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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1884
Page
10
The week features multiple Senate votes on naval cost and land patent issues, a push for a United States Postal Telegraph Company, and resolutions on foreign meat imports. House actions include Mississippi River projects, a Porter relief bill, and a probe into British mail tampering while adjournments occur amid executive sessions.
The Secretary of the Interior orders a public auction on February 27 for agency buildings and 3,200 acres at Hot Springs and on the Ojo Caliente Indian Reservation in New Mexico. No bid under $15,000 will be entertained. The House committee directs report on forfeiture bills for several railroads totaling 5,000,000 acres. Treasury buys 375,000 ounces of silver for delivery to mint cities. A Senate bill proposes a University of Medicine in Washington with a $1 million perpetual endowment and $100,000 more for grounds and buildings. Allopathic, homeopathic and electric methods to be represented. A $4,000 seix t resolution to continue Mississippi River improvements passes. Money authorized to report post routes and postal service powers to Postmaster General.
Report from Brinton Station Pennsylvania states nine men clearing snow on a railway line were struck by an accommodation train, three killed and four badly wounded. Elmira dispatch notes the murdered girl near the city cemetery remains unidentified after autopsy shows two non fatal wounds. valuables gone. A battle between Chippewa and Potawatomi bands in Hall township Wisconsin was recently noted.
A snow slide off a mountain near Montezuma California carried miners John Headstrom John Ahlstrom and John Ling half a mile down the slope. Ahlstrom and Ling were later found badly frozen and likely to die. Headstrom is missing.
A London heiress bequeaths 500000 dollars to Pope Leo XIII. Rome reports the Pope gifted Archbishop Gibbons a life size portrait for the Catholic council in Baltimore in November. Dispatches note imperial statements on peace and multiple international events including Sudan, Canton blockade plans, and a slave trade mission in Congo.
A Canton China dispatch notes authorities mobilizing for war, with a proclaimed mobilization urging citizens to thwart French invaders while showing friendship to other nations. Also reported are storm disruption on trains near Dunkirk and Pittsburgh, a $550,000 railroad suit in Ohio, a derailment near Warsaw with injuries, indictments in Mayfield, flood and weather damages, the Mencken arrest, a Vienna murder confession, and bank week summaries.
The Ohio Senate and House organized the Sixty Fifth General Assembly with officers elected and prayers offered. Major items include adoption of rules, inauguration planning, a civil rights bill for equal rights for all inhabitants, and various bills on mining districts labor reform, medical practice, health board, and state governance. The joint session canvassed the 1883 state election results and adjourned sine die.
Mrs Francis Wilkeson of Rochester sues for separation claiming a dream convinced her her husband will murder her. She says two nights in a row she dreamed she would die by his hand. He testified he has never harmed her and has been kind.
Boston Journal notes Governor Robinson of Massachusetts was asked why he did not appoint his son as private secretary. He replied with feeling that he must prepare him for honorable work and that his family would not be fitted with offices.
A Chicago Inter Ocean quote summarizes how training shapes a dog’s actions, stating that rewards condition behavior and punishments deter it. The remark concludes that such learned behavior suggests the dog possesses a long head.
The Ohio Democratic caucus met in the House of Representatives to nominate a United States Senator. Henry B Payne of Cleveland won on the first ballot after debate over open or secret voting, with Pendleton and Ward also named. The caucus adjourned as Payne’s nomination was made unanimous.
A large Stock Exchange meeting in New Orleans organized a cremation society and planned a crematory for the dead. Dr. Felix Formento presided, Eugene H. Levy was secretary, and plans from Milan and Washington Pa. were reviewed for committee action. The grand jury previously urged cremation for Charity Hospital indigent deaths.
Sergeant Mul holland of the Sixty-eighth Regiment and longtime Toronto Registry Office employee died on January 6 at age ninety one. An old Peninsular War veteran, he commanded the party that carried the body of the Duke of Richmond to England and served as Lord Fitzroy Somerset's orderly at Waterloo. He saw fifteen general engagements without injury.
Omaha dispatch on the ninth reports the death of Rev George F Stelling in Omaha. formerly of Massillon Ohio he led the Reformed church in New Philadelphia Canton and Harrisburg Pa and was known as a notable lecturer.
Banks in Canada advanced the price of sterling to 4.844 and 4.87 cents per pound due to tight bills and seasonal remittance demand to Europe, reflecting higher interest and dividend flows typical for the period.
J. B. Crick has been elected president of the Kansas City Board of Trade reflecting leadership change within the exchange. His election signals continuity in governance as the organization heads into the new season.
Professor Collier’s advocate status for sorghum sugar gains attention at the Agriculture Department. Professor Wiley reports on yearly experiments, noting sorghum’s non crystallizable sugars require large factories, while promising methods and uses for byproducts. Diffusion shows higher sugar yield at higher cost. government should fund wide tests and seed selection.
A Britain born man risks danger from sorcered poles. Mrs. A C Pond, sister of Sam Patch, dies in Petersburg. Notables Colquitt and Milliken likened. David Pulsifer retires after 30 years. Dr Backus regains sight after cataract operations. Ex-president Hill edits an almanac on Eastern time. Bennett’s aging in Paris noted. A Waterloo girl wed to a man who loves her photo. they marry after meeting at wedding. Senor Soteldo linked to editorials. Bryant statue proposed for Central Park by Century Club. Harris described as a red headed Georgia writer with talent and idle habits.
In Minersville, Susie Bradley wed Dennis Pike in a courtroom after learning a wife cannot testify against a husband. The ceremony, approved by the court after legal consultation, resulted in the dropping of Pike's indictment despite his earlier arrest for assault and shooting.
The New York estate of Julius Hall Garten valued at over $2,000,000 names his infant son Albert as primary heir until age twenty eight. If he dies before then, the son’s share passes to twelve institutions including Yale Harvard Columbia Williams and Cornell. Charitable gifts exceed $150,000 to Dart mouth College Nursery of the City Mt Sinai Hospital and others.
The Cincinnati Price Current reports a preliminary pork packing total of 3,845,000 hogs to date from November 1, down from 4,025,000 last year, a deficit of 180,000. Full-season estimate lands at 6,085,000 hogs versus 6,132,000 last year, with an expected average weight likely lower than year-ago levels.
Iowa railroad commissioner Coffin urges stopping Sunday railroad work in the state to honor the Sabbath and give employees a rest day. He blames public sentiment rather than railroad management for Sunday traffic.
The Vignaux Schaefer billiard contest begins January 14 with a 3 000 point total and 600 point nightly limits. Play moves to the balk line games at the Grand Hotel cafe in Paris.
John W. Tower, a Boston dry goods dealer, has failed. The phrase indicates a business failure or insolvency impacting creditors and customers.
A collage of witty exchanges from newspapers shows telegrams, misconstrued declarations, and social blunders. Jests range from a young farmer and Miss Gusherton to a Market Street dummy and a birch bark dispute, all printed with sharp, era-appropriate humor.
A humorous overheard exchange features two speakers chiding a vulgur chatterer as they recall a society girl in Essex County Massachusetts. The dialogue jokes about jokes and quips at a social gathering while hinting at local manners and accents.
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