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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1879

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Snowbound Passengers and Widespread Disruptions Hit Major Rail Line

A historic snow storm paralyses the New York Central Railroad with a train of 600 buried for four days and numerous passengers stranded to be fed by nearby farmers. Hotels, farms, and cars hostels shelter captives as supplies run scarce and kerosene dwindles.

New York Central Railroad American Social Science Association Institute of Technology George T. Angel Wines R Ead Stockholm Edward Spinney New Jersey Simon Sterne New York House Ways and Means Baltimore Boston Candler Len Julian Hartridge Georgia Congress Washington New England Commercial Travellers’ Association St. James Hotel Essex County Salem Boston and Lowell Railroad Company Pennsylvania Secretary of the Treasury Cork Treasury Department Boutwell

Army Reform Measure Debate Ends In Rumor

A report claimed the Army Reorganization Commission planned to trim the measure to forty three sections in the Army Appropriation bill but this is denied. Senator Edmonds will oppose the bill, arguing it grants unconstitutional power to the General of the Army. Jack Wharton Case Update Reveals guilt on aiding Democratic candidates but acquittal on card game charge.

Army Reorganization Commission Edmonds Senate Jack Wharton Louisiana Department of Justice Wharton

Washington treasury book abuses loom in Boutwell era

A World Washington dispatch reports evidence before the Special Committee on Treasury books of vast abuses during Mr Boutwell's administration. It cites forced balances, 3000 plus alterations, and a changed public debt statement that removed government guarantees on second mortgage bonds to the Pacific Railways. The committee says more facts exist but publication is not advisable.

New York Washington Special Committee On the Treasury Books Boutwell Register Allison Davis West Virginia Pacific Railways

Congressional Rules Move to Delay Interhouse Bills

Washington January 8. Edmunds proposes a concurrent resolution barring crosshouse and presidential sending of bills in the final three days of the session to focus Congress on pending measures. Thurman gains floor privileges for historian George Bancroft. Conkling reports oppose bills on clerk pay and judicial claim ascertainment, both indefinitely postponed.

Washington Edmunds Congress Committee On Thurman Senate George Bancroft Navy Polk Conkling Judiciary Committee United States House

Mexican officials report Escobedo still in confinement in Mexico City

Minister Foster in a City of Mexico communication dated October last says Gen. Escobedo Lerdo’s Minister of War and late revolution leader remains imprisoned in a military jail in Mexico City. Zamacona withdraws resignation as Mexican minister to the United States at cabinet request and will stay in the United States for now. The Diary notes funds for mixed claims awards are largely sent to New York and will be paid on time. Foster cites contraband trade disrupting commerce and treasury receipts, with Zona Libre aiding the traffic though the evil exists beyond that region.

Washington Foster Mexico Escobedo Lerdo Senor Zamacoma United States Diario New York Mazatlan Pacific Republi

Grover to Explain Charges Over Oregon Governorship

Senator Grover prepares a personal explanation denying newspaper charges of mismanagement as Oregon's governor. He pledges receipts and vouchers for every disbursed dollar and promises a full vindication. Also notes on Rep Stephens illness, Schleicher confinement, Judge Hunt critical, naval transfers, and Fiske as Assistant Treasurer candidate.

Washington Grover Oregon Stephens Georgia Representative Schleicher Texas Justice Hunt Lieut. Snow Boston Navy Yard Portsmouth Lieut Iverson Powhatan Senator Hoar Fiske Boston

Death of Georgia Congressman and Electoral Vote Briefing

Washington reports the death of Hon. Julian Hartridge of Georgia from pneumonia. The House counts electoral votes. debate over the Southard bill and potential reshuffling of customs officers continues. News notes include convictions of mail robbers George Wilson and Dock Bell in Nevada and a Supreme Court Bar meeting regarding Caleb Cushing.

