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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1880

Page

2

Great Housekeeping Bargains in New England Store Offers

A store invites New England housekeepers to inspect a week of offers in the Housekeeping Goods Department. Deals include 500 dozen striped linen towels at 8 cents, 500 dozen heavy bleached German damask towels at 25 cents, 400 dozen extra heavy bleached German damask towels at 50 cents, 5 bales all linen Scotch crash at 10 cents per yard, 600 dozen German damask napkins at $2 per dozen, 500 dozen fine German double damask napkins at $2.50 per dozen, and numerous damask and linen fabrics priced from 37.5 to 62.5 cents per yard. Remnants fronting linens offered at 37.5 and 50 cents per yard, half price. 25 pieces fine linen sheeting at $1 per yard. Surprising bargains.

New England

Grain Glut Delays Chicago Market and Snowbound Sierra Travel

Chicago elevators hold about 16 million bushels with 1 million more afloat as markets stall though prices remain favorable. A Sierra Nevada storm drops eight to ten feet of snow on the Central Pacific line causing slide blockages and train delays for 48 hours ending Saturday. Elsewhere Maine politics stall state organization, telegraph law proposals arise, a Hartford duel leads to wounds, New Jersey frets over ice supply, and publisher Frank Leslie dies of throat fibrous tumor in New York.

Frank Leslie New York City

Weather Outlook for Atlantic States and Canal Regions

Indications show cooler west and northwest winds across the Middle Atlantic States and New England southwest with rain and clouds, then clearing in the south. Canal regions of New York and New Jersey forecast lower temperatures near freezing by Monday night.

Middle Atlantic States New England Canal New York New Jersey

Ouray and Utes to Move Reservations Across Colorado

Ouray and his party arrived under guard as conferences begin to discuss moving the Utes from their current reservation. Reports say peaceful Utes will relocate within Colorado while White River Utes head to the Uintah. Southern Utes seek Grand River Valley allotments. Meantime Kellogg-Spofford case details surface in Senate.

Ouray Colorado White River

Funding Act of 1880 Proposed to Refinance National Debt

Washington notes Fernando Wood pushes a funding plan to refund the national debt with bonds bearing 3 to 4 percent interest, seeking exchange of higher rate bonds, Treasury action, and extensive provisions for certificates of deposit and bank circulation. The bill outlines bond exchanges, investment rules, and repeal of prior inconsistent laws, aiming for broad financing reform though meeting House resistance.

Washington Fernando Wood Secretary of the Treasury Ohem Claflin Wood Garfield Morrison Tlinois House Committee On Ways and Means Senate House of Representatives of United States of America Congress United States Secretary Treasury

Attack on Priest Sparks Fire at Hatton Garden Church

London report recalls a pistol shot during Mass at Hatton Garden Italian Church. The altar was struck, flames rose, and £1000 in damage was caused. A man was overpowered after a struggle. he clutched a long stiletto as police seized him.

London Hatton Garden

Outrage in Venezuela Prompted American Diplomats

An American citizen Naphegy faced violence after Venezuelan authorities refused duties on ore shipments. The American flag was torn down and trampled, furniture seized, a revolver leveled at Naphegy, who fled with his family. Consul Eckert pleaded for protection and a man of war from the State Department.

New York George F. Littlefield Oliver Barcelona Venezuela Eckert Naphegy Guzman Blanco France Nuphegg Caracas Europe State Department

Irish bishops urge relief as famine bites western Ireland

London reports Catholic bishops from Achonry Kerry Killala and Killala district warn that private aid cannot sustain western Ireland for five or six months government inaction on public works risks mass starvation. In Bordertown Cork Mayo Kerry Galway and Sligo parishes seek aid amid widespread distress and mounting deaths.

London Achonry Ireland America France England Fitzgerald Cork MacCarthy Kerry Conway Killala Mayo Ballina

Augusta Maine Political Turmoil and Bribery Claims

Augusta Maine political turmoil unfolds as liens attach on Maine Standard owner E F Pillsbury over a bribery libel. Fusionists push to arrest lawmakers and push a quorum as Gen Chamberlain braces militia. W R White pleads guilty but predicts conviction and asserts denials of bribery acts. Lamson assumes governorship duties while Blaine residence crowds draw attention.

