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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1879

Page

2

Lightning Strikes Philadelphia Oil Refineries Wrecks Waterfront

A severe thunderstorm set fire to the Atlantic Refining Company pump-house at Point Breeze. The blaze spread to warehouses and wharves, destroying 10,000 barrels of oil and several ships, with losses estimated between five and eight hundred thousand dollars and no lives reported.

Philadelphia Atlantic Refining Company Point Breeze Atlantic Petroleum Storage Company Warden, Frew & Co Schuylkill River Freck Leghorn Guiseppe Quinton Genoa Ilion Hudson Magnum Edward Atlantic Company Standard Oil Company Insurance Company of North America Detroit Mich Jackson Bennett, Knickerbocker & Co Allen & Bennett James L. Needin Smith Puriter Company Doig & Sons Stockton True Greene

Railroad fare reform proposal advances in New Hampshire Senate

A special joint committee of senators and ten house members is formed to study railroad fares, investigate rate differences since specie resumption, and hear witnesses. The panel, empowered to compel testimony, must report by July 8 and may influence future legislation on railroads.

Senate House of Representatives Ordway Amidon Regular Moore

Republicans back Army bill amid Stalwart dissent and debate

The House backed the Army bill with fourteen Stalwarts opposing. Garfield led a heated exchange critiquing Democrats. Stalwarts pressed for presidential power to use troops, while the vote showed fourteen Republicans believed the party had surrendered. The Senate Stalwarts pledged a strong fight, and issues in New Hampshire were inflamed by Chandler's pamphlet on Senator Wadleigh. The Kellogg-Spofford probe continues, and adjournment prospects dim as committees move slowly.

Congress House Massachusetts Medical Society Horticultural Hall George W. Garland Lawrence John Crowell Haverhill Music Hall National Stove Manufacturers’ Association Chicago St. Louis Detroit Buffalo New York Pittsburg Quincy Til National Boot and Shoe Jobbers’ Association Abbot Academy Andover Old South Church New England Medical Society of Specialists Revere House Concord N. H Phenix Hall Ben. Harry Bingham Littleton Senate C. A. Sulloway Manchester J. W. Johnson Enfield Wadleigh William E. Chandler United States Washington Garfield Chandler Conkling Ryan Williams Wisconsin Cox Clvmer Keifer Blair Rollins New Hampshire New England Voelter

Fifty Years of Marriage Celebrated by Nashua Couple

Rev. L. L. Tilden and his wife marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Monday. A New London student from Dunbarton named Wheeler reportedly died by his own action, found Wednesday after being missed since Tuesday. Robinson Seminary Exeter held its tenth commencement Wednesday with a large crowd and a reception in Town Hall that evening.

L. L. Tilden Nashua New London Wheeler Dunbarton Robinson Seminary Exeter Phillips Exeter Academy Sylvester Jones Canaan He Ee Elbridge Prior Navy Yard Portsmouth Navy Yard Kearsarge Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias Conference of Congregational Churches Bath Quincy Blakely Campton William F. Smith Hanover Smith Dartmouth College General Association Messrs Strong, Burt & Moore Dover Woman’s Board of Missions Grafton County Gertrude Blakely Dr Davis Plymouth Ladies of the Bath Church Woman’s Board The New Hampshire Historical Society Concord Charles H. Bell B. F. Prescott Epping J. E. Sargent George C. Fogg Amos Hadley Conscord S. C. Eastman William L. Foster John J. Bell Erastus P. Jewell J. W. Patterson

Hill replies to Blaine in Senate over secession claims

In Washington on June 11 Senator Hill of Georgia delivered a strong rebuttal to Senator Blaine of Maine, accusing Blaine of misrepresentation and defending his record on secession. The speech invoked Webster and Madison, urged end to sectionalism, and ended with Blaine postponing his reply while Morrill read a lengthy partisan critique.

Washington Senate Hill Georgia Blaine Maine Georgia Convention Webster Union Madison Mr Blaine Morrill

Multiple incidents and notices in Vermont and nearby towns

Five small pox cases arise in Enosburgh Falls as precautions mount. A slate quarry accident at Melbourne leaves five men critically injured after a 140 foot fall. Missing person Emma Sands last seen walking from Westford toward Essex raises foul play concerns. Mare theft traced to New Haven ownership claimed by Westminster’s Clark Whitney. Barre Academy Commencement features orations by Thurston Patterson Hutchinson Tillotson Bronson Babbitt Mitchell Townsend Sawyer Cushman Thurs ton and Fisher with Benediction by Rev. Harvey Webster.

