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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1885

Page

3

Stocks Rally and Tea Route Opens at Tacoma

The market shows little response to New York activity, with fractional changes. Northern Pacific and Oregon Transcontinental attract strong demand in Boston and New York, amid rumors of a Vanderbilt Drexel Morgan alliance and potential control shifts. Northern Pacific tea shipments begin via Tacoma, W T, linking to Commencement Bay harbor as tariffs and dividends adjust for regional rail interests.

New York Financial Summary on July 30

New York money on call remains easy at 1 2 percent with mercantile paper at 4 5 percent. Government bonds dull, state bonds very dull, and railroad bonds active but prices heavy. The stock market closed dull and steady near day’s low with declines led by the grangers, Vanderbilt, and Jersey Central. Western Union rose on Gould support while Missouri Pacific and Lackawanna showed notable moves.

Boston Prime Mercantile New York Barsilver Grangers Vanderbilts Jersey Central Western Union Oregon Navigation Missouri and Pacific Northern Pacific Central of New Jersey Elizabeth Lexington Big Sandy Leuisvlle Nashville New York City Northern General Norfolk and Western General St. Louis San Francisco Cairo and Fulton Virginia Midland St. Paul Missouri Indianapolis Bloomington Central Pacific California Oregon Chicago Cincinnati South America Union

Proper Study of Mankind Includes Women, Says Pope

Dr. R. V. Pierce extols both sexes in his life study, praising women and his Favorite Prescription as a panacea for chronic female ailments like leucorrhoea, prolapsus, displacements, ulceration, and internal fever. Price cut to $1, available through druggists.

Pope R. V. Pierce Dr. Pierce

Flour Trade Report Shows Slow Demand and Mixed Prices

Weekly flour and grain report notes very light demand with modest exports. Spring patents in Minnesota and Wisconsin patents listed, St Louis and Chicago prices mixed, corn and oats offerings steady to weaker, butter and cheese markets overall soft with hot weather impacting quality, cotton futures steady with dull trading across ports.

Minnesota Wisconsin St. Louis St Louis Chicago New York City Milwaukee Detroit Toledo Clower White State Aliwaukee Prade

Freight goods and hides across New England rail lines

A fragmentary ledger lists diverse cargoes including pork butter rolls and beef by Old Colony and New York and New England railroads, with bales wool flour sacks corn oats tea and sugar. Leather hides pelts and eggs mingle with tallys of bbls and rolls across multiple divisions, reflecting intercity trade.

Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Maine Railroad Eastern Division Maine Rayroad Care Lumber Lowell Brailroad

Total Receipts of Staple Goods at This Port

A lateJuly table reports principal staple receipts from all points for 1884 and 1885. Items include Cotton, Wool, Flour, Beans, Corn, Wheat, Tallow, Leather, Beef, Pork, Lard, Hides, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Butter, and Polts, with year-to-year comparisons and units such as bbls, bbis, boxes, lbs, and bdls.

Liverpool Eng Roman ST John, N ST John N B New Brunswick Bear River Lord Mayo Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Peabody Saida B.ee Sean Se Cveee Cabke

Parker trial resumes in Mary Celeste conspiracy case

U S circuit court session July 30 before Judge Carpenter resumed the indictment trial of Clement S Parker master of the brig Mary Celeste and cargo owners charged with conspiring to cast her away to defraud insurers. Government testimony remains unfinished.

Clement S. Parker

Municipal Courts July 30 Assaults and Adulterated Milk Cases

In central court Judge Churchill presided over multiple cases including John J. Sweeney and John Sullivan charged with assault on an officer each held in 1000 bail and other defendants facing similar charges. Frederick W. Seeley fined 10 dollars on assault, appeals noted. Various defendants held in bails from 100 to 2000 for assault, adulterated milk sales, fornication, and disturbing the peace. East Boston arraignments on adulterated milk charges resulted in fines of 50 dollars for Michaels and Leroy, others continued to Sept 30. South Boston saw disturbances of the peace bail 100 each. Hearing on Robert W. Robb continued to Sept 5 on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences.

Central Court Churchill John J. Sweeney John Sullivan Frederick W. Seeley Charles Carter Carrie L. Shaw Davin Breen John Sweeney Frank McDonald Joseph Reach Cornelius Foley Joseph Mouar Thomas H. Burnett John V. Shatfacer Joseph Roach Charles Lynde Boston William Dunn Charles Kendall Robert W. Robb E. E. Michaels B. Leroy John Carren H. Belcher R. M. Cranitch H. J. Hicks Michaels Leroy

Massachusetts Womanhood Spurs Silk Culture Revival

A Massachusetts woman Mrs John Ashman of Revere reports 29 pounds of silk cocoons from eggs bought from Washington. Eggs hatched at 67 rising to 75 80 degrees, cocoons formed in 13 days, 16 840 finished cocoons displayed as golden yellow. Visitors from across the state witness the worm rooms.

