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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1878

Page

3

Interesting Statement of the Quantity Redeemed Since July 1877

A concise record notes the cumulative quantity redeemed since July 1877. It highlights progress since that date and tracks increases over time, indicating ongoing redemptive measures or accounts associated with the figure.

Fever Telegrams Report Widespread Yellow Fever Case Updates

Telegrams from Memphis to New Orleans report numerous yellow fever cases and deaths across multiple cities on Oct 14. Updates include Chattanooga deaths rising while new cases fall, and Orleans and Mississippi towns noting fresh cases and recoveries as officials seek aid and observe temps.

Memphis Tenn Sardis Jeff Davis, Jr St. Louis New Orleans Nicholls Howards Duck Hill Peabodys

Wedding on Adams Street Ends In Surprising Union

In Memphis the wedding of Dr W F Besancny from Jonestown Mississippi and Miss D P Rutter on Adams Street followed a dramatic tale of nursing and gratitude. Besancny treated Miss Rutter for fever, recovered, then married her with Esquire Quigley and friends present.

Memphis Appeal Adams Street W. F. Besancny Jonestown Miss Mitchell D. P. Rutter Besancay Garrie Esquire Quigley Verdi Rosa Skelding Delaire Pinlips Charles R. Adams Menssinh Emma R. Dexter Ita Welsh W. Courtney Myron W. Whitney Rbach Jundas Macecabeus Music Hall Ol ‘TuFtt A. Parker Browne Gaiety Theatre Washington Street J. Wentworth Soeees Leslee

Hathaway Sentenced to Ten Years in State Prison

Taunton Oct 14 George T Hathaway the Fall River defaulter faced sentence after a dramatic court appearance. He pleaded to part of the indictment and delivered a tearful account of his fall involving Angier Chace detailing deceit and loss. The court sentenced him to ten years with the first day in solitary confinement.

Augustus Parker Thomas F. Ring Vermont A. M. Dickey St. Johnsbury United States Senate Franklin Club William Lloyd Garrison Cosette Victor Hugo America Boston Reichstag Schurz George T. Hathaway Fall River Senator Thurman Democratic Party Gov. Nicholls Louisiana Taunton Somerby Hathaway S. Angier Chace Chace Border City Angier Chace Charles P. Stickney Sagamore Mills Correction Edward P. Morrissey Lawrence Daniel Pratt Swampscott Daniel

Severe Cold Storm Strikes West Coast Amid Losses

A severe and cold storm sweeps the West causing fatalities and property damage across coastal areas. Weather warnings persist as communities brace for continued icy conditions and high winds.

Adelphi Disaster Case Sparks Bankers Conference Inquiries

Secretary Sherman holds talks with bankers over the Adelphi disaster and the arrest of a defaulting cashier. Citizen Schwab returns to court as legal proceedings proceed against the accused.

Bankers—Inquiry Adelphi

Vermont caucus nominates A M Dickey for Senate

A mixed caucus of Democrats Greenbackers and Independents met in Montpelier to name a united Senate candidate. A. M. Dickey of St Johnsbury received the nomination on a ballot and was declared the choice. Greenbackers also backed Dickey, while E J Phelps of Burlington was nominated but not chosen. Frederick Billings of Woodstock is noted as a potential Republican candidate.

New York Miller Cummings Earth Heaven Montpelier Greenbackers United States E. J. Phelps Burlington A. M. Dickey St. Johnsbury Dickey Frederick Billings Woodstock The Herald Washington Morton Orton Senate Committee David Dudley Field Purman Chandlers Edmunds Guv Stearns Florida Billings Mexico Diaz Mier Camargo Peter Hyde Albany van Dusen Hyde New Mexico Frank Kimball Intercolonial Railway St. John North Berwick Port Huron Mich Evansvale Ind Cnatt Fopkins Ceres Vernon

Thurman interview on Ohio defeat and national bank clash

The Enquirer prints Senator Thurman’s remarks on the Ohio results. He pins the loss on corruption of the last eighteen years and stresses no relief possible but through the Democratic party, opposing third parties and Radical policy. He cites rape of the Presidency and extremism in banking and legislation.

Cincinnati the Enquirer Thurman Ohio Democratic Party Camp Robinson Neb Red Cloud Agency Crow Buttes Crow Butte Major Carlton Gen Thornburgh Camp Sheridan New York Carlton Clay Creek Red Cloud Twenty-third Infantry Leavenworth Indian Commission Omaha Washington Sherman Schurz Wawajoe Reservation

Reactions Across Capitals Span Wars and Markets

Reports from Berlin Paris Rome London and Vienna on unrest and economic shocks. St. Petersburg faces revolutionary placards and threats. London’s silver market weak with stocks low and prices soft. Paris prepares Exposition medals. Rome notes Catholic expansion in America. London notes Yakoob Khan’s renewed imprisonment. major firms face large liabilities and factory stoppages.

Russia London Berlin St. Petersburg the Times Paris Rome Cardinal McCloskey Walthean America Ruem Standard Bombay Sayls Cabal Ameer Yakoob Kahn Hough, Balfour & Co Blackburn T. D. Findlay & Co East India Glasgow Briain Reichstag Telegraph Vienna Count von Beust

Cheyenne Raids Claim Forty Three Killed Near State Line

Report from North Platte Nebraska on October 14 records 43 fatalities from Cheyenne crossings of the Union Pacific on October 4 with 23 on Sappa creek 15 on Beaver creek 1 on Prairie creek and 5 near Republican river. Indians also seized many fine California horses from Wilson's rancho.

