Hudson Valley Peach Crop Killed By Cold For Third Year
In New York State, peach crops in the Hudson River Valley again succumb to cold. The Superior Court allowed a new trial in Goodsell versus Western Telegraph Co to reassess damages at 220,306 after seeking 650,000 for alleged unfulfilled contract with Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co. A Shaler bribery case jury failed to reach a verdict and was discharged. A Oneonta fire destroyed six blocks worth 50,000. Albany malt-house fire caused 125,000 in losses. New Hampshire sleet ruined orchards. Nottingham reported 1,000 peach trees lost. Lorenzo Endy estate heirs in Erie, valued at 10,000,000, are a brother and sister, the brother mentally disabled and the sister intermittently insane, confined in an alms-house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River Valley
Superior Court of
New York
James H. Goodsell
Western Telegraph Company
Goodsell
Atlantic Andacific Telegraph Company
Shaler
Oneonta
N. Y
Albany
New Hampshire
Nottingham
Lorenzo Endy
Erie
Obituary notes and legal actions in Midwest papers
David R. Arcurson dies in Clinton County Missouri after twelve years in the National Senate and one day as Acting President. Interment of Congressman Rankin held in Manitowoc Wisconsin with a mile long funeral procession. Des Moines temperance groups sue liquor retailers. California Supreme Court rules Pueblo grant property worth 5 million reverts to San Francisco. Hype Clark Post seeks a state soldiers home. over three hundred veterans in county poor houses. Warrants issued for lottery advertisement schemes. Halstead and McDowell bonded. A Chicago Junction Ohio passenger train crash into a freight caboose reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Arcurson
Clinton County
Missouri
National Senate
United States
Polk
Taylor
Atchison
Senate
Rankin
Manitowoc
Wis
Episcopal Church
Des Moines
California Supreme Court
San Francisco
Holladay
Hype Clark Post
Dubuque
Murat Halstead
J. J. McDowell
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Chicago Junction
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Caboose
Texas Treasury suspends claims payment amid deficit
An Austin dispatch reports the Texas State Treasury has temporarily suspended payment on claims due to a statewide fund shortfall, with the school fund notably underfunded. The deficit is blamed on a legislative tax cut reducing revenues below government expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Treasury of
Texas
Austin Dispatch
National Department
Houston
Jack Hanlon
Jack Crawley
Emma Delauney
Crawley
Hanlon
Neill
Brown
Tennessee
Russia
Nashville
Representative James Seeks Bill On Convict Labor Fees
The House Labor Committee advances a bill banning government contracts to hire convict labor and imposes fines or imprisonment for violations. Other subcommittee work covers convict labor restrictions in federal construction and related issues. The Treasury calls for redemption of 10 million dollars of 3 percent 1882 bonds on March 1, 1886. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee opposes General O O Howard accepting French Legion of Honor honors. The Secretary of State mourns the death of his eldest daughter Katherine Bayard, 57, after earlier bereavement of Mrs Bayard. Washington parties seeking to open Indian Territory gain Knights of Labor endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Francisco
Melville
Carson
Nevada
Kansas
Ingalls
Plumb
Fort Riley
Kas
San Francisco
Harrison
Dakota
House of Presentatives
Missouri
Alabama
Louisiana
Secretary of the Interior
Southerf Pacific Railway
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Hendricks
House
Holman
Sherman
Treasury
Sub-Treasury
New York
Samme
Morrill
Washington
Columbus
Lafayette
Indian Territory
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railway
Frederick Douglass
Dawce
Butler
Wilson
House of Representatives
Weaver
Territory
Oklahoma
Novestone
Fitz John Porter
Wheeler
Reuben Ellwood
Illinois
George 8. Storrs
Texas
United States Attorney
United States
Ctme
J. D. Bennett
Oick
Alroady
Judiciary Committee
George M. Dustin
N Inet
Senatn
James
House Committee On Labor
Senate On Foreign Relations
O. O. Howard
French Republic
Katherine
Ohio Senate Conference Fails to Reach Accord in Absentia Sessions
Columbus dispatches report the Ohio Senate adjourned after a joint committee session to seek a compromise on disputed nominations. Democrats insist on pre Kennedy rules, while Washington reports President Cleveland linking civil service reform to separation from partisan officeholding.
