Boston Post Fourth Page Highlights Ship News And Obituary
The Boston Post reports on meteorological updates, hotel arrivals, and local news on the fourth page. Obituaries are included alongside railroad matters and farm and garden notes.
14 Sep 1883
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1883
Page
1
The Boston Post reports on meteorological updates, hotel arrivals, and local news on the fourth page. Obituaries are included alongside railroad matters and farm and garden notes.
The state fair lists 1 099 entries of horses cattle sheep and swine while drouth bites Androscoggin and Suco Valley. Lewiston factories run full time yet population stagnant due to limited capital. Mayor Gareelon praised. re election seems likely. Old Gen Chandler house in Winthrop moved 114 years old without plaster damage. Dexter firm plans wholesale liquor import sales amid court ruling. Hart supporters fund new trial in Meservey murder case. Swanback trial slated during Honiton term with Lewellyn Powers as counsel. Phinney Jackson Co assets under trustees to settle 60 days, potential insolvent estate adjustments.
The Weirs soldier's encampment attracted about 15,000 attendees on Thursday. Trustees of Keene Guarantees Savings Bank elected James Burnap as president and CO. G. Dart as clerk and treasurer with an executive committee of James Burnap, O. G. Dart, Henry Colony, Horatio Colony, and C. N. Chandler.
William Baker was run over and killed by cars at Essex Junction on Thursday. Tarble, a former greenback candidate for Congress, sued the Swanton Courier for 10,000 dollars for alleged libel. The trial is set for the current term of court at St Albans with eleven lawyers engaged on the case.
Nancy Muzzy, 60, insane, attempted self harm at Newburyport as Salisbury beach attendance waned due to rain. Taunton missing man L A Manter found in Providence, partially deranged. Berlin town fair canceled due to drought harming crops. Worcester Musical Festival tickets net premiums of 1800. Great Barrington Congregational church to be dedicated Sept 21 with Rev Markiggo from Williams College. organ cost 30000.
Dr Snow estimates Providence current population at 119,405 with Pawtucket annexation pushing the total to nearly 150,000, highlighting growing regional scale.
Norwich with 22,000 residents reports total fire losses of 3500 over five years. A clergyman once earning 10000 in New York was seen intoxicated at his home on Monday, per the Martford Times, with rum noted as his besetting sin.
Gov Jarvis and James M Little will be Middlesex club guests Saturday. Charles Milliken resumes Augusta House management in Maine's capital. Gov Butler will attend Hoosac Valley Agricultural show next week. Maine chief justice presides in Dover marking end of a long career. Luis Dominguez and party stay at Hotel Vendome. Ex Gov William Smith of Virginia turns 86. Reports from Berlin on Prince Bismarck. doctors summoned to Gastein. Rev Goodenough promotes Universalist parishes in California. General corn Tucker remains ill at home. Aiken back at desk after weeks away. Eugene Moriarity selected for insurance department post. Annie Carnes sails to London to teach at Royal College for the Blind. Lord Coleridge visits Lenox then Utica. declines NH trip. Extraordinary wager in England favors beer over water. Kentucky colonels rise under Gov Blackburn. Gustave Doré statue of Alexandre Dumas delayed to October with detailed sculptural groupings.
After two days of rain the Oriole procession for Lord Baltimore proceeded tonight. The steamer with Lord Baltimore and suite arrived at 8:30 P.M. greeted by whistles from 100 tug boats. The parade formed, marched to city hall for a review by Mayor Whyte, then proceeded to the Academy of Music where Lord Baltimore reviewed the column before dismissal.
Four oil paintings valued at about 15000 are missing from Thos A Wilmurt picture framer at 54 East Thirteenth Street. Sent by Tiffany Co for framing three weeks ago, the loss was only recently discovered. Tiffany says these are the first and most valuable paintings they have had stolen in the city.
Stockholders representing about five sixths of American Rapid Telegraph capital met in Hartford and voted almost unanimously to ratify the contract with Merchants and Bankers Telegraph of New York to control lines and extend wires through the south and west at a planned expenditure of 3 million dollars.
Concord notes the passage of bills incorporating the Farmer's Savings Bank and granting charters to existing savings banks. The insolvency laws bill was postponed to the legislature as the Senate approved further action on other measures.
Washington reports the Proteus crushed by ice near Smiths Sound on July 23. The loss endangers the Greeley party at Lady Franklin Bay, with grim hopes for winter survival and a new relief effort by Congress. Yantic arrives St Johns with crew and records. Garlington’s report confirms total failure and the Arctic station project’s likely abandonment.
