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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1879
Page
2
The Woman Suffrage Club urges Boston Highlands women to use newly granted equal privileges in selecting school committee members. It notes low turnout so far and urges sustained effort to awaken interest and exercise legal opportunities, warning that neglect is their fault and the issue should stay before them.
Talcott H. Russell receiver of National Capital Life attached property of prominent Connecticut citizens in a suit to collect subscriptions to the guaranteed capital of the American Life and Trust Company. Additional suits target other life insurance officials amid industry wrecks.
An 19th century style notice lists sale items and times including boots and shoes stocks dry goods carpets and real estate. Auction participants include R L Day Co Hawes Henshaw S Hatch Co Wilmerding Hoguet Co Pancoast Co Lippincott Son Co and J C McCurdy Co. Locations span New York Philadelphia Cincinnati with dates July 31 and August 1.
A panel discussed comparing Chili and Peru, noting Peru's stable government versus Chili's enemies. The advisory committee divided 61 000 dollars of undivided stock, with Merchants' Bank of New Bedford claiming unsubscribed shares. Protests by several gentlemen were recorded.
In June 1879 Valparaiso reports Chile starkly on the offensive at Antofagasta and Arica with a strengthened navy led by Admiral Williams. The Huascar outpaces Peruvian ships, while Lima and Callao face risk of isolation. Arica and Iquique appear key, with Bolivian forces nearby and Peru seeking to crush Chilean transports. The text notes Peru’s instability and Argentine peace with Chile, leaving Chile poised for further moves.
In Savannah on July 29 a grand demonstration honored Liberia's 31st anniversary at Thunderbolt. About 3,000 people attended from Augusta and elsewhere, with addresses recitations and singing. Rev. J S Haines of South Carolina gave the principal speech praising Liberia and stirring emigration fever amid a few scuffles but no major disturbances.
Fall River July 29 A meeting of subscribers to stock of the new Union Mills corporation adopted a by law fixing the quorum at ten stockholders representing 2,000 shares. A proposal to raise capital by 250,000 was postponed to the October annual meeting. Directors were instructed to proceed with filling the
The July coinage shortfall for standard silver dollars will fall between 500000 and 700000 below the legal minimum of 2000000 monthly due to bullion shortages at San Francisco and Carson City mints. Philadelphia and New Orleans mints continued work to meet the quota with August to run around the clock at Philadelphia.
A schooner crew battled three robbers aboard at Pier 52 East River with Captain Somers firing a warning shot. One assailant believed fatally wounded. two suspects arrested. Also noted are a libel suit outcome involving the Evening Express and Cashier Crane, burglar captures at Becker Bros frame factory, leadership changes at the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, and 138,500 Delaware peach baskets selling for 75 cents to one dollar per crate.
Directors of the Toledo Wabash and Western Railway approve Northern Railroads in a special meeting. A pooling agreement among Wabash C C C I S L roads is also approved. The contract, effective June 1, runs five years. London Globe notes Manchester shareholders favor amalgamation of Great Western with Grand Trunk Railway.
A group of Mennonites, followers of Simon Menno and allied to the Omish, arrived in the Moses last week. They dress simply avoid oaths and war, permit only one cause for divorce, form church communities under parental discipline, and plan to colonize the West with about $100,000 in funds plus household goods.
Fall River Mass July 29 Frank O Neil, the man shot at the Slade mill disturbance Sunday, was arrested by Capt Hunt for interfering with Sheriff Buffington. He claimed illness but was active in the afternoon. Police also faced a minor disturbance at Crescent mill with a crowd and a broken window.
The Italian bark Beatrice arrived from Trapani after 101 days carrying 2 300 palms of salt for Benjamin A Baker. Gloucester reported 32 fishing arrivals including 4 from the Banks 18 from the Georges 5 from shore cod grounds and 5 from eastern mackereling voyages. Totals listed 622 000 pounds codfish 82 000 pounds halibut and 1 220 barrels mackerel.
The Exchange Bank of St Louis decided to liquidate and deposited 395000 with the Commercial Bank in currency bonds and Eastern exchange to cover all current and time deposits leaving a small surplus. Dwight Durkee president will take charge of other accounts and seek rapid realization with stockholders likely to receive about 70 percent.
