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Boston Weekly Globe

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Aug 26, 1884

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Frano-Chinese War sho ws Chinese gunboats sunk and siege details

Paris dispatch reports Admiral Courbet bombarded the Foochow arsenal at noon. French forces pressed the attack with eight ironclads against nine Chinese gunboats, many destroyed. The Times described the bombardment as hellish while British vessels ferried wounded. Wong He Chong discusses China's vast trade and resources, arguing for international intervention to curb France.

Paris Courbet Foochow London Times Foo Chow

Seven Chinese Gunboats Sunk In Foo Chow Assault

Shanghai dispatch reports Foo Chow arsenal destroyed by French fleet on Friday, seven of nine Chinese gunboats sunk, one Chinese battery reportedly replyed. French fleet later repulsed at river entrance with heavy draught ships hindered by channel. Chinese troops to permanently occupy Tonquin.

London Shanghai Foo Chow Foochow River Min

Insurance Rates Raised on Vessels in the Chinese Trade

London reports an extra premium by underwriters for ships in the China trade amid rising tension. Chinese ambassadors in Europe exchange notes with Washington. Li Fong Pao departs Paris for Berlin. In St Petersburg three Russian ironclads head to reinforce the fleet in Chinese waters.

London China Department of State Washington France Li Fong Pao Paris Berlin Russia St. Petersburg

Chinese Vessels Transferred to American Flag War Precaution

An August New York report says fears of Sino French war push expansion of tea and silk imports. Chinese vessels including thirty three steamships, built in America and now under the American flag, transferred to Russell & Co as a hedge against seizure. Trade officials expect limited disruption if war comes, with Hong Kong open and treaty ports respected.

New York Front Street France China Russell & Co Wall Street America Hong Kong

Pacific Mail Boss Sees War Benefiting U S Lines

J B Houston president of Pacific Mail Steamship Company says war in China will likely not obstruct American commerce. He notes Hong Kong port, Japan trade, and potential shifts of French cargoes to American ships. He argues China’s navy and new ironclads may favor U S lines if the conflict is brief.

New York Pacific Mail Steamship Company United States J. B. Houston Pacific Mail Company Herald China Hong Kong Japan Paris France Eveland French Messageries Company Mediterranean

Wealthy New York Chinaman on War Opinions

A New York Herald reporter visited Wong He Chong, a leading New York merchant, to learn his view on the French war. He criticized American apathy toward the conflict and commented on war causes as he saw them.

New York New York Herald Wong- He-Chong Wong

Irish National League Great Demon Stration at Dublin

A large Irish National League meeting in Dublin notes Parnell’s absence due to a physician ordered rest. Timothy Harrington reads a cable from Patrick Egan. Timothy D Sullivan praises Irish members and moves toward neutrality on franchise and peer issues. Resolutions commend the League and Boston convention. Paris reports rave reviews of Countess d Arscou Mine Janisch touring the U S and predicts success.

DunBlin Irish National League Parnell County Wicklow Timothy Harrington M.P League Patrick Egan Timothy D. Sullivan M. P Westmeath House of Lords House of Commons Janisch Paris Berlin d’Arsco United States America the Figaro Ars the Figaro

England's Tender Spot in Sino-Franco War Trade

London August 22 The press discusses potential impact of a Franco Chinese war on English trade with China valued at 100 million dollars annually. England would be affected nearly as much as France during the conflict period.

England London China France

Diplomatic Junketing in London and Berlin Circles

London hosts Mr. Kasson the new U S minister to Berlin while Minister Lowell visits Sir Levison Gower at Dorking. Lieutenant Chadwick, naval attaché, holidaying in Germany, leaves Mr. Hoppin as the acting American representative in London.

London Mr. Kasson United States Berlin Lowell Dorking Levison Gower Gladstone Chadwick Legation Germany Hoppin

Cholera Ravages Spezzia Italy Amid Outbreak

Assistant Secretary of State Davis reports from Genoa that cholera struck Spezzia on the 22nd with sixty one cases and forty nine deaths by last night. In London Earl Granville says Turkey should hold two Red Sea ports and send an ironclad to Alexandria, but the Sultan wants British Egypt evacuation first.

Italy Washington Davis Fletcher Genoa Spezzia England London Earl Granville Turkey Red Sea Alexandria Egypt

Natives Uprising on Zambesi River Reported

London reports an uprising of natives on the Zambesi river in Africa. An armed force sent by Portuguese authorities was completely massacred. Details remain very meagre.

