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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1882
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text mentions injuries and a house, with scattered names and figures. Details are unclear, but hints at a legal or crime related scenario including a person named John Sena and references to hours, money, and service. Further readable facts are limited.
Fire swept the Enterprise cotton mills in Manayunk owned by Samuel B Keeley and occupied by multiple firms. One hundred workers on the fourth and fifth floors faced deadly flames with no fire escapes. sixteen injured and many burned or plunged to the ground. One girl, Mary O Connor, aged 14, is believed fatally hurt.
Twelve years after Jacob Baker’s death his heirs contest rent and ownership of fifteen acres in central Philadelphia where Mansions stand. Sister Mary Pyles of Turtlecreek, PA, leads the lawsuit filed by a leading local law firm as the estate worth between 200 million and 300 million dollars is tied up in court.
Union Pacific reported October earnings of 3 109 606 50 with expenses 1 502 564 20 and surplus 1 606 942 31. For ten months total earnings reached 25 032 271 11 with expenses 13 983 645 62 and surplus 12 089 725 49. Comparisons cite 1881 figures for October and ten month periods.
Jay Hubbell threatens to confront Senator Ferry in Chicago on December 12, accusing him of wrecking the Republican defeats. He calls Ferry "that old imbecile" and blames him for the party's losses.
In Dublin on December 12 during the trial of Patrick Higgins for the Huddy murders, his young daughter was brought to the defense. She ran to him and kissed him, deeply affecting the prisoner who was visibly moved by the moment.
A Kingston Jamaica blaze wiped out the business quarter. hundreds homeless as wharves warehouses stores and banks burned. Loss estimated at 30 million dollars with cod and supplies in need. Charitable relief urged to W. K. Arbill secretary of Kingston charity organization.
In Denver on December 12 the Republican Las Vegas special reports a wealthy Mexican, Pascual Sena, was shot and killed by highwaymen while returning home. A stage to Clifton in Grant county was stopped and robbed by road agents, resulting in the deaths of two Chinese passengers.
Report from Topeka recounts a Kinsley bank robbery with cashier L. G. Boice and county treasurer G. W. Crawford tied to the missing $12,000 and a possible lock access. Larned later notes Crawford’s guilt admission and intent to return funds. Also included is an ailing comet lottery pitch by Commonwealth Distribution offering 1960 prizes worth 132 400 with a $50 000 top prize drawing in Louisville.
A small band of Chippewa Indians from Turtle Mountain Dakota arrived in Washington without Indian office sanction to protest the opening of lands north and west of Devil's Lake to settlement. Secretary Teller says the area has no title and notes historic references to the territory as Sioux land. The group met with the Indian affairs commissioner. Bishop Whipple is said to support the Indians' claims.
Washington dated December 11 reports the Garfield board of audit certifying awards, with war rants to be issued by Thursday or Friday. Two war department claims by messengers were rejected for payment during the president's illness, for staying two nights at 25 dollars per night.
Carlisle seeks speakership after vigorous canvass. Vanderbilt reportedly gains control of Omaha railway. Joe Coburn plans New York saloon after prison release. Abbey Langtry withdrawal from stage denied. Medill health rumors debunked. brother Sam Medill in New Mexico in feeble condition.
Port Jervis New York sees the return of Paul Schoeppe alias Count Schulenburg a longtime Chicago criminal. John P G Smith once jailed for forgery and engaged to Ida Dutcher faced a Sing Sing sentence. A pardon petition to Governor Cornell failed as evidence tied Schoeppe to Smith.
Washington reports that civil service reform legislation is not seen to block appropriation or revenue bills and that, before the session ends, practical steps toward civil service reform are expected to be taken.
A boiler at the Bayview Distillery on Eighteenth Avenue and H Street in South San Francisco exploded this afternoon. Four men were injured as the blast set the building on fire, though the flames were quickly put out.
In the Harrisburg suburb free colored cemetery at least four layers of corpses lie in the enclosure with many uncoffined remains. Dogs feast on the bodies as portions have been dragged to nearby farmhouses for years.
Cincinnati dispatch reports General Sidney Burbank United States Army retired died Friday night in Newport Kentucky. A West Point graduate of 1829 he fought in the Black Hawk and Seminole wars served at frontier and recruiting posts most recently Newport barracks and part of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. Breveted brigadier general he left a son Clayton Burbank a lieutenant in the 10th Infantry.
Washington report says no appropriation likely for a national fast mail system next year. Congress set 600000 for trunk-line facilities to aid major cities. Howe failed to push San Francisco service after western rail pools balked. Only about 185000 of the appropriation may be spent this year.
