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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1884
Page
1
Local letters from eastern Maine parties claim payment for subscriptions to J T Jones. No communication or money has been received from Jones for the last three months, and he is not authorized to conduct business for the company.
The Kennebec Journal notes farmers near Augusta are expanding strawberry cultivation this season. Success of last year’s growers spurs others to enter the business. An incident from Stark Memorial Day honors Joseph Frederic, boatswain on the Bon Homme Richard during the Serapis battle. David I. Keith’s horse and buggy were stolen eighteen years ago. the horse returned earlier, while the buggy and harness, hidden under brush, resurfaced this spring.
Anthony Neary five dies in Manchester from sunstroke. Adelia Witherspoon of Goffstown dies by suicide at 53. Vermont influence eyed for pension agency. Henriker Congregational church marks 115th anniversary with Rev Wood and Rev Morss speaking. Possible Judge Carpenter US circuit court appointment could shift Dover Jeremiah Stith to bench vacancy. West Lebanon Tildens seminary graduation on Wednesday June 11 with address by Rev Daryen and poem by James Berry Bensel.
Report notes the semi annual Vermont Medical Society gathering will be held in White River Junction on Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12. In lighter local lore, James Fisk of Rutland recalled a hen incubating four kittens instead of chicks, to the hen's protection against the aging cat.
Lawrence and fellow Augustinian fathers announce a 10 percent dividend on deposits payable to creditors in July.
James Knox Polk, nephew of the late President Polk, was sent from Saugatuck to Middletown insane asylum. A drought grips the Naugatuck valley with frost-damaged land fading. Farmers fear failed seed germination and possible replanting delays. A vegetable scarcity and high prices are anticipated next autumn.
Baltimore and Ohio telegraph cuts rates to 40 cents per message for Chicago St Louis to New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Denver mining man Gen H I Bearce fatally shot near oars by Samuel Derry over a mining claim. Vicksburg despatch notes city sues Huntington Wilson and others for 100600 in bonds issued without authority. Wilmington Del city election gives Conrad Republicans control council. Rhodes Democrat candidate trailed. Tavern brawl in Liver pool Pa injures three men Morris Boyer James Weiss and James Hogan. Montreal arrests: Solomon Ryshpan and wife of New York for bringing stolen money goods into province. jewelry store owner fled after debt default. Jurisdictional value exceeds 20000.
New York reports a strong anti Blaine backlash within the Republican ranks. Brooklyn and city conferences produced a protest circular signed by independents who plan a public dissent against the ticket of Blaine and a tempest of reform promises could swing 50,000 votes if Democrats rally. Harper’s Weekly plans a bolt to expose Blaine’s record. The New York Times and Evening Post denounce the Chicago choice as party disintegration in progress. The Telegram criticizes the party leaders for backing a “synonym of political corruption.”
A Bay State club meeting at the Walker house featured strong calls that the Democratic nominee must win over major newspapers like the New York Times and the Boston Advertiser. Delegates were urged to back two broad ganged leaders who can carry the national vote and help Massachusetts stay competitive in doubtful states.
Washington reporters and Democratic leaders debate the Chicago convention’s impact. They see Bayard of Cleveland as central, with Republicans uneasy about Blaine’s prospects and Democrats weighing a bold revenue reform platform to defeat him. Leaders in Congress, including Lyman, Lovering, Tulley, and Gibson, weigh state-by-state outcomes and the likeliest nominee’s strength.
The revolutionary leader arrived at Kingston Jamaica and was greeted with honor by Cuban rebels. He pledged to join the Cuban forces in Cuba soon. Earlier, Spanish troops clashed with insurgents at Villa Clare, where two young officers Suan Arteagea and Juan Gomez were captured and executed. Some rebels had collected ammunition at Sugar Loaf Key, with the letter dated, believed now en route to Cuba.
Washington June 8 court of commissioners of Alabama claims announced numerous judgments with 4 percent interest from dates named. The list names Benjamin Carver and many heirs or executors with varied sums, from $2 to over $20,000, across numerous estates and firms. Names include Carver, Chase, Nickels, Pendleton, Shattuck, and many more with estates of Berg, Barnes, Knight, Sawyer, and others.
The New England straw paper dealers association at Young's voted against Blaine and will work to defeat him, while the New England club at Young's welcomed his nomination. Middlesex and Essex clubs dined together with Middlesex pledging support for Blaine and Logan. The Boston club at Parker House debated nominations and favored backing Blaine. The Massachusetts club praised the national convention and congratulated Blaine.
