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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1880
Page
2
The first through freight from Chicago to Portland on the Grand Trunk Railway will depart Saturday. It carries a large grain consignment for England to be shipped by ocean steamer from Portland. English owners awaited direct Chicago to seaboard grain transport on their line.
Rie Stop notes the defeat of the Reagan interstate bill and predicts the Adams Commission bill may meet the same fate. The piece warns that railroad influence on legislation is growing as a troubling factor for public rights and calls for vigilance.
Senate rejected several of President Hayes's census supervisor nominations for bad character and unfitness, arguing the partisan pattern would taint a supposed nonpartisan post. A broader bill looming in Congress threatens Mormon marriages with a 500 dollar fine and up to five years in prison, plus bigamy penalties. Other items include Sherman’s alleged coercion attempt, a Bea con street theft of 11 000 dollars in jewelry and money, Central Vermont tariff cuts, Bowdoin Alumni’s Boston reunion, Sherman boom gathering in New York, and a Westport bank vault break with 3000 to 4000 dollars stolen.
Cautionary signals extend across New York and New England coastal areas. Winds shift southeast to southwest with rain or snow and a rising daytime temperature while barometer falls.
The document lists sale times and lots for multiple firms in Philadelphia New York Baltimore and related cities. Items include furniture real estate dry goods boots and shoes fabrics and carpets with firms such as Leonard & Co Johnson Moody & Co S Hatch & Co Samuel Bunting's Sons Lappincott Son Co Wilmerding Hogue Wolbert and A S Eaton. The schedule spans 10 30 AM to 2 30 PM on Friday February 13 showing items from horses to woolens and dress goods.
A list of mining stock closes shows varied performance across firms. Notable values include Mexi can 17 percent, Northern Belle 16 percent, Consolidated Pacific 41 44, Eureka Consolidated 16, and Leviathan 5 16, among numerous entries with other prices and percentages.
The biennial meeting convened in New York on Feb 11 with turfmen from nearby states, including George Sturgis of Connecticut Allen Goldsmith of New York and Bue delle Loomis of Connecticut. The rules revision committee reported and changes were adopted. A committee was appointed to nominate officers and will report tomorrow when elections will be held.
Washington reports liberal Republicans including Secretary Schurz may oppose Grant and push for a mass convention with a Democratic nominee. Debates over patronage and census appointments surface as Republicans clash with Democrats and President Hayes. Sherman controversy includes threats and possible court martial risks.
Senate Exodus Committee hearings in Washington reveal white Republicans in North Carolina opposing black migration. Indianapolis undertaker and a Democrat clerk recount county funds for pauper burials of North Carolina emigrants and a sworn statement allegedly used to mislead a Brown County emigrant.
Secretary Sherman, at the Senate request, explains that cargo import and export manifests are withheld briefly to protect merchant privacy while ensuring revenue collection. Collector Beard notes longstanding practice of limiting public examination, avoiding market manipulation and substantial losses from disclosure, with few complaints from the press.
Representative Russell of Massachusetts explains that he introduced Gen Butler’s soldiers home bill without knowing its contents. A messenger delivered a note from Butler asking for the bill, and Russell, unaware, proceeded when bill introductions were allowed. He vows not to introduce bills without reading them.
Senators Wallace and Hutchins introduce bills in Congress to set a two year term for Chief Supervisors of Election starting May 1 in even numbered years. The current term ends May 1, 1880, with successors appointed by the President with Senate consent. A second measure would bar arrest of election officers on election day. both await Judiciary Committee action.
The House, under King of Louisiana, adopts a resolution calling on the Treasury to provide the Inter-oceanic Canal Committee with statistics on Atlantic Pacific shipping, cargo types, San Francisco entries and clearances, Isthmus transportation, and voyage durations around the Horn.
Secretary Sherman told the Ways and Means Committee that he favors a 4 percent bond but could accept time and rate adjustments, even par negotiation for a lower rate. Other items note Indian citizenship debate, Massachusetts pleuro pneumonia concern, and Senate actions on military promotions and an interoceanic canal inquiry.
James Kelley and Thomas Walsh, both about 35 from Boston, were struck and killed by the Cincinnati express at Ridge Avenue Station on the Pennsylvania Railroad at 8 p.m. instant death.
In Concord New Hampshire on February 11 the Governor and Council heard charges against state prison officers. Burnham Wardwell read a letter of indefinite accusations while George Peacock, recently discharged, testified about prison conditions and denied abuse. A second hearing is set for March 8 with specific charges to be filed. Peacock had been pardoned after a three year sentence for breaking and entering in Manchester.
Despatch from Onancock Virginia details a bloody duel between Louisa Wise and Margaret Downing over Benjamin Young. Both women fought with a pitchfork and club, Downing sustaining fourteen pitchfork wounds and Wise severe head injuries. both are ill with fever and unlikely to recover. Young fled the town amid the violence.
Five men broke into Westport National Bank in the early hours, bound and gagged the village watchman, blew open the vault, and stole about 3500 dollars. The watchman was unharmed, the bank office damaged, and the robbers likely fled toward New York by train.
