Worth the Master of Paris Dressmaking
Paris feature on Mr. Worth, the famed English designer now a French citizen, who directs fittings at his Rue de la Paix atelier. The New York World correspondent notes Worth’s precise artistry, personal charm, and influence on American patrons including Miss Vanderbilt, with detail on trims, patterns, and the legend around his inner sanctum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Mecca
Wut
Worth
Mr. Worth
Abde
Donsti
Europe
Charles Dickens
Tennyson
House of Swann & Edgar
London
Mr. Wortha
Poole
Fechter Memorabilia Auction Lit by Fechter’s Wardrobe
Kirbys art rooms in New York host a public sale of Charles Fechter artifacts. Dresses, swords, and manuscripts from the late tragedian’s career are displayed, with items from Hamlet and Corsican Brothers. Proceeds fund a monument for Fechter’s grave per Mrs Lizzie Price Fechter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Broadway
New York
Charles Fechter
New York Herald
Don Casar de Bazan
Don Cmsar de Bazan
Hamlet
Hiis
Montgomery
London
Mr. Fechter
Charles Kean
Princess’ Theatre
Miss Heath
Ophelia
Lizzie Price Fechter
Funeral Reform Movement Promotes Modest Burial Rites
The London Daily News reports the third annual meeting of the Church of England Funeral and Mourning Association. It advocates funerals aligned with resurrection hope, reduced expenditure, plain coffins, and minimal mourning attire. Prominent supporters include peers, bishops, MPs, clergy, physicians, and ladies of note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily News
Church of England Funeral and Mourning Association
York
Abergavenny
Aylesbury
Ripon
Earl Fitzwilliam
Leicester
Alderman Stafford
Marchioness of
Down
Viscountess
Barrington
Bloomfield
Cathcart
Middeton
Hawke
Maviagan
Vaughan
Lianuaif
Two Little Liars Eloped in Teen Marriage Tale
An elopement of Horace Dunshie and Irma Smith of East Ainsville New York was published in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Clergyman G B Clevenger questioned their ages and forced an oath claiming Horace 21 and Irma 17. The father later learned the daughter was 15 and opposed the union. The couple fled toward Portage before Smith could locate them.
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Horace Dunshie
Irma Smith
East
Ainsville
N. Y
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Pike
Wyoming County
G. 8. Clevenger
God
Mrried
Jace
Portage
Smith Hurrie
Ut Delibers
Hancock Ambition for Army of the Potomac Debated
In an interview General Hancock recounts his Washington visit after Mine Run, declining the Army of the Potomac command as Stanton offered it with Lincoln as president. He explains he never received a letter from Lincoln and notes Meade’s competence, while detailing courtship of command changes and Lincoln, Grant, and Sheridan roles during 1863–64.
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Hancock
Grant
Lincoln
Army of the Potomac
Washington
Stanton
Gettysburg
Meade
Rappahannock
Lee
Mine Run
Congress
Richmond
St. Louis
Rapidan
Halleck
General Hancock
Petersburg
Shenandoah
the Potomac
Fortress Monroe
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Hunter
Lynchbury
Opequan
Cedar Creek
the Potowac
General Grant
Colorado Resources and East View of Colorado Mines
A Colorado Springs letter explains Colorado's vast mineral wealth and the misperceptions held in the East. It notes rising bullion shipments from Leadville surpassing prior records, explains the Little Pittsburgh disaster's impact, and discusses investors, mining prospects, and the need for capital to develop fields in San Juan and Gunnison districts.
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Colorado Springs
East
Colorado
Leadville
Pittsburg
San Juan
Gunnixon
Rivalry Over Denver to Puotto Line Persists
The piece notes Denver and Rio Grande Railroad holds a Denver Puotto monopoly and profits from it. It argues a well-constructed broad gauge route would be profitable, but General Palmer and allies block hostile corporations. Local efforts push for the project while sentiment leans toward breaking the dog in the manger stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver and
Puotto
Noone
Palmer
Eer
The House Victor Hugo Lived In On Guernsey Island
A visitor can walk from Hauteville Road to Hugo’s former Guernsey home and glimpse a room where Les Miserables and other works were written. The house, now quiet and desolate, hosts a lone garret-like room and a leads-side promenade with distant views of St. Peter Port, the harbor, Casquets, Herm and Sark and, on clear days, the French coast beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island of
Guernsey
Victor Huge
Manchester Examiner
Victor Hugo
Paris
Mme. Chenay
M. Hugo
Mme. Hugo
Les Chauments
Napoleon le Petit
St. Peter Port
Casquets
Alderney
Herm
Jethon
Sark
France
Jersey
Richmond
Mahone
William Mahone
A Model Grant Procession for 1884 Parade
A satirical forecast from The New York Sun on a Grant campaign parade. It mocks the planned order of march and ridicules figures tied to Grant’s two terms, including public figures, veterans, and alleged corruption, with exaggerated allegorical floats and culled names.
