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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1879
Page
2
The Lighthouse Board calls for contributions of books pamphlets and reading matter for lighthouse libraries. It emphasizes the service of keepers and families is vital and brave and asks landsmen to donate to brighten their lot and duty.
A dancing party at Memorial Hall in Lee drew sharp criticism from local church leaders who opposed using the hall dedicated to soldiers' memory. The article notes the issue was settled with relief as mournful feelings gave way to hopeful, cheerful remembrance of the brave departed.
An 1879 Boston notice notes opposition to a bill reorganizing the army over fears of a people’s army under Gen Sherman and potential constitutional harm if Grant is re-elected. It also cites investigations into Sec Sherman’s banking ties and various local and national political updates.
The Graphic notes Morris & Goldschmidt Chicago clothing house failing with three stores and liabilities around 200000, others in Dubuque Iowa City Sioux City Lacrosse Winona. Creditors meeting to assess impact feared to hit New York and Boston creditors. Also Appleton Noyes Maude boot and shoe house assigns to Thomas Richeson due to partner death. Sutler Brothers tobacco nists fail with 185000 liabilities. Wright & King Eagle Reaper Works fail with 150000 liabilities. New Brunswick 138 failures in 1878 totaling 1517872 liabilities.
The report before the Legislature shows 1878 receipts of 1 200 100 01, expenditures of 1 273 876 71, and a December 31 cash balance of 157 256 20. Liabilities total 8 370 557 23, while funded debt stands at 4 815 905 after sinking fund deduction. Estimated 1879 receipts are 1 125 319 with a projected deficit of about 150 900.
Pottsville miners at Beechwood Colliery were paid and orders to close the colliery were received. About 800 workers lose jobs. Brookside miners, who struck for back wages Thursday, have returned to work. Lake Fiddler colliery strike continues.
Senate schedules the army reorganization bill for a special order next Wednesday. A Commission meeting is set for tomorrow to finalize certain bill details. Accusations surround Senator Burnside over a clause favoring a Rhode Island firearm concern. General Hancock arrived in Washington. a consultative session occurred with Generals Sherman Banning and White. Representative Hewitt doubts passage, citing civil liberty concerns and potential jobs in the bill. Pierce’s acceptance of the Boston Assistant Treasurer post remains uncertain with potential formal nomination forthcoming.
The Secretary of the Treasury issued the seventy eighth call for redemption of 520 bonds of 1865 and consols of 1867 totaling 10,006,000 dollars. Coupon bonds redeemable after July 1, 1872 will be paid from April onward, with interest ceasing then. Descriptions list bond denominations and numbers for redemption.
The U S Supreme Court rules Congress had power to prohibit polygamous marriages in Utah and that such laws are constitutional. George Reynolds, indicted for a bigamous marriage, had his Utah conviction upheld on appeal.
Capt. Charles Orcutt of Brooksville fell on ice while carrying timber and was fatally hurt. Henry F. Mank of Waldoboro, 70, fled home in a half crazy condition and frostbitten to a severe degree, with no hope of recovery.
The will of the late George M. Marsh of Portsmouth, aiming to fund a new Episcopal church here, will be contested. In 1878 Danville reported 8 deaths, Hampton 20, Exeter 43. Mrs Irah Thurston of West Epping escaped serious harm after a kerosene lamp fire she sparked with a rapid milk-dousing act.
Reports show Richford at five feet of snow while St Johnsbury saw no fires last year. Vermont notices include the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad Company electing directors and naming W W Cook as president. An accident at a sawmill in North Hartland injures L M Knight with a compound fracture. recovery expected.
Clarissa B Reynolds dies at the House of Correction in Fall River after a sentence for keeping a common nuisance. The Sumner Literary Association in Lowell marks Senator Sumner's birth with public exercises. Newburyport weather for 1878 shows no zero readings. Jan 12 was three above. Taunton Savings Bank reelects John E Sanford as President with same directors and hints at dividends and relief steps after July 1. Lowell Young Men's Christian Association elects officers led by Philetus Burnham with a full slate of vice presidents clerks and missionaries. Rev Robert Cobb delivers an essay.
