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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1878

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2

Seven Deaths Reported by Board of Health in MeMPHIs

The Board of Health reports seven deaths in the past twenty four hours and undertakers note nine more interments of people who died outside the corporation line. The bank cashier P Read is stricken but not seriously ill. Dr William Duncan is sent to Tuscalumbia. Died today include FE L Michot George Kranz Martha Peterson Susanna Sinape and her son Frank and Mrs R Glass. Howard Medical Corps reports forty eight new cases split as seventeen in city and thirty one in suburbs. Frost expected tonight.

Memphis Board of Health Corporation P. Read Union and Planters’ Bank William Duncan Tuscumbia Ala FE. L. Michot George Kranz Martha Peterson Susanna Sinape Frank R. Glass Howard Medical Corps New Orleans Baton Rouge Pearlington L. Logtown Tallulah Rocky Springs Goodrich’s Landing Yazoo City Charity Morgan City Duck Hill Bay St. Louis Thibodeaux Paincourtville McComb City Clinton Mary Riley Holly Spring Angolia Furica Holly Springs Pass Christian Canton Southwest Pass William Martin United States Navy Howard Association Biloxi Vicksburg Frank E. Lowe Grand Junction Tenn Lagrange Chattanooga Edward Legras, Sr Helena Ark Catro Little Rock Mobile Cincinnati Gallipolis

Death of Lieut. Benner on Mississippi relief voyage

Washington reports the death of Lieut. Benner of the United States army, commander of the relief boat John M. Chambers, who died at Vicksburg at 2.30 this morning while aiding the Mississippi expedition. The Relief Commission ordered telegraph updates and funds to assist the crew stranded below St. Louis.

Washington Yellow Fever Relief Commission Benner United States Army John M. Chambers Mississippi River Vicksburg McCrary Relief Commission St. Luis

Death toll and fever surge as New Orleans reports twenty nine deaths

Oct 17 New Orleans reports 29 deaths and 128 new cases of yellow fever, bringing totals to 3599 deaths and 12095 cases. Writer Eugene Dumel of the Meschagcobe newspaper in St. John the Baptist died today. Fever remains active on the coast with several others ill, including telegraph operator Horsece Hunt prostrated and A D Babbitt in critical condition. Evening mercury at 70. Relief pleas filed with YMCa and Howards aid groups.

New Orleans Eugene Dumel Meschag Cobe St. John the Baptist Horsece H. Hunt A. D. Babbitt the Mercury Creaney Goodrich’s Landing Young Men’s Christian Association the Howards

Specified Tilden letter challenges 1876 canvass claims

The New York date line presents a facsimile of Mr Tilden's statement denying knowledge of cipher telegrams about Florida and South Carolina. He condemns corrupt Returning Boards, asserts independence, and argues that fraudulent certificates should not control the presidency. The piece cites Florida, Congress, and electoral procedures with strong political charges.

New York Tilden Tribune Florida South Carolina State Board of Canvassers of

Andover Bears Eye Sheep Action and Area News

A mixed Maine roundup reports bears targeting flocks near Andover and notes William Fogg's shooting two last week. Posts on the Tre Ran and Piscataquis quarry sale in Boston set fall work, while Prof. Henry W. Lonefeltow attends a Portland wedding. L. J. Strout of Limington reports a London order for apples. European and North American Railway praised by inspectors. The Governor grants pardons to three inmates, and a Penobscot scam uses P. L. Davis as a fraudulent signatory to ship fake libraries to towns.

Andover William Fogg Tre Piscataquis Tes Boston Henry W. Lonefeltow Portland Alexander Longfellow The Coast Survey L. J. Strout Limington London England Theophilus B. Morgan Telegraph New York Wales Whig Martin Golder Bangor John McNamara Chelsea Kennebec Joseph Costa Ockport Mass P. L. Davis

Diphtheria Claims Keene Mother’s Three Children

Mrs Pelkey of Keene visited Bedford with her three children and lost them all within a week due to diphtheria. Waterman Prior and Herbert Marden of Portsmouth were arrested for felonious assault on a young girl named Clara David Sunday night. John Carter of East Kingston was buried six feet deep after a nearby earth give way while stone throwing but was rescued unharmed. Henry F. Dixon, Eastern depot yardmaster at Portsmouth, who eloped with a married woman weeks ago, was arrested at Sherbrooke Canada East and refuses to return, demanding a trial there.

Pelkey Keene Bedford Waterman Prior Herbert Marden Portsmouth Clara David John Carter East Kingston Henry F. Dixon Eastern Sherbrooke Canada East Dixon

Wedding Bells and Public Health News in Vermont

William R. Sandford of Orwell and his wife celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday, while their daughter wed Rev. Charles Brainard, linked to Prof. Brainard of Middlebury College. The Vermont Colonization Society marked its 49th anniversary in Montpelier with Rev. J. B. Pinney delivering an address. In Rutland, Darwin E. Page, a 20 year night watchman, was found with a bullet wound to the temple near a discharged revolver, ruled an accident. he remains life decisive.

