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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1880
Page
2
Reports recount the late contest at the State Capital, the death of ex-Secretary of the Navy Apotrn E. Borie in Philadelphia, a fatal fire at Captain Slack’s plantation near Columbia, and various political and military developments including Reno’s court-martial, Indian affairs removals, and state militia rulings.
A Dublin dispatch notes tenants and a priest repelling process servers in Atheny with shots fired as bailiffs withdraw. Reports from Berlin, Liverpool, Canton Appenzel, and Herat describe executions, political clashes, and punishments. Dublin Theater fire kills six. famine looms in trans Caucasus. Ireland faces prolonged hardship with evictions feared. Lieutenant Gawkney warns six more months of distress and urges massive fundraising.
An amendment to the address replying to the Queen's Speech was rejected in the British House of Commons by 216 to 66. Dublin reports a Galway farmer's house seized arms. The Irish National Land League thanks Congress for letting Parnell speak on the House floor. In the U S Senate a minority report on Fitz John Porter relief proposes a new court martial. Berlin exhibition funds approved. A relief bill for colored emigrants passes. Hot Springs title rights bill advances. General amnesty bill introduced. Cabinet approves Major Reno resignation. War notes discuss Sherman discipline papers. Two men die in a Montreal mill boiler explosion. Wisconsin GOP Trump law repeal fails. A duel in Hanover West Virginia wounds two women. F D Mouton elected President of the International Dairy Fair Association.
Bradford, February 2. A deadly explosion at Corwin Centre injured and killed several, with Howard Sackett of Forestville dead and James Feeney fatally hurt. A sleigh carrying 100 pounds of glycerine overturned on a rough road, tearing Sackett apart and injuring Feeney, while homes and a barn were wrecked and residents narrowly escaped.
Baltimore medical students plotted a dramatic effigy stunt atop the Washington Monument as evening darkened. They concealed boots rope and a slow match to trigger a hanging figure, but the plan was spotted by onlookers and early intervention stopped the scene before damage or injury.
The Board of Indian Commissioners endorses Secretary Schurzs removal of Commissioner Hayt after a two part inquiry into Indian affairs and ex Agent Hart malfeasance. The majority cites delayed prosecutions and conflicting testimony as reasons for the removal while the minority argues evidence is insufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
A mayoral nomination celebration in a commune faced a comic fiasco when a stranger arrived in black tie as a butler replacement. Madame directed him to serve, misinterpreting the arm offer, until Victoire revealed herself as the secretary to the dignitary, turning the scene into a formal dining arrangement.
A London Globe note remarks on a perceived error by a secretary in high office, noting the common appearance of the individual made the lapse more surprising and amplifying the public disbelief about the responsibility of such a figure.
A diverse compilation notes a London group opposing street hazards and dangerous driving, fresh Australian meat arriving in Suez in fine condition, and a Sacramento? no, a court case in Paris about Aimee and a swindler woman who feigns epilepsy to steal valuables.
The editorial blasts Democratic and Greenback plots to steal Maine, predicts a solid Republican surge in Maine and neighboring states. It credits James G Blaine with a bloodless victory that strengthens his national stature and inspires Republican gains in Massachusetts New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania by reducing Democratic power and deterring further conspiracies.
William P Neeld of Hillsboro County heard a frightened lady and children as a nine foot alligator near a drain by a lake. With a pocket knife and stick he fought the reptile, delivering repeated stabs and a final throat cut. He decapitated the gator as a trophy despite near-continual thrashing and movement.
The new denominationally unaligned Prince ton Review, edited by Drs. Hodge of Princeton and Briggs of Union Theological Seminary with Lane and other seminaries aiding, is slated to begin in January.
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