The Massachusetts Democratic delegates met at headquarters with Col. John Hopkins presiding. Hon. J. G. Abbott was named chairman, Hon. M. J. McCafferty vice chairman, and Col. J. W. Coveney and P. J. Donovan secretaries. They will depart Boston July 4 at 7 PM for the convention by Boston and Albany railroad, three cars for the delegation and one each for Maine Connecticut and New Hampshire, at 2375 dollars per delegate round trip, board arranged at the Palmer house. On July 6 the Massachusetts delegation will hold a formal discussion.
The Massachusetts Reform club at Parker House debated party strategy and adopted votes denouncing Blaine and Logan as a betrayal of reform. Charles Francis Adams Jr urged immediate action to unite independents and pressure the Democrats toward Cleveland and Carlisle or to form a reform ticket.
A city gentleman quotes Mr Elaine in Augusta last week saying he would carry Massachusetts fully as president and appoint a colored man collector of the port of Boston to settle old scores with the state. The remark reflects Blaine leadership notes.
New York June 8 A statement from Vice President Cummins announces the Bankers' and Merchants' telegraph company and the Postal telegraph and cable company have united under one management to reduce expenses and align actions. The merged system covers vast pole lines and wires with planned expansions and routes linking New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, St Louis, St Paul, Omaha, Richmond, Norfolk, Savannah, and more, including the McDonough stock ticker system and Bennett Mackey cables. The Postal telegraph company will direct the Bankers' and Merchants' company, with joint control and strong finances.
A special Baltimore and Ohio train carrying Washington correspondents from Chicago to Washington set records for speed. It covered 513 miles in 25 hours actual time 13 miles per hour and averaged over 52 miles an hour on key segments. The final 27 miles to the Ohio river were completed in 25 minutes with six miles in four minutes.
A Pittsburg Cleveland and Toledo gravel train backing near Akron Ohio derailed when a boarding car carrying Italian laborers jumped the track. Seven were mangled, two died, five in critical condition and several others injured. Names of the deceased and injured were not learned.
The dispatches describe England and France edging toward joint control in Egypt, with Italy backing France amid a shifting British stance. In Ireland, Newry confrontations between Orangemen and nationalists flare as authorities brace for possible riots. Bulgarian tensions and German objections to French trade extend a global backdrop.
Multiple lightning incidents report deaths and injuries. In Ottawa Carroll home burned, four children died and others escaped. in North Berwick Frank Merrifield and George Littlefield struck, Merrifield died after 40 minutes, Littlefield paralyzed but recovering. DoveR Pickering's wife killed and a two year old injured. North Berwick engineer John Mononfield killed in another strike. Mansfield barn burned with livestock. Reed's Corner schoolhouse fire caused by lightning with $200 damage. Belmont Alonzo Chipman buildings burned, loss $509, no insurance.
The body of a man likely L. Chapman of Pittsfield Mines was found floating in the North River at Christopher Street. He was about 50, neatly dressed, a received Adams Express receipt in his pocket. Police report a second man, C. W. Drew of Boston, unconscious from gas inhalation at Cable's Hotel Fal lon Street, with hopes of recovery.
El Paso dispatch reports Rio Grande rising rapidly with extensive property damage along the riverbank. Railroad bridges blocked, streetcar bridge feared washed away before morning, threatening travel between Mexico and this side. no trains or nails arriving from the north today.
John W. Pyckman and Edward M. Pine report rapid progress on the New Orleans exposition with the main building roofed and other structures framed. More than the planned space is needed, potentially 10 acres extra, as exhibitors from New England and foreign markets prepare to display machines, furniture, fabrics, and manufactured goods to southern and Latin markets.
A series of drowning deaths occurred in June across towns in Massachusetts Maine and nearby regions. Albert Goodwin 10 and a 13 year old in West Gloucester died while bathing. In Lowell 8 year old Robert Gulline drowned after slipping through a bridge hole. Patrick Mack 22 drowned at East Hampton Holyoke while bathing. Fred Jacobs 17 died in the Kennebec river after a stick punctured his skull. Calixa Reila 19 Joseph Cuestermer 18 Octave Houpe 18 drowned in a millpond near Joliet Cedar Rapids two Cornell College students Dean Forest City and A N Fellon Wyoming perished in Cedar River while bathing.
In Montreal on June 8 the U S government demanded Eno's extradition from Canada on a New York forgery charge. The Second National Bank staff testified before the grand jury and the provincial attorney ordered papers sent to Judge Monk. Detective Fahey will bring Eno to Montreal, though local counsel argues forgery in the second degree isn't extraditable. General Hubbard and Mr Davidson of the bank arrived yesterday.
