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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1879
Page
2
The passage argues that a failed finance system harms real prosperity and corrupts character. It urges both people and government to learn from economic failures and to recognize an ethical dimension in financial policy. It notes a group seeking Deity recognition in the Constitution, urging exploration of fundamental truths in economics and theology.
Georgia has slashed its illiteracy from 186,244 to 85,630 in five years, a gain critics call fast. If the trend continues, future voters may meet literacy standards akin to Massachusetts, despite opposition from politicians and activists.
The piece argues England cannot be forced to emigrate but sees it as a natural force shaping the world movement. Emigration is presented as a way for England to relieve its difficulties while benefiting the destination country, with vast unsettled territory remaining at home.
The Senate passed a House bill to pay pension arrears for Civil War service and to start pensions from death or discharge. The article also notes Mississippi river improvement, bond refunding, and reports of armed conflict with the Cheyennes. Other items include a murder verdict in Norwich, a Boston journalist's death, and a New England Alpha Delta Phi reunion.
For New England the forecast is partly cloudy or clear with northerly winds shifting to westerly and southerly. Temperatures rise slightly through the day as a falling barometer follows. Cautionary off shore signals remain from Sandy lock to Smithville North Carolina.
Snow fell only at Rochester at midnight while most locations were clear with westerly winds and higher temperatures. Readings: Eastport 2, Portland 1, Boston 12, Burlington 3, Albany 11, New York 20, Buffalo 12, Chicago and St. Louis 25, New Orleans 61, Savannah 59, Washington 35.
After a long deliberation the jury found Mrs Cobb guilty of murder in the second degree. Chief Justice Park and Judge Culver presided as the verdict was read and the court adjourned until morning.
In Hartford on January 16 a Republican caucus counted 30 ballots toward a U S Senate nomination. The final tally showed Hawley 63, Jewell 40, Harrison 12, Plait 36 with others including Andrews Miner Barnum receiving scattered votes. The threshold stood at 75 or 76 depending on total votes.
Washington reports focus on Mississippi Levee bill with a 3.871 million dollar amendment for repairs, drawing opposition. Debuts by Rep Robinson and actions on pensions, customs, and Tobacco tax follow as Potter Committee and Robeson cases surface. Senate finance weighs tax cuts and river improvements while party divisions shape nominations and adjournment looms.
The Senate passed a House bill to pay arrears of pensions for death, wounds, or disease from the late Civil War, with 44 yeas and 4 nays. The act sets arrears start from death or discharge and directs the Pension Commissioner to implement payments.
The House moved to Committee of the Whole on a bill to organize a five member Mississippi River Improvement Commission appointed by the President. The panel would oversee surveys of the river and study plans and estimates for navigation improvements and alluvial land protection.
Washington January 16 The Potter Committee began at noon with Mr Morrison presiding in Mr Potters absence The discussion debated including St Martins affidavit in the printed record and whether Mr Shellabarger should be called The committee adjourned pending the Chairman's call.
In Washington on January 16 memorial services for the late Prof Joseph Henry filled the House Hall. The President, Cabinet, Supreme Court justices, Senate, Princeton alumni and Henry associates attended. Speeches by Wheeler, Withers, Gray, Rogers, Garfield, Cox and Gen. Sherman followed opening prayers by Dr James McCosh and Rev. Byron Sunderland as guests departed and the House adjourned at 11.
The President sent nominations to the Senate including Cyrus Harris for Collector of Customs at Providence and W. T. McGillycuddy as Indian Agent at Red Cloud agency. Postmasters named in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Gen. B F Butler defended the Hampton Va Soldiers Home managers before the House Military Committee amid charges of misappropriation. The committee took no formal action with two subcommittee members saying no further steps will be taken. The day also saw confirmations of several federal officials and postmasters. The Pension bill needs about 20 million dollars.
