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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1882
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR text discusses medical research on remedies and treatments, mentioning nicotine, neural effects, and potential cures. It references a list of conditions and procedures, including varicocele and urinary issues, and cites researchers or doctors such as Dr. Lorudo with unclear affiliations.
A Post-Dispatch Special from Charleston Missouri recounts Albert Sanders colored man hanged at 11 30 AM for murder felon with Howard Underwood to be executed in three weeks Sanders sang hymns with Rev Hess present and died in seven and a half minutes Other executions follow in San Francisco San Rafael Swainsboro Perry Gordon Donaldsonville and more detailing hangings of diverse persons including Gus Gustave Paul and Will Porter with brief notes on method witnesses and religious observances The Mormon Question notes a Nevada official urging federal like governance of Utah by commissioners to curb polygamy and Utah lobby efforts for statehood under a strong federal oversight approach
Last night London suffered a massive fire described as the greatest since the Tooley Street blaze. The destruction covered two acres and damaged blocks between London Wall and Wood streets with eight injuries reported and one fireman killed. Losses near 15 million dollars, salvage crews saved significant silk stock from Joster Porter Co. as walls collapsed and debris litters the streets.
A 3:30 pm collision at the west entrance of Stretcher's Neck tunnel, twenty-two miles west of Hinton, killed three and wounded five. A westbound freight collided with an eastbound express and passenger train. Seventy five passengers, including Senator Williams of Kentucky and Robert Bonner of New York, escaped unharmed. The wreck damaged two engines, two passenger cars, a baggage car and five freight cars.
Eleven convicts at the Little Rock penitentiary attacked and disarmed a guard and escaped. Bloodhounds pursued them but three guards were killed, and the pursuit ended with nightfall.
Newell Jolly an elderly resident perished in a blaze that consumed his home in Gallia County Ohio. His wife escaped severely burned and sustained serious injuries in the attempt to flee the burning building.
Washington December 8 Secretary Teller revised the 160 acre limit for mineral patent applications. Each location must show at least $500 in work or improvements. Individual contiguous 20 or 10 acre claims may be grouped to 160 acres total, but each original claim must have $600 spent on improvements by the claimant or its grantors.
News from Chihuahua Mexico describes an Apache raid on Casa Grande with 600 attackers causing a deadly massacre of about seventy five people. Women and girls were seized, stock looted, homes burned, and prominent locals among the dead. Troops have been sent, pursuit uncertain.
Professor Davidson reports from Cerro Poblero via Los Uruces New Mexico that the Venus transit was meticulously observed. The day yielded sharp photographic plates 216 in all and precise micrometer measurements of Venus and the sun.
Chicago news reports Michael Waters a California resident once worth $175000 was fined $5 and costs by Justice Prineville for obtaining goods under false pretenses. He has wandered Chicago for a month selling on commission goods on credit to make a bare living.
Boston soldiers send a letter to Gen Grant defending Gen Fitz John Porter. The missive praises his courage and fairness while condemning the Fort Porter case as possibly based on insufficient or mistaken evidence. Gen Terry also writes in a similar vein.
In New York on December 8 a trial opened over the alleged sale of confiscated war goods by Harrison Johnson, a United States treasury agent, with nearly $2,000,000 at stake and claims that funds were diverted for personal use.
In New York on December 7 a suit was filed in the US circuit court by the Manhattan and New York Elevated Railroad Company against the city of New York seeking to join tax collections. A temporary injunction is granted to challenge whether different property types may be taxed differently and whether double taxation is constitutional.
A blast in tunnel No. 1 of the O and C railroad extension twenty miles from Riddle Oregon killed four Chinese workers and badly injured four others. After the initial explosion workers attempted drilling and struck an undetonated giant powder charge, tearing off a head and wounding another.
Washington reports Brigadier General John Pope promoted to major general. Col. R Mackenzie promoted to brigadier general. Major W A Rucker to lieutenant colonel and deputy paymaster general. Major George H Elliott named lieutenant colonel of engineers. Commodore Earl English named chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting department of the navy. A large number of army promotions followed.
Cleveland police report burglars robbed the home of Col. Wm. Harris yesterday evening taking jewelry and diamonds valued at about $12,000. Authorities pursue leads as investigators examine the scene.
Dispatches report rapid subsidence of a cold wave across the northwest. By 6 p m temperatures ranged from 18 above in Bismarck to 25 above in Duluth and 10 above in St Cloud with Fargo at 20 above and Minneapolis at 13 above. James town recorded 12 above and Breckenridge 18 above as conditions eased.
Grand Forks Dakota December 8. The wife and child of a Russian Jew named Selanger died in a freezing accident on their mining claim between Grand Forks and Devil's Lake yesterday. The husband escaped unharmed.
New York December 8. The seven day total of business failures reported to R G Dun Co mercantile agency numbered 190 with 165 in the country and 25 in New York city and Canada. This was the year’s largest weekly total. Failures by region: eastern 19 western 62 southern 42 middle 31 Pacific 11 Canada 15 New York city 10.
A rapid roundup of fires reports from Indiana to New York notes Shawnee College and its museum at Bedford burning incendiary suspected with $10,000 value uninsured. Other blazes hit Chariton Iowa and St Louis Missouri with vast losses and varying insurance status.
Owing to late arrivals the Colorado pool managers delayed their Denver session. They discussed commercial and theatrical rites, classified some freights, and adjourned as Manager Wheeler left for New York. A union ticket office in Denver may be decided tomorrow. Professors Shaw and Howe noted Venus all morning under a dull, leaden sky.
Judge Wylie denounces newspapers for printing sensational public men and private life scandals, calling it a printed lie that harms society. He suspects many lie for pay, but notes some integrity in journalism and urges the public to stop supporting harmful papers. The report also notes consideration of reducing the civil service force and salaries.
Washington reports detail the pension commissioner's task to prepare a list of four war disability pensioners and assess the impact of a pending resolution. Discussions covered Fitz John Porter retirement, a uniform bankruptcy bill, civil service probation, and two cent letter postage proposals with multiple party views.
Kansas City reports that the recent severe weather caused minimal injury to winter crops or stock in the country west and southwest of the area.
Omaha reports frigid conditions as thermometers nationwide show temperatures from zero to 21 below. The extreme cold settles across the state this morning, altering travel plans and daily routines.
A heavy snow storm swept the east, bringing strong winds and a gale by night. Rail service suffered widespread delays with trains running four to six hours late and freight on the Grand Trunk line abandoned.
On December 7, Capt. Emons and three crewmen perished when their yacht disappeared while sailing from Long Branch to Barnegat Bay. Authorities search the coast for wreckage and survivors.
Australian observations report the transit of Venus successfully seen in Cape Town, New Zealand, Tasmania and New South Wales. Melbourne produced thirty three photographs while observations in Queensland and Sydney failed.
In scientific circles no results are expected from Venus transit observations anywhere, except to gauge the success of the observations themselves. The report notes that no significant outcomes are anticipated from the data collected.
Paris reports Louis Blanc will be given a state funeral. He leaves a fine library to the city of Paris.
The Charleston cotton factory engines and machinery, started in August 1881, were tested on Wednesday. Spinning starts next week with a capacity of 30,000 spindles, the first such mill erected in Charleston since the war.
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