From Washington dated June 8 Clara Barton reports moving slowly up the Ohio river aboard the Red Cross steamer on a return home. She cites widespread Mississippi valley flooding and extreme suffering while supplying hundreds of destitute families with essential household supplies and keeping agents in the field until calls for aid end.
Stonington, bound for Stonington, collided with the City of Worcester three miles east of Bartlett reef lightship. Damage about 1500 dollars. Guards and bulwarks torn away for 50 feet on the port side. Stonington was stopped and backing under two bells at impact.
At about 5 P M Sunday the sloop Eagle capt Keen of City Point capsized off Ped docks island in Boston harbor. Keen and two friends were rescued by the schooner Allaire and taken to City Point. The Fogle was later towed to the same area by the tug Curlew.
In Cuarraeva New York on June 8 a horse belonging to Miss Gabrielle Greeley threw her from a wagon causing a broken right shoulder and internal bruising.
The Middlesex and New England clubs dined at Young's Saturday afternoon. The Boston and Agricultural clubs met at Parker's in the afternoon. The Agricultural entertained Hon. Francis B. Hayes as a guest. The Essex club elected.
A Sunday 2 A.M. blaze at the Winslow and Rogers shoe factory on Boston Street Salem destroyed the four story plant, with 300 workers affected. Firefighters, aided by Capt Hadley and Chief Littlefield, fought for 90 minutes, saving adjacent buildings. loss estimated at 75 060 with insurance papers in the ruins.
A pair of car horses ran away on Tremont street Saturday causing chaos as they collided with a wagon and wounded several pedestrians including Patrick Murray Sarah Mahoney Phabe Wyngersky and Mrs M G Brennan. Other incidents include arrests for mortgaged furniture theft a knife assault a fatality a fall from a ladder and a police arrest of Daniel Donovan amid a crowd at Hanover street.
Capt Robert W Andrews arrives in New York after walking from Sumter South Carolina to visit Maine Massachusetts Washington and New York on foot. A certificate signed by Sumter County officials attests to his age ninety three and trusted character. He recalls service in 1812 and the War Between the States and plans to reach Boston before November.
A Boston Post reader accuses the lamps committee of removing electric lights from the common. He notes public reliance on lighting for safety and questions reformist city officials who favored higher electric lighting budgets. He warns voters to hold officials accountable in the next election and criticizes reformers tied to gas interests.
A young woman found insensible on Tudor street, South Boston, was taken to station 6 after a belladonna overdose. A letter indicated a tale of love mislaid and desertion. she may be Minnie Brown, recently jailed in Suffolk. Earlier, George Haywood, 30, of Dorchester, cut his throat with a penknife at Fayville, and was taken to the town poorhouse with doubtful recovery.
Nearly 8000 fans endured heat as Boston faced Providence in a 16 inning buildup. Sweeney struck out 19, Manning, Morrill, and Sutton turned a triple play, but costly errors by Manning and Wise allowed two runs. The Boston lineup featured Hornung Sutton Burdock Whitney Morrill Manning Crowley Hines Wise. Weathered crowd and long game overshadowed notable fielding plays as Providence won.
The Paris note recounts Dr. Guillotine born 1788 died Paris 1514, a medical authority who debunked divining rods and worked with Franklin against Mesmer. It traces the guillotine’s naming, Robespierre’s fall, royalist mockery, and a claim he advocated rapid decapitation. It notes earlier instruments in Seothind and Italy and historical executions.
The popular excursion steamer Umpire State under Z M Phillips resumes Saturday June 25 from Battery Wharf after a thorough overhaul. Trips to North Shore Isles of Shoals Provincetown Highland Light and Cape Cod canal pier resume with moonlight and fishing outings planned. Fall River to Coney Island chartered for July with Burt Phillips as general manager and E W McGlewen as business manager. Captain Phillips to lead seasoned crew.
Proposals for the Suvin Hill school house exceed the appropriation. The committee on public buildings will advertise for new bids. Dorchester point bathhouse for women and girls moves to the Boynton estate at Mill street foot. Contracts for public buildings coal for year to July 1, isso awarded to L. G. Tamham & Co. except East Boston. East Boston contract awarded to Austin Gove & 3090 at 189.
New York judges Chief Justice Daly Rev Collyer and Justice Brady decide that among many poets who competed for Mr Garnua prize money for a white elephant poem three rhymes share equal merit. The contenders are Joaquin Miller Elbridge L100ks of Brooklyn and Mrs H B Dipplle.
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