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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1879
Page
2
The peril facing Boyton in Western swims is near sighted hunters who mistake him for an amphibious game and nearly tickle his skin with bird shot to see if he is the alligator he pretends to be.
Washington reports agree the probabilities favor Randall's re election as Speaker. Democrats are expected to stay harmonious, with a lively but orderly House organization fight. Other items note Archbishops Wood Williams and Gibbons advising Cardinal McCloskey on relieving Cincinnati's Archbishop, and opponents of Chinese immigration planning a Senate bill to abrogate Burlingame treaty provisions.
Capt. Wallace of the Glenlyon reports the Kentuckian captain, Boston mate aboard since Feb 19, fired over the mate’s head claiming mutiny and starvation. Crew kept order though the captain appeared deranged. He claimed ninety days out from Trieste bound for Southwest Pass and offered £200 to be towed to Gibraltar. Advices say the Kentuckian reached Tiviza on March 2 with Capt. Moseley dead.
A report circulating in St. Louis on March 9 claimed Jay Gould asked Kansas Pacific Railroad leaders D M Edgerton president M Edgell vice president and several directors to resign. The report was denied and no such information was received locally.
John James Patterson former United States Senator who served South Carolina has been granted a full pardon by the state Attorney General for pending indictments. He plans to depart to take a railroad office in Arizona after years in railroad management in Pennsylvania prior to his South Carolina tenure. Also notes advice to tax dodger Butler about initiating a tax liability test case in the District by becoming plaintiff.
Washington dispatch notes President Hayes called Congress to meet March 18 to thwart Democratic organization of the House. Garfield seeks to place either Garfield or Kelley in the Speakership via Greenback support, while several Democrats reportedly ill or detained, and indictments against others loom. The White House urgency signals civil service reform and strategic maneuvering.
Correspondence argues President Hayes enjoys an annual $50,600 salary plus extensive in-kind support. Government furnishes house, fuel, vegetables, staff, doctor, meat at cost, and even wine, with flowers grown in a government conservatory. White House living allegedly costs far less than public estimates suggest.
William R Morrison of Illinois arrived in St Louis and said he will not seek the Speakership. He opposes Randall and favors a Southern man, praising Blackburn of Kentucky as a fit choice. Ex Gov Throckmorton and Texan Rep Giddings also foresee a Southern-dominated vote for Blackburn, predicting Randall's defeat.
Washington March 9 The Fish Commission gains a 45000 appropriation enabling a fish hatching steamer and 20000000 hatchings next winter at Chesapeake Bay. New England post changes name Brent Rock and others. several postmasters appointed in Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Conn. Congressional action includes retirement examinations for several officers and postal route awards pending in the Northwest. Subscriptions to the 4 percent loan total 1138450.
The Sun reports Brooklyn Presbytery will present a report on March 9 concerning charges against Talmage. The debate centers on whether a trial will be public or secret, with Dr Vandyke pushing for a secret commission and Talmage vowing to resist any secret inquisition. Elders say Talmage and his delegate may bolt if secrecy is ordered, and a trial would cover last year’s preaching topics and church debt actions.
In Paris on March 9 the talk centers on impeachment of ex President MacMahon. Chambers may reject the resolution. Renault and Left Centre oppose, while L Ordre backs against impeachment. Debates show grievances against De Broglie Cabinet for constitutional violations and attempts at dictatorial power. Debate postponed to Thursday.
London cables report Windsor holds brisk preparations for the double royal wedding with the Crown Prince of Germany and Princess Louisa Margaret of Prussia. State carriages from Buckingham Palace will convey the Queen and the bridal party to St George's Chapel for the ceremony on the 13th in Windsor.
Cape Town reports Col. Pearson repelled a Zulu attack on Feb 18 at Ekowe and burned Entainedi. Disquiet in Transvaal rises as tribes threaten, while colonial forces fortify Pretoria. Zulus burn eight Cafre kraals near Domberg. Natal invasion fears fade. Boadicea and Flora at Simon's Bay with smallpox cases onboard.
In Wetlianka the epidemic is reported as dying out with no cases since February 9. Foreign physicians advise continuing precautions though the cordon around Astra khan is withdrawn, noting the risk of relapse remains.
CAO Egypt March 9 The new Egyptian Ministry is formed with Mohammed Tewfik hereditary Prince as President of the Council. Rivers Wilson and M De Blignieres remain Ministers of Finance and Public Works, each with two votes. The Khedive will participate in directing affairs. Nubur Pasha, former Foreign Minister, is excluded from the new Ministry.