At the January 15 1879 meeting in New York the Trustees heard about 150 remonstrants against a recent company action and over 6000 policy holders backing the action with more than 8000 policies. A Select Committee of Seven was appointed to report at the next board meeting.
Correspondence of the Boston Post reports a serious double-ripper collision at Farm Hill near Middletown Connecticut. A wagon ran off a bridge and plunged twelve feet onto the ice. Victims include Pritchard with a broken back and George Hicksey with two broken legs.
Springfield date line reports John C. Daly a hotel keeper at State Line near North Adams and William Montgomery a shooter in Adams were indicted for murder by the Pittsfield Grand Jury. Daly killed James P. Spellman over twenty five cents in July while Montgomery shot George Ellis in November over a drink of cider. Both defendants await trial next week.
In Pottsville a meeting of Girardville district miners occurred tonight amid rumors of a strike if two months back wages from the Reading Company are not paid. Centralia miners plan to strike Saturday for the same reason as heavy snow halts work in nearby mines.
Fort Robinson reports ten hours of quiet after Cheyenne fighters fled to natural mounds on the North Fork Indian Creek. Gen Crook orders renewed pursuit with Companies E and H marching out, six days’ rations issued, and captives held at the fort amid wounded and deaths. Sioux tensions rise as Pine Ridge grieves and rumors of a coming war spread.
Mrs Lurandus Beach of Lawrence Massachusetts, represented by Hon. John K. Tarbox, seeks divorce and alimony with $20 000 attached from Beach. She accuses cruel treatment and a blow, while he posts notices denying responsibility for her purchases made in his name. Case to be heard at the Supreme Judicial Court in Salem.
In Montgomery on January 16 the Alabama resolutions condemn United States officers influencing state elections. They instruct the Committee on Federal Relations to study electors selection by the General Assembly until federal acts authorizing interference are repealed.
In the Reno Court of Inquiry Lieut Wallace was cross examined as testimony mirrored yesterday. Major Reno’s retreat is praised as brave though costly with 25 killed and seven wounded. About an hour passed before signals from Custer appeared none. A trumpeter said Custer had gone back. The village held about nine thousand warriors over two to three miles. They learned of Custer’s fate on the 27th. The court declined to investigate Bentien’s conduct, despite his association with Reno.
The Grand Central Bank, organized in 1874 with a cash capital of 100000 dollars, will be wound up. Depositors will be paid in full while stockholders are expected to realize about 70 percent. In Cleveland Glasser Whitney & Co., a major wholesale boot and shoe firm, assigned to Loren Prentiss with a 50000 dollar bond and assets around 40000 dollars. In Troy Satterlee Arnold & Co., knit goods manufacturers, failed with liabilities near 50000 dollars and a compromise or extension possible.
The Milwaukee Republican legislative caucus met in Madison for the U S Senate nomination. After thirteen ballots no choice was made with Keys leading on most rounds and 11.30 adjournment until tomorrow afternoon.
A committee appointed by steamship lines met the foreign freight concerns on Thursday to discuss trunk line issues. The report notes a long session addressing shipping costs and coordination among lines.
New York readers learn that Secretary Sherman orders a revised appraisement rule. If appraisers disagree, the Collector will issue separate reports and decide, becoming the final arbiter of duties. The shift, dated January 12, aims to ease merchant disputes and is welcomed by traders.
Fire across multiple sites reports heavy losses including Labaree brick block in Charlestown owned by C. K. Labaree and L. H. Royce dry goods stock. D. S. Hamlin presses, Cunha barber shop, Roman Catholic Society, and others suffer uninsured or insured damage. Monhegan Island house burns with elderly occupants perishing. Gotham oil refinery explosion. fires in Portland Michigan Calais and Danville all noted with varied insurance.
San Francisco closes showing today prices for numerous mining shares including PSOE 12 percent Grand Prize Hale & Norcross Julia Consolidated Mexican Northern Belle Ophir Overman Crown Point Sierra Nevada Eureka Consolidated Union Consolidated Exchequer Yellow Jacket Gould & Curry and more with varied gains and losses noted.
