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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1886
Page
4
The Suffolk District Medical Society meets tonight at the Institute of Technology to hear Professor Sedgwick discuss filtration and Professor Pompelli speak on water purification. The topic concerns the public and holds general local interest beyond physicians.
Mr Bushrod Morse of Sharon, chosen yesterday by the Democrats of the second district for Congress, presents a tariff reform record and leadership in the Legislature. He backed civil service reform and was an early Cleveland ally, aligning with party policy statewide. Mr Long carried the district by about 1600 two years ago.
The nomination of Abram Hewitt by Tammany Hall may be a political maneuver yet it is a strong choice. Hewitt, founder of the County Democracy and partner of Edward Cooper, could unite factions and end the Henry George episode by backing a single candidate. County Democrats are urged to endorse Hewitt at their meeting tomorrow evening.
Governor Hill commutes the sentences of Theiss boycotters, citing their first offense and honest workingman status with dependent families. He argues there was no criminal intent, their penitent promises to obey laws, and 100 days imprisonment suffices as an example and penalty to prevent societal advantage from longer incarceration.
Henry Cabot Lodge was renominated yesterday in the sixth district where he previously faced defeat in 1884. In accepting the nomination he outlined his current political views. He recently wrote a brief biography of Daniel Webster for the American Statesman series, praised as fair and candid with minor contested conclusions.
The piece critiques Lodge and Webster contrasting courage with expediency after Blaine nomination. It argues Lodge abandons past reform for party musters, aligning with machine politics to seek office, while warning about Andover Seminary's alleged moral danger cited by church papers stirring fear across states.
An Ames ratification meeting drew a large crowd though speakers mostly offered perfunctory remarks. Governor Robinson presided, praising Republican supremacy, while Senator Dawes attacked Cleveland’s administration and Long and Lodge pressed their candidacies amid party maneuvering.
The piece denounces Mr. Allen Thorndike Rice and his complaint against Minister Phelps as fictional and trivial. It argues Phelps acted within private judgment by refusing to present Rice at court and criticizes the North American editor for seeking a courtesy despite virulent attacks on the secretary. It cautions against press overreach and emphasizes restraint in private privilege.
The New York Sun filled much column space with the Jones river expedition and its coverage. The piece suggests the Times proprietor might fairly demand Sun pay half the expedition expenses.
A historical Massachusetts case hints at a troubling pattern linked to the Andover Seminary. The remarks suggest concern over a perceived nursery of crime and the need for deeper community reflection on the institution and its influence.
Henry Ward Beecher's closing London lecture, attended by about 2000, declared evolution the handmaid of religion and received a vote of thanks. The note in the Herald criticizes the condensation of the morning news while highlighting Beecher's ethical stance on evolution.
The New York Mail argues Mr. Cox’s return would bolster one of the best-equipped debaters in the country and help wake up a torpid Republican Party, calling for his election to stimulate talent in the House.
The New York Commercial Advertiser laments that a corrupt scheme with many unscrupulous rogues risks exposure and punishment as boodlers in public plunder reap the consequences. The piece argues genius crime is solitary and overreaching in its dangers.
A graphic urges swift government action against Mormon converts in Utah. It warns that new arrivals accumulate a growing force weekly, threatening a future clash that will require a large army to quell.
A Providence Journal editorial contemplates the Andover dispute. If a full hearing leads to the view that unseen truths do not determine conduct, readers may shift from scholastic controversy to personal duty and the practice of private and public virtue.
The Brooklyn Eagle urges prudent policy and warns against a war with England. It notes Senator Frye as a prudent protectionist with martial tendencies and fears Gloucester fishermen from Nova Scotia may join the British navy if conflict arises, risking American interests.
The author argues that diplomats such as Winston in Persia and Mr. Cox in Constantinople grew homesick and returned home, with Jackson tiring of Mexico. This underscores a case for strictly applying civil service reform to diplomacy, ensuring stability and merit.
