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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1880

Page

2

Industry and Commerce Not to be Disturbed by Politics

A Cincinnati businessman urges firms to meet and disavow hostile anti-South sentiment in local papers. Theodore Cook counters a banker’s alarmist bond forecast, urging a fair market response. Philadelphia Time notes business desires peaceful governance and separation of politics from commerce, trusting prosperity under any presidential choice.

New York Cincinnati D. J. Falls Mechanics’ National Bank Hancock United States Tinancier Fallis Theodore Cook Philadelphia Tts Garbeld

Political War Claims and Campaign Notes From Indianapolis

The telegraph from Indianapolis reports on war claims legislation favoring Union veterans, with James B. Weaver denouncing fusion with old parties. Denis Kearney urges light spread as Butler campaigns in New York and upstate. Bayard, McClellan, and Grant are noted for upcoming appearances and a Republican National Committee meeting set for October 14. Gambling pools in Pittsburg speculate on Sanders and Hancock in Indiana’s election.

Indianapolis Greensburg Enoch G. Proctor Proctor Carl Schurz Ohio Cleveland Schurz Gen Garfield Hancock White House James B. Weaver Denis Kearney Butler Norwich Binghamton N. Y Elmira Dunkirk Olean Senator Bayard New York State Gov. McClellan Republican National Executive Committee New York Grant Pittsburg Indiana Sanders Brattleboro New England Col. French Charles P. Thompson Anderson William Gaston John K. Tarbox Charles Levi Woodbury

More Money Wanted for the Survey of the Public Lands

Washington reports Commissioner Williamson urges expanding the General Land Office with higher salaries and staff. The fiscal year ending June 30 1880 saw 15 699 253 acres of public lands surveyed and 652 151 acres of private land claims. Disposals include cash entries 850 740 acres and homesteads 6 145 570. Also notes Meeker case, comet sighting, Taylor salary payment, mint coinage, Havana yellow fever deaths, and enforcement actions near Red Oak.

Washington Williamson General Land Office Agricultural College Ute Commission Meeker Interior Department White River United States Zachary Taylor Virginia Havana Rachel Boston Bureau of Internal Revenue Clark Atlanta Red Oak Campbell County

Duel Ends in Fatal Bottle Wound in Manchester

In Manchester New Hampshire on October 1 23 year old Frenchman John Blanchard was killed by 18 year old Pierce Edward Powers after a street quarrel near Connor's beer hall. Powers and companion were arrested after the assault which left Blanchard with a severed jugular vein. A coroner's jury convened to hear testimony with witnesses still to be examined.

Manchester N. H John Blanchard Pierce Edward Powers Powers Amherst Street Blanchard Connor Dennis Quinn Uo Central Street Lowell Vermont Young Powers Saratoga Fortress Monroe Madeira William Lendevey Bridgeport Conn Halifax Bedford Basin Albert G. F. Goerson Philadelphia Baltimore Centreville Iowa U. S. Circuit Court Chicago, Burlington and Quincey Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska Quebec Paris William J. Fairchild Burton,Clarke, Howell and Shoemaker Michigan Ohio Chicago Richard French Fairchild Kansas Alexander Sutherland Methodist Church of Canada Far West Mle Geo A. Miner Pres M. B Daming New Ieland Pedagogical Association Wesleyan Hall Bromfield Street Smith Dorchester High School L. H. Buckingham

Legal decision favors American Union Company in telegraph dispute

Justice Miller delivers opinion in Western Union vs Union Pacific Kansas Pacific American Union Telegraph cases. Court amends injunction to allow Union Pacific to transmit public business over Kansas Pacific lines for telegraph companies without discrimination. Immediate order grants Union Pacific the right to transmit commercial paid messages. Remaining contract questions await final hearing.

American Union Company St. Louis Justice Miller Supreme Court Western Union Company Union Pacific Railroad Company Kansas Broad Company Socal Kansas Kansas Pacific Railroad Company American Caion Telegraph Company American Union Telegraph Company Justice Miler Union Pyertic Railroad Company Kansas Pacific Railway Company

Strike at the Barber Valley Mill Spurs Local Labor Tensions

In Fall River on September 30 the Bar vard Mill weavers walked off over a change in the class of goods affecting wages. The act asserts pay parity with prior work, while the agent claims equal rates. The stoppage is local to this mill and likely short, with spinners awaiting a Saturday meeting to decide. Manufacturers plan a wage-comparison table to show gains since a 15 percent rise and a further 1 percent boost recently.