State Board of Health William R. Sandford Orwell Charles Brainard Prof Brainard Middlebury College Vermont Colonization Society Montpelier J. B. Pinney Liberia College America Africa Darwin E. Page Vermont Rutland

Massachusetts Briefs and Local Notices From Worcester to Fall River

Ripe strawberries reported in South Williamstown. Arthur K. Whitcomb elected Principal of Varntum Grammar School Lowell. Corner-stone laid for Amherst Methodist Episcopal Church. Augustus Pike reported lost overboard from Labrador fleet. 12th annual Fifteenth Regiment reunion planned at Worcester. Milford weekly freight 2488 cases of boots and shoes for week ending Oct 16. Day & Moore shoe firm of Haverhill suspended. Liabilities around 25000 dollars. Evan F. Beach of Brooklyn died after shooting himself at Eagle Hotel Worcester. Adams town marks first century completed. Pardon Davis of Westport Point died after falling from chair. Charles J. Welch of New Bedford died by poison due to domestic trouble. John Sutherland found strangled under rock remains at Fall River. Elbridge King of Cheshire arrested for bigamy. James Newton of Fall River injured in chimney repair accident. Amherst Church excommunication council report urges rescind action. Beebe heirs win Boston taxes case in Barnstable court. Robbery at William G. Taber residence in New Bedford yields three gold watches, jewelry worth about 2000 dollars.

South Williamstown Arthur K. Whitcomb Varntum Grammar School Lowell New Methodist Episcopal Church Amherst Newbury Port Augustus Pike Labrador Milford Messrs Day & Moore Haverhill Evan F. Beach Brooklyn N. Y Eagle Hotel Worcester Adams Pardon Davis Westport Point Davis Charles J. Welch New Bedford John Sutherland Fall River Elbridge King Cheshire Cummington Falmouth Barnstable James M. Beebe Boston Wiliam G. Taber

Purchase of Silver Bullion Ordered by Sherman

Washington October 17. Secretary Sherman issued an official order detailing the purchase of silver bullion. The directive outlines the conditions, quantities, and procedures governing the acquisition by the government, reflecting policy aims in the silver market and related financial actions.

Washington Sherman

Navy reports urge larger fleet and modern weapons

Washington dispatch notes that navy abstracts show about twenty vessels on foreign stations and eight to nine preparing for abroad, with none in the Gulf. The fleet totals around thirty ships seaworthy, plus eight or nine monitors for home defense. Officials seek at least one hundred sea-going vessels and emphasize rifling guns and torpedo tests, while praising U.S. gunpowder quality.

Washington Bureau of the Navy Department Gulf Navy Department

Northams celebrate golden wedding in Hartford

Local social page notes Mr and Mrs H Northam of Hartford observed their golden wedding on Tuesday. The Branford Congregational Church pastor Rev Baldwin has been dismissed. Bishop Hendricken of Providence may take over Hartford diocese after the deceased Bishop Galberry.

H. Northam Hartford Mr Baldwin Branford Congregational Church Bishop Hendricken Providence Bishop Galberry A. B. Beers East Bridgeport H. A. House John Bramhall New Haven Turkey New York Fishkill Road New England Road New York and New England Company Providence and Fishkill Waterbury Masonic Muptual Benefit Associations United States Washington, D. C Alexander Gardner George W. Ray Springfield Mass Gifford Rochester N. Y A. A. Adams Erie S. F. Burdett Leavenworth Kan Martin H. Ric Indianapolis Ind Frederick H. Waldron Conn Amos Nichols Montrose

Accurate report of Tensas parish disturbances exonerates violence

Natchez Miss October 17 reports claim mobs threatened Waterproof residents with insults yet no killings occurred. An armed escort from Natchez visited Waterproof, confirmed calm, found no combat, and noted a fatal shooting at Fairfax's house but no riot. Governor Nicholls and Sheriff in Tensas count militia ready but not needed.

Natchez Miss Tensas Parish Waterproof Light Infantry Sargent Landing Sargent House of Fairfax Peck Pairfax Burns Place Moss & Wise New Orleans Nicholls

New Haven Murder Trial Links Witness to Spring Photo

In the Hayden murder trial a nearby spring is cited as the likely crossing point on the afternoon of the crime. Mrs Deforest Ward testified seeing a man near the spring at about 2.20 pm though she could not identify him or his clothes. A neighbor reports finding metallic buttons from Hayden’s stove ashes, suggesting some clothing pieces were burned the day Mary Stannard was killed.

