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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1885

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Vendome The Three Great Topics Discussed

Vendome prints a brief column presenting three major topics and the author’s views. The short piece signals intended readers with concise commentary and stance on each issue.

Patriotic Boston Dinner Honors Statesmen and Merchants

The Boston Merchants Association dinner celebrates patriotism and industry with a Congressional delegation from Edmunds to Long visiting the Vendome and State House. Speakers praise merchants as stewards of good works, urge protection of domestic industry, and honor New England manufacturing leaders amid a festive, formal gathering.

Call for fair law and sound currency across the land

The speaker appeals for assets to be distributed under a just law and for a currency that is universally good both at home and abroad, promising greater advantage for the United States. Immense applause accompanies the plea for national unity and economic stability.

United States of America

Boston Reception for Massachusetts Leaders and National Issues

Governor Robinson and Senator Edmunds address the Boston Merchants' Association, urging a national bankruptcy law and unified standards across states. Mayor of Boston and William Evarts press for balanced tariff debate and civil discourse, while emphasizing the need to study opposing views and maintain national solidarity.

Manning Calls and Rumors Over Bond Plans

Special to the Post from Washington reports the Manning call for bonds amid silver debate, detailing motives to buy $45 million in bonds by June 30, 1838, and to avoid panic by drawing on the treasury. Denials address Bayard Curtin rumors, with notes on silver compromise talks and Treasury views. Hedden rumor, Nedden speculation, President reception counts, and coin values feature in a broad Washington roundup.

POST Washington Manning Europa United States Treasury State Department Bayard Carlisle Mr. Curtin House Committee On Foreign Affairs Department Curtin House of Representatives House

Railway Building 1885 Shows Slow Track Growth Across Nation

The Railway Age reports 3112 miles of main line laid in 1885, about 700 miles less than 1884 and the lowest since 1878. New England and the East added almost no new track, with activity focused in the South and between the Missouri and Pacific regions. The ten year total reaches about 128,500 miles, excluding renewals and sidings, while renewals consumed far more rail. The outlook predicts a coming surge in construction and broader prosperity for railway interests.

Chicago Railway Age United States New England East Southern States Missouri River Pacific States Territories Iseé

Flour Production Review Shows Miller Confidence in Improvement

Minneapolis dispatch reports the Northwestern Miller reviewing flour markets for January 1. Output last week averaged 12 568 barrels daily from 13 to 15 mills, with total 77 200 barrels. Several mills idle while others begin operations, shipments head to Duluth and Milwaukee, and millers expect firmer prices and improved conditions soon. Wheat stocks and shipments totaled over 493 929 bushels, with flour at 50 2382 barrels.

Minneapolis Minn Alough Duluth Milwaukee St Paul

Freight Trains Collide Near Carrollton

Detroit dispatch reports two Michigan Central freight engines, No 187 and No 120, collided near Carrollton. Fireman T Mooney died within minutes, engineer Robert Mills and fireman George Hunn severely injured, Maitland and others hurt. one engine wrecked, both crews harmed. A second Wabash line wreck at Kendrers station near St Louis killed conductor Meredith and injured others.

Detroit Michigan Central Road Carrollton T. Mooney Robert C. Mills George Hunn Maitland ST. Louis Kender’s Station Wabash Meredith

Who Seeks Killer Crew in Foxboro Murder Case

Detectives Bean Innes and Pratt in Massachusetts tie up crews connected to the Arrington murder. A box found near the scene, once claimed by the victim Mrs Arrington, is identified as stolen months earlier from a reliable source. Investigators believe the thieves and the killer are linked and expect arrests soon.

Foxboro Mass Bean Innes Pratt Arrington

Fall River prints cloth market figures for 1855

Remington and Davos report 1855 production at 7,350,000 pieces with year end stocks totaling 1,349,060 pieces. Prices fluctuated for 6x4s from 3 to 34.5 cents, average 3.1192. 60x563 from 25 to 2.5 cents, average 2.7057. Future deliveries total 4.32 million. normal output 9.15 million, actual output 7.83 million, indicating a curtailment of 1.77 million pieces.

Fall River Mass Remington & Davos Unwis

Sweeney Returns From Exile to New York by Paris Visit

Peter B. Sweeney, famed Tweed ring figure, arrived from Paris after ten years in exile. Found tonight at John J. Bradley's residence, he claimed the trip was to transact private business and a short stay, denying plans to lead or control any political party. He suggested his son might enter business, but he did not rule out a future return to politics.