Heirs of Sidney Brooks rent his Newport villa to Judge Dickey of Chicago. Providence City Government inaugurated for 1579 with Mayor Doyle sworn in for the fourteenth time. His address notes total funded debt 7 797 250 dollars, floating debt 2 725 082, sinking fund 967 697. Net debt 9 182 450. Receipts 5 115 696. expenditures 5 568 243. Deficit 22 317 added to floating debt. Real estate 1878 valued at 86 341 100. personal estate 30 699 400. total 117 040 500, down 834 200 from 1877.
Multiple fires report heavy damages from St. Louis to New York. St. Louis Beef Canning Co. stock losses reach 375 000 to 100 000 with 800 workers unemployed. Chicago offices and libraries spared, and Sheridan’s HQ lightly touched. Ashtabula Ashtabula House block damaged. other fires in Bangor Bristol Lenox and Quebec with insured losses.
Justice Hunt of the United States Supreme Court was seized by paralysis at his Washington home last Saturday and is in a critical condition with one side paralyzed and speech lost. Friends fear he may die within days as illness is linked to long standing weakness in nourishment assimilation.
Washington rumors link Admiral Porter's letters to a social scandal and neutrality violations during the Franco-Prussian era. Senator Voorhees eyes re election with Greenback support fading. Court and Credit Mobilier cases surface amid political maneuvering. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony attend the Woman Suffrage Convention as others report health and loan subscriptions.
At a New York Tammany meeting Augustus Schell presided as a mandamus blocked 146 new members. Aldermen for 1879 organized with Jordan B. Mott elected president. Lard and pork shipments moved east via Cape Horn amid railway pressure. Executors seek action against ex judge Bedford over Fifth Avenue Theatre possession. Jennie Schroeder six suffocated by coal gas. sister Lizzie nineteen unconscious but revived. Central Park skating drew over 100000 spectators. Mme. Anderson completed 2028 quarter miles by 10:45 pm.
Port Jervis reports James W. Quick Pike County Treasurer missing as his term ends today. Authorities fear he absconded with ten thousand dollars of county funds.
Mayor Mon tase reports sharp reductions in city valuation debt and expenditures across departments. New city officers include City Clerk Justin A. Jacobs and Auditor Samuel E. Chandler. Water works receipts rose to 175,437.90 with a 76,176.40 outlay. sewer projects loom large. schools cost 167,364.44 with notable savings. police lighting and street works cut costs. bridges received 12,482.04 care funding. The message commends careful book-keeping and urges systematic planning by the city government.
Mayor Bacon outlines funded debt totaling 1 565 273 39 after sinking fund with 1 661 800 gross. Proposes refunding bonds under 6 percent, paving gutters, building masonry retaining walls at Chelsea bridge, and filling earth to end costly repairs. Recommends selling unused properties to fund parks, uses vacant land near the poor house for park, and calls for earlier tax payments to retire loans. Thomas Strahan Jr. elected President. Charles A. Currier, Clerk. Aldermen Erastus Rugg named Chairman.
City officers named include Charles Parsons as City Clerk, B F Peach Treasurer, Frank Hill Auditor, D O Allen Solicitor, George Cahill City Physician, A G Moody Chief Engineer. Mayor Sanderson reports total city debt of 1 718 925 83 with assets totaling 1 070 549 31 and plans to fix sidewalks, add edgestones, and construct gravel walks. The water works debt stands at 921 500 with net water costs to 1878 at 1 009 302 30 and a call for adjusting accounts with the Water Board.
Mayor Fowle urges a city register and consolidation of laws for municipal management. The report shows Newton’s finances at year end 1878 with total indebtedness and water debt, noting decreases and bond activity. Also notes recommendations on Fire Department staffing, fiscal year shift to April 30, and a longer Mayor and Council term with a citizen charter commission. City offices completed with City Clerk Eawin C. Childs, City Treasurer E J Collins, and Aldermen Chairman James F. Edmands.
City officers were elected with Charlies L. Gilman as City Clerk Aaron Sargent as Tax Collector Edward Glines as Common Council President and Douglas Frazer as Clerk Mayor Bruce opened with health and prosperity remarks and noted the death of former Mayor George O. Brastow A detailed financial review showed a net city debt of 1 592 437 a reduction of 67 829 55 since last year and unspent appropriations of over 21 000 The Free Public Library saw 1058 new users and 61 676 volumes borrowed An addition to City Hall or basement work were proposed to expand library space The Board of Health has proven more useful and a call was made to modify Mystic Water Board contracts to address inequities.