A Baja California and Sonora railroad ground breaking occurred in the Tia Juana valley on the Mexican side. The first twenty mile section contract is awarded and grading will proceed rapidly. The line runs through lower California to Calabas in Arizona crossing the Colorado near its mouth. England funds are reported and major holders of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe control the enterprise.
Cole reports extremely cold weather with temperatures from zero to fifteen below in the region, including Sioux Falls and Peoria. Snow totals remain two to four inches, while the lake harbors froze over and several vessels failed to reach the harbor tonight due to ice.
Washington today citizens committee interviewed O Leary and Murphy in jail. They described robberies including the government printing office money theft and named thieves and detectives who took 20 percent of proceeds. They alleged detectives helped plan jobs and select perpetrators and claimed the Christiancy robbery involved diamonds valued 15 000 to 20 000 sold in New York with a cut for detectives.
Washington reports engineers have abandoned a sea level plan due to insurmountable natural obstacles. They will adopt the standard lock-based route, abandoning proposed vast cuts and deep excavations once deemed necessary.
The Navy releases an extract from DeLongs memorandum showing tension with Jerome Collins. Collins is accused of disrespect, disobedience, and staying aboard longer than needed during observations. DeLong describes Collins as curt and contemptuous and says Collins threatened to report him to the Secretary of the Navy. A rough draft report covering similar points was also made public.
Twenty two New York breeding ostriches traveling to California were moved yesterday in a baggage car. Owners C J Sketchley and Dr J Proth eroe accompany the birds. Sketchley cites a pair valued at $1,000 that could be worth $33,400 with progeny in four years. Ostriches breed until age eighty.
A large crowd of African Americans gathers at Lebanon cemetery in Philadelphia as men dig graves to verify the bodies of Louisa Morris and Leah Lyons. At a grave once listed for Josephine White, remains of Elizabeth and John Gibbins are unearthed, prompting cemetery authorities to assist in the prosecution.
New York December 7 The jury failed to reach a verdict in the Belmont-Devoy case with eight voting for conviction and four for acquittal.
The body of Union Pacific conductor William Peck, missing since November 10 while hunting south of Creston, was recovered two miles southeast of Creston at 3 p.m. by Mike Sweet and Wilson Rankin after six days of searching. A $150 reward had been offered. wolves had torn his face and bowels. The remains will be brought to Rawlins tomorrow.
Austin reports from principal Texas roads show a general rise in earnings compared with 1881, indicating an improving state transportation impact.
Chicago reports Jones the last victim of the colored desperado Bill Allen after a fatal assault. The death comes tonight signaling the end of a spree attributed to Allen with prior victims named.
Joseph P. Greaves of New York a Western Union stockholder filed for a suit to compel the company to vacate its charter and force its officers to resign. The attorney general will hear the case December 19. Greaves, described by Western Union officials as a clerk at Mutual Union stock brokers, is said to act with malice.
Francisco Nolan, a drunken guest at a Mexican wedding near Saballo, killed two brothers named Rovel during the feast. He then returned home and cut his wife's ears off. He was arrested and jailed amid talk of lynching.
Camden December 7. Joé Ross the Thanksgiving day killer of FF N McDowell was killed at Ives County Mill South Carolina by ferryman Alonzo Hantley during an attempted arrest. The pursuers were close behind. Before dying he confessed to murdering McDowell and Bob Hennegan in Mecklenburg county two years earlier.
This morning a stock train eastbound on the New York Central between Memphis and Dairy broke apart and a following stock train collided with the wreckage. The St. Louis express westbound then crashed into the damaged cars, creating a string of disasters. Many livestock killed and heavy property damage reported, but no lives lost.
Lorne in Frisco reports Col. Dewinton says the royal party’s movements are unsettled. The princess may winter in warmer climates of the continent, and the marquis will return to Canada for parliament. All engagements for the party are cancelled. the marquis was photographed and the princess stayed in the hotel.
Paris dispatch condemns Britain's Egypt policy as a dangerous move and warns that Egypt is a morsel England cannot swallow, asserting strong opposition to imperial moves in the region.
Ninderman testified at the Jeannette court that Collins was treated as a gentleman and an officer to his knowledge. He recalled a September 26, 1881, incident with DeLong ending with an hour under arrest. His examination closed as the court expected to spend days reading testimony.
Telegraphic in brief: heavy snow in the east. Steinitz wins fifth chess game. two cent postage favored by most western congressmen. nineteen smallpox cases in Minneapolis pest house. Several crimes and losses noted including guards killed in Memphis quarrel, a $50,000 fire loss at Kilburn & Co. chair shops, and libel verdicts against the New York Herald.
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