Hayes Conkling Washington Julian Hartridge Georgia Hartridge Carteree Merritt Graham Burt New York Arthur Cornell Senate Post Office Department George Wilson Dock” Bell Cherry Creek Nevada The United States Supreme Court Caleb Cushing

Large Baltimore warehouse fire devastates five stories

A Baltimore street block suffered a major blaze destroying warehouses No 347 and 349 on Baltimore street near Howard and Eutaw. Contents were lost and upper floors burned, owned by Chauncey Brooks. Estimated loss between 50 000 and 60 000 dollars.

Baltimore New Jersey New York Baltimore Street Howard Eutaw Streets German Street Louis Ash & Son Wholesale Clothiers Leonard Passano Clothier D. T. Haynes & Co Queensware Strubling & Todd Chauncey Brooks Frankfort Selden Morton John Hopkins Rowe Emery Hopkins Boston

New Bedford Mayor Fires Police Chief and Night Officers

Mayor Soule dismissed Chief Jethro C. Brock and seven night policemen. Lieut. Luther M. Dayton becomes acting Chief, with promotions for Lieut. William E. Macomber to Captain and John Coey to Lieutenant. Aldermen confirm Thomas L. Allen as Chief by a 4 to 2 vote on three ballots.

New Bedford Mass Soule Jethro C. Brock John Lincoln Ellery Pierce John P. Chadwick Frank Hill Michael Stevens William A. Howland Albert F. Caldwell Luther M. Dayton William E. Macomber John Coey Andrew J. Skiff Benjamin Hillman James A. Wixon Henry Stevens Patrick Carnavan Thomas L. Allen

Embargoed Central Railroad Besieged by Record Snow

Unprecedented storm paralyzed rail service across New York state. A Buffalo to Syracuse passenger train reached Syracuse tonight, with Western mails headed to New York. Snowdrifts ten to twenty six feet high blocked lines from Rochester to Oswego, trapping hundreds of passengers and forcing emergency rescues by farmers and sleighs.

Syracuse New York World Central Railroad Buffalo New York St. Louis Express Rochester Fairport Clough John Holmes Burrows H. M. Twombly W.H. Vanderbilt J. H Rutter New York Central and Hudson River Railroad George Whitney Central Road Auburn Road Pittsford Baltimore Express Oswego Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Watertown Rome Richland Lake Shore Lewiston Charlotte Ontario Brewerton

Fair child Sues Over Tweed Mortgage Reassignment

In New York Benjamin Fair child, auctioneer, wins a ruling against John Townsend that Tweed was released from imprisonment by death, invalidating the release terms. The case concerns reassignment of a mortgage and reconveyance of Long Island property tied to five Tweed notes.

Pacific Mail Company New York Benjamin P. Fairchild John D. Townsend William M. Tweed Long Island Tweed Spier Rauth & Son George Thomas William Lee United States Custom House Treasury

Woodstock Railroad Company reelects officers at annual meeting

Woodstock Vermont reports a 1878 year with gross earnings of 18637.53 and operating expenses 11381.40. The 14 mile line carried 13097 passengers and 5815 tons of freight totaling 20000 miles run. The three year operation has moved 50000 people with no injuries and the road runs itself. New Haven and Hartford Railroad stockholders reelect directors with slight opposition. Buckley proposes reduced fares but debate stalls.

Woodstock Woodstock Railroad Company New Haven Conn New Haven and Hartford Railroad Buckley Southport

Banquet Held by Young Men's Democratic Club in ColumBts

About 300 persons attended a banquet in ColumBts where a letter from Senator Thurman was read during the evening.

Thurmans Letter From 1879 On Jacksonian Democracy

Senator Thurman declines Columbus banquet for a cold travel, reflects on Jacksonian Democracy. He highlights Union devotion, constitutional defense, opposition to monopoly, and economy, urging Republicans to unite to resist misrule and corruption. Signed A. G. Thurman.