Fall River Barvard

Welcome to the City and a City Welcome

A procession through principal streets led to the Esmond Hotel where apartments were provided. Bells rang, steam whistles blew, and crowds cheered. The President appeared on the balcony to thank the citizens, with Gen. Sherman, Secretary Ramsey, and Mrs. Hayes receiving cheers and acknowledgments.

Esmond Hotel Sherman Ramsey Hayes

Attempt to avert war in Turkey and Albania escalates

In Lonpoy Oct 1 The Times notes hope for pacific action under the Berlin Treaty as the Powers weigh responses to the Porte. The Daily News reports a grace period until Sunday, with Britain unlikely to abandon policy though Austria Germany France Italy Russia all influence the outcome. Albanians near Dulcigno grow in numbers, Riza Pasha warns residents to flee, but locals refuse. Mixed dispatches on Carlyle illness, Cork Parnell demonstration, Dan Fulanos’s lineage, and grain outlook cite America as key supplier. Disturbances near Bruges prompt fatalities. Belgium shipping dues under review. Ireland observes cautious cabinet stance on extremism and law.

Turkey Lonpoy the Times East Daily News Cabinet Council Austria Germany Italy France Russia Ragusa Dulcigno Riza Pasha Thomas Carlyle Corporation of Cork Parnell Limerick Keene Dan Fulanos Newmarket King Alfonso Canary Harry Bassett Liverpool Great Britain America Cettinje Camp Suturman Ireland Lord Mountmorres Sweeney Gannon Bruges Legiam Antwerp Bismarck Bundesrath Belgium Forster Blanuer

Bernhardt season tickets go on sale at Booths

The Bernhardt season tickets began selling at Booths in New York with a rush. Season price is 80 dollars and within an hour 400 orchestra chairs were snapped up, totaling about 24000 dollars.

New York Booth’s H. K. Purdy Acapulco United States Shields Col. Strachan Massachusetts Ninth Regiment Sixty Ninth Regiment Charles J. Murphy Brooklyn Adrienne Miss Davenport Mr. Price Mrs. Price Davenport Grand Dames of Iasdame

Brighton Beach Mile and Dash Winners Raced in Oct Meet

At Brighton Beach in October Surge won the mile heat and placed second and third in other heats with times 1 45 and 1 49. Maud R led the first heat in 1 45. Boardman won the mile and one eighth dash in 2 00 and Nimblefoot the mile dash in 1 45 4. Miss Maloy won the hurdle in 2 53. In Louisville October racing Ventriloquist won a mile heat for three year olds with 1 45 with Virtuma and Dictum close behind. Matagorda took the selling race mile and a quarter, Selex won the 2 year dash in 1 46, and Jim Malone won the three quarter mile dash in 1 17.

New York Brighton Beach Surge Maud R Boardman Nimblefoot Miss Maloy Louisville Ventriloquist Virtuma Dictum Matagorda Miss Nailer Mayday Selex Lucy May Voltagne Jim Malone Blanche Miss Nailer Turd

Utah Woman Suffrage Law Defies Equal Registration

A writ of mandamus sought to strike off women voters in Utah but the Utah Supreme Court ruled that mandamus cannot compel registration officers to remove names and that updating lists is not a ministerial act. The challenge to the law’s validity continues.

Salty Lake Utah Supreme Court of Utah Supreme Court

Chatham Lumber and Fish Exports Reported for September

The September exports from Chatham show 17 202 000 feet deals and 45 000 palings of lumber, plus 368 tons shipped. Fish exports total 645 000 pounds of fresh lobsters to the United Kingdom and 9 600 pounds to France, 9 600 pounds of mackerel to the United Kingdom, 250 barrels to the United States, and 2 603 pounds of salmon to the United States.

St. John N. B Chatham United Kingdom France United States

New York Autumn Life Brought to Bright City Scenes

The piece surveys New York in autumn sunlight, praising the city’s art, theatres, parks, and social season. It notes Fifth Avenue gaiety, debutantes, Delmonico balls, and a blend of culture and commerce, while contrasting Bostonian views and Bohemian circles in Manhattan society.

Fifth Avenue Central Park Delmonico’s Dreamland Hawthorne Boston Vienna Bohemia Fifth Avenue Theatre Daly’s Edgar Fawcett Anna Dickinson Fanny Davenport Muebh Miss Dickinson Miss Davenport Comarty Kate Vivian

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