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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1882
Page
1
Washington reports the House advancing the post office appropriation with a 500000 clause for fast mail facilities drawing fierce critique over rebalance gains and political ties. The Senate later passes a bill to retire General Grant with about 12000 per year, while discussions on ocean mail routes and other items fill the day’s agenda.
Salt Lake Tribune reports February 27 proceedings as Utah territorial Legislature adopts a memorial to Congress defending local self government and denouncing federal charges against Mormons. Includes notes on anti polygamy meetings, Edmunds bill criticism, and calls for a loyal commission to enforce US laws. Preachers at the Mormon tabernacle threaten militant rhetoric and Gentiles risk social penalties.
A Dartmouth College incident on Washington's Birthday reports a freshman chosen to toast the class of 1884 did not attend the Montreal supper. He claims eight to twelve sophomores abducted him in disguise, took him to Lebanon and White River Junction, then released him after paying his fare home to Hanover. Names remain undisclosed. a manhunt for the perpetrators begins.
A steamship with 825 Russian exiles from Odessa Warsaw and Kiell arrived in Philadelphia. Led by J R Littman the refugees, mostly men with some women and children, were housed at West Philadelphia depot. They recounted bayonet forced evacuation from Warsaw and confiscation of property. Sixty were merchants farmers tailors and shoemakers among those displaced.
The article recalls various human interest items from Vermont New Hampshire and nearby areas. It notes George D Spencer of Castleton Vermont surviving five paralytic strokes and nearing recovery Norman Shattuck once a billiard hall chief engineer now elected mayor of Fargo Oak and a Shoreham Vermont family drinking heavy cider totals including eleven barrels since last fall and one person four barrels per solitary consumption A Bridgewater boy discovers a duck tied with cotton twine unravelling thirty yards The piece mentions an 78 year old Newburyport woman finishing a sixty four square patchwork quilt of 3302 pieces plus four already made silk quilts Dearborn Glines a 72 year old farmer from Boscawen has never ridden a railroad never owned a watch or gun never used tobacco except to kill vermin and a few miles from Concord Douglas hosts five Chase widows four over 70 one nearly 88 another almost 82 The younger is about 50 Two oldest married brothers and two other brothers married Two husbands died this winter ages 87 and about 92 Four of the husbands were farmers.
In Shelbyville on February 27 Mr Seaton Wannattay and his son searched Clay Village home after hearing suspected thieves. A misfire from the shotgun killed the boy instantly, the exact cause under investigation.
Professor Vamberg argues in Augsburg’s Allgemeine Zeitung that Russia’s Russo Persian treaty secures control from Ashkabad to Savochs, framing Herat as the next target. He links rail and fort expenditures to a long planned advance, notes British liberal policy pressures, and warns England must block Russian moves toward Herat or face direct exposure to India.
Scoville seeks to enlist specialists to argue Guiteau’s insanity and stave off the death penalty. Eminent doctors may publish papers, aiming to revive public and judicial debate. In Washington the campaign notes four months remain to pursue clemency or reprieve.
New York February 27 a Bahama wreck survivor Napoleon Mathuen describes choosing to stay aboard as lifeboats capsized. He recounts hauling two sailors from the water, fighting green seas until the ship sank, clinging to spars then to wreck debris. He recalls the dwindling chances and fleeting sight of a bark before dawn.
A mariner recounts six days in an icebound drift seeking help. He describes sleeping on a makeshift ice floe eight feet square, signaling a distant vessel twice daily, receiving rains for water, and finally attracting the brigantine Pear’s attention on the sixth day to be rescued. He details cold, hunger absent, and persistent signaling efforts.
George H Richardson of Charlton admits to shooting his 56 year old father Solomon Richard son on February 15 near Charlton after an accident story arose. He was arrested by State Detectives Kimball and Dyson and later broke down in custody.
Hearing at Northampton before Trial Justice Parsons centers on Williston Seminary students arrested for hazing and kidnapping. Accused include Dutcher, Pratt, Bevin, Michoeuk, and Belknap. Bevin and Butcher face ducking charges. All bound over to the June Superior Court term. Confession reportedly obtained after evidence shown. several others fled. twenty-five witnesses expected in June.