The Weirs New Hampshire program featured a Malvern Hill style skirmish. Union forces commanded by Gen. J. W. Patterson and captains Emerson Cheever and Tetley repelled confederate detachments under Maj. O. C. Wyatt after bayonet clashes and naval-like charges. About 20,000 spectators witnessed injuries including a Dover veteran with a severely damaged finger and two doctors burned by powder.
A Fitchburg freight train derailed when a wooden bridge at West Orange crossing was removed for an iron replacement without a danger signal. The engine and five cars plunged 15 feet into the highway. The conductor, engineer, and fireman escaped by jumping. Rolling stock losses estimated at $15,000. Travel delayed about 12 hours.
Report from Hunter's Point on September 13 notes several passengers from the steamship Indipendente were rescued after a wreck. Details are unclear but indicate fatalities and missing persons as authorities investigate the incident.
The Indipendente left Palermo on August 26 and encountered dense fog and heavy seas. At 3 a.m. the ship ran aground after a loud crash, but all 50 aboard were rescued by lifeboats from station No. 23 and landed safely. Most cargo may be saved though the vessel is believed to be a total loss.
Visitors throng the foreign exhibition despite poor weather as new German pictures, Chinese goods, and Norwegian fur items arrive. Italian wood furniture, Japanese carvings, and Hawaiian sugar samples join displays while the Hungarian gypsy band draws large daily crowds and police recover lost property worth over 250 dollars.
National bank notes outstanding total 353,834,542 and total paper circulation 831,757,069. Gold and silver coin in circulation 743,347,573 with grand total 1,575,104,642. Population assumed 52,000,000 giving per capita 8029. Miscellaneus notes include Gresham opposing Jones removal, timber land entry fraud probes, postal notes share of money orders, Damon low bid for safes, and petroleum exports for 1883.
Wittenberg observed the four hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther’s birth with ideal weather and a large crowd. Venetian masts flanked the Augustine monastery doorway, and grand busts adorned the town hall and city stands. 50,000 visitors, mainly from Thuringia Saxony and Brandenburg, plus delegates from Hungary Austria and France, attended. The Crown Prince Frederick William and Prince Albrecht visited the stadtkirche for divine service where over 1,000 clergymen filled the church. A festival sermon followed and the crown prince laid a laurel wreath on Luther’s grave at the scholarskirche.
An emigrant traveling from Missoula on the old Mullan road. After surrendering his horse, he borrowed a Winchester and pursued the assailant. In a brief chase about six miles from the robbery site the pursuer fired twice, killing the Yakima renegade from the Coeur d’Alene group as he lay in the dust. The unnamed traveler then continued his quest for justice.
In the Tuileries gardens Paris a wooden horse roundabout run by Edouard Opitz drew the ire of a passing Frenchman who claimed Opitz resembled a former uhlan officer. A crowd formed and police closed the exhibit. Next day more disturbances led to armed police guarding the spot while fete organizers decided the Teuton should leave.
Hon. Lion Abbott wins on the second ballot as Democratic delegates rally to Abbott amid confusion and threats of a bolt. The convention adopts a platform condemning Republicans, calls for home rule, civil service reform, tax reform, and protection for labor, with Abbott securing 333 votes.
Long list of delegates by town and region to the Republican State Convention with names across Salem Salem-John H Batchelder Anton M Liebsch and many others. The Saugus and Worcester area selections include Albert H Sweetser E E Wilson and county officials plus nominees for Pierce Stoughbton and senatorial posts. Salem and Saugus provide a sense of party organization with town committees and a final sense of the meeting favoring Pierce and related state councillor nominations.
The county democracy executive committee rejects joining Tammany and Irving Halls to send a single delegate. They call for primary meetings open to all Democrats as the fairest path to unity, aligning with the state committee's recent actions, and invite electors to participate in primaries under state resolutions.
North Carolina governor and party tour Concord with Col. Barrett’s descendant meeting them at the depot. They tour Battle Lawn Old Manse Hawthorne Emerson public library and the state prison. About 30 Boston residents join a social spread before a special Fitchburg car ferrying the group. Next they head to Middlesex club and New Haven to meet ex Governor Bigelow.
The New York convocation of colored Episcopal clergy adopted resolutions condemning slavery’s moral damage to the race. It urged bishops and the missionary board to aid in erecting churches in the South, to expand colored ministry, and to seize the great population centers for parish schools linked to church ventures.