The President's chief appointees in Massachusetts such as Saltonstall Stearns and Corse are far above the Connecticut average, suggesting that advisers from Massachusetts are of a higher grade than Barnum and David A. Wells, per the Hartford Courant.
The Philadelphia North American argues that higher wages benefit the country even if consumer prices rise. It contends any price increase lacking wage growth is unjust and unwarranted, urging wage augmentation to cover production costs.
The Philadelphia Press argues that organized labor faces no real opposition from organized labor itself but from obstructive methods used by some unions. It urges Knights of Labor and other unions to drop objectionable practices and focus on educating workers to prepare them for duties that will permanently improve their condition.
A Philadelphia Times editorial argues the nation faces greater risk from a debased silver dollar than tariffs and urges all congressional nominees to disclose their positions.
The Philadelphia Record notes a groundswell of revival with rising trade despite ongoing strikes and embezzlement. The piece asserts workers and thieves cannot halt the upward movement, signaling broad economic improvement.
The Manchester Union uses biting satire to claim the Republican party pretends to aid workers while seeking votes. It derides the party as a patched up “grand old party” and predicts an end to its influence.
The Atlanta Constitution laments the nation being between the devil and the deep blue sea as two governments, the workingmen's congress and the federal congress, must share the workload.
The Albany Journal notes that Lamar Vilas and Garland are typical spoilsmen who have brought the administration into disrepute. It argues that Cleveland must act on cabinet violations in Indiana or risk exposing reform as a sham and political posturing.
Johns Hopkins University presses Levermore's study of New Haven history as a model for municipal evolution. It traces Puritan governance, religion as law, education, and social life, praising early legislatures, fair courts, and civic leadership while urging public instruction and moral standards for modern city government. The review notes humorous yet earnest portrayal and highlights the book's careful social analysis.
A detailed study tracing Greek literature from Homer to Demosthenes, praising Jevons for accessible biographical and critical sketches and his stance on Homer. Notes emphasis on Greek liberty shaping literature, with Homeric debates, Sappho, and the work's suitability for students and general readers. Price listed as $2.50.
A Boston lady writes a moral novel set in a New England summer with Boston girls and German musicians. The flirtations are noted but trivial, good traits prevail, and marriages end happily. Published in England and imported by E. P. Dutton & Co. of New York.
The Peterkin family adventures continue to amuse readers of all ages. The six year favorite series returns in a handsome edition featuring humorous illustrations and witty text for the entire family to enjoy.
A Boston observer muses on autumn leaves used in interior decoration, the shift from mahogany to black walnut, and country folk preserving antique pieces. He recalls a mahogany secretary auctioned off with papers revealing a youth’s extravagance and reflects on magazine portrait manipulation of authors like Howells and Hay.
A collage of social quips, literary jests, and notes on fashion, crime, and theater. It includes remarks on Christians in India, New Haven weddings, a Virginia death, Paris fashion, and a slice of celebrity chatter about Miss Norah Bartlett and Miss Edith Kingdon.
The London World claims Queen Victoria is an excellent artist and, despite political worries and domestic anxieties, she and Princess Beatrice have sketched this autumn. Some of the princess’s sketches may be exhibited next season, and the public would enjoy admiring the queen’s clever productions.
Washington Critic reports a London dinner where W S Gilbert and Burnand trade pointed barbs. Gilbert feigns indifference, keeps guests roaring by asking for salt, and defends his librettos against performers altering his lines. He also rebukes actor J H Ryley for ad libbing during rehearsal.
Pall Mall Gazette notes Ko Ko of the Mikado troupe in Vienna has seemingly gone mad from an endless run of over 500 performances. The piece warns managers to rotate roles to avoid actors burning out or risking dangerous, realistic excesses.
A full report of the major theological clash in the American Board at Des Moines last week will be issued soon by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. The widespread interest and the notable, representative participants justify a permanent edition for wide readership.
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