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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1884
Page
5
West Virginia voted Democratic with a 6000 to 7000 majority, while Ohio leaned Republican by 10,000 to 12,000 in early indications. The GOP failed to push above 25,000, and Democrats held below the presidential-year target. The result strengthens Democrats for November battles and preserves WV support despite Blaine’s visit.
Column from October 18 reports Republican headquarter projections for Ohio secretary of state with Robinson leading Newman by 11,737 excluding Hancock and Paulding. Prohibitionists about 10k, Greenback/Labor 6k. statewide total around 783,373. Democrats claim lines are intact, Independent Republicans favor Cleveland, while fraud claims in Cincinnati precincts prompt calls for inquiry.
The Democratic congressional committee reports Ohio results differ from Republican papers. Republican congressmen tally 29,888 votes against Democrats 21,037, yielding a net Republican majority of 8,851, not the morning claim. The figures reflect a shift from earlier declarations.
Election results show West Virginia voting Democratic by about 6 000 to 7 000 in a landslide. The Democrats gain strong majorities in congressional districts and in both houses of the Legislature, with the First district noted for a substantial shift and General Goff carrying the metropolis by a large margin.
Early returns from Wheeling show Wilson leading across districts with large Democratic majorities. First district 696, second 910, third 2467, fourth 1226, totaling a 6298 statewide Democratic margin, a gain of about 2100 votes. Some counties missing or late, estimates place total between 6090 and 7000.
News from Quio disappoints Democrats in Washington while Republicans celebrate Ohio remaining a Republican state. Officials here report cautious confidence as results from Cleveland show a shift but still favor Republicans.
The piece notes satisfaction that New York did not swing Republican by a large margin, with over 2 million circulated where best. Democrats claim Cleveland will win after Ellis arrives from Ohio and remarks on Republican weakness and expected gains in New York New Jersey Connecticut and Indiana.
News from Ohio shrinks Republican optimism from 26 000 to about 10 000 while Democrats project victory in November. Ohio results boost Democratic hopes for Cleveland carrying New York New Jersey and Connecticut and West Virginia shows a stronger majority. Government officials visiting Washington arrive as Judge Lawrence discounts earlier confidence in Blaine’s Ohio lead.
In Baltimore the Democratic mass meeting at the Concordia Opera House drew a crowded audience as Senator Bayard of Delaware defended Ohio election results. He argued Republicans inflated the victory and warned Blaine would face a tougher task in carrying Ohio in November. Other speakers included Perry Belmont Henry Walker and John W. L. Findlay.
The Boston Herald notes a Republican defeat in Ohio would seal the presidential race and describes intense late efforts by Blaine and aides. It claims Ohio gave the party a large plurality, nearly four fifths of the usual presidential-year margin, with direct control of the State campaign by the Republican nominee.
The Boston Daily Advertiser argues that recent results do not prove the presidential outcome. It contends Blaine lacks a magic appeal and warns that Indiana New York and other states remain decisively unsettled with November deciding the Republic’s fate.
A nursing of political tides reports West Virginia’s decisive Democratic win undermining Republican hopes in Ohio and New York. It argues the result seals Grover Cleveland’s path to the presidency with New York and Indiana pivotal, while casting doubt on Republican gains and magnetism claims.
In Ohio Republicans lose about 6000 votes from 1880 levels, suggesting Cleveland supporters gain resolve rather than disheartenment. Blaine influence in heart of the state shows uneven gains, with some signs of momentum fading as the national contest hardens.
Den nysville in Maine is described as a healthy prospering village on the Denny river with strong civic order and a nearly devoid of crime. The piece recounts its history from early settlement through the 19th century, noting timber wealth, population data, schools, doctors, ministers, and bizarre anecdotes such as a unique river and ball playing, with a strong prohibitionist tone about local morals and civic life.
A diligent Maine historian gathers notes on events and genealogy dating to 1683. He supplied The Globe with details including original letters connected to the John Hull estate and pine tree shillings. The piece mentions local partridge shooting and deer along the river routes from Calais to Dennysville and Eastport to Dennysville.
A party describes a yellowish white fluid seeping from a mountainside, forming a sticky brown liquid akin to asphalt. They recount capturing a skunk and two birds trapped in the viscous pool, later killed to end their suffering, and note bird and small mammal skeletons along the stream margin.