New England Hieaven Congress United States Congress of the New Evegland Newcastle Borton House of Representatives Dawes Crazy Horse Massachusetts Virginia Robinson Edmunds God Teacs New York Peter B. Sweeney Paris France Sweeney John J. Bradley

Hautienbeck Weld For Trial In Philadelphia Case

J H Hautenbeck of Hautenbeck & Co publishers of Godeys Lady's Book received a final hearing and was held in 3300 bail for trial. He stands charged with obtaining paper valued at 6000 from A G Elliott Co and lithographic work amounting to 1860 from W H Bauer, while misrepresenting his solvency and business prosperity.

Philadelphta J. H. Hautenbeck Hautenbeck & Co Godey A. G. Elliott & Co W. H. Bauer Ean

A Fortunate Bondsman

Cincinnati December 8 A meeting of creditors for J B Mannix late assignee of Archbishop Purcell was held. Charles Stewart of the Charles Stewart Paper Company became liable as bondsman causing embarrassment. More than half the liabilities were represented and it was arranged that the business continue without an assignment or interruption.

Cincinnati Charles Stewart Charles Stewart Paper Company J. B. Mannix Archbishop Purcell

Hampton Sentenced to One Year in County Jail

Salt Lake City Utah December 30 Brigham Young Hampton convicted of conspiring to entrap prominent Gentiles was sentenced to the maximum penalty one year in the county jail. Judge Zane denounced the offence in scathing terms as the sentence was pronounced.

Salt Lake CiTy Utah Brigham Young Hampton Zane

Meat firm robbed. clerk Brock sought in New England

Wilson & Read wholesale meat dealers report a $500 theft. The suspect is Richard H. Brock, a former clerk, who vanished after being traced to Boston. Brock had worked with the firm last year and has past ties to the show business in the West.

Manchester N. H Wilson & Read Richard H. Brock Boston Boson and Albany Road

Virgin Salt Company Offers New Haven Purity Salt Card

The Virgin Salt Company of New Haven Connecticut promotes Virgin Salt as the cleanest purest and whitest salt. They offer a lithographed pair of one cent cards in ten colors on a nine by ten inch card with a large packaging cost of ten cents.

Virgin Salt Company of New Haven Conn

Church Keys Decision Delayed By Deacon Wilbur

The Downs syndicate of Bowdoin Square Church called at Deacon Wilbur's home last evening to learn if he had decided on delivering the church keys. He replied that he had no answer.

Downs Syndicate Bowdoin Square Church Wilbur

Christina Swears and Her Ladies Weep in Madrid

Queen Christina was sworn regent before the Cortes in Madrid amid cordial crowds as troops lined the streets and Cortes members cheered. Weeping ladies in her suite marked the ceremony while news from Cairo reported British actions against Arab rebels near Koseh with casualties on both sides.

Madrid Christina Cortes England Cairo Keseh Stephenson Egypt Ginniss Koseh Girniss Absai Carib Works Nile Massouah Suez

Fire Destroys Lombard Ayers Works at Constable Hook

A blaze yesterday at Lombard Ayers & Co in Constable Hook New Jersey destroyed the crude oil house and a large naptha tank exploded. Oil ran into the creek igniting the Kill von Kull deck and railroad ties. Captain Edward Johnson attempted rescue but suffered severe burns and was hospitalized. Six hundred bales of cotton burned on the wharf and other fires damaged a London cooperative plant, a Newport farmhouse and a Waltham barn with tens of tons of hay lost. serial fires and small incidents reported with various damage totals.

Lombard, Ayers & Company Constable Hook N. J Kill von Kull Edward Johnson Johnson Josh Whitmore Newport N. K Waltham Calvary Street T. Carney & Son

In Labor's Field Strikes Spread Through New England States

Reported labor unrest across New England details Marlboro machinists striking for higher pay at the shop owned by Herbert Howe. North Dighton leaders meet with town officials and Dighton Furnace representatives to seek settlement. Child labor discussions arise in Saco Maine with York Mills worker school plans. Connellsville coke workers seek 10 percent wage restoration, while Carnegie Brothers offers 10 percent rise at Edgar Thomson works Braddock, with 4000 employed and a possible 15 percent demand.

Herbert Howe Marlboro Dicbton Dighton Furnace Company Saco Me Franklin Nourse York Mills Connellsville Carnegie Bros. & Co Edgar Thompson Steel Works Braddock Penn

Sale of a Railroad in Foreclosure Divisions Sold

The Toledo Cincinnati and St Louis narrow gauge railroad was sold under foreclosure by Master Commissioner W P Fishback. Divided into Toledo to Kokomo and Kokomo to East St Louis the railroad brought bids of 600 008 for the first and 901 060 for the second won by Sylvester A Kneeland of New York. M O Donnell of London bid 900 000 for the second but may represent the Corbin syndicate. Corbin and Quigley syndicates reportedly arranged protection for the Eastern division. The Ohio central group did not appear.

