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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1883

Page

3

Money Matters and Markets in Boston Trading Day

Boston trade report details bank liquidity and strong exchange activity with New York funds at slight discounts. Continental and domestic markets show firm government securities, dull flour and grain trade, rising butter prices, and mixed farm commodities including cornmeal oats and potatoes, with provisions and miscellaneous items noted.

Minnesota Olinda St. Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Illinois Prime Mercantile Virginia Midland Bloomington Muncie St. Paul Oregon Buffalo Philadelphia Evansville Terre Haute Forth Worth Denver Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe Western Lake Erie Louisville Ashville

Liverpool cheese and New York market quotes spark Illinois ease

Market notes report cheese prices, butter exports and New York mercantile quotes with Chicago wheat and corn bids, plus Union Stockyard receipts and grain stocks. The column notes a park boom and rising lard as of today.

Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Illinois New York Boston Chicago

Gloucester Meat and Fish Prices and Market Briefs

Gloucester and Chicago market notices show varied prices for codfish haddock hake and other seafood along with grain and animal products. Notable figures include prime galloee at 650 gil and pickle cured at 3 75, Nova Scotia fish prices, and regional supply details alongside Chicago St Louis and Detroit commodity quotes for flour wheat oats rye and pork.

South America Liverpool Gloucester Nova Scotia Haddock Pogie Cape Ann Chicago Bus Corp Tye ST. Louis

Financial Market Blends London and Liverpool Trade Snapshots

London reports list Atlantic and Great Western and other rails at varied prices with a broad mix of stocks. Merchants Exchange notes weaker sentiment on cargoes and cheaper futures for cotton. Liverpool wheat, corn, and flour prices show quiet but steady patterns with detailed price quotes and futures ranges, alongside cotton sales and market tone.

Canada New York Vermont Burbank New York State Ben Davis England Western Jersey Richimme Florida Palermo Malaga Troilos Belmont Liverpool Hull Bales Augusta Orleans Oan Vane Louisville Wevesusecsnses Savannah E.csece LOS Seesess Sai Wilmin Ike Nalalo Cfcms Eeeree Wercces ST Louis Britain Uplands New Orleans Minnesota London Beerbohm Merchants Exchange United Kingdom California

Court session notes in 19th century federal docket items

United States Circuit Court session resumed before Judge Nelson with Christine J. Burgess and Peter Graffam named among plaintiffs and defendants. U S Commissioners Court records Hallets hearing Venables on unlawful mail transportation, posting $1500 bail for Philadelphia trial next Monday.

United States Circuit Court Nelson Christine J. Burgess Peter Graffam W. D. Brandeis A. A. Ranney N. L. Graffam U. S. Commissioners Court Hallets E. J. Venables Philadelphia

Supreme Judicial Court dockets act as of November entry

The Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth convened November 22 with Chief Justice Morton and Justices Field Devins Allen and Colburn presiding. Case No 6 Lewis J Powers v Cadwallader and others lists L B Whitney for plaintiffs and Cogswell for defendants. No 258 Nathaniel J Bradlee et al v Frank W Andrews et al includes E Barker and J L Thorndike for plaintiffs and Wheeler Welch Amery and Young for defendants. No 261 George W Jackson v Catherine Baroness von Zedlitz et al with A Cottrell for plaintiff and Morse Thorndike for defendants.

Supreme Judicial Court For Commonwealth Morton C. J Field, Devins W. Allen Colburn Lewis J. Powers Cadwallader Raymond L. B. Whitney Cogswell Nathaniel J. Bradlee

Court Records Open With Several Civil Actions and Insolvency Notes

Resumed verdict for defendant in case No 1738 Wm Brown vs Seigfried Wolfsohn. No. 1742 Margaret Lyon vs Wm P Mahoney administrator action to recover 93 dollars from January 1879. No. 1536 Joshua Brashimol vs Chas H Jackson et al regarding Moore Bros insolvency dividend 764.51. juror illness paused trial. various docket entries include Avery v Wheatland and Doherty v Boston Catholic cemetery cases.

