Helen Mar from New York ran aground or lost decks and sails. The Amazon wrecked at Race Point Cape Cod. Mary Wiggins ashore near Havre. Storkbridge damaged off Cape Horn. several ships reported leaks, broken masts, and fleets facing heavy seas. Dozens of crews saved or reported missing amid widespread storm activity and port-side damage.

Jomsburg Herseth Quebec Liverpool Sir Helen Mar New York New Bedford Acushnet Island Siddartha Glasgow Sackville N B New Light Rio Janeiro Baltimore Amazon Race Point Cape Cod London Mary Wiggins Havre Octeville Storkbridge San Francisco Cape Horn Sandringham Dalhousie Beethoven Philadelphia Hamburg Chester Sh F Townsend Hillsboro Piaster Apple River Windsor Halifax Christina St Andrews Queenstown Michael O’ Hanover Ierson

Shipping Movements and Departures Across Atlantic Ports

Special despatches report numerous vessels sailing and clearing from Aspinwall Bristol Baltimore Nagasaki Cleared and sailed dates. Vessels include Crescent City Valiant Somerset Hermann Payson Tucker Tatay State of Florida City of Alexandria Spartan Assyria Grecian Monarch Erin Archimede Acadian Alumnia Archimede and others bound for New York Boston Norfolk and Glasgow with origins from New York Nagasaki Mexico Bremen and Baltimore.

Merchants’ Exchange Aspinwall Crescent City Lockwood New York Sombay aAr Valiant Gardner Bristol E Somerset James Men Hermann Bauer Baltimore Carbarien Payson Tucker Tucker Boston Cow Bay Tatay Gorham Glasgrow State of Florida Davidson Fiavanma City of Alexandria Mexico Spartan Crossley Nagasaki Ghoram Assyria Erin Griffiths Sydney Acadian Alumnia Murphy Palermo Archimede Viola Plymouth James I. Harway Kitchen Norfolk Progreso—air Virginia Poch Arcot Cates Eenstown Celtic Newark Southampton Werta Barre John WB Frank W. Watson Ton Sunbeam Poster Hmzham Yokohama Hercules Lincoln

Foreign Ports Report from November Shipping Movements

A compact notice listing ships and movements across ports including Cardiff Bahia Calne, Hermon Marvin and Pleiades loading, Mornington discharging, and vessels from Liverpool Lobos de Fuera to the United Kingdom. Provisions and arrivals noted for Havana Newport and Matanzas with steamers Sardinian Amethyst and Widdrington among others.

Cardiff Plover Crosby Bahia Calne tIn Port Hermon Marvin Lobos de Rfuera United Kingdom Pleiades Frost Continent Jeasie Osborne Legall Bisg Mornington Jones Los Atuera J G Robertson Merrill Liverpool Carbarien Addie Hale Shepard Newark Honolulu Granite State Ross Victoria Manila Malifax Sardinian Dutton Moville Havana Ar Navy Park Otus Falk Newport Niagara Baker New York Manes Maggie Dalling Dalling Delaware Amethyst Bennington Zaza St Dago Counte Millsboro Nwb Navy Magellan Wood F Townsend Hatfield Matanzas aAr Barks Brothers and Sisters Saunders Koon H W Palmer Boyd Clara Leavitt Lombard Portland Ra Nevitas R W Griffiths Drummond

Hotel Arrivals List From Numerous Cities And States

A long roster of hotel guests and arrivals is recorded, listing individuals and accompanying locations across Massachusetts New York Detroit Philadelphia Baltimore Montreal Toronto and more. The document reads as a consolidated ledger of travelers, with many named persons and their home or origin cities noted alongside hotel accommodations and sometimes dates or appurtenant initials.

International Trade Firms List Across American Cities

A long OCR compiled roster lists numerous firms and partners across cities from Atlanta to Wheeling. Entries show names like Moore, Marsh & Co. Bellimee. Spear Gro. Gifford & Doug lass. Schnadig Bros & Co. Phelps, Dodge & Palmer. Miller & Culter. Shipley, Crane & Co. Benckensten. Jones & McKee. Hendricks Cooper & Co. Henson Wright. Owen & Sutcliffe. McClung & Riley. Beals Torrey & Co. Nussbaum & Co. Connell Morrow & Co. Hecht Bros. Rosenstock & Co. Einstein’s Sons. Gotzian & Co. Gotzian. Smith & Simmons & Peabody. Burgert & Hart. Taylor, Rogers & Co. Solomon Lessing Salomon & Rosen. Vance Hughes & Co.

Atlanta John Smith Moore, Marsh , Co Baltimore H Pretzfelder Pretzfelder Line & Co Par Bellimee Henderson M Henderson & Co Chicago George AM Cineinnati Jos Sachs J& S Sachs Columbus Huston Millers & Huston Denver Col Cross Stark & Cross Evansville Hinkle Nisbet & Co Ind Dixon, Porter, Dixon & Co Ads On Rapids Mich Bertsch Kindge Bertsch & Ue Indianapolis Jones,Jr Jones, McKee & Co Hendricks Hendricks, Cooper & Uo Knoxville Tenn Henson Haynes, Henson & Wright Lowisville Owen J H Sutcliffe Sutcliffe & Owen Louisville McClung McClung & Riley Win Rosenberg Rosenberg Nathan & Flexner Toledo Smith Smith, Simmons & Peabody Adam Burgert Burgert & Hart Taylor, Taylor, Rogers & Co Tre Tex J. A. Solomon Lessing Salomon & Rosen Wheeling Hughes, Vance, Hughes & Co

Man's Prophetic Power Sermon At Union Hall

Sunday services by B M C Christian Union invite young people and others to Union Hall at 18 Boylston Street. Rev H Pierce Collier of Hingham will speak on Man's Prophetic Power with special singing. Doors open at 7 for a 7 30 start, public invited. Building hours given. German service at 3 and song service at 4 30 led by an orchestra. All young men invited.

B. Y. M. Christian Union Union Hall Boylston Street H. Pierce Collier Hingham Subject B. ¥.M.C. Association Boylston Berkeley Streets Columbus Avenue Jas. M. Gray Reformed Episcopal Church E. B. Webb D. D Congregational A. W. Bolton Temple Street Methodist

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