Indianapolis Ind Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis W. P. Fishback Toledo Kokomo East St. Louis Sylvester A. Kneeland New York M. O’ Donnell London Corbin Corbin and Quigley Ohio Central Combination

Italian immigrant shoots insurance agent then kills himself

In Mt Pleasant near Charleston E Gerriti beat his wife as S Gerriti and James P Colburn intervened. The wife and four children fled. Gerriti shot Colburn in the spine and fled to his farm before killing himself with a pistol blast.

Charleston S. C Mt. Pleasant E. Gerriti S. Gerriti James P. Colburn Colburn

International railway directors approve line location

Bangor December meeting of International railway directors voted to accept a line location from a point on the Kennebec river half a mile from Moosehead Lake across the lake and nearly due east to Mattawomkeag on the Maine Central. Plans to be filed tomorrow.

Bangor International Railway Charles C. Colby Stanstead, Can D. E. McFee Lennoxville Can F. A. Wilson E. R. Burpee Kennebec River Moosehead Lake Mattawomkeag Maine Central Railroad

Jackson dinner marks anniversary of battle celebration

Secretary Coveney and Treasurer Lewis lead the Democratic State committee officers who organized the Jackson dinner commemorating the anniversary of the battle, with Mr M M Cunpiff in charge.

Coveney Lewis M. M. Cunpiff Democratic State Committee

Major Henry Goodfellow Dies at Fort Leavenworth

Major Henry Goodfellow U S A judge advocate of the Missouri department died at Fort Leavenworth Kansas on Tuesday after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a Pennsylvania native and veteran of the Civil War where he earned brevets for Gettysburg Wilderness and Spotsylvania. Also noted were the deaths of Henry A Pindar and Dr Rufus Woodward with brief biographical details.

Henry Goodfellow Department of the Missouri Fort Leavenworth Kan Goodfellow Pennsylvania Twenty-sixth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers Gettysburg the Wilderness Spottsylvania Volunteers Dr. Kane Henry A. Pindar Lowell Crowley & Pindar Rufus Woodward Worcester Woodward Weathersfield Conn Harvard College Harvard Medical School Paris Asylum For

Eccentric Patrolman Kendall Suspended for Drunkenness and Assault

Yesterday morning Superintendent Small suspended Fourth Division patrolman William J. Kendall for drunkenness and assault and battery on Patrolman George A. Patterson. Kendall, with a West End liquor dealer named Ellis, allegedly confronted Patterson’s wife and attacked Patterson when he answered the door. Kendall later reported for duty but was kept from going out as intoxicated. He was arrested for assault and battery and will be tried in Roxbury district court.

Small William J. Kendall Kendall West End Eilis George A. Patterson Patterson Kendley Ellis Skendall Hemmeneau McGowan Tenth Division Roxbury

Smuggling Tale of Italian Boatman and Chinamen

A Seattle report recounts a sensational claim from a convicted smuggler. He says an Italian boatman and seven Chinese men were paddled across the straits near Victoria, then murdered one by one to hide smuggling evidence before US officers boarded the craft. An investigation will probe the story’s truth.

Seattle W. T Victoria Straits of Fuca United States Oliver Wolcott United States Penitentiary

Yacht Club to Elect Officers at Parker's Meeting

The Yacht Club holds its annual meeting at Parker's on Saturday January 9. The nominating committee has selected a full slate including Commodore Charles V Whitten and Vice Commodore Benjamin L M Tower with officers secretary Peleg Aborn treasurer Charles C Hutchinson and several committee members. Additional regatta and membership committees are named with multiple named participants.

Parker's Charles V. Whitten Benjamin L. M. Tower George R Howe Peleg Aborn Charles C. Hutchinson Frank C. Brewer William H. Litchfield Charles A. Perkins John J. Henry J.F. Brown Gelzton Whittemore B. Hi. Tarbell BW. Rowell W. H. Litchfield William A. Carey Frank M. Griffin William K. Millar Otis A. Ruggles Fred Pope W. L. Porter A P. Thayer George Celin B. T. Wendell Charles BE. Cunningham J. R. Chadwick J. E. Sayles

Mme Janau schek shines in Bleak House at Park Theatre

Over two years since Boston audiences saw Mme Janau schek in Hortense and Lady Dedlock, she gave a powerful performance in Dickens Bleak House at the Park Theatre. Large crowd applauded, with Miss Rand as Esther and Miss Lyster as Poor Jo singled out for praise.