Florida Saltonstall the Herald Tilden McLin Board of State Potter Committee Baker County Hayes New Haven Conn H. BH. Hayden Mary Deforest Ward North Guilford Gayden Hayden Big Rock Mary Stannard Providence R. L Stonington Susan New Bedford Peakes New York Pilot Boat No. 8 Sylvester

Drunken Colonel Beaumont Arrested After Assault in Paterson

Col Leroy Beaumont a former U S Marine Corps officer and noted opium eater attacked his mistress Agnes Heidee in Paterson New Jersey. He was arrested, later found suspended by suspenders in his cell, cut down and revived. He previously attempted suicide in Rutherford and again threw himself before a train. He is now handcuffed and under watch.

Erie

Hartford Treasurer Belknap Arrested for Embezzlement

A Hartford special to the Times reports Thomas Belknap, 55, treasurer of the High School Committee, was arrested for embezzling 11000. Widely trusted, he once led the State bank, resigned after cashier dismissal, later ran a publishing business, and held several trusted local offices.

New York the Times Hartford Thomas Belknap Belknap State Bank

Poisoned family tragedy sparks neighbor suspicion in Syracuse

In Syracuse on October 17 a family of seven led by John Sullivan, including his wife and five children, suffered severe poisoning likely from arsenic. A quarrelsome neighbor is suspected. Legal and chemical examinations are underway.

Syracuse N. Y John Sullivan

Prison sentences handed down in Vermont court

In Burlington Vermont county court John Bartley and William Roach received one and seven years respectively for grand larceny while Eugene Carpenter drew two years for breaking jail. Across the nation a murder suspect from Staten Island nears trial in Richmond and other cases include forged banknotes, a second degree murder verdict in New Jersey, a defalcation scandal in Brooklyn, a stabbing and eye gouging incident in New York, train derailment arrests in Michigan and a Virginia poisoning sentence.

Byruington Chittenden John Bartley Eugene Carpenter Wiliam Roach New York Reinhardt Staten Island Richmond William J. Flosswell Jersey City M. K. Jesup, Paton & Co Union Bank of London Jesup Paton & Co Kountze

Porter inquiry adjourns amid Pope testimony and court ruling

In New York a Board of Inquiry ordered a telegram to Gen Pope for next week while Gen Porter aides deny any disrespectful remarks. Judge Choate rules in a Connecticut internal revenue case limiting suits to where property or residency lies, United States may seek new action. A Grammar School No 13 panic injures several children. Electric Light Company forms with capital 300000. Southern railroads issue revised schedule. Tobin's sentence commuted. drug importer Henry Haveland fails with $50000 liabilities.

Porter Inquiry Board THE Electric Light Company New York Gen Porter Pope Weld Alexander Webb Locke Gen. Porter Gen. Pope Gen. Schofield United States District Court New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company Choate Internal Revenue United States District Attorney Commissioner of Internal Revenue Washington United States District Court of Connecticut East Houston Street Joseph Niner Tracy R. Edison James H. Bowker Norwyin Green Robert L. Cutting, Jr Grosvenor P. Lowery Robert W. Galloway Egisto B. Fabbing George R. Kent George W. Soren Charles F. Stone William G. Miller Thomas A. Edison George 8. Hamlin Southern Tobin West Point Kings County Henry Haveland

Fall River Contemplates Robeson Mill Lockout Fallout

In Fall River on October 17 the community condemns mill officers for their handling of the Robeson lockout. Workers faced eleven hour days after a notice and agitated by Gunton the operatives showed defiance. The Board of Trade distances itself, condemning Robeson’s Treasurer for actions not sanctioned by the body.

Fall River Robeson Mill Gunton Board of Trade Robeson

Greenback party nominating in New Hampshire and Delaware

In Wilmington Delaware the Greenback State Convention nominated Dr K J Stewart of Lewes for Governor and John G Jackson of Hockessin for Congress. The platform demands greenbacks as legal tender, equal property taxation, government aid for public lands, a protective tariff, and abolition of useless offices. In Manchester New Hampshire the Republicans held a rally at Smyths Opera House with O C Moore and George W Dewey speaking. Hillsboro County Greenback Convention also met at the ay Hotel and nominated a full county ticket.

Congress Wilmington Del Newcastle County Sussex K. J. Stewart Lewes John G. Jackson Hockessin Manchester N. H Smyth Opera House O. C. Moore George W. Dewey Michigan Hillsboro County Greenback Ay Hotel

Hackney Carriage Licensing Rules in Boston

The Inspector of Carriage Licenses handles applications for hackney licenses in Boston and records owner names and license numbers. The Police Superintendent directs enforcement of laws and regulations for hackneys, horse cars, sleighs, and other hired conveyances within the city.

Boston Superintendent of Police

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