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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1879
Page
7
The Globe reports bustling Butler headquarters on Tremont Place with Honest Dolan and MacDavitt among workers. Letters from across the state praise Butler gains while Democrats Abbott supporters debate candidates and party strategy in a volatile Massachusetts campaign.
The newspapers discuss General Butler as an independent gubernatorial candidate. They condemn his anti Democratic and anti Republican stance, urge Democrats to resist the movement, and predict national issues will shape the race with Butler as a central figure. Analysts view his state reform views as aligned with Democrats, but blame his financial theories as unsound.
The article describes the U S beef export trade to England, detailing shipping methods from Canada and the United States, cattle handling aboard ships, and the evolving use of refrigeration. It notes English tastes, price competitiveness, and the regulatory impact of cattle diseases on imports, highlighting the risks and economic factors driving the trade.
A Washington Post dispatch from Richmond reports a packed St. Peter's Cathedral in Washington as French citizens Corsicans and Americans attend a prince imperial memorial. The ceremony features sorrowful drapery prayers by Father O Connell praising Napoleon and his successors, with reflections on Napoleon's greatness and a tribute to Prince Napoleon. An astronomical note on Jupiter follows the religious account.
A brutal assault occurred on Washington street when Lewis Wilson, a sixty five year old whitewasher, was attacked by three men at nine in the forenoon. He was beaten unconscious and later died from facial wounds. Police initially considered murder but Wilson survived, reclaiming his bucket hours later. He is described as vicious and overbearing, with prior assault history. The incident sparked a town-wide uprising and questions about the assailant.
An obituary notes the Newark death of Benjamin F Lowell at 5 am in the Sturtevant House aged about forty, born in Saco Maine, married to a Providence woman, with a long career in show business. It recalls his early life with Barnum, work at the Boston and Globe theatres, associations with Black Crook and White Fawn, and recent edits to Widow Beggar play.
D oy l le Carte lessee and manager of the Opera Comique Theatre in London closes American arrangements for the new Gilbert and Sullivan opera. He has booked Fifth Avenue Theatre and secured Ford of Baltimore and Washington to stage the production. He plans to return late October or early November with Gilbert and Sullivan and tour to Boston, Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and possibly further west if the venture succeeds.
A curious spot appears on Jupiter's disk during telescope viewing. It lies within the main equatorial belts and follows the planet's motion without noticeably shifting its position. Rough estimates place the feature at about 4 percent of the planet's diameter, roughly 20,000 miles across.
John Acton, a former navy yard employee in Washington DC, killed John Dickson with buckshot near Port Tobacco Maryland after learning of Dickson’s alleged seduction of Acton’s daughter. Acton, who turned himself in at Port Tobacco magistrate, cited betrayal and danger to family as motive. his daughter had been taken to relatives’ house prior to the shooting.
An 1878 British debate highlights Manitoba as the world’s potential bread basket. The report notes vast wheat lands along Saskatchewan and Red River, with yields of 30 to 56 bushels per acre. It argues immigration and rail links spur settlement, boosting British self-sufficiency and lowering wheat prices.
A 16 year old girl named Sarah ran away from home and was found at a house of ill fame at 14 Prospect street. Her father William Murphy confronted her with a revolver but officers restrained him. Murphy, 54, employed by the Boston Hotel coach company, was jailed. Sarah fled into the street and has not been seen since. Police say ill treatment at home prompted the departure.
A visitor from Iceland gave baggageman Martin Dolan at Oastie garden a Danish Bible printed in 1747. The large book, bound in doyekin, was presented during the arrival of Icelanders on Monday in New York.
Franklin county Maine shows a strong Greenback surge with preparations for September elections. Local leaders claim Greenback gains across towns, with supporters including notable citizens and former Democrats now aligned. Observers expect a solid pro Greenback result barring Republican crowding and corruption concerns.
Mr Smakey reports in London that the current season has few major classical concerts. Recitals are rare while grand Musical entertainments at the Albert Hall and opera houses dominate, featuring Gye's and Mapleson's companies in lengthy programmes with encores. Von Bulow withdrew from a Tschaikowsky concerto rehearsal citing a temper, with an apology issued for indisposition. He has brought tenor Anton Schott from the Hanover opera House, praised by critics, and bass Henschel is noted for distinguished rank here.
New York July 30. An English couple arrived as Captain and Mrs Conyers in Birmingham. The man, Harris, deserted the sick woman Mary Hartley, claiming a Philadelphia trip then sailing for Europe. Hartley died in Greenwood cemetery. Hartley’s husband hoped to confront the betrayer upon his return. The steamer California passengers were aided by Stevens House and the Anchor Line. a funeral cost covered by Produce Exchange members.
The article claims per capita coffee use across Europe with figures for Russia Great Britain Italy Austria Hungary France Germany Denmark Switzerland Holland Belgium and notes U S consumption in 1878 about seven pounds per person. It discusses beer wine and tea trends and Bavarian beer spending, asserting rising beverage demand worldwide and economic impact of supplying beverages.
Shocking scandal in Brooglen New York as a 13 year old girl Nora Wagner is assaulted by 52 year old Charles Lowell. A woman, Hannah Huits, aided the crime by forcing whiskey on the girl and restraining her. Both Lowell and Huits were jailed for trial after officers investigated the second floor rooms.
Officer Wharff of Station 3 found four destitute sisters on Merrimac street at 10:30 pm. Aged two to nine, Neilie Emma Mary and Gertie Jones said they had no home and no food. Their father worked on Stoddard street. mother jailed for drunkenness. The officer escorted them to the Garden Street Home for care.
July 31 report notes harvest in full blast from Bismarck to Farmer with Dalrymple the largest farmer operating 115 self binders and twenty grain dressers. New wheat price at eighty cents per bushel and expected yields around twenty five bushels per acre. Oats nearly all cut with potential up to 100 bushels per acre.
An illness like cholera ravages Centrepoint Linn county Iowa with twenty deaths in thirteen days and many more ill as Walker seven miles away reports several deaths Forty coffins have been ordered Physicians are exhausted and residents flee the town Meanwhile the schooner James A Stetson with ninety barrels of No 1 beer arrives from Klock Island selling at thirty dollars per barrel to B A Bakes.
An 1877 Pittsburg Commercial notice promotes CARBOLINE, a deodorized petroleum product claimed to cure baldness and thicken hair. It describes gradual color darkening from light brown toward black, lasting results, and asserts scalp health improves after few applications. The piece cites Russian observations and a chemist’s process as its backbone.
Letters from DAYSVILLE to SAN FRANCISCO praise CARBOLINE for restoring hair to bald areas. James D. King, James Gallagher, Joseph E. Pond Jr., W H Brill & Co., Gustavos F Hall describe rapid regrowth after weeks of use. Notes include affidavits sworn in November 1878 and endorsements from medical and barber colleagues.
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