22 May 1876
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1876
Page
1
New evidence prompts Gen. Schenck to reply and a note on the New Orleans customs house frauds. The philosophical Fitzhugh cited as an improper person in the ongoing inquiry.
Special Dispatch notes an outrage over Robeson’s treatment by Democrats on the Naval Committee as he pledges prompt explanations of Cattell dealings. The Senate delays voting on jurisdiction with several days expected before a possible July 1 decision.
The Committee on Federal Offices in Louisiana continues questioning G W Ferguson about 1872 payrolls signed with blank vouchers. He describes payments from a Sypher linked scheme for Democratic and Liberal Republican election support. New evidence on the Emma Mine case prompts delay pending Gen Schenck’s further appearance.
A violent storm swept Columbus with wind rain and flooding. Charles Kenyon sheltered in a bridge and was knocked senseless by a lightning stroke. He remained unconscious for several hours but is expected to recover.
Morristown New Jersey reports a violent late day storm with hail as large as a hen's egg causing shattered windows, ruined greenhouses and homes, and extensive fruit damage. Lancaster Pennsylvania records a heavy rain storm with hailstones up to an inch and a half, feared damage to fruit and grain.
In Connersville on May 21 at about 10 pm George Wanley owner of the Grand Hotel was shot by a colored youth named H W Felton. The men quarreled over a key Wanley demanded and Felton fired the shot entering Wanley’s forehead above the eye. The incident occurred at the Grand Hotel and detailed circumstances remain unclear.
The report states Wanley is alive but not expected to recover after an injury, and Felton remains missing. Doctors could not remove the object lodged at the back of the Lane, leaving the fate of the involved individuals uncertain.
Report from Columbus describes tensions over Tom Ewing’s delegate status and the Thurman influence on a Cincinnati majority platform. It notes Republican respect for Thurman, Bell’s blunt renomination tactic, Wikoff’s return from Massillon, Hayes’ governor defiance, and quieted Hocking Valley unrest.
Massillon U May 21 Miners prepare for a Monday meeting to propose terms to operators as enduring labor tensions continue. A guard from Gen Wikoff’s detachment repels stealthy gunfire at the mine perimeter while Capt Wood, serving Mt. Vernon Guards, mines coal successfully in a five hour shift. Tomorrow’s events may settle on an adjustment of the dispute.
Millersburg dispatch reports a north bound Maysville and Lexington train crushed a bridge at Hinkston Station. The coach fell into the water. thirty passengers injured including Mrs Herrick Paris El Green Mayevill Wallace Blaine Lisle Preston Taylor Mount Sterling Cockerill H Pickerell Carlisle Prof Irvin Paris Parker W T Boulder Bathel Geo K Fields Cincinnati J F Frankfort. Passengers cared for by local citizens.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette reports William Smalley, County Treasurer, was found dead in the barn at noon with a revolver in his right hand and a bullet wound at the back of his head. Officials say self-inflicted death is suspected, with possible mental pressure noted.
San Francisco reports Judge B Ferris ex mayor of Oakland died by suicide Saturday morning aboard a steamer en route to Sacramento. He tied his feet and took laudanum before leaping overboard. Supposed cause is risky stock speculation.
May 21 Pesra reports Count Andrassy says European peace will not be disturbed. Reforms accepted by Europe and Turkey gain insurgent support with guarantees for execution. London dispatch notes Sultan’s fragile mental state and rising danger in Constantinople amid Balkan unrest and executions in Salonica.
The Thunderer endorses Secretary Fish’s March 31 note to Earl Derby. It says America is justified by England’s law to demand Winstow’s surrender without any promise about his trial.
London and Paris dispatches report key votes and readings across European legislatures. Prussia adopts a German official language bill after opposition. Madrid plans Cuba-bound troop orders. Paris notes Chamber of Deputies trimming a Philadelphia delegation grant and sending agricultural instructors. London bankruptcy, Chancellors medal, and various arrests and races round out a globe-trotting update.
The World will publish tomorrow a note on Manton Martle’s retirement and a report that after the New York Democratic State Convention at Utica, which reaffirmed the Syracuse platforms of 1874 and 1875, the transfer of all World Company stock shares occurred last month. Signed William Henry Hourtserr.
The New York police strictly enforce the excise law. many saloon keepers are arrested and bailed. Saloon owners plan a mass meeting and seek a legislative memorial to modify the excise laws. Some cases become test actions in higher courts. Early today a fight at Martin Reynolds liquor store on Grand Street left Felix Win dead, with Patrick Jo Spellman seen moving the body.
Saturday morning blast at Dupont powder mill in Wilmington Delaware kills four men. Other items note Boise crop outlook, a Mid Michigan accident, and a Bergen Tunnel explosion injuring 552 houses with $100000 damage.
May 29 report from Memfis shows Gen Patterson, Internal Revenue Collector, breaking up four to five crooked distilleries across Henry, Carroll, and Henderson Counties Tennessee. An old man Lowery and son, J Robbins of Henry County, and Weaks of Henderson County were arrested and jailed. A large Carroll County distillery was destroyed though owners escaped. Since April 1 eleven distilleries were destroyed in the region.
A special dispatch notes the Tiffin Star's collapse after a disastrous event at its office. It recalls prior backing for Thurman and hints at financial ruin affecting workers and the paper's future.
A hard Democratic suspension ends three men and toro boys from employment. J K Huddle, long regarded head, leaves amid a valedictory critical of the city and business men. The daily is discontinued and the weekly returns to an independent journal under new management as business leaders face a quiet night.
Port notes show Luxray and Hindoo from New York and Frankfort from New Orleans arriving in San Francisco on May 20 21. Panama Transit South Carolina from New York via Panama and New York State steamer City of Berlin from Liverpool also report arrivals on May 21. Additional ships Sar matian from Liverpool Plymouth Lessing from New York and Hoho from Liverpool are listed with May 21 arrival dates.
From St. Louis on May 20, R S Elliott, Secretary of the South Pass Jetty Company, received Capt Eads telegraph that the steamer New Orleans of fifteen feet eight inches draught passed through the jetties this morning. The Birmingham was aground in the channel yesterday but the New Orleans arrived at Port Eads at five this morning and went through the jetties at full speed without detention.
Lancaster N H May 21 Brown's lumber company's paper box and board factory at Whitefield N H burned today causing an estimated loss of 60 000 to 100 000 insured.
A Kansas City dispatch reports Senator Thurman of Ohio favors submitting the givenback question to the Congressional Districts, aiming to relieve the National Convention from the vexed topic.
New York May 21 Henry L Bull president of Bull's Patent Arms Manufacturing Company Brooklyn cut the throat of Wm Hersey a workman in his employ He died in a few minutes Bull states he slew Hersey in self defense.
The International Review for May June from A S Barnes showcases essays on higher education reform by Dean Swift analysis by G B Smith on Swift and Cooley on government checks and balances Wirth on Austria Colburn on land policy Wines on prison reform Dawson Taylor and Lorne on poets Browning Whittier Prentice Gilder and Lathrop plus notices of new books including Lambs History of New York with 250 engravings in 24 parts Sewall sermons Tas and a new Cyclopedia Theoretical to Practical by Lippincott Co contains extensive literary and scholarly notices from New York and Cincinnati publishers.
From Machinery Hall I report on Krupp guns, brickmaking machinery, armor plates, steam locomotives, and steam plows. British displays include cloth finishers, tobacco cord makers, a flour separator, sugar mills, presses, and signaling gear. The British section emphasizes massive armor and signaling apparatus while French, Belgian, and American contributions round out the diverse exhibits.
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