The Irish National Land League treasurers in the United States report receipts of 4757 dollars since the 3rd instant. The famine relief fund treasurers say they have sent 19489 dollars to Ireland to date. The Herald says the relief fund now totals 144298 dollars. Edward Reinhardt is sentenced to be hanged on April 2 for murder. his counsel plans a stay and appeal. Thurlow Weed’s pocket was picked of a 250 dollar check and a railroad pass on a horse car ride to a meeting. The late Mrs. Benjamin Nathan’s estate paintings were auctioned for 39117 dollars.
Sheriff Kent reports bad news when asked if she is dead. Dr. J F Hall says the prisoner is comfortable and physically improving with no signs of a ball in the head. Judge Clarke assigns J B Frink and Calvin Page as counsel. Preliminary examination set for Saturday.
Report on a large conflict described as costing three billion dollars. Government leaders debate financing and long term economic impact while soldiers and civilians face mounting losses and strategic setbacks.
Reports from Vienna and St. Petersburg describe growing revolutionary agitation in Russia and rising liberal opposition seeking constitutional government. Analysts warn of a potential crisis if Emperor Alexander II resists reform, amid tensions over abdication talks and a broader European balance of power.
London dispatch notes Baroness Burdett Coutts plans a half million pound relief fund for Ireland. It reports Irish agitators Davitt and Killen touring Europe for support, and a planned British land movement demonstrations. The Post counters with a lower donation figure of five thousand pounds plus future actions.
The dispatch notes Macao's governor pressing Beijing for recognition of Portuguese Macao while China resists. It reports rising anti foreign sentiment in Pekin, a new Hong Kong Hiogo steamship link, Japan's education gains, and unresolved tensions with German envoys. cholera stats and Tokio rebuilding plans are included, with notes on foreign influence and quarantine disputes.
Central Vermont Railway managers propose a sweeping local and through passenger fare cut to begin April 1, with connections across Canada and New England affected. Arrangements with connecting lines complete. final details pending with two or three roads. No Western traffic change. The plan hinges on widespread adoption by April 1.
In Augusta on February 11 the Senate moved to inquire into state expenses to free more funds for schools and to transfer land records to county Registry of Deeds. The House saw E C Burleigh resign as assistant clerk, Frank L Patten elected, and debates on tuition for normal school students, trial justice fees, and teacher certification. A ward seven split to form West Rockland drew large local interest. Elliott Bridge case deemed inexpedient. Somerset tax reassessment and Waterville municipal court bills proposed. election-law penalties to target town officers.
A select social gathering at Delmonico's in New York drew twelve to fifteen prominent businessmen including Samuel A. Haines and Gen. Charles K. Graham to discuss backing John Sherman for president. They reportedly favor Sherman as a capable statesman and plan a second meeting Saturday at 8 PM.
A Rome Ohio wedding at John Winkles near Rome turned tense when a crowd burst in with guns and bells demanding a treat. The party complied and the crowd departed without further incident as reported by a Rome special.
A report from North Andover Mass dated February 11 details Treasurer Andrew Smith's defalcation amid speculation losses. Bondsmen George Davis and Theron Johnson learned of the lapse from papers. Smith, once trusted, is held on $30,000 bond after a court appearance. authorities note a loss between ten and fifteen thousand dollars, with stock speculation cited as a possible cause.
Reports from eighteen mining firms across Maine show ongoing shaft work and ore yields while new companies form. Notes detail Storer Hill, Hampden, Fort Knox, East Blue Hill, Lone Star, Twin Lead, Norombega, Harrington, Sullivan Falls, Forest City, Sowle and West Silver, Mineral Hill, and Blue Hill developments with silver, copper, and gold finds and planned expansions. A letter to the editor discusses Franklin Paine and Thomas Paine, arguing both figures favored liberty and religion without atheism.
Fire gutted Trinity Episcopal Church at Fourth Avenue and 125th Street. interior destroyed, organ and stained glass losses cited. Estimates show building at $25,000 with $50,000 insurance. organ $10,000 value with $7,000 insurer. Fire likely from furnace. two walls remained at dawn. Other fires noted in Littleton New Hampshire with separate losses and insurance details.
Fort Keogh Montana reports a scout party from Company B Second Cavalry aided by ten Indian scouts engaged a Sioux force linked to Sitting Bull. They killed two Sioux and one soldier. another Sioux and two others were captured. Capt. Snyder of the Fifth Infantry is bringing in the captives. Scalp evidence was shown by the scouts.
A Boston Post reader argues the Democratic party should nominate Bayard for President in 1880. The letter lauds Bayard as pure and capable, notes Bayard’s broad support among Democrats and independents, and recalls a Washington correspondent’s doubt about his chances. It cites a high school canvass in Boston showing Bayard favored by Democrats.
An adjourned coroner s inquest in Lucan Ontario opened today detailing the deaths of James Donnelly Sr Judith Donnelly Thomas Donnelly and Bridget Donnelly. Witness John Connors 12 described the crime and noted James Carroll Constable Thomas Ryder and John Purtell were in the house during the murder as the case adjourned until the accused appear.
Havana dispatch reports General Grant and party visiting the Los Canas plantation and planning to return for the City of Alexandria steamer to Vera Cruz on Friday. Also notes John Boyd of St. John New Brunswick may be called to Senate to fill Wilmot vacancy.
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