30 May 1876
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1876
Page
1
A Reuters dispatch reports that Beau De Loxpor was the sultan on May 30. The message confirms the throne has been held and Murad Effendi has been proclaimed sultan, replacing the former ruler.
The Senate votes 37 to 0 to assert jurisdiction over the matter on May 29. Weny Sant M. W. Belknap and Hays United are named in the resolution, with the dock’s resolution reportedly under consideration.
Fragmentary text from a New York dated May 30 mentions informal matters and an alleged attempt to stop an investigation. The readable parts reference a Mr. and a planned action with names and events likely related to a political or legal inquiry. Further context is unclear due to damage in the source.
A brief note quotes Hon. Jos. G. Blaine addressing a reader about a charge printed in the New York Sun on Saturday. The snippet references a political discussion and a named publication in a period voice.
In Paris on May 30 the municipal council seats were filled by seven radicals and one conservative replacing deputies. The result reflects a shift in local politics with new council composition.
Boston on May 30 Park Street Church issued a call to the Rev J T Withrow D D of the Second Presbyterian Church for the pastorate position in this city.
The passenger Arrived on the steamer Kong after a voyage from Yokohama to San Francisco aboard the Palisa s ship, detailing the latest travel movement and lines of passage.
A fragmented weather bulletin from the Cleveland area notes northeasterly to southwesterly wind shifts, with a May 30 timing reference and a 10:30 A. M. observation. The garbled text mentions signal officers and a possible inland storm pattern affecting the Ohio Valleys.
The Porte instructs its Austrian ambassador to state that intervention by friendly powers is inadmissible. A speech yesterday referenced Earl Granville and noted anxious considerations about the state of Europe. Firms like Krauth Ton & Co and Swearingen Briggs are reported with tied assets, while Jackson Grocers suspend with unknown assets and liabilities.
The Stewart Paper Company mill at Brookville was totally destroyed by fire last evening. Origin likely spontaneous combustion started in an upper rag room and the roof caught around 7 oclock. The wooden mill with its own hydrants lacked effective fire protection as water pumps failed to help. G Seibel & Son faced heavy loss but were saved. Insurance coverage to be assessed amid city inquiries.
The article suggests the impeachment trial will extend the Nexsion beyond expected timelines, with August as the probable timeframe. Key figures and institutions are cited, outlining potential political and procedural impacts of a lengthy proceeding.
Dispatch from Constantinople dated May 30 reports the dethronement of Abdulaziz and proclamation of Murad Effendi as heir to the throne. The Turkish revolution is described as accomplished without disturbance. Markets react with strong Turkish securities and gains on the London and Paris exchanges amid expectations of beneficial results.
Special Dispatch reports Blaine preparing a statement to vindicate himself regarding the offer for sale of an interest in the Northern Pacific Railroad. Friends say the document will include letters and documents and will be released soon with Blaine’s defense.
Special dispatches from Columbus Canton and surrounding towns report Decoration Day activities for soldiers graves. Governor Hayes will preside in Columbus with a Garrison band and battery salute while flags and banners adorn the scene. In Chillocothe and Zrowton similar ceremonies and processions are planned with Oration by Albert Douglass and large crowds.
Across New Orleans Chicago and Philadelphia Decoration Day rituals unfold. Chalmette graves receive national salute while Canal Committee adjourns. Oakwood Cemetery monument consecration planned in Chicago with floral tributes. Philadelphia notes cool pleasant weather as G A R posts decorate graves and Exposition grounds hold musical services.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Times reports Xenia Manufacturing Co sought to compel Licking County commissioners to award the Newark court house contract after bond timing issues, with higher bids questioned. Carpenter & Co. the second lowest bidder also seeks court action to invalidate the award process, and both cases await hearing next Friday.
Capt J P Wellace recovers from rheumatic attack as schools close for summer. Rev T J Melish leaves for Centennial, Jolly Six prepare for a June 4 entertainment with tickets at 50 cents. John A Waide residence to be sold at auction Wednesday at 2 PM. Local baseball club forms. lineup includes Graitch, Howes, Maher, and Torceer with Chuganisle in the field.