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ColumpBus
Ohio
Senate
Columbus
Kennedy
Washington
Garland
Platt
Cleveland
Notable world and business items span slave death to mills and trade
Coleman Freeman, born a slave in Virginia, dies in Windsor at 120 leaving a few thousand earned as a cooper. The Union Bridge Works wins a $1,000,000 plus contract for a bri mile briabows over Hawksberry River near Sydney. The 1886 mill directory lists 18,267 flouring mills in US and Canada, US mills total 16,856. Bradstreet reports 337 US failures last week, mostly small traders under $5,000 capital. Dull trade due to smallpox reduces activity. New York coin shipments approach $1,000,000 abroad. Port of New York imports reach $5,132,433 with $2,081,328 in dry goods.
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Coleman Freeman
Virginia
Windsor
Ontario
Union Bridge Works
Buffalo
N. Y
Athens
New South Wales
Hawksberry River
Sydney
United States
Canada
Bradstreet's
New York
New Pene Oe
British Mediterranean Fleet Orders Rendezvous at Suda Bay
The British Mediterranean fleet is ordered to rendezvous at Suda Bay Crete as island inhabitants grow anxious over recent movements. The excitement centers on the fleet's location and potential activity around the island during this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suda Bay
Crete
Island
European and imperial moves ripple through 19th century politics
The report notes Salisbury cabinet resignation accepted by Queen Victoria on the 29th with Gladstone summoned for consultation. It cites Irish question talks. It mentions executions in Wa Lary and Siberia sentences, royal Berlin ball with the elderly emperor, and rumors of Greek king’s abdication. Madagascar agrees to 2 million release payment terms with France, including a French Resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Salisbury
Osborne House
Queen Victoria
Gladstone
Lord Nkton
Dublin Freeman's Journal
National League
League
Salisbury
Kunitzky
Bardowsk
Pinski
Oszowski
Proletariat
Lary
Weet
Penton Agascar
Madagascar
France
Ritzrin cer Broruen Bank Collapse and Related Notices
The Ritzringer & Broruen bank at Indianapolis established 1867 did not open Monday after the proprietors Frank L. and Augustus W. Ritsinger made an assignment to George B. Yandes. Rumor cites drastic business decline, assets between 300000 and 400000 with real estate hard to convert, and losses on whisky and stoves blamed for the failure. Others report a dramatic payroll and a death by suicide by Joan Rastow, the veteran Dayton printer. Additional items note Gladstone forming a cabinet, Irish politics, New York insurance disputes, and congressional activity including Sioux land division and tax measures.
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Ritzrncer & Broruen’s
Indianapolis
Frank L
Augustus W. Ritsinger
George B. Yandes
Umor
Ritzingers
Joan Rastow
Dayton
Ohio
Journal
Oglesby
Ilinois
Peter A. Weast
Streator
Weast
Grand Haven
Mich
Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad
Gladstone
Dublin Freeman's Journal
Parnell
Dublin
Mpire
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Court of Appeals of
Ranrkin
Ulster
Greene
Dutchess
Death of Vice President Hendricks Remembered in Senate
A large Senate audience heard speeches honoring Thomas A Hendricks following his death. Voorhees and others praised his public service, partisan zeal, and fidelity to the Union, while colleagues reflected on his character, leadership, and the nation’s mourning.
