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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1878

Page

2

Decoration Day Observances Amid Storms at Arlington and Gettysburg

Violent rain storms disrupted Decoration day ceremonies at Arlington Soldiers Home and Congressional Cemetery though most programs proceeded before the showers. Nationwide observances included closures, half mast flags, and a Gettysburg gathering with Gen Butler speaking alongside President Hayes. A grand military display occurred in New York City.

Arlington Soldiers’ Home Congressional Cemetery McCrary Devens Gen. Butler Gettysburg Benjamin F. L Butler Union Lincoln Curtin Edward McPierson United States Hayes Abraham Lincoln Washington New York City

Utica Manchester game ends in Utica win on base running

Utica beat Manchester by superior base running aided by a costly error by Sullivan left fielder for Manchester. Kennedy Hawes Richmond Latham Swift made key plays while Purcell struggled in second and sixth innings. About 100 spectators watched as Uticas praised crowd reception and planned another game tomorrow. Score details follow.

Manchester N. H Utica Richmond Latham Swift Woodhead Manchesters Purcell Alcott Sullivan Uticas

Italian Patriot Mazzini Honored In New York Unveiling

The memorial bust of Giuseppe Mazzini was unveiled in New York with speeches by Mayor Ely, Smith E Lane, Signor Corradi and others. William Cullen Bryant praised Mazzini’s life and religious liberty. A later banquet and open air festival followed, with socialist protests by Justus Schwab and colleagues. Bryant later suffered a serious fainting spell and concussion from a fall, with doctors hopeful for recovery.

Two Nations Ely William Cullen Bryant Bryant Brazil Customs Commission New York Mazzini Smith EK Lane Signor Corradi Wenman Smith E. Lane J. L. O. Sullivan Portugal Henry D. Walker Carter Ohio Secchi de Casale Eco d'Italia Wyman Department of Public Works Public Works Giuseppe Mazzini Italy Salvatore Caro Raeppler Lion Park J. K. Hackett Signorina Adelina Gasparini Harrison Millard Alice Hosner Annie E. Beere Justus Schwab National Assembly West Forty-fourth Street Schwab Henry Drury

Proposals for Bulgaria Split and Congress Plans

Telegraph dispatches from Vienna and London say Count Schouvaloff’s proposals would set Bulgaria’s southern boundary from Bulgaria to Philippopolis and Varna Turkey to keep Batoum in exchange for fortress demolition and European rather than Russian control. A British naval review at Portsmouth signals power while congress groundwork and European arrangements unfold.

London Vienna Schouwaloff Bulgaria Philipoppolis Vranji Turkey Batoum Danubian St. Petersburg Gortschakoff Cimbria Maine Hama Fouad Osman Mukhtar Mehemet Rushdi Pasha Sadyk Great Britain Portsmouth England

Northern Railroad stockholders meet at Phenix Hall

Concord New Hampshire May 30 The thirty third annual meeting of the Northern Railroad stockholders convened in Phenix Hall. Onslow Stearns presided as president and directors were elected with Stearns Foster Nesmith Crocker Minot Lawrence Hayes all winning every vote. Auditors reported books correct and officers formed.

Concord N. H The Northern Railroad Phenix Hall Onslow Stearns William L. Foster Charles ¥. Choate Boston Board of Directors John A. Burnham George W. Nesmith Franklin Ariel Crocker Josiah Minot Edward Lawrence Francis B. Hayes Wyman Pattee Enfield Nathan Parker Manchester George A. Kettle Stearns Burnham and Hayes Concord Railroad Cne Joseph W. Fellows Clark Portland Saco

Fire damages multiple 19th century stores and mills across towns

Reports from Portsmouth, Pottsville, New York, Newburyport and Woodsville describe fires damaging Wendell's hardware store Butler Laighton's grocery stock Newburyport barn and livestock Dixon's North Monroe buildings and the Indianapolis Peru and Chicago Railway machine shops. Incendiary suspicions noted in several cases with varying insurance.

Portsmouth N. H Wendell Butler & Laighton Pottsville Eagle Colliers George W. Johns & Brother St. Clair New York Duane and Greenwich Streets Newburyport Mass Ocean Mill Nicholas T. Pike East Salisbu Wooodsville John Dixon North Monroe Peru Ind Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Railway

Two Men Buried in Montreal Area Well Die in Sluice

Montreal May 30 The Hochlega well collapse kills Luc Dion trapped as water rose. Narcisse Dejardins rescued after 20 hours with legs broken. Hogan Beaufort crew of eight workers freed. Lafontaine and two others only slightly hurt. Dion’s body recovered with little external injury but sign of struggle.

