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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1879
Page
2
The article describes Madame Humbert, of mixed Hebrew and French ancestry, staying steadfast under family pressure to marry for love. Her bridal attire of white satin, tulle, and orange blossoms is noted, while her eyes are described as hard with willful focus, not softness.
Mr Stilson Hutchins proprietor of the Washington Post acquires the Manchester Daily Union and pledges a vigorous, fair Democratic paper aimed at expanding circulation without harming Democratic peers. The salutatory invites New Hampshire readers to allow time to set up a bright, active newsy journal for the state democracy.
The Philadelphia Christian Association refused hall to Rev. Mr. Giles of the Swedenborgian faith. Dr. Magoon of a Baptist church offered his own church, drawing a large crowd with hundreds who could not enter. The episode invites practical lessons, though the point seems obvious.
The extract notes that both white and black Republicans in Virginia supported the readjustment policy, attributed to Congress member Jorgensen as the source of authority for this claim.
The annual Army of the Tennessee gathering in Chicago featured Gen. Grant's reception by citizens and the army. The event drew Democrats and Illinois National Guard, aiming for nonpolitical participation, while Republicans debated a third-term stance. Reports note a grand demonstration and a flattery filled mayoral welcome.
A list of multiple auctions spanning November 14 to November 19 detailing sales of horses carriages furniture boots and shoes carpets and stock items. Firms include Eaton Bunting Hawes Day Wilmerding Hoguet Warren Rhodes McCurdy Lippincott and more with locations in Philadelphia New York and Isburgh noted.
The Boston Post special reports on Congressmen gathering in Washington for winter, with debates over Tilden Kelly Blaine and Grant. Bayard stands out as potential presidential contender while Chandler's death saddens Republicans and reshapes the National Committee plans ahead of December conventions.
The Army of the Tennessee met in Chicago on November 12 with Gen. Sherman presiding as 450 members pledged to guard Gen. Grant. Mayor Harrison formally welcomed Grant who likened him to Washington, while Grant praised the nation’s growth and unity. A Havgerly’s Theatre reception followed, with a crowded auditorium and officers including Sherman and Sheridan.
Webster, a 30 year old from Berkshire area, is jailed in Pittsfield as officers gather evidence linking him to the Chester Goodale assault in Egremont and a recent Alford burglary and attempted murder. Shoes stolen in Alford were found hidden in Egremont church sheds. a Stockbridge post office theft and other burglaries are also alleged.
Evarts travels to England to reopen the fishery dispute and shape a new debate. He notes a prior weakness of the foreign and colonial office, claims to have educated British authorities, and suggests Sir A. T. Galt's value will be clearer amid the discussions.
London reports from Nov. 12 note journals in St Petersburg and Golos view Beaconsfield's address as aiming to influence domestic opinion ahead of an election. They cite peace leanings and a tempered tone on Russia, while other papers discuss Eastern affairs and Balkan alliances and the uneasy balance with Austria and the Porte.
Washington reports the Central Pacific Railroad paid 220,520 dollars to the Treasury under the Thurman law, bringing total cash and transportation credit for the period to 536,29190 dollars. A portion funds the sinking fund and annual 5 percent net earnings requirement.
Judge Blatchford orders arrest warrants for Norvin Green and George Prescott for contempt in Colgate case. Governors and pilots clash over new steam pilot boat. Court of Appeals orders new trial in Brooklyn elevated railroad case. Comstock arrested on assault charge. Steamer Barrares quarantined with dismasted Ocean in tow.
Washington dispatch reveals a staged interview with Senator Matt Carpenter. The National Republican mailed printed slips to GOP papers to manufacture opinion. It claims Democrats target a Democratic president in 1881 and promotes Grant as the only candidate to thwart a Democratic conspiracy in Congress.
Congressman Charles H Voorhis of New Jersey was arrested in Hackensack on charges of obtaining collaterals from the First National Bank of Hackensack where he served as president. Affidavits by Cashier Brower and Vice President Degroot supported the claim. He appeared before a U S commissioner and remained under surveillance at his home as bail was awaited.
The National Wool Manufacturers' Association held its Philadelphia meeting and elected officers led by President Rufus 8. Frost of Boston. New vice presidents include John L. Little and Thomas Talbot with D. L. Einstein and Thomas Dolan as others. Samuel Fay named treasurer and John L. Hays secretary. The gathering featured letters on wool tariff policy and calls for cooperation between wool growers and manufacturers.
