Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

Charmed phrases and rumors fill a restless era

A roundup of curious notes mentions Lustrous rocks, Chambord’s chances, councils ignoring counsel, Barrett studying Lear, the Fire Commission’s persistence, Sothern’s two new plays, and questions about marriage. Reports touch on yellow fever in Galveston, England seeking Yucatan, Monroe’s shade, an Iowa farmer’s suicide over sheep premiums, Beecher’s views on ministers and farmers, Logan seeking an organ, Iowa cherry blossoms, a Michigan boy’s fork attack on his uncle, Republican Senators sought in New York, and a mayor’s meteoric rise and fall.