London Zambesi Africa

Dublin man jailed for Cornwall scandal crimes

Dublin August 23 James Pillar who recently pled guilty to indictments charging him with unnatural crimes in connection with the Cornwall scandal was this afternoon sentenced to twenty years penal servitude. In Vienna a sugar merchant failed with liabilities of 4 000 000 dollars seeking a one year extension.

Dublin James Pillar Cornwall Vienna R. Weilnrisch

King of Ashantee Dies of Small-Pox in London

Despatches from London report the death of the King of Ashantee from small-pox. His funeral ceremonies included the sacrifice of 300 persons.

London

Italian Painter Demittis Dies at 38 in Rome

Rome August 23 Signor Demittis an Italian painter dies at 38 He received a first class medal at the salon of 1878 and was widely known in art circles for his early promise.

Rome Signor Demittis

Germany Annexes African Territory Between Orange River and 26th Degree

The Evening Telegraph reports a confirmed annexation by Germany of territory from the Orange river to the 26th degree south, with the German flag raised to Beersba. The land matches the size of New York State and lies adjacent to English holdings. British flag cut down at Bayegdah on the Gold Coast sparks fears of grave complications and reprisal.

Germany Africa New York Orange River Beersba Baygeida Gold Coast Moewe

Prisoner left to starve in Rockville lockup exposed by guard

Frank Loudell, arrested for drunkenness, was confined three days in a dirty Rockville lockup with no food or drink. A boy heard moans, neighbors alerted authorities, and Loudell was rescued and treated. Constable Hurst defends claim the door was unlocked, may face action.

Hantrorp Coon Rockville Crise Ben Hurst Frank Loudell Turst Loudell Hurst

Terrible Fate at Buck Ridge Colliery Fire Disaster

Terrible mine disaster near Buck Ridge and Greenback collieries as fire and gas flood the workings. Seven miners and a pumpman missing after driving a hole between pits to vent the blaze. Over 600 workers affected, near total loss projected, coroner to hold inquest.

Portsville Peou Audenfeld & Co Shamokin Buck Ridge Northumberland County Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company Greenback H.j.toudy Cialis Coal and Iron Company Uck Ridge S. B. Whiting Duck Ridge William Taylor William Carl Patrick Hearty William Shankweiler George Beck William Fox Robert White Frank Wararop Pumpman Valentine Depuer Jntense Wiliam Carl Ears Frank Wardrop Hanley

Hull's three block carry after Daphne explosion

Memphis August 21 a government paymaster S N Godden and crew aboard the steam launch Daphne were killed or badly hurt when the boat exploded at the foot of Poplar street. The hull was lifted three blocks and the boiler blew into the river. Only the smoke stack remains visible.

Memphis Daphne United States Poplar Street S. N. Godden D. Ryan Pete West Abe Graham Billy Arnold Godden Arnold Graham Ryan Walsh Marine Hospital

Melville to Attempt to Reach the Pole

In Philadelphia the New York Yacht Club hosted Greeley relief officers. Chief Engineer Melville outlined a feasible plan to settle the open Arctic sea question without loss of life and offered to command. James Field pledged half the funds with others ready to cover the rest, signaling readiness for an Arctic expedition.

Melville Philadelphia Penn New York Yacht Club James Gordon Bennett Jay Gould Cyrus Field, Jr Greeley Ainner Field

Murder Stuns Montpelier as Farmer Kills Clerk in Cold-Blooded Shop Shooting

Clark W. Sanders, an East Montpelier farmer about 85, loaded a .22 revolver at Blanchard Brothers and shot Daniel Carr three times, killing him. Sanders, who admitted the act, was taken into custody after expressing he hoped Carr was dead. Jealous of Carr over Sanders’ wife, the motive is linked to a recent divorce and a disputed child.

Mr. Carr Sanders Carr H. C. Hull Charles A. Suvth J. L. Lute Jal Tuttle Los Ten Saunders Pt Ds PMS Morching Daniel Carr

Mary Clemmer Hudson Dies in Washington

Mary Clemmer Hudson wife of Edmond Hudson editor of the Washington Capitol and correspondent of the Boston Herald died here last night of hemorrhage of the brain. Born in Utica New York she supported her parents with $100 monthly from her earnings before buying Capitol Hill mansion. Her newspaper work appeared in the Independent and contributions to Springfield Republican Cincinnati Commercial and others. She wrote Cirene His Two Wives Ten Years in Washington and Poems of Life Nature.