The north span of the Kansas River bridge at Lawrence collapsed as floodwaters rose four feet in two hours. Flood wood jammed the trestle and caused the span to give way. Many people were on the span when it failed but all escaped unharmed.
Agent Adams reports from Los Pinos Agency that chiefs of the White River Utes gathered at Ouray's house near Gunnison River. He plans immediate testimony by Indian witnesses and seeks Capt. Paine and Lieut. Cherry, plus copies of Meeker correspondence, warning of possible war if the commission fails.
New York reports a creditors committee listing 974 929 dollars for unsecured creditors. Vouchers show net losses from grain ventures 274 722 dollars in Chicago, 22 134 in Wall Street, and 40 000 in Leadville and San Juan mines. Partners drew 415 279 over six years. Creditors require 64 cents on the dollar for any settlement. Sr John N B notes Deveber & Sons wholesale dry goods suspension with 400 000 dollars in liabilities.
At a Gloucester parish meeting the Unitarian Society unanimously voted to extend a call to Rev. John O. Thompson of Bloomington Illinois to become their pastor. The Gloucester Relief Association aided forty seven families of missing fishermen this evening praising the relief effort. Republican caucuses in all wards select city committee members to organize for the December 2 city election campaign.
Havana reports Spanish gold at 242 3-4 to 243 with U S exchange at 60 days gold eight to eight and a quarter premium. Sugar No 12d s at 11 3-4 to 12 reals gold. About forty men looted Remedios railroad warehouses on the 9th, taking arms before fleeing. Soldiers pursue. many plantation workers fled, most returning next day. District of Holguin described as peaceful.
A negro fired a gun near the Rio Grande killing a Mexican and wounding a boy in Piedras Negras causing uproar. The shooter fled. A week earlier a fight near Sierra Majada Mines left fourteen Americans dead with no names or details.
A libel was filed in the United States District Court by the owners of the steamer Falcon claiming 40000 from the owner of the schooner 8 C Tryon for sinking the steamer on the night of the 8th inst.
A J Peterson was arrested in Biddeford on an assault with intent to kill. Oxford approved bond-based debt refunding with 50 100 and 500 dollar notes over three or twenty years. Morrison Johnson of Brooks died by suicide at about seventy after years of poor health.
Mr. G. W. Worthen rejects Plymouth reports that he is indicted for aggravated assault on Asa Barron, asserting no indictment and no involvement. A Newport woman, Mrs. Benjamin Marshall, died after a fall while loading wood, being in frail health. David Webster, a liquor spotter linked to perjury cases with Thomas E. Drake, has been released on his own recognizance amid concerns of a fatal disease. The Portland and Rochester Railroad sale to Boston and Maine and Eastern corporations could reshape Eastern New Hampshire rail traffic, ending the Portland to Boston route via Rochester and Nashua and undermining low-rate competition.
The Vermont State Temperance Convention met at Vergennes under the Young Men's Reform Club. North Troy customs officers seized a team and butter tied to Mark Bannister's smuggling. St Albans Iron and Steel Works rolled, possibly first Vermont steel from English blooms. Bennington taxed 90 cents on each dollar to cover overdue railroad bond interest. Mrs. Edwin French of Londonderry was rescued after falling into a well. a dog alerted workers. Vermont Central Rail Road case arguments in Montpelier court addressed which debt instruments have priority in 1864 compromise.
A Boston Herald letter notes Mr Tilden’s Yonkers baronial Greystone Park estate on the Hudson with lavish halls and scenic views opposite the Palisades. It says he keeps a Gramercy Park city residence, travels by horse car, and remains quiet and unostentatious while guiding New York politics from both homes.
Edison’s associates claim his electric light is perfected and ready for public display at Menlo Park. They describe progress toward multiple lamps, an indestructible burner point, an economical lamp, and vacuum machinery with final steps pending. No exhibition date was announced.
Weavers at Atlantic Mills strike for higher wages. Catherine Drugan, 50, killed on the Boston and Albany line in Worcester. A $560 horse and phaeton stolen from Kenosha House trotting park. Dennis Moran, 50, dies from a derrick accident while excavating for a railroad in Orange. A Lowell court sentences a burglar to thirteen years. Female voter registration opens in Lowell with Mrs. C. B. Richmond first on the list. Juveniles arrested in North Adams for disturbing the peace and vandalism. several fines and costs imposed. Robberies hit Litchfield Bros store and the North Attleborough post office. Boston druggist W G Bennett may sue for divorce amid scandal. Boston’s Hoosac Tunnel project nears completion by December. Mrs. Erskine killed crossing Old Colony track at Holbrook Station on Cape Cod express.
