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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1887
Page
5
The Senate receives a flurry of bills and resolutions as committees are named for the Fiftieth Congress. Debates cover pensions for veterans, territorial admissions, currency, immigration, civil service reforms, postal telegraph, fortifications, and general governance.
In Washington on December 12 the House, with Speaker Carlisle absent, laid executive communications on private land claims in New Mexico before the body and considered appointing the elections committee. Mr Crisp presided briefly as the chair. Mr Springer presented Owen G. Chase's petition for delegate from the Territory of Cimarron and offered a resolution to refer it to the territories committee and grant Chase floor privileges until appointment. The resolution was tabled after discussion.
After adjournment the Republican caucus named six lawyers to serve as minority on the elections committee: Rowell Illinois Hook Tennessee Cooper Ohio Lyman Iowa Johnson Indiana and Lodge Massachusetts. The Democratic caucus chose majority members including Turner Georgia Crisp Georgia and others: Outhwaite Ohio Barry Mississippi O Ferrall Virginia Manish Pennsylvania ONeill Indiana Moore Texas Johnson North Carolina Heard Missouri. The caucuses adjourned after approving the slate.
The President sent nominations for envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary posts to Turkey Austria-Hungary and the Argentine Republic with several ministers resident and consuls general named for Bolivia France and other locations. Nominated are Oscar S. Straus New York to Turkey Alexander R. Lawton Georgia to Austria Hungary Bayless W. Hanna Indiana to the Argentine Republic and others including Carlisle Louisiana Rathbone California Wey Georgia Pringle South Carolina Sewell Maine and additional consular assignments.
A list of 19th century postings names John G. Walker James R. Hosmer Charles C. Long Samuel T. Williams G. Brown Good Henry C. Borstal Almar F. Dickinson D. M. White Nathan Cleaves Henry P. Kitfield Michael P. Curran and others to various legations consular posts and mercantile offices in Bogota Corea Pernambuco Gaspe Basin Sherbrooke and the port of Portland with assignments as secretary of legation commissioner of fish and fisheries surveyor and appraiser positions.
A sumptuous collection of sixteen color photo etchings from modern French artists led by Meissonier and Leloir. W. F. Kellogg provides biographical text. The volume uses varied ink tones and high-quality materials, praised for elegance though some caution about color intensity. Price noted as $7.50 in Boston edition.
A review praises a large popular edition of Andersen fairy tales for children. It highlights classics like The Ugly Duckling and The Red Shoes, notes old fashioned yet numerous illustrations, and urges parents to place Andersen in Christmas stockings.
A Sunday reading guide notes Rev J G Wood and Dr G Hartwig publish books on Bible animals and tropical and Arctic life. The review praises Wood for engaging natural history themes while critiquing style and some volumes as dry though informative.
Directors elected J C Edgerly Sumner Robinson Pred H Swift Eugene W Poole Charles P Hall and E A Burnham Stephen Rounds Thomas O Marvin as board of collectors The sixth Towle lecture on The British House of Lords is at noon KE J Crandall editor in chief of the Junior Annual elected by class of 80 Esmond A Burnham captain of football next season Dearborn to lecture on History and Structure of the Latin Language to freshmen
Freder ick Alford at 104 Tremont street shows gold and silver trimming for fancy work and bail badges society regalia and paraphernalia can be found at LU4 Tremont street.
Rail officials report the Central Massachusetts line from Ware to Northampton is ready to run regularly next week with improving business. Fitchburg, Cheshire, and Delaware & Hudson energies swirl over a potential four for five stock swap while Cheshire directors weigh terms. New directors will join Eastern and New York & New England boards as the Mexican Central reports a solid weekly revenue of 120000 dollars reinforcing a genuine business upturn.
The Park Theatre presents Rosina Voices at 7 45 pm. The Barrister at the Boston Museum runs 6 pm. Booth and Barrett perform at the Boston Theatre 7 45. Hollis Street stages The Great Pink Pearl and Editha's Burglar at 7 46. Globe Theatre shows Forgiven at 7 45 and Howard Athenaum offers a Variety program at 8 pm.
Today's and Wednesdays sales list includes fruit by Horatio Harris Snow & Co and S. R. Knights & Co at 11 to 1 pm, furniture by S R Knights Co at 1:04 pm, horses and carriages by Albert Howe & Co at 11 am, stocks by R L Day Co at 11 30 am and Francis Henshaw & Co at noon, carpets by Leonard & Co at 3 pm.
Notices record two weddings with clergy names. George H. Ross wed Lizzie A. Ward in Boston on Dec. 8. Karl Wiedman married Johanne Kunstler in Cambridge on Dec. 11. Frank Weston wed Blanche Marine at Canon City on Dec. 6.
A series of deaths across Massachusetts including John Ahern 62 Needham Henry H Barritt 62 Needham Sarah Briesler 89 Quincy Christopher S Cass 85 South Weymouth Anne Carroll East Cambridge Mary Conlan 23 Somerville Catharine Condry Newburyport Lottie Glidden 32 Charlestown Hannah Hewins 82 Dedham Hale Leavitt Keyes 73 Newtonville Laura W Lee 78 Brockton Florence A Mack 32 Charlestown Margaret I Ryan 54 Boston Highlands Sylvia Richards 78 West Bridgewater Celina Searff 28 Boston Highlands and others noted with addresses and funeral timings where given.
A newspaper ad outlines affordable poetry and classic book bundles for any taste. It highlights Through the Year with the Poets in various formats, Shakespeare with extra notes, Celia Thaxter volumes, Children’s Ballads, Sights Worth Seeing, and Dickens in large type, with prices from 50 to 90 cents. It notes one title Idyls and Pastoral is the only Bargain Corner item damaged.
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