Massachusetts New England New England Institute John Ashman Mountain Avenue Revere Mass Agricultural Department Washington Ashman Ashmano J.S. Higgins Middleboro New Orleans Philadelphia Woman’s Silk Association Fairmount Park Claremont N. H Bessemer Senator George Mississippi Wilkie Collins Paran Stevens Paget England Belmont Europe Samuel D. Castle Bridgeport Thomas Philadelphia Times North South Julia Magruder Charles Francis Adams, Jr Denver Tribune- Republican John Nichol Orange N. J Peter Napoleon Campanas

Attachments in Suffolk County Real Estate Failures and Assignments

A string of insolvencies and assignments across New England is listed, including Hosea Leach Assignus, Timothy Hagerty, Dellheim Bros., Marcus Kaliman, Miss M. A. Sutton, Charles O. Arnold, John Redman, Thomas Pagman, Cc. A. Griffith, Jacob Brougham, W. T. Lilly, Albaughb Bros., and others. Liabilities total thousands with minimal or no assets. Also recorded are Suffolk County real estate attachments and several actions of contract against Levi L Libby, Ivory Tarbox, Christian Kohlhbepp, L. W. Cram, and Charles Wellington.

Hosea W.leach Mason Wendell Street Boston Washington Street Cambridgeport Joseph A. Grant Timothy F. Hagerty Dellheim Bros Church Street Marcus Kaliman M. A. Sutton Manchester N. H Charles O. Arnold Baker Pawtucket R. I Thomas W. Robinson John Redman New Haven Conn Thomas Pagman Wallingford Suffolk County Daniel B. Fessenden

Empire State Trip to Merrimack Mouth Delights Sailors

The schedule features a premier voyage to the Merrimack river mouth with Cape Ann seacoast views praised for their beauty. The Empire State management is noted for strict order and discipline, under commander J. M. Phillips, who is commended as the right man for the role.

Merrimack Empire State Cape Ann J. M. Phillips

Marriages Record From New Benford and Nearby Towns

Notices list marriage banns or ceremonies: alien to Miss Mary A Sherman at New Benford on July 23 by Rev W Hi Hainer. James A French to Ella M Knight of Boston at Waltham on July 16. Charles R Peterson to Lizzie M Perkins of Marshfield at Duxbury on July 26, officiant Kev Lewis E Perry.

Alien—Sherman New Benford W Hi Hainer Andrew T Alien Mary A Sherman French Knight Waltham Kev JV Stratton James A French Ella M Knight Boston Peterson—Perkins Duxbury Mass Kev Lewis E Perry Charles R Peterson Lizzie M Perkins Marshfield

Railroad rates and new connections in New England railways

The railroad commissioners fix freight rates on the Housatonic line citing legislative limits while disputes over control continue. News covers Boston and Lowell service shifts, Vermont freight reroutes, proposed N Y and N E line completion at Danbury, and rising excursion business from Boston to Plymouth. Other items note court actions affecting rail bonds, mountain parlor cars, bridge work at Kennebec, and Bar Harbor seaside traffic projections.

Gyoss Inc Wisconsin Central Atlantic and Pacific Atchison Eastern Maine Central Old Colony Boston Lowell Portland Saco Portsmouth Aspinwall Kansas City Springfield Memphis Clinton Tamarack Frankln Calumet Hecla Lamson Cash Railway Company W. F. Lunt United States Lamson Company Gilman Cash Railway Company Housatonic Lee Railroad Commission Barnum Massachusetts Boston and Vermont Colored Line West Montpelier Wells River Grand Trunk Boston and Lowell Fabyan New Hampshire White Mountain White Mountains Danbury Conn New York and Ridgefield Railroad Wierbridge New England Railroad Boston and Lowell Railroad Plymouth Pemigewasset House West Shore Trust Company Newburgh N. Y United States Trust Company New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad Company Ashbel Green Charles F. Brown Supreme Court Ashbell Green Board OF Railroad Commissioners Boston, Winthrop and Shore Railroad Company Ridgeway Station Ocean Pier Station Thomas Russell Boston and Maine Mountains Maine Western Division Pullman Company Mountain Division Kearsarge Hostetter South Pennsylvania Syndicate Saratoga W. H. Vanderbilt Pennsylvania Railroad Depew New York Central Road West Shore Road Grand Trunk Road Oregon Short Line Company Central Pacific Idaho Caldwell Ontario Chicago Kennebec River Augusta Bar Harbor Mt. Desert America Fitchburg Lake Waldengrove St. Mary’s Church Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company Wareham Onset Bay Railroad Massachusetts Central Hudson

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