Montreal Dion Dejardius Lafontaine

Reunion of the Army of the Potomac in Springfield June Fifth

Springfield May 30 arrangements for the Society of the Army of the Potomac reunion in Springfield on June 5 promise a hearty welcome. City Hall exercises feature an oration by Rev Henry Ward Beecher and a poem by Richard H Stoddard. Banquet in the hall, with bands from Providence and Boston.

Manchester N.H Merrimac Square Louis Bell Post J. M. Cummings L. F. McKinney J. J Hall Sheridan Guards Straw Rifles Head Guards Springfield Mass Society of the Army of the Potomac Wight Henry Ward Peecher Richard H. Stoddard J. B. Smith Boston Reevyes Providence Brown Springfield Club New England Middle States Boston and Albany Connecticut River Connecticut Central

Robbers Strike Westbound Passenger Train At Salt Lake

Four masked men boarded the west bound train after leaving Percey station. They robbed passengers of cash and tickets, struck a passenger, fired three shots, and fled in three minutes. Track found at daylight as armed men pursued. Reward offered by Union Pacific $1000 per robber.

SaLt Lake Percey Station Union Pacific Railway Company

Potter Committee promises thorough inquiry into Hayes era thefts

Washington capital notes Clarkson N Potter as chairman with a strong, varied panel including William Morrison, Eppa Hunton, John MacMahon, Joseph Blackburn, Henry Stenger, James Cobb, Ben Butler, Frank Hiscock, Jacob Cox, and Thomas Reed. The group forms a cross section of reformers and party leaders chosen by Morrison and Randall to unmask villains tied to the Hayes presidency thefts and Southern frauds.

Washington Potter Committee Randall Hayes Clarkson N. Potter Bishop Potter Clarkson Schenectady N. Y Union College George William Curtis Tilden Finley Springer Potter Morrison Withal William R. Morrison Illinois Speaker Kerr House Congress Louisiana Eppa Hunton Judiciary Committee Electoral Commission Hunton Virginia Goode Belknap John A. MacMahon Ohio Joseph C Blackburn Kerr Joe MacMahon Maryland Vallandigham Dayton Stenger Pennsylvania Cobb Indiana Ben Butler Butler Poddy Wayne MacVeagh Frank Hiscock New York Pompey Jacob D. Cox Grant Interior Canada Oberlin Thomas B. Reed Maine Blaine’s Luther

New York Woman Seeks Divorce After Hyde Park Wedding

Collins B. Cole of New York sues Cora P. Cole for divorce. she formerly Cora Pearl Heusted, once famed in Poughkeepsie society. The marriage followed a previous divorce, amid rumors of alleged offenses and intense county gossip. Mrs Cole is gravely ill, with family and counsel disputing the suit’s existence and fate.

Collins B. Cole New York City Cora P. Cole Poughkeepsie Heusted Hoyt

Notable Clergy and Judge Die in New England and Nebraska

Rev Nicholas Medbery long-time Portsmouth city missionary died in Dover Massachusetts at 77 after a long ministry. Hon Daniel Garitt Chief Justice of Nebraska Supreme Court died at Nebraska City of dropsy at about 70. Rev Josiah Clare LL D former Williston Seminary principal died at Northampton aged 64.

Portsmouth N. H Newburyport Watertown Middleboro Dover Mass Medbery Supreme Court of State of Nebraska Nebraska City Williston Seminary Easthampton Man Northampton

New York's Woman Convict in Erie County Penitentiary

A Western New York paper reports Mary Ann Shaffer known as William Freeman, with brothers and sisters in Allegany County unaware of her gender. She lived as a man, married a woman, and performed outside work while the wife sought leniency from the judge. Public excitement grows and a pardon seems likely.

New York Mary Ann Shaffer Erie County William Freeman Mary Ann Allegany County Jude

Renowned minister linked to string of marriages and embezzlement

In 1877 Rev. John Foster who led the Baptist Church in Gilbert Mills New York formerly headed the First Congregational Church in Hannibal Missouri. A church committee charges he used alias names and practiced bigamy after deserting wives. He allegedly embezzled funds and left dependents destitute while marrying six times.