Payne investigation tightens around Payne slush fund
The Columbus dispatch details the Payne slush fund saga tied to Standard Oil linked schemes. Witness flight and secret money flows in $500 and $100 bills spark calls for direct testimony, with an ex-Standard Oil agent at the center and Col. Oliver Payne as a principal figure amid a widening political scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Senate
Dnd
Stiitter
Lkely
House
Payne
Pendleton
Neil House
Virginia
Standard Oil Company
Payné
Col
Oliver Payne
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Un-American Administration Scrutiny Reaches Multiple Departments
The piece argues the Cleveland administration is un-American, citing Postmaster General bias against American steamship lines, Navy actions against U S shipbuilders, and Secretary of State support for british-aligned fishery policies. It notes impending tariff laws and warns of further harm to major industries, with quotes from the New York Tribune and Chicago Tribune framing Kennedy’s recognition in Ohio politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Cleveland
American Steamship Lines
Congress
Y Ls
Dominion
Ohio Senate Session Sees Adjournment Amid Election Fraud Talks
The Ohio Senate in session adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow after a day of tense debate over proceedings and possible investigations into election fraud. Democratic and Republican members clashed over a joint committee from each chamber to visit Cincinnati and assess frauds, with further adjournment for review.
Notorious quests of a bride in fashion and rumor
The text depicts a woman driven by gossip and spectacle, forever seeking attention through elopement, divorce, or scandal among affluent circles. It contrasts her flashy lifestyle with the grocer husband’s vilification, notes absence of children, and closes with descriptions of bridal attire and dress finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkinson
Daily
Ev Ball and Sewing Society
Long sentences at court draw sharp wit in Yonkers
In Yonkers, a court scene prompts a joke about lengthy sentences as lawyers quip that Evarts could not do better. A young man who vows to reform is apt to swear off again, highlighting the era's legal milieu and sharp humor among barristers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judes
Evarts
Yonkers
Mare Rescued From Fire Shows Unusual Hair Change
At Manchester New Hampshire Thomas W Lane owns a mare saved from a burning stable. Two days later the hair on her fore head and neck changed from brown to white due to fear as flames roared overhead. Revivallist fones plans to move on Cincinnati where small beer costs two glasses for a nickel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
New Hampshire
Thomas W. Lane
Cincinnati
America
Woman carries child’s coffin in Tucson street scene
A woman walked the streets of Tucson Arizona Territory carrying a child’s empty coffin on her shoulder followed by several little girls. Later the coffin was carried by four little girls then by several women, a novel break from the usual male bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscon
Arizona Territory
Hanosomr Walking Costumes Describe Dark Gray Plush
Hanosomr outfits use dark gray plush fabric with no trimmings. The costumes emphasize a plain color and soft texture suitable for theater or Halloween events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanosomr
Ohio Legislature OKs Newspaper Funding Amida Budget Shuffle
The bill paying state newspapers for constitutional amendments passes both houses and awaits Senate signature. Ohio treasurer orders $100,000 from county funds for general revenue, with $60,000 advanced from December taxes. A Youngstown rolling mill idle for a year burns, causing $78,000 loss and 200 layoffs. Entler of the Springfield Transcript signs to McGrath & Hook, potential new owners. A 3 year old dies from clothing catching fire in Athens. Findlay lights with a 70 foot natural gas jet. roar heard five miles. Horst bank cashiers’ property ordered sold to satisfy judgment. Mrs. Campbell of Fostoria becomes violently insane after revival meetings. Cincinnati Sun sold to Leonard of Times Star. New seed wheat offered in Preble County at 2 1 0 a bushel. Paying awards under Cincinnati bill distributed. work to start March 10. A Cleveland case cites cruelty to animals as a baby elephant appears in Police Court. Gas found at Bucy. Harry Worman of Fostoria killed playing with a dynamo. someone tries to destroy a Cleveland policeman’s house with dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ohio
Youngstown
William H. Entler
Springfield Transcript
McGrath & Hook
McArthur Democrat Enquirer
John Love
Athens
Findlay
David G. Horst
Broken Farmers’ Bank
Orrville
Daniel Campbell
Fostoria
Cincinnati Sun
L. A. Leonard
Times- Star
Preble County
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Fragmented Hazards and Jibe From Old Papers
A collage of satirical quips and detached notes from various papers. It includes pithy lines about painters, dandies, ward politicians, Mormons, and social morals, ending with a biblical reference to a pebble that felled Goliath.
