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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1883
Page
1
January imports show New York houses bringing in over 10 000 cases of champagne. Easter stock fears rise as inventories dwindle. General Butler praises ward-prisoner exchanges, while a Connecticut region reports 100 nearby farms for sale with none mortgaged. New England praised for mild weather and security.
William H. Vanderbilt is said to be very ill and recently stricken with paralysis. The situation is not expected to improve the stock market, and there is belief money could be raised to try and save Burke and Cavendish from the gallows.
It is estimated fewer than 4,090 people in Great Britain hold property worth 500000 dollars. Most Britons spend what they earn like Americans. Levees along the Mississippi are being reinforced at Vicksburg Baton Rouge to withstand floods. The short term Colorado senator is mocked yet not a fool. Prohibitionists plan to honor George Washington and mock a wealthy private wine cellar. A nickel scheme in Faneuil Hall falters as 5 cents coins sell better at the sub-treasury. The supreme executive magistrate and staff head to events in Manchester and Portland. Greece has not redeemed Ottoman debt per Berlin terms and Greece’s past payments are critiqued. the Ottoman debt issue remains.
John Kelly, speaking to a Portland Argus reporter, argues that those unable to farm on Ireland's west coast should emigrate to seek a living. He dismisses rebellion as ineffective, criticizes British rule for worsening famine, and claims landlords are the government in Ireland.
The Drafted exhibit from the Post’s table of clearing house exchanges is used to sermonize that free trade agitation causes the current business gloom and that Democrats in power would worsen it. It praises Secretary Folger for noting that Democratic pressures in Ohio and party newspapers predict a congressional majority, causing a $40,000,000 shrinkage in country property values. It cites a bad crop year, railroad earnings decline, and tariff-driven manufacturing as at fault, not the Democrats, while mocking claims of Sherman and Providence boosting crops.
Washington dispatch reports a partisan tariff struggle with Republicans divided over the protectionist aim for iron and steel. Senate action prompts a looming House confrontation as amendments reshape duties on wool, glass, nitrate, and various imports, signaling heavy legislative maneuvering ahead.
The president sent nominations to the senate for civil service commissioners Dorman B Faton John M Gregory and Leroy D Thoman. Gregory has a long education reform record and leadership roles. Thoman is a Youngstown lawyer and former Mahoning probate judge. The day also covered senate amendments on Alabama claims and House actions including printing 300000 copies of the 1883 agricultural report and naval affairs committee instruction on Chelsea sale.
The Maine insurance commissioner Col J B Peaks saw his term end today but remains vacant as the mercantile affairs and insurance committee reviews charges. Allegations claim Peaks diverted license fees from agents to personal use, a charge he denies citing a statute technicality he helped craft. Gov Robie may keep the seat vacant amid party pressure.
Yale University Boat Club and Harvard Club leaders met in Springfield to set permanent race rules. Harvard insists on private rules and publication in college papers next term. Both sides agree to center start and finish, with the race to be rowed at New London on Thursday after Yale commencement.
In Augusta Maine on February 20 the senate approved the prohibitory constitutional amendment resolve by 21 to 2. The house discussed the congressional appropriation bill but failed to reach a vote. Reports and bills on Little Sebago navigation Isle au Haute Water company shell fish taking loan and building associations and women voting in school visitors moved. an indefinite postponement failed 52 to 68 and the bill was engrossed.
New Haven Feb 20 The inquest jury concluded testimony at 11 05 pm finding the deceased died from being struck by a locomotive on the New York New Haven and Hartford line and charging the railroad company with gross negligence for cars near a crossing hindering view of approaching trains and gates that were not fed at night as in this case.
In Stamford on February 20 the jury found that John S. Belcher of Pittskill Greenwich died by his own hand. Belcher was known in New York City and had ties to the Lorillard Insurance Company.
New York Feb 20 The will of the late Edwin D Morgan leaves his wife 1 500 000 dollars and his residence while about 450 000 dollars is bequeathed to 40 relatives.
The will distributes 795000 among charities and leaves about 6 million to executors in trust for grandson Edwin D Morgan. Named gifts include the Association for Relief of Respectable Aged Indigent Females 25600 Woman's Hospital 25000 New York City Mission and Tract Society 25000 Board of Foreign Missions 100000 Board of Home Missions 100600 fund to supplement clergy salaries 50000 Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital 50000 Union Theological Seminary 200000 Presbyterian Hospital 50000 Williams College 100000 in Williamstown subject to reduction for 83000 already paid.
Philadelphia reports discoveries linking a January theft of sixty thousand dollars in securities from the State Street Safe Deposit Co of Boston. The clues arise in the suit by Allison Z. Mason of Boston to recover a Denver city water bond stolen July last, with Cresston naming a physician said to possess eight hundred thousand dollars in crooked securities. Deponent testimony will be used at trial.
Government directors of the Union Pacific railroad company filed their 1882 year report with the secretary of the interior. They sharply fault officials for concealing facts about the property and note disclosure only began at the New York meeting on January 17. They express surprise at the overall prudent management and honest administration despite the earlier concealment.