Trial transcript from Kate Cobb murder case in Norwich

In the Kate Cobb murder trial the deceased’s parents testified about their son’s death and warnings against Mrs Cobb. Witnesses spoke to Bishop and Mrs Cobb’s reputation. Bishop recalled exchanging four to five notes with Mrs Cobb and described his nocturnal visits on certain weekdays.

Norwich Conn Kate Cobb Cobb Bishop

Finnelly abandons will contest. former wife seeks estate

Michael Finnelly drops his challenge to his brother Patrick's will. A suit to possess the New York real estate valued at $75,000 is now brought by Ellen Bright, daughter of Patrick and the deserted wife, who has been located in Jefferson City Missouri.

New York the Reformed Church Sears Franklin Park N. J Calhoun New Haven M. Safford & Co Norwich Conn Kint the Sun Michael Finnelly Patrick Susan Ireland Jefferson City Ellen Bright

Missouri General Assembly Elects Temporary Speaker

Both houses convened in Jefferson City with Samuel Davis chosen as temporary Speaker. Caucuses will nominate officers. Greenbackers skip Democratic Senate caucus and plan their own candidate, aiming to elect George C. West of the Democrat ticket to the Senate.

ST. Louis 30Th General Assembly of Missouri Jefferson City House Samuel Davis George C. West Senate

Multiple Legislative Sessions and Crimes News

Spooner and Collins of St Louis assign their business. Wisconsin Legislature meets in Madison with D M Kelly elected Speaker. Beckley’s Postmaster Robert Malone murdered with a hatchet. Cuba restores Henry Miguel Aldama property. Tennessee Gov Porter seeks 50 cent on dollar debt payment. Ohio ice thinner hindering navigation. light snow and colder. Dr John C G Ginn charged with assault but dismissed. Fitz John Porter case discussed by Board of Inquiry. Belvidere conspiracy verdict guilty. North Carolina General Assembly meets. J M Moring elected Speaker. Gov Vance’s message due. Pa Board of Pardons recommends life for Pistorius. Arizona Legislature organizes. council 5R 4D, house 10D 8R. Quebec murder case handled. gov-general declines interference. Quebec labor unrest grows with 150 workers at Parliament House seeking Premier.

Spooner & Collins St. Louis Wisconsin Madison D. M. Kelly Robert Malone Beckley’s Station Cuba Henor Miguel Aldama Porter Tennessee Ohio John CG. Ginn Fitz John Porter Major Gardner Board of Inquiry Belvidere N.J Straders Cox Sliker General Assembly of North Carolina J.M. Moring Gov. Vance Pennsylvania Board of Pardons Blasiers Pistorius

Maine echoes crime and mining news in a scattered late 19th century report

A family quarrel leads to killings and a brick attack as courts weigh the trouble. Judge Virgin cites honesty and mind in a Maine charge. The Boston and Maine case returns for trial, then is abandoned. Silver gifts surprise a Biddeford church. Hancock county hosts three mines and rising ore prices. Newport sees mining, religious, and maritime notes as authorities pursue lightship searches and a keeper vacancy.

Ligonia Virgin Maine Supreme Court Sace Hannah T. Lord Boston and Maine Railroad Free Baptist Church Biddeford Hancock County Sullivan Mining Company New Jersey Newark N. J Bluebill Sedgwick New York

Liquor detective fined for drunkenness in Concord

Local items include Frank Lougee a Concord liquor detective fined for drunkenness. Other notes report Nancy Brown of New London leaving 1500 to Hopkinton Congregational Church, and various local matters such as a Bartlett vote to raise 5000 for a covered bridge and highway repairs, plus a walking match outcome.

