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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1879
Page
4
A reflective verse passage recalls a childhood scene by a road and a snowbound street, pairing a young girl's memory with a gray haired man. The speaker notes time passing, lost opportunities, and lingering affection as the lines explore love, pride, and regret.
A French sentry Firmin Bonard misses relief on Rugen in 1807 and is deserted by his corporal. Capucin the regimental dog guides the man to safety, prompting Bonard to endure exile, marry Amelia Baxan, and later reunite with his unit. Davoust rewards him. Capucin retires to a peaceful life on the Baxan farm with Bonard.
The Savannah News reports rapid growth of artificial ice plants from Florida to Texas with costs as low as seventy cents a ton on the St. Johns River. An Arctic ammonia machine yields ten tons daily, producing blocks two and a half feet long and ten inches thick, said to rival laboratory ice.
A humorous line from the Herald quips that locating the man who owes a dollar is as hard as picking a lock from a bald head, reflecting playful slang and local tone.
Professor Samuel A. King and the American Aeronautic Society build two massive balloons at Coney Island as testbeds for a sustained Atlantic crossing in 1880. The plan uses 144000 feet of hydrogen gas, a 200 foot diameter balloon, a 35 foot high ascent enclosure, double netting, a 250 pound basket for 15 occupants, and precise gas lifting calculations to study atmospheric effects and lifting power.
Myron Smith of Ottawa County Kansas reports on a recent tornado with a slow forward path and rapid rotary motion. He describes extreme devastation including a dry river, stripped farms, slaughtered livestock, and multiple gruesome injuries and deaths among residents, with estimates of forty five dead and one hundred twenty five wounded over a sixty mile course.
A newly found large cave near Cappaghquin seven miles from Shandon in Waterford holds bones of the great Irish elk Megaloceros Hibernicus along with bears and deer. The site shows elk bones split for marrow and elk bones converted to tools, suggesting early human interaction and potential role in Ireland’s prehistoric history.
San Francisco letter recounts E. J. Baldwin known as Lucky Baldwin. After years of varied ventures he amassed wealth in Nevada’s bonanza district and built The Baldwin in San Francisco with theater and furnishings worth 3,000,000. He then acquired a 60,000 acre Spanish grant in Los Angeles County, irrigated and developed it with villas, farms, orchards of 18,000 citrus trees, 60,000 eucalyptus, pepper trees, fountains, and planned a mansion and tenant homes.
A Boston notice from February 11 1878 touts Allan's Anti-Fat as a vegetable medicine that reduces fat by two to five pounds weekly. It claims to act on stomach contents, cures dyspepsia and rheumatism and cites wholesalers Sarra Doomrrrie & Sarra Buffalo NY as suppliers.
A Harper's Weekly reprint argues against military interference in elections. It rebukes Democratic claims of bayonets at the polls, defends laws protecting voting, and asserts the people and the Administration oppose coercion. The piece lampoons hypocrisy and warns against exploiting fear to sway voters.
A long critical analysis argues that the Confederate Amnesty coalition now controls the Democratic party and Congress. It condemns Thurman for shifting to soft money, links factional battles to a renewed debate on state sovereignty, and warns that one House could nullify federal laws. It urges firm presidential action and a continued fight against attempted nullification.
The piece argues Thurman and Hill have Confederate-leaning records that bolster their standing with the South. It notes 1861-62 actions and a revived Confederate sentiment since the Capitol capture, predicting a stark party struggle over state sovereignty in 1880 with South and North aligning along secessionist lines.
A 72 page pamphlet titled National Life includes biographies and 19 presidential portraits from Washington to Hayes plus 12 Canadian notable portraits. It offers mail delivery on receipt of restamps, by H. R. Stevens, Boston Mass.
Ohio proposed constitutional amendment to restructure the judiciary, asking voters on the October 1879 ballot to approve sections 3 and 5 of article 4. It outlines nine common pleas districts including Hamilton, district court judges, pro tempore designations, and election wording for Yes or No. The joint resolution was adopted April 10 1879 and certified by Secretary Milton Barnes.
The document outlines a joint resolution proposing amendments to Sections 2 of Article II, Section 1 of Article III, and Section 4 of Article X of the Ohio Constitution. It details election timing, officer composition, and specific ballot wording for adopting or rejecting the amendments, plus the form of ballot and certification by the Secretary of State.
Horace Waters of Horace Waters & Sons assigns to creditors on May 21 after 30 years in the trade. He will act as agent and sell cash instruments at reduced prices from 40 East 14th Street to honor prior customers while rebuilding his business. Waters has pledged private property to cover any shortfalls and aims to regain strong ties with former clients.
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