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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1886
Page
4
The Boston Post publication lists subscription prices for different terms including yearly, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly options. It notes weekly Friday issues at one dollar fifty cents annually and mentions mailing details and payment instructions.
The Financial and Commercial Departments will be found on the Sixth and Seventh pages, while the Ship News is listed on the Third page.
The Washington dispatches say the fourth district Democratic convention tonight will nominate Mr. Dacey, a strong successor to General Collins, with Martin, Doherty, and O Neill as alternatives. The President will act against federal officials for pernicious activity if charges are supported by evidence, enforcing the July order. Cleveland’s stance hinges on authenticated charges and fair proof to remove or punish officials accordingly.
The sentence, the first of its kind here, targets not murder but causing murder by openly preaching it. The court rejects the anarchists' claim of noninvolvement as a defense, arguing that those who counsel crime share responsibility with those who commit it. The ruling aims to deter incendiary rhetoric and uphold law through accountability for both rhetoric and action.
Doubts arise whether the city council can impeach the mayor, with the issue sent to the Supreme Court for decision. The resolution states the public emergency is not urgent, and Mayor Smith’s term ends in April, likely before any action. Philadelphia may lose its chance to be the first American city to impeach a chief magistrate.
Reports confirm the steamship Anchoria survived a 23 day voyage after breaking a shaft leaving Londonderry on Sept 16 with 450 passengers and 125 crew. In other news Bliss Lucretia Crocker dies after a brief illness while Atlantic Cotton Mills and Indian Orchard Mills face embezzlement losses totaling around $25,000 with treasurer William Gray Jr. siphoning nearly half a million over years through private accounts and stock schemes.
The piece questions the American Board for Foreign Missions and its motive, contrasting belief in salvation with the idea of letting heathens rest in ignorance. It cites Edwin D. Mead urging aid for William and Mary College and ponders whether a Northern benefactor will revive the old college, urging support without rhetoric.
The obituary recalls a New England born figure, longtime board member admired as calm, balanced, and clear in speech. She guided with quiet influence and adaptability, shaping decisions in difficult times. Her death brings shock and a sense of loss to colleagues and the community she served.
The report details Gray siphoning funds from two corporations, moving 77100 in personal and family expenses and 59400 to a yachting account. It argues that only unannounced book examinations could have revealed the theft earlier, noting exams occurred in April and October for Indian Orchard and June and December for Atlantic Mills, allowing transfers to conceal the embezzlement.
The speaker argues for saving William and Mary College, the oldest American seat of learning, from needless sacrifice and calls for a generous donor to fund its present usefulness rather than funding fragile Western state ventures.
Reports from various quarters of the religious world hint at sensational developments. A claim ties the Prince of Naples to a Lutheran German princess, Italian anti clericalism, alleged lawsuits against Andover professors, and nuns fleeing Sapienza with the sacred thigh bone of St Stephen.
A compact survey of eight contemporary novels ranging from German sensationalism to Irish tales and Victorian romances. The piece critiques translation quality, narrative color, and character depth, noting Miss Thackeray and Mrs Inchbald among targets, with brief mentions of publishers and prices.
A concise critique praises Dr Clarke for candor and clarity in addressing the problem of the Fourth Gospel. The author notes the book parallels Gospel evidence with Paradise Lost, offering abundant sources for readers seeking further information and reassurance.
A scholarly critique praises Dr Clarke for breadth and honesty in examining the Saviour’s death and Caesar's fate. It argues the Fourth Gospel contains an anti Jewish tendency only when read with the thirteenth chapter’s Israelite symbolism, challenging the idea an Alexandrian author like Baur could have conceived it.
In the October issue the English Illustrated Magazine showcases a rich blend of art and letters. Frontispiece by E Gascoigne from Dewey Bates drawing, excerpts from Farjeon, Browning on Cambridge and seas beyond, plus Meredith verses and Freeman on southern towns. The Spectator instalment with Hugh Thompson’s drawings anchors the issue, alongside vivid comment on Boston New York rail and psychic happenings.
A collage of social quips and brief items from a historic paper, including remarks about New York politics, Chicago strikers, English performers, Kentucky liquor votes, and odd anecdotes about duels, telegraph rivals, a Peoria bet on a canvass, defaulters, and humorous misreadings from Life and the Pittsburg Despatch. Notable phrases mention Evarts, Sing Sing, and a Connecticut defaulter.
The piece critiques religious publications for narrow treatment due to theological preconceptions. It notes Unitarian Review themes like Israel's Last Word and The Oldest German Romance, and Church Review topics such as French Colonial Effort and Divorce in fiction, urging support for philanthropic efforts despite mediocrity.
The October issue includes concluding papers on Chief Justice Peter Oliver and the Church Records of Farmington Conn. An article on Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport who sent warming pans to the West Indies, Part II on John Harvard and His Ancestry with a picture of his mother's early homes, plus other meritful contributions emphasizing preserving history.
The narrator describes a autumn day trip from Boston through Brookline Newtons and Riverside, admiring century-old houses, New England farm scenes, and the Charles River. A New York builder muses that Boston capitalists are more enterprising than those of New York, contrasting city roles and profit.
The Americans in Paris dedicate the Holy Trinity, a Gothic soapstone and marble church on avenue de l Alma near Champs Elysées. Donors include H. W. Vanderbilt, Mrs Nevins, and others. organ valued at $10,000. twelve stained glass windows donated. corner stone laid March 4, 1881 by Bishop Littlejohn.
A St Louis man startled by a warm sensation above his shoe in a dirty alley finds a gold watch wedged in his pocket after beating the leg with his umbrella. A Burlington man similarly feels something cold slip down his trousers and beats it with his cane, pulling out a damaged watch.
The Philadelphia North American criticizes strikers as misguided and lazy, saying they demand too much and that continued force will incur punishment. The public is urged to withhold sympathy and patience for the strike actions.
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