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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1879
Page
8
Boston chess column presents a long annotated game between White Mr Mason and Black Mr Blackburne from a Westminster Papers problem. It chronicles move-by-move sequence with evaluation notes, midgame ideas, and strategic judgments on queen trades, piece activity, and king safety.
Chess criticism applauds Gossip for a potentially authoritative openings collection and notes M. Grevy, newly elected president of France, as a noted chess amateur. Excerpts highlight historic and contemporary admirers from Charlemagne to Beaconsfield, arguing noble figures can share a passion for the game.
Louisville readers watched Captain Boyton brave a fierce river squall near Twelve-Miles Island as a line of steamers escorted him. A sudden roar signaled the breaking white water. he ducked the surging flow and was eventually rescued by a passing steamer, then driven to the Gait House amid cheers from Louisville citizens.
The next Astley belt contest will be held in London from June 16 to 21 with Rowell and Ennis as principal challengers. Ennis deposits 100 pounds as stake. referees and timekeepers will be appointed by Sporting Life. Entry requires 100 pounds, and prize divisions hinge on miles covered, with adjustments for over six entrants.
On March 21 Jerome Park New York prepares for an anticipated international race. The English colt Peter expected to travel and race a mile and a half against Keene's Spendthrift. Both horses are managed by serious owners with high stakes. A $10,000 watch is at stake.
A June 1871 Versailles ceremony for the victory over the Communards featured M Thiers as president and M Grevy as speaker. At the church, Mgr Mabille offered a holy water brush. Thiers briefly besprinkled, then Grevy hid the damp brush in his coat tail. The next day the brush was found under Grevy’s seat, provoking quiet amusement.
Sam Hildebrand, once the famed Missouri outlaw with a price on his head, was thought dead years ago and celebrated in the southwest. A St. Louis hunter later saw him in the woods and reported he now avoids capture, seeks his children in St. Louis, and has no plan to surrender. He served with the Confederate side, later deserted for bushwhackers, and remains vindictive toward enemies.
In New York on March 18 an effort to place needy Jews as agriculturists in western homes is taking shape. The sect is popular and officials anticipate many Hebrews will relocate to western settlements as part of the plan.
A listing offers Draughts literature and formats for sale through W Parrow Boston at Beacon street and Brookline avenue. Titles include American Draught Player 83 Spag h's Book for Beginners 75 cents Spayth's Game of Draughts 150 Sweet's Elements of Draught 60 cents. W Wheeler column presents a game comparison showing White to move and win in Position No 652 with a sequence of moves and results indicating Wsha T and W. wins.
This fragment notes an ending in the Fife opening paret between Mr. Johnson of Chicago and KR. Marius with W. in attendance. The readable details are sparse and names appear partially.
Vermont checker players to contest the state championship at Lierney's milliard hall in St. Albans on Wednesday March 26. Prizes include a fine paid board and 35 dollars in cash. There is some talk of a match between Messrs.
Reed and Labadie will meet in May for a checkers match. Frank Greenlee of Lafayette played 100 games in Toledo winning 84 and drawing 17. Halford leads Greenlee 12 to 1 with seven draws in 20 games. James O Hara, Lafayette champ, challenges David Carstairs for fifty games. their recent session split six wins each and nine draws. Barker defeats Priest 9 to 2 in a 150 a side affair. other notes include correspondence from Wheeler, Hester, Cook, Wilder, Priest.
The piece argues that current Alaska danger is exaggerated and blames whiskey and white men mixing with Quaws for unrest. It cites past military outrages, calls for government inquiry into who supplied alcohol to Indian chiefs, and recalls a soldier shooting three Indians on duty. It notes ten years of patient restraint by Indians up to the Brown killing.
Chicago dispatch dated March 21 reports General Sheridan’s informants claim Sitting Bull mobilizes a large force of braves on both sides of the northern frontier with plans for a simultaneous three column attack on forts Totten Stevenson and Buford as grazing improves for travel. Emissaries have been sent to Fort Totten to gauge strength and position.
A pious young man applies for a clerkship at a Hartford store and answers questions about morals, drinking, tobacco, theater, betting, and games. The merchant tests his knowledge and ends the interview by declaring he won’t hire fools, noting the youth will likely do better next time.
The Mississippi raconteur uses a parable about a lion and beasts to illustrate how President Van Buren maintained a noncommittal stance to stay in Jackson's cabinet during a crisis that toppled others. The tale contrasts honest critique with flattery and clever footwork in political maneuvering.
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