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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1884
Page
5
George Alfred Loysamee reports from New York on Credit Mobilier lawsuits, Huntington and Ames, and the central Pacific stock affair. He surveys senators, possible candidates for New York governorship and Senate, Evarts and Morton as prospects, and President elect Blaine’s circle, with emphasis on domestic finances and winter relocations.
New York reports the death of Lydia Rushby in Derby Connecticut. A former New York society beauty and gifted contralto, her early engagement ended by a rival suitor. Her later life wavered between church music and drink, with delirium tremens alleged as a factor in her decline and a long battle with addiction. Her betrothed, family and doctors sought reform, but the engagement was postponed and her health deteriorated. She died after a life marked by romance and tragedy, leaving wealth and sorrow in her wake.
Detective brings Charley Clark alias Coleman from Chicago with written confession detailing how Captain Duffy and Clark robbed the East St Louis city clerk vault last May. About $8000 in city funds and $4000 in scrip stolen. officials implicated include alderman and two city officials. Duffy arrested. more arrests expected as inquiry widens.
Waterbury residents read of a six week old industrial injury at Seavill Manufacturing Company where a worker named Michael Shea suffered a severe band injury in the straightening rolls. Amputation was once considered but the mangled limb survived, skin and flesh peeling away, and surgeons now attend the case seeking a miracle.
In New Haven on a December evening a cannon salvo from the harbor startled residents as a mock demonstration unfolded. A charity event aboard the steamer Kim City featured a lavish supper for prominent Democrats, tied to a historic sugar-sale dispute involving Richmond W. Armstrong and Amos J. Beers. The prank culminated in a promised revenge against Beers if a Democratic administration reversed his tenure.
Sir John Macdonald, Canadian premier, arrived in New York from England aboard the Oregon. He said public opinion in England isn’t yet focused on imperial federation or colonial representation in Parliament, while noting a start on the idea. He added the Canadian Pacific railroad should run coast to coast by spring 1886 and England may widen extradition crime list.
Thieves scaled a second story window of Samuel Boyd’s Marlboro residence Friday night using a ladder. Mrs. Boyd confronted them with a revolver, forcing the burglars to flee, taking only two small satchels before escaping in a teal.
Edmund Alton recalls a boy's first day as a Senate page with Captain Bassett, Vice President Colfax, and Chaplain Newman. The opening ceremony, clapping, messages tossed by senators, and pages chasing letters dominate the lively scene. The boy witnesses marbles on the carpet, silent senators, and girls in the gallery paying more attention to the pages than the lawmakers.
A former slave from Derby Connecticut has amassed $2000 with assistance from his man and his dog. A Windsor Maine farmer found three raccoons husking his corn in his barn. Essex County jail houses 270 inmates the largest count since restoration. Jaimnes McManus’s 3 year old heifer was shot by hunters near Grafton Massachusetts. The University of Vermont reports 346 students up 75 from last year. The leg drivers along the Kennebec report a busy season. The Sterling Widows Home at Bridgeport Connecticut nears completion at a cost of $25000. Republicans in Berkshire County settle betting losses exceeding $25000. A Lee Massachusetts firm secures 4000 soldiers headstones for Gettysburg cemetery. Foxes and hunters abundant in Maine. Mrs Sarah Small of Bowdoinham Maine is 102, nearly blind but mentally sharp. A Bridgeport Connecticut doctor notes many twin births, twelve in his practice.
A grave accident at Stephen Young's Strafford farm near Rochester New Hampshire injures eight, with five or six expected to die. Explosions from dynamite cartridges collapse the two story dwelling. victims include Mrs Young, Miss Ready, Taylor Berry, Joseph May, and George Goodwin. Stephen Young, 83, and others are severely burned. extensive scene details and rescue efforts follow as doctors attend the wounded.
Money markets show no change in primary conditions with ample loan funds and easy rates. New York call loans eased to 14.2 percent after earlier strength. Boston and Louisville show varied. country banks operate with favorable terms. Clearing‑house receipts reach 74.4 million. New York funds and bills trade steady. iron trade hints at price cuts led by Thomas Iron.
Prices of stocks and bonds are listed by Evans and Doane, Bankers and Brokers, at 28 State street. The report includes bid and asked values for land companies, railroads, mining stocks, unions, telephones, and utilities. Notable entries cover Boston land, Western Pacific, Denver, Union Pacific, Chicago lines, Hecla, Sonora, Pewabic, Bell Telephone, and various regional securities.
The December 6 1884 market report notes a modest improvement in several sectors with no significant rise in overall trade. Butter prices soft, cheese steady. apples plentiful with mixed quality quotings. beans show buyer advantage. coffee and tea steady. coal and flour quiet with varied current rates. freight and shipping goods priced across fish, meats, produce and raw materials.
Weather and weak sentiment produced dull trade in grains with unsettled values. Cotton futures rose in Bradstreet data on a likely 6.5 million bale yield. wheat and corn reports show lower spirits and mixed prices across December to June contracts. Provisions and crude petroleum moved with narrow ranges. domestic coffee and sugar markets remained quiet.
Arrivals at Brighton and Watertown show 1165 cattle 366 eastern and northern cattle 6106 sheep and lambs eastern and northern 837 6349 total sheep and lambs 15750 swine 357 horses 200. Beef cattle prices per 100 pounds live weight ranged 400 to 900 dollars with varying quality notes. Hides tallow calfskins lambskins and other country output listed with sparse OCR errors.
Gloucester December 6 report shows a very quiet market with light sales and shipments. Week's receipts totaled large pounds across codfish pollock halibut haddock hake and cured varieties, while fresh fish prices ranged with pollock at 45 cents per pound and halibut near 94 to 140 cents per pound in different lots. cured fish held near prior levels with codfish at 3 50 and other items listed.
In Austin, Witherspoon and family recount a week in the country praising the birds. Mrs. Eves gushes about their song while Mr. Witherspoon quips on organ grinders, noting the contrast to city noises and their pleasant retreat.
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