Washroton Mary Clemmer Wutchoress Edmond Hudson Washington Capitol Boston Herald Utica N. Y Abraham Clenmer Pennsylvania Margaret Kneale Isle of Nan Mary Clermmer Capitol Hill Washington Capitol Clemmer Washngton Piebe Carey

Shocking Connecticut Railroad Accident at Stevens

A morning wreck on the Norwich division branch near Stevens Windham County injures thirty passengers. Conductor Dinsmore and Engineer Larned were on the scene with other crew unhurt. Injuries include a critical temple cut to J W Phelps and multiple head wrist and leg wounds among Southbridge and Providence residents. Medical aid arrived from miles around as wrecking crews prepared for days of work.

Worcstrr Quinnebaug Snall Windham County Conn Webster Stevens Southbridge Norwich New York & New England Road Thompsonville Boston George Dinsmore Larned Cameroun George Frost Saundersdale Ruth Paine Eastford Samuel Perry Dr. McGregory George Wells M. Clark Putnam

Insane Man Fatally Stabs Wife With Scissors

Jackson Michigan August 22 Thomas Murphy of Smith Purifier Company attacked his wife with a small pair of scissors after an insanity episode. He stabbed her five times in the breast and once in the throat, severing an artery, and she died ten minutes later. His three sons woke to the screams and helped subdue him before he surrendered to police. Murphy later spoke of burglars, forgetting his wife was the victim.

Jackson, Mich Thomas Murphy Smith Purifier Company Murphy

First manganese made in America at Eagar Thomson works

Experiments at the Eagar Thomson steel works show American manganese of superior quality to European imports. The plant produced about fifty tons daily, a rate far above Europe's ten to fifteen tons. This achievement marks the first manganese manufactured in the United States.

PicTseure Eagar Thomson Steel Works Europe America

Western Corn Crop the Best for Years

The Times reports corn crop condition across Illinois Indiana Ohio Missouri Nebraska and Kansas is more favorable than expected and the best in years. Only isolated spots show damage from fires. Despatches note exceptional overall health with minimal threats to yield.

Chicago the Times Illinois Indiana Ohio Missouri Nebraska Kansas

Johnston Wins Easy Victory In $5000 Pace At Chicago Driving Park

Johnston defeats Richball in three heats before about 5000 spectators at the Chicago Driving Park. Campbell doubted Richball’s condition due to cold, but Wilson financed the forfeit. Minnie Kt, driven by John Splan, ran two record fast heats and led the mare to pace two quick miles, with plans to double Johnston this season and chase a lower double-team mark.

Curiaco Johnston Richtall Chicago John Campbell Richball Mr. Wilson Texas Commodore Kittson St. Paul Julieston Splan Campbell Jobston Sebball Tresii Soare Jaid Minnie Kt Harvess John Splan Westmont

Trotting Match at Prospect Park Ends Early in Rough Going

Brooklyn August 23 The track at Prospect Park tail grounds was too dangerous for fast trotting. Ei Bithera and Jay-Eye-See with Phallas showed only jogs. First trial 2.21, next 2.19 1/2. Manager Crawford hopes records fall Tuesday if track improves. Bithers pushes for black horse Maud 8 to the pole for a 2:09 mile.

Brooklyn Prospect Park Jay-Eye-See Phallas Ei Bithera day-Eye-See William Conley Penigein Hnally Bithers

Maud A Trotting Mare Bought by Robert Bonner

Maud A trotting mare sold by Vanderbilt to Robert Bonner for 40000 dollars arrived in New York and was taken to Bonner’s stable. Bonner said he would train her at Charter Oak track Hartford Conn and plan a fall exhibition to test her speed, with expectations she can reach 2.08 or better.

Robert Bonner New York Maud 8 Mr. Vanderbilt Mr. Bonner Bonner Tam

Editor Shoemaker to demand Mrs Blaine at slander trial

In Indianapolis Senator Daniel W Voorhees met with Editor John Shoemaker of the Sentinel about J G Blaine defamation suit. Shoemaker will insist on Mrs Blaine and her husband attending. Harrison says prosecution cannot proceed until the defense files an answer within fifteen days.

Shoemaker Mrs. Blaine Indianapolis Ind Daniel W. Voorhees John ©. Shoemaker the Sentinel J. G. Blaine Voorhees Blaine Harrison

Wagon Load of Bethlehem Boarders Overturned

A four-horse wagon carrying Echo cottage boarders from Bethlehem ran away near Mount Washington New Hampshire. The crash threw out five ladies with injuries two seriously. Mrs James Montreal 82 suffered multiple fractures and serious injuries. Mrs Camp Brooklyn elbow spine injuries. Miss Foote Montreal cut on face. Miss McIntosh Montreal and Mrs Brooks Newburyport bruised.