In Memphis on January 16 a group of home creditors agreed to deposit their held amounts in German National Bank to fund old city debt into new or compromise bonds if the charter is repealed.
A warrant issued in Bucks County was served on A. K. McClure of the Times charging him with libelling actor Charles Fechter. McClure waived a hearing in Philadelphia and posted bail for Bucks County appearance.
News in brief reports five newborns discovered in ash barrels and barns in Detroit within 24 hours, with one babe located in a snow bank on a main street. An Albany order halts Empire Mutual Life Insurance from further business, appointing John P. O Neill receiver. At International Bridge a blizzard caused a Canada Southern yard collision. two engines smashed, seven hours to clear, no injuries.
Maine notes report a Manchester clergyman receiving a call to Biddeford Free Baptist Church. Other items include Biddeford Post Office contest with seven applicants and local financial updates from Rockland to Auburn.
In Raymond there were ten deaths in the past year the lowest since 1840. Hanover’s A W Chase wounded by accidental revolver discharge. Wentworth man Jeff Brown fatally injured in a four ox team accident. Rev Mr Reed begins work at Candia Congregational Church. Hanover Street Congregational Society pledges about 18000 to build a new church. Rockingham Bible Institute session in Manchester closes with delegates discussing many topics. Exeter National Granite Bank officers elected Jeremiah Merrill William Stickney Benjamin Merrill Edmund Elliott Joseph Merrill George Wentworth and William Perry as directors. Piscataqua Valley Agricultural Society names George Wasson New Boston president Arthur Taggart Goffstown secretary John Parker treasurer. Nashua Telegraph reports swelling damage claims on slippery sidewalks with potential city bankruptcy if they win.
Windsor county the largest in the state proclaims virtue as its jail stands empty. A fatal accident killed Calvin Caryl aged 80 who fell fifty feet from a railroad bridge at East Wallingford. The State Fair committee plans Montpelier for three years pending a $2000 local contribution for grounds and buildings.
The Amherst College fund in aid of young men fit for the ministry totals nearly seventy thousand dollars. Other items include bank capital reduction at First National Bank of Greenfield, resignations of ministers, and local notices. A Gloucester treasurer resigns. a postal card issue in Barnstable is noted. a Tennessee immigration prospecting committee is formed. and a hard luck note about a bank president and a war veteran ends with a moral about endorsing notes.
The case follows Mrs Julia A Charter who bought a carriage with her husband’s note. he died before it matured and she contends she should not be liable. In New Haven, William A Burroughs, treasurer of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, is accused of defrauding by concealing loaned funds through checks. Defalcation estimated at 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. Bondsmen on the line are liable for 30 000 dollars, with likely loss to them not exceeding 8 000 dollars.
Paris reports show the cabinet under Gen. Gresley torn by opposition from the extreme Left over the new ministerial lineup and the Borel appointment. A 2245 communist pardon is to be gazetted, with the government pledging continued reforms and strict enforcement of civil religious law. The left reacts coolly as key figures debate the future of republic.
Halifax report says W Hughes of the Royal Artillery was discovered frozen to death in Mount Pleasant Park after a January day. A cablegram also confirms the Duke of Edinburgh will soon be Admiral of the station and arrive with the Duchess and the Russian fleet this summer. Montreal dispatch notes Mr Scott manager of Owen Sound Merchants Bank fled to the United States after illegally lending $30,000 to Michigan lumber merchant Weller. bank holds $10,000 policy.
Paris January 16. A dinner at the Elysee Palace hosted by President MacMahon honored ex President Grant. Guests included Gen Frant and family Gen Noyes and wife Miss King Miss Stevens Chinese Embassy representatives from San Salvador Buenos Ayres Chili Guatemala Peru Colombia Uruguay and several French Admirals and Generals.
