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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1887
Page
2
Reports say the propeller Vernor disappeared on Lake Michigan north of Manitowoc Wisconsin and the entire crew of twenty two is believed dead. The item follows a string of incidents from the era including political and labor news and a fatal train accident in Indiana.
Notes report Robert Garrett, former Baltimore and Ohio President, traveling through Chicago to spend winter in Mexico. Rumors describe his mental condition as possibly softening of the brain or nervous system decline, with reactions to references about Jay Gould. Also mentioned are John Snyder near Mill Grove dying after years of pacing and express messenger J. E. Smith’s $2000 Texas reward for stopping two train robbers near El Paso.
Ashmore and Downey, waste dealers of Philadelphia, have failed for about $100,000. Their debts and liquidation plans prompt creditors to seek law actions and asset recoveries.
In Wednesday's municipal election 65 075 votes were cast with Latrobe Democrat winning 34 040 to Bartlett Republican 30 435. Latrobe secures a 4 5 majority and Democrats gain roughly 2000 since two years ago. City council seats will be twelve Democrats eight Republicans in the first branch and seven Democrats three Republicans in the second. Republicans were surprised by the reformers' surprise win.
A Brazil Indiana boy died from burns after his grandmother was thrown from a horse while fetching a doctor. In Huron Dakota Territory two children perished when their burning home trapped them. The Balaklava wrecked off Cape Horn leaving nine dead. Fire at Garner Coal Mines Iowa caused 20000 dollars’ loss. Mail carrier James F. Hamilton killed by sharks at Hillsboro Inlet, Florida, while carrying mail across seventy five miles. Gaelic Hong Kong arrivals report Way Lee lost with 28 Chinese and five Europeans drowned, and Anton typhoon survivors include two dead and three injured in Cleveland.
The President grants a pardon to Henry G Curkendall who was convicted in the Western District of Michigan for possessing counterfeit coin and sentenced on Oct 9, 1885, to four years in prison. A Washington dispatch reports anarchist case arguments at the Supreme Court with Tucker and Hunt presenting. The session lasted three hours with debate over the fourteenth amendment and state versus federal powers in relation to rights of arm bearing and jury trials. A separate dispatch notes a man named Ped bu vxley killing his father-in-law James Curry and later dying by suicide near Morris Illinois after a dark crime near Joliet Illinois.
A train-wrecking attempt east of Morris left two men dead Fireman William Orth and engineer John Mills were killed by wreckers while a freight train suffered ruinous damage The Rock Island Company offered 2000 dollars for capture of the wreckers. A murder body found in a Pennsylvania depot carriage bound from New York adds to a day of violent crime.
The final game in the St Louis vs Detroit world championship series was won by St Louis in St Louis, 9 to 0. Detroit led 10 games to 5 in the series, with 71 total runs for Detroit and 53 for St Louis. Also notes include a presidential proclamation setting Thanksgiving Day and various other items: emigration papers issued in Ottawa, a Postal Telegraph rate change after a meeting of Gould and Chandler, and a Chicago booster believed seen in Winnipeg.
The death of Elihu B. Washburne follows a sudden heart and lung congestion after a prior brain ailment. The Chicago statesman, famed as founder of the “watchdog of the treasury,” served twenty years in Congress and held key posts including Speaker pro tempore and Secretary of State nominee during Grant’s administration.
Governor L K Church reports Dakota Territory sees population wealth rise due to railroad expansion into rich agricultural and mineral regions. Unoccupied public land totals 23 811 445 acres with 2 000 000 acres entered in six years. Population 5 477 000, property value 157 054 365, wheat area 3 899 358 acres yield 60 000 000 bushels, live stock value 42 528 338, debt 1 058 000. Education also grows as population rises. He discusses statehood choice without expressing a preference.
A biographical sketch recounts Beaumarchais born in Paris 1732 son of a clockmaker who rose from poverty after legal and financial battles with the Comte de la Blache and a duke's affair. He exposed judge Gusman by bribery, published memoirs that Voltaire praised for wit and charm, and impressed with his eloquence and temper during trials.
Lincoln was chosen not by intrigue but by political necessity as the South created the crisis the new Republican party must overcome. Victory depended on electoral votes from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois and their delegates concluded Seward could not carry them. These states feared abolitionist radicalism and favored a conservative Republican to avoid defeat. The contest centered on popular sovereignty versus Douglas and the Buchanan era backdrop.
A Scottish tradesman believes his fortune is £4000 but a clerk’s balance shows £6000. After many counts the master adopts lavishly, funding others. In one midnight rush he confronts the clerk, realizing the error was counting the year as pounds.
In Williamstown Lord Brassey sought a taxi for Lady Brassey but found none. A local vegetable hawker ferried them to the Sunbeam yacht using cabbage and crates as makeshift seating. Lord Brassey rewarded the hawker with a half sovereign and invited future vegetable orders for the vessel.
The anecdote recalls Charles Reade as a young man in France during the 1848 revolution. English residents faced danger from intoxicated Republicans seeking mass violence. Reade reached home safely to a warm family welcome, his brother noting a narrow escape. He quipped they put him in a damp bed at Bolongne.
A Burdette quote argues women gain value in business after twenty five. The text cites dental changes and rosy noses from late hours and food, claiming a calculating gaze at managers leads to longer desk hours and less nonsense, echoed by Edmund Sparkler.
Patent awards list Ohio inventors with items from fodder presses to gas railways and painters sample books while a massive blast at the Lawrence Iron and Steel mill in Ironton kills four men and injures many others. Reports describe hog cholera in Clinton County, natural gas consolidation plans in Lancaster area, and various accidents, thefts, and civic notes across the state.
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