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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1878

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Russians resume march on Adrianople as Turks evacuate Babalski

London dispatches report Russians advancing toward Adrianople and Turks evacuating Babalski under Gen Todleben threat. Safvet Pasha orders withdrawal. Russians likely reoccupy. British stance on Bosphorus remains cautious with Berlin note.

London Constantinople Porte Adrianople Prince Lobanoff Babalski Todleben Safvet Pasha Berlin Tchabaldja Bosphorus

Archbishop Schreiber to Return with Vatican Mission

Rome report states Archbishop Schreiber of Bamberg, summoned by the Pope for consultation on German Catholic disagreements over Germany Vatican negotiations, has briefed Cardinal Nina and the Pope. On return he is expected to carry a papal mission to settle the Prussia Papal question.

Rome Schreiber Bamberg Germany Vatican Nina

Insurrection Spreads in New Caledonia and Global Tensions

News from Sydney and London report insurrection spreading in New Caledonia with a white massacre by natives. Other items note drownings in northern Italy, wage cuts affecting 40,000 Clyde workers, Balfour & Co. failure tied to losses from India and China, and rising Vesuvian activity near Naples.

Sypney New Caledonia London Cortemiglia Millesimo Italy Bermida Glasgow Clyde Manchester Guardian Balfour & Co Manchester India China Liverpool Florence Nazzone Paris Cochin China Baron von Wenckheim Finance Interior Herr Szell Vienna the Montags Revue Austria Novi Bazar Turkey New York Manchester Cotton Exchange Lancashire Naples Vesuvius

Tragedy Sparks Mob in Mount Vernon Circle Hanging Four Negroes

In Mount Vernon Indiana a mob seized seven or eight intoxicated assailants after a house raid. Four Black men including Jim Good and William Chambers were hanged under a locust tree after a night of rioting, while Sheriff Thomas and others faced deadly attack.

Mount Vernon Ind Jim Wood Jeff Hopkins Ed Warner William Chambers Thomas Dan Harris Harris Evansville United States Court Sheriff Toomas Jim Good

Jail Break Hits Rochester Prison as Burglars Escape

A noon jail delivery at Rochester New York freed many inmates including noted burglars. Prison staff were away ill or at dinner as the wall was tunneled from under a bed. Escaped names include William Leonard George Mantz Joseph Brown John Culette and others among a long list of burglars. Authorities pursue fugitives as public alarm rises.

William Leonard George Mantz Joseph Brown John Culette William Burns Abraham Matthews Thomas Angie Louis Enger George Weldon Walter Washington William Doran James McCabe James Dunn Thomas Ryan William Anderson Julius Sharkey Michael Wright William English George Brown Charles Barnes Alanson Hulbert James Shay

Wright Indicted for First Degree Murder of Boatman Barney Feron

The Brooklyn Grand Jury indicted John M. Wright for murder in the first degree in the killing of Barney Feron, a boatman. Feron boarded the schooner where Wright worked to buy junk. Wright killed him, robbed him, bagged the body, and disposed of it in a canvas bag near the Red Hook breakwater. He will be tried during this term.

Brooklyn N. Y

City Collector in Wheeling Faces Large Deficit

Wheeling Ohio Valley October 12 George Q Black city collector for six years is a defaulter to the city for 1 943 938 with $30 000 once in bank in his name drawing monthly interest and now missing funds to the city authorities.

Wheeling W.a George Q. Black

Dispute Ends in Fatal Shot in Urbana

A dissolute woman named Alice Armstrong was fatally shot by Marshall A. Brown yesterday after she allegedly came to his door with a revolver. Armstrong had accused Brown of mistreating his landlady, who was related to Armstrong.

Urbana Alice Armstrong Marshall A. Brown Brown Alice Cincinnati Howell Cochran Lousyvaille Kentucky Isaac Jenkins Lowell Maysville Pittsburg Frank Gunnell William Hart Gunnell Hart Deadwood D. T

Yellow fever toll rises in Memphis reports

The Board of Health records 19 deaths in the past 24 hours ending 6 pm with 7 suburb deaths. Twenty physicians log 76 new cases, 40 in city and 36 outside. Notable deaths include Alexander Kerr and E. C. Slater wife of Rev. E. C. Slater.

Memphis Tenn Board of Health Alexander Kerr E. c. Slater T. P. Holland Foreman Evening Ledger Howard Medical Corps Corporation Washington D. C New Orleans Port Eads Baton Rouge Morgan City Ocean Springs Miss Pass Christian Bay St. Louis Biloxi Port Gibson Friar’s Point Crystal Springs Dry Grove Hernando Grepvada Spring Hill Grenada County Vicksburg Warren County Holly Springs Jackson Brownsville Paris Cairo Lil St. Louis

New Orleans Health Report Sees Rising Deaths and Cases

At New Orleans, nearly 3500 deaths to date with 128 new cases reported. Weather clear and warm. totals: deaths 3440, cases 11 409 by Oct 12 noon. Oct 13 report shows 50 deaths and 128 new cases, total 11 537 cases and 3490 deaths to date. Relief applications noted for YMCA and Howards. five nurses sent to McComb City.

