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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1879

Page

2

Postal service to double on several routes in the South

Proposals for mail carriage across Ohio Indiana and several Southern states will publish in November. Weekly routes rise to semi weekly and semi weekly to tri weekly with daily service to county towns and courthouses. The crop outlook notes higher wheat yields and a strong potato season nationwide.

Post Office Department Ohio Indiana North South Carolina Georgia Alabama Florida Mississippi Kentucky United States Bell Interior Department Treasury

Yellow fever toll and cases rise in Memphis area

The report lists six deaths and seven new Memphis cases on the 24th, four deaths and six new Memphis cases on the 26th, and fever cases in Oak Grove ten miles south of Bailey Station. For the 48 hours ending 6 p m on the 28th, Memphis recorded seventeen new cases and twelve deaths, totaling 382 deaths to date, with further cases and tighter quarantine rules linked to Memphis infections.

Memphis Oak Grove Bailey Station Tenn

Slaves Freed by Cuban Planters and Global News Briefs

Three Cuban slave-holders emancipated 6,000 slaves and hired them for five years. MP Joan Henry Paleston sailed from Liverpool to Philadelphia to study agriculture and British interests. Snow fell two inches at Mount Louis Quebec on the 25th. Belgian bishops bar absolution for parents whose children attend public or normal schools. Bismarck met the French ambassador in Vienna and expressed cordial Germany France ties. Stanley began Congo River exploration from Sierra Leone on the 3rd. An Austrian Serb border clash on the Danube left ten dead. Rinderpest reaches Konisberg area and spreads into Russian Poland. German Japan tensions rise. A German steamer was authorized to break a Yokohama cholera blockade. Russia reported 2,987 fires in August causing 20 million roubles damage. Liverpool Post notes foot and mouth disease prompts a policy move to classify American sheep with cattle. Constantinople reports Prince Labanoff proposes Russia Turkey alliance. Russia seen willing to renounce war indemnity in Asia. A Kabul dispatch notes Yakoob Khan and escort entering British lines. Cabul in anarchy. Germany may join a proposed international money conference. Greece Turkey ties seen unlikely to settle.

Joan Henry Paleston Liverpool Philadelphia United States America Mount Louis Quebec Belgium Vienna Waddington Bismarck Germany France Stanley Congo Sierra Leone Danube Assora Austria Tekia Servia Servian Custom House Konisberg Russian Poland Japan Yokohama Russia Liverpool Post Privy Council Constantinople Prince Labanoff Turkey Asia London Yakoob Khan Baker Cabul Greece

Emigration Circular Warns Against Mormon Polygamy Abroad

The State Department issues instructions to diplomatic officers warning European emigrants to Salt Lake City about polygamy in Utah and urging actions to curb recruitment arrangements. It cites 1862 bigamy law and Supreme Court affirmations, requests protests, and notes possible press outreach to deter the practice.

Washington United States State Department DL. C Europe Salt Lake Utah Congress of Supreme Court Wilmiiam M. Evarts

Joy That Kills in a Paris Letter Twist

A telegraph clerk's wife in failing health travels to Normandy for a healthful summer. A neighbor’s letter reports her death, prompting the husband to faint with grief. He later finds his wife alive at his door causing shock and possible fatal stress.

Normandy New Orleans Picayune Paris

Inquiry Ordered Into Wesleyan Missionary Massacre Claim

The British Government orders an official inquiry into the alleged expedition by the Rev. Mr. Brown Wes leyan missionary against New Britain natives. He is accused of killing sixty to eighty savages in retaliation for feasting on three or four Wesleyan missionaries.

Mr. Brown New Britain

Japanese carpenters and their four hands on stage work

A historical note compares Japanese carpenters in San Francisco to American tradesmen, detailing tools and methods. It describes saws shaped like butcher cleavers, planes used with toes, rips done by standing on planks, drills with awl bits, and small cylindrical hammers. It also notes Japanese squares and brass measuring scales with unique inch divisions.

San Francisco Yeddo Tubal Cain

Legend of Falls and Hair Locks Sparks Indian Love Tale

A legend from local memory tells of Mohawks and Milketes lovers seeking a lock of hair to remember each other. One suitor brags he will cut the hair himself and prepares a scalping knife, declaring a new business in the hair trade as proof of his commitment.

Thomas Hawk

Serpent-Charm Superstition and Its Absurd Beliefs

A discussion of snake charming myths across the American South and other regions. The piece notes millions believe reptiles can paralyze prey via magical eyes, citing birds, pigs, and livestock as victims, and highlights the rattlesnake as the chief legendary conjurer in popular lore.

Pierre Gassendi Georgia River Popular Science Monthly

Mournful Wedding Noted With Rich Attire and Ornate Dress

The wedding opens with a requiem for the groom's deceased parents. The groom appears in a blue velvet waistcoat and blue silk sash, while the bride dazzles in gold and silver lace with a plum satin apron. Guests include two Chateaulin young ladies in silver gray brocade and black velvet.

Chateaulin Bulletin

Debating society and odd news snippets headlined

A Boston Transcript clipping relays a Georgia colored debating society on wages versus crops. The New Haven Register parodies a clerk earning eight dollars weekly. A Philadelphia Chronicle mockingly notes American women divorcing bogus Counts. A Colorado stage Dutchman joke and a Chicago peach basket mix up close the column.

Boston Transcript Georgia Colored Debating Society Bofe New Haven Register Brooklyn Philadelphia Chronicle Aekaeen Flower Sould Kash Tee Shugar Colorado Fruit Commission South Water Street Chicago Journal

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