Enosburgh Falls Melbourne Emma Sands Westford Essex Clark P. Whitney Westminster New Haven Conn Barre Academy Henry Winfred Thurston Barre Henry Clay Patterson Warren Joseph Hutchinson Willie Clinton Tillotson West Topsham Timothy Bronson Hardwick Charles Sumner Fred Babbitt Mitchell St. Albans Bay Elia May Townsend Robespierre H Richard Sawyer Currier Henry Herbert Cushman Rochester Constantinople Charles Orion Thurston Minnie Emma Dickenson Williamstown Clellan W. Fisher Harvey Webster

Notable New Bedford Golden Wedding Celebration

Mr and Mrs Uriah P. Allen of New Bedford celebrated their golden wedding on Monday. Miss Sarah W. Clark, aged 92, died in Newburyport. Annie W. Noyes will distributions favor multiple societies.

Matthew P. Gahan Phippsburg Maine State Conference of Second Adventists Portland K. Partridge Maine Medical Association Seth C. Gordon J. B. Walker Thomaston A. E. P. Meserve Buxton Charles O. Hunt Hagerstown Patterson Gerry Elbridge Gerry Uriah P. Allen New Bedford Lane Norton Delabarre & Hackstaff Conway Charles L. Smith West Warren L. D. Smith Mystic Capt Nichols Gloucester New York Buffalo St. Lawrence River Lake Erie Spencer Sarah Payer Crowell C. T. Stearns Winchendon Stearns Sarah W. Clark Neburyport Annie W. Noyes Massachusetts Bible Society Old Ladies’ Society of Newburyport Home Missionary Society of New Hampshire

Religious conventions close in Providence as sessions end

The Protestant plecons Convention and Congregational Conference held closing sessions in Providence. The Rhode Island Universalist Convention met in Providence with L W Ballon elected President and Henry Metcalf C S Calef and Rev H T Cushman chosen as delegates to the U S Convention. A jury found Frederick C Carr suicide after his return from Birmingham England. The Alfredians will handle the remains. Diamond Hill Granite Company workers strike May 31 over pay owed since November 1878, citing company insolvency and dire conditions.

Protestant Plecons Convention Congregational Conference Providence Rhode Island Universalist Convention L. W. Ballon Henry Metcalf C. S. Calef H. T. Cushman Frederick C. Carr Birmingham England Alfredians Diamond Hill Granite Company Diamond Hall

German residents in Halifax telegram empire on wedding anniversary

German residents of Halifax sent a telegram to Berlin congratulating the Emperor on the golden wedding anniversary. Observance reported in Cincinnati with decorated streets and a large Saengerbund procession planned for the afternoon.

Halifax N. S Berlin Cincinnati

Oarsmen Practice At Newcastle And Plaisted Tussle

The Sportsman's Newcastle correspondent notes Elliott and Plaisted training in Newcastle on June 11 with Plaisted attempting to test form. Elliott surged ahead after a few strokes drawing crowd hooting. Plaisted backed off. The lumbermen strike in Sundsvall ends with concessions as five ringleaders are arrested. Horace Maynard and delegation dine with the Ottoman Sultan in Constantinople on June 1. Maynard delivers a message from President Hayes and the Sultan replies with mutual good wishes.

London Sportsman Elliott Plaisted Sundswall Soderham Constantinople Horace Maynard United States Turkey Consul Heap Maynard Hayes

Commode Parker Navy Leader Dies at Annapolis

Foxhall A. Parker United States Navy Commodore and Naval Academy commandant died in Annapolis. Born 1821 in New York City, he served in the Florida Indian campaigns, Mediterranean and Pacific squadrons, and commanded the Mahaska at Fort Sumter. He authored naval texts and helped found the United States Naval Institute.

Foxhall A. Parker United States Navy Naval Academy Annapolis F. A. Parker U.S. N New York City Virginia Naval School Philadelphia Coast Survey Mediterranean East India Squadron Pacific Washington Navy Yard Morris Island Fort Sumter Potomac Rappahannock Wilmington N. C Mahaska Bureau of Navigation Hartford Conn Boston Navy Florida Boston Navy Yard Commodore Parker Navy Department United States Naval Institute Knickerbocker Magazine Elia Spain Mobile Bay Johnson New Cyclopaedia

Massachusetts Blacksmith Arrested for Passing Counterfeit Note

Asa D. Griffen of Sheffield Berkshire County was arrested at Chatham Four Corners by Sheriff Smith for passing a counterfeit 56 dollar United States Treasury note from 1863 to A. W. Curtis for flour. He was taken before United States Commissioner Shields and committed to await removal to Boston. ARREST FOR AN ATTEMPT AT MURDER COMMITTED A YEAR AGO.

Asa D. Griffen Sheffield Berkshire County Mass Chatham Four Corners

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