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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1886
Page
2
Henry Ward Beecher has been sick in England and was compelled to cancel some of his lecture engagements. Friends in the east expect he will soon start for home.
Gladstone declares the home rule cause is not hopeless citing 1,400,000 English and Scottish supporters. He asserts the struggle will continue until a nation's demand is granted.
The Supreme Court sustained the validity of Louisiana quarantine laws and drew attention to the fact that Congress has never enacted federal quarantine laws, leaving states to address the issue based on local needs and circumstances.
The Chicago Journal suggests re fighting the old Mexican War in magazines but notes veterans alive would find it interesting yet the current generation may not read such distant topics.
In Charleston South Carolina 1057 African Americans hold savings accounts totaling 125000 dollars. One pure blooded African has nearly 7000 dollars in a bank and owns a 10000 dollar plantation mortgaged for only 3000 dollars.
Anarchists in major cities threaten dire revenge if the Chicago condemned are hanged. Some threats may be carried out, though many are seen as plot to save their brethren. the followers are fanatics whose actions are unpredictable.
Steamship offices in New York display twelve dollars to London for steerage passage under cut rates. Some lines offer cabin rates around fifty dollars, likely to drop further due to competition for this high profit class. Lower fares drive increasing ocean travel year after year.
The Nebraska constitution allows a popular vote to express preference for a U.S. senator before the legislative election. After ten years no one used it, but now the people will vote to instruct their representatives. The historic experiment will be watched with interest.
The United States Minister at the Hague repeats Mr. Lowell s guidance that no Dutch estates can be claimed by Americans. Legislation since 1857 bars any unsettled claims, and Lowell reports that no unclaimed sums exist in the Bank of England or old English estates subject to American claims.
A new Real Estate Title Insurance company has organized in St Paul to aid property owners and lenders. It operates like eastern title firms in Philadelphia, offering protection against defective titles liens and encumbrances. The policy substitutes for abstracts and attorney opinions in loans and sales, guaranteeing title for the loan amount or property value indefinitely.
Among 325 representatives only 17 have served continuously over ten years. The list includes Blout Georgia Henderson Morrison Springer Cannon Illinois Holman Indiana Strait Minnesota Singleton Mississippi Bland Missouri Kelley Randall ONeill and Harmer Pennsylvania Mills Culbertson Reagan Texas Tucker Virginia. Democrats hold eleven to six Republicans. Most will likely return to Congress next term.
Dr Thomas Lozinskey argues in the Medical and Surgical Reporter that average human life may not be lengthening. He cites mortality data from England and the United States, noting Ireland has the longest life expectancy and attributing trends to artificial civilized living and varied public health progress.
Address from St Paul calls for rapid formation of local chapters to elect legislators opposing high license and prohibition. Sentiment stresses crossing party caucuses, organizing communities, and countering opponents’ efforts as winter legislative action looms. Victoria’s sympathy message and other global notes accompany local appeal.
Observer Lyons reports that the August average at St. Paul was 69.6 degrees, cooler than several prior years but warmer than most since 1870. Six days reached above 90 with a high of 94.2 and a low of 42.1. Rainfall totaled 2.27 inches, while the summer average stood at 69.4 degrees and total rainfall 7.34 inches, the driest on record.
Rumor says Grand Master Powderly will not run again and asks that his name be kept from Richmond as he plans to leave the order. The claim cites discord within the Knights and Powderly’s poor health, while Thomas McGuire denies any candidacy. Prominent members express doubt about the report.
Minnesota notes warn of planetary disturbances in September with frosts from late September into early October and a split month with warmer early days and cooler late days. Also reported are a deadly axe attack on a St Paul family, political conventions, and local economic notes.
A nostalgic poem recalls a cozy kitchen in winter. Grandma spins and bakes while children played. Now time has changed the house and memory alone preserves those scenes as snow falls softly.
On a foggy day a weary Jack Enderby meets Gretchen Fisher on a Waterman’s Hollow to Rugby train. They share a playful bond over books and lunch as a shy romance blooms, ending with a departing farewell at Rugby platform.
Jack Enderby pursues a mystery of G F F the initials on a handkerchief and a card case. In Rugby he discovers that G F F is Gretchen Fisher Ted Fisher's wife. The pair reunite and Enderby is forgiven as Gretchen exchanges her initials for his, and he remains with her.
The Cleveland Leader editor recites a London to Dublin voyage anecdote showing English hesitation to introduce. After meeting the host and his wife at London depot, the narrator was not introduced to the wife or business partners, revealing a custom of minimal introductions. An ex naval officer confirms such omissions occur at dinners.
An extraordinary white black - tail deer with black antlers was killed by hunter known as Indian John in the Owl Mountains after a long pursuit. The animal, 24-point, two and a half feet antler span, died in a cedar treetop duel ending with a deadly knife thrust. The hunter kept the white hide, lost the antlers crossing Wind River, and refused to part with it.
A Washington letter recalls General Grant's extraordinary self control during Civil War negotiations with Lee. Two moments revealed emotion: San Francisco schoolchildren's welcome bringing tears, and news of a comrade killed in a New York railroad accident causing him to break down in tears.
An elderly Boston memory tells of Fanny Kemble during her Massachusetts summers. She hires a neighbor as charioteer and banters over a bill item Sass five dollars, which he defends with pride. The episode ends with mutual amusement and lasting friendship.
The passage lists bells with weights including Moscow 432000 pounds and 19 feet high, St. Ivan's 288000, St. Peter's Rome recast 1785 18667, Christ Church 17000, St. Pauls 8400, Gloucester 7000, Exeter 6120, Lincoln 9894, Rouen 36000, and a 17000 pound bell in the Palazzo Vecchio Florence perched 275 feet high.
The World recounts Franz Liszt's youth marked by elopement with Countess d Agoult and later liaisons with two married women, leading to romance and travel. His shift to priesthood followed engagements, with anecdotes of Vatican visits and Monte Mario. The piece portrays his vanity and failures outside music.
The article details California honey from white sage su mac and tar weed, noting clear white sage honey as the finest and Florida orange blossom honey as a new market novelty. It contrasts New York white clover honey and mentions transplanted bees thriving on orange blossoms, predicting strong future sales.
Rev Thomas Ewing Sherman longtime Washington socialite son of Gen Sherman joins Jesuit novitiate after dramatic turn from a life of society. He studies at Georgetown Woodstock and Stonyhurst and now serves as rhetoric professor in Detroit awaiting ordination. He keeps a quiet profile at Georgetown.
The Springfield Republican notes a Boston area horticultural meeting commemorating the Concord grape and honoring E W Bull of Concord for its origin. Bull recounts how a seedling found near Hawthorne's Wayside led to the 1849 ripening of a single bunch, sparking efforts to establish Massachusetts vineyards and a grape adapted to diverse soils and climates.
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