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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1875

Page

2

Welsh floods drive livestock losses and boat rescues

Despatches from Cardiff describe the Taff and Ely rivers overflowing flooding adjacent lands for miles. Large numbers of livestock were washed away as Grangetown residents were moved to Cardiff by boat. Bath reports a flood with rapidly rising water. Later reports indicate colder weather, rain stoppage, and subsiding floods in inundated districts.

London Cardiff Taff Ely Grangetown Bath

Americans at Wimbledon and Byron statue drive

The American rifle team reaches Wimbledon to compete for the Albert cup and other prizes valued at £500, £100, and £192 in the Derby and St Leger sweepstakes. They will shoot 200 yards at 10 shots each, with additional matches to follow and scores noted. A public subscription for a Lord Byron statue is proposed in London, with Disraeli presiding and Americans pledging funds. Minister Schenck tours Sweden and Norway, Bank of England reports record coin and bullion, and Vicksburg’s captain is exonerated in Liverpool.

Formignx Bank of England Spain Don Carlos France Wimbledon England Vicksburg Canada West Montreal London Lord Byron Fisher Washington United States Great Britain Germany West India Monroe Aucuibe Cuba New York Hudson River Retiance Baltimore and Ojo Ww. L. Foster Concord Cornell Ithaca Saratoga Marsh Long Branch Lake Champlain Englard Grand Jury St. Louis Ithic Donaldson Chicago Lake Michigan Arthur Lord Whawmcliffe Phillips Curtis & Harvey Dakin Sir Henry Halford Disraeli Earl of Malmesbury Earl Stanhope G. A. Sala Wilson Byron Schenck Sweden Norway Col. Hoffman Legation Liverpool

Gambetta supporters decry Buffet attack in Assembly

Paris July 16 papers say Gambetta erred in attacking Minister Buffet during the debate. The Assembly sat in an unlucky session for the Left. Versailles July 16 motion adopted to discuss the budget Monday and adjourn to November 30. Left tried to block adjournment until Senate bill and budget votes but failed 331 to 371. Left accuses government of betraying the Constitution.

Paris Gambetta Buffet Assembly Versailles

German steamer sent to take soundings near Wilhelmshafen

A Berlin dispatch to the Post reports German naval authorities explain the steamer in Danish waters was sent to take soundings before towing a dredge to Wilhelmshaven.

London Berlin Danish Denmark Wilhemshafen

Demoralization of Carlists Reported in Madrid

Fresh bands of Carlists have taken refuge in France while the commander of the French at Tarbes telegraphs for instructions. Valencia and Castellon are now free of Carlists. The insurrection is confined to Navarre and the Basque and Catalonia provinces. The headquarters of Jovellar are at Sarinena.

Madrid France Tarbes Valencia Castellon Navarre Basque Catalonia Sarinena

Finances and trade round up from London and Liverpool

Financial and Commercial. London notes bullion withdrawal of £11000 at Bank of England and discount rates. Liverpool reports cotton market activity, weekly and export sales, stock figures, and ship deliveries. Prices for wheat and flour given. Manchester yarns and fabrics dull. Havana gold and exchange rates listed with premiums for various currencies.

Financial and Commercial London Conseis U.S Exie Bank of England Liverpool Colton Mindling Uplands Orleans California Manchester Antwerp Petroleum Calcutta Havana United States Paris Lia

Great Destruction Of Lumber By Forest Fires

Report from Ottawa and Montreal dated July 16 notes millions of feet of lumber burned in Madawaska river fires and French workers leaving Quebec city after a 20 percent labor cost cut. Also covers Masonic Lodge elections in London with J. K. Kerr named Grand Master and a Montreal priest defying civil authorities over burial rights in the Guibord case with a pledge to refuse burial to Guibord while his bishop forbids it.

London Ont Grand Masonic Lodge J. K. Kerr Toronto Utah Kansas Portland Ottawa Can Madawaska River Michigan Hamilton Philadelphia Montreal Rousseloft Doutre Guibord Privy Council J. Guibord Sayin

Gold in Hills Sparks Broad Angst and Mining Debate

Reports from the Black Hills describe growing gold excitement and factional splits over mining find s. Officials fear muster constraints may hinder action as miners flood in from Wind River Valley toward the Missouri. Observers note regional geology and diffusion of gold across many veins, with few paying quantities, while settlers discuss danger, misery, and the need to manage influx and testing ground truth.