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports a January 10 collision on the Warsaw Railway about thirty miles from St. Petersburg killing twenty and wounding thirty-two, with twenty-one among the injured in critical condition.
Miscellaneous notes from London on January 16 report Barnsley collieries resisting arbitration and idle mines, Midland Railway surrendering to management, a state of Louisiana steamer inquiry exonerating officers, and Berlin dispatches on Russian loan conditions. Scottish sheep losses exceed 100000 head and London merchant McOmas & Co. fails. Naples postpones Passanante trial to February. Carlisle weavers accept masters' terms.
A. J. Bryant, a colored Senator from Tensas, testifies that white threats suppressed a Republican ticket and urged voting the Democratic ticket. A group including Buckner and Handsboro confronted him at night, threatening violence if he did not support the Bland party, with a rope shown as a warning. William A. Bell corroborates Bryant and C. L. Walker's account of the citizens movement.
Massachusetts paper producers from tub and engine-sized sectors, representing half the nations output, convened in Springfield and agreed to run mills twelve hours daily from February 3 to 17 and shut down from June 21 to July 7 if 85 percent of production approves. The industry already has broad agreement, and the timing implies noticeable effects during the typically busy period.
The steam tug Warrior from Bridgeport to Baltimore arrived in Norfolk to have her hull sheathed against ice in Baltimore harbor. Navy Yard construction department workers were suspended for the present while the Roanoke river rise subsides.
An obituary column notes the death on January 16 of a Boston Journal editorial writer born in Buxton Maine in 1626 who practiced law briefly before turning to journalism. Also mentioned are Dr James Watson Robbins of Uxbridge and several other notable deaths including Thomas Bacall, Mrs Wells, Mark Bates, Jaques Dates, and Amherst Wight with brief biographical details.
The Allan Line steamer Sarmatian from Liverpool to Baltimore ran aground between Cape Henry station and Life Saving No. 1. With the wind and tide she might free at high water around 1 A. M. The No. 1 crew boarded and offered aid. the ship got afloat at 11:40 P. M. and passed in.
In Jefferson City the Democratic caucus balloting for U S Senator began with George G Vest leading on the first ballot at 61 votes, Samuel Glover at 42, John S Phelps at 11, H L Hardin 8, Thomas Allen 6, and Kaur 1. Vest was later nominated on the second ballot.
Chicago January 16 Frank Donaghue while intoxicated killed a sleeping fellow worker Martin Houston stabbing him twenty six times with a pocket knife authorities report.
The entire amount of 1 000 000 seven per cent bonds was bought today at public proposal by Charles A Sweet and Co. and George William Ballou and Co. of Boston.
A compiled list shows numerous Boston area businesses across furniture and mercantile sectors. Firms include Paens Furnishings at 384 Washington Street and Freeman & Gray at 124 Tremont Street, with many others such as Chaffin J C & Co 384 Washington and Nichols WWF & Co 67 Tremont Street, outlining a robust mid 19th century commercial landscape.
The Vermont Supreme Court opens session in St. Albans with Judge Dunton ill. About 40 cases on the docket hold no special public interest. A private telegram says John P. Phair’s petition for a new trial will be heard in Montpelier tomorrow evening before Judges Royce and Redfield under the last legislature’s act.
A North bound coach passenger reports soldiers found two unidentified men dead along the Fort Laramie Fort McKinney road. One man was hanged from a tree and the other on the ground, likely horse or cattle thieves executed by ranchmen.
At 2 o clock this morning heavy snow caused the roof to fail sending the Freeman street side roof and second story crashing into the alley. The east and north walls fell outward. Damage to building and machinery totaled 18000 dollars.
The Catholic Telegraph questions the telegram claiming Archbishop Purcell’s resignation was accepted. It says Rome would not confirm a successor until it officially informs Purcell and the country’s archbishops.
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