Frank Lougee Concord Nancy Brown New London Hopkinton Hill Bartlett Saco River Littleton Walter I. Larkin Lancaster Henry McMurphy Larkin McMurphy Effingham Andrew J. Milliken Alphonso Taylor Simon P. Hill Ossipee A. P. Carpenter Bath W. H. Cummings Lisbon O. C. Hatch Squamscott Savings Bank of Exeter Joshua Getchell Getchell The Ark Knights of Pythias Mutual Relief Association of New Hampshire Dover George W. Varney W. A. Frye Newmarket W. K. Chadwick Larkin B. Moulton Rochester Farmington Newport Jerry Elkins Jeremiah Elkins Jeremish S. Elkins Melvin C. Breck Lyme Methodist Church Steward Francestown Church W.S. Ladd Messrs Rand Albin Messrs Briggs & Huse Charles R. Morrison Manchester Messrs Morrison Rand

Charleston man 80 dies while doing chores on Sunday

Mr John Cook of Charleston, aged 80, collapsed and died Sunday morning while performing chores at his home. Also notes the Monkton Quakers dedicated a new meeting-house cost 31000 with seating for 400. Burlington court records show 68 people arraigned in 1878 for crimes, fines 135 and costs 527 65.

John Cook Charleston Monkton Burlington City St. Albans St. Johnsbury Newport Ely Station Passumpsic Post Mills West Fairlie Wershire

Local News Briefs from New England Rise and Fall

A rounded set of items reports a Lowell widow Josephine Parks near death after a self inflicted cut, Newburyport police force size, foreclosure at Lenox Furnace, Petersham mourning a suicide, Easthampton death of Alexander Dunken, Captain Page recalling Afghan War, Bates Martin fire at Leominster Centre, snow delay hits railroad crews, Worcester County finances and debt, Brookfield marriage coercion case, Tilton’s Hall sparring show results, and Worcester bridge accident leaving Michael Tobin with severe leg injuries.

Newburyport Smith Paper Company Lee Lenox Furnace Petersham William Bancroft Alexander Dunken John Stratton Easthampton Boston Clinton Fitchburg New Bedford Worcester County Treasury Brookfield N.J Charley Page Arthur Mitchell Haverhill John Barry Liverpool Eng Ted Timony Providence R. I Johnny Taft Billy Harris Charley Ladd Freeman Bailey Ladd Michael Tobin Worcester

Sherman patricide Hoyt aided by hanged sentence urged

A sympathetic mother in law urged Hoyt to be hanged after the Sherman patricide. New Haven trade shows exports over 2.85 million dollars and imports near 1 million with duties exceeding 300 thousand. A tramp found half frozen at Windsor Falls is cared for and later revealed as an escaped Hartford jail prisoner with a 125 dollar reward.

Hoyt New Haven H. H. Filley Windsor Falls Springfield Mass Hartford

War News from Afghanistan and Public Finance Debate

Dispatches report Gen Stewart near Kandahar signaling a possible end to a wartime phase as Mahoud Waziris are routed and Khyber passes quiet. Simultaneously Gov Garcelon pushes tax reform, judiciary changes, and monetary policy aligning with resumption of specie payments and taxation relief.

Coal strike effects spread across British railways

Barnsley despatch notes that a wage reduction rejection raises coal prices and a looming strike may push them higher due to low stocks. Masters may offer a wage compromise at a Thursday meeting. Midland Railway goods guards resume at Rowsley and Ketting, signaling a break in the strike.

London Barnsley Midland Railway Rowsley Ketiring Carlisle Skipton Leicester Hull Sheffield

Death sentences and executions reported in Canada

Farrel faces execution Friday as the scaffold is ready in Quebec. In St John a woman sentenced with Dowd for Thomas Ward’s murder is said to be enceinte and may be reprieved. In Montreal John W. Hull, who fled New York with bonds worth 30,000 dollars owned by Field and James, is believed to be in the area.

Quebec Farrel ST. John N. B John W. Hull New York Field & James

Plague Panic Grips Astrakhan and Saratov Towns

A Golos correspondent reports plague spreading from a village in Enotaiensk district causing general panic in Astrakhan and Saratov. Initial neglect of precautions, misreading as typhus, followed by warm weather and mass casualties with unburied corpses. The infected area is ringed by troops and Moscow links cut as Russia fears higher death tolls.

