06 Apr 1882
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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1882
Page
1
The Henan office is supplied with a full set of the latest job material and stands ready to perform all kinds of job work on the shortest possible notice.
Willing to reach the better class of people, the medium offers low living rates. Terms of advertising and job prices can be learned, with samples of work available on application.
Senate and House action covers relief for Freedmans Bank creditors, tariff debates, and pension adjustments for veterans. Measures include a Mississippi River improvement bill, a tariff commission proposal, Indian and territorial appropriations, and public building authorizations. Reports note overseas inquiries, river and canal projects, and ongoing political maneuvering through March 31.
Michigan man Jay Uvessevy was named chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee. The article notes multiple House and Senate actions including tax reforms on banks and stamps, a pension grant for Lucretia Garland, and appointments to congressional committees with Flower and Meacham pension considerations referenced.
The New York Board of Aldermen pass a resolution urging President Arthur to recall Minister Lowell from England for neglecting American citizens in Irish jails. Also notes a May 1 dividend from Lake Shore Railroad and a Mick’s Ferry powder mill explosion with no casualties.
Captain Thomas H. French of the Seventh Cavalry died at Leavenworth Kansas after service in the Custer campaign. News from Natchez Mississippi reports the destruction of the Ralston gin near Lake J. John, Louisiana, killing 120 colored refugees. A Lexington Kentucky man, Alex C. Wingate, was shot on an Ohio and Mississippi train near Medora Indiana, the killer unknown and the fugitive fatally jumped from the speeding train. A fragment mentions Mrs. Bartarn of Lincoln County Arkansas after a marital dispute.
A committee recommends removing oaths and all religious emblems from courts. Other items note Montenegrin officials addressing General Shoheled, and Shobelelt’s reply reaffirming Slav relief aims amid global unrest.
The Senate did not meet on the 5th. A House bill to facilitate dividends for Freedmen's Savings and Trust creditors passed. Reports included apportionment adjustments, a Nebraska representative, and a $150,000 appropriation for the Washington Monument. The Army Appropriation bill faced amendments and a ruling on compulsory retirement. Adjournment set for the 3rd.
The Golden City of the Southern Transportation Co. burned after reaching Memphis dock. Many passengers and crew perished or were saved in a chaotic escape as animals and cargo were lost. Notable survivors include pilot Brice Purcel and second engineer Robert Kelley who perished for others. An inquest and diver recovery efforts are noted amid a $150000 total loss.
Senate March 24 to 30 unfolds with memorials, Sunday liquor debates, tax and bank reforms, rail and telegraph regulation, and appropriations for asylums and state institutions. House approves Garfield statue funding, barbed wire talk, and mortgage changes. adjournments staggered through March 30 with multiple bills reported or defeated.
The Pond Bill approved by the Ohio Legislature on May 30 with 56 yeas to 40 nays imposes annual and county level fees for liquor traffic. It requires bonds of $1,000, penalties for default, and set dues by county population and location. It reassigns prosecutions to probate court and outlines auditing and civil action procedures. It takes effect May 1, 1882.
Mrs George Kennan says stories of convict deaths in Siberia’s quicksilver mines are false. She notes there are no such mines there and that the two mines used for convict labor are above ground. In Georgia a colored woman with colic drew about one hundred friends to her bedside when the floor collapsed and the house wrecked.
A published remark claims an American author berated his homeland and praised England during a two week stay in London, where he allegedly mingled with royalty, a Prince or Duke, drawing comment from the Norristown Herald.
A historic claim suggests the expression Eureka first appeared when Socrates sat on a rack he had been examining. The anecdote ties the exclamation to a moment of inquiry and discomfort during philosophical search.
A compilation of figures from the era notes Suez Canal revenue rising from 1.7 million in 1871 to over 10 million by 1881, California quicksilver output and exports, state costs on prisons and schools, and gender population gaps in major cities. It also cites Supreme Court salaries, lunacy rates by region, and a New York coin auction with multiple rare coins and values.
A string of satirical quips on manners, science, and daily life. Jests about barbers, oysters, predictable office humor, and the foibles of sailors, pullets, and thieves, with punch line gags from Boston to Roxbury and Detroit.
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