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The
Defiance County Express
D. T. Elmer
Business Directory
T. Sulphen
J. H. Revngton
M. B. Cam
Ron
John W. Winn
Henry Wonderly
W. T. Hill
John Dowe
T. Wicht
Levi Colby
Martina T Truble
Michel Gorman
Abcam Razor
Job Englisch
Albert Gerry
B. W. Slagle
Hi. Schoonover
F. M. Thompson
J. F. Deatrick
Karst’s
Clinton and Thirdstreets Co
Milton E
Orcutt
Ttorney
LAW
Notary
Mee
Ralston’s
Ouse
W. C. Travis
Krotz & Mor
Clinton
First Streets
Henry Hardy
Wolsifoak
Court House
B. Saeris
P. Cameron
Barris & Cameron
Stone Front
Defiance
Charles E. Bronson
LAW Real Estate
T. Office
Bro’s
Couse
T. Sutphen
Oees
Wolsiffer
Frank W. Knapp
Wertheimer
Fon
H. Gherke
Choice Family Groceries
Warren and
Grant Sts
2D Ward
J.I. Hale
Defiance, Ohio
With & Tenzer
Perry Street
Wabash Depot
C. H. Lindenberger
Corwin & Kiser
Lapres
Phaetons
Eureka
New Gallery
L. E. Beardsley
Third Sts
Destrick & Sumners
Fancy Steam Dye Works
F. Heitzwable
DeFiance County
County
Defiance CO
Wily Om
Wisw
Ilms Igi
Zao
L. Blanchard
Undertaker
Clinton and Fifth Sts
Old Stand
Willams Undertaking Rooms
American Union Sewing Machine
J. L. Scott
Baltimore
R. Brown
Saker and Confectioner
Corwet
Fourth End
Office
D. Widmer & Son
Nee Street
Wae Ad , & O
Toledo
Carlings London Ale
Star Bakery
St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado Railroad Company
Hoar
Inzalls
King
Mississippi River
Davis
Massachusetts
Comstock
Michigan
Matson
Indiana
Sus- Spears
Yeas
Sane
Srenes
Chicago
Brerves
D.netesekeana Ivile Niu Bohvene
Soos Ce
Senators Voorhees, Evarts, Sherman, Harrison
Voorhees
Ewart
Spoon
Es A
Voothees
Republic
Union
Thomas A. Hendricks
Enats
Bohor
Mr. Voorhees
A. Hendriks
Lor Si
Marbls
Apponer
Wixonsin
Spoksman
Hampton
South Carolina
Grant
Johnson
Ransom
North Carolina
Mr. Ransom
West
Alway
Mr. Hendricks
Laver F. Barr
Bar Harbor, Me
Logan
Ssim M. Weep
Mr. Tilden
Greystone
Bop
Plymouth Church
Mavtp Gardner
Boston
Ohio Boodle-Gang
O11
Bob Kennedy
Bob
Scottman
Hamilton County
Allen O. Myers
Allen
Vallandigham
Dalton
Hamilton Punty
Bob Sell
Robert Kennedy
Ohio Legislature
Sisfit
Welsh
Cinthe Innall
Frent Kennedy
Associa
Hovs
Idams County
Houer
Athena Scanty
Boards of Education
Ohio Canal
Fast American Girl
Ohio News
Trades and Labor Assembly
Ohio Supreme Court
Wyatt
Emery
Royal Insurance Company
Thames and Mersey Marine
Liverpool
England
Firemen’s Fund Insurance Company
California
Agricultural Fire Insurance Company
Watertown
Atlantic Fire and Marine
Providence
Rhode Island
German Insurance Company
Freeport
German American
New York City
Girard Fire and Marine
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Home Insurance Company
Manufacturers
Newark
New Jersey
Merchants’ Insurance Company
New Hampshire Fire
Springfield Fire and Marine
Springfield
Standard Fire
Ohio State Trades and Labor Assembly
Federated Trades Congress
Cincinnati Superior Court
James Shannon
Patrick Shortall
Committee of One Hundred
Governor Foraker
Commercial Gazette
Rus
Bucy
Harry Worman
Electric Light Works
New Orleans Picayure
Ward
Chicago Eye
Goliath
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