Phoenix Register John Foster Baptist Church Gilbert Mills N. Y First Congregational Church Hannibal Jones L. Foster Vermont Foster

Sheridan arrives to select camps for troops heading to the Hills

Col. Sheridan of Gen. Phil Sheridan's staff arrives to choose three encampment sites for soldiers marching toward the Hills. Camps will be near Bear Buttes ten miles from Deadwood, near Rapid City forty miles away, and on the Little Missouri river eighty to ninety miles distant. The encampments, with Fort McRanney troops, aim to protect Black Hills towns and routes for the summer.

Deadwood Col. Sheridan Phil Sheridan Hills Bear Buttes Rapid City Little Missouri River Fort McRanney Black Hills

Outlaw Sam Bass Surrounded Near Fort Graham

The News reports Sam Bass, the train robber, and five men surrounded on Big Caddo creek by Berry Meadow, Stephens county sheriff. Meadow was reinforced by ten men from Palo Pinto and plans an attack this morning after two days of limited fighting with unclear losses.

Galveston Fort Graham Sam Bass Big Caddo Creek Berry Meadow Stephens County Meadow Palo Pinto

Plate Glass Co. allegedly bankrupt shown in Dodge suit

In Pittsfield on May 30, witnesses and accounts testified that the Plate Glass Company was far worse off than stated to the Porcelain Company at consolidation and that the former was practically insolvent at that time.

Pittsfield Mass Dodge Plate Glass Company Porcelain Company

Concord Daily Patriot To Publish New Edition On June 5

The Concord Daily Patriot will be new on June 5 and continue during the Legislature session. Deacon David Stevens and his wife of Deerfield celebrated their golden wedding with about a hundred attendees. A Greekback club formed in Exeter with officers: President Oliver L. Giddings Vice President George W. Wadleigh Secretary Treasurer A. J. Hoyt. Manchester Base Ball Association expelled pitcher John Leary for contract violation and drunkenness. P J McElroy about 45 killed at P C Cheneys mill by the paper machine. Frank Guilford of Plymouth killed a horse after attempting to preach and failing at work. Alumni of Dartmouth College consider James W. Patterson and Charles H. Bell for Board of Trust vacancies.

United States Boston Army and Navy Edward W. Kinsley Post McCrary Devens Gen. Butler Gettysburg William Cullen Bryant Mazzini New York Central Park Key Tennessee Congress Frank E. Holmes Pawtucket R. I George William Curtis New York Mr Curtis William H. Baldwin Curtis Guild W. T. Davis Plymouth E. E. Hale Dean Academy Moral Education Society Woman’s Board of Missions Congregational Ministers Dom Pedro Coney Island Prospect Park Northern Railway New Hampshire Nashua and Rochester Railway Wisconsin Central Railway Turkey Hawes Will Hawes Watkins, MW. Y Concord Daily Patriot David Stevens Deerfield Exeter Oliver L. Giddings George W. Wadleigh A. J. Hoyt Manchester Base Ball Association John Leary Manchesters P. J. McElroy P. C. Cheney Manchester Lawrence Frank Guilford

Rutland Workhouse foundation near completion

The Vermont Workhouse at Rutland foundation is finished and the building will be erected soon. The Branecon scale works will be removed to Rutland in two or three weeks. Rev. William R. Warner was installed pastor of Ira Baptist Church on Tuesday. Rev. Justin K Richardson of Rutland preached the sermon. Dr Horace Fales was thrown from his carriage Thursday, found senseless in the road, then revived. his temple bruised and head pain remain, but he is in a critical condition.

Evening Post William Cullen Bryant Mazzin James G. Wilson East Seventy-fourth Street Gen. Wilson Bryant Grey Mr Bryant Sixteenth Street Carnachan Gray Julia Bryant Atlantic City Parke Godwin Germany Rutland Vermont William R. Warner Ira Baptist Church Justin K. Richardson Horace Fales Harvey N. Powell New Haven Glasgow Frazer Rev H. O. Finch Yale Seminary First Congregational Church Guilford Yale New London Harvard Harvards Connecticut Historical Society Hartford J. Hammond Trumbull State Agricultural Society Charter Oak Park Elm Street Townsend Savings Bank

Prisoners in Lawrence jail rattle county records

The notice lists 155 prisoners at the jail and House of Correction in Lawrence. It mentions Richard Porter held on two counts of burglary, each for 500 dollars, and the health of George T. Hathaway of Fall River deteriorating since his commitment. It also notes a stabbing in Lowell and various regional incidents and transfers.

House of Correction Lawrence Richard Porter George T. Hathaway Fall River Peter Collins South Common Lowell Willimansett J. R. Nichols Haverhill Thomas Desmond Welch Holyoke Massachusetts Michigan Central Railroad Lincoln

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