Louisville dispatch reports that the misunderstanding among the Ohio and Mississippi railroad the Louisville and Nashville and the St Louis Aix Line has been amicably settled and regular rates will be restored at once.
In Baltimore the midnight walking match standings show Hart leading with 619 miles, Enison at 287, and Panchot at 299 miles. The terse update notes the current distances as the race unfolds with Hart far ahead.
Outdoor sports report details Boston beating Chicago 3 to 1 amid fog and rain. Corcoran pitched well, fielding errors and muffed chances marked the game, with Boston’s Radford, Kelley, and Pfeffer turning key plays. Boston climbs toward the pennant as Chicago vows revenge in Providence.
Over six thousand spectators attended horse races at Granite State Park Dover New Hampshire on Thursday. Mosher s Onaway won the free for all in three straight heats with a 2 32 best time, Johnson s Capt Ben second. Rankin s Fanny Irving captured the 230 race in three heats with a best time of 2 3446, Tom Marsh s Boston Boy second. Freeman Babb s Top sey won the farmers race with a 3 08 best time. Wentworth s Golddust took first money in the consolation race with a 2 491 best time. No races at Providence due to rain. Races at Portland Me George O won two heats in the 250 class Frank F won two with times 2 36 2 35 2 861 2 38 The 238 class saw Robert D win two heats and Fannie M one in times 2 38 2 351g 2 3649. Conly challenges Ross for a five mile race with $500 aside to be held Oct 24 with Ross to deposit by Sept 24.
A Marshfield agricultural fair drew 600 to 700 attendees under cloudy weather. Prizes were awarded in horse events led by Rockland entries, with Rockland Boy winning the feature race and four year olds earning top honors for Charles Turner and H. A. Banter. Speakers included Congressman George PD Robinson of Chicopee Ex-Gov Long and state officials Warner and Pierce.
Special correspondence from Concord reports Gov. Hale vetoed the railroad commission bill citing strict two member from specified professions requirements as unworkable. He also questions the eligibility constraints under article 11 and notes the bill’s election method by legislature. The veto is referred to judiciary, Colby bill fate looming, and consolidation efforts faced setback.
Fire at 522 Albany street damaged the two story building, with G M Carter family and Hitchborn’s paint shop affected. Carters faced about 100 dollars loss, Hitchborn 75, building damage near 700. Norcross Bros. sustained little damage. insurance totals 22500 for Stephen L. Smith & Co. with 10000 on building and 1250 to several insurers. Brief telegraph notes report Green Bros heel factory burned with 30000 loss and Queen Victoria steamer burned on Thames with few details.
Newport Rhode Island September 13 Lord Chief Justice Coleridge was hosted at the Newport Casino in a noon reception attended by a large crowd of cot tagers and villa owners and distinguished guests. Justice Blatchford presided over a 112 member committee who presented a vellum address to the guest of honor.
The steamer Athenian reached Finchall Madeira from Cape Town with O'Donnell aboard. British authorities, urged by Lord Granville and Sir William Harcourt, barred strangers and kept visitors from boarding while two Cape policemen guarded the prisoner. O'Donnell expressed gratitude to Irish in America and maintained self defense for Carey shooting. he appeared calm during the voyage.
The Howard theatre draws crowds eager to see Harris's specialty company in Her Atonement at Globe this week. Pop remains calm at Bijou as Daly’s company nears the Park farewell. The Black Flag will move to the Howard for Oct 1 showings, while Kit and the Beasts bow out at the Boston theatre Saturday night. Jalma ballet premieres Monday after long preparation and heavy outlay.
Richard K Fox announces that with no chance of the Mitchell Slade bout under prior terms, a new $5,000 prize fight will be held in early November under London prize ring rules with small gloves. The date and venue will be set by the Police Gazette’s sporting editor. The pugilists choose trainers and seconds. Harry Hill serves as referee. In addition to the $5,000 prize, each fighter may post any side wager they wish on the outcome.
Reports to the Springfield Republican indicate tobacco crop damage totaling 150000 dollars across Hampden Hampshire and Franklin. Potatoes remain fair, fruit and vegetables frost bitten, rye oats and grass average. Corn below average, buckwheat badly frost bitten, apples scarce and pears abundant amid the frost.
Framingham Massachusetts reports two burglars at the G B Fowler shoe store. A gunman entered was shot twice by the proprietor, hit in the back and neck, and taken to the lockup. He is likely to die. The second burglar escaped. A witness notes a wineglass of Gastrine before bed, while Hidalgo cigar ads appear as local commerce.
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