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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1883
Page
1
John Ambler Smith on behalf of Cherokee colored citizens protests to the Interior Secretary against a $300,000 payment to Bush Head and associates for lands ceded by Cherokees. The Secretary will consider the matter.
A fearsome tornado struck Claredon Pennsylvania on the night of the 12th demolishing eighty six oil rigs and five buildings and flooding the town causing heavy property loss. Other items note the General Synod of the Reformed Church denouncing Masonry in Albany the West Point exercises ending with diplomas from Secretary Lincoln the slaying of Captain Nutt at Uniontown and the post office shooting of the killer James Nutt. Massachusetts Senate kills a 50 percent salary raise for legislators and Pennsylvania Governor Pattison signs reforms for prisons coal miners and theater ticket sales with a Thayer statue unveiling at West Point. National business failures total 186 for the week ending the 15th with distribution across regions.
A violent weather system twelve miles north of Abilene Kansas wrecked homes barns and stables along Dickson and Clay Counties with injuries and one child dead. Indus try in Clay County nearly wiped out while Wakefield also suffered. Storm brought rain and hail. Separate dispatches report a government eclipse expedition led by Edward S Holden returning to San Francisco after observing May 6 1883 totality with photos of the corona and spectrum and no Vulcan.
A man named Til Warner, alleged assailant of Nettie Lyons in Cheboygan, Mich., was seized by a mob and hanged after denying guilt. Augusta, Georgia, mourns his death as a state affair, with the era of troubled crime and justice. Captain Clinton Spencer of Ypsilanti, Mich., suspended for a $1,500 deficit. Illinois passes a high license bill by a near party vote, Governor approves. Ohio Ex-Prisoners’ Association elects officers and seeks monthly pensions for Civil War prisoners. Solomon Fireabend, War of 1812 veteran, dies in Shelby, Ohio.
Lord Carlingford, minister of agriculture, received a deputation from English towns claiming 10 million population to protest food import restrictions. He tied American cattle imports to price incentives and vowed government action within laws without broadening prohibitions.
A conjurer event at Victoria Hall Sunderland England ends in a stampede as 1 200 children surge down narrow stairs. One child falls and is trampled causing many to suffocate and die amid mingled cries and torn clothing. Ages ranged four to fourteen. Other items include executions, suicides, counterfeiting arrests, and a Chicago firm failure.
Washington June 15 jury delivers not guilty verdict in Star-route conspiracy case after six months of trial. Foreman states verdict. cheers erupt as defendants and supporters leave. Jurors reveal votes: Brady nine to two for acquittal, others nine to three or ten to two. Justice Bliss and Attorney General react. New York outlets comment.
Nicholas L Dukes who killed Captain A C Nutt cashier of the State Treasury at Uniontown Fayette County on December 24 was himself shot and killed in Uniontown by James Nutt a nineteen year old son of the deceased. Nutt surrendered calmly to the Sheriff and was jailed. Dukes acquaintance with Lizzie Nutt sparked the feud and the motive centered on alleged impropriety claims and a long acquittal. The killing followed Dukes return to Uniontown after counsel and a late Pittsburgh visit.
Cincinnati dispatch reports the Columbus Ohio arrest of William Dicely a man of color in the Gibbons children outrage and murder near Ashland Kentucky on December 24 1881. Three suspects George Ellis William Neal and Ellis Craft were previously sentenced to hang awaiting governor decision while two more men Dabney Jones and Reuben Kendall are named in warrants.
In Indianapolis on June 14 the jury awarded Johnson & Erwin dry goods $10000 after a 34 day trial for flood-related damages from last year that caused eleven deaths. The city and three railroads were named as defendants, with a large number of similar suits pending seeking at least $250000 in total damages.
The governor of Pennsylvania has signed into law a measure to abolish the contract system. Details indicate the action aims to reform state institutions and end reliance on contracted labor practices within state operations.
A June cyclone swept Benoir Wisconsin causing about 100000 dollars in damage. It toppled roofs and churches, destroyed blocks along the Rock River and buried residents including an operator at Rock River Mills. Casualties include one dead and twenty wounded. Additional storms struck DuBougeg Iowa and sparked extensive property loss with injuries, while North Vernon Indiana reported multiple buildings damaged and two fatalities near Osgood.
June 12 report states aeronaut L Hoste failed to cross the channel last Thursday, renewed the attempt early Saturday morning, and has not been heard from since. It is believed he was carried out over the North Sea and drowned after a fall from his balloon.
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