Judge Robert Ould and Dr. J Speers George were arrested on a charge of preparing for a duel in Richmond Virginia. Police Court proceedings showed the matter had been explained and a breach of the peace was unlikely, leading to their discharge.
In Memphis on July 29 an elderly Black man named Billie McDonald left in charge of Mrs. Allen's residence near Elmwood Cemetery was found dead this morning. Police have no clue to the cause of death or the killer.
Memphis reports eight new cases and four deaths linking to yellow fever with camps and nurses deployed. New Orleans disinfection and quarantines tighten citywide while Louisville enforces baggage checks. Despatches flag trains fleeing north and renewed quarantines in Cairo Hickman and other cities.
Congressional committee testimony in Cincinnati details 37 guardsWatching polls by O F Francis Covington Ky to deter Kentucky repeaters. Witnesses recount affidavits altered, grand jury results, and police involvement in ward level ballot handling.
New Haven Conn July 29 Talcott H Russell receiver of the National Capital Life Insurance Company attached property of John D Carrington editor of the Courier N D Sperry postmaster Richard F Lyon John B Robertson Jeremiah A Bishop ex president Yale National Bank Samuel Noyes Benjamin Noyes and Joseph B Sargent in a suit at the September term of the Superior Court to recover 75000 subscriptions to the guaranteed capital of the American Life and Trust Company The record of attachment filed at town clerk s office includes actions for 100000 to 125000 and claims against trustees directors and other officers for mismanagement and funds over 190000 with multiple attachments and suits totaling large sums The affair has created considerable excitement.
In Hughesville Maryland John S Acton killed John H Dickson with a buckshot shotgun claiming retaliation for Dickson's alleged affair with Acton’s daughter. Acton surrendered and was jailed awaiting grand jury action. Both men around 45 with large families and good past reputations. The young woman involved is about 18.
A New York steamer Alhambra struck the schooner Hero off Georges Islands and McNabs. Hero sank with all hands saved. Captain Nason and crew aided by steamer officers. passengers including Mrs Preston Mrs Growson and Miss Annie James escaped to deck amid chaos. Hero kept afloat briefly by air in the hold before capsizing and being towed to the wharf.
Four hundred sixty four immigrants landed at Castle Garden including fourteen Icelandic families of seventy six from Reykjavik via Glasgow. They plan to found a Minnesota colony after travel by Pennsylvania Railroad and will be buried at Ward's Island if needed. They spoke Norwegian, wore Arctic clothing, and carried modest sums from £25 to £350.
Article notes reports from Clarke county Missouri of a cave on Fox River bluff near Snyder’s and MacCarty’s mills containing bones of extinct animal species and diminutive human skeletons. The piece urges exploration, compares to English and German bone caves, and links to a potential Mississippi valley discovery.
In Clayton county Georgia Julia Johnson was acquitted of involvement in the farmhouse murder of Mrs. Farmer. The defense blamed Charles Gibson who allegedly married Mrs. Farmer’s daughter after the crime. A mob attacked the lawyer and Gibson following the verdict while Miss Farmer testified against Johnson.
Capt Sampson aboard the Louisa Montgomery reports seeing an enormous sea serpent about ten miles east of Picton Island. It measured roughly 100 feet in length with a barrel sized body and moved at seven knots.
Special meeting of the Marblehead Massachusetts board of selectmen votes to appoint up to one hundred special police to maintain order at all hazards. The cost and deployment details are not specified in the report.
Rain drenches Madison crops while Fort Davis reports Major Courteny skirmish at Salt Lake with two soldiers wounded and ten horses seized. A tornado hits McKinney demolishing a church with no casualties. A Greenfield man kills another in a card game dispute. Fort Peck steamer reports 60 half breed prisoners aiding hostiles and 170000 rounds prepared for Miles. Nez Perce and Joseph’s band members move via river steamers with two brothers in the party.
Jamestown report notes James J. Crosby husband of Emily Crosby who was murdered near Ellington on Wednesday. Details on his involvement or status follow as investigators pursue leads in the case.