Cherry Creek Denver Missouri River Wind River Valley United States Camp Jenney Union Jenney Custer’s Park California Wyoming Dakota Black Hills Mississippi Valley Rocky Mountains

Chief Justice William L. Foster Undergoes Arm Wound Near Concord

In Concord on July 16, Chief Justice William L. Foster was shot in the right arm as his express train departed Merrimack station. The injury reached the bone but is not dangerous. A pistol-like blast was heard from outside the car. Authorities suspect a tramp avenging being forced off a train at Thornton's Ferry earlier that day for failing to pay fare.

Concord N. H William L. Foster Circuit Court Merrimack Station Thornton’s Ferry

Weekly cotton receipts and stocks across US ports

New York reports for July 16 show weekly net receipts of 4018 bales, exports of 14846 bales, and year to date totals. U S port stocks reach 146,721 bales, with interior towns at 13,245 bales and Liverpool stocks at 1,047,000 bales. America afloat for Great Britain stands at 69,000 bales.

New York United States Liverpool America Great Britain Bothnia St. Thomas South America Rio Janeiro Donau Bremen Baltimore Braunschweig San Francisco Great Republic Hongang Queenstown Wisconsin Southampton Nurnberg Ithaniel Galveston

Floods Cause City Wide basement and track damage

A heavy rainstorm flooded Chatsworth and nearby runs in Baltimore's western section while central city cellars and wholesale houses sustained water damage. The Washington branch track flooded in several spots and the Philadelphia and New York Express derailed near Bladensburg. no injuries occurred and wrecking trains promptly cleared the line for morning service.

Baltimore Chatsworth Shhroeder Washington Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Philadelphia and New York Express Bladensburg

Terrifying brigands plague Cold Spring village in Highlands

Terrified residents report a four year spree of bold robberies and burglaries by an organized gang. A series of raids struck stores, homes, a freight car, and even the Kellogg home near Breakneck. Police and a vigilance committee fear further attacks as trustees consider strong measures.

The Hudson Cold Spring First National Bank Patterson Morton John Cox Cox John Adams James Dykman Dykman Lent

Cornell crews welcomed home with fanfare in Utica and Ithaca

A large crowd honored the Cornell crews arriving in Utica and Ithaca on July 16. Yale and Hamilton graduates praised them, bands played, and cheers rang through Palatine, Little Falls, and Syracuse. Ithaca saw decorated cars, a book truck platform, a victory speech by Wm. T. Bostwick, and a multistage, illuminated homecoming with fireworks and a grand arch.

Utica N. Y Cornell Hamilton Yale Wagner Palatine Little Falls Herkimer Syracuse Ithaca Washington Street Cornell University Saratoga University Wm. T. Bostwick Fifty-first Regiment Band of Dewitt Park C. M. Tyler White Cascadilla Place

Boiler Blast Destroys Mill At St Stephen New Brunswick

A boiler explosion at C R Lovejoy planing mill in St Stephen New Brunswick destroyed the mill and blew a boiler fifty feet. The fireman in charge of the engine was knocked unconscious while others escaped unharmed. The schooner Belle of St Andrews at the mill wharf lost its main boom and wheel from falling bricks. Crew were in the cabin and uninjured.

Calais C. R Lovejoy St. Stephen N. B St. Andrews

Names of Brooklyn Baptist pastors cited in Beecher sympathy letter

In New York on July 16 the Eagle lists Baptist clergymen Conant Hutchins Thomas Anderson Jeffrey Hodge Smith and Walsh as signers of a sympathy letter to Beecher. It notes all Brooklyn Baptist ministers signed, with other denominations also contributing, and promises full names to be published soon.

Ferguson TWEED Conway Sisters New York Henry Shields Produce Exchange Second Avenue Catherine Shields John Gelston Thomas Dougherty Williamsburg Jane Valentine Cartman Graham Avenue Brooklyn Jane Snields Cireuit John Jacobson Jane Shields Heavy Shields Daily Jacobson Henry Smelds Pratt Gelston Commonwealth of Massachsetts Suffolk Boston Post Boston Isaac Ames Esquire P. R. Gulney Register W. P. Halsted Beecher The Eagle Conant Hutchins Thomas Anderson Jeffrey Hodge Smith Walsh Hugh O. Pentecost Church of the People Locke Watertown Mass J. W. Converse Watertown Baptist Church Metallic

Death of Deputy US Collector George N Jackson in Louisville

George N Jackson, deputy United States collector, allegedly defrauded $45,000. He died at midnight in Louisville. A post-mortem inquest was held at the instance of the insurer. Jackson was a prominent figure in society.

Louisville George N. Jackson United States Luis After- Jackson

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