Mayor Oliver reports gross expenditures from Dec 1 1876 to Dec 1 1877 at 453 141 11 and from Dec 1 1877 to Dec 1 1878 at 410 115 99 a decrease of 43 028 02. Net costs by department fell from 360 887 28 in 1877 to 314 366 84 in 1878 a drop of 46 519 44. City debt declined by 81 886 93. Water works were satisfactory but extended high city supply requires upgrades. Public schools net cost 77 548 98 with 60 085 23 for teachers salaries. Police costs fell 6 170 in 1878 vs 1877. Poor department net 19 204 53. almshouse weekly average 2 06. From 219 persons paid under Poor and Indigent Soldiers act totalling 632 192 by year end. Fire department cost 11 734 98 up 22 339. fire losses 26 390 with insurance 39 050. Alarm telegraph costs debated 5 000. Nuisances at South and North rivers addressed with a proposed 120 000 plan. Municipal officers elected: City Clerk Henry M. Meek. Treasurer Henry J. Cross. Aldermen Chairman Emmerton. Common Council President William A. Hull. Clerk E. N. Wallin.
Mayor Kimball outlines fiscal policy and taxation as he presents the city’s 1879 financials. Indebtedness stands at 297 931 12 after asset deductions. interest debt reduced by 23 000 this year. Tax receipts total 179 869. department costs listed. liquor licenses bring 3590 revenue and state share 1196 88.
In a public address Mayor Lindsey notes a difficult year for residents and details a city net debt of 3 183 285 43 with 1 620 850 for water, revenue up 10 200 from water, and 67 000 income from water. He cites 98 600 on schools, 40 000 for schoolhouses, 80 000 highways, 44 000 sewers, and 60 000 police. The Fire Department cost 45 000, burial grounds 71075, and charities 48 000. He urges economy and larger Health Board funding. New officers elected include Auditor George W Billings and Treasurer James Brady among others.
The Fitchburg Common Council elected E. F. Bailey as President and Thomas C. Sheldon as Clerk. Henry Jackson became City Clerk and Auditor, Henry A. Willis City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. Mayor Vose reports total city debt at 761 558 01 with general debt 357 129 19 and water debt 374 426 22. He proposes a loan to cover 12 048 14 spent on water supply. Year ending Nov 30 receipts 207 4859 and expenditures 188 40353. sewerage balance adds to unexpended 15 75752. Fire Department expenses 897 899. Police 842 774. Public charities 314 489 65. schools 34 422 97. Recommendations include debt reduction plan, discontinue city purchase of school books with dealer commissions, stricter liquor licenses, and prudent expenditures. Interest consumes one third of annual appropriations.
Mayor Powers urges economy across city government and outlines total interest bearing debt at 1 927 734 04 with 20 000 of seven percent bonds 46 000 six percent bonds and notes and 93 734 04 borrowed for North End bridge due in May. Receipts total 749 43401 with expenditures 668 579 38 leaving 30 4 68 cash. Debt rose 773 404 last year and net indebtedness 157 46129. He calls for a City Auditor and for extending school accommodations in the south and for shifting City Hospital management to a corporation. New Mayor hopeful as John R. Smith elected President of Common Council and EF A. Newell Clerk.
Mayor Richardson reports year end treasury receipts of 1 161 530 71 with 102 18 52 balance from 1877 and expenditures of 1 086 955 80. City debt Dec 31 1878 stood at 2 303 500 a reduction of 7500. Water works debt 1 809 000. Major expenditures include Schools 127 048 33 Streets 99 720 7 Poor 42 071 72 Police 51 804 41 Fire 44 654 88 Sewers 86 873 31 Salaries 17 260. Most expenditures under appropriations. Officials named including Edward B. Peirce President of Common Council and others.
Mayor Soule reports 1878 taxes total 459414 59 with 15171 84 unpaid including 5000 poll taxes. Unpaid appropriations total 519 19 for 1878. Public debt stands at 1123000, with 25000 paid last year and 37000 due this year, 700000 in water bonds. Streets cost about 42000. A Board of Health is proposed. police removals questioned. School attendance 93 percent. library holds 35000 volumes. deficits of 13690 to fund government to March 1. City officials named: John A. Lee, William Ferguson, Frank A. Milliken, Michael F. Kennedy, Nathan A. Brown, John F. Edgerton.