Denver court finds C W Stickney not guilty of M T Campau murder in 1881 after insanity defense. He claimed Campau seduced his wife and a $10,000 compromise. Also involved a fatality at the supper table. Crowd cheered. witnesses from Harvard and other points jubilant.
In Richmond on February 27 the Readjuster candidate L Brown Allen was elected auditor with 70 votes of 125. Democratic rival Francis L Bracket received 49 and incumbent John K Massey bolted with 6. Bolters attempted adjournment but failed 17 to 16 ending the deadlock and crowning the Readjuster choice aligned with Mahone and Riddieberger.
In Millersburg on February 27 a portable sawmill boiler exploded at New Carlisle. George Stutzman Michael Immel Mr Heisenberger and two Beechys were killed. Michael Streetman was badly injured with possible leg amputation and doubtful recovery. The boiler had been known to be in poor condition for some time.
Lieutenant James R. McAuliffe of Battery H Fifth Artillery and Fort Columbus adjutant died Tuesday evening. A West Point graduate famed in military law, he hailed from Buffalo. His death followed a cold caught in Detroit where he served as judge advocate in the court martial of Lieutenant Clark of the Tenth Infantry.
In Nashville on February 25 the ex Confederates regrouped as the Tennessee Confederate Monumental Association. They plan a monument to Confederate dead to be placed at Mount Olivet cemetery with plans adopted.
A crowded London scene reports Mr. Gladstone likely to resign over the Lords land act inquiry with Cairns named to head the commission. Bradlaugh expelled after a Commons clash. Vienna notes Austrian combat in Kratac and Balkan offensives, while refugees in Montenegro receive aid. Russian volunteers rally for Bulgaria and Turkish tensions rise as conscription and movements unfold. A Paris-Moscow linked tale follows evasive terrorism and a Berlin infernal machine incident at Stettin.
A benzine tank at the Atlantic Petroleum Company in Point Breeze exploded at 10 this morning and is burning. Workmen throw earth against the spreading flames to prevent further spread.
The wholesale dry goods house of Menken Brothers, in Memphis for twenty years, has made an assignment with liabilities around six hundred thousand dollars. The move follows money market stringency in New York affecting the firm’s branch. Members cite financial pressure as the cause.
In the Union building Chicago on February 27 a boy in the telephone office lit a match to open a safe. Gas escaping caused an explosion that shattered doors and windows and cracked walls. The boy was hurled twenty feet, severely injured, with a broken leg and deep head and body cuts, as a plate-glass window blew from the third story. The blast shook the entire building.
The extract notes Mr James joining a fast train service from Hintfaio to Chicago and claims a $10,000 payment, with $70,000 for full through service. It also states the Vanderbilts no longer control the Lincoln Bank and that James was invited into its management, a fact published before his postmaster appointment.
A suspected arsenic poisoning at a Hicks Street house of ill fame sickens about six inmates after coffee. Dora Avery Hughes, a 27 year old housekeeper, bought arsenic at AL J Watson near Abhom and Fountain Streets. She fled after the incident. tracks led to Atwell's avenue where she vanished. Doctor Smith notes arsenical poisoning and all victims remain alive, with at least two deaths feared.
Quintus Sonerwine, 16, working at a Judan rolling mill, was struck by a stray blow that drove a red hot iron bar through his vest and chin, leaving a large hole in the chin. He pulled free the bar, burned his hands, and the course of blood to the doctor’s office can be traced. The physician deems his recovery reasonably hopeful.
Dover N I February 27 a 16 year old named Arthur Huntoon obstructed a railroad crossing at Farmington. He claims cider drunkenness and a wish to see a railroad accident after reading a Coles crossing report. The act nearly caused a fatal crash with about 100 passengers aboard.
In Rowan county on a Wednesday forenoon a barn raising at Major Deans’ plantation ended in multiple deaths. John Held fatally slashed Peter Joseph with an axe, then fell and broke his neck. James Cephas, Richard Wiley, and Ned Blandford witnessed the accident. Cephas dropped a heavy log, injuring Wiley who died from the blow.