A Dublin despatch reports Carey failed to identify Mrs Byrne and she will be discharged as she is not the wanted arrest target. It was a sister of Frank Byrne to be arrested. The Pall Mall Gazette notes a Dublin Castle inquiry into a broader conspiracy, and Gladstone’s guard is doubled with strict night watches. The Times attacks land league founder Parnell’s silence, while America is urged to aid in locating criminals. Tamatave warns foreign residents amid French coastal tensions. Wool sales resume with strong bidding. 290 thousand bales to be offered and 6,000 Adelaide and Cape bales sold today.
Oscar C. Miles was sentenced by Judge Libby in the supreme judicial court to state prison for five years. In the Maine Central railroad case over Dr. Pickard's death, the state rested and the jury was given the case at 4 o clock. A Green Mountain railway project began at Mount Desert yesterday. A sealer at Murphy's camp suffered severe facial and body burns when his clothing ignited during sleep. The Maine Central verdict was sealed and to be opened in court. Hellis Babcock of Bradley shot himself today and may die. he leaves a widow and three children.
The Cincinnati water level sits 9 ft 4 in below peak while gas returns, militia depart, and railroads resume normal service. In Cairo Illinois the Columbus levee breach floods the city’s lower area with no casualties. Memphis Tennessee reports a five inch rise, nearing danger, with Newport and Jacksonport on White River partly submerged.
The Ayrshire Breeders association met in New York with 22 members present and 43 proxies. States represented included Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York. Officers elected for the coming year were President J. D. W. French and vice presidents Peter Coutts, J. F. Converse, John L. Gibbs, Alonzo Libby, H. W. Blodgett, with C. M. Winslow named secretary.
Camden Maine February 20 The preliminary examination of J T Rowe for a murderous assault on Leon Carleton before Trial Justice Miller closed after two days of defence and arguments. The court room was packed both days. Decision due tomorrow at 2 o clock. Carleton is in critical condition but may recover with impaired senses.
The vote was light. John Thompson defeats Cobb for police magistrate by over 8,000. Select councilmen elected: six Republicans and five Democrats. Among 45 common councilmen, 33 Republicans, 11 Democrats, and one independent win seats.
An old subscriber notes robin appearances dating from 1873 to 1882, listing dates like March 26 and March 24 and showing a pattern of early spring emergence on the common. The record highlights yearly timing shifts and the sense of seasonal return.
A Black man named Williams was hanged by citizens in Tellersburg Indiana Monday evening for outraging Mrs. Taylor. Other items note a New York assembly bill on political assessments, dueling discharge in Richmond, disappearance of Louis Feilitzsch in Woodford County Kentucky, and a New York Central rail injury verdict for Miss Matilda Pantitsch. Also reported are a Sing Sing prison laundry revolt quelled by Warden Brush, 80 shoemakers jailed after a walkout, Kalakaua’s coronation in Honolulu with 7,000 witnesses, and Michigan legislative balloting followed by an Erie and New England Express robbery attempt on an Albany Susquehanna train.
An indoor panic at a crowded four floor school adjacent to the Most Holy Redeemer church on Fourth Street and Avenue A in New York City caused a deadly crush on the stairs. A railing broke as children fled in fear after a small fire, leaving fourteen dead and many injured. Firemen, police, and volunteers recovered bodies, evacuated survivors, and tallied the dead and injured with a long list of names and ages.
The 43d Regiment association held its annual meeting at Youngs hotel on Tuesday with a business session in the afternoon. Officers elected include President Col. John P. Whiton and vice presidents Charles I. Craike C F. Copeland Joseph E. Fiske. A dinner followed for nearly 100 attendees. The Harvard Bicycle club and the Essex Bar association also held dinners at Youngs hotel on Tuesday evening with sizable memberships and remarks.
The Boston and Provincetown Steamboat Company was formed at a Tuesday afternoon meeting at 109 Commercial street offices. With 1,000 stockholders and a $70,000 capital, plans include a Boston Provincetown excursion line next season, boats starting in May, a code of by laws, and officers led by President Richard R Freeman and Treasurer Timothy D Atwood.
The American Institute of Mining Engineers convened Tuesday evening at the Hotel Brunswick with about 125 members in attendance. President Richard P. Rothwell presided as Edward Atkinson delivered a welcome address and spoke of the death blow given to the...
At the State House the attorney general declines to oppose the Troy and Greenfield railroad petition and argues that his duties do not include presenting party policy before legislative committees. The Hoosac tunnel case hearing is postponed to 10 A M Wednesday as lawmakers seek authorization to hire counsel. Alsoed: savings bank investment figures before the banks committee and a municipal woman suffrage appeal from leading Democrats.
A bed room blaze in a Battery street lodging house triggered a box alarm at 9 Tuesday afternoon. Henry Woodson’s Lake crossing paint shop in Wellesley suffered heavy damage and about 10 000 dollars was lost. The Dudley Hosiery mills at Newton Lower Falls were damaged around 5 000 dollars, likely from a gas jet. Revere Sugar refinery’s carpenter shop at East Cambridge lost 300 dollars, with contents also 300. Montreal wholesale grocery and spirit store D Mason & Co burned, loss 106 000 dollars. Juvenile reformatory workshops at Mignonette burned, loss 100 000 dollars. Syracuse Democrats elected Maj Thomas Ryan mayor and several city officials.