Mme. Janauschek Boston Hortense Lady Dedlock Bleek House Ll. Mit Park Theatre Goo Miss Rand Esther Miss Lyster

Private complimentary winner given to Mayor O'Brien

A private complimentary winner was presented to Mayor O'Brien at the Quincy House yesterday afternoon by city officials including Charles V. Whitten chair of the board of aldermen and Edward J. Jenkins president of the common council, among others, with several clerks and inspectors listed.

O’brien Quincy House

Havana Market Report On Spanish Gold And Sugar Prices

Havana dispatch notes Spanish gold at 2394 dollars per ounce with quiet yet firm exchange. Sugar prices steady with centrifugal exports listing 1000 barrels at 94.16 degrees polarization, and 2000 bags at 96 degrees polarization. Market activity remains stable with minor variations in pricing.

Havana

Boston notes and notices reflect city affairs and auctions

Mr Frederick E Goodrich denies candidacy for city clerk. Condolence resolutions for John D Lundy. Caribou on exhibition in Dock Square. Bequests from Louisa H Adams to Chenning Home and SPCC. Sale of three on a half story brick dwelling at 11 Harvard Street for 5300 cash to H A Frost. Reverend Francis C Williams invited to Dublin NH to be pastor. Executive council names Demond and Root as trustees candidates. First annual Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange dinner at Quincy House with dignitaries attending. Captain Washburn granted six months sick leave to determine permanence of disability. Bond of Col Henry O Kent approved. commission mailed. to take office July 1. Boston Chamber of Commerce to discuss shipping relief. Boston water board awards 2115 tons cast iron pipe contract to R N D Wood & Co for 62181 with competitors listed.

Frederick E. Goodrich Boston Theatrical Mechanics’ Association John D. Lundy Aroostock County Edgar Bailey Muattrawamkeag Dock Square Louisa H. Adams Boston Chenning Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children Samuel Hatehb & Co E-Tite Harvard Street H. A. Frost Francis C. Williams Roxbury First Congregational Society of Dublin N. H Messrs J. Howe Demond Northampton Thomas P. Root Barre Anticultural College Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange Quincy House O’ Brien Senate House J. H. Washburn Medico Board Henry O. Kent New Hampshire Edward R. Kent Samuel H. Legro Kent Boston Chamber of Commerce Merchents of Boston Water Board RN. D. Wood & Co Philadelphia Warren Foundry and Machine Company Phillipsburg N. J A. & H. McNeil Buriington Mellert Foundry and Machine Company

Explorer's voyage ends with typhoon wreck of Loiterer

Dr Charles G Weld Dr Edward P Elliot and Charles Longfellow returned to the city after a years absence and an adventurous voyage seeking Japanese curios. Their yacht Loiterer was wrecked in a pair of typhoons off Buvai Seki point, but most of the collection was saved and brought home via Yokohama. A prized cache of rare Japanese swords was lost.

Antipodes Charles G. Weld Charles Longfellow Edward P. Elliot Weld Japan England Marseilles Eliot Vienna Hong Kong Longfellow Leilerer Yokohama Buvai Seki Point Shimidzee Refige Yoko Bemer Dr. Weld San Francisco Boston Gled

Walnut Hill clay pigeons shoot draws lively turnout

Weather drew a strong crowd at Walnut Hill yesterday for a clay pigeon shoot. The day produced many clean scores and multiple five trap events with Curtis, Slocum, Adams, and others starring in numerous placements.

Walnut Hill Walnut Hil Curtis Slocum Allen Adams Stow Robnson Nichols Nichola Cats Robinson Snow Lovejoy Faulkner Nichel Adams Aid Hart Draper Thir Adame Draper

West End Scrappers Stage Bantam Match In Local Fest

Aleck Ratty known as Jack Carrell the West End chicken trained to meet any 100-pound man. Jim Denehy weighed eighty-two pounds from Chartestown fought Ratty in a soft glove exhibition for a gold medal. After five rounds Denehy held the clear edge with Ratty showing bruised and bleeding, the referee declaring the bout drawn.

West End Aleck Ratty Jack Carrell Menicre Chartestown Jim Denby Hame Fatty Himon Kaity Denehy Rutty Denehby Ratty

Somerville Defeats Woburns In Freewheeling Hockey Game

Somerville defeated Woburn last evening at the Somerville rink by three goals to none. Reynolds scored all three Somerville goals as Rob Bins was applauded in goal and Captain McKay led a rough, fast contest. Referee was Charles H. Tiayer. Other notes include lacrosse and rowing moves involving Boston clubs and international plans.

Somervilles Woburns Robbins Somerville Woderna McKay Reynolds Rush Somerville Pierce Kernolas Wobuas Charles H. Tiayer

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