The annual meeting of conductors saw William West elected with a single vote amid odd pageantry. A ride on a high stepping horse ended in a milky collision with an untamed wagon, leaving two riders shaken but unharmed. Mr. S plans to buy a mountain howitzer after the mishap. Cormuelle sold $16,000 of property at yesterday's sale and Dean family plans an extended Eastern trip to visit the centennial.
In the New York Herald reflection the Bristow camp is ridiculed as a nuisance, likened to Moody and Sankey meetings, while the writer predicts the provost guard will march it off before June 14. The piece calls the group saints, spies, and slander inventors, warned to expect removal with sutlers and laundresses in tow.
Special Dispatch reports Colonel Ira G Grover died this morning of paralysis. The funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at 5 o clock P M.
The Boston Advertiser reports counterfeit currency in circulation including a fake twenty five cent silver piece with a dubious date of 1476 used to distinguish it. Other imitations include counterfeit five dollar bills on several banks and fake tens on the National State Bank of Terre Haute.
A cryptic dispatch reports insurgents attacking and killing 350 Turks in Bosnia, followed by a second clash that leaves 120 dead. A separate item notes Servian Prime Minister Rixties aligning with General Lonatiet to plan crossing the Drina, signaling tense Balkan developments. Also mentions a university boat club event and cricket connections in Dublin.
Washington observes Decoration Day as a closed holiday with Grand Army of the Republic leading ceremonies. Flowers laid at Lincoln and Worth monuments, Washington statue, and Emmet tombs as processions go to Greenwood Hill Holy Cross Evergreen cemeteries. crowds gather, addresses delivered, hotels and offices closed. Mor ton of North Carolina expected to speak but detained. local observances mark the day with flag at half mast and prayers.
The YE Conference discusses a six member commission to confer with Methodist Churches on unity. It approves creating a local Book Committee, considers religious corporate statutes for church trusts and property sales, and endorses a thorough revision of the hymn book by a fifteen member panel. The session also notes a proposal involving a China treaty issue, which was not entertained, and adjourns after committees are named.
New York May 30 The Presbyterian General Assembly urged sanctification of the Christian Sabbath and favored the use of Sabbath over Sunday. It advised careful selection of Lincoln University applicants and referred trials to a special committee with the Moderator as chair. Matters of representation and election of elders were referred for report at the next Assembly. adjournment followed.
Curiaco May 3 The steel workers at Union Rolling Mills, who had begun a strike of about 220 men seeking a 10 to 15 percent wage increase, returned to work today. Only the ring lenders were refused employment.
Philadelphia prepares for a Knights Templar reunion parade with about 150 commanderies already confirming participation. Additional contingents from Washington Detroit Harrisburg and Massachusetts are due to arrive today tonight and tomorrow as James H Hopkins Grand Master of the United States is set to arrive this afternoon.
Shipping news from Pittsburgh and Evansville reports a lifeless wharf in Pittsburgh as Monongahela falls four feet ten inches. Towboats arrive including Dla teaud Gipsy and Charley McDonald. vessels depart for Zanesville and Portsmouth. Mary Miller ahead for St Louis. Evansville port list notes arrivals and departures including Arkansas Belle and Red Cloud. weather is hot and clear with river levels falling. The John A Wood suffered a pipe incident near Mt Vernon but returned to port.
Otto Singer composes a cantata for alto solo chorus and orchestra titled The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. The text uses Mrs Hemans verses and honors Franz Liszt. The piece, prepared by John Church & Co in Cincinnati, is described as vigorous and churchlike with dramatic orchestral buildup and a final grand chorus.
A San Francisco group aims to showcase the immense Tule River redwood at the Centennial. They contracted J Cramer of Tulare to remove bark in eight inch strips, cut forty feet long, to be assembled in Philadelphia into two twenty foot high rooms. Roots will display California specimens and curiosities.
The piece argues that reports of Blaine’s delegate wins in Missouri Illinois and Minnesota are exaggerated or false and part of a conspiracy to shore up his candidacy. It notes poor support in New England and Pennsylvania and claims North western delegate talk is a device to prop up his waning fortunes.
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