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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1886
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for Patsy and weekly editions, including one year 89, six months 4.50, three months 2.25, and one month 0.75. It notes weekly issues on Fridays at 1.50 per year and states the publisher is the Post Publishing Company. Payment methods and risk terms are included.
The Boston Post notes the Chamber of Deputies granted a provisional budget for two months to the new French ministry. Premier Goblet faces radical Clémenceau and must defend his predecessor while pledging a settled policy for the new year.
Reports of a rift in the Conservative government over coercion in Ireland surface again. Lord Ashbourne urges strong repression with new laws if needed, while Sir Michael Hicks-Beach supports moderation. Some Conservatives call for Hicks-Beach’s dismissal as landlords push for tougher measures, revealing a cabinet split with no clear solution.
Senator Mitchell led a brief discussion on Beck’s railroad attorney bill. The measure, aimed to bar Congress members from serving as attorneys or employees for certain railroad interests, was altered and likely to fail if voted. An amendment seeks to restore the original form and passage.
The Charleston relief committee shows New York led with 180 559, Massachusetts 99 846, and Boston 76 900 in a total 334 258 for quake aid. About 15 000 people received shelter and 1 850 houses were repaired. remaining funds target private relief 86 000 and public buildings 100 000. Charleston still faces 65 600 000 in losses from 1885 cyclone and the 1886 earthquakes. The city’s recovery is described as astonishing.
The unexpected verdict of guilty against ex Alderman McQuade unsettles public trust in justice in New York. Initial shock from the first jury’s disagreement has given way to relief and renewed confidence, as the offence is notorious and evidence appears strong beyond question.
The second trial shifts focus from Mc Quade to whether the jury system can punish public corruption. The McQuade conviction eases public fear and makes it feasible to complete the municipal cleansing effort without the earlier obstacle.
Two alderman orders with finance committee backing push for an $828,000 street loan and a separate outside-limit loan for a courthouse bridge Stony Brook works and school sites. Committee notes current borrowing cap about $850,000, urges immediate needs while warning against weakening a key statute.
The article notes a sharp stock market decline as a needed check on speculative fever. It says the retreat should foster caution, while industries and railroads show revived activity and Europe channels capital to America, signaling tentative prosperity in 1887.
The Boston common council orders a public probe into the Long Island purchase with $17,500 over the owners’ ask. The judiciary committee has only traced $5,000 in alleged expenses paid to H. W. Huguley and faces party-line divisions as it weighs further action and witness attendance.
The King's Chapel event drew strong interest with thoughtful addresses and vivid colonial decor. Armorial bearings flags and Governors portraits recalled the past as dignitaries in royal attire seemed to pass through the aisles.
The piece reflects on the chapel’s history and postrevolutionary relics, praising speakers like Williams Minot and Henry Foote. It recounts Governor Robinson’s tribute to Massachusetts values, notes Holmes’s poem, and recalls Warren’s first Boston performance. It also discusses demand for lectures, notable lecturers, and regional trends in 19th century Boston.
The opera feud spreads from the National Opera Company to the Boston Ideals where a contralto is discharged and sued by the manager after she spoke harshly of a fellow member to a reporter. The ideal company loses a valued artist and its prior harmony.
The Society for the Collegiate Education of Women known as the Harvard Annex reports strong growth with seventy three students this year from thirty two colleges and schools. It notes funding as the main obstacle and calls for a speedy endowment increase to expand science space and library facilities.
A US officer at Fort Marion abducted seven Apache boys, taking them to Carlisle for schooling. Squaws cried at the station while the fathers appeared unmoved, sparking debate over forced removal in the name of education and the futures of Apache families.
A Boston writer recalls Howard Atheneum playgoers eager for dramatic spectacle and gallery critics, contrasting the crowd energy with the Hollis Street Theatre. He notes the historic appeal of the Howard and hints at a notable Tuesday night moment observed on the old stairway.
Miss Agnes Huntington contralto of the Boston Ideals remains at Tremont House with her mother amid a lawsuit against manager Mr. Foster. She alleges discrimination favoring Mile De Lussan and Mile Lablache, claims he discharged her and seeks damages related to her departure. She even offered a bonus for release and says bouquets were intercepted.