New Orleans Board of Health The Young Men’s Christian Association Howards McComb City

Vicksburg Business Returns as Plague Ban Persists

Vicksburg Mississippi reports a slow revival in business while the plague ban remains in force. On October 12 several refugee cases arrived in the city and four people died, with shops reopening and some cotton moving in by wagon and rail. By October 13 one child died in town and more fatalities were noted in the countryside as cases rise in nearby areas including Bovina and Bolton.

Vicksburg Miss Bovina Olton

Paris Exposition to aid Louisiana yellow fever victims

The Paris Exposition commissioner and the American Commission report plans to dedicate a day at Trocadero Palace to raise funds for yellow fever sufferers in Louisiana. The proceeds will be distributed where most needed if distress increases. By Friday 60,000 francs had been subscribed.

Washington, D. C Krantz Trocadero Palace Louisiana France Paris United States

Renewed Reports Of Great Suffering From Fever

Dispatches from Memphis and surrounding towns detail a spreading fever across Tennessee and neighboring states. Reports indicate abating cases in some early towns due to scarce victims, while places like Lagrange Grand Junction and Somerville suffer heavy distress. Local relief committees provide nurses medicines and doctors.

Memphis Casey Young Lagrange Grand Junction Somerville Citizens’ Relief Committee of Chattanooga Morgan City Cairo Ill Tangipahoa Tenn Huntsville Ala Lebanon Church Crystal Springs Bay Sous Baton Rouge Dry Grove

Charity wagon visits string in city streets

In Greenville Mississippi Ississippi City Water Valley and other towns visitors in the afternoon included artists from illustrated weeklies and a photographer. George N Saunders organized the charity with blue coated Mercury messengers from American District Telegraph Company supervising. About 6000 packages were gathered, with A T Stewart Co contributing around 1009, as the committee canvassed doors from Fourth to Thirtieth streets and planned to resume in uptown areas.

Greenville Miss Ississippi City Water Valley Chattanooga Tenn Grand Junction Hickman South Pass Plaquemine Illustrated Weeklies George N. Saunders American District Telegraph Company Herald Twenty-fifth Street A. T. Stewart & Co

Bishop Dupanloup dies after long career in France

The obituary recalls Felix Antonio Phillippe Dupanloup bishop of Orleans and former senator who died on October 11 at age 76 9 months born in St Felix Savoy he pursued clerical studies in Paris was ordained in 1825 and held numerous roles from confessor to the Duke of Bourbon to vicar at St Roch Paris He served as bishop of Orleans from 1849 and engaged in education church affairs opposing Voltaire and later Vatican Council debates He was a prisoner during the 1870 siege of Orleans and served in the National Assembly and Senate at his death leading to a long record of writings and planned autobiography Reverend Albina Hall and Daniel Read LL D among others are noted in brief memorials

Felix Antonio Phillippe Dupanloup Orleans France M. Dupanloup St. Felix Savoy Paris Duke of Bordeau Notre Dame Univers Legion of Honor M. Edmond About Mechlin Dupandloup National Assembly Department of the

Election results mark a major Democratic win since 1856

The Washington Post notes a decisive Democratic victory last Tuesday, a result described as the most pronounced since 1856. Leading Republican papers and even Hayes supporters attempt to downplay the disaster to reduce panic before November.

Washington Post Hayes

Tilden to Issue Strong Public Disclaimer on Florida Charges

A New York friend reports Samuel J. Tilden is preparing a public disclaimer to vehemently deny any knowledge of or involvement in improper transactions in Florida tied to alleged attempts to influence the election. The statement, expected to be sweeping, follows ongoing discussions over the past week.

Boston Herald Washington, D. C Samuel J. Tilden Florida Tilden New York

Narrow gauge railway to begin operations today

The Lake Champlain and St Lawrence Junction Railway, 45 miles long, narrow gauge, to start operations today. Creditors of T Geriken of Montreal plan to close St Lawrence Hall Tuesday and sell the estate. Local Halifax officials expected to resign Tuesday. Simon Holmes to be asked to form a new administration. Libel suit against the Dunellen Rock editor ended with a jury disagreement. Dickens immortalized East ern Penitentiary prisoner Charles Lagenheimer returns to his old quarters by request. Damas Deplotte, a Montreal tobacconist, shot at a cousin's house. Frederic Laville arrested on suspicion. Robert C Hebert, son of ex Gov Hebert, nominated for Congress by Republicans in Louisiana's Third District. also backed by Nationals. Fame Fire Insurance of Philadelphia retires. Liverpool, London and Globe guarantees policies. Prof King parachuted from a Philadelphia balloon in a gale, wrecked craft but uninjured on landing near Norristown. 40 to 50 men convicted at Malad Idaho for timber cutting for Utah Northern Railroad receive fines around 9000 dollars and six months’ imprisonment, delaying the railroad.

Lake Champlain and St. Lawrences Junction T. Geriken Montreal St. Lawrence Hall Halifax Simon H. Holmes Pew Dunnel'an Rock Dunnellan N. J Oliver Charles Lagenheimer Eastern Congress Hebert Nationals Fame Fire Insurance Company Philadelphia Liverpool, London and Globe Company King Montgomery County Norristown Malad Idaho Utah Northern Railroad Bannock Reservation

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