Rockwell Wm. Brown Seigfried Wolfsohn L. Powers C. W. Cushing Margaret Lyon Wm. P. Mahoney Mahoney J. A. Maxwell S. L. Powers Joshua Brashimol Chas H. Jackson Moore Bros Blodgett S. Hesseltine J. Bennett M. Holbrook Bacon Jerome A. Baconys David Parker Wm. Gaston J. Elder Robert M. Morse, Jr John S. Brackings W. Winkley D. B Jesse Gore Harrison A. Royce Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Company Edward Pope Toledo B. Allen Thomas Savage Aug. Ruiss Benj. Kimball

Court fines and bail in various Boston area cases

A roundup from several area courts lists defendants held on bail or fined for offenses including larceny, breaking and entering, perjury, and assault. Notable outcomes include Brisbin cleared of embezzlement charges, Patrick Connolly fined, and multiple offenders bound over or fined for assault, theft, and related counts across East, South, Charlestown, Brighton, and Roxbury courts.

Central Court Churchil William J. Courtney James Monahan House of Correction Jeremiah Sullivan Jane Jenkins John Connelly John Donegan House of Industry Sselly Bob Year William Doyle Kate Fennessy James Budd James J. Brisbin Minnesota

Canadian Pacific Land Transactions and Railway Updates

London dispatch reports Canada Northwest Land company modification of the CP lands deal. Land company to buy 1,000,000 more acres instead of 3,500,000, with option to complete original quantity within two years. Separate notes cover Grand Trunk and Chicago Grand Trunk profits, new Wabash route plans from Danville to Ritchie Jr., and Southeastern railway seizures and negotiations. Ottawa and St Paul/Minnesota rail movements noted.

Torronto London Globe Canadian Pacific Railway Company Canada Northwest Land Company Canadian Pacific Grand Trunk Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway Company Wabash Danville Ritchie,Jr Chicago Illinois Cairo Evansville Terre Haute Louisville Nashville Southeastern Montreal Quesnel Arthabaska Southeastern Railway Wickham Hendee Vermont St. Albans Barlow West Shore Bonaés Syracuse Buffalo Ottawa Ottawa and Waddington Railroad Company Washington St. Lawrence Waddington N. Y Pioneer Press of St. Paul Chicago, Milwaukee Poad Minneapolis Manitoba

Paris Judges Uphold Messe Rouge Clergy Escort Tradition

Paris authorities and judges preserve the Messe du Saint Esprit despite the government ending the military escort. The Paris Courts vote to retain the ancient mass ceremony, with provinces following suit, amid voices accusing officials of sowing discord and diminishing venerable customs.

Alex. Damas Paris M. Feuillee Alexander Dumas Malesherbes Dumas Gustave Doreso d’Artagnan M. de Leuven Gustave Dore M. Dumas Fils

Essex county recount sought for sheriff vote

At a Thursday executive council session a preliminary hearing granted Major Luther Day of Haverhill a recount request for Essex County sheriff votes. City clerks from Lynn, Salem, Gloucester, Newburyport, Haverhill, and Lawrence must present all election records to the governor and council by 10 a.m. Friday, November 23.

Executive Council Luther Day Haverhill Essex County W.D. Northend Burleigh Lawrence H. G. Herrick Lynn Salem Gloucester Newburyport Hloverhill Essex

Political influence case in Ohio school board dispute

John J. Hunter, known as Apple-Jack Hunter, sues Bernard Trentman in Squire Bloom's court for 100 dollars claimed as a reward for securing two School Board votes to reappoint Trentman as teacher. Trentman allegedly offered 100 dollars if board members would vote to raise his salary from 700 to 900 dollars. Hunter produced two votes but says Trentman refused to pay. Judge has reserved decision.

Ohio Cincinnati John J. Hunter Jack Hunter Bernard Trentman Squire Bloom Hunter Trentman

Man Rushes For Train After Bangor Clock Confusion

A Bangor man hurried from the Bangor House when a clock on the front of the building appeared to show standard time. He sprinted to catch the Western train, injuring a leg in the scramble. An official informed him the clock followed local time, not standard time, leaving the man exasperated at Bangor's timekeeping.