Mount Washington N. H Echo Cottage Bethlehem James Montreal Camp Brooklyn N. Y Foote Miss McIntosh Brooks Newburyport

New Steamship Enterprise Forming at Montreal Port

A Montreal company with capital of 150000 dollars is forming to operate two steamers between Montreal and Halifax and the West Indies. Promoters expect a large trade to develop once in service.

New Steamship Enterprise Montreal Halifax West Indies Prompers

Brother fatally shoots man during squirrel hunt in Lebanon

In Lebanon New Hampshire on August 21 Schuman L Hardy age 19 was shot and killed by his older brother who fired while aiming at a squirrel. The shot struck Hardy in the abdomen as he stepped into the line of fire. Authorities reported no further details.

Lebanon N. H Schuman L. Hardy

Kate Smulsey Feeble After 164 Day Fast

Fort Plain August 23 Kate Smulsey who has fasted 164 days is very feeble and sinking rapidly. Physicians say she may die in a few hours or may live for days yet.

Fort Plain N. Y Kate Smulsey

Wire Fences in Indian Territory

A gentleman arriving yesterday from Tishomingo in Indian Territory reports that two compasses of unknown purpose or origin were observed near Denison Texas. Further details were not available at press time.

Denison Tex Tishomingo

Cattlemen’s Fence Cutters Rally for Governor-Elect Wolf

Fifty men left Wednesday to cut fences for Governor-elect Wolf. Cattle interests failed to remove wire fences and expected Burris to win, but Burris was defeated. Serious trouble is anticipated as cattlemen may resist the militia.

Burris Kurris

For Love's Sake Tragedy in Springfield Woman Wounded Gunman Dead

Mrs Luella Graves 38 living on South Male Street in Bangs block is shot by Rt Reichert 35 a fur dealer after a rejected courtship. Reichert dies from self inflicted gunshot. Mrs Graves wounded severely in neck and jaw. neighbor Euphemia McDougal enters scene. Reichert hailed as a stylish German with ties to New York and Germany.

Springfield Luella Graves South Male Street Rt. Reichert Euphemia McDugal Breck Bridgeport Kerchert New York City Germany

Tallapoosa Sinks After Collision Off Martha's Vineyard

The U S steamer Tallapoosa collided with the collier James Lowell near Squash Meadows, sank in five minutes. Of 160 crew, all but Surgeon Black and a servant Foster perished. others rescued by Gate City and Fish Hawk as boats moved to Woods Hall. Tallapoosa had sailed from Boston for Newport to meet Secretary Chandler.

Woops Horn United States James Lowell Baltimore Martha's Vineyard Squash Meadows Black Foster Wood's Hall Gate City Boston & Savannoah Steamship Company Woods Hall Fish Hawk Boston Newport Chandler

Public Library of Boston Grows Vastly in Four Years

The Boston Public Library campaign records show growth from 9 688 volumes in 1850 to 419 051 volumes in the four branches as of April 30 this year. Loans reached 1 066 906 with 58 volumes lost. Donations include 60 000 from Arthur Scholfield, 1 0000 from Thomas Burdett Harris, and 500 from J Ingersoll Bowditch, plus Paris council gifts of 42 historical Boston works and a 1 000 appropriation.

Boston Public Library J. Ingersoll Bowditeh Arthur Scholfield New York Thomas Burdett Harris Charlestown Municipal Council of Paris Boston Vicinity Uwre

No More Playing at Sweetheart Desperation Ends in Shooting

Joseph Rice an eighteen year old lover shot his former sweetheart Lena Stove aged seventeen in New York August 22. After quarrels over a ring Lena refused him and Rice fired fatally injuring her in the basement steps before being seized by Lena’s father and detained until police arrived.

New York Joseph Rice Lena Stove Rice Mr. Stone Lena Mr Stone Miss Stone Fred

Fifteen Fishing Smacks Lost in Recent Thunder Storm

Disaster reported from Carbonear and surrounding areas after a severe thunder storm. Fifteen fishing smacks lost near Spracklin island and White bay, with Betsy total loss at Spracklin island. Petrel Elizabeth and a fishing smack with four men and two women aboard reported lost off Cape Browle. A large lumber ship also said to be lost in St George's bay.

