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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1887
Page
2
A brisk survey of notable events from around the globe is summarized in brief items. Telegraphed intelligence from distant regions highlights political, military, economic, and cultural developments as received this week.
Telegraph notes a severe gas explosion in Rutland Vermont at Mary E Sullivan's millinery shop. Windows blown from seven street fronts, bank interior damaged, one person cut by flying glass, and extensive storefront destruction reported amid broader drought and financial-news items.
In New York the jury of thirteen minutes convicts Jacob Sharp of bribery after a dramatic closing scene. Sentence due before July 14, with possible penalties including ten years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. A new trial may be sought.
The District Attorney and his assistant are pale as Parsons and Stickney show gloom while Jacob Sharp sits unmoved. The clerk records a guilty verdict and the jury, after polling, asks mercy for Sharp rather than pardon, stating they recommend mercy to the court.
Six Baltimore politicians convicted of election fraud receive two year jail terms each with one fined $1000. A seventh crook dodges bail. A premature railroad explosion in Elizabet h Ill kills a Swede and injures three. Other items note mine accidents in Norway and legal arrests in Alpena. Fire damages Jacksonville blocks, a divorce pursuit in San Francisco, Chicago city growth, and railway executive deaths.
A freedman from Girard recounts a white girl assault, deputies fired on, and a prisoner freed. Whites later attack the negro’s cabin, leading to Higginbotham’s death and several injuries, while six negroes are killed in reprisal. Knoxville reports a fatal shooting at Stony Gap Church amid an outlaw gang clash ending with two deaths.
A Washington dispatch reports the General Land Office examining vacant public land across districts to meet a law requiring abolition and consolidation where districts hold under 100,000 acres. The review will force the closing of several small land offices and applies mandatorily, not at discretionary mercy.
The Salt Laker dispatch reports the Mor mons held a mass county convention in the theater and elected sixteen delegates to the Constitutional Convention. An invitation was extended to meet with Democratic and Republican Territorial Committees to send delegates as well. Judge Rasboro declined to act with the Mor mons and the Republican Committee cited their opposition to national authority. Congressmen TownsHeEm of Illinois suggested an extra session to avert a financial panic amid a rising surplus. A Washington special notes Senator Butler of South Carolina predicting Secretary Lamar would be appointed to the Supreme Court vacancy and a Georgia senator to succeed Lamar as Interior Secretary, which the Georgia senator denies though the implication remains.
A Georgia Senator Colquitt, a leading temperance figure, could join President Cleveland's cabinet. A prominent southern Democrat says the move would not hurt Cleveland in the South and could bolster temperance support there, with limited impact in New York and northern states.
A Wisstrroe dispatch previews Canadian volunteer battalions moving west to defend against Indians and warn that police absence could derail a railway project, while Canadian Pacific Company exerts pressure on contractors. Chicagoan W J Gillestrie critiques Panama Canal progress, citing possible French ouster and funding shortfalls with about 14 000 workers. Knights of Labor reports show a new constitution passing by two thirds, and German beer clause faces suspension threats. American opera company prisoners in Mexico allege abuses, with smallpox deaths and looted belongings. An Ecuador earthquake cracks Guayaquil with feared interior damage and no reported deaths.
Foreign dispatches report Berlin has imposed repressive measures on the French element in Alsace Lorraine and Germans in France face rising persecution. Major Hinze retires after a duel dispute, and Emperor William has recovered his health. Dispatches say the British government will push supplementary crimes measures, rumors claim Parnell’s cancer, and the Queen thanks the Home Secretary for jubilee reception. Twenty-one St Petersburg revolutionaries faced trial with several executions and exiles.
A New York World writer recalls the Little Bighorn tragedy with a stark, reflective account. He disputes blind triumphalism, cites Sitting Bull and Gall, and details how cavalry, ammo, and horses shaped the defeat. He notes Custer’s rash tactics, the Indian village strength, and the casualties on both sides.
A man owns a horse that sits on its hindquarters when his flank is touched. A sportsman buys the horse after a ride to hunt partridges. In water the horse sits again, sparking anger, and the reveal shows the horse sets fish as well as birds.
Mrs De Mot scolds her gardener after he amputates the house cat’s tail. He quips that the cat tails were asked for by the mistress and mocks the mess in the parlor walls. The exchange reveals a comedic, dialected vignette with Irish phrasing.
Rev J M Coon reviews Matthew chapter 2 verses 13 to 23, tracing Joseph's flight to Egypt, the journey's route near Bethlehem and Jericho, the mission's three purposes, and the later return to Nazareth. The notes cover Herod's death, Archelaus, and the prophecies fulfilled, with lessons on divine providence and persecution.
Chicago witnesses a grand reception as Mike Kelly leads Boston toward a high profile visit. Five thousand cheer in front of the Leland and 12,000 pack the Throop and Loomis grounds for a second dramatic game, Chicago triumphing by a single run in the ninth with Van Haltren arriving to bolster expectations as standings mix in the leagues.
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