An exploration of how many notable New Yorkers started from humble beginnings. The list includes Charles P. Daly as an apprentice, Roswell P. Flower as a farm laborer, August Belmont in hardship, Grover Cleveland as a clerk, and others who rose to prominence from lowly trades. The piece questions social mobility and notes that descendants of elite families fared less well, suggesting the unpredictability of a successful future.
Jacob Pelham of Murray county Georgia tracked a thief across Georgia Tennessee North Carolina and South Carolina for twenty four days to recover two mule colts. In Anderson county South Carolina he found the second colt and captured Samuel Dean alias James Davis the thief.
In Montpelier on October 18 a Republican Addison county representative was assaulted by a crowd angered by alleged improper conduct with women and girls. Two men dressed as pies ambushed him before he fled pursued by locals, escaping to his boarding house in a shaken state. the report questions his electability and reputation.
A Philadelphia society matron, twice widowed and now married for the third time, recalls memories of her late husbands. She tells of a notable fire alarm incident where the second husband, famed for his cool demeanor, urged calm as they escaped in night attire, only to humorously forget his undergarments.
A Philadelphia letter notes an English nobleman in New York causes a scramble at the Mercantile Library and in Debrett Burke’s Peerage and Almanac de Gotha as names are placed on a wait list. The piece mentions a well attended display of a new lighthouse at Hell Gate in New York with a 54 000 candle power electric light.
Waterbury dispatch says Miss Carrie Welton who froze to death near Long’s Peak leaves $200 000 legacy to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The bequest is announced as part of her estate.
An elderly pedestrian, son of Mr Oregon Andrews, travels from Worcester toward Springfield and Hartford while weighing the option to continue on foot to South Carolina. He turned down a tricycle, prefers walking unless roads demand a ride, and seeks to meet girls he met on his journey north.
A Pottsville clerical worker’s wartime bullet relic shows hair growth after death. Doctor Blackwood and witnesses confirm that hair sprouted from the dried scalp and brain matter on the bullet, growing over years despite no nourishment, challenging prior medical beliefs.
In New Orleans Durango resident Sir Bernardo de la Torre found a sinking floor hiding a shaft beneath his kitchen. His servant Julian descended to discover an oak door opening to a mossy chamber with a long table bearing an old skeleton and an open Spanish book. The intruders sealed the shaft.
J N Black opened a Mead township mound and uncovered a preserved wolf or bear tooth necklace a shuttle and copper ear rings. The ear rings resemble Maya ear ornaments seen on a Yucatan stove figure though heavily corroded.
Commissioner General Morehead departs for Montreal to engage the Canadian government and people in the New Orleans World Exposition. Secretary Frelinghuysen and British minister West provide credentials to Canada’s Governor General and the U S consul general. Morehead called on the President before departure.
Money markets show little change with steady loan rates and wide ranges for mercantile paper. Banks meet demand for favored clients while note brokers quote 5.44 percent for good grade paper. weekly exchanges total 66.3 million dollars and bank excess over legal reserves sits around 31.7 million.
Bond prices close steady from last week with gains of about 44 percent on certain issues and 4a percent on others. Listed exchanges show bids and asks for multiple railroads and mining stocks as of 3 PM, with entries for Mexican Central, Union Pacific, Wisconsin Central, and more, alongside communications and regional lines.
The Boston Daily Globe reports a surplus apple stock with dull prices for best varieties and firm demand for beans. It lists wholesale ranges for apples including Baldwin and Gravenstein, notes steady beans, and outlines dairy and other commodity prices, with detailed quotes for creamery, dairy, corn, meal, fish, flour, and coal markets, along with freight and international rate notes.
Irregular trading across grains corn and oats as well as wheat futures show mixed moves with declines in some prices and modest firmness in others. Cotton futures edge higher then close barely steady while oil and sugar fluctuate with shipments, receipts and speculative activity noted along with two Phillips and Connors wells in focus.
Fresh fish markets report large weekly receipts with about 1,260 enone foodfish and 175,000 pounds of halibut offload. Mackerel remain plentiful while cod supply stays moderate and cured fish prices hold near last week's quotes. Prices listed for cusk hake herring and other species are provided with regional names and weights.
Market tallies show live stock across Brighton and Watertown including Western cattle 1110 head and Northern 1022, total 2444. Sheep and lambs 5280 Western, 8543 Northern sheep and tanmiles in order, swine 16859, horses 284, hides and tallow figures noted. beef cattle prices per hundred pounds varied with quality, first to poorest grades listed.
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