The Plymouth Superior Court returned guilty verdicts for George E. Moore, a Brockton laster, in the assault on Olof H. Mohnberg. Sentences included six months for larceny from a dwelling by Morton E. Hill and four months for Jacob P. Hill, both Bridgewater residents. May 1, 1882, a 9 year old Pembroke girl testified about felonious assault by Lot J. Madan, Webster House landlord, with Dr. Asa Willett corroborating. The trial continued at adjournment.
The American Electric and Dominating company at 28 School Street showcases the Thomson Houston system as the future of lighting. The firm claims steady light via a patented attachment, reducing flicker and eliminating dangers from wires and switching off.
The Commonwealth lodge No. 3 Odd Fellows closed its season with a Tuesday evening ball at Odd Fellows hall. Ladies displayed elegant toilets including gowns of brocade satin and black lace, with corsages of lace and accents of diamonds and ribbons.
The piece describes lace corsages, satin dresses, and old gold fabrics at social gatherings. It notes Unity lodge No. 77 celebrating a fifth anniversary with a program led by George M. Bacon and others, and recounts a Massachusetts Suffrage association supper with speeches by Lucy Stone and several notable figures.
Malden aldermen approved 34 firemen and 25 special police, and moved unexpended balances of 3138 51 into the general sinking fund to cover 1842 bills. Officers elected included Jerome H. Fisk as city solicitor Andrew J Wentworth superintendent of streets and tax assessor, plus sinking fund and water commissioners. Common Council handled finance appropriations for 1883 including schools streets lights water works and police. Lorin L Fuller named water commissioner and John McDevin street commissioner amid a ruling on salaries eligibility.
Chief Engineer C H Baker returns to duties after month on temporary Washington duty. All boiler-makers in the steam engineering department at this yard were discharged Saturday. Mate A P Bradford transferred from USS Tallapoosa to Chelsea naval hospital for medical treatment. Lieut Col D Hebb returns from leave to command the marine guard at the station. Capt J H Higbee ordered to be ready to command the marine guard at Washington navy yard. Capt Milton Haxton placed on the retired list at his own request.
A grand reception for Gov St John at the Mechanics Fair building in Washington's Birthday ceremonies is planned. The Olympian club and the No License union of Massachusetts organize events with magic, ventriloquism, sketches, roller skating, and a later program featuring speeches by John G. Gough Gov St John Neal Dow and Gov Littlefield. Proceeds aid anti license efforts.
Hon G B Loring and Prof T Sterry Hunt stay at local inns while George H Gilbert winters in Jacksonville. Mrs Marsh to gift a bust to the University of Vermont library. Offices shuffle at the Boston customs house and railway posts updated. Women suffrage debate stalls as adjournment ends the session without a vote.
In the Senate, reports favoring free text books were rejected. A debate on Hoosac Tunnel and Troy Greenfield railroad counsel and women’s suffrage followed. Bills on ballot recounts and railroad safety were advanced or held. text book funding was decisively denied.
William H. Lincoln spoke at the YMCA on The Tariff. He contrasted views on tariff impact, arguing tariffs serve revenue and protection, warn against abrupt removal, and note trade changes and widening regional manufacturing pressures as New England seeks markets beyond the South and West.
Police arrest John Carney for larceny from Mrs Elizabeth Tobey and link him to a recent pocketbook theft on Washington street. The report also notes missing Mrs Mary M Underwood, plus arrests for larceny and receiving stolen goods. A man found dead at 60 and a failed burglary at 753 Dudley street are recorded, along with a theft of lead and gas pipes from a Virginia avenue house. The entry ends with the loss of mate Julius Thompson from the bark Abdel-kavia near Montevideo.
Washington memorial service under Webster Historical Society at Old South church on Washington and Milk streets. Oration by George B. Loring with Col. Wilder presiding. Dudley grammar School annual services at 2 30 P M on Dudley street with speakers including Joseph S Ropes and Mayor Palmer. Public meeting of Charlestown Associated Charities at Universalist church March 4. Bunker Hill Reform club ninth anniversary at Winthrop Hall Charlestown. Knapp fourth annual bar masque tonight at Monument Hall. Rev James Freeman Clarke fifth lecture at Church of the Disciples this evening along with skating and baby show and readings from Uncle Tom's Cabin and John Brown at Harper's Ferry.
Sum merville Vermont opens a new post office with F W Powers as postmaster. Frank E Brown named general freight and passenger agent of the Concord railroad effective March 1. A Lisbon Maine dwelling burns trapping Mrs Cotton. Rhode Island House considers tax cut and compulsory education. Clifford Stowe arrested for slashing carriages in Providence. Ed Luckey aided in a long walk home in Hyde Park. Fred Osgood badly injured near Great Falls after a fall or attack. Danbury Connecticut engine collision on the Danbury and Norwalk line causes oil fire and burned night bags. no serious injuries.
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