The executive council at the State House yesterday forenoon named Clement K. Fay of Brookline as prison commissioner and Charles L. Gardner of Palmer as a trustee of the State primary and reform schools. Fred C. Ingalls of Boston was named clerk of the Boston Municipal Court. all confirmations came under a suspension of the rules.
Three volumes present Gorgias and Republic selections in accessible English. The translator, encouraged by Harvard professor Goodwin, condenses dull prefixes while preserving key passages. The aim is to show Socrates and Plato’s teachings on justice and virtue in a popular, readable form.
A collage of quips and wry observations from Chicago, St Louis, and Washington, remarking on ballet, clerical views, journalism ethics, and social mores. It notes maps of satire on backbones, marriages, operas, and a Christmas dinner bill for veterans in Dayton Ohio.
General Lew Wallace's Christmas Harper article revives Ben Hur with nearly 150000 copies sold. A German edition is planned by a Catholic priest in Lafayette Indiana. Roberts Bros. adds Margaret of Angouléme to its Famous Women Series and Carving and Serving as a housekeeper manual. Mrs D A Lincoln is linked to the Boston Cook Book. Mr and Mrs Macquoid return to London from Switzerland with Mrs Macquoid resuming writing. Walter Crane designs the cover.
The Boston Theatre hosts Mr. Booth in his first Ang Lear, praised as the finest Lear on stage. His profound, human portrayal substitutes raw power with tragic insight, unlike Forrest or Salvini, though some support actors drift from the piece’s demands. Tonight Hamlet is announced.
Members of the Boston Young Men's Christian Union are reminded of the lecture this evening on The Element of Tone Color in Speech. The talk is scheduled for the union hall with attendance urged by members and guests.
The Providence Journal argues that Mayor O Brien s victory condemns virulent, dishonest campaigning and endorses honest administration. It states the race transcends party lines, reflecting Boston’s desire for businesslike municipal governance, firm purpose, integrity, and prudent economy.
The Chicago Herald argues that labor demonstrations may split Independents from the Democracy, reducing Republican courting of party leaders as they hope for a sure win, and suggests Republicans will avoid dependence on labor support in future city races.
A Chicago News note jokes that planets influence weather as little as the man in the moon enforces the local smoke ordinance in Chicago.
An editorial from the Manchester Union notes that the Senate, though not eager for a clash with the President as last year, has learned wisdom from past adversity and is tempered by previous events.
In the Philadelphia Times, a commentary argues that friends within the free trade faction may block tariff reduction, urging preservation of revenue reform against insiders rather than foes.
The Boston Press Club presents an afternoon program at the Boston Theatre featuring Overture Jubal by N Lothian and the Boston Theatre orchestra, Adonis company, Julius Caesar oration, Douste sisters, Leopold Lichtenberg, Frank Mayo and company in Nordeck, Roy Stainton, Charles Gardner, My Uncle's Will, Lotus Glee Club, Adonis Quickstep, Eagle's Nest scene, boxing elephant, and thanks to contributors. Rand Avery Company donates programs as souvenirs.
At the annual meeting of the Boston Provident Institution for Savings William Perkins was elected president. Elected as vice presidents were H. H. Hunnewell Henry Lee Thomas B. Wales J. Huntington Wolcott William S. Dexter Joseph W. Balch H. Austin Whitney Augustus Lowell George Higginson Percival L. Everett Samuel D. Warren William W. Greenough. Trustees named I. Goodwin Whitney Samuel Johnson James J. Storrow Henry Saltonstall George P. Upham Arthur T. Lyman Charles H. Dalton K. H. Stevenson D. R. Whitney John C. Gray George A. Gardner Edward Bangs William P. Walley Charles A. Cotting Howard Stockton Edward I. Browne C. W. Amory Channing Clapp Henry L. Higginson Augustus T. Perkins N. P. Hamilen Louis Curtis Myra H. Baker Alanson Tucker. Secretary Henry Arkman.
Mr Louis Parkhurst principal of Winchester High School resigns to join Ginn Co publisher. Mr Ginn resides in Winchester.
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