Bangor Bangor Commercial

Who shall be president in 1884 debate heats NY World letters

A period piece from The New York World invites readers to propose presidential tickets for 1884. Readers from Hepbottom Pennsylvania East Bethany New York Geneva New York Newark New Jersey weigh in on Tilden Hendricks Cleveland and reform, with varied partisan views and bold combinations.

New York World J. P. A. Lingley Hepbottom Tilden Tilden and Hendricks Hewitt and Hoadly Wm. C. Smead East Bethany New York Grover Cleveland Kelly Grady Rowland B. Mahony Geneva N. Y Hendricks Mr. Tilden George Ziegler Newark N. J Samuel J. Tilden Benjamin F. Butler

John Low of Lyman Early settler and prominent leader

John Low ESQ one of Lyman's earliest settlers native of Beverly Massachusetts migrated to Lyman he served as the town's first representative to the general court in 1787 and for most of forty years represented Lyman in the Massachusetts legislature until 1820 his headstone in Lyman Cemetery records died November 23 1827 aged 82 and praises him as a civil magistrate active legislator promoter of justice and peace faithful husband and father and true soldier of the Prince of Peace.

Lyman John Low Beverly Mass General Court Massachusetts Maine Prince of Peace

Candidates for Miner Offices in the Federal House and their Chances

Washington dispatch notes speculation on sergeant at arms clerk and doorkeeper races tied to speaker election. Ohio figures Thompson and Leedom favored for sergeant at arms. Atkins and Clark vie for clerk. Field and Wintersmith target doorkeeper. Senate contenders Goreham for secretary and Hooker seeks current sergeant at arms post.

Federal House Wash. Cor Chicago Tribune John G. Thompson Ohio Tennessee Gen Clark Missouri Congress Field Virginia James Wintersmith Texas Col Wintersmith Kentucky Dalton Indiana Fisher Dennison California Ormfield North Carolina Senate George C. Gorham Col. Hooker House

One Sided Rights in Strike Debate

A New York Evening Post excerpt from The Boston Post argues strikers should leave employers alone when they leave, asserting every person has a right to refuse work and employers owe none to employ someone who has quit. The piece criticizes strikes as often irrational and claims workers have no vested interest in others’ employment.

New York Evening Post Boston Post

Debtor Seeks Credit In Cash-Only Grocery Debate

A weary town man in New Jersey city limits enters a grocery and tests credit terms. The grocer insists on cash for all items, listing staples from tobacco to flour as cash sales. The old man sighs, then asks to be trusted for three dozen clothespins.

Detroit Free Press Hudson Philadelphia N. B New England Boston

Romantic Wedding Aboard B and O Railroad

A couple, Jas. S. Hague and Miss Sweets of Salesville Ohio, wed Monday morning on the Baltimore and Ohio line near West Alexander in a baggage car tunnel ceremony. Reverend officiant led a prayer as darkness surrounded them and Conductor Brady and Marcus Bear witnessed the event.

Baltimore and Ohio Road Gretna Green Washington County Jas. S. Hague Miss Sweets Salesville Ohio West Alexander Brady Marcus Bear Wheeling

Editor Faces 50 000 Demand Over Referenced Remarks

The Marlboro Times editor is pressured to pay 50000 by two individuals he recently described uncomplimentarily. He refuses to settle before a court rules it necessary, noting editors’ wealth fuels frequent extortion.

Lowell Times Marlboro Times

Grant and Conkling Back Knight for Presidency

The Denver Republican reports Grant and Conkling have decided to support the planned knight for the presidency. To the average stalwart this seems like the German obtaining the camel by inner consciousness.

Brooklyn Eagle Denver Republican Blaine Grant Conkling Knight

Little Mac candidate eyed for Democratic renomination

A Portland Argus correspondent reports Boston Letter suggests 'Little Mac' as a Democratic nomination candidate while questioning Hancock McDonald and Governor Butler serving as national committee chairman duties. The note hints at internal party maneuvering and leadership roles.

Boston Portland Argus the Argus Little Mac Hancock McDonald Butler

Change in Life Reflected by Young Married Man

A Chipley Leader encounter with a young married man shows personal contentment. He pauses, then says he would not take a million dollars for himself, reflecting satisfaction with his new life and choices.

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