A Cincinnati family watched a stage beheading illusion last night. During a playful demonstration a knife slipped and cut the wife deeply across the throat. A physician sewed the wound and the woman is expected to recover, though scarred by the morbid display.
In New Orleans A and Levy auction house on Gravier street burned with a 50 000 dollar loss, fully insured. Nearby M L Higgins tobacco manufactory suffered major damage. In Louisville Paducah hub and spoke factory burned with 28 000 loss. Yazoo City Manns cotton seed oil mill burned with 45 000 loss. All insured.
John E. Kubely, four years with Henry Clausen Jr., was arrested on the charge of forging Clausen’s name to checks totaling $3,300. Police found additional forged checks worth $3,800 and bank books showing deposits of $2,300.
Two unknown men in a rowboat fell over Wood's Falls on the Black River two miles from Watertown. Their appearance and actions led authorities to believe they intended to end their lives by suicide this afternoon.
Lieut Thomas C Terrell of the United States Navy is ordered to the training ship Constitution. Henry E Doud a flour mill proprietor at Turin New York was killed Wednesday after being pulled into a shaft. John M Slater shot dead by his father in law J W Keen near Maggz Arkansas during a quarrel. John Somers of Iowa dies in St Louis following the St Charles bridge disaster. Hanlan and Ward sail from Toronto to Rochester to arrange a new race with Courtney and Blaikie. Second Lieut H C Fisher of the United States Marine Corps ordered to Brooklyn for duty at the Marine Barracks. A Pennsylvania Railroad collision near Princeton Junction destroys a locomotive and two freight cars. No lives lost. A Des Moines despatch says Capt P Collins of Company A twenty first Infantry at Fort Boise killed by runaway ambulance horses.
The third game saw A P Rudolphe defeat Eugene Carter after a long struggle as Rudolphe finished 297 to 293. The evening featured Rudolph Heiser and William Sexton with Heiser edging ahead and finishing 276 to 259. Maurice Daly defeated George Slosson in the fifth game, Daly finishing 294 to 274.
Everett Davis aged 18 died Tuesday when a gun he was using as a paddle discharged on the Pawcatuck River near Westerly. Fred W. Granger of Boston, a noted horse thief, surrendered to Massachusetts officers for stealing a horse and buggy in Wrentham. In Washington county Common Pleas Court on Wednesday Asan S. Coon was convicted of an assault with a loaded pistol intending to kill his wife and was sentenced to five years in State Prison.
In VittTON New Hampshire on November 12 125 veterans of the Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers gathered under Col George D Savage. Gov Natt Head and Secretary of State A B Thompson attended as officers and guests. A corner stone is laid for the new Town Mall by Gov Head and staff with a zinc box of coins and town records. A full day of meals camp fire and a social dance followed.
The article notes two deaths in separate incidents. A seven year old boy, son of John Brennan of Fairfield, died after being kicked by a horse on Saturday. In Walcotville, 35 year old John Devlin died after walking off a railroad bridge while intoxicated on Sunday.
Charles F. Kring admitted guilt by withdrawing his not guilty plea and was sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary for the January 4 1875 murder of Mrs Dora Braemser in St Louis Missouri Judge Loughlin presided Kring protested the sentence claiming his lawyer promised leniency and a motion to set it aside may be filed tomorrow.
Police found a box of silverware worth 2000 dollars in front of 486 Greenwich Street known as Rotten Row. Several suspicious men fled as officers approached. The crate bore the mark W. W. Totten Nashville Tenn likely stolen from an express office or wagon.
In Philadelphia on November 12 the court of inquiry under British Consul Crump heard Capt. Johnson of the Lady Octavia reiterate that the collision with the Champion was caused by negligence aboard the Champion for lacking a lookout. He added that if the Champion had struck ten feet farther aft the Octavia would have sunk immediately.
In Frankfort the Wilson and Dougherty blacksmith shop was burned with the remains of M A Jones's child recovered from the ruins. Authorities believe the owner Wilson, an ex prison convict, is involved.
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