Maprio reports Marquis de Molins refuses the Foreign Affairs Ministry and will stay in Paris as Spanish Ambassador. The post is offered to Senor F. de Cardenas, Spain’s Vatican minister. Journals add Senor Canovas de Castillo plans to travel abroad soon.
A disaster at the Victoria coal pit near Wakefield results from a broken ascending rope causing the cage to crash down 120 yards. Eight workers are dead and preliminary inquiries begin into the incident.
London dispatch reports both fighters in splendid condition and eager for the fray with Emmett favored to win. Separate items describe Boston cattle landing at Birkenhead in good order and Berlin declaring cattle plague ended. The Powers chide Bulgarian delays about a regency and Prince election while Emperor William’s minor fall raises concern.
J H Haverly of Haverly's Minstrels telegraphs Sheriff Kent from St Louis to denounce George White as a fraud heading a sham troupe agent in New England He visited Portsmouth on Feb 26 stayed at Rockingham House contracted for March 17 performances and posted bills and tickets before leaving unpaid debts He also set up Newburyport show on the 15th with similar unpaid bills
Bangor Maine voters face a tight mayoral race led by Dr W H Brown on the Republican ticket while Joseph F Snow is the fusion and Democratic nominee. Analysts expect a large turnout as the city previously backed the anti Republican fusion at the last election.
Arrangements are completed for memorial services over the remains of Bayard Taylor. The service is set for Thursday at 2 PM with a dirge by delegates of various German societies. An address will be given by Algernon B. Sullivan. Post 32, G. A. R. will act as a guard.
Executors of the late Robert Mackey sue Philip Daley for 5101,000 alleging loans at various times, with a writ of attachment covering Daley and a saf eholding at least 6,000. A fatal shooting occurs when John P. M. Richards confronts two intruders in his Brooklyn home. Justus Schwab faces charges within the Communist group. A swindler, James Everett Griswold, preys on elites with subscriptions for the Bayard Taylor Memorial. An elderly woman, Rachel Sloan, wins 010,000 in Brooklyn for a broken hip from a streetcar accident. Various resignations, arrests, and criminal episodes populate New York and Brooklyn, with tax disputes, a political vacancy, and other municipal concerns.
A sprawling overnight blaze in St Louis at Mrs Bausch’s Broad way wagon shop killed three children and injured the owner amid suspected arson. Fires in Lowell Newburyport Milwaukee Springfield Calais Biddeford and Sivcor cause substantial property losses with dozens displaced or unemployed. Local boarders escaped Martins and others aided by ropes while insurers cover most losses.
New York March 9 The Sunday News reports Catholic Archbishops Wood Williams and Gibbons met Cardinal McCloskey in New York to discuss raising subscriptions to aid Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati. They plan early action in their dioceses to fund his relief. Father Pabisher at Mount St Marys cites private donations for its endowment and notes little of Archbishop Purcell’s funds were spent there. A deed by Archbishop Purcell to St Lawrence congregation reveals trust intent for Cincinnati in Boyle’s Glen Grove and Warsaw Pike properties, dating March 7 1879, with possible litigation over precedence of a deed of assignment.
In Alfred jail there are fifteen prisoners. A 270 ton stone was quarried at Sands in Vinalhaven for a monument shaft in New York. Rockland Opinion warns farmers about G S Coburn who will not pay for local produce. Ephraim Allenwood seized eighteen cases of smuggled liquor at Vinalhaven. Portland Republicans renominate most Board of officers except Hale and Nelson. Thomaston Herald cites Willis Parsons and Purinton Beaumont in Maine wheat dealings. Lewiston Journal cites letters from ex Gov Dingley to Corfu quarantine orders. Bangor Commercial covers a clash between Lewis Barker and Dr Young with a nose twist and a knife drawn. John W Abbott, 27, dies under a press setup in Sidney. Adoption stories reveal a $1100 Nova Scotia dowry after long separation. A Somerset County divorce case ends with new partner and a judge’s appeal threat. Goose Rock is a black duck haven. Edward Luce shoots 200 ducks and four seals from a hut on the rock. He uses a steam-only hut, blazes with two barrels, and rests with a hot stove and blankets.
