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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1887
Page
5
May 8 report notes Mayor Grace favors a Western Congressman or Mr Fairchild for Treasury Secretary as President leans toward Fairchild amid shifts and resignations. The piece lists various individuals and items tied to the era as background detail.
The retirement of Judge McArthur after seventeen years opens a vacancy on the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Martin V. Montgomery, current commissioner of patents, is favored to be chosen. Montgomery has signaled readiness to leave the patent post, and the President previously weighed him for Judge Baxter's vacancy. The judges earn 6000 dollars annually, 1500 more than the patent role.
Washington on March 8 reports at the Treasury that speculators who bought large sums of debased trade dollars seek standard silver dollars in exchange. They are refused as such and will be redeemed only as bullion. Treasurer Jordan says sub-treasuries can redeem about 100000 trade dollars daily, delaying deposit of the 10000000 estimated in circulation.
Washington reacts to the ruling that a state or city may not tax commercial travellers. The drummers tax of 200 dollars a year produced small receipts, while brokers profited by licensing deals. The decision ends a long standing barrier to Washington business travel and may lift a heavy burden on local dealers.
In Washington on March 8 the District shows reduced antagonism toward Mr. Trotter as he runs his office well. He says he aims to serve faithfully with no fixed policy, wants a chance to prove himself, and notes black officials can perform duties. Spring real estate filings rise with about seventy five papers daily.
A list shows residents of New England receiving patents today. Names include Frank H. Allen Norwich Conn machine for cutting and scoring paper box blanks Aaron D. Blodgett Boston annunciators Charles B. Bosworth Everett Mass electric gas lighting apparatus Richard A. Breul Bridgeport Conn wire chain Luther F. Brooks Boston sarring Moses Chandler East Corinth Me wheelbarrow Albert E. Converse Taunton Mass machine for separating iron tacks or nails from tin or zinc Calvert B. Cottrell Stonington Conn gripper mechanism for stop cylinder printing machines James G Crawford E F Poland Boston and M W Robinson Somerville Mass Andrew J Curtis Monroe Me machine for making dowels William C. Dalzell South Egremont Mass manufacture of axle boxes from solid stock Eben Fales Foxboro Mass temporary binder L Bacon Foss Boston hollow articles of steel metal L Bacon Foss Boston
Washington March 8 The old interference case involving J W McDonough Elisha Gray L A Edison and Alexander Graham Bell sees McDonough filing with the patent commissioner a petition to reopen the interference and admit further proof on operativeness of his telephone An order directs service on all parties and sets final hearing for the 17th at noon The examiner in chief had awarded McDonough priority of invention for the phonetic receiver a decision later reversed by the commissioner.
WasHndron March 8 The President named Henry A Ehringer of New York as consul at Cienfuegos to replace suspended William A Pierce and Lewis Gebhard Reed of New York as consul at Barbadoes to replace suspended Robert Y Holly The appointments were made in Congress but not confirmed Postmasters Frank E Randall Pittsfield NH George B Johnson West Boylston MA J Lester Eaton Narragansett RI
Senate and House clerks finalize the footings of last session's appropriation bills. Totals include Agricultural 1,028,739 dollars. Army 23,724,718. Navy 25,753,165. Pensions 76,252,500. Post Office 55,694,650. Sundry Civil 22,382,490. Mexican pension deficiency 6,900,000. Miscellaneous 8,500,000. Total actual appropriations 247,587,144 dollars. River and Harbor bill not signed at 9,913,800. deficiency 4,275,023 carried in conference.
Washington reports pensions awarded to multiple New England residents and others across Maine New Hampshire Vermont and nearby Massachusetts Rhode Island. Each entry lists name location and pension type including original increase reissue and restoration as appropriate.
Washington March 8 The Hon Arthur MacArthur associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia resigns from the Criminal Court to take effect April 1. A misaddressed package to the Prince of Wales from Boston contained a brass Christ figure and a glass tube with liquid and wires. officials fear possible explosives and will test the liquid. Lieutenant Colonel R N Scott is buried at Oak Hill with military honors. Treasurer Jordan and Secretary Manning plan Europe health trip, sailing from New York Tuesday with family.
The Boston Scientific Society met last evening with a political turn as Mar. N. M. Lowe presented The Governor as a Regulator of Spring Motion. Mr. O. B. Cole delivered a paper on Practical Uses of Weather, noting its potential without detailing applications. An impromptu discussion followed.
A North American physician from Le Roy New York Dr R Williams calls the tonic a good general remedy and worthy of trial.
James Russell Lowell opened his Lowell Institute course on Early English Dramatists at Huntington Hall to a large Boston audience. He argued about the origin of English drama, praised Spanish theatre and French interludes, assessed the old English dramatists like Green Peele and Dekker, and urged careful editing to better understand Shakespeare.
The Bostonian Society held a regular meeting at the Old State House with President Curtis Guild in attendance. New life and annual members were elected and several notable gifts and loans were acknowledged including a colonial buffet, ship Sperm paintings, a rare 1848 medal, and a Feb 11 1728 issue of the New England Courant. Erving Winslow gave a lecture on Loyalists during the Siege of Boston, detailing tea war and Concord fights and Boston’s siege, evacuation, and postwar consequences.
Postmaster Corse releases figures on Sunday staffing to support Sabbath observance efforts. The outlying stations show 150 on duty for a few hours, totaling 888 workers from a 698 strong force. Central office staff include 188 on varied duties, totaling 758% hours, about 4 hours per person. City delivery lists 85 carriers eight hours, eight sorters five hours, and 19 collectors two hours.
The Boston stage listings show Alone in London at the Boston Theatre with matinee at 2 and show at 7 45. Hollis Street Theatre presents Boucicault in Fin Mae Cool with 2 pm and 7 45 pm performances. The Boston Museum features Antoinette Rigaud. Globe Theatre presents Tangled Lives with matinee 2 pm and 7 45 pm. Rosina Voices and company perform at Park Oes Tre Evening 8. Howard Athenum showcases Rentz Santley Burlesque company with 2 pm and 8 pm. Rijou Theatre runs Helene Adell and company daily at 2 and 8.
Today listings show sales by R L Day Co Francis Henshaw Co Horatio Harris Hichborn Co Noyes Cobb Co and C F Libbie Co with times from 10:30 a m to 3 p m including autographs at 10 a m and 2 p m Damaged text notes dextrine fruit paintings and real estate topics among the items listed.
On March 6 in the city Rev S S Kohn joined Lewis Croan to Minnie Cohen and Rev J H Mansfield united Charles W D Arcy of Boston with Sadie F Perry of Malden. Earlier, Rev J H Gunning married George McAulay to Elen Craig on February 21 and Rev C E Davis solemnized Franklin Pierce to Abby G Ellis on February 16.
Obituaries list multiple individuals with ages and death locations including Ashcroft Boston Highlands Cambridgeport Whitman Stoughton Washington Brookline city Sudden death Mary Louise Stevens Mil lard Chester Mill als Wentworth Newton Centre widow Elizabeth Parker Eleanor Woodward and others with ages ranging from 1 year 9 months to 70 years 9 months.
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