North Platte, Neb State Line Union Pacific Sappa Creek Beaver Creek Prairie Creek Republican River California Wilson

Obituary notices from Worcester and other towns recount deaths

Deaths include Judge Chapin of Worcester probate court aged 67 after long illness with a long career in law politics and public service. Also noted are George Thompson English philanthropist died in Leeds aged 75 for forty years a civil rights advocate. Joseph D Allen Burlington prominent canal and railroad engineer died aged 79. Leonard Whitney Watertown oldest resident died aged 86. Rev Hosea Quinby D D Freewill Baptist minister died suddenly at Milton Mills New Hampshire aged 74. Eugene BachelDer (name truncated in source) also listed.

Worcester Mass Worcester County Upton Brown University Cambridge Emory Washburn Uxbridge Rejoice Newton Chapin Blake Congress Gov Briggs Gardner Ile State Board of Education State Lavatic Asylum City National Bank Church of the Unity American Unitarian Association Council of the National Conference Leeds Eng Thompson Mr Thompson London Anti-Slavery Society America Boston England India East India Company Tower Hamlets London Fanewl Hall Muste Lincoln Stanton Fort Sumter United States Joseph D. Allen Burlington New York Northwest Norwich, Vt Connecticut River Navigation Company Barnet Hartford Conn Long Island New York Harbor Long Island Sound Massachusetts Cumberland and Oxford Maine Black River Chemung Harlem Utica Oswego Burlington, Vt Chicago and Northwestern Erie Canal Custom House Marine Hospital Merchants’ Bank Leonard Whitney Watertown Sudbury Leonard Whitney, Jr Hollingsworth & Whitney Freewill Baptist Denomination Milton Mills N. H Parsonsfield Academy Freewill Baptist Church Eugene Bachelder

Concord City Government at Peterboro on Monday

Reports from New Hampshire recount local events including Concord City Government spending time in Peterboro, a naval voyage from Portsmouth to New York, and disputes over railroad labor payments. It notes a fatal accident near Brookfield involving James A Adjutant and a large stock transfer affecting Ashuelot and Connecticut River railroads.

Concord Peterboro Powhstan Portsmouth Navy Yard Goston New York Manchester and Keene James A. Adjutant Wolfboro Brookfield Ashuelot Connecticut River Daniel Lowe Locke Portsmouth Kittery Point Dover National) Savings Bank J. E. Robertson Charles Minot Transtees

Vermont News Notes on Cider Prices and Local Incidents

Cider sells for six cents per barrel in parts of the state. Joseph Celleroy of Swanton is reported fatally gored by a bull. A West Dummerston resident trains a blu ray to mimic crows hens and roosters. The House passed a bill to probe Vermont University and Agricultural College fund use over thirteen years. Another bill authorizes transferring Vermont’s title to Antietam National Cemetery to the U S. House shows sizable bill passage despite low attendance.

Joseph Celleroy Swanton West Dummerston Vermont University and Agricultural College Congress Vermont Antietam National Cemetery United States House

Multiple Local Tragedies and Industry Slowdown Report

The piece notes William Wells of Conway dying of yellow fever in Morgan City Louisiana. It reports Whitinsville Whitin machine works now operate eight hours daily four days a week amid low water hurting Worcester county manufacturers. It mentions Prescot A Stevens of Lawrence killed by a freight tram, a six year old child with legs broken from a cart incident, Clarence I Marsh wounded in Newburyport gunning accident where sixteen shots were removed, and Fireman Donovan injuring and losing a leg after a locomotive accident at Warren with recovery expected in Springfield.

Winchendon Journal William Wells Conway Morgan City Whitin Whitinsville Beckwith Jenksville Prescot A. Stevens Lawrence Worcester County Clarence I. Marsh Black Rocks Newburyport Donvovan Warren Springfield

Lynch arrest exposes estate swindle network across several states

Providence police pursue Charles W. Lynch linked to fake mortgages and forged deeds. Among recent victims named are Widow Alice Hicks of Rehoboth Massachusetts, Thomas W. Browning formerly of Westerly now Worcester Massachusetts, and Harley Colwell of Jounston.

Charles W. Lynch Providence Alice Hicks Rehoboth Mass Thomas W. Browning Westerly Worcester Harley Colwell Jounston

Notable Local Tragedies and Legal Proceedings Update

Reports from Meriden Fairfield Lyme Chaplin and other towns record fatal accidents and injuries. Wallace Flagg died after a leg amputation from rail injuries while George Moorhouse suffered a hip break in a bar rel haul crash. A blind rider Niles Rogers survived a wagon collision but broke a leg. Waterman Griggs lost an arm in a paper mill incident. Bank Commissioners deem Hartford savings banks sound overall with one weak area. Religious and legal news cite the illness of Rev Father Walsh and the Mary Stannard murder case with potential bail and new evidence discussed by Judge Hitchock Sheriff Hull and State Attorney Platt.

Wallace Flagg Meriden George Moorhouse Fairfield Bridgeport Niles Rogers Lyme Waterman Griggs Chaplin Hartford Father Walsh of Mendes H. H. Hayden Mary Stannard Matison New Haven Hitchcock Hull Hayden Platt

Mining stock closing prices in San Francisco market

The San Francisco market reports closing prices for mining stocks on October 14 with numerous listed names including Hale & Norcross Julia Consolidated Belcher Ophir Overman Sierra Nevada Silver Hill Union Consolidated and Grand Prize among others. Prices shown include small fractions and varied percentages across the lengthy list.

San Francisco Alpha C.cseescenseseee Hale & Norcross Julia Consolidater Iy Justice Kia Kentuck Lily Kossuth Leopara Northern Belle Ophir Coos Overman Gy Savage Sierra Nevada Silver Hill Union Consolidate Yellow Jacket Belcher Hest & Belcher Bullion Caledonia Californie Whcoliar Confidence Consol Virginia Jrown Point Eureka Consoli Exchequer Tronid & Curry Grand Prize

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