Augusta Lewis Barker Ebenezer Sproud Veazie E. F. Pillsbury Maine Standard Pillsbury Penobscot County Eugene Hale Prof. Young Gen. Chamberlain Senate Maj. Smith D. F. Davis State House Charles H. Lane John G. Tibbetts Jere Dingley, Jr George Parcher Androscoggin Auburn Bangor W.R. White Wallace R. White Winthrop Thomas B. Swan Moses Harriman House of Representatives Harriman Swan Maine Kenhnebec White House Capt. Boutelle Bangor Whig Associated Press Senator Blaine Blaine

Contemplated rail routes connect Chicago and New York

The Atlantic and Great Western purchase signals a plan to form a Newark Williamsport Salamanca line and a westward spur to Chicago. A new trunk from New York to Chicago and Cincinnati would shorten the Chicago New York run by about twenty miles and cut anthracite coal freights.

CubcaGao Ill Chicago New York Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Gowen Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Europe New Jersey Bound Brook Gowan Williamsport Penn New York City Salamanca Atlantic Great Western Reading West Salem Ohio Cincinnati Garrett Tehuantepec Railroad Grant

Grain blockade cripples Chicago market as elevators fill

Chicago grain trade faces a massive blockade as city elevators hold 16 million bushels, cars sit idle, and railroads stop accepting grain. Directors consider regularizing elevator receipts and expanding storage outside facilities while awaiting rising Liverpool prices or cheaper New York to Liverpool shipments. Farmers struggle to find markets despite favorable prices.

Chicago Board of Trade New York Liverpool

Charity Institution Seeks Needed Funds for Sight and Hearing Care

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, chartered in 1827, explains its charitable mission, free surgeon services, and minimal patient charges. It notes rising patient numbers, aging facilities, and the need for a substantial income to fund hospital care and accommodations.

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Ccsegne Hasket Derby Henry L. Shaw F. P. Sprague B. Joy Jeffries Robert Willard Clarence J. Blake Jalvin Ellis M. D Franklin H. Story Edward I. Browne J. Heontinaton Woxcort Isaac N. Stopparn Robert W. Hoover M.D AuGustus Lowen Rossexn Storers, Jr Roger Worcortr Harvey Jewweelt Thomas B. Cortis Willliam R. Roseson Avcustus Heamawar Wittarp P. Parurs Boston May

Monster Meeting Welcomes Parnell in Philadelphia

In Philadelphia on January 10 a monster meeting at the Academy greeted Mr Parnell with a large stage lineup including Gen Patterson Henry Carey Baird and Daniel Dougherty. Mrs Parnell attended as applause greeted her arrival. Col A K McClure was named chairman and speeches followed with pledges of Irish aid. A letter from George W Childs included a $1009 check and expressed sympathy.

Philadelphia Messrs Parnell Dillon Academy Gen. Patterson Henry Carey Baird Daniel Dougherty Curtin Judge Ashman William V. McKean Col A. Louden Snowden

Severe Sierra Snow Blocks Central Pacific Lines

A forty eight hour Sierra Nevada snow storm crippled the Central Pacific line with eight to ten feet of snow and multiple slides between Emigrant Gap and Cisco. Sheds were crushed, 500 feet of shed west of a march station destroyed, trains stalled at Gold Run and Truckee, crews and snowplows worked to clear the line. By Jan 11 the track was reported clear and trains were running again.

San Francisco Cal Sierra Nevada Central Pacific Emigrant Gap Cisco March Overland Virginia Gold Run Truckee

Jealous Hartford Husband Shoots Doctor in Domestic Turmoil

In Hartford Connecticut on January 10 a dispute at Charles M. Webster’s home led to both men firing. Doctor Geo F Hawley was wounded in the arm while Webster was shot in the hand. Mrs Webster tried to depart with the children but police intervened. The affair grew from long running domestic troubles and alleged gossip about the couples relations.

George F. Hawley Charles M. Webster Huartford Conn Webster Hawley Hartford Geo. F. Hawley

Union of American Hebrew Congregations backs college plan

At the Cincinnati meeting a report favored erecting a college building with dormitories and a $160000 sinking fund. It recommended issuing 25000 five dollar certificates, directing $10000 to entitled recipients. The board’s civil rights proposal to solicit gifts for Palestine and Java was deemed inexpedient. A plan to steer Hebrew brethren into farming was said to have taken shape.

Cincinnati Union of American Hebrew Congregations Board of Delegates Alliance Israelite Universaire For Palestine Java Moritz Ellinger New York

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