Allie Cowger attended a Crawfordville lecture on education and heard the claim that knowledge justifies sacrifice. She then stole a horse and money, rode fifty miles to a female seminary, and was halted by a pursuing constable before completing her bargain for schooling.
The American Consul in Havana reports Miguel G. Barnete was arrested in Matanzas on July 16 without a warrant and jailed with negroes. He appealed to the American Consul, was not granted a visit, and later moved toward Los Cruces for possible assassination before being brought to Havana. The secretary released him after hearing his account.
Conservatives attempted to burn Letellier in effigy in Quebec July 29. Liberals gathered in large numbers, repelling the effort and driving the protesters away. The victorious group marched to Parliament House, sang the Marseillaise, cheered for Letellier Joly and the Government, and jeered the opposition before dispersing.
Constantinople reports a cabinet decision to extend to Tewfik Pasha the privileges once held by Ismail Pasha under 1873 firman, while requiring submission of all future treaties to the Porte. Ambassadors push to replace submit with communicate and warn the Egyptian tribute may rise or fall based on Tewfik receiving or losing prerogatives.
London reports busy party candidate selections as general elections loom while Birmingham MP forecasts possible autumn 1880 dissolution. Other items note 57,000 miners affected by Derby’s wage award, a murderess hanged in England, potato beetle in Cork, and Goodwood racing results. Additional dispatches cover a free trade mission to America, arrest of an assassin in Russia, naval yard plans for Sebastopol, and Spain Colombia trade talks.
The eighteenth annual session of the National Education Association began in Philadelphia with welcome remarks by Mayor Stokley and Edward Shippen. John Hancock of Dayton, president, delivered an inaugural address and led discussions as J W Dickinson of Massachusetts presented a paper on the High School Question prompting debate over whether high school curricula prepare students for afterlife duties.
A Philadelphia meeting of leading coal operators and dealers is set for Thursday to decide on a two week suspension in the Schuylkill and Lehigh fields starting August 9. The Reading line may send coal only to shipping points, not to the city, while a 15 cent per ton price advance is announced. The aim is to push prices higher in the city area.
In Springfield Massachusetts Holyokes beat Springfields 7 to 4 in ten innings. In Worcester Massachusetts the Worcester team defeated Hud sons 12 to 9. In Detroit Michigan the Detroits shut out the Clevelands 3 to 0.
Two schooners from the wrecked State of Virginia arrive at Hauifax with flour meal cheese and fixtures. The wreck sits nose under water as shifting sand piles up around. Gloucester pirates caused heavy cabin furniture damage in the brief onboard period.
In Wales, Harding Lombard reports thieves took a valued horse worth about $500 from his stable on Wednesday night. The incident adds to a string of local crime as residents untangle losses and investigators review the case.
Judge Nathan Clifford and wife reside in his birthplace West Romney. Josie Edgerly, daughter of Isaiah Edgerly of Lee, drowned while picking water lilies. A horse of C S Hoyt of South Wentworth was killed by lightning. Thomas A Stearns of Jaffrey, 68, died after a fall from a frightened horse while out to village purchases. Dr William Jarvis of Claremont reports the theft of his famed Irish setters Elcho and Rose, likely for a large reward. one mastiff saved in a hotel fire last winter.
Vermont notes corn production rises annually to 2,609,882 bushels while thefts and accidents dot Bennington and Rutland counties. A man drowns in Lawrence pond. a shooting accident at Bates House in Rutland improves. Rail plans include a steamboat link between Magnum Bay and Plattsburg. Obituaries publish Wyman Brady Beaties with details on Brooklyn’s cultural figures.
Thomas O'Donnell aged 37 employed by Ansonia Brass and Copper Company was missing since Saturday and believed to have taken his life. A coroner's jury ruled Tuesday afternoon accidental drowning. In Hartford a gray rat in a trunk store window traps flies on glass while avoiding sticky fly paper, entertaining onlookers each evening.
The article promotes Hagan's Magnolia Balm as a harmless reliable cosmetic that provides artificial yet natural looking skin. It claims to conceal blemishes, remove sullenness, tan, redness, eruptions, and signs of excitement with immediate, undetectable effects and is sold by all druggists.
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