ST. Petersburg Astrakhan Saratov The Golos Enotaiensk Moscow Russia

Winter Dangers and Diplomacy Highlight Jan 8 Dispatches

A Copenhagen despatch reports Russian cruisers Asia and Europe staying for winter. Moscow notes Kharkoff veterinary school broken up and Kiev University closed after student riots. Berlin press moots German sympathy for France's Gambetta policy. Paris reports severe central France storms. Bismarck backs protection in reply to free trade critics.

London Copenhagen Asia Europe Moscow Kharkoff Veterinary School Kieff University Berlin France Germany Gambetta Paris Bismarck Stormarn

Bogardus Breaks Glass Ball Feat In Early Round

Captain Bogardus began breaking glass balls from a 6200 set in New York. By noon he had 862 broken and at 12 17 he reached 500 more with no misses. A break after a half hour pause increased pace to nine shots per minute and the 700th shot came with no miss. The 1000th shot was at 2 30.

New York Bogardus Carver

Legislature Organizes in New Capitol with GOP Leaders

Hartford January 8 The Legislature convened in the new Capitol and organized. Gilbert W. Phillips of Putnam was chosen President pro tem of the Senate and Dexter R. Wright Speaker of the House. Other officers were named from last night's Republican caucus. State officers’ election is set for tomorrow.

Hartford New Capitol Gilbert W. Phillips Putnam Senate Dexter R. Wright House

Miners Walk Out Over Wages At Wanamie Sugar Notch

Wikesbarre reports coal miners at Wanamie and Sugar Notch under wage cuts. Plymouth workers refuse reduced pay and in Wilkesbarre only part of the force remains on duty as strikers try to pull in the rest for a general stoppage.

Wikesbarre Charles Parrish & Co Wanamie Sugar Notch Plymouth

Centennial Board of Finance Accounts Balanced at 11 Million

The committee appointed by the United States Centennial Commission has completed its audit of the Centennial Board of Finance. The credit and debit accounts balance at 11,161,155 dollars and 35 cents.

Philadelphia United States Centennial Commission Centennial Board of Finance

Mining stock closing prices listed for San Francisco market

The report provides official closing prices for various mining stocks in San Francisco on January 8. Names include Grand Prize, Hale & Norcross, Belcher, Mexican, California, Chollar, Raymond & Ely, Consolidated Virginia, Crown Point, Sierra Nevada, Union Consolidated, Yellow Jacket, and Washoe Consolidated with quoted figures.

San Francisco Mous Caer Basse Anes Een Ats Ay Matentatoaisses Haa Hale & Norcross Belcher Itdia Consolidated Best & Belcher Sctecueta Ashenebeen California Raymond & Ely Virginia Crown Point Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated Yellow Jacket Washoe Consolidated

Amherst College Reopens After Vacation Amid Staffing Changes

Amherst Massachusetts January 8 Amherst College opened after a three weeks vacation with several additions and a few drops. Prof Neill has recovered to resume duties and Prof Richardson replaces Prof Crowell while Crowell serves at the Legislature.

Amherst Mass Amherst College Neill Richardson Crowell

Arrival of Raleigh Native Sparks Obhea Family Mystery

Friends of the late W. S. O'Bhea confirm the recent Raleigh arrival is his brother who was believed dead. No word yet on the visitor’s purpose or plans in San Francisco.

San Francisco W. S. O'Bhea Raleigh

Republican caucus backs Alvord for Speaker in Assembly

Albany January 8 report says the Republican caucus selected Thomas G. Alvord as Speaker of the Assembly by a 52 to 43 vote over George B. Sloan. Strong entities include Thomas G. Alvord George B. Sloan and Albany.

Albany Thomas G. Alvord Assembly George B. Sloan

Its Advantages and Management's Determined Outlook

The passage stresses unmatched advantages and the managers intention to preserve and extend liberal service to patrons, aligning with evolving demands and the spirit of the times. It emphasizes sustaining past scope while expanding generosity toward customers.

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