The Lawrence finance summary shows bonded and floating debt at 526 976 04 with 193 59 36 in treasury and water debt 31 309 000 plus water rent 27 095 09, totaling 1 705 164 27. The water works spent 38 593 88 in eleven months to Dec 1, 1878 with receipts of 416 747 97. The Mayor urges economy, opposes new public expenditures, and supports sewerage upgrades. He will not sign drafts beyond appropriation in the Street Department. Council re elected H. K. Webster President and John E. Cushing Clerk. James E. Shepard, A. V. Bugbee, M. P. Merrill, Charles E. Hall re elected City Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor and Street Commissioner. Aldermen J. G. Abbott and George Sanborn named Overseers of the Poor.
Mayor Paige reports net municipal debt 23386 7 68 with a 143226 year decline and net water debt 23651621 while past year expenses reach 20221532. Present year 74000 debt due bearing 6 to 7 percent. loan possibly negotiated at 5 percent. He calls for economy and criticizes a legislature measure for soldiers aid as prone to abuses. Re-elected officers include George A. Washburn treasurer and James Cushman clerk. Gordon and Hartshorn named library trustees. Salaries to be reduced across departments.
Mayor Pratt reports year end debt of 2.343 million dollars due to sewer work and Lynde brook damages, with a sinking fund of 1.6057 million. Receipts total 2.0077 million, payments 1.8920 million. balance carried over 137,747. The forces improve public grounds, instruction refines for practicality, and police seek permanent status. George E. Boyden named President and S. Hamilton Coe Clerk.
Mayor Williams calls for strict economy in all city expenditures and diligent committee work to boost efficiency. He warns debt must be reduced and cites a Treasurer's statement showing a city debt of 148000 plus. Fire Department spending totaled 12881, Overseers of the Poor 15614, Police 13179, and schools 53452. George F. Winter elected President of the Common Council and Charles C. Cressy Clerk.
Mayor Whiting notes Holyoke net city debt at 842268.64 a drop of 12270.46 during the year. Expenditures include poor 11153.47 street sewer costs 20030.43 schools 26703.53 police 987146 fire 13126.27. Water Commissioners receipts 36012.27 up 4604.83 cover interest 5000 sinking fund and extensions. Water rentals surplus to extinguish water debt.
Gen Cushings funeral was designedly plain with Scripture reading and prayer. Hundreds viewed the remains as officials and citizens gathered. many dignitaries from Washington, Boston, Concord, and Essex County attended. Newburyport will honor him with a eulogy and local memorials. In Washington, the Justice Department closed at noon and flags flew at half mast for Caleb Cushing.
Senators Teller Cameron Kirkwood Bailey and Garland arrive in New Orleans to begin inquiry as Legislature convenes. J C Moncare elected Speaker of the House C M Peynes named Clerk. Natchitoches prisoners bail set at 5000 each as their arraignment is postponed to Thursday for indictment review.
A severe rail disaster on the New York Central near Fairport left six engines off track and several coaches wrecked. The forward locomotive crewman died, while conductor John Holmes, road master Clough, a fireman, and multiple passengers suffered serious injuries. A wrecking train later wrecked. repairs and openings were delayed with many trains stranded at Syracuse.
London reports indicate master engineers conference postponed to month end to gain railways cooperation. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway notes wage cuts and the London and Northwestern may shorten hours. Distress grows with mass benefit claims in Manchester Wolverhampton and Sheffield as strikes expand across Midland Railway and related firms.
Notes of the Cornish Bank change hands to-day at a considerable discount as depositors and creditors grow cautious about full payment. In other items Paris reports brigands from Spain causing unrest in the Pyrenees and Versailles gendarmerie detachments sent to suppress attacks. Also London notes Admiral Touchard death rumors and President Grant visiting Londonderry with a city freedom ceremony and banquet.
A compact note lists multiple mining brands and consolidations including California Caledonia Chollar Crown Point Eureka Sierra Nevada and Yellow Jacket with figures and percentages. Firms like Raymond and Bly Best and Deicher and Union Consolidated appear among the entries.
Olive Green Baldwin and six others were captured at Plum Creek by a deputy sheriff and a posse, charged with murdering Mitchell and Ketchum who were burned at the stake north of Kearney weeks ago. The prisoners, including two of Ketchum's brothers, offered no resistance and were jailed in Kearney to await trial.
The Pamlico and Peter Cooper of the Old Dominion line are trapped by ice at points in North Carolina while the Accomack is fast in the ice at Smithfield, Virginia.
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