St. Jonn’s N. F Carbonear Betsy Spracklin Island Petrel Elizabeth White Bay Cape Browle St. George’s Bay

Farmer slays bear then finds daughter dead beside dinner can

Ottawa reports Leblanc of near Shrewsbury Quebec shot a bear after returning from woods to find his daughter missing. He discovers the child nearby, disfigured, holding the can with her father's dinner and is stunned by the tragic scene.

Ottawa Leblanc Shrewsbury Que

Transoceanic Dory Contact Reported Near Atlantic

New Haven dispatch notes Captain Traynor aboard the dory Harold N. Bibber spoke with the schooner D. A. Mader on August 14. The meeting occurred in latitude 40 47 north longitude 53 67 west, about 1100 miles from New Haven.

New Haven Traynor Dory Harold N. Bibber D. A. Mader New Huns

Heavy frosts damage crops across New England states

A sweeping frost from New Hampshire to Vermont and New Jersey harmed gardens and wheat fields. Reports from Canaan New Hampshire and Waterbury Vermont note significant crop damage while several towns in central New Jersey and along the White River Valley fear heavier frosts tonight. Weather officials report drastic temperature drops over the past three days.

New Jersey Trenton N.J Flemington Uls Forencon White River Valley South Rowa Alton Chelsea Lewinston Bennington Littleton N. H ConTroocook N. SL Contoocook Waroer River

Murder Mystery at Little Falls N J

Body with a bullet wound found under a bridge at Little Falls New Jersey. A discharged revolver lay nearby and a pass-book urged telegrams to Chicago. Miss Lapkowich says Lavner fled Romania due to arranged marriage and opposition from his father in law. He allegedly earned money in London and medical colleges before disappearance and murder pursuit.

New York Little Falls N. J Chicago South Canal Street Mr. Larwich Sam Lavner Miss Lapkowich Lavner Vanit Austria America Layner

Snake Bite Poison Returns Intensify on Anniversary

Mount Morris New York reports a tale of a Ohio Democrat daughter bitten by a copperhead nine years ago who suffers yearly on the anniversary with swelling and paralysis. A Livingston county case from 1822 shows a rattlesnake bite victim who endured brutal annual recurrences until death on the thirty-second anniversary, suggesting a dangerous pattern in toxicologic phenomena.

Mount Morris N. Y A, Oc, Ramage Bellaire Ohio George Smith Livingston County

Ex Confederate Fearful Clerk Pays 2 Percent

A Capital Department clerk reports he is the sole payer in his division to the Clapp squeezing committee. He fears after the election an inquiry into noncompliance and says he paid to avoid becoming an example.

Washington Sub Rosa

Bad Blood at Umatilla Agency Sparks Tension in Oregon

In Portland on August 22 reports say Indians at the Umatilla agency show restlessness and hostility. Longstanding white-Indian animosities over stock ranges and land fueled by the murder of a young Umatilla sub-chief by two white men elevates fears of an outbreak. The reservation agent seeks to pacify the situation.

Oregon Portland Umatill Agency Umatilla

Million Dollar Inheritance Shocks Winsted Worker

A report from Bartfort Connecticut says George N. Wilson of Winsted has fallen heir to a Scottish estate worth about one million dollars after the death of an uncle in Leith. The news stirs town excitement as Wilson is described as a poor laboring man.

Bartfort Conn George N. Wilson Winsted Scotland Leith Wilson

Pine Tree Shillings Unearthed in Essex Dig

In Essex on August 22 Frank W. Story unearthed a 1652 pine-tree sixpence in fine condition. One side bears VI and the inscription Ano Newengl A. N. D. The reverse shows a pine tree with the word Massachusetts.

Essex Frank W. Story Ano Newengl A. N. D Massachusetts

Fatal Whooping Cough Deaths Hit Brooklyn Rising to 187 This Year

In Brooklyn on August 21, authorities report fifteen deaths from whooping cough in the past week, bringing the year’s total to 187. Officials attribute the surge to heavy rains and cool weather this season.

Brooklyn Gate

Death of General Leroy Pope Walker

General Leroy Pope Walker former secretary of war in the Jefferson Davis cabinet and the officer who ordered firing on Fort Sumter died at his Huntsville home after a long illness. He was a key Confederate figure and his death marks the end of an era for Alabama and the Confederacy.

Leroy Pope Walker Montgomery Ala Jefferson Davis Sumter Huntsville

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