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New York Sun
New York
Grant
Roscoe Conkling
J. Donald Cameron
John A. Logan
G. Washington Childs
A. M
General Grant
Europe
Asia
Africa
Fom Murphy
Freedman's Bank
Dent
Daniel
J. P. Newman
Danel
Indian Bureau
William W. Belknap
Atrocious schoolboy murder and blackmail in The Hague
London reports reveal William Mariannes De Jongh, a ministerial clerk, confessed to abducting thirteen year old Marius Bogaardt near The Hague and murdering him. He had demanded 75 000 guilders from the father, writing the letter in a cafe, then moved toward a quiet Downs location before the crime escalated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Mariannes de Jongh
Tue Hague
Marius Bovsardt
de Jongh
St. Hubert
Williams Park
Bogaarde
Jus
Ponr
General Mahone Portrait by Traveling Correspondent
Washington correspondent Frank A Burr depicts General William Mahone of Virginia Readjusters in Petersburg. The interview covers Mahone’s leadership, debt settlement, repudiation debate, and Readjuster stance on race and politics, predicting a strong electoral showing and explaining Republican weakness and Bourbon resistance.
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Frank A. Burr
Washington
Philadelphia
General Mahone
Virginia
Petersburg
Burr
Democratic Party
McCulloch
Republican Party
Mahone
Readjuster Party
Mr. Burr
National Committee
Congress
Ron Tucker
John Goode
National Democratic Committee
Vance
North Carolina
Hancock
Garfield
Gen Hancock
Usters
Europe Against America in a Trade of Dry Goods
The piece contrasts English and American prices on fabrics, shoes, stockings, gloves, and furniture, noting England’s higher costs for many goods and lighter duties compared with America. It criticizes English architecture and arts, cites cooperative stores lowering profits, and observes travel goods, photography, and books costs, ending with reflections on taxation and protective duties.
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New York
England
Vrance
America
London
Paris
Europe
Engand
Raleigh
A Colored Man Invites a Preacher and a Tale of Prosperity
AColored man Anderson recalls how prosperity disrupted his home when a preacher visited. The narrative contrasts work, faith, and marriage with satire on a woman’s role and social norms. An abrupt ending shifts to a Paris libel trial, noting editor Ivan De Woestyne’s six month sentence and a 6000 franc damages award to Lt. Col. Yung.
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Little Bowk Gazette
Anderson
Hitself
Oman
Faber
Arkansaw
New Jerusalem
Paris
Minister of Justice
Ivan de Woestyne
The
Gaulois
Yung
Ministry of War
Seine
de Woestyne
Ney
Blot
de Galiffet
de Wo
No Evidence of Fraud in South Carolina Census
Secretary Schurz releases Superintendent Walker’s report on alleged census frauds in South Carolina. Walker says extraordinary gains since 1870 demand careful review, but tests of six counties and eighteen districts found no fraud in 1880 returns, confirming the 1880 census accuracy.
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Schurz
Walker
Census Bureau
South Carolina
Kore An
Union
Peferre
Lea
Gannett
Caina
United States
United States Marshal
United States Collector of Internal Revenue
Republican Party
A. J. Wade Attacked by Female Bear in Sierra Pines
Fresno Expositor reports A. J. Wade, longtime San Joaquin resident employed by McDonald to tend sheep, was mauled by a female bear in the Sierra pine country near Grand Valley while gathering tales from camp. The incident occurred in a remote pinery along the Sierra. Wade was alone when the attack happened and was injured during the encounter. The article notes the rugged mountains and state of alert among camp workers in the region.
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Fresno
Cal
A. J. Wade
San Joaquin
McDonald
Pinery
Sierra
Grand Valley
Bear attack endangers Wade during tree retreat
Wade tried to escape a pursuing bear by retreating from a tree but the bear overwhelmed him. The animal knocked him down and disabled his limbs as he crawled toward camp. The bear then left briefly before returning and inflicting further injuries, leaving Wade in a precarious, life threatening condition. A nearby dog interrupted the assault briefly, allowing the bear to retreat into the thicket.
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Wade
Enles
A Miner’s Daring at Hale and Norcross Shaft
The Comstock miners show extreme bravery as Foreman Kellogg enters a flooded 2400 level drift to locate the source of a massive water inflow. He endures extreme heat, wraps a wet shirt around his head, and returns after twelve minutes with a blistered hand, revealing the danger and his resolve.
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Gold Hill
New
Comstock
Hale and Norcross
Savave
Sutro
Pumpa
Deidesheimer
Kellovg
Kellogg
North Drift
Savage
Kellog
Trollope Longfellow Article May Miss North American Review
The November issue of the North American Review may omit an article on Longfellow by Anthony Trollope due to delays in Trollope’s handwriting. The process from printer to proof reader produced the dirtiest proof ever, with many queries. If unresolved, proofs must go to England for Trollope’s correction, delaying or cancelling the piece.
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Anthony Trolllope
The
North American Review
Springfield Republican
Longfellow
Anthony Trollope
England
Trollope
Brutal murder near Plantagenet shocks Ontario
The body of Burnet, missing since September 20 from Plantagenet, Ontario, was found two miles away in a heavily decomposed state. The deceased lived alone near Plantagenet mills. his oldest son and another son lived nearby, with his wife as next of kin. He was reportedly carrying about $50 days before his death.
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Ottawa
Ont
Burnet
Plantagenet
Plantagenet Mills
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Hauteville House
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Ruy Blas
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San Domingo
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New Orleans
Lange
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Durell
Dick Harrington
Ross Shepherd
Hallet Kilbourne
Lewis Clephane
Rool
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Mire
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Stalice
Hrederte Dent Grant
Old Dominion
Alexander H. Stevens
Georgia Statesman
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Civil Service Co-operative
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Nottingham
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Gen. Walker
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