Thomas J. Nichols of Plaistow named Deputy Sheriff of Rockingham County. S A Spofford of Hopkinton injured by axe while also sustaining a scalp cut. Isaiah Cook of Portsmouth wanted in Worcester for swindling crimes. Dover Supreme Court adjourns after five weeks with eleven sentenced to State Prison. Many divorces granted and civil cases settled. Jimmie Wright's Hanover home sold for 1025 with proceeds to town. Keene School Board caucus nominates Mrs Horatio Colony, Mrs Abby Bixford, and George Tilden. election Tuesday. Democratic governors discuss editorial leadership for a Concord newspaper with 25000 capital.
C HW Weeks of Canaan has placed about seven million units of lumber on Indian stream and plans three more. Shoppe Brothers report similar totals, bringing total lumber put in above here to about eighty million for the winter.
An elderly Fall River resident William Cousins left $300 to the Children’s Home, the charity’s first legacy. Also reported death of Edward B. Burroughs and other local incidents and court results from Massachusetts towns.
Newport reports two items of interest including a proposed Pawtucket subterranean reservoir designed to yield two million gallons daily from gravel, and the engagement of Edward Deacon of Boston to Miss Baldwin of New York. It notes Newport summer residences, occupancy plans by R M and T F Cushing, James Gordon Bennett’s likely rental, and Theodore Havemeyer occupying the Andrews villa on Bellevue avenue.
The funeral of the late Elihu Burritt will take place in New Britain this Monday afternoon. Rev. F. F. Emerson, noted as an able Hartford minister who left the Baptist Church over the communion issue, will join the Congregational ministry. State Attorney Waller was reportedly approached in Norwich by a country justice seeking his intervention to “warm” certain parties.
San Francisco reports Godschaux Brothers & Co facing assets of about 475000 with over 1 million in liabilities, while 400000 owed by retailers may shrink by half. W O C Davol of Fall River faces involuntary bankruptcy amid misdeeds by a son in law. Montreal notes Leggat Johnson liabilities of 125000 with 50 cent recovery and Cassidy's 250000 debts settled for 40 cents on the dollar.
A Vassar College student Martha S McDonald reportedly ran away with J C Spencer Jr a New York City heir after secretly meeting weekly in Poughkeepsie. They wed after visiting the Second Reformed Church in Poughkeepsie and the Nelson House. Two classmates who aided the escape were expelled.
The funeral for Sheriff Kimball was held at the Unitarian Church in Lowell Mass with a densely crowded procession. Attendees included Gov Talbot and numerous Masons, Bar Association members, and local officials led by Gen Fisk and W F Salmon. The casket bore silver Masonic symbols and Rev J L Seward delivered the eulogy before cemetery services by Kilwinning Lodge.
A fearful wind and rain storm rages in Oregon for days. Telegraph lines are prostrated in all directions. Streams swell to overflow, and roads become almost impassable across the region near Portland.
The notice lists percentages for multiple mining stocks including Grand Prize Hale & Norcross Belcher California Overman Chollar Raymond & Ely Crown Point Sierra Nevada Eureka Consolidated Union Consolidated and Yellow Jacket. It states OxupErs in mining stock promptly executed in San Francisco by Richardson Hill & Co at 409 Water Street with daily mining intelligence bulletined in their office.
In Pottsville on March 9 three Waterloo youths Charles Gessley William Gessley and Ambrose Rubright jumped from a moving coal train. Charles Gessley died instantly while Rubright and William Gessley were injured with Rubright severely hurt.
At Ebenezer station on the Buffalo New York and Philadelphia Railroad a freight engine boiler exploded last evening. The engineer and fireman suffered severe scalds but are expected to recover.
A notable revival led by Elder Arthur A. Waite of New York continues in Portsmouth with growing conversions. He will stay another week, with overflow nightly at Hanover Street Chapel and packed services at the Methodist and Middle Street Baptist churches. Afternoon sessions in York Rye and Newcastle, plus chalk talks, draw crowds. over 200 dollars is raised to fund a mammoth gospel tent for summer revival starting in May.
Savannah report says the steamship City of Merida bound for New York from Vera Cruz and Havana put into Tybee after breaking the cross head of her engine 143 miles south southeast of Tybee on Thursday.
Gilmore's Garden hosts the start of a major pedestrian contest with thousands turned away. Participants including Rowell Harriman and Ennis O Leary began at a brisk walk, then Rowell took the lead and posted the first mile in 9.25 while O Leary and Harriman followed.
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