Washington report says Secretary Hunt will leave the Navy Department in March and William E. Chandler will assume the post. It notes Hunt as a candidate for district attorney in New Orleans, a position valued at about 15000 annually. Hunt would keep his family in Washington if he stayed, but seeks a more lucrative office.
Louisyllis February 21 report notes the Newcomb Buchanan Company, a leading whiskey distiller, faces 1.5 million in liabilities with 2 million in assets. The firm, focused on large contracts, suspended since 1875, had repaid 2 million at 7 percent in twenty months and recently operated five distilleries. Backwater in Bean Grass Creek halted work.
Theodore Burton killed John Rockard with two axe blows near Belcreene during a dispute over rafls. Captured, Burton wounded two captors with a bowie knife. Fifty masked men seized the sheriff’s keys, rode Burton away, and hanged him on a tree the next morning three quarters of a mile south of the town.
In Plymouth on February 21 J Henry Stickney of Baltimore announced inquiries into buying all property around Cole's Hill from the Pilgrim Society area to Leyden Street to enclose a park linking North and Middle streets. The project would create a harbor overlook with views toward Cape Cod and historic Pilgrim sites.
Ten canal boats laden with coal broke loose from the tug Clara Claretta between Penfield reef and Bridgeport light, drifted and sank off Bridgeport Tuesday morning. No lives were lost. Among the sunken boats were the Annie McCaffrey and Daniel McWilliams owned by Owen McCaffrey and the Leoa Ostrander and Gillin owned by Charles McWilliams, all of New Haven. The boats were valued at 8000 dollars, with an average value of 2200 dollars each. They carried about 4000 tons of coal and the total loss is estimated at about 37000 dollars.
In Salt Lake City on February 27 a rescue reveals a fatal snowslide tragedy. The husband, wife, and infant were found lying naturally in bed, along with two boys and two girls aged up to 11 years, all smothered while asleep beneath the snow. The body recovery notes the snow was not frozen.
Mrs. Charles Stiker of Florida was found lying in the snow about fifty feet from her North Adams home this morning. She had been ill last night and wandered in delirium before her husband fetched a physician. Exposure threatens her recovery.
Kansas City dated report states Jesse Hite, linked to the Winston Missouri train robbery that killed the conductor, was sentenced to twenty five years in the penitentiary and transported there at once. He is a cousin of the James brothers and twenty years old.
In Haine's mills at Rancocas New Jersey a mill hand named Scott was caught between two large wheels turning in opposite directions he was literally torn apart arms and feet pulled off by the machinery in a horrific accident reported from Mount Holly February 27.
On authority of ex-Postmaster-General James it is announced the New York Central railroad receives 60 000 dollars per year for full mail service. A postal car on the early morning New York train was involved in the arrangement.
Newport R L February 27 A few months ago the mother of Cornelius Shay in anger threw a fork at him. The fork lodged in his heel causing a slight wound that developed gangrene. He was taken to the hospital and died in great agony. Authorities likely to take action.
New York February 27. Caroline Bayard Leroy widow of Daniel Webster died at the Leroy House New Rochelle New York in her later years.
The Arkansas and Mississippi flood crisis devastates plantations, livestock, and homes. Widespread suffering prompts rapid government aid as levees breach near Helena, Memphis, and Cairo, with thousands guarding embankments and rail lines to prevent further damage.
Iowans Take Arsenic in Their Milk. A dozen guests at Central Hotel were affected by arsenic contaminated milk likely added by the discharged cook Johnson. Hon J W Mills of Mills Indiana, a banker and founder, was critically ill but improving. A servant girl also fell seriously ill. arsenic will be analyzed.
Captain Stonington of the steamer New Bern picked up part of the crew of a wrecked British bark off the coast of lower California. The survivors, including the captain’s wife and two children and two seamen, faced starvation and near cannibalism. The child and seamen died. the mother gave birth to a healthy infant two days after rescue.
Newark February 25. William Leet aged 12 employed at Crable and Co needle factory on North Third street was working at the rollers when a wire broke and coiled around him, cutting him in two and killing him instantly.
Fragmentary verse from Maumee recalls children playful but disciplined by mothers and overseen by a figure linked to Maume Gaotorin. The odd phrasing and broken lines hint at a local cultural or oral tradition tied to Maumee.
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