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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1885
Page
1
The President named pallbearers for General Grant's funeral including Sherman Sheridan Porter and Buckner with others. Naval and public appointments continued, plus a range of financial and legal notices. A cyclone damaged Louisdale fields, and a housing sale in New York drew $500,000.
Night blaze wipes out five frame and three brick buildings of the Philadelphia Salt Manufacturing Company at Greenwich Point. Loss includes 500 tons of sulphuric acid and about two million pounds of crude acid. Fire caused by a tank explosion. Loss $400,000, partially insured. Lumber stock of Chase & Otis yard in Rochester also destroyed, with $360,000 loss and $19,000 insured.
Arrestd in Chicago Simon Oppenheimer ex cashier for Rothchilds Co New Orleans charged with embezzling 8000. John A Benson of San Francisco assigns to W S Wood with 450000 liabilities and California real estate assets covering debt. Colton of Galesburg Illinois dies aged 85 founder of Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad and longtime director. Hensel barn near Marion North Carolina struck by lightning. Carter family killed. California Supreme Court grants Sharon divorce rehearing. marriage validity key. General Fitzhugh Lee nominated for Virginia governor. Grant statue fundraising in Chicago. Mob hangs Thomas Brantley at Bainbridge Georgia. Iowa Legion of Honor secretary T K Mills and daughter drown in Cedar River. Dakota Montana capitalists plan new state divisions in the West. Anderson County Kentucky tragedy after Mullen killed two Hawkins brothers. one wounded. Atlanta court case Rose and accomplices face pay car robbery charges. Rose likely convicted. George P Merrill dies in Toledo. Patrick Reilly dies Wilmington Delaware. Badger Bill shot by vigilantes after horse theft. Brown Bonnell & Co. resumes operations. 2,000 workmen. Maude wins at Cleveland track, 2.08% mile. Harrison tomb funding appeal. Rogersville Tennessee ball shooting kills Miss Martha Brown. Executions in Plaquemine Louisiana for murder. first under Ohio law to be conducted in penitentiary in Columbus.
Minutes before 3 a m on the 31st alt Valentine Wagner was hanged for killing his brother in law Daniel Sheehan in Perry Township Morrow County in December 1882. A Fargo storm on the 30th ult damaged property including a 160 foot iron electric tower and many roofs and trees. Captain Flint’s barn and livestock suffered. extensive wheat damage east of Glydon. Nearby Atlanta trial updates note Charles Rose, accused Richmond and Danville pay car chief, released as paymaster Grosser’s testimony failed to justify detention. four co-defendants to be tried soon. Rose plans $10,000 damages against papers and $50,000 against city.
Obituary and world reaction to Sir Moses Montefiore death in London on the 28th alt. Also items on his funeral held on the 31st alt. and burial beside his wife.
Fire on the Esplanade torched the Toronto Sugar Refinery area, burning warehouses, ships, coal yards and more with losses around 71000090. The steamer C O Kelly burned at Pembroke, four crew killed. Massillon miners halted work over wage cuts. Grant birth home sold for 7000 cash to James Coogan. Riel found guilty. to be hanged Sept 18. Shamokin coal towns discharged five hundred boys. Aeronaut Tolbert badly injured in balloon collapse. New Aurora agricultural station opened. Nelson W McLain in charge. Neville dies in Ohio Penitentiary after bigamy case. claimed Russian Count Consivuski.
Large crowds viewed General Grant’s remains at the cottage on Mount McGregor as preparations for his funeral continued. Mrs Grant may depart August 7. the review of the case by Dr Shrady notes throat disease begun in 1894 with epithelioma likely caused by long smoking.
In Winnipeg on July 31 the Crown rested after witnesses described Riel's role in inciting and leading the rebellion. Testimony cited documents in Riel handwriting and claims of large indemnity plans. Medical examiners arrived to assess Riel's mental state as defense preparations proceed.
In Salt Lake City on July 31 the grand jury subpenas witnesses for new indictments against Angus Cannon and Milton Musser, jailed for unlawful cohabitation. Prosecution may charge living with multiple wives since the prior indictment, implying doubled terms upon conviction. A St. Louis note mentions continued heat and a fatal sunstroke case.
Reports from Tombstone and surrounding areas describe Apaches dispersing into small groups along the boundary, suspected ambushes and the capture of horses, with detachments sent toward the Whetstone Mountains to dislodge them. Meanwhile Cherokees seek to abolish cattle leases, and Sheridan Miles move from Fort Reno to Chicago to address Cheyenne tensions.
A rolling mill under construction for Diamond State Iron Company in South Wilmington collapsed during a heavy storm. Two workers died George Elsey and Wilbur Jones. Several others were injured, including H Ferris Giles Alfred Downward Charles White and George Wilbert. Investigators cite weak nine inch walls as a likely cause with inspector blamed for permitting the structure to stand.
Kansas City report notes a large cattlemen gathering led by Seth Mabrey to oppose cattle removal from Cherokee lands within forty days. Delegates urged federal action with a six member committee to meet President Cleveland while a Washington denial heightened tensions. The piece also includes harsh, biased commentary on Fuegians.
A Boston dressmaker was found not guilty after a jury rejected the claim of theft of sixteen yards of material. The jury ruled she was entitled to perquisites and suggested the shears may have slipped, in what the Boston Post framed as a dispute over the material.
A Chicago Times note states the popular tiger-eye gem is misidentified and is actually dull petrified wood with peculiar shading patterns.
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